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How T o Use This Manual LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual How T o Use This Manual In the toolbar: On the page: Click on the text within the Contents page to jump to information on that topic. Printing: While optimized for onscreen viewing, the pages of this manual are formatted for printing on 8 1/2 ” x 11” and A4[...]

T able of Contents LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual T able of Contents Foreword 4 Precautions 6 1. Introduction 8 1.1. What Y our LaCie Drive Can Do 8 2. Y our LaCie Drive 9 2.1. Minimum System Requirements 9 2.2. Package Contents 10 2.3. Views Of The Drive 11 2.4. Cables And Connectors 13 3. Installing Y our LaCie D[...]

T able of Contents LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 5. T ech Tips 24 5.1. DVD & CD Media – Definitions 24 5.2. File System Formats – Definitions 25 5.3. DVD Capacity 25 5.4. DVD-Video Regional Playback Zones 26 5.5. Optimizing Data T ransfers 27 6. FireWire Questions & Answers 28 7. T roubleshooting 30 8.[...]

Foreword page 4 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual Copyrights Copyright © 2005 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 c[...]

Foreword page 5 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 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 W e hereby cer tify that this device is in compliance with both the EMC Dir[...]

Precautions page 6 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 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 is not dangerous for the user under normal operating conditions. However , we strongly [...]

Precautions page 7 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 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 su[...]

1. Introduction page 8 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 1. Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – your complete DVD and CD creation solution! This drive gives you maximum compatibility with the various DVD and CD formats, reading and writing to all of the popular standa[...]

2. Y our LaCie Drive page 9 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 2. Y our LaCie Drive 2.1. Minimum System Requirements Mac Users Hardware Requirements – Computer equipped with a FireWire interface card. System Requirements – Single/Double Layer Recording • 4.7GB or 8.5GB Single/Double Layer disc • 700MHz G4 or la[...]

2. Y our LaCie Drive page 10 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 2.2. Package Contents LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive Power supply and adapter cable LaCie T oast 7 Titanium CD-ROM with the T oast Titanium software and LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW User’ s Manual FireWire 6-pin to 6-pin cable Impor tant Info: Please keep your box. In[...]

2. Y our LaCie Drive page 11 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 2.3. Views Of The Drive Front View – 1 – On/Off Button / Power LED – The Power LED automatically lights up after the power supply has been connected and the drive has been attached to the computer via either the FireWire interface. Use this button to[...]

2. Y our LaCie Drive page 12 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual Rear View – 1 – V entilation Outlet – These holes help to keep your drive cool during operation. Be sure not to block these openings when using your drive. 2 – FireWire 400 Por t – This is where you plug in the FireWire 400 or iLink/DV cables fur[...]

2.4. Cables And Connectors FireWire FireWire is Apple's implementation of IEEE 1394, and is capable of transferring large amounts of data between computers and peripherals at a high rate of speed. The FireWire standard defines 100, 200 and 400Mb/s devices and can support multiple speeds on a single bus. FireWire has the following features: •[...]

3. Installing Y our LaCie Drive page 14 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 3. Installing Y our LaCie Drive Follow these steps to quickly get your LaCie Drive powered on and connected to your computer . Refer to a section to get started! 3.1. Installing The Recor ding Softwar e 3.2. Connecting The Power Supply 3.3. Conn[...]

3. Installing Y our LaCie Drive page 15 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 3.1. Installing The Recording Software Insert your LaCie T oast CD-ROM into your inter nal DVD/CD-ROM, and follow the instructions below that are based on each particular operating system. For more infor mation about the various programs, please[...]

3. Installing Y our LaCie Drive page 16 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 3.2. Connecting The Power Supply There are two cables that are supplied with the power supply: one cable (A) connects to the LaCie drive; and the other cable (B) connects to a power outlet, such as a wall outlet or a surge protector . Connect Ca[...]

3. Installing Y our LaCie Drive page 17 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 3.3. Connecting The Inter face Cable T ech Note: For more information about connecting additional FireWire devices to the LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive, please see section 3.4. Installing Multiple Devices . Connect one end of the FireWire cable into[...]

3. Installing Y our LaCie Drive page 18 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 3.4. Connecting Multiple Devices FireWire The FireWire interface standard allows for the connection of up to 63 devices on the bus (called daisy-chaining), with a maximum of 16 devices on one branch. FireWire’ s support of daisy-chaining means[...]

4. Using Y our LaCie Drive page 19 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 4. Using Y our LaCie Drive 4.1. 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+R9 DL X X DVD+R9 X X DVD+RW X X DVD-R 4.7GB for General use (V er . 2.0) X X DVD[...]

4. Using Y our LaCie Drive page 20 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 4.2. Inser ting Discs T o insert a disc push the Open/Close (#2) button on your LaCie d2 DL 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 t[...]

