LaCie Slim Blu-ray User Manual

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Table of Contents

User Manual 

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction................................................................................................................. 5

1.1.  Box Content ................................................................................................................................. 6

1.2.  Minimum System Requirements ...................................................................................................... 7

1.2.1.  Burning and Mastering ....................................................................................................... 7

1.2.2.  Video and High Definition (HD) Playback ............................................................................. 8

1.3.  Views of the Drive ......................................................................................................................... 9

1.4.  Cables and Connections ............................................................................................................. 10

1.4.1.  Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ............................................................................................................ 10

1.5.  Blu-ray Technology ..................................................................................................................... 11

1.6.  Supported BD, DVD, and CD Formats .......................................................................................... 12

1.6.1.  Maximum Read and Write Speeds ..................................................................................... 12

1.6.2.  Blu-ray, DVD, and CD Media Format Definitions ................................................................ 13

1.6.3.  For Best Recording Results: ............................................................................................... 13

2.  Connecting Your LaCie Slim Blu-ray .......................................................................... 14

2.1.  Connecting the USB 2.0 Y Cable ................................................................................................. 14

2.2.  Installing the BD/DVD/CD Burning Software (Windows) ................................................................. 15

2.2.1.  Installing the Recording Software ....................................................................................... 15

2.2.2.  Software Bundle ............................................................................................................... 15

3.  Using Your LaCie Slim Blu-ray .................................................................................. 16

3.1.  Inserting Discs ............................................................................................................................ 16

3.2.  Accessing Discs .......................................................................................................................... 16

3.3.  Ejecting Discs ............................................................................................................................. 17

3.4.  Emergency Disc Ejection .............................................................................................................. 17

4.  Helpful Technical Information ................................................................................... 18

4.1.  Cyberlink Software Assistance ...................................................................................................... 18

4.2.  File System Formats..................................................................................................................... 18

4.3. Acronyms ................................................................................................................................... 18

4.4.  Blu-ray Writing Methods .............................................................................................................. 19

4.5.  About BD/DVD/CD Available Capacity......................................................................................... 20

4.6.  About compression standards ...................................................................................................... 20

4.7.  USB Questions & Answers ........................................................................................................... 20

4.8.  Data Transfers ............................................................................................................................ 21

5. Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................ 22

5.1.  The LaCie Slim Blu-ray and Mac OS 10.6 .................................................................................... 23

5.2. Self-Help .................................................................................................................................... 24

6.  Contacting Customer Support ................................................................................... 26

6.1.  LaCie Technical Support Contacts ................................................................................................ 27

7.  Warranty Information ............................................................................................... 28