User manual LACIE CD-RW

[. . . ] Register your product online for free technical support: www. lacie. com/register. htm go directly to manual Table of Contents LaCie CD-RW Drive User's Manual Table of Contents Foreword Precautions 1. Getting Connected 2. 1 Install the Recording Software 2. 2 Connect the Power Supply and Switch On the Drive 2. 3 Connect the FireWire Cable to the Drive and Your Computer 3. Warranty 2 4 6 6 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 15 15 15 16 17 18 22 24 page 1 LaCie CD-RW Drive User's Manual FireWire Foreword page 2 Copyrights Copyright © 2003 LaCie. 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 otherwise, without the prior written consent of LaCie. [. . . ] Accessing Discs Windows Users The CD volume will appear in My Computer. Click on My Computer to view the contents of the CD and to have access to the folders and files on it. You can also gain access to the files and folders contained on the disc by going into Windows Explorer and clicking on the CD-ROM drive icon. Click on the icon to have access to the contents of the CD. LaCie CD-RW Drive User's Manual FireWire 3. 6. Writing Discs Using Your LaCie Drive page 14 The following is a brief overview of some of the recording terminology to help you understand how to use your drive to write discs. Important Note: Please refer to your recording software's user's guide for information on how to best use your CDRW drive in write mode. There are several options when recording data to a CD-R or CD-RW disc. Here is a brief explanation of the most common recording techniques: 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 audio CDs because the gap between tracks can be set and the maximum capacity of the CD can be utilized. Multisession (MiS) - A CD writing process where data is added incrementally to a CD in more than one recording session. With this mode, though, every time a session is added, nearly 15MB of information is used to create data about the session. Packet Writing (PW) - A CD writing process that is very useful for data backup, but cannot be used to write audio CDs. Buffer underrun* is impossible in this mode, because the data is written in "packets" of a few KBs. Session at Once (SAO) - A CD writing process which is similar to DAO, where all of the information is written in one session, but SAO allows for the ability to begin another session and record at a later time. This mode allows for greater control of the recording process than MiS, PW or TAO, and more disc space can be utilized because there is no need for gaps between tracks. Track at Once (TAO)- A CD writing process where data is added one track at a time, and the data can be added at a later time. The CD being written to, though, can only be read in the CD rewritable drive that is recording it until the disc is finalized (meaning that no more data can be added). There is also a gap of 2 seconds added between tracks, which will be heard as noise in some audio players. Tech Note: *Buffer Underrun - What happens when a drive's buffer runs out of data while the CD-R or CD-RW media is still being written. The recording of a CD is a system-intensive application, and the rewritable drive needs a constant stream of data. A buffer underrun occurs when the stream of data to the rewritable drive is not fast enough to keep the rewritable drive's buffer full, causing the an error in the recording process. If this problem occurs often, turn down the recording speed and consult section 4. 1. 3 Data Transfers. LaCie CD-RW Drive User's Manual FireWire Helpful Information page 15 4. [. . . ] To check, disconnect the FireWire cable, then reconnect and press the Open/Close button. If the disc will still not eject, go to section 3. 4 Emergency Ejection of Discs for more instructions on how to eject your media. Has a running software program locked the eject function? The drive automatically Is the CD already full?ejects a CD when you try to record on it, or the drive is not writing to CD correctly. Verify the contents of the CD by using your recording software or viewing its contents in My Computer for Windows users, or File > Get Info for Mac users. If you've checked and it still won't record, try recording on a new blank disc. Does the CD-RW drive support the Check section 3. 1 Supported CD Formats for the CD formats format of the CD you have inserted? [. . . ]