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LaCie DVD Dual Drive User Manual

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    How to use this manual page i lacie dvd dual 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 opti...

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    Foreword 1 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual 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 pri...

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    Foreword page 2 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual the interference by one or more of the following measures: • reorient or relocate the receiving antenna; • increase the separation between the equipment and receiver; • connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which t...

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    Precautions page 3 lacie dvd dual 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, we ...

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    Precautions page 4 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual • always place your drive in a horizontal position before using it. Otherwise, it may fall, causing damage to the device and / or corruption or loss of data. • always remove the disc from the disc tray before transporting your drive. Otherwise, w...

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    Table of contents page 5 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual health, safety and general use precautions 3 1. Introduction 7 1.1 icons used in this manual 7 1.2 what is usb? 8 1.3 what is firewire? 8 1.4 lacie dvd utilities software 9 2. Getting to know your lacie dvd dual drive 10 2.1 minimum system ...

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    Table of contents page 6 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual 4. Using your lacie dvd dual drive 20 4.1 inserting dvd and cd media 20 4.2 ejecting media 20 4.2.1 mac users 20 4.2.2 windows users 20 4.3 emergency ejection of media 20 4.4 read mode 21 4.4.1 mac users 21 4.4.2 windows users 21 4.5 write ...

  • Page 8: 1. Introduction

    Introduction page 7 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual 1. Introduction congratulations on the purchase of your new lacie dvd dual drive. Thanks to its support of cd-rom, cd-r, cd-rw, dvd- rom, dvd+r, dvd+rw, dvd-r, and dvd-rw media, this stylish, high-performance external drive will allow you to qui...

  • Page 9: 1.2. What Is Usb?

    Introduction page 8 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual manual updates lacie is constantly striving to give you the most up-to-date, comprehensive user’s manuals available on the market. It is our goal to provide you with a friendly, easy-to-use format that will help you quickly install and utilize t...

  • Page 10: 1.4. Lacie Dvd Utilities

    Introduction page 9 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual 1.4. Lacie dvd utilities the lacie dvd utilities software enables windows and mac users to write to cd and dvd media for backup, storage or audio and video applications. Users need to install this software on their computer before using their la...

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    Getting to know your lacie drive page 10 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual 2. Getting to know your lacie dvd dual drive what can your lacie dvd dual drive do? • create professional quality dvds. • master your own audio, video or data cd-r/rws, dvd+r/rws and dvd-r/rws. • backup important home and bu...

  • Page 12: 2.3. Rpc and Dvd-Video

    Getting to know your lacie drive page 11 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual 2.2. 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 dvd-rom -- x dvd-r 3.95gb...

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    Getting to know your lacie drive page 12 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual the setting of your drive is the same as on the dvd-video. If not, a message will appear on your screen and you will be asked to change the rpc setting of your drive. Important note: you can only change the rpc of your drive...

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    Getting to know your lacie drive page 13 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual 1 – power supply connector – this is where you plug in the ac adapter supplied with the drive. See 3.1 connecting the power supply for details on connecting the adapter. 2 – usb and firewire connectors – this is where you pl...

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    Getting to know your lacie drive page 14 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual 2.5. Usb cables and connectors your lacie drive is shipped with a usb 2.0-certified usb cable, to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to a usb 2.0 port. The cable will also work when connected to a usb 1....

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    Setting up your lacie drive page 15 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual 3. Setting up your lacie dvd dual drive 3.1. Connecting the power supply to operate the drive, you must use the ac adapter supplied with it. Warning! Use only the ac adapter supplied with your lacie drive. Using any other power c...

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    Setting up your lacie drive page 16 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual 3.2.1. Mac users 3.2.1.1. Firewire installation important note: apple is constantly providing update support for drive mechanisms within os 10.X. In order to ensure that you have the latest support, be sure to upgrade to the late...

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    Setting up your lacie drive page 17 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual 3.2.2. Windows users 3.2.2.1. Usb 2.0 installation important note: windows 98se users! Before connecting the drive to your computer, the usb 2.0 driver must be installed: a) insert the lacie cd utilities cd-rom in your computer’s...

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    Setting up your lacie drive page 18 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual 3.2.2.2. Firewire installation 1) turn on your computer. Wait until startup has completed. 2) follow the steps in 3.1. Connecting the power supply . 3) connect the firewire cable to your lacie drive, and the other end to an avail...

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    Setting up your lacie drive page 19 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual 3.5.1. Mac users you must unmount the drive before disconnecting it or powering it down. Drag the dvd drive icon to the trash. The drive can now be disconnected. 3.5.2. Windows users important note: windows 98 se users: if you ha...

  • Page 21: 4.2. Ejecting Media

    Using your lacie drive page 20 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual 4. Using your lacie dvd dual drive 4.1. Inserting dvd and cd media to insert a disc, push the load/eject button on your lacie dvd dual drive. When the disc tray opens, put the dvd/cd media into the tray with the label side facing up. ...