4. Using Y our LaCie Drive page 21 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 4.4. W riting Discs The following is a brief over view of some of the recording terminology to help you understand how to use your drive to write discs. Impor tant Note: Please refer to your recording software’s user's guide for information on[...]

4. Using Y our LaCie Drive page 22 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 4.4.2. CD Writing Methods Disc at Once (DAO) – A CD writing process in which the entire CD is recorded in one session, and data cannot be added after the recording is finished. This mode allows for the most control of the recording process for audi[...]

4. Using Y our LaCie Drive page 23 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 4.5. Ejecting Discs Caution! 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 tr[...]

5. T ech Tips page 24 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 5. T ech Tips 5.1. CD and DVD Media Definitions Y our LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive will let you create, save and share your digital files to CD-R/RW , DVD-R/RW , DVD+R/RW and DVD+R9 DL/DVD-R DL media. Please refer to section 2.1. Minimum System Requir ements and you[...]

5. T ech Tips page 25 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 5.2. File System Formats - Definitions When writing DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL, DVD±R/RW and CD-R/RW discs, you will have the option to assign the disc a particular file for mat (the way in which a computer names and organizes files for storage and retrieval). There are[...]

5. T ech Tips page 26 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 5.4. DVD-Video Regional Playback Zones 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 [...]

Foreword page 27 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 5.5. Optimizing 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. With external drives, such as the LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive, the data is transferred [...]

6. FireWire Questions & Answers page 28 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 6. FireWire Questions & Answers What Does IEEE 1394 Mean? IEEE (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) refers to the engineering corps that developed the 1394th standard, defining the high-perfor mance serial input/output[...]

6. FireWire Questions & Answers page 29 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual What Are The Ideal Uses For FireWire? FireWire helped fuel a revolution for digital content creators, and was awarded a 2001 Primetime Emmy Engineering Award by the Academy of T elevision Arts & Sciences for its contribution. Due to its [...]

7. T roubleshooting In the event that your LaCie d2 DL 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 work- ing correctly , please have a look at the F AQs that are regularly publish[...]

7. T roubleshooting page 31 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual The Problem The drive is not recognized by the computer . Questions to Ask Does your computer’ s configuration meet the minimum system requirements for use with this drive? Is the drive’ s power supply connected and turned on? Did you follow the correct[...]

7. T roubleshooting page 32 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual The Problem The drive is not recognized by the computer . Questions to Ask Is the drive connected to the computer through another drive? Is there a conflict with other device drivers or extensions? Are you running Mac OS 9.x? Possible Solutions T r y connec[...]

7. T roubleshooting page 33 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual Questions to Ask Is the LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive connected directly to the host computer? Do you have a DVD-ROM, Combo or SuperDrive installed in your computer . Have you tried dragging the disc’ s icon to the T rash? Has a running software program locke[...]

7. T roubleshooting page 34 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual The Problem The drive’ s media tray 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 Is the disc already full? Does the drive support the format of the disc you have inserted? Is[...]

8. Contacting Customer Suppor t page 35 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 8. 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 exter nal device on the CPU, and make sur[...]

8. Contacting Customer Suppor t page 36 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual LaCie T echnical Suppor t LaCie Asia, Singapore and Hong Kong Contact Us At: http://www .lacie.com/asia/contact LaCie Belgium Contact Us At: http://www .lacie.com/be/contact/ LaCie Denmark Contact Us At: http://www .lacie.com/dk/contact/ LaCie F[...]

9. W arranty page 37 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual 9. 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 optio[...]

Glossar y page 38 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual Glossar y Asynchronous – Data transfer method where the data is transferred independently of other processes. With this transfer method, the inter vals between transmissions can var y , and data can be resent if it is initially missed. Backup – (1) The act of cre[...]

Glossar y page 39 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual Digital – Discrete information that can be broken down to zero or one bits. Driver (peripheral manager) – A software component that enables the computer system to communicate with a peripheral. Most peripherals will not operate correctly – if at all – if the [...]

Glossar y page 40 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual Kb (Kilobit) – Equivalent to 1,000 bits. Kb/s – Kilobits per second. 480Kb/s is equal to 60KB/s. KB (KiloByte) – Basically , this means 1,000 bytes, but it is actually 1,024 bytes. KB/s – Kilobytes per second. A means of measuring throughput. Mb (Megabit) –[...]

Glossar y page 41 LaCie d2 DL DVD±RW Drive – T oast 7 Titanium User’ s Manual Seek Time – The amount of time (in thousandths of a second, or milliseconds) that it takes a hard drive’ s read/write head to move to a specific location on the disk. Average seek, then, is the average of a large number of random samplings all over the disk. Seek[...]