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Table of Contents LaCie Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual page 1 Table of Contents Foreword Precautions 1. Unpacking Your LaCie Drive 1.1. Minimum System Requirements 1.1.1. Hardware Requirements 1.1.2. System Requirements 1.1.3 Additional Requirements for DVD-Playback and Pre-Mastering 2. Getting Connected 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 the Drive and to Your Computer 3. Using Your LaCie Drive 3.1.
LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual Foreword page 2 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.
LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual Foreword page 3 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.
LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual Precautions page 4 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.
LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual Precautions page 5 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.
Unpacking Your LaCie Drive LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual page 6 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.
LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual Getting Connected page 7 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.
LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual Getting Connected page 8 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.
Getting Connected LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual page 9 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.
LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual Getting Connected page 10 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.
Using Your LaCie Drive LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual page 11 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.
LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual Using Your LaCie Drive page 12 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.
Using Your LaCie Drive LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual page 13 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. Do not attempt to force the door open, you will damage the drive.
LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual Using Your LaCie Drive page 14 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.
LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual Using Your LaCie Drive page 15 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 CDRW drive in write mode. There are several options when recording data to a CD-R or CD-RW disc.
LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual Helpful Information page 16 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 as external hard drives, high-speed scanners and CD-RW drives. USB 2.
LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual Helpful Information page 17 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.
LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual Helpful Information page 18 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.
LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual Helpful Information page 19 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).
Troubleshooting LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual page 20 5. Troubleshooting In the event that your LaCie CD-RW Drive is not working correctly, please refer to the following checklist to find out where the problem is coming from. If you have gone through all of the points on the checklist and your drive is still not working correctly, please have a look at the FAQs that are regularly published on our Web site – www.lacie.com. One of these FAQs may provide an answer to your specific question.
Troubleshooting LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual page 21 The Issue Questions to Ask Possible Solutions The drive is not recognized. Are the USB drivers installed correctly and enabled? Mac Users: Open Apple System Profiler and click on the Devices and Volumes tab. If your device is not listed, recheck the cables and try the other troubleshooting solutions listed here. Tech Note: Mac Users: Apple is constantly providing updated support for drive mechanisms within OS 10.x.
Troubleshooting LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual page 22 The Issue Questions to Ask Possible Solutions The drive's media tray will not open. Are you using a Mac? Drag the Disc icon onto the Trash icon. The disc will eject automatically. If this does not work, try using the eject function of the software program that you are using.
Troubleshooting LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual page 23 The Issue Questions to Ask Possible Solutions DVD-Video playback will not work. Are you using a Mac? This is normal. For legal reasons, if you do not have a built-in DVD-ROM or Combo Drive, your LaCie DVD Drive cannot currently be used for DVD-Video playback on a Mac. DVD-Video playback will not work under Windows.
Troubleshooting LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual The Issue Questions to Ask page 24 Possible Solutions The USB 2.0 drive is not Is the drive connected to a USB 1.1 If so, it is normal that the drive runs at USB 1.1 speeds. A running noticeably faster port on your computer, or to a USB USB 2.0 device can only run at USB 2.0 speeds when conthan a USB 1.1 drive. 1.1 hub? nected to a USB 2.0 port or hub and controlled by the appropriate USB 2.0 drivers. Is the drive connected to a USB 2.
LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual Contacting Customer Support page 25 6. Contacting Customer Support Before You Contact Technical Support 1) Read the manuals and review the Troubleshooting section. 2) Try to isolate the problem. If possible, make the drive the only external device on the CPU, and make sure that all of the cables are correctly and firmly attached.
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LaCie Slim Combo CD-RW Drive User’s Manual Warranty page 27 7. Warranty LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in material and workmanship, under normal use, for the period designated on your warranty certificate. In the event this product is found to be defective within the warranty period, LaCie will, at its option, repair or replace the defective drive.
