Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Classic Bridge LaCie
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L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge T abl e o f Co nte nts Us er Man ual pag e 1 T able of Contents 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 6 1.1. Minimum System Requirements .
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge T abl e o f Co nte nts Us er Man ual pag e 2 4.6.1. Language ....................................................................................................................... 31 4.6.2. Video........................
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge F or ewo rd Us er Man ual pag e 3 Copyrights Copyright © 2009 LaCie. All rights re- served. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval sys- te.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge F or ewo rd Us er Man ual pag e 4 This symbol on the product or on its packaging indi- cates that this product must not be disposed of with your other household waste.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge F or ewo rd Us er Man ual pag e 5 O pe r a ti n g En v i ro n m en t T em p er a t ur e s ✦ Do not exp os e th e La Ci ne ma Cla ss ic Bri dg e to tem pe ra tu re s ou ts id e the ran ge of 5° C to 30° C (41 ° F to 86° F) .
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 6 1. Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCinema Classic Bridge! The LaCinema Classic Bridge plugs directly into a wide array of audio/visual equipment for instant playback of stored home movies, music or photos.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 7 1 .1 . M in i m um S ys t em R eq ui r e me n t s 1.1.1. Windows Users ✦ Windows XP or Windows Vista ✦ 500MHz processor or greater ✦ 256MB RAM minimum ✦ Internet connection (for firmware updates) ✦ 3.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 8 1.3. Bo x Content The package contains the LaCinema Classic Bridge and an ac- cessories box containing the items listed below. 1. LaCinema Classic Bridge 2. Remote control 3. 2 x AAA batteries 4.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 9 1.5. Views of the Drive 1.5.1. Front View 1. USB expansion port – Connect a USB flash disk, hard disk or card reader to access its multimedia files directly from your TV. 2. Infrared receiver – Receives the infrared signal from the remote control.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 10 1.6. Cables and Connectors 1.6.1. A/V (Audio/Video) Cables The A/V cables provide the audio and video signals to your stereo and TV. The LaCinema Classic Bridge supports the A/V standards shown below: 1.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Usi ng the Rem ote Con tro l Us er Man ual pag e 11 2. Using the Remote Control Some of the buttons of the remote control have different functions or no function at all depending on the type of file you are viewing.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Usi ng the Rem ote Con tro l Us er Man ual pag e 12 2.2. R emote Control Key Inde x Th e L aC in em a C la ss ic Br id ge ’s re mo te c on tro l al lo ws yo u t o c on tr ol th e L aC ine ma Cl as si c Br id ge wh il e it s c on ne cte d t o y ou r TV or h om e th ea tr e ce nt er .
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma C las sic Bri dge Us er Man ual pag e 13 Setup consists of four steps: ✦ Step 1: Installing a Hard Drive ✦ Step 2: Transfer Files to the Hard Drive ✦ Step 3: Connect to the TV Once setup is complete and the drive is connected to your TV, proceed to section 4.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma C las sic Bri dge Us er Man ual pag e 14 3.1.1. Option A: Connect an External USB Hard Drive IMPORTANT NOTE: The LaCinema Classic Bridge is compat- ible only with disks formatted in FAT32.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma C las sic Bri dge Us er Man ual pag e 15 3.1.2. Option B: Install an Internal Hard Drive IMPORTANT NOTE: The LaCinema Classic Bridge is compat- ible only with disks formatted in FAT32.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma C las sic Bri dge Us er Man ual pag e 16 3.2. Step 2: T ransfer Files to the Hard Drive 1. Make sure that you have either connected an external USB hard drive or installed an internal hard drive as outlined in section 3.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma C las sic Bri dge Us er Man ual pag e 17 Definition Connection Maximum Resolution High Definition HDMI 1080p Standard Definition Composite 576p 3.3. Step 3: Connect to the TV The LaCinema Classic Bridge supports different ways of connect- ing to televisions.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma C las sic Bri dge Us er Man ual pag e 18 3.3.1. HDMI (High-Definition) Connection IMPORTANT INFO: Before connecting the cable, power off your TV. 1. Connect the LaCinema Classic Bridge’s power cord.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma C las sic Bri dge Us er Man ual pag e 19 3.3.2. Composite & Analog Stereo Audio (Standard Definition) Connection IMPORTANT INFO: Before connecting the cables, power off your TV. 1. Connect the LaCinema Classic Bridge’s power cord.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma C las sic Bri dge Us er Man ual pag e 20 3.3.3. Optical Audio (S/PDIF) Connection IMPORTANT INFO: Before connecting the cable, power off your digital amplifier.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F i les Us er Man ual pag e 21 4. Playing Multimedia Files IMPORTANT NOTE: You must turn on the LaCinema Classic Bridge by pressing the remote control power button.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F i les Us er Man ual pag e 22 4.1. Movies Menu You can scroll through the menus using the navigation buttons.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F i les Us er Man ual pag e 23 4.1.1. File information The information screen gives you main movie and playback in- formation. 4.1.2. Audio Lists audio track(s) embedded in the currently playing movie ( Fig.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F i les Us er Man ual pag e 24 4.1.4. Repeat Sets the movie repeat mode status. Select On to repeat the same movie continuously – Off to stop playback at the end the movie ( Fig. 29 ). 