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LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive

User Manual

4.8. Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplishes 

a task, usually related to moving data from storage to 

computer  RAM  or  between  storage  devices.  During 

data transfers, it’s best to wait before launching other 

applications on the same FireWire or USB port. Anom-

alies may arise with computers that have FireWire or 

USB controllers that do not conform to OHCI (Open 

Host Controller Interface) standards. In any other con-

figurations, we cannot ensure 100% correct operation. 

Due to this, you may encounter hanging problems. If 

this happens, proceed as follows:

Make sure that the FireWire or USB cable is con-

nected tightly and securely on both ends of the cable, 

from the drive to the computer.  If you are using a 

FireWire or USB cable other than the one supplied 

with  your  LaCie  drive,  check  that  it  is  FireWire 

(IEEE 1394) certified.

Check that the power supply and ground connection 

are seated properly.

Disconnect your computer’s FireWire or USB cable. 

Wait 30 seconds. Reconnect.

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2.

3.

TeChNICAl  NOTe:

  *Controller  -  This  is 

a  component  or  an  electronic  card  (referred  to 

in this case as a “controller card”) that enables a 

computer to communicate with or manage certain 

peripherals. An external controller is an expansion 

card which fills one of the free slots (i.e. PCI or 

PCMCIA) inside your PC and which enables a 

peripheral (i.e. DVD/RW drive, Hard Drive, scan-

ner or printer) to be connected to the computer. 

If your computer is not equipped with a FireWire 

controller card, you can purchase an external con-

troller through LaCie. Contact your LaCie reseller 

or LaCie Technical Support (page 32, 

Contacting 

Customer Support

) for more information.

4.7. Choosing between FireWire and USB

If your computer supports both interfaces, we advise 

you to use the FireWire interface. FireWire technology 

allows for daisy chaining of drives (i.e. you can connect 

the peripherals to each another) which avoids the use 

of a hub. Furthermore, sustained data transfer rates are 

usually higher with FireWire.

Helpful Technical Information

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Summary of Contents for 301856U - d2 Blu-ray Drive

Page 1: ...manual de instrucciones guída utente handbuch gebruikershandleiding manuel utilisateur user manual d2 Blu ray drive USB 2 0 FireWire 400 ...

Page 2: ...ply 18 2 3 a Connecting via the USB 2 0 Interface Cable 19 2 3 b Connecting via the FireWire 400 Interface Cable 20 3 Using Your LaCie d2 Blu ray Drive 21 3 1 Inserting Discs 21 3 2 Accessing Discs 21 3 3 Ejecting Discs 22 3 4 Emergency Disc Ejection 22 4 Helpful Technical Information 23 4 1 File System Formats 23 4 2 Acronyms 23 4 3 About BD DVD CD available capacity 25 4 4 About compression stan...

Page 3: ... com mercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruc tions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful in terference to radio or television recep tion which c...

Page 4: ...ent The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is re cycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where ...

Page 5: ...s If it appears to be malfunctioning have it inspected by qualified LaCie service staff Never expose your device to rain or use it near water or in damp or wet conditions Never place containers on it containing liquids that may spill into its openings Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock short cir cuiting fire or personal injury Make sure that the computer and drive are electrically gro...

Page 6: ...t a problem consult the Troubleshooting section and contact your after sales department Protect your drive from excessive ex posure to dust during use or storage Dust can build up inside the device increasing the risk of damage or mal function Never use benzene paint thinners detergent or other chemical prod ucts to clean the outside of the drive Such products will disfigure and discolor the front...

Page 7: ...ve back up on a single disc up to 50GB On a single Blu ray disc you can Save as much as 4 hours of HD video Set up regular and automated hard disk backups Back up whole projects safely keep a copy of ongo ing projects Back up whole databases photos corporate logos and documents etc Archive completed projects and unused data when data are not regularly used it is safer to archive them on removable ...

Page 8: ...80x1024 For HD Video Playback FireWire IEEE 1394 or USB 2 0 equipped computer Pentium 4 Dual Core 3GHz processor or higher or PowerPC G4 or higher or Mac Intel Core Duo processor 512MB of RAM minimum Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Mac OS 10 4 8 or higher To play a protected BD movie in HD through a digital DVI or HDMI interface HDCP GPU HDCP ready display ...