  • Page 22: 4.4. Read Mode

    Using your lacie drive page 21 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual on the front of the drive is the emergency eject hole. Insert a small metal poker, such as an unbent paper clip, into the emergency eject hole until the poker presses against the manual eject mechanism. You will feel the mechanism eje...

  • Page 23: 5. Technical Information

    Technical information page 22 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual 5. Technical information the following technical information relates to your lacie dvd dual drive and gives some practical advice: 5.1. Power autoswitching your lacie dvd dual drive comes with an autoswitching power supply. This means ...

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    Technical information page 23 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual 2) check that the power supply and ground are seated properly. 3) disconnect your computer’s usb or firewire cable. Wait 30 seconds and reconnect it. 4) check the windows 98 se version installed on your computer. Supported versions of ...

  • Page 25: 5.4. Usb 2.0 Vs. Firewire

    Technical information page 24 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual 5.4. Usb 2.0 vs. Firewire trying to decide which interface to use, usb 2.0 or firewire, can be a complicated decision. Your decision should be based on the following: computer with usb 2.0 and firewire ports computer with usb 1.1 and f...

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    Technical information page 25 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual 5.5. 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 applicat...

  • Page 27: 6. Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting page 26 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual 6. Troubleshooting in the event that your lacie dvd dual 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 yo...

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    Troubleshooting page 27 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual the problem the drive is not recognized. Questions to ask is there a conflict with other device drivers or extensions? Are the usb/firewire drivers installed correctly and enabled? Possible solutions contact lacie technical support. Windows ...

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    Troubleshooting page 28 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual the problem the drive's media tray will not open. The drive automatically ejects a cd or dvd when you try to record on it. The drive is not writing to cd, dvd- r/dvd-rw media correctly. Questions to ask is the drive being accessed for read o...

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    Troubleshooting page 29 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual the problem the drive is not writing to cd, dvd- r/dvd-rw media correctly. The drive automatically ejects a dvd/cd when you insert it. Dvd-video playback will not work on a mac. Dvd-video playback will not work in windows. Questions to ask h...

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    Troubleshooting page 30 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual the problem dvd-video playback will not work in windows. Dvd playback is not as smooth as it should be. Questions to ask has the lacie drive been set as the default dvd drive in windvd? Are you running other software programs simultaneously?...

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    Contacting customer support page 31 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual 7. 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 m...

  • Page 33: 7.1. Warranty

    Warranty page 32 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual 7.1. 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 w...

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    Appendix 1 page 33 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual 8. Appendix 1 – usb 2.0 questions & answers what are the benefits of the usb interfaces? The usb 1.1 and 2.0 interfaces provide many of the same benefits, particularly: • they are based on serial bus technology. • cross-platform capabilities: you...

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    Appendix 1 page 34 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual what is a usb hub? Will usb 2.0 devices work on usb 1.1 hubs and vice versa? You can connect up to 127 devices to a single usb bus. For more than two devices, you must make new connections using a peripheral called a "hub.” a hub, which you hook ...

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    Appendix 2 page 35 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual 9. Appendix 2 – firewire questions & answers what does ieee 1394 mean? "1394" is an abbreviation of ieee 1394, the name given to this high-performance serial bus. Ieee (the institute of electrical and electronic engineers) is the name of the engi...

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    Appendix 2 page 36 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual what about firewire and asynchronous and isochronous data transfer? The firewire standard can handle two types of data transfer: asynchronous and isochronous. For traditional memory- mapped computer applications, which involve loading and storage...

  • Page 38: 10. Glossary

    Glossary page 37 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual 10. Glossary authoring – creation, combination and setup of various files for a dvd-video, dvd-rom or audio disc. This includes audio, video, graphics and text files. Backup – (1) the act of creating at least one additional copy of data onto a diff...

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    Glossary page 38 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual cd-xa (cd-extended architecture) – a format developed by philips and sony that is intended to store computer data, video and audio tracks on the same cd-rom. Configuration – when talking about a pc, configuration is understood to be the sum of the ...

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    Glossary page 39 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual format, -ting, -ted – this is a process where a device is prepared to record data. In this process, the hard disk writes special information onto its own recording surfaces into areas (blocks) that are ready to accept user data. Since this operatio...

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    Glossary page 40 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual kb/s – kilobytes per second. A means of measuring throughput. Mb (megabit) – equivalent to 1,000,000 bits. Mb/s – megabits per second. A means of measuring throughput. 480mb/s is equal to 60mb/s. Mb (megabyte) – basically means one million bytes, b...

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    Glossary page 41 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual port, hardware – a connection component (scsi port, for example) that enables a microprocessor to communicate with a compatible peripheral. Port, software – a memory address that identifies the physical circuit used to transfer information between ...

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    Glossary page 42 lacie dvd dual drive user’s manual udf – the universal disc format developed by the optical storage technology association (osta), is a single file system for interchange of information in the computer arena. This file system was designed to be able to handle files from all other co...