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Copyright © 2003 LaCie. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or
transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior
written consent of LaCie.

Trademarks

Apple, Mac and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, Windows 98 SE,
Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000 and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All
trademarks mentioned in this manual are the property of their respective owners.

Changes

The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice. While reasonable efforts have
been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy, LaCie assumes no liability resulting from errors or
omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. LaCie reserves the right to make changes or
revisions in the product design or the product manual without reservation and without obligation to notify any person of such
revisions and changes.

Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement (FCC)

WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the
party responsible for 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 Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against 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
with the instructions, 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 interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to correct the interference by one of the following measures: 
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antennas.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the reseller or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Shielded cables and I/O cards must be used for this equipment to comply with the relevant FCC regulations.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may
not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.

Foreword

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LaCie Slim DVD+/-RW Drive 

User’s Manual - USB 2.0

Tested To Comply 
With FCC standards 

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

LaCie Slim Optical Drive   USB 2.0

sU2

Summary of Contents for DVD+/-RW Drive

Page 1: ...Register your product online for free technical support www lacie com register htm go directly to manual...

Page 2: ...ed DVD and CD Formats 13 3 1 1 CD and DVD Media Definitions 14 3 1 2 DVD Video Zone 15 3 2 Inserting Discs 16 3 3 Ejecting Discs 17 3 4 Emergency Ejection of Discs 17 3 5 Accessing Discs 18 3 6 Writin...

Page 3: ...ed and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when th...

Page 4: ...ean Community Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European Norms Class B EN60950 EN55022 EN50082 1 EN61000 3 2 With reference to the following conditions 73 23 EEC Low...

Page 5: ...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 Do not open your drive or attempt to disassemble or modify i...

Page 6: ...he drive or use excessive force on its buttons connectors and tray Doing so increases the risk of damage to the device Always place your drive in a horizontal position before using it Otherwise it may...

Page 7: ...imedia projects view DVDs and backup critical volumes and folders Within minutes you ll be connected and creating There s no worries about compatibility either because the LaCie DVD RW Drive supports...

Page 8: ...um Recommended Windows 2000 or Windows XP 1 2GHz processor or greater 256MB RAM Mac OS 9 2 2 or Mac OS 10 2 or later Mac G4 processor 256MB RAM 1 1 3 Additional Requirements for DVD Playback and Pre m...

Page 9: ...ftware 2 2 Connect the Power Supply and Switch On the Drive 2 3 Connect the USB 2 0 Cable to Your LaCie Drive and to Your Computer Once you ve gotten the drive powered on and connected to your compute...

Page 10: ...ities CD ROM or refer to the Help sections of the specific software program Windows 98 SE and Windows Me Users Before continuing first install this important software to help you configure and manage...

Page 11: ...ear of your drive Plug the large end of the external power supply into a properly grounded electrical outlet Slide the switch to the EXT position Warning Use only the AC adapter supplied with your spe...

Page 12: ...le into an available USB port on your computer Slide the switch to the USB position Important Note In order for the USB Power Sharing Cable to draw a sufficient amount of power from your computer it m...

Page 13: ...ter then insert the cable firmly into the USB port for a stable connnection Tech Note Please refer to section 4 1 Advice for Optimizing USB 2 0 Connections for important information on disconnecting U...

Page 14: ...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 internet Copy data to your hard drive first Use the correc...

Page 15: ...are intended for home applications and DVD R Authoring which are intended for professional DVD Video development applications DVD RW Discs Best sutied for backing up and archiving larger digital cont...

Page 16: ...When you insert a DVD Video disc into your drive for the first time the hardware or software MPEG II decoder will detect if the setting of your drive is the same as on the DVD Video If not a message w...

Page 17: ...e the door open you will damage the drive The power must be on in order to open the drive The drive must be on a flat surface to work correctly To close your LaCie DVD RW Drive press the Open Close bu...

Page 18: ...ll open then you can access your media Mac Users Drag the DVD CD icon on the desktop to the Trash The DVD RW drive s tray will then open Remove the DVD or CD Gently push in the disc tray or push the l...

Page 19: ...nd data cannot be added after the recording is finished Differs from the CD R DAO method because the lead in data area and lead out areas are all written sequentially Incremental Recording IR A DVD wr...

Page 20: ...ized Packet Writing PW A CD writing process that is very useful for data backup but cannot be used to write audio CDs Buffer underrun is impossible in this mode because the data is written in packets...

Page 21: ...to USB 1 1 transfer rates There are also different types of USB connections such as the mini cable and device end Make sure that you have the correct type of connection on computer Consult LaCie Custo...

Page 22: ...when it is not active No unmounting is required 1 From the System Tray located in the lower right hand side of your screen click on the Eject icon a small green arrow over a hardware image 2 A messag...

Page 23: ...is USB 2 0 certified Warning Do not connect USB 2 0 cables so that they form a ring of devices There is no need for terminators on USB 2 0 devices so the unused USB 2 0 connectors should be left empt...

Page 24: ...rmance during playback with your LaCie drive 4 3 File Sysetm Formats Definitions When writing DVD R RW and CD R RW discs you will have the option to assign the disc a particular file format the way in...

Page 25: ...ct the configurations of the product that you purchased please check our Web site for the most current version available Troubleshooting page 24 LaCie Slim DVD RW Drive User s Manual USB 2 0 The Issue...

Page 26: ...to Start Control Panel Performance and Maintenance System Hardware tab Device Manager button USB Controller click on the plus sign next to the controller icon and you should see your device listed If...

Page 27: ...start button to restart your computer 4 Launch the recording software again and check to see if it recognizes the drive now If you plan on using both the recording software and iTunes or Disc Burner y...

Page 28: ...w to eject your media Verify the contents of the disc by using your recording software or viewing its contents in My Computer for Windows users or File Get Info for Mac users If you ve checked and it...

Page 29: ...ed correctly See the help section of the software program for more information Check your processor Start Settings Control Panel System General tab If your processor does not meet the minimum requirem...

Page 30: ...hub to a connector on the existing hub you can then plug in a new set of peripher als and so on up to a maximum of 127 You can use your USB 2 0 devices with USB 1 1 hubs but the peripherals will be l...

Page 31: ...checklist and you still can t get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us via the provided Web link Before contacting us make sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the fol...

Page 32: ...um Contact Us At http www lacie com be contact LaCie Finland Contact Us At http www lacie com fi contact LaCie Italy Contact Us At http www lacie com it contact LaCie Norway Contact Us At http www lac...

Page 33: ...ommended 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 suppliers guarantee the reliability of the DVD or CD media used i...

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