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Summary of Contents for LaCie 301814U - LaCinema Premier - Digital AV Player
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Health and Safety Precautions General Use Precautions Operating Environment Temperature 1. Introduction Your LaCie LaCinema Premier Capabilities 2. About Your LaCie LaCinema Premier 2.1. System Requirements 2.2. Box Content 2.3. Languages 2.4. Views of the LaCinema Premier 2.4.1. Front View 2.4.2. -
Page 2: Lacie Lacinema Premier
8.2. XviD Compatibility 8.3. Subtitle Compatibility 8.4. Optimizing Data Transfers 9. Troubleshooting 9.1. Troubleshooting – Mac Users 9.2. Troubleshooting – Windows Users 9.3. Troubleshooting – TV/Stereo Connection 10. Contacting Customer Support 10.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts Warranty Information 12. Glossary... - Page 3 The devices may not cause harmful Modifications to this product not lennium Edition and Windows XP interference authorized by LaCie could void the are registered trademarks of Microsoft FCC & Industry Canada regulations The devices must accept any inter- Corporation. Other trademarks men-...
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Page 4: Health And Safety Precautions
Power re- Never expose your device to rain, or quirements 100-240 V~, 1.5 A, 60- ❖ Do not open your LaCie LaCin- ❖ use it near water, or in damp or wet 50 Hz, (Supply voltage fluctuations ema Premier or attempt to disas- conditions. -
Page 5: Operating Environment Temperature
Allow 5 cm of clearance for airflow on all sides of the LaCinema Premier to prevent overheating. See Fig. A. Do not stack the LaCie LaCinema Premier on another au- ❖ dio/video appliance such as a TV, VCR or DVD player. Other audio/video appliances require sufficient airflow and carry the same precautions of use. - Page 6 Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user, and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data. To help prevent the loss of your data, LaCie highly recommends that you keep copies of your data;...
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Page 7: Introduction
To get started, use your Mac or PC to transfer your movies, music and photos to the LaCie LaCinema Pre- mier. Then, simply connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre- mier to your TV and use the included remote to eas- ily navigate through the menus to listen to music, view photos or watch movies. -
Page 8: About Your Lacie Lacinema Premier
8 LaCie LaCinema Premier User Manual 2. About Your LaCie LaCinema Premier 2.1. System Requirements Mac Users Windows Users G4 or later, or Intel Core Duo ❖ 500MHz Intel Pentium II processor or later ❖ Mac OS X ❖... -
Page 9: Box Content
9 LaCie LaCinema Premier User Manual 2.2. Box Content Your LaCie LaCinema Premier box should contain the following: LaCie LaCinema Premier Remote control Composite video/stereo cable Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable External power supply and power cord Utilities CD-ROM Quick Install Guide... -
Page 10: Languages
2.3. Languages *These languages require ImpOrTANT INfO: Supported Languages ■ an additional font. If you intend to use these lan- English ❖ guages, please contact your LaCie reseller or con- tact LaCie Customer Support. French ❖ German ❖ Italian ❖... -
Page 11: Views Of The Lacinema Premier
11 LaCie LaCinema Premier User Manual 2.4. Views of the LaCinema Premier 2.4.1. Front View ■ – Receives the infrared sig- Infrared receiver nal from the remote control. Make sure the re- ceiver is not obstructed. – Illuminates when the LaCinema Play LED Premier is playing a file. -
Page 12: Rear View
12 LaCie LaCinema Premier User Manual 2.4.2. Rear View ■ – The fan blows air Ventilation Opening through this opening. Do not block. Optical Audio – Connect optical cable to your amplifier for digital surround sound feature of DVD video. -
Page 13: Cables And Connectors
2.5. Cables and Connectors 2.5.1. A/V (Audio/Video) Cables ■ The A/V cables provide the audio and video signals to your stereo and TV. The LaCie LaCinema Premier sup- ports the A/V standards shown below: Composite video/stereo audio – This is the most standard video connection as well as left (white) and right (red) stereo audio inputs. -
Page 14: Usb Cable
1.1 speeds. hard drives, CD/DVD drives and digital cameras. USB 2.0 Cables Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable, to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port. The cable will also work when connected to a USB port, but drive performance will be limited to USB 1.1 transfer rates. -
Page 15: Uploading Multimedia Files
(Fig. 3.1-B) Connect the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable into the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port on the back of the LaCie LaCinema Premier. Connect the other end of the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable into an available USB port on your computer (Fig. -
Page 16: Transferring Files To The Lacinema Premier
