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LaCie DVD Recorder User’s Manual

Rev.1
02/11/06

Summary of Contents for DVD Recorde

Page 1: ...LaCie DVD Recorder User s Manual Rev 1 02 11 06...

Page 2: ...ould 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 Rules These limit...

Page 3: ...e solemnly declare that this product conforms to the following European standards Class B EN60950 EN55022 EN50082 1 EN60555 2 With reference to the following conditions 73 23 EEC Low Voltage Directive...

Page 4: ...iews 9 3 Installing Your LaCie DVD Recorder 11 3 1 Electro Static Discharge ESD 11 3 2 Hardware Installation 11 3 3 Pin Assignments 15 4 Using Your LaCie DVD Recorder 16 5 Technical Information 18 5 1...

Page 5: ...ways follow the basic precautions to use your LaCie DVD Recorder safely and correctly Respecting these guidelines will help to avoid the possibility of personal injury to yourself or others as well as...

Page 6: ...or audio and video applications Users need to install this software on their computer before using their LaCie drive to record to DVD R RW and CD R RW media Please refer to the LaCie DVD Rewritable Dr...

Page 7: ...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 RPC and DVD Video Nearly all commercially available DVD discs feature a Region Protection Code RPC In order to...

Page 8: ...ting is copied into an internal component in the drive This chip makes an average of the first five readings and sets the drive to the most read zone After this it will not be possible to change or re...

Page 9: ...reen During Writing Steady orange When an error occurs blinking orange Abnormal rise of internal temperature blinks 1 time pauses then repeats Lens or disc is dirty blinks 2 times pauses then repeats...

Page 10: ...in accordance with ATA specifications 12 DC Input The input for a DC 5 V and DC 12 V power supply connector Important Note For a complete list of pin assignments for the Audio Output Device Configura...

Page 11: ...ps to ground yourself before handling your LaCie DVD Recorder or touching any internal component of your computer This can be accomplished by proper grounding in conjunction with the use of ESD safe m...

Page 12: ...Please refer to your computer system s manual for specific details 5 Insert the LaCie DVD Recorder into the available drive bay by sliding it into the front of the drive cage as shown below 6 Match u...

Page 13: ...wing order A Connect the power cable from the computer to the DVD drive paying close attention to the polarity of the cable B Connect the IDE interface cable Make sure that Pin 1 on the drive correspo...

Page 14: ...cussion of the Device Configuration Jumper please see 5 1 Device Configuration Jumper Master and Slave Settings C Connect the drive s audio cable between the sound output terminal on the drive and the...

Page 15: ...er 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 Note For a more detailed discussion of the Device C...

Page 16: ...e DVD CD drive icon In the drop down menu that follows select the Eject option The disc tray will open then you can access your media Emergency Ejection of Media In the event that a DVD CD cannot be e...

Page 17: ...17 Write Mode Please refer to the individual software programs user s guide for information on how to best use your DVD drive in write mode...

Page 18: ...t the Device Configuration Jumper identifies the drive as either the master or slave drive The drive s controller board will look to the Device Configuration Jumper for instructions as to whether it i...

Page 19: ...surround sound etc is a data hungry application Without compression you would only be able to fit a 5 minute movie onto a 4 5GB disc MPEG II compression allows you to fit a full length feature film p...

Page 20: ...ions The drive is not recognized Does an icon for the drive appear on the computer On a Mac a CD DVD ROM must be inserted in the drive Check for an icon on the Desktop on a Mac or in My Computer on a...

Page 21: ...ee 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 provide a sufficient data stream to the LaCie drive Reduce...

Page 22: ...speed of the LaCie drive using the appropriate menu in Easy CD Creator The drive automatically ejects a DVD CD when you insert it Does the drive support the format of the DVD CD you have inserted Chec...

Page 23: ...e only if the DVD player software is the only program running DVD playback is not as smooth as it should be If using Windows do you have a Pentium II 350 MHz or equivalent processor or greater Check y...

Page 24: ...indows 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 Support Help Hours LaCie Australia Monday t...

Page 25: ...weden Monday through Friday 9AM 5PM Contact Us At 46 0 8 411 60 02 support nordic lacie com LaCie Spain Monday through Friday 9AM 2PM and 4PM 7PM Contact Us At 34 91 323 83 11 supporte lacie com LaCie...

Page 26: ...rive was 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 drive casing is broken LaCie w...

Page 27: ...ther a 1 or a 0 Eight bits equal one byte or one character Block A very small section of the storage media comprised of one or more sectors A block is the smallest amount of space allocated on a drive...

Page 28: ...subsystem and other peripherals such as the mouse modem or printer The configuration also implies software the operating system and various device managers drivers as well as hardware settings and opt...

Page 29: ...ng 700MB DVD uses the MPEG II file and compression standard MPEG II images have four times the resolution of MPEG I images and can be delivered at 60 interlaced fields per second where two fields cons...

Page 30: ...ory chip Used for controlling the operation of the computer or tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored in random access memory and can be altered Folder A list created on a disk to store...

Page 31: ...d between a computer motherboard s data paths or bus and the computer s disk storage devices The IDE interface is based on the IBM PC Industry Standard Architecture ISA 16 bit bus standard but it is a...

Page 32: ...his mode though every time a session is added nearly 15MB of information is used to create information about the session Operating System OS Software that controls the assignment and use of hardware r...

Page 33: ...playback of discs only in their applicable region Reproduction in more than one region may be made possible depending on a software company s decision Seek Time The amount of time in thousandths of a...

Page 34: ...same as the transfer rate for writing data to the disk drive Transfer rates are CPU dependent meaning that regardless of how great a transfer rate your drive is capable of the actual transfer rate can...

Page 35: ...damage or loss of your vision or other personal injury Do not open your drive or attempt to disassemble or modify it Never insert any metallic object into the drive to avoid any risk of electrical sho...

Page 36: ...e using it Otherwise it may fall causing damage to the device and or corruption or loss of data Always remove the disc from the disc tray before transporting your drive Otherwise written data may be d...

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