Page 9: ...Install Guide Printed version x 1 3 5 2 4 6 Your LaCie d2 Blu ray Drive should contain the following R DL ReWritab le Ultra Speed 1 2 3 4 Blue prints as PMS 284c Magenta Prints as WHITE INK 5 Quick Install Guide LaCie d2 Blu ray Drive USB 2 0 FireWire 400 7 Copyright 2007 LaCie www lacie com 711563 Manuel Utilisateur Manuale Di Utente Benutzerhandbuch Manual De Usuario Gebruikershandleiding User M...

Page 10: ... drive hasn t been designed to accept media with cartidges Emergency Eject Hole Insert a straightened paper clip or similar object and push to eject the tray if the load eject button does not work In normal operation the eject button should al ways be used to unload the tray If you must use the emergency eject hole make sure the drive s power is turned off and wait until disc rotation has stopped ...

Page 11: ...ith the drive See page 19 Connecting The Power Supply for more information Hi Speed USB 2 0 Port This is where you plug in the USB 2 0 cable furnished with the drive See page 20 Connecting via the USB 2 0 Inter face Cable for more information FireWire 400 Ports This is where you plug in the FireWire 400 cables supplied with the drive See page 21 Connecting via the FireWire 400 Interface Cable for ...

Page 12: ...will not work properly when connected to a USB 1 1 port Hi Speed USB 2 0 USB 2 0 icon USB 1 1 icon USB Icons These icons will help you easily identify the USB interfaces They appear on USB cables and next to the USB port connectors on certain computers Technical note If you require extra USB 2 0 ports you can purchase an expansion card from your LaCie reseller or from the LaCie Web site www lacie ...

Page 13: ...s willhelpyoueasily identifytheFireWire interface They appear on FireWire cables and next to the FireWire port connectors on certain computers FireWire Icon iLink Icon DV Icon FireWire Cables FireWire cables feature 6 to 6 pin and 6 to 4 pin cables 6 to 4 pin cable sold separately FireWire 400 6 6 pin Cable and Cable End FireWire 400 6 4 pin Cable and Cable End sold separately FireWire 800 also kn...

Page 14: ...of HD using MPEG2 plus 2 hours of bonus material in standard definition quality OR 10 hours of broadcast quality standard definition video Using any of the advanced codecs these numbers can even be significantly increased Manage Copies Across Home Networks Pre recorded Blu ray discs incorporate a robust copy protection mechanism which not only relies on implementation at the playback device but wh...

Page 15: ...c Read Only Memory A BD ROM disc contains pre recorded data Although a BD ROM may contain any form of data most BD ROM discs will contain movies in High Definition format for playback on Blu ray Disc players BD ROMcanbereadonyourcomputerusingtheLaCie d2 Blu ray drive provided you own the appropriate playback software compatible system graphic card and monitor DVD RW Discs Best suited for backing u...

Page 16: ...capacity as DVD R discs There are two types of DVD R discs DVD R Gen eral which are intended for home applications and DVD R Authoring which are intended for profes sional DVD Video development applications DVD R DL and DVD R DL Double Layer Discs Ideal for recording high quality DVD videos back ing up and archiving large data DVDs These discs follow the DVD recording techniques but with 8 5GB of ...

Page 17: ...ed software vary depending on the model Step 1 Installing the BD DVD CD Burning Software Page 18 Step 2 Connecting the Power Supply Page 19 Step 3 Connecting via the USB 2 0 Cable Page 20 Connecting via the FireWire 400 Cable Page 21 Important Info You can not have the FireWire and USB interfaces connected at the same time If you would like to switch between in terfaces you must first unmount the ...

Page 18: ...dows Double click the LaCie Software Utilities DVD ROM icon and then open the Easy Media Creator 9 folder Double click the installer Fig 2 1 B and follow the on screen steps Then double click the PowerDVD icon and follow instructions to complete installation Connecting Your LaCie Drive Page 17 Important Info Available software vary from one model to another For a complete list of software please c...

Page 19: ...r supplied with your spe cific LaCie drive Do not use a power supply from another LaCie drive or another manufacturer Us ing any other power cable or power supply may cause damage to the device and void your war ranty Always remove the AC adapter before trans porting your LaCie drive Failure to remove the adapter may result in damage to your drive and will void your warranty If your power supply g...

Page 20: ... Blu ray Drive Turn the drive on using the on off switch on the back Attach the other end of the interface cable to an available USB port on your computer 1 2 3 LaCie Ltd XXXXXX Serial Number XXXXXXXXX ON OFF 4 Your drive should now be ready for use To verify that your drive is correctly installed and communicating with your computer follow these steps Mac Users In the Finder menu click on AboutTh...