Trash or the Recycle Bin. If you want to remove ImpOrTANT INfO: files from the LaCie LaCinema Premier, you must empty the Trash or Recycle Bin after placing the files there. Otherwise, the files will still have a ref- erence and occupy hard drive space. -
Page 17: Disconnecting Your Lacie Lacinema Premier
A message will appear, listing the devices the Eject icon controls (it should say, “Safely re- the drive can be disconnected. move...”). Click on the LaCie hard drive in this prompt. This message will appear: “Safe to Remove Hardware” (or similar). It is now safe to discon-... -
Page 18: Connecting The Lacinema Premier To Your Tv And Stereo
18 LaCie LaCinema Premier User Manual 4. Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your TV and Stereo The LaCie LaCinema Premier can be connected to your television only or to your television and to your stereo. 4.1. Power Connection Connect the external power supply to the LaCinema Premier and to a grounded electrical outlet (Fig. -
Page 19: Audio/Video Connection
19 LaCie LaCinema Premier User Manual 4.2. Audio/Video Connection When using the Com- The LaCie LaCinema TeChNICAl NOTe: ImpOrTANT INfO: posite A/V cable, use either the S-Video connec- Premier cannot be connected to a TV and com- tor or the yellow Composite RCA jack. Do not puter at the same time. -
Page 20: Component Video
20 LaCie LaCinema Premier User Manual 4.2.2. Component Video ■ To connect the LaCinema Premier to a TV via component video, power on the LaCinema Premier as de- scribed in section 4.1 and follow the diagram below. Do not connect com-... -
Page 21: Optical Or Coaxial Audio Connection
21 LaCie LaCinema Premier User Manual 4.2.3. Optical or Coaxial Audio Connection ■ To connect the LaCinema Premier to a Digital Dolby / DTS decoder / amplifier via a coaxial or opti- cal cable, power on the LaCinema Premier as described in section 4.1, connect video cables and follow the diagram below. -
Page 22: Lacie Lacinema Premier Remote Control
22 LaCie LaCinema Premier User Manual 5. LaCie LaCinema Premier Remote Control Some of the buttons of the remote control have dif- ferent functions or no function at all depending on the type of file you are viewing. This chapter discusses the button functions for each type of file (movies, photos and music) and battery installation. -
Page 23: Remote Control Key Index
User Manual 5.2. Remote Control Key Index The LaCie LaCinema Premier’s remote control al- lows you to control the LaCie LaCinema Premier while its connected to your TV or home theatre center. The four following sections illustrate the functionality of the remote control based on the operation being used. -
Page 24: Buttons For Video Playback
24 LaCie LaCinema Premier User Manual 5.2.2. Buttons for Video Playback ■ Button Function 4 – Movie To play all movies in same folder sequentially, press this key while playing a movie 5 – Music To select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio 8 –... -
Page 25: Buttons For Dvd Playback
25 LaCie LaCinema Premier User Manual 5.2.3. Buttons for DVD Playback ■ Button Function 5 – Music To select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio 8 – Number keys To move to or select a chapter 9 –... -
Page 26: Buttons For Music Playback
26 LaCie LaCinema Premier User Manual 5.2.4. Buttons for Music Playback ■ Button Function 5 – Music Selects playback mode (one file, repeat, folder, etc.) 12 – Play/Pause Plays or pauses the current file 13 – Stop Stops playback 15 –... -
Page 27: Playing Multimedia Files And Settings
LaCie LaCinema Premier while it is connected to your TV. 6.1. Main Menu When you first power on the LaCie LaCinema Pre- mier, the Main Menu appears. From this menu, you can choose from five different menus: Movies ❖... -
Page 28: User Manual
User Manual 6.3. Music Menu This menu will display all of the music files that you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier. You can scroll through the music list using the but- tons. To confirm your choice, press the button. -
Page 29: Setup Menu
Fig. 6.5 6.5.1. Audio Out ■ Analog – Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema Premier is connected to a standard TV set or stereo with the red and white analog audio connectors. Digital – Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema Premier is connected to a DTS or Dolby digital audio system with the optical or coaxial connector. -
Page 30: Tv Mode
30 LaCie LaCinema Premier User Manual 6.5.2. TV Mode ■ NTSC C/SVhs (NTSC Composite, S-Video) TV method in America, Korea, Japan, PAL C/SVhs (PAL Composite, S-Video) TV method in European countries HDTV/480p – Component(YpbPr) Out This is for HD TV that supports this connection. -
Page 31: Other Settings
Large – Subtitle size is set as large. Small – Subtitle size is set as small. Factory Reset Off – No subtitles displayed. Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to all default factory values. Language Selection Change the system language to English, French, Italian, German or Spanish. -
Page 32: Firmware Update
