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LaCie DL DVD±RW Drive

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Summary of Contents for DL DVD RW Drive

Page 1: ...paper giving you the option to print the entire manual or just a specific page or section To Exit From the Menu bar at the top of your screen select File Quit Icons Used In This Manual Italicized para...

Page 2: ...g The LaCie DVD Utilities 18 4 Using Your LaCie Drive 19 4 1 Supported DVD CD Formats 19 4 2 Inserting Discs 20 4 3 Accessing Discs 20 4 4 Writing Discs 21 4 4 1 DVD Writing Methods 21 4 4 2 CD Writin...

Page 3: ...or compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Ru...

Page 4: ...Directive 73 23 EEC issued by the Commission of the European Community Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European Norms Class B EN60950 EN55022 EN50082 1 EN61000 3 2...

Page 5: ...with a mirror at the laser diode even when the device is not in operation If you expose your eyes or skin to the laser inside you drive you risk damage or loss of your vision or other personal injury...

Page 6: ...rt circuiting or fire Do not place heavy objects on top of the drive or use excessive force on its buttons connectors and tray Doing so increases the risk of damage to the device Always place your dri...

Page 7: ...r set top DVD players and computer DVD ROM drives On one DVD R9 DL disc you ll be able to store up to four hours of MPEG 2 video sixteen hours of VHS quality video or increase the video bit rate for h...

Page 8: ...g a single layer DVD Video disc 8GB of free hard disk space for copying a double layer DVD Video disc Important Info To ensure optimal recording results avoid copying from a CD or DVD and record direc...

Page 9: ...d card Microsoft DirectShow 6 4 or greater Monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 24 bit color Additional Requirements for DV Capturing and DVD Authoring Minimum of 128MB of RAM 256MB is recommended 1GB of...

Page 10: ...ncing of your charge to that of the object This exchange is called Electrostatic Discharge or ESD ESD can cause two different types of damage to computers and peripherals 1 Catastrophic which is the c...

Page 11: ...when installing your LaCie DL DVD RW Drive The installation steps that follow are generic steps and may not directly reflect the unique configurations that are specific to your particular computer sy...

Page 12: ...n its place Please refer to your computer system s manual for specific details 6 Next set the LaCie DL DVD RW Drive s Device Configuration Jumper When using one IDE interface cable place the Device Co...

Page 13: ...the computer to the DVD drive paying close attention to the polarity of the cable Connect the IDE interface cable Make sure that Pin 1 on the drive corresponds to Pin 1 on the cable Connect the drive...

Page 14: ...placement of these screws and cover attachment may vary by manufacturer so please refer to your computer system s manual for specific details 3 Once you have removed the cover you may need to remove...

Page 15: ...e is only one DVD R RW drive place the Device Configuration Jumper on the Master setting as shown here The LaCie DL DVD RW Drive is pre configured to the Master setting When using two IDE interface ca...

Page 16: ...the computer to the DVD drive paying close attention to the polarity of the cable Connect the IDE interface cable Make sure that Pin 1 on the drive corresponds to Pin 1 on the cable Connect the drive...

Page 17: ...Pin Name Function 1 MA On Drive set to Master mode 2 SL On Drive set to Slave mode 3 CS On Drive set to Cable Select mode 4 Reserved 5 Reserved Pin 1 is active upon initial shipment Important Info Fo...

Page 18: ...e 6 x x L application icon into the Applications folder on your hard drive Mac OS 9 1 and later Double click the the LaCie DVD Utilities CD ROM icon and then open the Roxio Toast Lite folder Click on...

Page 19: ...e and dual layer 80 mm disc X CD CD R X X CD RW supports AM2 X X CD ROM X CD ROM XA Mode2 form 1 form 2 X CD Extra X Ideal recording techniques Close all other open programs and disconnect from the in...

Page 20: ...o close your LaCie DL DVD RW Drive press the Open Close button on the front of the drive Caution Do not force the tray closed You will damage the drive Always remove discs before transporting the driv...

Page 21: ...rive recording the disc Multi Border Recording MBR A DVD writing process that is very similiar to IR MBR allows you to make an IR disc and then play the disc back on a device that recognizes this type...

Page 22: ...another session and record at a later time This mode allows for greater control of the recording process than PW or TAO and more disc space can be utilized because there is no need for gaps between t...

Page 23: ...on In the drop down menu that follows select the Eject option The disc tray will open then you can access your media Mac Users Drag the DVD CD icon on the desktop to the Trash The drive s tray will th...

Page 24: ...Best sutied for backing up and archiving digital content These discs are functionally similiar to CD RW and DVD RW discs but utilizes the same recording techniques as DVD R Incorporates the Direct Ove...

Page 25: ...OS 8 1 and higher If you will be using your disc only on Macs this is the preferred file format 5 3 DVD Capacity There are important factors to consider when recording video audio or data to DVD The...

Page 26: ...Central and South America Zone 5 Northwest Asia North Africa Zone 6 China When you insert a DVD Video disc into your drive for the first time the hardware or software MPEG II decoder will detect if t...

Page 27: ...ilm plus bonus material on just one disc In order to play DVD Video discs using your LaCie d2 DL DVD RW Drive you need to have an appropriate MPEG 2 decoder You have two options 1 Install the MPEG 2 d...

Page 28: ...an alternative to the permanent selection of a master or slave the Cable Select CS option By using a special type of IDE ribbon cable CS allows the drive to be auto configured as either slave or mast...

Page 29: ...eed further assistance please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Technical Support see 7 Contacting Customer Service for details Manual Updates LaCie is constantly striving to give you the most up t...

Page 30: ...and that the outlet the power supply is connected to is also turned on Review the installation steps under 3 2 Hardware Installation When there is a CD or DVD disc in the drive there should be an icon...

Page 31: ...ere are highly visible scratches to the recording surface the bright shiny reflective side of the disc If in doubt try another disc Double check the installation of your recording software and re inst...

Page 32: ...conflict with other device drivers Possible Solutions Go into My Computer and look for an icon and drive letter assigned to the LaCie drive If the drive does not appear follow the rest of the Troubles...

Page 33: ...l tab If your processor does not meet the minimum requirements see section 2 1 Minimum System Requirements you may need to purchase an MPEG 2 decoder card Consult your computer supply specialist for d...

Page 34: ...y visible scratches to the recording surface the bright shiny reflective side of the disc If in doubt try another disc Double check the installation of your recording software and re install the softw...

Page 35: ...ttached If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still can t get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us via the provided Web link Before...

Page 36: ...cie com se contact LaCie United Kingdom Ireland Contact Us At http www lacie com uk support request LaCie Grand Export Contact Us At http www lacie com intl contact LaCie Belgium Contact Us At http ww...

Page 37: ...no liability for any loss of data during the use of this device or for any of the problems caused as a result LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable for direct special or consequential dama...

Page 38: ...ing This is an area of electronic storage usually RAM set aside to store frequently used data from electro mechanical storage hard drives floppy disks CD DVD ROM tape cartridges etc Therefore storing...

Page 39: ...ion that usually only happens at the factory that created the hard disk It is unusual for something to happen to a hard disk that requires the end user to initially perform this operation GB GigaByte...

Page 40: ...nal data Partition ing After formatting the hard drive is not yet ready to store files It must be divided into sections that will contain special information required for a Mac or PC to operate and ot...

Page 41: ...ay be kept PCs generally use disk units and other external storage media diskettes CD ROMs magnetic disks etc for permanent storage of information Striping Spreading data evenly over multiple disk dri...

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