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LaCie 301858U - LaCinema Classic Bridge User Manual

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    Lacinema classic bridge table of contents user manual page 1 table of contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 6 1.1. Minimum system requirements ..............................................................

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    Lacinema classic bridge table of contents user manual page 2 4.6.1. Language ....................................................................................................................... 31 4.6.2. Video...........................................................................................

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    Lacinema classic bridge foreword user manual page 3 copyrights copyright © 2009 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, wit...

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    Lacinema classic bridge foreword user manual page 4 this symbol on the product or on its packaging indi- cates that this product must not be disposed of with your other household waste. In- stead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designed collectio...

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    Lacinema classic bridge foreword user manual page 5 operating environment temperatures ✦ do not expose the lacinema classic bridge to temperatures outside the range of 5° c to 30° c (41° f to 86° f). As high end audio/video appliance, the lacinema classic bridge has been designed with an efficient v...

  • Page 6: 1. Introduction

    Lacinema classic bridge introduction user manual page 6 1. Introduction congratulations on the purchase of your new lacinema classic bridge! The lacinema classic bridge plugs directly into a wide array of audio/visual equipment for instant playback of stored home movies, music or photos. To get star...

  • Page 7: 1.2.  Supported Formats

    Lacinema classic bridge introduction user manual page 7 1.1. Minimum system requirements 1.1.1. Windows users ✦ windows xp or windows vista ✦ 500mhz processor or greater ✦ 256mb ram minimum ✦ internet connection (for firmware updates) ✦ 3.5” sata hard drive or external usb hard drive ✦ tv systems: p...

  • Page 8: 1.3.  Box Content

    Lacinema classic bridge introduction user manual page 8 1.3. Box content the package contains the lacinema classic bridge and an ac- cessories box containing the items listed below. 1. Lacinema classic bridge 2. Remote control 3. 2 x aaa batteries 4. Video composite + stereo cable 5. Hdmi cable 6. U...

  • Page 9: 1.5.  Views of The Drive

    Lacinema classic bridge introduction user manual page 9 1.5. Views of the drive 1.5.1. Front view 1. Usb expansion port – connect a usb flash disk, hard disk or card reader to access its multimedia files directly from your tv. 2. Infrared receiver – receives the infrared signal from the remote contr...

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    Lacinema classic bridge introduction user manual page 10 1.6. Cables and connectors 1.6.1. A/v (audio/video) cables the a/v cables provide the audio and video signals to your stereo and tv. The lacinema classic bridge supports the a/v standards shown below: 1. Composite video/stereo audio ( fig. 05 ...

  • Page 11: 2. Using The Remote Control

    Lacinema classic bridge using the remote control user manual page 11 2. Using the remote control some of the buttons of the remote control have different functions or no function at all depending on the type of file you are viewing. This chapter discusses the button functions for each type of file (...

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    Lacinema classic bridge using the remote control user manual page 12 2.2. Remote control key index the lacinema classic bridge’s remote control allows you to control the lacinema classic bridge while its connected to your tv or home theatre center. Button function 1. Power power on/off 2. Next skip ...

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    Lacinema classic bridge setting up the lacinema classic bridge user manual page 13 setup consists of four steps: ✦ step 1: installing a hard drive ✦ step 2: transfer files to the hard drive ✦ step 3: connect to the tv once setup is complete and the drive is connected to your tv, proceed to section 4...

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    Lacinema classic bridge setting up the lacinema classic bridge user manual page 14 3.1.1. Option a: connect an external usb hard drive important note: the lacinema classic bridge is compat- ible only with disks formatted in fat32. If you attempt to install a disk formatted in ntfs or hfs+, files wil...

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    Lacinema classic bridge setting up the lacinema classic bridge user manual page 15 3.1.2. Option b: install an internal hard drive important note: the lacinema classic bridge is compat- ible only with disks formatted in fat32. If you attempt to install a disk formatted in ntfs or hfs+, files will no...

