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Table of Contents page 1 LaCie Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual Table of Contents Foreword 2 Precautions 4 1. Unpacking Your LaCie Drive 6 1.1. Minimum System Requirements 6 1.1.1. Hardware Requirements 6 1.1.2. System Requirements 6 1.1.3 Additional Requirements for DVD-Playback and Pre-Mastering 6 2. Getting Connected 7 2.1 Install the Recording Software 8 2.2 Connect the Power Supply and Switch On the Drive 8 2.3 Connect the USB 2.0 Cable to the Drive and to Your Computer 10 3. Using Your LaCi
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Foreword page 2 LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual Copyrights 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 2
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Foreword page 3 LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual Canada Compliance Statement This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Manufacturer’s Declaration for CE Certification We hereby certify that this device is in compliance with both the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Community. Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the fol
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Precautions page 4 LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual Health, Safety and General Use Precautions The drive you have just purchased includes a laser diode device, which classifies it as a "Laser Class I" product. This laser is not dangerous for the user under normal operating conditions. However, we strongly advise you not to place any reflective objects in the disc loading system, due to the risk of exposure to laser emissions that may be reflected by such objects. Always follow the ba
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Precautions page 5 LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual General Use Precautions: • Do not expose the drive to temperatures outside the range of 5° C to 45° C (41° F to 104° F). Doing so may damage the drive or disfigure its casing. Avoid placing your drive near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight (even through a window). Inversely, placing your drive in an environment that is too cold or humid may damage the unit. • Always unplug the drive if there is a risk of lightning or if it
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Unpacking Your LaCie Drive page 6 LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual 1. Unpacking Your LaCie CD-RW Drive: You’ll tear through your work with your new LaCie Combo CD-RW Drive. Boasting over 485 times the capacity of floppy disks, CD media is the perfect tool for sharing information between different systems. You can create discs full of word documents, spreadsheets, music, pictures and video, and pass them along to any other computer with a CD-ROM drive. And the drive also has the capabil
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Getting Connected page 7 LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual 2. Getting Connected Follow these steps to quickly get your LaCie Drive powered on and connected to your computer. Click on a step to get started! 2.1. Install the Recording Software 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 computer, move on to section 3. Using Your LaCie Drive for im
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Getting Connected page 8 LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual Step 2.1. – From you LaCie CD Utilities CD-ROM, open the software folders, click on the install icons (Windows Users: click on the Setup.exe icon; Mac Users: double-click the Installer icon) of the various programs and follow the on-screen instructions to install the programs. For more information about the various programs, please refer to the Help sections of the specific software program. LaCieCDUtils (D:) Windows Users Wind
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Getting Connected page 9 LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual Power Supply -Option A 3 2 1 Option A 1) Insert the round end of the external power supply into the port on the rear of your drive. 2) Plug the large end of the external power supply into a properly grounded electrical outlet. 3) Slide the switch to the "EXT" position. Warning! Use only the AC adapter supplied with your specific LaCie drive. Do not use a power supply from another LaCie drive or another manufacturer. Using any ot
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Getting Connected page 10 LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual Step 2.3. – Connect the USB 2.0 cable to your LaCie Drive and to your computer. USB 2.0 Logo 2 1 USB 1.1 Logo 1) Examine the cable carefully and make sure that you have the USB 2.0 cable properly aligned, then insert the cable firmly into the USB port on the back of the drive for a stable connection. 2) Look for a USB 2.0* logo (which generally is used to identify the port) next to the connector on the front or back of your com
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Using Your LaCie Drive page 11 LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual 3. Using Your LaCie CD-RW Drive Your LaCie CD-RW Drive will let you create, save and share your digital files to CD-R and CD-RW media. The included software will allow you to format and write to both CD-R and CD-RW discs. CD-R Discs: • Best sutied for: recording audio CDs, store photos and data CDs. • Files can not be deleted from CD-R discs, and you cannot write over existing files on a CD-R disc. CD-RW Discs: • Best sui
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Using Your LaCie Drive page 12 LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual 3.1.1. DVD-Video Zone Nearly all commercially-available DVD discs feature a Region Protection Code (RPC). In order to watch DVD-Video discs, the RPC needs to match the setting on the DVD player. By default, all LaCie DVD-Video-compatible drives are set to the RPC zone of the country in which it was purchased. This RPC setting may be changed using your hardware or software MPEG-II decoder (please refer to the documentation
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Using Your LaCie Drive page 13 LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual 3.2. Inserting Discs Fig.3.2 To insert a disc, push the Open/Close (#1) button on your LaCie CD-RW Drive. When the disc tray opens, put the CD media into the tray with the label side facing up. Make sure the CD is correctly placed in the center of the disc tray. Gently push in the disc tray or push the load/eject button to close it. 1 2 3 Do not attempt to force the door open, you will damage the drive. The power must be
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Using Your LaCie Drive page 14 LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual 3.4. Emergency Ejection of Discs In the event that a CD cannot be ejected with the Open/Close button and the software is not controlling the drive, use the emergency eject operation to open the disc tray. First, switch off your computer and the CD-RW drive and unplug the drive's power. Warning! Make sure the CD-RW drive is off and the power unplugged before attempting the emergency ejection procedure. On the front of the d
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Using Your LaCie Drive page 15 LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual 3.6. Writing Discs The following is a brief overview of some of the recording terminology to help you understand how to use your drive to write discs. Important Note: Please refer to your recording software’s user's guide for information on how to best use your CD- RW drive in write mode. There are several options when recording data to a CD-R or CD-RW disc. Here is a brief explanation of the most common recording techniqu
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Helpful Information page 16 LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual 4. Helpful Information 4.1. Advice For Optimizing USB 2.0 Connections The following technical information relates to your LaCie CD-RW Drive and gives some practical advice: 4.1.1 What is USB 2.0? The new USB 2.0 standard provides higher bandwidth for high-speed peripherals such USB 2.0 Logo as external hard drives, high-speed scanners and CD-RW drives. USB 2.0 delivers transfer rates up to 480Mb/s, while conveniently maintain
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Helpful Information page 17 LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual 4.1.2. Disconnecting USB Devices USB external devices feature "plug & play" connection. This means that your drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent failures, it is important you follow these steps when disconnecting your USB device. Windows Users Important Note: Windows 98 SE Users: If you have installed the Windows Storage Supplement Update, you will have to unmount the drive before
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Helpful Information page 18 LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual 4.1.3. Data Transfers Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplishes a task, usually related to moving data from storage to computer RAM or between storage devices. During data transfers, it’s best to wait before launching other applications on the same FireWire port. Anomalies may arise with computers that have USB controllers* that do not conform to OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) standards. In any other config
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Helpful Information page 19 LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual 4.2 User Advice on MPEG-II Decoders All DVD-Video material is compressed using MPEG-II compression. DVD-Video, with full-motion video and multi-channel sound (multi-lingual soundtracks, 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 (the DV format is equivalent to 13GB per hour). MPEG-II compression allows you to fit a full-length feat
