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    Register your product online for free technical suppor t: www .lacie.com/register .htm go directly to manual ...

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    T able of Contents Foreword 2 Precautions 4 1. Unpacking Y our LaCie Drive 6 1.1. Minimum System Requirements 7 1.1.1. Hardware Requirements 7 1.1.2. Software Requirements 7 2. Getting Connected 8 2.1 Install the Recording Software 9 2.2 Connect the FireWire Cable to the Drive and to Y our Computer 10 3. Using Y our LaCie Drive 11 3.1. Supported DV ...

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    Copyrights Copyright © 2003 LaCie. All rights reser ved. 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 other wise, without the prior written consent of LaCie. T rademarks Apple, Mac, Macintosh and FireWire are registered tr ...

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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 hereby certify that this device is in compliance with both the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low V oltage Directive (73/23/EEC) issued by the Commis ...

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    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 i s not dangerous for the user under normal operating conditions. However , we strongly advise you not to place any reflective objects in the disc loading system, due to t ...

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    General Use Precautions: • Do not expose the drive to temperatures outside the range of 5° C to 40° C (41° F to 104° F) during operation. 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). Inversely , placing your drive in an environment tha ...

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    1. Unpacking Y our LaCie Slim DVD+/-RW Drive Become the producer , director and star of your own DVD epics, the DJ with the freshest music compilations, and the IT exper t that archives all of your important files and data. Use your LaCie DVD+/-RW Drive in conjunction with the included software to create a wide-range of multimedia projects, view DV ...

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    1.1. Minimum System Requirements 1.1.1. Hardware requirements: • Computer equipped with a FireWire/IEEE 1394/iLink interface card* (SBP-2 compatible). *T ech Note: Y our LaCie DVD+/-RW Drive is compatible with the Sony iLink and FireWire 800 interfaces. In order to use your drive with these interfaces, you must use an appropriate LaCie cer tified ...

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    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 Fir eWir e Cable to Y our LaCie Drive and to Y our Computer Once you’ve gotten the drive powered on and connected to your computer , move on to s ...

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    Step 2.1. – Install the Recording Software. From you LaCie DVD 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. For more information about the variou ...

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    Step 2.2 – Connect the FireWire cable to your LaCie Drive and to your computer . Examine the cable carefully and make sure that you have the FireWire cable properly aligned, then insert the cable firmly into the FireWire por t on the back of the drive for a stable connection. Look for a FireWire logo (which generally is used to identify the port) ...

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    3. Using Y our LaCie DVD+/-RW Drive 3.1. Suppor ted DVD/CD For mats Y our LaCie drive is compatible with most popular DVD and CD formats: Format T ype of Disc Record Read DVD DVD+R X X DVD+RW X X DVD-R 4.7GB for General use (V er . 2.0) X X DVD-ROM -- X DVD-R 3.95GB, 4.7GB for Authoring -- X DVD-R (General use only for write) X X DVD-RW (General us ...

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    3.1.1. CD and DVD Media Definitions Y our LaCie DVD+/-RW Drive will let you create, save and share your digital files to CD-R/RW , DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW media. The included software will allow you to format and write to both CD-R/RW , DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW discs. CD-R Discs: • Best sutied for: recording audio CDs, store photos and data CDs. • F ...

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    3.1.2. 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. This RPC setting may be changed using ...

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    3.2. Inser ting Discs To insert a disc, push the Open/Close (#1) button on your LaCie DVD+/-RW Drive. When the disc tray opens, put the DVD or CD media into the tray with the label side facing up. Make sure the DVD or CD is correctly placed in the center of the disc tray . Gently push in the disc tray or push the Open/Close button to close it. Do n ...

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    3.3. Ejecting Discs Wa r ning! Do not attempt to open the drive's disc tray or remove the DVD or CD while the unit is in use and being accessed by the computer . Y ou may injure yourself, and damage the drive and/or your computer system. Do not transport the drive with the tray open or with a DVD or CD disc inside it. Doing so may damage the d ...

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    3.5. Accessing Discs Windows Users The CD or DVD volume will appear in My Computer . Click on My Computer to view the contents of the CD or DVD and to have access to the folders and files on it. Y ou can also gain access to the files and folders contained on the disc by going into Windows Explorer and clicking on the CD/DVD-ROM drive icon. Mac User ...

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    Restricted Over writing (RO) - A DVD writing process that only applies to DVD+/-RW discs. With this method, if a disc has already been written to, new data segments can be randomly inserted anywhere within the recorded boundar y . New data, however , can only be added to an area of the disc that has already been recorded over and from the point whe ...

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    4. Helpful Information 4.1. Advice For Optimizing FireWire Connections The following technical information relates to your LaCie DVD+/-RW Drive and gives some practical advice: 4.1.1. What is FireWire/IEEE 1394? A serial bus used to connect external computer and consumer electronic devices to computers and consumer electronic consoles. What does IE ...

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    4.1.2. Disconnecting FireWire Devices FireWire 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 FireWire device. Windows Users Impor tant Note: Windows 98 S ...

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    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. Anomalies may arise with computers that have FireWire controllers* tha ...

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    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 4.5GB disc (the DV format is equiv ...

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    5. T roubleshooting In the event that your LaCie DVD+/-RW Drive is not working correctly , please refer to the following checklist to find out where the problem is coming from. If you have gone through all of the points on the checklist and your drive is still not working correctly , please have a look at the F AQs that are regularly published on o ...

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    Tr oubleshooting page 23 LaCie Slim DVD+/-R W Drive User’ s Manual - FireW ire The Issue The drive is not recognized. Questions to Ask Are the FireWire 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 ...

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    Tr oubleshooting page 24 LaCie Slim DVD+/-R W Drive User’ s Manual - FireW ire The Issue The drive is not recognized. Questions to Ask Is there a conflict with other device drivers or extensions? Possible Solutions Mac OS 9.x Users: If your LaCie drive is not being recognized by the recording software, you may be experiencing an extension conflic ...

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    Tr oubleshooting page 25 LaCie Slim DVD+/-R W Drive User’ s Manual - FireW ire The Issue The drive's media tray will not open. The drive automatically ejects a disc when you tr y to record on it, or the drive is not writing to CD/DVD correctly . Questions to Ask Are you using a Mac? Has a running software program locked the eject function? I ...

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    Tr oubleshooting page 26 LaCie Slim DVD+/-R W Drive User’ s Manual - FireW ire The Issue DVD-Video playback will not work. DVD-Video playback will not work under Windows. DVD playback is not as smooth as it should be. Questions to Ask Are you using a Mac? Have you installed the appropriate MPEG-II decoder software? Do you have a Pentium II 350 MH ...

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    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. If you have asked yourself all of the pertinen ...

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    LaCie T echnical Suppor t Contacting Customer Suppor t page 28 LaCie Slim DVD+/-R W Drive User’ s Manual - FireW ire LaCie Australia Contact Us At: http://www .lacie.com/au/contact/ LaCie Denmark Contact Us At: http://www .lacie.com/dk/contact/ LaCie Germany Contact Us At: http://www .lacie.com/de/contact/ LaCie Netherlands Contact Us At: http:// ...

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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. This warranty is void if: • The drive was ...

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