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LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive User Manual

Summary of d2 DL DVD±RW Drive

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    How to use this manual lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual how to use this manual in the toolbar: on the page: click on the text within the contents page to jump to information on that topic. Click on any red text to automatically jump to more information about that topic. Printing: while optimiz...

  • Page 2: Table of Contents

    Table of contents lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual table of contents foreword 4 precautions 6 1. Introduction 8 1.1. What your lacie drive can do 8 2. Your lacie drive 9 2.1. Minimum system requirements 9 2.1.1. Mac users 9 2.1.2. Windows users 10 2.2. Package contents 11 2.3. Views of the dri...

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    Table of contents lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 5. Tech tips 32 5.1. Dvd & cd media – definitions 32 5.2. File system formats – definitions 33 5.3. Dvd capacity 33 5.4. Dvd-video regional playback zones 34 5.5. User advice on mpeg-2 decoders 35 5.6. Optimizing data transfers 36 6. Firewire ...

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    Foreword page 4 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual copyrights copyright © 2004 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, withou...

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    Foreword page 5 lacie d2 dl dvd±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 wit...

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    Precautions page 6 lacie d2 dl dvd±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,...

  • Page 7: General Use Precautions:

    Precautions page 7 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 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...

  • Page 8: 1. Introduction

    1. Introduction page 8 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 1. Introduction congratulations on the purchase of your new lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive – your complete dvd and cd creation solution! This drive gives you maximum compatibility with the various dvd and cd formats, reading and writing to all ...

  • Page 9: 2. Your Lacie Drive

    2. Your lacie drive page 9 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 2. Your lacie drive 2.1. Minimum system requirements 2.1.1. Mac users hardware requirements – computer equipped with a firewire or usb interface card. System requirements – double layer recording single layer recording • 8.5gb double ...

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    2. Your lacie drive page 10 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 2.1.2. Windows users hardware requirements – computer equipped with a firewire/ieee 1394/ilink/dv or hi-speed usb 2.0 interface card. Tech note: in order to utilize the usb interface for dvd creation, your lacie drive must be connect...

  • Page 11: 2.2. Package Contents

    2. Your lacie drive page 11 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 2.2. Package contents lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive firewire 6-pin to 6-pin cable hi-speed usb 2.0 cable lacie dvd utilities cd-rom (2) blank lacie dvd-r media power supply and adapter cable important info: please keep your box. In the ev...

  • Page 12: 2.3. Views of The Drive

    2. Your lacie drive page 12 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 2.3. Views of the drive front view – 1 – on/off button / power led – the power led automatically lights up after the power supply has been connected and the drive has been attached to the computer via either the firewire or hi-speed ...

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    2. Your lacie drive page 13 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual rear view – 1 – ventilation outlet – these holes help to keep your drive cool during operation. Be sure not to block these openings when using your drive. 2 – firewire 400 port – this is where you plug in the firewire 400 or ilink/dv...

  • Page 14: 2.4. Cables and Connectors

    2.4. Cables and connectors firewire firewire is apple's implementation of ieee 1394, and is capable of transferring large amounts of data between computers and peripherals at a high rate of speed. The firewire standard defines 100, 200 and 400mb/s devices and can support multiple speeds on a single ...

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    3. Installing your lacie drive page 15 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 3. Installing your lacie drive follow these steps to quickly get your lacie drive powered on and connected to your computer. Click on a step to get started! 3.1. Installing the lacie dvd utlities 3.2. Connecting the power ...

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    3. Installing your lacie drive page 16 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 3.1. Installing the lacie dvd utilities insert your lacie dvd utilities cd-rom into your internal dvd/cd-rom, and follow the instructions below that are based on each particular operating system. For more information about...

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    3. Installing your lacie drive page 17 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 3.2. Connecting the power supply there are two cables that are supplied with the power supply: one cable (a) connects to the lacie drive; and the other cable (b) connects to a power outlet, such as a wall outlet or a surge...

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    3. Installing your lacie drive page 18 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 3.3. Connecting the interface cable there are two interface connectivity options when connecting your lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive to your computer: firewire and hi-speed usb 2.0. The installation steps below follow the connec...

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    3. Installing your lacie drive page 19 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual mac os 9.X and mac os 10.X – firewire installation connect one end of the firewire cable into the firewire port on the back of the lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive. Connect the other end of the firewire cable into an available fir...

