User manual LACIE D2 CD-RW

[. . . ] LaCie d2 FireWire CD-RW Drive Contents page 1 Contents How to use this Manual Foreword 1. Introduction 1. 1 Icons Used In This Manual 1. 2 What Is FireWire?Getting To Know Your LaCie CD-RW Drive 2. 1 Minimum System Requirements 2. 2 LaCie CD-RW Drive - Views 2. 3 FireWire Cables and Connectors 3. Setting Up Your LaCie CD-RW Drive 3. 1 Installing Your LaCie CD-RW Drive 3. 1. 1 Mac Users 3. 1. 2 PC Users 3. 2 Installing Multiple FireWire Peripherals 3. 3 Disconnecting Your LaCie CD-RW Drive 4. [. . . ] The disc tray will open, then you can access your media. Important Note: Windows 98 SE Users: If you are using DirectCD, you must follow these steps to eject media. From the "System Tray" (located in the lower right-hand side of your screen), right-click on the DirectCD icon and choose the "Eject" option. A confirmation window will appear, allowing you to remove the media. Emergency Ejection of Media In the event that a CD cannot be ejected with the load/eject 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 CD-RW drive and unplug the drive's power. Make sure the CD-RW drive is off and the power is unplugged before attempting the emergency ejection procedure. On the front of the drive is the Emergency Eject Hole. 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. You will feel the mechanism eject the disc tray. Only use this method when the load/eject button is not working. LaCie d2 FireWire CD-RW Drive Using Your LaCie CD-RW page 16 Read Mode Mac Users - The CD volume will appear as an icon on the Desktop. Click on the icon to have access to the contents of the CD. PC 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. Write Mode Please refer to your LaCie CD Utilities User's Manual for information on how to best use your CD-RW drive in write mode. LaCie d2 FireWire CD-RW Drive Technical Information page 17 5. Technical Information 5. 1 User Advice When FireWire The following technical information relates to your LaCie CD-RW Drive and gives some practical advice: Power Autoswitching Your LaCie CD-RW drive comes with an autoswitching power supply. This means that if the drive is connected to a FireWire connector on your computer, when you turn off the computer, the LaCie drive will turn off automatically. Likewise, when you turn on your computer, your LaCie drive will turn on automatically. Power Save The LaCie CD-RW drive manages power consumption. If the system's power save feature supports it, the drive will spin down during the power save mode. After the system comes of out of power save, the drive will take a few seconds to spin up to full power before it can be accessed. Data Transfers During data transfers, it's best to wait before launching other applications on the same FireWire port. [. . . ] · Make sure that the computer and drive are electrically grounded. If the devices are not grounded, there is an increased risk · Do not listen to audio with headphones at an excessive volume for prolonged periods of time. Doing so increases the risk of hearing damage or loss. · Before listening to music with your drive, set the volume control to minimum. [. . . ]