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    manual de instrucciones guída utente handbuch gebruikershandleiding manuel utilisateur user manual d2 D VD±RW drive FireWire 400 USB 2.0 FireWire 400 & USB 2.0 • •[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 1 T ab le of Con ten ts T able of Contents Health, Safet y & General Use P recautions 4 Health & Safet y Pr ecautions 4 General Use Pr ecautions 4 1. Introduction 6 1.1. Minimum System Requirements 7 1.2. Box Content 8 1.3. Views of the D rive 9 1.4. Cables and Connections 13 1.5. Supported D[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 2 F orw ard Copyrights Copyright © 2007 LaCie. All rights re- ser ved. No par t of this public ation may be reproduced, stored in a retrie val sy s- tem, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mec hanical, pho- tocopying, r ecording or otherwise, with- out the prior wr itten consent[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 3 F orw ard is symbol on the prod- uct or on its pac kaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with y our other household waste. In- stead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designed collection point f or the recycling of waste el[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 4 F orw ard Health, Safety & General Use P recautions e drive you have just purchased includes a laser diode device, whic h clas - sifies it as a “ Laser Class I” product. is laser is not dangerous for the user under normal operating conditions. However , we strongly advise you not to [...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 5 F orw ard serted effortlessl y into your drive. If you detect a problem, consult the T roubleshooting section and contact your after-sales department. Pr otect your drive f rom excessive ex- posure to dust during use or storage. ❖ D ust can build up inside the de vice, increasing the risk of dam[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 6 In tro duc tio n 1. Introduction LaCie d2 DVD±RW Drive Capabilities ■ Cr eate an re cor d y our own m usic , movie & p hot o CD /D VDs Lig htScri be: desi gn & et ch c usto m, pr ofes sio nal labe ls Opt imu m pe rform ance wit h fa st 20x write spee d Rec ord to DL DV D±R, D VD± R/R W[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 7 In tro duc tio n 1.1. Minimum System R equirements Mac Users USB 2.0 & FireWire ■ FireWire ■ USB ■ F ire W ir e 400 or USB equip ped com put er Mac OS X 1 0.3. 9 P owe r PC G4 or highe r , Mac Int el pr oces sor 256 MB R AM ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ F ire W ir e 40 0 eq uip ped com pute r Mac OS X [...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 8 In tro duc tio n 1.2. Bo x Content ImpOrT ANT INfO: Please save your packag- ing. In the event that the drive should need to be repaired or ser viced, it must be returned in its original packaging. Y our LaCie d2 DVD±R W Dr ive box should contain the following: R D L ReWritable Ultra Speed © C o [...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 9 In tro duc tio n 1.3. Views of the Drive Front View (all models) ■ 1 1 Disc T ray - Open the tray by pressing the load/ eject button, then place a DVD or CD into the tray with the label facing up . Close the tray by pushing the load/eject button or pushing the f ront part of the tray . is dr i[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 10 In tro duc tio n Rear View (USB 2.0 & FireWire 400) ■ 1 On/Off Switch 2 P ower S upply Connection - is is where you plug in the A C adapter supplied with the drive. See section 2.2, Connecting the P ower Suppl y for more information. 3 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 P or t - is is wher e you plug i[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 11 In tro duc tio n Rear View (FireWire 400) ■ LaCie Ltd. XXXXXX Serial Number XXXXXX XXX ON OFF 3 1 On/Off Switch 2 P ower S upply Connection - is is where you plug in the A C adapter supplied with the drive. See section 2.2, Connecting the P ower Suppl y for more information. 3 F ireW ire 400[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 12 In tro duc tio n Rear View (USB 2.0) ■ 1 On/Off Switch 2 P ower S upply Connection - is is where you plug in the A C adapter supplied with the drive. See section 2.2, Connecting the P ower Suppl y for more information. 