  • Page 16: Hard Drive

    Lacinema classic bridge setting up the lacinema classic bridge user manual page 16 3.2. Step 2: transfer files to the hard drive 1. Make sure that you have either connected an external usb hard drive or installed an internal hard drive as outlined in section 3.1. Step 1: installing a hard drive . 2....

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    Lacinema classic bridge setting up the lacinema classic bridge user manual page 17 definition connection maximum resolution high definition hdmi 1080p standard definition composite 576p 3.3. Step 3: connect to the tv the lacinema classic bridge supports different ways of connect- ing to televisions....

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    Lacinema classic bridge setting up the lacinema classic bridge user manual page 18 3.3.1. Hdmi (high-definition) connection important info: before connecting the cable, power off your tv. 1. Connect the lacinema classic bridge’s power cord. 2. Connect one end of the hdmi cable to your television’s h...

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    Lacinema classic bridge setting up the lacinema classic bridge user manual page 19 3.3.2. Composite & analog stereo audio (standard definition) connection important info: before connecting the cables, power off your tv. 1. Connect the lacinema classic bridge’s power cord. 2. Connect the yellow conne...

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    Lacinema classic bridge setting up the lacinema classic bridge user manual page 20 3.3.3. Optical audio (s/pdif) connection important info: before connecting the cable, power off your digital amplifier. In the composite or hdmi connection methods, it is possible to connect the lacinema classic bridg...

  • Page 21: 4. Playing Multimedia Files

    Lacinema classic bridge playing multimedia files user manual page 21 4. Playing multimedia files important note: you must turn on the lacinema classic bridge by pressing the remote control power button. The following sections provide an overview of the different menu options of the lacinema classic ...

  • Page 22: 4.1.  Movies Menu

    Lacinema classic bridge playing multimedia files user manual page 22 4.1. Movies menu you can scroll through the menus using the navigation buttons. To confirm your choice and enter a menu, press the play button ( fig. 24 ). This menu will display all of the video files that you have uploaded to the...

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    Lacinema classic bridge playing multimedia files user manual page 23 4.1.1. File information the information screen gives you main movie and playback in- formation. 4.1.2. Audio lists audio track(s) embedded in the currently playing movie ( fig. 27 ). 4.1.3. Subtitles lists subtitle status and list ...

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    Lacinema classic bridge playing multimedia files user manual page 24 4.1.4. Repeat sets the movie repeat mode status. Select on to repeat the same movie continuously – off to stop playback at the end the movie ( fig. 29 ). 4.1.5. Play mode applies to all movies located in the same folder. Select pla...

  • Page 25: 4.2.  Music Menu

    Lacinema classic bridge playing multimedia files user manual page 25 4.2. Music menu you can scroll through the menu using the navigation buttons. To confirm your choice and enter a menu, press the play button ( fig. 32 ). This menu will display all of the audio files that you have up- loaded to you...

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    Lacinema classic bridge playing multimedia files user manual page 26 4.2.1. Play mode select shuffle to play songs in random order or standard to play songs in continuous order ( fig. 35 ). 4.2.2. Repeat set the repeat audio status. Select on to repeat the songs in the folder continuously, and off t...

  • Page 27: 4.3.  Photos Menu

    Lacinema classic bridge playing multimedia files user manual page 27 4.3. Photos menu you can scroll through the menu using the navigation buttons. To confirm your choice and enter a menu, press the play button ( fig. 37 ). This menu will display all of the image files that you have up- loaded to yo...

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    Lacinema classic bridge playing multimedia files user manual page 28 4.3.1. Browser mode this function allows you to see a thumbnail of photos as you scroll through the photo menu. Select either list mode (to see only the file name) or thumbnail mode ( fig. 40 ). 4.3.2. Play mode select shuffle to d...

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    Lacinema classic bridge playing multimedia files user manual page 29 4.3.3. Repeat set the repeat photo status. Select on to repeat the photos in the folder continuously, and off to stop playback at the end when all photos in the folder have been displayed ( fig. 42 ). 4.3.4. Jpeg duration sets the ...

  • Page 30: 4.4.  File Browser Mode

    Lacinema classic bridge playing multimedia files user manual page 30 4.4. File browser mode 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 the multimedia files that you have up- loaded to your ...

