LaCie 2big Dual
User Manual
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This symbol on the prod-
uct or on its packaging
indicates that this prod-
uct 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 collec-
tion 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 ensure that it is recy-
cled in a manner that protects 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.
Only qualified persons are autho-
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rized to carry out maintenance on
this device.
Read this User Manual carefully
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and follow the correct procedure
when setting up the device.
Do not open a disk drive or attempt
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to disassemble or modify it. Never
insert any metallic object into the
drive to avoid any risk of electrical
shock, fire, short-circuiting or dan-
gerous emissions. The disk drives
shipped with your LaCie 2big
contain no user-serviceable parts.
If it appears to be malfunction-
ing, have it inspected by a qualified
LaCie Technical Support represen-
tative.
Never expose your device to rain, or
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use it near water, or in damp or wet
conditions. Never place objects con-
taining liquids on the LaCie 2big,
as they may spill into its openings.
Doing so increases the risk of elec-
trical shock, short-circuiting, fire or
personal injury.
Make sure that the computer and
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LaCie 2big are electrically ground-
ed. If the devices are not grounded,
there is an increased risk of electri-
cal shock. Power requirements 100-
240 V~, 1.5 A, 60-50 Hz, (Supply
voltage fluctuations not exceeding ±
10% of the nominal, transient over-
voltages according to over-voltage
category II).
Health and Safety Precautions
General Use Precautions
Power requirements 100-240 V~, 1.5
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A, 50-60 Hz, (supply voltage fluc-
tuations not exceeding ± 10% of the
nominal and transient over-voltages
according to over-voltage category II).
Do not expose the LaCie 2big to tem-
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peratures outside the range of 5° C to
35° C (41° F to 95° F); or to operation-
al humidity beyond 5-80%, non-con-
densing, or non-operating humidity
beyond 10-90%, non-condensing. Do-
ing so may damage the LaCie 2big or
disfigure its casing. Avoid placing your
LaCie 2big near a source of heat or
exposing itto sunlight (even through a
window). Inversely, placing your LaCie
2big in an environment that is too cold
may damage the unit.
Rated cooling for altitudes up to 2000
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meters.
Always unplug the LaCie 2big from
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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 increased risk of electrical
shock, short-circuiting or fire.
Use only the power supply shipped
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with the device.
Do not use the LaCie 2big near other
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electrical appliances such as televisions,
radios or speakers. Doing so may cause
interference which will adversely affect
the operation of the other products.
Do not place the LaCie 2big near
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sources of magnetic interference, such
