LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive Table of Contents User Manual page 1 Table of Contents 1. Introduction................................................................................................................. 4 1.1. Box Content ................................................................................................................................. 5 1.2. Minimum System Requirements ...................................................................................................... 6 1.2.1. For Burning/Mastering ...................................................................................................... 6 1.2.2. For HD Video* Playback .................................................................................................... 6 1.3. Views of the Drive ......................................................................................................................... 7 1.3.1. Front View ....................................................................................................................... 7 1.3.2. Rear View ........................................................................................................................ 7 1.4. 1.4. Cables and Connections ........................................................................................................ 8 1.4.1. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ............................................................................................................ 8 1.4.2. FireWire 400.................................................................................................................... 8 1.4.3. FireWire 800.................................................................................................................... 9 1.5. Blu-ray Technology ..................................................................................................................... 10 1.6. Supported Blu-ray/DVD/CD Formats ............................................................................................ 11 1.6.1. Blu-ray, DVD and CD Media Format Definitions ................................................................ 12 2. Connecting Your LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive ................................................................... 13 2.1. Installing the BD/DVD/CD Burning Software ................................................................................. 14 2.1.1. Installing the Recording Software ..................................................................................... 14 2.2. Connecting the Power Supply ....................................................................................................... 15 2.3. Connecting via the USB 2.0 Interface Cable ................................................................................. 16 2.4. Connecting via the FireWire Interface Cable ................................................................................. 17 3. Using Your LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive ............................................................................ 18 3.1. Inserting Discs ............................................................................................................................ 18 3.2. Accessing Discs .......................................................................................................................... 18 3.3. Ejecting Discs ............................................................................................................................. 19 3.4. Emergency Disc Ejection .............................................................................................................. 19 4. Helpful Technical Information ................................................................................... 20 4.1. File System Formats..................................................................................................................... 20 4.2. Acronyms ................................................................................................................................... 20 4.3. DVD±RW Writing Methods .......................................................................................................... 21 4.4. About BD/DVD/CD available capacity .......................................................................................... 22 4.5. About compression standards ...................................................................................................... 22 4.6. FireWire Questions & Answers ..................................................................................................... 23 4.7. USB Questions & Answers ........................................................................................................... 23 4.8. Choosing between FireWire and USB ........................................................................................... 23 4.9. Data Transfers ............................................................................................................................ 24 5. Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................ 25 5.1. Manual Updates ......................................................................................................................... 25 6. Contacting Customer Support ................................................................................... 28 6.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts ................................................................................................ 29 7. Warranty Information ............................................................................................... 30 LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive Foreword User Manual page 2 Copyrights Federal Communications Shielded cables and I/O cards must be used for this equipment to comply with the relevant Copyright © 2011 LaCie. All rights reserved. Commission Radio Frequency FCC regulations. No part of this publication may be repro- Interference Statement (FCC) duced, stored in a retrieval system, or trans- This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC mitted in any form or by any means, elec- LaCie d2 Blu-ray rules. Operation is subject to the following tronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording Tested to comply with FCC two conditions: (1) this device may not cause standards for home or office use or otherwise, without the prior written consent harmful interference, and (2) this device must of LaCie. accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired opera- Trademarks WARNING: Changes or modifications to tion. Blu-ray, FireWire, Apple, Mac, and Macintosh this unit not expressly approved by the party are registered trademarks of Apple Comput- responsible for compliance could void the Manufacturer’s Declaration er, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, Windows 98 SE, user’s authority to operate the equipment. for CE Certification Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000 This equipment has been tested and found We hereby certify that this device is in and Windows XP are registered trademarks of to comply with the limits for a Class B digital compliance with both the EMC Directive Microsoft Corporation. All trademarks men- device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. (2006/95/EC) and the Low Voltage Directive tioned in this manual are the property of their These limits are designed to provide reason- (2004/108/EC) issued by the Commission of respective owners. able protection against harmful interference the European Community. when the equipment is operated in a com- Changes Compliance with these directives implies con- mercial environment. This equipment gener- The material in this document is for informa- formity to the following European Norms: ates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency tion only and is subject to change without energy, and if not installed and used in ac- notice. While reasonable efforts have been Class B EN60950, EN55022, EN50082-1, cordance with the instructions, may cause made in the preparation of this document to EN61000-3-2 harmful interference to radio communica- assure its accuracy, LaCie assumes no liabil- tions. However, there is no guarantee that Class I Laser product ity resulting from errors or omissions in this interference will not occur in a particular in- document, or from the use of the information This equipment is certified to comply with stallation. If this equipment does cause harm- contained herein. LaCie reserves the right to DHHS Rule 21 CFR Chapter I, subchapter J ful interference to radio or television recep- make changes or revisions in the product de- in effect as of the date of manufacture. tion, which can be determined by turning the sign or the product manual without reserva- equipment off and on, the user is encouraged This equipment is classified as a Class I Laser tion and without obligation to notify any per- to correct the interference by one of the fol- product and no hazardous laser radiation is son of such revisions and changes. lowing measures: emitted outside the drive. Canada Compliance Statement ✦ Reorient or relocate the receiving an- This Class A digital apparatus meets all re- tennas. quirements of the Canadian Interference- ✦ Increase the separation between the Causing Equipment Regulations. equipment and the receiver. ✦ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. ✦ Consult the reseller or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. 111220 v1.3 LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive Foreword User Manual page 3 This symbol on the product follow the correct procedure