LaCie hard disk
• DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON
Foreword
User Manual
page 3
This symbol on the product
or on its packaging indicates
that this product must not be
disposed of with your other
household waste. Instead, it
is your responsibility to dispose of your waste
equipment by handing it over to a designed
collection point for the recycling of waste
electrical and electronic equipment. The
separate collection and recycling of your
waste equipment at the time of disposal will
help to conserve natural resources and en-
sure that it is recycled in a manner that pro-
tects 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 you purchased the product.
Health & Safety
Requirements
✦
Only qualified persons are autho-
rized to carry out maintenance on
this device.
✦
Read this user manual carefully and
follow the correct procedure when
setting up the device.
✦
Do not open your LaCie hard disk
or attempt to disassemble or modify
it. Never insert any metallic object
into the drive to avoid any risk of
electrical shock, fire, short-circuit-
ing or dangerous emissions. Your
LaCie hard disk contains no user-
serviceable parts. If it appears to be
malfunctioning, have it inspected
by a qualified LaCie Technical Sup-
port representative.
✦
Never expose your device to rain,
or use it near water, or in damp or
wet conditions. Never place objects
containing liquids on the LaCie
hard disk, as they may spill into its
openings. Doing so increases the
risk of electrical shock, short-circuit-
ing, fire or personal injury.
General use
Precautions
✦
Do not expose the LaCie hard disk
to temperatures outside the range
of 5° C to 35° C (41° F to 95° F);
or to operational humidity beyond
5-80%, non-condensing, or non-
operating humidity beyond 10-90%,
non-condensing. Doing so may
damage the LaCie hard disk or dis-
figure its casing. Avoid placing your
LaCie hard disk near a source of
heat or exposing it to sunlight (even
through a window). Inversely, plac-
ing your LaCie hard disk in an en-
vironment that is too cold or humid
may damage the unit. Because of
heat issues, LaCie recommends that
users do not stack drives.
✦
Always unplug the LaCie hard disk
from the electrical outlet if there
is a risk of lightning or if it will be
unused for an extended period of
time. Otherwise, there is an in-
creased risk of electrical shock,
short-circuiting or fire.
✦
Use only the power supply shipped
with the device.
✦
Do not use the LaCie hard disk near
other electrical appliances such as
televisions or radios. Doing so may
cause interference which will ad-
versely affect the operation of the
other products.
✦
Do not place the LaCie hard disk
near sources of magnetic interfer-
ence, such as computer displays,
televisions or speakers. Magnetic
interference can affect the opera-
tion and stability of your LaCie hard
disk.
✦
Do not place heavy objects on top
of the LaCie hard disk or use exces-
sive force on it.
✦
Never use excessive force on your
LaCie hard disk. If you detect a
problem, see the Troubleshooting
section in this manual.
CAUTION:
A shielded-type power cord
is required in order to meet FCC emission
limits and also to prevent interference to
the nearby radio and television reception.
It is essential that only the supplied power
cord be used.
