LaCie 301459KUA - LaCinema Rugged - Digital AV Player User Manual

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    Lacie lacinema rugged table of contents user manual page 1 table of contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 6 1.1. Minimum system requirements ................................................................

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    Lacie lacinema rugged table of contents user manual page 2 7. Technical information ............................................................................................. 32 7.1. Xvid compatibility ..................................................................................................

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    Lacie lacinema rugged introduction user manual page 3 copyrights copyright © 2008 lacie. All rights re- served. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval sys- tem, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photo- copying, recording or otherwise, w...

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    Lacie lacinema rugged introduction user manual page 4 only qualified persons are autho- ❖ rized to carry out maintenance on this device. Read this user manual carefully ❖ and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device. Do not open a disk drive or attempt ❖ to disassemble or modify it. N...

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    Lacie lacinema rugged introduction user manual page 5 operating environment temperatures do not expose the lacie lacinema rugged to temperatures ❖ outside the range of 5° c to 30° c (41° f to 86° f). As high end audio/video appliance, the lacie lacinema rugged has been designed with an efficient ven...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Lacie lacinema rugged introduction user manual page 6 introduction 1. Congratulations on the purchase of your new lacie lacinema rugged! The portable lacie lacinema rugged plugs directly into a wide array of audio/visual equipment for instant playback of stored home movies, music or photos. And with...

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    Lacie lacinema rugged introduction user manual page 7 supported formats – all users video photo audio mpeg-1 ❖ mpeg-2 (avi, iso, ifo, vob)* ❖ mpeg-4 (avi ❖ , xvid) supported subtitle format: sub, ❖ srt, smi, ssi jpeg (up to ❖ 8mp) bmp ❖ png ❖ gif ❖ wma ❖ mp3 ❖ mpeg-4 (aac) ❖ ac3 ❖ ogg ❖ supported vi...

  • Page 8: 1.2.  Box Content

    Lacie lacinema rugged introduction user manual page 8 1.2. Box content your lacie lacinema rugged package contains the system tow- er and an accessories box containing the items listed below. Lacie lacinema rugged 1. Remote control 2. 2 x aaa batteries 3. Video composite + stereo cable 4. Hdmi cable...

  • Page 9: Views of The Lacinema

    Lacie lacinema rugged introduction user manual page 9 views of the lacinema 1.4. Rugged front view 1.4.1. Disk status led – flickering light indicates disk activity. 1. Infrared receiver – receives the infrared signal from the re- 2. Mote control. Make sure the receiver is not obstructed. Rear view ...

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    Lacie lacinema rugged introduction user manual page 10 1.5. Cables and connectors a/v (audio/video) cables 1.5.1. The a/v cables provide the audio and video signals to your ste- reo and tv. The lacie lacinema rugged supports the a/v stan- dards shown below: composite video/stereo audio – this is the...

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    Lacie lacinema rugged uploading multimedia files user manual page 11 connect the usb cable to the lacinema rugged and to 1. Your computer (fig. 2.1). If your computer usb port does not provide enough power, 2. You may need to connect the power supply which turns on the lacinema rugged. The lacinema ...

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    Lacie lacinema rugged uploading multimedia files user manual page 12 2.2. Transferring files to the lacinema rugged 2.2.1. Uploading multimedia files when the lacie lacinema rugged is recognized by your com- puter, you can start adding your music, photos and videos. To add files, simply drag and dro...

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    Lacie lacinema rugged uploading multimedia files user manual page 13 2.3. Disconnecting your lacie lacinema rugged external usb devices feature “plug & play” connectivity, which means that your drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent failures, however, it is...

  • Page 14: Power Connection

    Lacie lacinema rugged connecting the lacinema rugged user manual page 14 3. Connecting the lacinema rugged to your tv the lacie lacinema rugged can be connected to your televi- sion only or to your television and to your stereo. Power connection 3.1. Connect the external power supply to the lacinema...

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    Lacie lacinema rugged connecting the lacinema rugged user manual page 15 hdmi 3.2.2. Video cable to connect the lacinema rugged to a tv via hdmi video, pow- er on the lacinema rugged as described in section 3.1. Power connection and follow the diagram below. Once connected, press the “gear” button a...

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    Lacie lacinema rugged connecting the lacinema rugged user manual page 16 optical connection 3.2.3. The cable allows you to connect the lacinema classic to a digi- tal audio amplifier. Power on lacinema rugged as described in section 3.1. Power connection and follow the diagram below. Important info:...

  • Page 17: 4.1.  Battery Installation

    Lacie lacinema rugged lacie lacinema rugged remote control user manual page 17 4. Using the remote control some of the buttons of the remote control have different func- tions or no function at all depending on the type of file you are viewing. This chapter discusses the button functions for each ty...

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    Lacie lacinema rugged lacie lacinema rugged remote control user manual page 18 4.2. Remote control key index the lacie lacinema rugged’s remote control allows you to con- trol the lacie lacinema rugged while its connected to your tv or home theatre center. Button function power 1. Power on/off next ...

  • Page 19: 5. Playing Multimedia Files

    Lacie lacinema rugged playing multimedia files and settings user manual page 19 5. Playing multimedia files the following sections provide an overview of the different menu options of the lacie lacinema rugged while it is connected to your tv. When you first power on the lacie lacinema rugged, the m...

  • Page 20: Movies Menu

    Lacie lacinema rugged playing multimedia files and settings user manual page 20 movies menu 5.1. You can scroll through the menus using the navigation buttons. To confirm your choice and enter a menu, press the play but- ton. This menu will display all of the video files that you have up- loaded to ...

