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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX 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 ...........................................................................................[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX T abl e o f Co nte nts Us er Man ual pag e 2 5.1.2. Compatibility ................................................................................................................... 34 5.1.3. Playing & Copying Files .................................................................................................[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX F o rwar d 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- tem, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photo- copying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of L[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX F o rwar d Us er Man ual pag e 4 Th is sy mb ol on th e pr od uc t or on it s pa ck agi ng ind ic at es th at th is pr od uct mus t not be di sp os ed of wit h you r oth er ho us eh ol d was te . I ns te ad , it is yo ur res po ns ib il it y to dis po se of you r was te eq ui pm en t by ha nd in g i t ov er to a de [...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX F o rwar d 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 Cie LaC in em a Bla ck MA X to te mp er a- tu re s ou tsi de the ra ng e of 5° C to 30 ° C (41 ° F to 86 ° F). As hi gh end au dio /v id eo app li an ce , the LaC ie LaC in em a Bla ck MA X has b [...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 6 1. Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie LaCinema Black MAX! A premium media center, LaCie LaCinema Black MAX plugs directly into a wide array of audio/visual equipment for instant playback of digital TV, home movies, music or photos. Featuring the most [...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 7 Video Codecs MPEG-1, MPEG-2 / HD, MPEG-4, DIVX, XVID, H.264 HD, WMV9 HD Video Format AVI, DIVX, MPG, MP4, MKV, WMV, MOV, ISO, VOB, IFO, ASF, TS, TP, TRP, M2TS Max Resolution 1920 x 1080p Upscaling 1080i for standard definition movies Audio MP3, WMA, AAC, OGG, AC3, MP4, WAV/LPCM[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 8 1.3. Bo x Content Your LaCie LaCinema Black MAX package contains the system tower and an accessories box containing the items listed below. 1. LaCie LaCinema Black MAX 2. Remote control 3. 2 x AAA batteries 4. SCART to Vide o RGB / S tere o Au dio cable (Vi deo out) 5 . S C A R [...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 9 1 . 5 . V i e w s o f t h e L a C i n e m a B l a c k M A X 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. Status light (Red) – Indicates recording and product de- fault [...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Int rod ucti on Us er Man ual pag e 10 1. Digital TV Antenna IN connector – Plug in the antenna cord coming from your wall or rooftop antenna connector 2. Digital TV Antenna OUT connector – Plug in a cable to this connector to pass the cable signal through to your TV (optional) 3. Digital Optical Audio OUT conne[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX 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. This chapter discusses the button functions for each type of file (movies, photos and music) and ba[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX 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 ie L aC in em a B lac k M AX ’s re mot e c on tr ol a ll ow s y ou t o c on - tr ol th e LaC ie La Ci ne ma Bl ac k MAX wh il e its co nn ec te d t o you r T V or ho me t he at re c ent er . Button Function 1. Infra-red e[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Usi ng the Rem ote Con tro l Us er Man ual pag e 13 2.2.1. Important Button Details Mark button: This button is used to mark or unmark a file or folder for future action, such as copy/paste or to create a playlist in the different media spaces. Once the item is marked, the se- lected item’s summary is displayed w[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k MA X Us er Man ual pag e 14 Setup consists of six steps: ✦ STEP 1: Connect to TV (section 3.1 ) ✦ STEP 2: Connect to Digital TV Antenna (section 3.2 ) ✦ STEP 3: Connect the Power Supply (section 3.3 ) ✦ STEP 4: Turning on the TV (section 3.4 ) ✦ STEP 5: Complete the In[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k MA X Us er Man ual pag e 15 3.1.1. HDMI (High-Definition) Connection IMPORTANT INFO: Before connecting the cable, power off your TV. 1. Connect one end of the HDMI cable to your television’s HDMI port ( Fig. 04 ). 2. Connect the other end to the HDMI port on the back of the L[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k MA X Us er Man ual pag e 16 3.1.2. SCART (Standard Definition) Connection IMPORTANT INFO: Before connecting the cables, power off your TV. 1. Connect one end of the SCART connector to the SCART port on your TV ( Fig. 06 ). 2. Connect the other end of the SCART connector to the [...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k MA X Us er Man ual pag e 17 3.1.3. Component & Analog Stereo Audio (High Definition) Connection IMPORTANT INFO: Before connecting the cables, power off your TV. 1. Connect one end of the component (red, green, and blue) video cable to the component ports on your TV. For Aud[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k MA X Us er Man ual pag e 18 3.1.4. Optical Audio (S/PDIF) Connection IMPORTANT INFO: Before connecting the cable, power off your digital amplifier. In each of the above connection methods, it is possible to connect the LaCinema Black MAX to home theater systems by plugging the [...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k MA X Us er Man ual pag e 19 3.2. STEP 2: Connect to Digital TV Antenna 1. Connect one end of your coaxial TV cable (not included) to the digital TV antenna IN connector on the back of the LaCin- ema Black MAX (a, Fig. 11 ). 