3 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 P or t - is is wher e you plug in the USB 2.0 cable[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 13 In tro duc tio n 1.4. Cables and Connections Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ■ USB is a serial input/output technolog y for connect- ing per ipheral devices to a computer or to each other . Hi-Speed USB 2.0 is the latest implementation of this standard, and it provides the necessar y bandwidth and data transfe[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 14 In tro duc tio n DVD and CD Media Format Definitions ■ DVD+RW Discs Best suited for: bac king up and archiving digital co n- tent. ese discs are functionally similar to CD-R W and D VD-R W discs, but utiliz es the same recording techniques as DVD+R. Incorporates the Direct O ver w rite (DOW [...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 15 In tro duc tio n but with 8.5GB of capacit y versus 4.7GB for DVD±R discs. W ith the increased c apacity , it is now possible to increase the video bit rate for higher qualit y D VD videos. CD -R Discs Best suited for : recording audio CDs, stor ing photos and for data CDs. F iles can not be dele[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 16 Ge tti ng Con nec ted 2. Connecting Y our LaCie d2 D VD±RW Drive ere are three parts to connecting and turning on your LaCie d2 D VD±R W Dr ive. e L aCie d2 D VD±RW Drive can be connected to both Macs and PCs; however bundled software var ies depending on the model. Step 1 Installing DVD/[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 17 Ge tti ng Con nec ted Insert your L aCie DVD Utilities DVD-ROM into your computer ’ s inter nal DVD dr ive and follow the in- structions below for y our LaCie d2 D VD±R W Drive model. For more information about the various pro- grams, please refer to the software’ s Help menu. Installing the [...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 18 Ge tti ng Con nec ted Connect Cable A to your LaCie Drive. Connect Cable B to the power supply brick ( C ). Connect Cable B to a surge protector or wall outlet. 1. 2. 3. 2.2. Connecting the P ower Supply e pow er supply kit is composed of t wo cables: one cable (A) connects to the LaCie drive; [...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 19 Ge tti ng Con nec ted 2.3. Connecting the USB 2.0 Cable TeChNICAl NOTe: Y our dr ive must be con- nected to a USB 2.0 (as opposed to USB 1.1) port. See section 1.4, Cables and Connections . TeChNICAl NOTe: F or more information on USB connections, see the following sections: 1.4, Cables and Connec[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 20 Ge tti ng Con nec ted Fig. 2.4.B LaCie Ltd. XXXXXX Serial Number XXXXXXXX X ON OFF 2.4. Connecting the FireWire 400 Cable TeChNICAl NO Te : F or more inf ormation on F ireW ire connections, see the fol lowing sections: 1.4, Cables and Connections 4.5 , F ir eWire Q ues tio ns a nd A nsw ers ❖ ?[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 21 Us ing Y our d2 D VD ± R W D riv e 3. Using Y our LaCie d2 D VD±RW Drive 3.1. Inserting Discs T o insert a disc: Push the open/c lose button on your LaCie d2 D VD±R W Dr ive. W hen the disc tray opens, put the D VD or CD me- dia into the tray with the label side facing up . Make sure the D VD o[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 22 Us ing Y our d2 D VD ± R W D riv e 3.3. Ejecting Discs Mac Users Drag the DVD/CD icon on the desktop to the T rash. e disc tray will open. Remove the disc. Push the open/close button on the drive to c lose the disc tray . Windows Users Pr ess the open/c lose button on the f ront of the drive. [...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 23 He lpf ul T ech nic al Inf orm ati on 4. Helpful T echnical Information W hen writing DVD±R/R W and CD-R/RW discs, you will have the option to assign the disc a particular file format (the way in which a computer names and or- ganizes files for storage and to manage data exchange). ere are e[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 24 He lpf ul T ech nic al Inf orm ati on Disc at Once (DA O) – A DVD wr iting process in which the entire DVD is recorded in one session, and data cannot be added af ter the recording is finished. Dif- fers f rom the CD-R D AO method because the lead-in, data area and lead-out areas ar e all wr it[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 25 He lpf ul T ech nic al Inf orm ati on ere are impor tant factors to consider when record- ing video, audio or data to CD or DVD discs. e D VD media specification provides for two physical sizes: 4.7” (12cm) and 3.1” (8cm) (both are .47” (1.2cm) thick). DVD discs are