Page 21: ...note For more information on FireWire connections see the following pages Page 12 FireWire 400 Page 26 FireWire Questions Answers Connecting Your LaCie Drive Page 20 Connect the Power supply cable page 18 Connect the FireWire 400 cable into the FireWire 400 port on the back of the LaCie Blu ray Drive Turn the drive on using the on off switch on the back Attach the other end of the interface cable ...

Page 22: ...e drive ie the blue button must be lit The drive must be on a flat surface to work correctly To close your LaCie d2 Blu ray Drive press the Open Close button on the front of the drive Pushing the media tray closed is not recommended CAUTION Do not force the tray closed You will damage the drive Always remove discs before transporting the drive Never move the drive while it is in operation This dri...

Page 23: ...nd will void your warranty Windows Users Press the Open Close button on the d2 Blu ray DVD Drive 1 CAUTION Make sure the d2 Blu ray DVD Drive is off and the power unplugged before attempting the emergency ejection procedure 3 4 Emergency Disc Ejection In the event that a BD DVD or CD cannot be ejected with the Open Close button and the software is not controlling the drive use the emergency eject ...

Page 24: ...M and CDs It supports Microsoft Windows Mac OS and operating systems that follow the Unix specification but doesn t support custom features of Mac file systems such as long file names or icon options Microsoft created an extension to the format called Joliet which allows for Unicode file character names and file names up to 64 characters in length twice as many as the ISO 9660 Level 2 and 3 specif...

Page 25: ...i Border Recording MBR A writing pro cess that is very similar to IR MBR allows you to make an IR disc and then play the disc back on a device that recognizes this type of recording method MBR creates a very short boundary zone around a recording session so a compatible player or DVD ROM drive does not attempt to play beyond the border of the recorded area instead allowing the unfinalized disc to ...

Page 26: ...data to a computer the value is binary and larger than a billion bytes 1 073 741 824 1024 x 1024 x 1024 bytes 4 3 About BD DVD CD available capacity 4 4 About compression standards Most of the Blu ray Video material and all the DVD Video materials are compressed using MPEG2 codec The acronym MPEG stands for Moving Picture Expert Group which worked to generate compression specifications under ISO W...

Page 27: ...like BD DVD and CD recorders external hard drives and video devices such as digital camcorders because it has an extremely large bandwidth and supports two types of data transfer anyschronus and isochronous which help to guarantee the transfer of time critical data FireWire is also a point to point interface mean ing that a FireWire device can transmit data to another FireWire device without havin...

Page 28: ... device is con nected your computer recognizes the device and configures the software Windows XP and 2000 Daisy Chaining with USB ports on your computer you can connect up to 127 peripherals using hubs Easy Installation One standardized port and plug combination makes it simple to connect Will Hi Speed USB 2 0 Devices Work on USB 1 1 Hubs And Vice Versa You can use your Hi Speed USB 2 0 devices wi...

Page 29: ...ion are seated properly Disconnect your computer s FireWire or USB cable Wait 30 seconds Reconnect 1 2 3 Technical note Controller This is a component or an electronic card referred to in this case as a controller card that enables a computer to communicate with or manage certain peripherals An external controller is an expansion card which fills one of the free slots i e PCI or PCMCIA inside your...

Page 30: ... power cords are properly connected and that the switch on the rear of the drive is turned on If you are using a surge protector make sure that it is switched on too Does an icon for the drive appear on the computer a disc must be inserted in the drive PC Check for an icon on our My Computer folder a disc has to be inserted in the drive Mac The icon should appear on your desktop If not verify that...

Page 31: ...his Mac Select More Info The Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals The drive s media tray will not open Has a running software program locked the eject function To check disconnect the USB or FireWire cable then reconnect and press the Open Close button If the disc will still not eject go to page 23 Emergency Disc Ejection for more instructions on h...

Page 32: ...nd select About this Mac Amount of memory installed Names of any other devices installed on your com puter including BD CD DVD burners www lacie com support Information to Include in Email Correspondence Information Where to Find Information 1 LaCie d2 Blu ray Drive serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packag ing 2 Macintosh PC model Mac Users Click on the App...

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Page 34: ...ny of the problems caused as a result As a precaution it is recommended that the CD R RW DVD R RW and DVD R RW media be tested after they have been written to Under no circumstances do LaCie or its sup pliers guarantee the reliability of the DVD or CD media used in this drive LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable for direct special or consequential damages such as but not limited to dam...

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