Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FX-50 Freecom Technologies
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FREECOM FX-50 2 GB Freecom FX-50 USB 2.0 or USB 2.0 + FireWire * USB and FireWire connection to the computer: * Depends on model.
3 GB Table of Contents U SERS MANUAL System Requirements ......................................................................... Page 5 Precautionary Measures and General Notes ..................................... Page 8 C HAPTER 1: Initial operation .
FREECOM FX-50 4 GB Dear user! Welcome to the Freecom FX-50 installation. Before you install the device, we would like to ask you to carefully read the following instructions and take them into consideration, especially, when making changes to your system.
5 GB System Requirements Hardware Requirements (PC) Pentium III, Celeron 700 MHz or faster at least 128 MB RAM (265 MB recommended) USB interface (USB 1.
FREECOM FX-50 6 GB Supported media DVD+RW DVD+R CD-RW CD-R MiniCD (8cm) MiniDVD+RW (8cm) The DVD +/- drive also supports DVD-R and DVD-RW media Precautionary Measures and General Notes After transport, particularly at low outside temperatures, condensation can form which can lead to a malfunction.
7 GB 1 C HAPTER 1: Initial Operation - Brief Description 1 . Plug in the connection cable to the FX-50. 2 . Connect the power cable supplied to the designated power connector on the Freecom drive. 3 . Plug the power supply of the Freecom drive into the power outlet.
FREECOM FX-50 8 GB 1 1. 1 Assigning the drive letter After successfully completing the installation of the Freecom FX-50, a new drive letter is assigned automatically (the first available letter after the internal hard drives). This can shift the drive letter of an internal CD-ROM drive (for example, 'D' to 'E').
9 GB 2 C HAPTER 2: Driver Installation Under Windows ME / 2000 / XP a separate Freecom driver is not required. The drivers for Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP will be installed automatically by the operating system after plugging the Freecom FX-50 into the USB or FireWire port of the computer.
FREECOM FX-50 10 GB 2 6 . The Hardware Wizard finds a "Freecom FX-50". By clicking on "Next" the necessary files will be installed. Afterwards click on "Finish". The "Add New Hardware" Wizard opens again saying a new "USB Mass Storage" Device is found.
11 GB 2 2.2 FireWire version Installation under Windows 98 SE Note: FireWire (IEEE 1394) is only supported by Windows 98 SE (and above). If you are using an older version, you must first update Windows. 1 . The driver database is loaded automatically after you have connected the FireWire cable to the PC.
FREECOM FX-50 12 GB 3 C HAPTER 3: Installing the Writing Software After installing the USB drivers, your Freecom FX-50 DVD Recorder is now able to read CD or DVD-ROMs. To record a blank DVD or CD, you must first install the writing software. We recommend using the software which has been provided with your drive.
13 GB 3 Installing the CD Recording Software 3.3 Preparing to write a Disk Before creating a Disk: 1 . By clicking " Start " - " Programs" - " Accessories" - " System Tools" -" ScanDisk " check your hard disk with the ScanDisk program .
FREECOM FX-50 14 GB 3 3.4.2 The Packet Writing procedure can be used to create CD without starting a special mastering program. The Packet Writing procedure allows to use blank CD in combination with the Universal Disc Format (UDF) as an additional hard disk or floppy disk.
15 GB 4 C HAPTER 4: Troubleshooting General problems (depending on the type of connection) If you still have problems getting your Freecom drive to function properly despite having installed it correc.
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