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LaCie Pocket CD-RW User Manual

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    How to use this manual page i lacie pocket cdrw 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...

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    Foreword page 1 lacie pocket cdrw 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 p...

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    Foreword page 2 lacie pocket cdrw user’s manual shielded cables and i/o cards must be used for this equipment to comply with the relevant fcc regulations. This device complies with part 15 of the fcc rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful i...

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    Health, safety and general use precautions page 3 lacie pocket cdrw 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 operat...

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    Health, safety and general use precautions page 4 lacie pocket cdrw user’s manual 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 ...

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    Table of contents page 5 lacie pocket cdrw user’s manual health, safety and general use precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 7: 1. Introduction

    Introduction page 6 lacie pocket cdrw user’s manual 1. Introduction congratulations on the purchase of your new lacie pocketcd-rw drive. This stylish, portable external firewire drive will allow you to quickly and easily record audio, video and data on either cd-r or cd-rw media. For even greater fl...

  • Page 8: 1.3 Lacie Cd Utilities

    Introduction page 7 lacie pocket cdrw user’s manual warranty lacie and its suppliers accept no liability for any loss of data during the use of this device, or for any of the problems caused as a result. As a precaution, it is recommended that the cd-r and cd-rw media be tested after they have been ...

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    Getting to know lacie’s pocketcd-rw drive page 8 lacie pocket cdrw user’s manual 2. Getting to know your lacie pocketcd-rw drive what can your cd-rw do? • archive your photo albums on cd. • master your own audio, video or data cd-r/rws. 2.1 minimum system requirements hardware requirements : mac or ...

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    Getting to know lacie’s pocketcd-rw drive page 9 lacie pocket cdrw user’s manual 2.2 lacie pocketcd-rw drive – views front view 1 – media tray open the tray by pressing the load/eject button, then place a cd into the tray with the label facing up. Close the tray by pushing the load/eject button or p...

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    Foreword page 10 lacie pocket cdrw user’s manual side view 1 – cable storage groove use this groove to help keep your firewire cable wrapped around your drive during transportation. Bottom view 1 – serial number sticker this is where you will find your lacie drive's serial number. Write down the ser...

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    Setting up lacie pocket cd-rw drive page 11 lacie pocket cdrw user’s manual 3. Setting up your lacie pocketcd-rw drive 3.1 installing your lacie pocketcd-rw drive technical information: your lacie pocket cd-rw does not include an external power supply – firewire allows devices to draw their power fr...

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    Setting up lacie pocket cd-rw drive page 12 lacie pocket cdrw user’s manual 3.1.2 pc users 1) turn on your computer. Wait until startup has completed. 2) connect the firewire cable to your lacie drive, and the other end to an available firewire port on your computer. 3) windows will detect the new d...

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    Using lacie pocketcd-rw drive page 13 lacie pocket cdrw user’s manual 3.3.2 pc users important note: windows 98 se users: if you have installed the windows storage supplement update, you will have to unmount the drive before disconnecting it or powering it down. If you have not installed the update,...

  • Page 15: 4.1 Inserting Media

    Using lacie pocketcd-rw drive page 14 lacie pocket cdrw user’s manual 4. Using your lacie pocketcd-rw drive 4.1 inserting media to insert a disc, push the load/eject button on your lacie pocketcd-rw drive. When the disc tray opens, put the cd media into the tray with the label side facing up. Make s...

  • Page 16: 4.4 Read Mode

    Technical information page 15 lacie pocket cdrw user’s manual 4.3 emergency ejection of media in the event that a cd cannot be ejected with the load/eject button and the software is not controlling the drive, use the emer- gency eject operation to open the disc tray. First, switch off your computer ...

  • Page 17: 5. Technical Information

    Technical information page 16 lacie pocket cdrw user’s manual 5. Technical information 5.1 power autoswitching your lacie pocketcd-rw drive comes with an autoswitching power supply. This means that if the drive is connected to a firewire connector on your computer, when you turn on the computer, the...

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    Troubleshooting page 17 lacie pocket cdrw user’s manual 5) to proceed, launch the following command from the windows task bar: start > settings > control panel > system. If your firewire drive is still not recognized, or if you encounter any difficulties, check the type of firewire controller availa...

  • Page 19: 6. Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting page 18 lacie pocket cdrw user’s manual the problem questions to ask possible solutions the drive is not recognized. Does an icon for the drive appear on the computer (on a mac a cd- rom must be inserted in the drive)? Is the drive powered up? Are both ends of the firewire cable conn...

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    Troubleshooting page 19 lacie pocket cdrw user’s manual the drive's media tray will not open. Are you using mac os? Is there a conflict with other device drivers or extensions? Are you using a macintosh? Has a running software program locked the eject function? Windows 2000 users: go to start > sett...

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    Troubleshooting page 20 lacie pocket cdrw user’s manual verify the contents of the cd and try recording on a blank one. Check 2.1.1 supported cd formats for the formats supported by your drive. Carefully inspect the disc. If in doubt, try another cd. Reinstall the recording software. • disable all o...

  • Page 22: Technical Support Help Hours

    Contacting customer support page 21 lacie pocket cdrw user’s manual 7. Contacting customer support before you call technical support 1) read the manual 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 sur...

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    Contacting customer support page 22 lacie pocket cdrw user’s manual lacie france • monday through friday, 9am – 5pm contact us at: • 33 (0) 1 69 32 84 23 • support.Fr@lacie.Com lacie germany • monday through friday, 9am – 5pm contact us at: • 49 (0) 211 30 121-111 • support.De@lacie.Com lacie italy ...

  • Page 24: 7.1 Warranty

    Contacting customer support page 23 lacie pocket cdrw 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 ...

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    Appendix 1 page 24 lacie pocket cdrw user’s manual 8. Appendix 1 – 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 enginee...

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    Appendix page 25 lacie pocket cdrw user’s manual firewire sounds great, but my computer is not equipped with it. What can i do? Nearly all of the newer macintosh computers, and some pcs, are equipped with firewire buses. The standard is becoming increasingly common at the time of printing. If your c...

  • Page 27: 9. Glossary

    Glossary page 26 lacie pocket cdrw user’s manual 9. 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 differen...

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    Glossary page 27 lacie pocket cdrw 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 int...

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    Glossary page 28 lacie pocket cdrw 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 operation c...

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    Glossary page 29 lacie pocket cdrw 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, but ...

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    Glossary page 30 lacie pocket cdrw 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 a m...

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    Glossary page 31 lacie pocket cdrw 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 com- ...