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Rev. 71 2 D V D R W RE C OR DE R L S P R O EXT ER NAL DOU B LE L A Y ER D VD R W DR IVE / LI GHTSCRI B E USB 2 .0 & FIR EWI R E 400 WI N USER MANU AL[...]
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Fr eecom D VD RW Rec order GB 2 Dea r user! welcome to the ins tallatio n of your Free com DVD RW Re cord er . Before install ing the drive, pleas e read through the followin g points regar ding its compatibil ity with your sys tem. Freec om T echnologies • Germany ww w .fr eecom.com Warn ing ! All r ights reser ved . The p rodu ct s name d in th[...]
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GB 3 User ’ s manu al Gen eral infor mation ........................................................................................................... Page 4 Chapter 1 : Star t Up .................................................................................................................................... Page 6 Chapter 2: Inst alling the [...]
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Fr eecom D VD RW Rec order GB 4 Ge neral i nform atio n Reliab le per form ance of the F reecom DVD RW Record er cannot be guar anteed for con - gurati ons that do not me et the foll owing requ irement s: Ha rdwa re Req uir eme nts T o use the Freecom DVD RW Recorder, you must have a computer with the followi ng minimum re quireme nts: • Intel[...]
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GB 5 Me dia s tan dar ds • DVD single / dual layer , DVD- R , DVD+R, DVD - RW , DVD +RW , CD - D A, CD - ROM, CD -R OM XA , CD Ex tra , CD- I, Mi xed- Mode CD , Vide oCD, PhotoCD , CD TEX T , Bootab le CD , Disc At Once, Sessio n At once, T rack At On ce, Multi-Sessio n. Pre cau tio nar y Me asur es an d Gen eral N ote s • Af ter transp or t, p[...]
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Fr eecom D VD RW Rec order GB 1 6 Chapter 1 : Start Up 1 . 1 Hardwa re inst all atio n 1 . Connec t the inter face cabl e to the Freecom D VD RW Record er . 2. Connec t the cabl e of the power suppl y to the Freeco m DVD RW Record er and the p ower suppl y its elf to th e socket . 3. Connec t the inter face cabl e to the inter face por t of your co[...]
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GB 1 7 Start Up Not e: Y o u can plu g the USB cab le int o yo ur com put er and unpl ug it whi le th e com put er i s ru nnin g (" hot p lug & pl ay"). Rem ove the cab le f rom t he com put er when doin g so , neve r re move t he c abl e fr om t he drive w hen th e com put er is o n. For opt im al per for manc e, th e F re ecom DVD R[...]
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Fr eecom D VD RW Rec order GB 1 8 1 . 3 D river I nsta llat ion Under Win dows 2000 , XP and Vista a separ ate driver is not requi red. The drive rs will be insta lled automatic ally by the ope rating syste m af ter pluggi ng in the Freecom DVD RW Record er into the USB por t of your comp uter . Y our Freecom DVD RW Re corder is f ully back wards c[...]
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GB 2 9 Installing the applic ation sof tware Chapter 2: Installing t he applicat ion software T o record blank media, you must rst install the Re cording Sof twar e. We re commend using the s of tware w hich has be en provide d with your dr ive. T o install th e applic ation sof t ware, inse rt the " Applicati on & Manua ls" CD , k[...]
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Fr eecom D VD RW Rec order GB 2 1 0 2. 1 Spe cia l Inst ruc tio ns befo re Writi ng a CD / DVD • Y ou shoul d realize that wri ting CD/DVDs is principa lly a s ensitive dat a transmissio n proce dure which ca n be disrupte d by even the smalles t mechanic al distur bance. • Never cl ean the Free com DVD RW R ecorder with a comme rcially availa [...]
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GB 3 11 Using the Drive Chapter 3: Using the D riv e How t o Use th e Dis cs Att ent ion ! Whe n us ing C D -R OM, CD - R, C D -R W or DVD R /RW di scs , don ’t at tac h any stic ker s or labe ls to th e dis cs. Usi ng disc s wit h th em att ach ed not only caus es re ad a nd wr ite e rro rs, but d ata on t he di sc may be los t due t o dam age t[...]
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Fr eecom D VD RW Rec order GB 3 1 2 3. 3 Eme rge ncy E jec t This drive has a func tion that allows the CD /DVD t o be ejec ted manually if this becomes necess ary in an emergen cy such as f ailure of the d rive or a power outage. Follow th e foll owing proce dures in such a cas e. Don’t use this f eature except in an e mergen cy. 1 . T u rn the [...]
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GB 4 13 T roubl e shooting - General pro blems Chapter 4: T rou ble shooting - G eneral problems If you still have probl ems get ting you r F ree com drive to f uncti on prop erly d espite having insta lled it corr ectl y , then pleas e check the fo llowing items: Hardwa re require ments: • Doe s your sys tem meet s the hardware r equirem ents (s[...]
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W ARR ANTY (valid in E urope/T urk e y only) W e thank you f or purchasing this F reecom pr oduct and hope you will enjoy using it. In order to avoid unnecessary inconvenience on your part, we suggest reading the quick install guide, instruc tion manual and any additional electronic and or printed manuals. When problems occur we hav e a database wi[...]