User manual LACIE PORTABLE DVD±RW WITH LIGHTSCRIBE

[. . . ] Portable DVD±RW with LightScribe Hi-Speed USB 2. 0 FireWire 400 user manual manuel utilisateur manual de instrucciones gebruikershandleiding guída utente handbuch Design by sam HecHt LaCie Portable DVD±RW with LightScribe Design by Sam Hecht User Manual Table of Contents page Table of Contents Health, Safety & General Use Precautions Health & Safety Precautions General Use Precautions 1. Warranty Information 4 4 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 31 34 35 36 LaCie Portable DVD±RW with LightScribe Design by Sam Hecht User Manual Copyrights Copyright © 2007 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. Trademarks FireWire, Apple, Mac, and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. [. . . ] Do not transport the drive with the disc tray open or with a DVD or CD disc inside. Doing so may damage the drive and/or data stored on the disc, and will void your warranty. 3. 4. Emergency Disc Ejection In the event that a DVD or CD 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. Insert a small metal poker, such as an unbent paper clip, into the emergency eject hole (see Fig. CAUTION: Make sure the drive is off and the power unplugged before attempting the emergency ejection procedure. Fig. 3. 4 LaCie Portable DVD±RW with LightScribe Design by Sam Hecht User Manual Helpful Technical Information page 4. File System Formats When writing DVD±R/RW 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 organizes files for storage and to manage data exchange). There are essentially three file system formats to be concerned with when using a LaCie DVD/CD Drive: Universal Disk Format (UDF) ISO 9660 Mac OS Extended (also known as HFS+) UDF - This specification, developed by Optical Storage Technologies Association, is the predominant file system that allows compatibility across various Bluray, DVD and CD applications, hardware platforms and computer operating systems. ISO 9660 - This is the standard file system which allows media to be read on a Mac, PC or other major computer platform. Published by the International Organization of Standardization, this standard defines a file system for DVD-ROM and CDs. It supports Microsoft Windows, Mac OS and operating systems that follow the Unix specification, but doesn't support custom features of Mac file systems such as long file names or icon options. Microsoft created an extension to the format, called Joliet, which allows for Unicode file character names and file names up to 64 characters in length (twice as many as the ISO 9660 Level 2 and 3 specifications). Mac OS Extended - Also known as HFS+, this is the file system used by Macintosh. If you will be using your disc only on Macs, this is the preferred file format. Hybrid discs (Mac & PC) - Mac users can also choose to create hybrid discs which contain two partitions: one to be viewed by Mac users, one by Windows users. Toast Titanium does allow this file system choice. LaCie Portable DVD±RW with LightScribe Design by Sam Hecht User Manual Helpful Technical Information page 4. 2. DVD±RW 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. Session at Once (SAO) ­ A 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 Packet Writing (PW) or TAO, and more disc space can be utilized because there is no need for gaps between tracks. Incremental Recording (IR) ­ A writing process that is similar to the Session at Once (SAO) CDR 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. [. . . ] · If you are making a direct recording, such as a copy, from a CD or a DVD, make sure that the speed of the drive playing the CD or DVD is fast enough to provide a sufficient data stream to the LaCie drive. When making copies, it is recommended that you transfer the material to be copied to your hard drive, and then make the recording from the data on the hard drive. · Reduce the write speed of the LaCie drive using the appropriate menu in the recording software. Has the recording software been installed correctly? Has buffer underrun occurred (has something interupted the stream of data to the recorder)? LaCie Portable DVD±RW with LightScribe Design by Sam Hecht User Manual Contacting Customer Support page 6. Contacting Customer Support Before You Contact Technical Support Read the manuals and review the Troubleshooting section. [. . . ]