single-sided and c[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 26 He lpf ul T ech nic al Inf orm ati on 4.5. FireWire Questions & Answers What is FireWire /IEEE 1394? A serial bus used to connect exter nal computer and consumer electronic de vices to co mputers and consumer electronic consoles. What does IEEE 1394 mean? “1394” is an abbreviation of IEE E[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 27 He lpf ul T ech nic al Inf orm ati on 4.6. USB Questions & Answers What Are the Benefits of the USB Inter - faces? Cross-platform: All recent Macintoshes and PC in- clude USB por ts. “Hot Swappable ”: No need to shut down or restart your computer when adding or removing a USB de- vice. P [...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 28 He lpf ul T ech nic al Inf orm ati on 4.8. Data T ransfers Data transfers are the flow of data that a ccomplishes a task, usually related to moving data f rom storage to computer R AM or bet ween storage devices. D uring data transfers, it ’ s best to wait before launching other applications on[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 29 T roub les hoo tin g 5. T roubleshooting In the event that your LaCie d2 DVD±R W Dr ive is not working correctly , please refer to the following checklist to determine the source of the problem. If you have go ne through all of the points o n the checklist and your drive is still not working corr[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 30 T roub les hoo tin g Problem Question Solution e drive is not recognized by the computer Does your computer’ s configura- tion meet the minimum system requirements for use with this drive? See section 1.1, Minimum System Requirements . Is the drive’ s power supply con- nected and the drive[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 31 T roub les hoo tin g Problem Question Solution e drive is not running notice- ably faster when connected via Hi- Speed USB 2.0. Are there other USB or F ireW ire devices connected to the same port or hub? Disconnect any other USB or F ireW ire devices and see if the drive’ s performance impro[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 32 T roub les hoo tin g Problem Question Solution Has buffer underrun occurred (has something interupted the stream of data to the recorder)? F or the best recordings, follow these tips to avoid buffer underr un interuptions: Q uit all other running sof tware programs before starting to record. De-[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 33 T roub les hoo tin g 5.2. Windows T roubleshooting Problem Question Solution e drive is not recognized by the computer . Does your computer’ s configura- tion meet the minimum system requirements for use with this drive? See section 1.1, Minimum System Requirements . Is the drive’ s power [...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 34 T roub les hoo tin g Problem Question Solution e drive is not recognized by the computer . Have the F ireW ire/USB driv- ers been installed correctly and enabled? W indows 2000 Users : Go to S tart > Settings > Control Panel > System > Hardware tab > Device Manager button > US[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 35 T roub les hoo tin g e drive’ s media tray automatically ejects a disc when you try to record on it, or the drive is not writing to CD/ DVD corr ectly . Is the disc full? T o verif ty the contents of the disc: Use your r ecording software OR Select the disc on the desktop and select Get Info [...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 36 Co nta cti ng Cus tom er Sup por t Before Y ou Contact T echnical Support Read the manuals and revie w the T roubleshooting section. T r y to isolate the problem. If possible, make the drive the onl y exter nal de vice on the CPU , and make sur e that all of the cables are correctly and firmly at[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 37 Co nta cti ng Cus tom er Sup por t 6.1. 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 .lacie.com/au/contact/ LaCie Belgium Contact us at: http://www .lacie.com/be/contact/ (F ranç[...]

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    L aC ie d2 D VD ± RW Dri ve Us er Man ual pa ge 38 W arr ant y I nfo rma tio n 7. W arranty Information LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma- terial and workmanship , under normal use, for the peri- od designated on your warrant y cer tificate. In the event this product is found to be defective within the warrant y period, LaCie wil[...]