(e.g. a power failure during button. The firmware update will begin. the update), you may not be able to use your LaCie LaCinema Premier. Please contact your reseller or When the firmware update is completed at 100% LaCie Customer Support for more information. -
Page 33: Reformatting The Lacinema Premier
(i.e., those that are scratched) and creates internal address Use NTFS if... tables that it later uses to locate information. The LaCie ...you will be using the drive only with Windows Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati- 2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally cally the first time you used it. -
Page 34: Formatting For Windows Users
34 LaCie LaCinema Premier User Manual 7.1. Formatting for Windows Users The process of formatting a drive on a computer CAUTION: Following these steps will erase ev- running Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows erything from the hard drive. If you have informa-... - Page 35 12. On the Format Partition window, you have the op- tion of selecting the option. This Quick Format allows a much faster format, but Disk Management will not check the drive for errors. LaCie recom- mends that you DO NOT select Quick Format. Click Next.
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Page 36: Formatting For Mac Users
Fig. 7.2. In the Volume Format section, select MS-DOS Please refer to section ImpOrTANT INfO: File System and then create a name for the LaCie 7, Reormatting the LaCinema Premier, for a more LaCinema Premier. detailed comparison of the various file system for- Once you have finalized the volume format and name, click Erase. -
Page 37: Technical Information
8.3. Subtitle Compatibility In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to display subtitles in the MPEG-4 format, both the “movie.avi” and TN “movie.srt” files should be placed in the same directory. -
Page 38: Optimizing Data Transfers
OS 10.x also supports Hi-Speed USB 2.0, but you will have to purchase a third-party PCI or PC Card and ap- propriate drivers. Contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support for information about Hi-Speed USB 2.0 PCI or PC Cards, or visit our Web site: www.lacie.com. -
Page 39: Troubleshooting
Answer The drive is not recog- Does an icon for the drive appear There should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop. If the nized by the computer. on the desktop? drive does not appear, follow the rest of the Troubleshooting tips to isolate the problem. - Page 40 Question Answer The drive is not recog- Is there a conflict with other device Contact LaCie Technical Support for help. nized by the computer. drivers or extensions? Has the drive been formatted? Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly. Please see...
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Page 41: Troubleshooting - Windows Users
Go into My Computer and look for an icon and drive letter as- signed to the LaCie drive. If the drive does not appear, follow the Computer? rest of the Troubleshooting tips to isolate the problem. Does your computer’s configuration See section 2.1, Minimum System Requirements... -
Page 42: Troubleshooting - Tv/Stereo Connection
Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4 compatibility. XviD® is released, will the LaCie standard, the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play the LaCinema Premier be able to play new versions. those files, too? - Page 43 LaCie LaCinema Premier User Manual There is no sound Have the Audio Settings been When using the A/V cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre- when connecting the adjusted? mier to a TV, go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings.
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Page 44: Contacting Customer Support
❖ tions in the troubleshooting checklist, and you still can’t Names of any other devices installed on your ❖ get your LaCie drive to work properly, contact us using computer, including CD/DVD burners Information to Include in Email Correspondence ■... -
Page 45: Lacie Technical Support Contacts
45 LaCie LaCinema Premier User Manual 10.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts LaCie Asia, Singapore, and Hong Kong LaCie Australia Contact us at: Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/asia/contact/ http://www.lacie.com/au/contact/ LaCie Belgium LaCie Canada Contact us at: Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/be/contact/ (Français) http://www.lacie.com/caen/contact/... -
Page 46: Warranty Information
This warranty is void if: Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while us- ing a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user, The drive was operated/stored in abnormal use or ❖ and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for maintenance conditions;... -
Page 47: Glossary
The XviD codec can play movies of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni- using any XviD-enabled player, such as the LaCie cally-erasable, programmable read-only memory chip. LaCinema Premier.
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