User manual LACIE D2 DVD±RW 22X USB WITH LIGHTSCRIBE

[. . . ] LaCie d2 DVD±RW Drive User Manual Table of Contents page 1 Table of Contents Health, Safety & General Use Precautions Health & Safety Precautions General Use Precautions 1. Connecting Your LaCie d2 DVD±RW Drive 2. 1. Using Your LaCie d2 DVD±RW Drive 3. 1. Choosing between FireWire and USB (USB 2. 0 & FireWire only) 4. 7. [. . . ] Switch off the drive and unplug the interface cable. Insert a small metal poker, such as an unbent paper clip, into the emergency eject hole (see Fig. 06) until the poker presses against the manual eject mechanism. You will feel the mechanism eject the disc tray. Only use this method if the open/close button is not working. 06 CAUTION: Make sure the drive is off and the power unplugged before attempting the emergency ejection procedure. LaCie d2 DVD±RW Drive User Manual Helpful Technical Information page 22 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+) 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 7 Titanium does allow this file system choice. 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 LaCie d2 DVD±RW Drive User Manual Helpful Technical Information page 23 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) 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. [. . . ] If possible, make the drive the only external device on the CPU, and make sure that all of the cables are correctly and firmly attached. If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent questions in the troubleshooting checklist, and you still can't get your LaCie drive to work properly, contact us via the provided Web link. Before contacting us, make sure that you are in front of your computer and that you have the following information on hand: Information 1. LaCie d2 DVD±RW Drive serial number 2. [. . . ]