2. Connect the other end of the cable to the wall TV an[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k MA X Us er Man ual pag e 20 3.3. STEP 3: Connect the P ower Supply Plug one end of the power adapter cord into the back of LaCin- ema Black MAX and the other end into a power outlet ( Fig. 12 ). Move on to the next step, 3.4 . F ig. 12[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k MA X Us er Man ual pag e 21 3.4. STEP 4: T urning on the TV Turn on the television. If you don’t see the loading screen, adjust the video input on your TV to match the type of video cable you connected above ( Fig. 13 ). Move on to the next step, 3.5 . 3.5. STEP 5: Complete th[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k MA X Us er Man ual pag e 22 1. Setup Wizard: Remote The first screen shows you the main functions of the remote con- trol ( Fig. 15 ). For details on the remote control, see 2. Using the Remote Control . F ig. 15 F ig. 16 F ig. 17 2. Setup Wizard: Select your language Use the U[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k MA X Us er Man ual pag e 23 4. Setup Wizard: Time zone Defines the time zone applicable for your country to allow auto- matic updates for daylight savings time. Use the Up and Down keys to select and Play/Pause/OK to confirm ( Fig. 18 ). 5. Setup Wizard: Date and Time Use the [...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k MA X Us er Man ual pag e 24 7. Setup Wizard: P arental Control Use the Up and Down keys to select and Play/Pause/OK to confirm ( Fig. 21 ). 8. Setup Wizard: P arental Rating Use the Up and Down keys and Play/Pause/OK to con- firm to control access to programs according to the [...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k MA X Us er Man ual pag e 25 You have now completed the main LaCinema Black MAX con- figuration. From the Home menu that appears when the wizard has completed, press the Options/Settings button to access the Settings menu to finish product installation and to define ad- vanced[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k MA X Us er Man ual pag e 26 3 . 6 . S T E P 6 : C o n n e c t t o Y o u r N e t w o r k Th e L aC in em a Bl ac k M AX he lp s y ou s el ec t a nd co nfi gu re you r h ome ne tw or k co nn ec ti on . C ho os e to co nn ect wi th a n Et he rn et o r wi re le ss ne tw or k an d f[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Set tin g Up th e L aC ine ma B lac k MA X Us er Man ual pag e 27 3.6.2. Ethernet Network Connection When connecting to your network via Ethernet, the LaCinema Black MAX automatically detects your network. Connect the Ethernet cable (not included) to the back of the LaCinema Black MAX and to an Ethernet port on your[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F i les Us er Man ual pag e 28 4. Playing Multimedia Files Th an ks t o th e L aC ine ma Bl ack MA X’ s ab il it y to c on ne ct t o UP nP me - di a s er ve rs , h os t c om pu te rs , a nd ex ter na l USB dr iv es , y ou ca n a cc es s bo th file s sav ed on the LaC in em a as wel l as ?[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F i les Us er Man ual pag e 29 4.1.1. Display format Select from these choices ( Fig. 31 ): ✦ Original ✦ Full Screen ✦ Cinema F ig. 31 F ig. 32 F ig. 33 4.1.2. Subtitle ✦ List of available subtitles ( Fig. 32 ) ✦ Off 4.1.3. Audio Languages Select from the list of available languages[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F i les Us er Man ual pag e 30 4.1.4. Play mode ✦ One > Play selected file ( Fig. 34 ) ✦ List > play all files from the directory 4.1.5. Repeat ✦ Off > play once the select file or list of files ( Fig. 35 ) ✦ On> play selected file or list of files in loop F ig. 34 F[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F i les Us er Man ual pag e 31 4.2. Photos Menu You can scroll through the menu using the navigation buttons ( Fig. 36 ). To confirm your choice and enter a menu, press the Play/Pause/OK button. This menu will display all of the image files that you have up- loaded to your LaCie LaCinema Bl[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F i les Us er Man ual pag e 32 4.3. Music Menu You can scroll through the menu using the navigation buttons ( Fig. 40 ). To confirm your choice and enter a menu, press the Play/Pause/OK button. This menu will display all of the audio files that you have upload- ed to your LaCie LaCinema Bla[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Pla yin g Mu lti med ia F i les Us er Man ual pag e 33 4.4. Playlist Management Once the music player has started, you can create and edit playl- ists to arrange songs as you want. Press the Right key to enter the playlist management and Left key to close it and return to the player. 4.4.1. T o Create a New Playlist[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Ext ern al S our ces Us er Man ual pag e 34 5.1. Playing Files from an External USB Hard Drive Si mp ly tu rn o n a nd p lug i n ext er na l h ar d dis ks to t he La Ci ne ma Bl ac k MA X’ s fr on t ( F ig . 44 ) or re ar ( Fi g. 45 ) USB por ts to be ab le to pl ay mu lt im ed ia fi le s o n yo ur t el ev is io [...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Ext ern al S our ces Us er Man ual pag e 35 5.2. Playing Files from a Networked Media Server You can stream content to your LaCinema Black MAX from a networked UPnP server located on a host computer (Mac or PC) or a network-attached hard disk (NAS). For details, see below. It is also possible to copy files from an [...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Ext ern al S our ces Us er Man ual pag e 36 5.2.2. Host Computer You can install software which will enable your PC or Mac to act as a UPnP media server. Once the software has been installed and configured, files located on the host computer will appear in the various Spaces on the LaCinema Black MAX (see Fig. 48 [...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Ext ern al S our ces Us er Man ual pag e 37 5.3. Playing Files F rom a Host Computer Connected Via USB IMPORTANT INFO: Connecting your LaCinema Black MAX di- rectly to a host computer via USB is not supported for Mac OS X users. Install Windows Media Player (WMP) 11 to stream content to the LaCinema Black MAX and to[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Ext ern al S our ces Us er Man ual pag e 38 F ig. 53 5.4. Copying Files F rom an External Source to the LaCinema Black MAX It is possible to copy files from an external USB hard disk, NAS, or media server to the LaCinema Black MAX for playback on your television. Note that the process for copying files from a netw[...]