  • Page 31: 4.6.  Setup Menu

    Lacinema classic bridge playing multimedia files user manual page 31 4.6. Setup menu to modify settings, access the setup menu by pressing the gear button. Scroll through the setup menu using the up and down buttons ( fig. 46 ). To display the available options of a setup category, press the right b...

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    Lacinema classic bridge playing multimedia files user manual page 32 4.6.2. Video aspect ration: choose between 16:9 (default) and 4:3 ( fig. 48 ). View mode: ✦ fill: fill the screen with image. ✦ original: display image as its original size. ✦ auto fit (default): automatically fit the decoded image...

  • Page 33: 4.7.  Firmware Update

    Lacinema classic bridge playing multimedia files user manual page 33 4.7. Firmware update the lacinema classic bridge allows you to update its firmware by loading downloaded firmware updates in the update folder. To update the firmware: 1. Go to www.Lacie.Com/support and click on the downloads link....

  • Page 34: 5.1.  Windows Users

    Lacinema classic bridge reformatting user manual page 34 5. Reformatting the lacinema classic bridge 5.1. Windows users important info: the drive should not be reformatted to a file system other than fat32 or fat16. If the drive is formatted in a non-fat32 format (such as ntfs or hfs+), files will n...

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    Lacinema classic bridge reformatting user manual page 35 8. Click next . 9. Click next . 10. Click next . 11. Click next . 12. On the format partition window, select quick format . Click next ( fig. 53 ). Important info: the drive should not be reformatted to a file system other than fat 32. If the ...

  • Page 36: 5.2.  Mac Users

    Lacinema classic bridge reformatting user manual page 36 5.2. Mac users caution: following these steps will erase everything from the lacinema classic bridge. If you have information that you want to protect or continue to use, back up this information before performing these steps. Important info: ...

  • Page 37: 6. Technical Information

    Lacinema classic bridge technical information user manual page 37 6. Technical information 6.1. Xvid compatibility the lacinema classic bridge is fully compatible with the xvid format (an iso, mpeg-4 compliant video codec), and can play any video encoded with this compression format. 6.2. Optimizing...

  • Page 38: 7. Troubleshooting

    Lacinema classic bridge troubleshooting user manual page 38 7. Troubleshooting if your lacinema classic bridge 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 cla...

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    Lacinema classic bridge troubleshooting user manual page 39 problem question answer the drive is not recognized by the computer. Are both ends of the usb cable securely attached? Only use a usb cable provided by lacie. Check both ends of the usb cable to make sure they are fully seated in their resp...

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    Lacinema classic bridge troubleshooting user manual page 40 7.2. Troubleshooting: windows users problem question answer the drive is not recognized by the computer. Has the drive been formatted? Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly. Please see sec- tion 5. Reformatting the lacinema c...

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    Lacinema classic bridge troubleshooting user manual page 41 problem question answer the drive is not run- ning noticeably faster when connected via hi-speed usb 2.0. Is the drive connected to a stan- dard usb port on your computer? If your drive is connected to a standard usb port, this is normal. A...

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    Lacinema classic bridge troubleshooting user manual page 42 viewing photos. Does it take several seconds to load a picture? Depending on file size, photos may take several seconds to load prop- erly. Reducing the photo’s resolution will reduce the file size, as well, and allow the file to load faste...

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    Lacinema classic bridge contacting customer support user manual page 43 before you contact technical support 1. Read the manuals. 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 cor- rectly and firmly attached. ...

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    Lacinema classic bridge contacting customer support user manual page 44 8.1. Lacie technical support contacts 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...

  • Page 45: 9. Warranty Information

    Lacinema classic bridge warranty user manual page 45 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 o...

  • Page 46: 10.  Glossary

    Lacinema classic bridge glossary user manual page 46 10. Glossary 480p – also known as 480 progressive, this is a form of standard- definition digital television (sdtv) which is similar to vga com- puter displays. A dvd’s resolution is 480p, but this resolution can only be seen when the dvd player o...