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LaCie d2 FireWire CD-RW Drive

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How to use this Manual

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Foreword

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1. Introduction 

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1.1 Icons Used In This Manual 

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1.2 What Is FireWire? 

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1.3 LaCie CD Utilities Software 

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2. Getting To Know Your LaCie CD-RW Drive 

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2.1 Minimum System Requirements 

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2.2 LaCie CD-RW Drive - Views

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2.3 FireWire Cables and Connectors

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3. Setting Up Your LaCie CD-RW Drive 

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3.1 Installing Your LaCie CD-RW Drive

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3.1.1 Mac Users

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3.1.2 PC Users

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3.2 Installing Multiple FireWire Peripherals

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3.3 Disconnecting Your LaCie CD-RW Drive 

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4. Using Your LaCie CD-RW Drive 

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5. Technical Information 

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5.1 User Advice When Using FireWire

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6. Troubleshooting 

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7. Contacting Customer Service 

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7.1 Warranty and registration 

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8. Appendix – FireWire Questions and Answers 

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10. Glossary 

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11. Health, Safety and General Use Precautions 

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Summary of Contents for d2 CD-RW FireWire Drive

Page 1: ...s and Connectors 9 3 Setting Up Your LaCie CD RW Drive 10 3 1 Installing Your LaCie CD RW Drive 10 3 1 1 Mac Users 10 3 1 2 PC Users 12 3 2 Installing Multiple FireWire Peripherals 13 3 3 Disconnectin...

Page 2: ...jump to more information about that topic Printing While optimized for onscreen viewing the pages of this manual are formatted for printing on 8 1 2 x 11 and A4 sized paper giving you the option to pr...

Page 3: ...ainst harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance w...

Page 4: ...vice properly Get your drive up and running Quickly learn how to operate it 1 1 Icons Used in This Manual Italicized paragraphs feature an icon describing the type of information being given Important...

Page 5: ...4 FireWire is Apple s implementation of IEEE 1394 and is capable of transferring large amounts of data between computers and peripherals at a high rate of speed The FireWire standard defines 100 200 a...

Page 6: ...media Burn audio video files or data to CD R RW discs with this simple to use program Mac Users Toast Lite Toast Lite allows you to write to CD media Burn audio video files or data to CD R RW discs wi...

Page 7: ...dition Windows Me Millennium Edition Windows 2000 or Windows XP Intel Pentium 233MHz compatible processor or greater 32MB RAM minimum Minimum 100MB hard disk space for installing LaCie CD Utilities Mi...

Page 8: ...r is turned off and wait until disc rotation has stopped 5 Read Write LED Lights in different patterns during operation 6 Disc LED Lights when a disc is loaded into the drive 7 Volume Knob Adjusts hea...

Page 9: ...Support for any reason in regard to the drive s performance The serial number would also come in handy if your drive is lost or stolen Side View 1 Rackmount Grooves For mounting your drive with the ra...

Page 10: ...e the locking mechanism towards the drive When you hear a faint click the power cable has been locked in place 3 Connect the wall side plug to a power socket Your drive should now turn on automaticall...

Page 11: ...y When installation has been completed you will be prompted to restart your computer For Mac OS 10 x Users Once the installation is completed click on Quit There is no need to restart move onto the Ha...

Page 12: ...able from your LaCie drive to a FireWire port on your computer 3 Insert a disc in your LaCie drive It will mount onto your Macintosh desktop showing it is ready for use 4 You will be able to burn CDs...

Page 13: ...pleted screen will appear Click Finish Once the installation has been completed you will be prompted to restart your computer If you would like to begin using your drive immediately choose Yes to rest...

Page 14: ...right hand side of your screen click on the Eject icon a small green arrow over a hardware image 2 A message will appear detailing the devices that the Eject icon controls i e Safely remove LaCie Grou...

Page 15: ...ully open remove the CD After removing the disc gently push in the disc tray or push on the load eject button to close it You can also go into My Computer and right click the CD drive icon In the drop...

Page 16: ...volume will appear in My Computer Click on My Computer to view the contents of the CD and to have access to the folders and files on it You can also gain access to the files and folders contained on t...

Page 17: ...e controllers that do not conform to OHCI Open Host Controller Interface standards In any other configurations we cannot ensure 100 correct operation Due to this you may encounter hanging problems If...

Page 18: ...controller type appears on the second line 4 Double click on this line and note the information which follows in order to communicate it to your dealer s technical support Peripheral type Manufacturer...

Page 19: ...recognized Does an icon for the drive appear on Check for an icon on the Desktop the computer On a Mac a CD ROM on a Mac or in My Computer on a must be inserted in the drive PC Is the drive powered u...

Page 20: ...drive s media tray will not open Is the drive being accessed for read or Check to see if the drive s Read write write operations activity LED is blinking Is the drive turned on Make sure the Power LED...

Page 21: ...e using one On a Mac deactivate File Sharing Check to see that your hard drive is fast enough If recording from CD or DVD ROM to CD make sure that the speed of the source device is high enough to prov...

Page 22: ...l 3 Operating system and version Mac OS or Windows 4 Amount of memory installed 5 Names of CD or DVD drives installed on your computer 6 Names of any other devices installed on your computer Technical...

Page 23: ...hrough Friday 6 AM 6 PM PST Contact Us At Technical Support 503 844 4503 phone 503 844 4505 fax support lacie com The Netherlands Monday through Friday 9 AM 5PM Contact Us At Technical Support 0 713 3...

Page 24: ...installed improperly The serial number of the drive is defaced or missing The broken part is a replacement part such as a pickup tray etc The tamper seal on the hard drive casing is broken LaCie will...

Page 25: ...r to another to make a copy without having to resort to a computer a FireWire peripheral can in fact transmit data to another peripheral without going through a computer host control This lets several...

Page 26: ...chronous transfer is quite appropriate and suitable FireWire also handles isochronous data transfer Isochronous transfer guarantees data transfer at a predetermined speed which is crucial for multimed...

Page 27: ...ll optical disc made of plastic that cannot be erased or written to CD RW Compact Disc ReWritable Rewritable optical disc that has up to 700MB of storage capacity and which theoretically can be rewrit...

Page 28: ...of your files in a logical hierarchical manner so that you can find and manage them more easily GB GigaByte This value is normally associated with data storage capacity Basically it means a thousand m...

Page 29: ...ntifies the physical circuit used to transfer information between a microprocessor and a peripheral Software In a nutshell software is a set of instructions for the computer A set of instructions to p...

Page 30: ...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...

Page 31: ...d be inserted effortlessly into your drive If you detect a problem consult the Troubleshooting section Protect your drive from excessive exposure to dust during use or storage Dust can build up inside...

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