Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 1038 LaCie
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T able of Contents Foreword 2 Precautions 4 1. Unpacking Y our LaCie Drive 6 1.1. Minimum System Requirements 6 1.1.1. Hardware Requirements 6 1.1.2. System Requirements 6 1.1.3 Additional Requirements for DVD-Playback and Pre-Mastering 6 2. Getting Connected 7 2.
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Canada Compliance Statement This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Manufacturer’ s Declaration for CE Cer tification We her.
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.
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 heat or exposing it to sunlight (even through a window).
1. Unpacking Y our LaCie CD-RW Drive: Y ou’ll tear through your work with your new LaCie Combo CD-RW Drive. Boasting over 485 times the capacity of floppy disks, CD media is the perfect tool for sharing infor mation between different systems.
2. Getting Connected Follow these steps to quickly get your LaCie Drive powered on and connected to your computer . Click on a step to get started! 2.1. Install the Recor ding Softwar e 2.2. Connect the Power Supply and Switch On the Drive 2.3. Connect the USB 2.
Step 2.1. – From you LaCie CD Utilities CD-ROM, open the software folders, click on the install icons (Windows Users: click on the Setup.exe icon; Mac Users: double-click the Installer icon) of the various programs and follow the on-screen instructions to install the programs.
Option A 1) Insert the round end of the exter nal power supply into the port on the rear of your drive. 2) Plug the large end of the external power supply into a properly grounded electrical outlet. 3) Slide the switch to the "EXT" position .
Step 2.3. – Connect the USB 2.0 cable to your LaCie Drive and to your computer . 1) Examine the cable carefully and make sure that you have the USB 2.0 cable properly aligned, then insert the cable fir mly into the USB port on the back of the drive for a stable connection.
3. Using Y our LaCie CD-RW Drive Y our LaCie CD-RW Drive will let you create, save and share your digital files to CD-R and CD-RW media. The included software will allow you to format and write to both CD-R and CD-RW discs. CD-R Discs: • Best sutied for: recording audio CDs, store photos and data CDs.
3.1.1. DVD-Video Zone 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-Video-compatible drives are set to the RPC zone of the countr y in which it was purchased.
3.2. Inser ting Discs To insert a disc, push the Open/Close (#1) button on your LaCie CD-RW Drive. When the disc tray opens, put the CD media into the tray with the label side facing up. Make sure the CD is correctly placed in the center of the disc tray .
3.4. Emergency Ejection of Discs In the event that a CD cannot be ejected with the Open/Close button and the software is not controlling the drive, use the emergency eject operation to open the disc tray . First, switch off your computer and the CD-RW drive and unplug the drive's power .
3.6. Writing Discs The following is a brief over view of some of the recording terminology to help you understand how to use your drive to write discs. Impor tant Note: Please refer to your recording software’ s user's guide for information on how to best use your CD- RW drive in write mode.
4. Helpful Information 4.1. Advice For Optimizing USB 2.0 Connections The following technical information relates to your LaCie CD-RW Drive and gives some practical advice: 4.1.1 What is USB 2.0? The new USB 2.0 standard provides higher bandwidth for high-speed peripherals such as external hard drives, high-speed scanners and CD-RW drives.
4.1.2. Disconnecting USB Devices USB external devices feature "plug & play" connection. This means that your drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. T o prevent failures, it is impor tant you follow these steps when disconnecting your USB device.
4.1.3. Data T ransfers 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. During data transfers, it’ s best to wait before launching other applications on the same FireWire port.
4.2 User Advice on MPEG-II Decoders All DVD-Video material is compressed using MPEG-II compression. DVD-V ideo, with full-motion video and multi-channel sound (multi-lingual soundtracks, surround sound, etc.), is a data-hungr y application. Without compression, you would only be able to fit a 5-minute movie onto a 4.
5. T roubleshooting In the event that your LaCie CD-RW Drive is not working correctly , please refer to the following checklist to find out where th e problem is coming from.
Tr oubleshooting page 21 LaCie Slim Combo CD-R W Drive User’ s Manual The Issue The drive is not recognized. Questions to Ask Are the USB drivers installed correctly and enabled? Is there a conflict with other device drivers or extensions? Possible Solutions Mac Users: Open Apple System Profiler and click on the Devices and V olumes tab.
Tr oubleshooting page 22 LaCie Slim Combo CD-R W Drive User’ s Manual The Issue The drive's media tray will not open. The drive automatically ejects a CD when you tr y to record on it, or the drive is not writing to CD correctly .
Tr oubleshooting page 23 LaCie Slim Combo CD-R W Drive User’ s Manual The Issue DVD-Video playback will not work. DVD-Video playback will not work under Windows.
Tr oubleshooting page 24 LaCie Slim Combo CD-R W Drive User’ s Manual Questions to Ask Is the drive connected to a USB 1.1 port on your computer , or to a USB 1.1 hub? Is the drive connected to a USB 2.0 port on your computer? Does your computer or operating system support USB 2.
6. Contacting Customer Suppor t Before Y ou Contact T echnical Suppor t 1) Read the manuals and review the T r oubleshooting section. 2) T r y to isolate the problem. If possible, make the drive the only external device on the CPU, and make sure that all of the cables are correctly and firmly attached.
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7. W arranty 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 will, at its option, repair or replace the defective drive.
An important point after buying a device LaCie 1038 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought LaCie 1038 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data LaCie 1038 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, LaCie 1038 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get LaCie 1038 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of LaCie 1038, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime LaCie 1038.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with LaCie 1038. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device LaCie 1038 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