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    3. Installing your lacie drive page 20 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual mac os 9.X and mac os 10.X – usb installation tech note: to achieve hi-speed usb 2.0 data transfer rates you need to be connected to a hi- speed usb 2.0 host interface. Otherwise, you will be limited to usb 1.1 speeds. For...

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    3. Installing your lacie drive page 21 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 3.3.2. Windows users these installation steps are separated by interface. To view the installation steps of the interface you plan on using, click on the appropriate interface: windows 98se/me/2000/xp – firewire installati...

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    3. Installing your lacie drive page 22 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual windows 98se, me, 2000, and xp – firewire installation after the first connection of a firewire-based peripheral, windows detects the drive, and will install it automatically as a new peripheral, even if you have previousl...

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    3. Installing your lacie drive page 23 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual windows 98se, me, 2000, and xp – usb installation after the first connection of a usb-based peripheral, windows 2000 and xp detect the drive, and will install it automatically as a new peripheral, even if you have previous...

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    3. Installing your lacie drive page 24 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 3.4. Connecting multiple devices firewire the firewire interface standard allows for the connection of up to 63 devices on the bus (called daisy-chaining), with a maximum of 16 devices on one branch. Firewire’s support of ...

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    3. Installing your lacie drive page 25 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 3.5. Disconnecting your lacie drive firewire and usb external devices feature “plug & play” connectivity, which means that your drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent failures, it...

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    3. Installing your lacie drive page 26 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 3.6. Switching between usb and firewire connections hi-speed usb 2.0 and firewire are “hot-pluggable,” meaning that you can connect a drive to a usb or firewire port on your computer even when the computer is running. Howe...

  • Page 27: 4. Using Your Lacie Drive

    4. Using your lacie drive page 27 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 4. Using your lacie drive 4.1. Supported dvd/cd formats your lacie drive is compatible with most popular dvd and cd formats: format type of disc record read dvd dvd+r9 dl x x dvd+r x x dvd+rw x x dvd-r 4.7gb for general use (ve...

  • Page 28: 4.2. Inserting Discs

    4. Using your lacie drive page 28 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 4.2. Inserting discs to insert a disc push the open/close (#2) button on your lacie d2 dl 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 c...

  • Page 29: 4.4. Writing Discs

    4. Using your lacie drive page 29 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 4.4. 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 i...

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    4. Using your lacie drive page 30 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 4.4.2. Cd writing methods disc at once (dao) – a cd writing process in which the entire cd is recorded in one session, and data cannot be added after the recording is finished. This mode allows for the most control of the recor...

  • Page 31: 4.5. Ejecting Discs

    4. Using your lacie drive page 31 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 4.5. Ejecting discs caution! 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 s...

  • Page 32: 5. Tech Tips

    5. Tech tips page 32 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 5. Tech tips 5.1. Cd and dvd media definitions your lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive will let you create, save and share your digital files to cd-r/rw, dvd-r/rw, dvd+r/rw and dvd+r9 dl media. Please refer to section 2.1. Minimum system requirements...

  • Page 33: 5.3. Dvd Capacity

    5. Tech tips page 33 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 5.2. File system formats - definitions when writing dvd+r9 dl, dvd±r/rw and cd-r/rw discs, you will have the option to assign the disc a particular file format (the way in which a computer names and organizes files for storage and retrieval...

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    5. Tech tips page 34 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 5.4. Dvd-video regional playback zones 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-vi...

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    5. Tech tips page 35 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 5.5. User advice on mpeg-2 decoders all dvd-video material is compressed using mpeg-2 compression. Dvd-video, with full-motion video and multi-channel sound (multi-lingual soundtracks, surround sound, etc.), is a data-hungry application. Wi...

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    Foreword page 36 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 5.6. Optimizing 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. With external drives, such as the lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive, th...

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    6. Firewire questions & answers page 37 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 6. Firewire questions & answers what does ieee 1394 mean? Ieee (the institute of electrical and electronics engineers) refers to the engineering corps that developed the 1394th standard, defining the high-performance seri...

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    6. Firewire questions & answers page 38 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual what are the ideal uses for firewire? Firewire helped fuel a revolution for digital content creators, and was awarded a 2001 primetime emmy engineering award by the academy of television arts & sciences for its contributi...

  • Page 39: 7. Usb Questions & Answers

    7. Usb questions & answers page 39 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 7. Usb questions & answers what are the benefits of the usb interfaces? • cross-platform: use your usb peripherals on both mac and windows platforms. • “hot swappable”: no need to shut down or restart your computer when adding...