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    Lacie lacinema rugged playing multimedia files and settings user manual page 21 file information 5.1.1. The information screen gives you main movie and playback in- formation. Important info: the lacie lacinema rugged is not de- signed, intended or may be used to violate any one’s copyright or other...

  • Page 22: Music Menu

    Lacie lacinema rugged playing multimedia files and settings user manual page 22 music menu 5.2. You can scroll through the menu using the navigation buttons. To confirm your choice and enter a menu, press the play but- ton. This menu will display all of the audio files that you have up- loaded to yo...

  • Page 23: Photos Menu

    Lacie lacinema rugged playing multimedia files and settings user manual page 23 photos menu 5.3. You can scroll through the menu using the navigation buttons. To confirm your choice and enter a menu, press the play but- ton. This menu will display all of the image files that you have up- loaded to y...

  • Page 24: Setup Menu

    Lacie lacinema rugged playing multimedia files and settings user manual page 24 setup menu 5.5. The lacie lacinema rugged setup menu will help you to prop- erly configure and customize your device. Scroll through the setup menu using the up and down but- tons. To display the available options of a s...

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    Lacie lacinema rugged playing multimedia files and settings user manual page 25 tv mode 5.5.2. Ntsc c/svhs ❖ (ntsc composite, s-video): tv method in america, korea, japan pal c/svhs ❖ (pal composite, s-video): tv method in eu- ropean countries hdtv/480p ❖ – component(ypbpr) out: this is for hd tv th...

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    Lacie lacinema rugged playing multimedia files and settings user manual page 26 slideshow effect ❖ : fade – current picture fades out, and next picture • is fades in. Off – no transition effect between pictures. • subtitle color ❖ : set color of subtitles to white, yellow or green. Subtitle font siz...

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    Lacie lacinema rugged playing multimedia files and settings user manual page 27 language selection ❖ : change the system language to english, french, italian, german or spanish. Select eastern europe to show system language in english and with sub- titles in east european languages. Auto run ❖ : fil...

  • Page 28: Firmware Update

    Lacie lacinema rugged playing multimedia files and settings user manual page 28 firmware update 5.6. The lacie lacinema rugged allows you to update its firmware by loading downloaded firmware updates in the update folder. To update the firmware: go to 1. Www.Lacie.Com/support and click on the downlo...

  • Page 29: Windows Users

    Lacie lacinema rugged reformatting the lacinema rugged user manual page 29 6. Reformatting the lacie lacinema rugged windows users 6.1. Important info: the drive should not be reformatted to a file system other than fat32 or ntfs. If the drive is format- ted in a different format (such as hfs+), fil...

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    Lacie lacinema rugged reformatting the lacinema rugged user manual page 30 click 8. Next . Click 9. Next . Click 10. Next . Click 11. Next . On the format partition window, select 12. Quick format . Click next . Important info: the drive should not be reformatted to a file system other than fat 32. ...

  • Page 31: Mac Users

    Lacie lacinema rugged reformatting the lacinema rugged user manual page 31 mac users 6.2. Caution: following these steps will erase everything from the lacinema rugged. If you have information that you want to protect or continue to use, back up this information before performing these steps. Import...

  • Page 32: 7. Technical Information

    Lacie lacinema rugged technical information user manual page 32 7. Technical information xvid compatibility 7.1. The lacie lacinema rugged is fully compatible with the xvid format (an iso, mpeg-4 compliant video codec), and can play any video encoded with this compression format. 7.2. Optimizing dat...

  • Page 33: 8. Troubleshooting

    Lacie lacinema rugged troubleshooting user manual page 33 8. Troubleshooting if your lacie lacinema rugged is not working correctly, please re- fer to the following checklist to determine the source of the problem. If you have gone through all of the points on the checklist and your lacinema rugged ...

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    Lacie lacinema rugged troubleshooting user manual page 34 problem question answer error messages under mac os 10.X. Did you get an “error –50” mes- sage while copying to a fat 32 (msdos) volume? When copying files or folders from mac os 10.X to a fat 32 volume, file names with certain characters can...

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    Lacie lacinema rugged troubleshooting user manual page 35 problem question answer the drive is not recognized by the computer. Is the drive’s power supply con- nected? Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section 2.2. Connecting the lacinema rugged to your computer ) and that t...

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    Lacie lacinema rugged troubleshooting user manual page 36 there is no picture being displayed. Are all of the cables connected correctly? Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly. If you are using the composite a/v cable, make sure that the component cable is not plugged in at the same ...

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    Lacie lacinema rugged contacting customer support user manual page 37 before you contact technical support read the manuals and review section 1. 8. Troubleshooting . 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...

  • Page 38: 9.1.

    Lacie lacinema rugged contacting customer support user manual page 38 lacie technical support contacts 9.1. Lacie asia, singapore, and hong kong contact us at: http://www.Lacie.Com/asia/contact/ lacie australia contact us at: http://www.Lacie.Com/au/contact/ lacie belgium contact us at: http://www.L...

  • Page 39: 10.  Warranty Information

    Lacie lacinema rugged warranty information user manual page 39 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...

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    Lacie lacinema rugged glossary user manual page 40 glossary 11. 480p – also known as 480 progressive, this is a form of standard-definition digital television (sdtv) which is similar to vga computer displays. A dvd’s resolution is 480p, but this resolution can only be seen when the dvd player output...