  • Page 39

    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Ext ern al S our ces Us er Man ual pag e 39 5.4.2. Copying Files from a USB - Connected Computer to the LaCinema Black MAX After you install Windows Media Player, the LaCinema Black MAX can be connected to your computer via USB and will mount simi- larly to an external hard drive. You will see its icon in My Com- pu[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Ext ern al S our ces Us er Man ual pag e 40 5.5. R ecording from Analog Vi d e o S ou r c es ( In c lu d i ng C am c o rd e r s) 5.5.1. Recording Videos 1. Connect the analog video source to the LaCinema Black MAX’s video IN port via a CVBS video or S-Video and stereo audio cables. 2. Play the video on your video [...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX W atch ing and Re cord ing T el evis ion Us er Man ual pag e 41 6. W atching and R ecording T elevision The LaCinema Black MAX allows you to watch high quality digital television, pause live TV, and record TV shows immediately or ac- cording to a schedule. To access the television functions from the Home menu, selec[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX W atch ing and Re cord ing T el evis ion Us er Man ual pag e 42 6.2.1. TV Control Board By pressing the List button, the TV Space control will be dis- played, showing a list of available channels and functions to man- age TV recording and schedules ( Fig. 61 ). 6.2.2. TV Guide Th e El ec tr on ic Pr og ra m Gu id e [...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX W atch ing and Re cord ing T el evis ion Us er Man ual pag e 43 6.2.4. About the TV Screen 1. Info Bar – When you switch to a TV channel or press the Information button, a banner will be displayed showing information on the current show such as the title and dura- tion. 2. Top bar – A second banner at the top of[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX W atch ing and Re cord ing T el evis ion Us er Man ual pag e 44 Icon Meaning L i v e You are watching live TV You are timeshifting and watching recorded television You are recording Fast return/Forward during a program Program broadcast in High Definition 16/9 Program broadcast in 16/9 format Encoded Channel (a sub[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX W atch ing and Re cord ing T el evis ion Us er Man ual pag e 45 6.4. R ecording TV The LaCinema Black MAX can record TV programs in two differ- ent ways: ✦ Instant recording ✦ Scheduled recording TEC HNIC AL NOT E: Chann el chang ing is not possi ble whil e rec ordi ng becau se it is imposs ible to make two reco[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX W atch ing and Re cord ing T el evis ion Us er Man ual pag e 46 6.4.2. Scheduled Recording Scheduled recording is very useful for recording repeating pro- grams, such as a daily or weekly show. To record a program, open the task window by pressing the Op- tions/Settings button and selecting Manual Recording and de?[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Set tin gs M enu Us er Man ual pag e 47 7. Settings Menu From the Home menu, access LaCinema Black MAX settings by pressing the Options/Settings button on the remote control. 7.1. Settings Menu Overview Navigate through the settings categories using the Left and Right buttons and confirming using the Play/Pause/OK [...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Set tin gs M enu Us er Man ual pag e 48 • Parental control – Enable or Disable parental control • Set to child mode – Turns Parental control on requiring secret code to enter some menus and some hidden files • Modify secret code – Enter current code and new code • Modify answer/question ?[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Set tin gs M enu Us er Man ual pag e 49 7.1.4. Settings: Connection Allows you to specify video connection parameters ( Fig. 75 ): ✦ HDMI/YUV output resolution ✦ Composite output ✦ Component output ✦ HDMI sound ✦ Automatic frame rate ✦ S/PDIF sound ✦ Aspect ratio F ig. 75 F ig. 76 F ig. 77 7.1.5. Setti[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Set tin gs M enu Us er Man ual pag e 50 7.2. Firmware Update The LaCie LaCinema Black MAX allows you to update its firmware by loading downloaded firmware updates located on a connected USB external hard drive. To update the firmware: 1. Go t o ww w. la ci e. co m/s up po rt and cl ic k on t he Do wnl oa ds li nk[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Con tac ting Cu sto mer Sup port Us er Man ual pag e 51 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. If you have asked yourself all[...]

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    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX Con tac ting Cu sto mer Sup port Us er Man ual pag e 52 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.lacie.com/au/contact/ LaCie Belgium Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/be/contact/ (Françai[...]

  • Page 53

    L aC ie L aCi nem a B lac k M AX W arra nty Inf orm atio n Us er Man ual pag e 53 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, re- pair or r[...]