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    7. Usb questions & answers page 40 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual what is a usb hub? Technically, you can connect up to 127 devices to a single usb bus. For more than two devices, though, you must make new connections using a peripheral called a "hub.” a hub, which you hook up directly to a ...

  • Page 41: 8. Troubleshooting

    8. Troubleshooting in the event that your lacie d2 dl dvd±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 work- ing correctly, please have ...

  • Page 42: 8.1. Mac  Users

    8. Troubleshooting page 42 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual the problem the drive is not recognized by the computer. Questions to ask does your computer’s configuration meet the minimum system requirements for use with this drive? Is the drive’s power supply connected and turned on? Did you fo...

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    8. Troubleshooting page 43 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual the problem the drive is not recognized by the computer. Questions to ask is the drive connected to the computer through another drive? Is there a conflict with other device drivers or extensions? Are you running mac os 9.X? Possible ...

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    8. Troubleshooting page 44 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual the problem the drive is not running noticeably faster when connected via hi-speed usb 2.0. Questions to ask are there other usb or firewire devices connected to the same port or hub? Are you operating in mac os 9.X? Are you operating...

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    8. Troubleshooting page 45 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual questions to ask is the lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive connected directly to the host computer? Do you have a dvd-rom, combo or superdrive installed in your computer. Have you tried dragging the disc’s icon to the trash? Has a running softw...

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    8. Troubleshooting page 46 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual the problem the drive’s media tray automatically ejects a disc when you try to record on it, or the drive is not writing to cd/dvd correctly. Questions to ask is the disc already full? Does the drive support the format of the disc you...

  • Page 47: 8.2. Windows  Users

    8. Troubleshooting page 47 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual the problem the drive is not recognized by the computer. Questions to ask is there an icon for the drive in my computer ? Does your computer’s configuration meet the minimum system requirements for use with this drive? Is the drive’s ...

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    8. Troubleshooting page 48 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual the problem the drive is not recognized by the computer. The drive turns on and off when you turn your computer on and off. Questions to ask have the firewire/usb drivers been installed correctly and enabled? Is there a conflict with ...

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    8. Troubleshooting page 49 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual the problem the drive is not running noticeably faster when connected via hi-speed usb 2.0. The drive is working slowly. Questions to ask is the drive connected to a usb port on your computer, or to a usb hub? Is the drive connected t...

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    8. Troubleshooting page 50 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual the problem dvd-video playback does not work. Questions to ask have you installed the appropriate mpeg-2 software decoder? Do you have a pentium ii 350 mhz (or equivalent) processor or greater? Has the lacie drive been set as the defa...

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    8. Troubleshooting page 51 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual the problem the drive’s media tray automatically ejects a disc when you try to record on it, or the drive is not writing to cd/dvd correctly. Questions to ask is the disc already full? Does the drive support the format of the disc you...

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    9. Contacting customer support page 52 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 9. 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...

  • Page 53: Lacie Technical Support

    9. Contacting customer support page 53 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual lacie australia contact us at: http://www.Lacie.Com/au/contact/ lacie canada contact us at: http://www.Lacie.Com/caen/contact/ (english) lacie finland contact us at: http://www.Lacie.Com/fi/contact lacie germany contact us...

  • Page 54: 10. Warranty

    10. Warranty page 54 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual 10. 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, ...

  • Page 55: Glossary

    Glossary page 55 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual glossary asynchronous – data transfer method where the data is transferred independently of other processes. With this transfer method, the intervals between transmissions can vary, and data can be resent if it is initially missed. Backup – (1)...

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    Glossary page 56 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual digital – discrete information that can be broken down to zero or one bits. Driver (peripheral manager) – a software component that enables the computer system to communicate with a peripheral. Most peripherals will not operate correctly – if a...

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    Glossary page 57 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual kb (kilobit) – equivalent to 1,000 bits. Kb/s – kilobits per second. 480kb/s is equal to 60kb/s. Kb (kilobyte) – basically, this means 1,000 bytes, but it is actually 1,024 bytes. Kb/s – kilobytes per second. A means of measuring throughput. Mb...

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    Glossary page 58 lacie d2 dl dvd±rw drive user’s manual seek time – the amount of time (in thousandths of a second, or milliseconds) that it takes a hard drive’s read/write head to move to a specific location on the disk. Average seek, then, is the average of a large number of random samplings all o...