4.1.5. Play mode Applies to all movies located in the same folder.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F i les Us er Man ual pag e 25 4.2. Music Menu You can scroll through the menu using the navigation buttons. To confirm your choice and enter a menu, press the Play button ( Fig. 32 ). This menu will display all of the audio files that you have up - loaded to your LaCinema Classic Bridge.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F i les Us er Man ual pag e 26 4.2.1. Play mode Select Shuffle to play songs in random order or Standard to play songs in continuous order ( Fig.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F i les Us er Man ual pag e 27 4.3. Photos Menu You can scroll through the menu using the navigation buttons. To confirm your choice and enter a menu, press the Play button ( Fig. 37 ). This menu will display all of the image files that you have up- loaded to your LaCinema Classic Bridge.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F i les Us er Man ual pag e 28 4.3.1. Browser Mode This function allows you to see a thumbnail of photos as you scroll through the photo menu. Select either List mode (to see only the file name) or Thumbnail mode ( Fig.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F i les Us er Man ual pag e 29 4.3.3. Repeat Set the repeat photo status. Select ON to repeat the photos in the folder continuously, and Off to stop playback at the end when all photos in the folder have been displayed ( Fig.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F i les Us er Man ual pag e 30 4.4. File Browser Mode You can scroll through the menu using the navigation buttons. To confirm your choice and enter a menu, press the Play but ton. This menu will display all the multimedia files that you have up- loaded to your LaCinema Classic Bridge.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F i les Us er Man ual pag e 31 4.6. Setup Menu To modify settings, access the Setup menu by pressing the Gear button. Scroll through the Setup menu using the up and down buttons ( Fig. 46 ). To display the available options of a setup category, press the right button.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F i les Us er Man ual pag e 32 4.6.2. Video Aspect Ration: Choose between 16:9 (Default) and 4:3 ( Fig. 48 ). View Mode: ✦ Fill: Fill the screen with image. ✦ Original: Display image as its original size.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F i les Us er Man ual pag e 33 4.7. Firmware Update The LaCinema Classic Bridge allows you to update its firmware by loading downloaded firmware updates in the Update folder. To update the firmware: 1.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Ref orm atti ng Us er Man ual pag e 34 5. Reformatting the LaCinema Classic Bridge 5.1. Windows Users IMPORTANT INFO: The drive should not be reformatted to a file system other than FAT32 or FAT16.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Ref orm atti ng Us er Man ual pag e 35 8. Click Next . 9. Click Next . 10. Click Next . 11. Click Next . 12. On the Format Partition window, select Quick Format . Click Next ( Fig. 53 ). IMPORTANT INFO: The drive should not be reformatted to a file system other than FAT 32.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Ref orm atti ng Us er Man ual pag e 36 5.2. Mac Users CAUTION: Following these steps will erase everything from the LaCinema Classic Bridge. If you have information that you want to protect or continue to use, back up this information before performing these steps.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge T ech nic al I nfo rma tion Us er Man ual pag e 37 6. T echnical Information 6.1. XviD Compatibility The LaCinema Classic Bridge is fully compatible with the XviD format (an ISO, MPEG-4 compliant video codec), and can play any video encoded with this compression format.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 38 7. T roubleshooting If your LaCinema Classic Bridge is not working correctly, please re- fer to the following checklist to determine the source of the problem.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 39 Problem Question Answer The drive is not recognized by the computer. Are both ends of the USB cable securely attached? Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie. Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respective ports.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 40 7.2. T roubleshooting: Windows Users Problem Question Answer The drive is not recognized by the computer. Has the drive been formatted? Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 41 Problem Question Answer The drive is not run- ning noticeably faster when connected via Hi-Speed USB 2.0. Is the drive connected to a stan- dard USB port on your computer? If your drive is connected to a standard USB port, this is normal.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge T roubl esh ooti ng Us er Man ual pag e 42 Viewing photos. Does it take several seconds to load a picture? Depending on file size, photos may take several seconds to load prop- erly. Reducing the photo’s resolution will reduce the file size, as well, and allow the file to load faster.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Con tac ting Cu sto mer Sup port Us er Man ual pag e 43 Before Y ou Contact T echnical Support 1. Read the manuals. 2. Try 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 cor- rectly and firmly attached.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Con tac ting Cu sto mer Sup port Us er Man ual pag e 44 8.1. LaCie T echnical Support Contacts LaCie Asia, Singapore, and Hong Kong Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/asia/contact/ LaCie Australia Contact us at: http://www.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge W arra nty Us er Man ual pag e 45 LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in material and workmanship, under normal use, for the period designated on your warranty certificate.
L aC ine ma Cla ssi c B rid ge Glo ssa ry Us er Man ual pag e 46 10. Glossary 480p – Also known as 480 progressive, this is a form of standard- definition digital television (SDTV) which is similar to VGA com- puter displays.
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