User manual LACIE DVD-RW WITH LIGHTSCRIBE

[. . . ] LaCie DVD±RW Drive User's Manual FireWire T able of Contents page 1 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 to Your Computer 3. Data Transfers 4. 2 User Advice on MPEG-II Decoders 4. 3 File System Formats - Definitions 4. 4 DVD Capacity 5. Warranty 2 4 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 18 20 20 20 21 22 23 23 24 25 30 32 LaCie DVD±RW Drive User's Manual FireWire Foreword page 2 Copyrights Copyright © 2004 LaCie. [. . . ] After removing the disc, gently push in the disc tray or push on the Open/Close button to close it. You can also go into My Computer and right-click the DVD±RW drive icon. The disc tray will open, then you can access your media. Mac Users Drag the DVD/CD icon on the desktop to the Trash. Gently push in the disc tray or push the load/eject button to close it. 3. 4. Emergency Ejection of Discs In the event that a CD or DVD cannot be ejected with the Open/Close button and the software is not controlling the drive, use the emergency eject operation to open the disc tray. First, switch off your computer and the DVD±RW drive and unplug the drive's power. Make sure the DVD±RW drive is off and the power unplugged before attempting the emergency ejection procedure. Insert a small metal poker, such as an unbent paper clip, into the Emergency Eject Hole until the poker presses against the manual eject mechanism. Only use this method when the Open/Close button is not working. LaCie DVD±RW Drive User's Manual FireWire Using Your LaCie Drive page 18 3. 5. Accessing Discs Windows Users The CD or DVD volume will appear in My Computer. Click on My Computer to view the contents of the CD or DVD 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/DVD-ROM drive icon. Mac Users The CD or DVD volume will appear as an icon on the Desktop. Click on the icon to have access to the contents of the CD or DVD. Important Note: At the time of publication, if your Mac does not have a native, built-in DVD-ROM or Combo (CDRW and DVD-ROM) Drive, Apple does not support DVD-Video playback over external, third-party DVD drives. 3. 6. Writing Discs The following is a brief overview of some of the recording terminology to help you understand how to use your drive to write discs. Please refer to your recording software's user's guide for information on how to best use your LaCie DVD±RW drive in write mode. Important Note: 3. 6. 1. DVD Writing Methods Disc at Once (DAO) ­ A DVD writing process in which the entire DVD is recorded in one session, and data cannot be added after the recording is finished. Differs from the CD-R DAO method because the lead-in, data area and lead-out areas are all written sequentially. Incremental Recording (IR) ­ A DVD writing process that is similiar to the Session at Once (SAO) CD-R writing method; files may be added directly to the DVD-R disc one recording at a time, instead of recording the files to a hard drive before writing the disc. The minimum recorded size, though, must be at least 32KB (even if the file to be recorded is smaller than that), and capacities and write speeds are decreased due to the overhead of combined lead-in/out areas and data. Also, the disc must be finalized before it may be played back by a drive other than the drive recording the disc. Multi-Border Recording (MBR) ­ A DVD writing process that is very similiar to IR, MBR allows you to make an IR disc and then play the disc back on a device that recognizes this type of recording method. MBR creates a very short boundary zone around a recording session so a compatible player or DVD-ROM drive does not attempt to play beyond the border of the recorded area, instead allowing the unfinalized disc to be read by a player that supports this recording method. LaCie DVD±RW Drive User's Manual FireWire Using Your LaCie Drive page 19 Restricted Overwriting (RO) ­ A DVD writing process that only applies to DVD±RW discs. With this method, if a disc has already been written to, new data segments can be randomly inserted anywhere within the recorded boundary. New data, however, can only be added to an area of the disc that has already been recorded over and from the point where the last session was stopped. Session at Once (SAO) ­ A DVD 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. [. . . ] Reduce the write speed of the LaCie drive using the appropriate menu in the recording software. LaCie DVD±RW Drive User's Manual FireWire Troubleshooting page 29 The Issue DVD-Video playback will not work. Questions to Ask Are you using a Mac? Possible Solutions This is normal. For legal reasons, if you do not have a built-in DVD-ROM or Combo Drive, your LaCie DVD Drive cannot currently be used for DVD-Video playback on a Mac. DVD-Video playback will not work under Windows. Have you installed the appropriate Ensure that the MPEG-II software has been installed correctly. Do you have a Pentium II 350 MHz Check your processor (Start > Settings > Control Panel > (or equivalent) processor or System > General tab. ) If your processor does not meet the greater?minimum requirements (see section 1. 1 Minimum System Requirements), you may need to purchase an MPEG-II decoder card. [. . . ]