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Table of Contents page 1 LaCie Slim DVD+/-RW Drive User’s Manual - FireWire Table of Contents Foreword 2 Precautions 4 1. Unpacking Your LaCie Drive 6 1.1. Minimum System Requirements 7 1.1.1. Hardware Requirements 7 1.1.2. Software Requirements 7 2. Getting Connected 8 2.1 Install the Recording Software 9 2.2 Connect the FireWire Cable to the Drive and to Your Computer 10 3. Using Your LaCie Drive 11 3.1. Supported DVD and CD Formats 11 3.1.1. CD and DVD Media Definitions 12 3.1.2. DVD-Video Z
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Foreword page 2 LaCie Slim DVD+/-RW Drive User’s Manual - FireWire 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, Macintosh and FireWire are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Sony and iLink are registered trademarks of Sony Elec
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Foreword page 3 LaCie Slim DVD+/-RW Drive User’s Manual - FireWire 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 t
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Precautions page 4 LaCie Slim DVD+/-RW Drive User’s Manual - FireWire 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 foll
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Precautions page 5 LaCie Slim DVD+/-RW Drive User’s Manual - FireWire General Use Precautions: • Do not expose the drive to temperatures outside the range of 5° C to 40° C (41° F to 104° F) during operation. 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. • Do not block the ventilation outlets o
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Unpacking Your LaCie Drive page 6 LaCie Slim DVD+/-RW Drive User’s Manual - FireWire 1. Unpacking Your LaCie Slim DVD+/-RW Drive Become the producer, director and star of your own DVD epics, the DJ with the freshest music compilations, and the IT expert that archives all of your important files and data. Use your LaCie DVD+/-RW Drive in conjunction with the included software to create a wide-range of multimedia projects, view DVDs and backup critical volumes and folders. Within minutes you’ll b
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Unpacking Your LaCie Drive page 7 LaCie Slim DVD+/-RW Drive User’s Manual - FireWire 1.1. Minimum System Requirements 1.1.1. Hardware requirements: • Computer equipped with a FireWire/IEEE 1394/iLink interface card* (SBP-2 compatible). *Tech Note: Your LaCie DVD+/-RW Drive is compatible with the Sony iLink and FireWire 800 interfaces. In order to use your drive with these interfaces, you must use an appropriate LaCie certified interface cable (sold separately). The iLink interface requires a 4-
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Getting Connected page 8 LaCie Slim DVD+/-RW Drive User’s Manual - FireWire 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 FireWire 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 important information on how to utilize your d
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Getting Connected page 9 LaCie Slim DVD+/-RW Drive User’s Manual - FireWire Step 2.1. – Install the Recording Software. From you LaCie DVD 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 your LaCie DVD Software Guide, located on the
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Getting Connected page 10 LaCie Slim DVD+/-RW Drive User’s Manual - FireWire Step 2.2 – Connect the FireWire cable to your LaCie Drive and to your computer. FireWire Logo 2 1 iLink Logo DigitalVideo Logo Examine the cable carefully and make sure that you have the FireWire cable properly aligned, then insert the cable 1 firmly into the FireWire port on the back of the drive for a stable connection. Look for a FireWire logo (which generally is used to identify the port) next to the connector on
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Using Your LaCie Drive page 11 LaCie Slim DVD+/-RW Drive User’s Manual - FireWire 3. Using Your LaCie DVD+/-RW Drive 3.1. Supported DVD/CD Formats Your LaCie drive is compatible with most popular DVD and CD formats: Format Type of Disc Record Read DVD DVD+R X X DVD+RW X X DVD-R 4.7GB for General use (Ver. 2.0) X X Use your LaCie DVD+/-RW Drive to: DVD-ROM -- X • Create audio CDs DVD-R 3.95GB, 4.7GB for Authoring -- X • Create a DVD-Video DVD-R (General use only for write) X X • Create data CD/D
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Using Your LaCie Drive page 12 LaCie Slim DVD+/-RW Drive User’s Manual - FireWire 3.1.1. CD and DVD Media Definitions Your LaCie DVD+/-RW Drive will let you create, save and share your digital files to CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW media. The included software will allow you to format and write to both CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/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 existin
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Using Your laCie Drive page 13 LaCie Slim DVD+/-RW Drive User’s Manual - FireWire 3.1.2. 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 docum
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Using Your LaCie Drive page 14 LaCie Slim DVD+/-RW Drive User’s Manual - FireWire 3.2. Inserting Discs Open/Close Button Fig.3.2 1 4 Activity LED 2 3 Emergency Eject Hole 4 Media Tray 1 2 3 To insert a disc, push the Open/Close (#1) button on your LaCie DVD+/-RW Drive. When the disc tray opens, put the DVD or CD media into the tray with the label side facing up. Make sure the DVD or CD is correctly placed in the center of the disc tray. Gently push in the disc tray or push the Open/Close butt
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Using Your LaCie Drive page 15 LaCie Slim DVD+/-RW Drive User’s Manual - FireWire 3.3. Ejecting Discs Warning! Do not attempt to open the drive's disc tray or remove the DVD or CD while the unit is in use and being accessed by the computer. You may injure yourself, and damage the drive and/or your computer system. Do not transport the drive with the tray open or with a DVD or CD disc inside it. Doing so may damage the drive and/or data stored on the disc, and will void your warranty. Windows Us
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Using Your laCie Drive page 16 LaCie Slim DVD+/-RW Drive User’s Manual - FireWire 3.5. Accessing Discs Windows Users The CD or DVD volume will appear in My Computer. Click on My Computer to view the contents of the CD or DVD and to have access to the folders and files on it. You can also gain access to the files and folders contained on the disc by going into Windows Explorer and clicking on the CD/DVD-ROM drive icon. Mac Users The CD or DVD volume will appear as an icon on the Desktop. Click
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Using Your LaCie Drive page 17 LaCie Slim DVD+/-RW Drive User’s Manual - FireWire Restricted Overwriting (RO) - A DVD writing process that only applies to DVD+/-RW discs. With this method, if a disc has already been written to, new data segments can be randomly inserted anywhere within the recorded boundary. New data, however, can only be added to an area of the disc that has already been recorded over and from the point where the last session was stopped. Tech Note: *Buffer Underrun - The reco
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Helpful Information page 18 LaCie Slim DVD+/-RW Drive User’s Manual - FireWire 4. Helpful Information 4.1. Advice For Optimizing FireWire Connections The following technical information relates to your LaCie DVD+/-RW Drive and gives some practical advice: 4.1.1. What is FireWire/IEEE 1394? A serial bus used to connect external computer and consumer electronic devices to computers and consumer electronic consoles. What does IEEE 1394 mean? DigitalVideo “1394” is an abbreviation of IEEE 1394, the
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Helpful Information page 19 LaCie Slim DVD+/-RW Drive User’s Manual - FireWire 4.1.2. Disconnecting FireWire Devices FireWire 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 FireWire device. Windows Users Important Note: Windows 98 SE Users: If you have installed the Windows Storage Supplement Update, you will have to
