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The universal mini archiving system for everyone
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  • Page 1                                           The universal mini archiving system for everyone     V1.2...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ® 5.2. Rear view of Blu-safe A control or performance test must be performed here.   5.3. Accessories   ® 6. Connection and operation of Blu-safe ® 6.1. Unpacking Blu-safe ® 6.2. Preparing Blu-safe   Reference ® This is a reference to  ...

  • Page 3: Guarantee

    Condensation from rapid changes temperature can ■■ Please note the information and instructions on the ® cause electrical short circuits inside the Blu-safe installation CD. ® ■■ The Blu-safe may only be used with the accesso- ®...

  • Page 4: Safety Information About Blu-Safe

    4.2. Safety information about the   ® Blu-safe ® ■■ Please ensure that the Blu-safe is in a horizontal position and is positioned on a stable, flat, vibration- free base. ■■ Avoid large changes in temperature, humidity, dust and direct sunlight.

  • Page 5: Safety Information About The Media

    Only use clean Medien in perfect condition. Defec- tive or scratched Medien must not be inserted into ® the Blu-safe ® ■■ Always insert the Medien into the Blu-safe the right way up (printed side up). ■■ Do not use Medien with a sticker. ■■...

  • Page 6: Overview Of Blu-Safe And Contents Of Delivery

      ® 5. Overview of Blu-safe contents of delivery ® 5.1. Front view of Blu-safe ■■ Casing ■■ Mailslot with lights ■■ 15 LEDs with lights ■■ Power switch ® 5.2. Rear view of Blu-safe ■■ Mains adapter connection (5-pin socket) ■■...

  • Page 7: Accessories

    5.3. Accessories Enclosed box ■■ Mains adapter with fixed cable (5-pin socket) for ® connecting to the Blu-safe ® ■■ USB cable for connecting the Blu-safe   and PC ■■ Mains cable Enclosed pack ® ■■ CD-ROM with software, Blu-safe...

  • Page 8: Connection And Operation Of Blu-Safe

      6. Connection and operation ® of Blu-safe ® 6.1. Unpacking the Blu-safe ■■ Please ensure right way up before unpacking ("Top" sticker). ■■ Remove the transport corners. ■■ Remove the contents from the packaging one at a time in the prescribed order.

  • Page 9: Preparing Blu-Safe

    Remove the transport protection from beneath the ® Blu-safe ■■ Close the opening with the cover. Attention! ® In order to prevent damaging the Blu-safe during transport, the Medien must be re- moved and the transport protection re- placed.       9 ...

  • Page 10: Connecting Blu-Safe

    Switch on the Blu-safe with the power switch. ® ■■ Start the connected PC. The Blu-safe is automati- cally detected by the PC. A request to install the necessary drivers appears. The accompanying soft- ware and all necessary drivers are on the enclosed CD-ROM.

  • Page 11: Operation

    ■■ The Blu-safe is fitted with a mailslot for loading / unloading media.. ® ■■ The mailslot lights are an if the Blu-safe is in use. ■■ The mailslot lights flash when it is opening or closing. ■■ The mailslot is opened via a corresponding com- mand on the PC.

  • Page 12: Windows 2003 Windows Xp

    Manager Administrator Manual, in- performing the next step! cluded as a PDF document on the en- closed CD. As soon as you connect the DISC Blu-safe ® device to your PC with the USB cable provided, the Windows Assistant for finding new hardware opens.
  • Page 13   The USB drivers are now installed – click on "Complete" and continue with the installation of the automatic USB Serial Port (COM) driver. Select the option "Install the software automatically". Click on "Next". Select the driver for your Windows version (XP or Vista or 2003).
  • Page 14   ® Now click on OK in the Blu-safe Installation Assistant ® window ("Welcome to DISC Blu-safe " window, which ® opened after the provided Blu-safe CD was inserted).       14     ...
  • Page 15   ® Click on "Next" to continue and follow the Blu-safe Installation Wizard. After completion, restart your PC. ® After restarting your PC, the DISC Blu-safe Manager Installations Assistant starts automatically. A progress chart is displayed during the installation. Please wait until the second-clock is at zero or the display bar is completely full.

  • Page 16: Setup Disc Blu-Safe Manager

      ® 7.2 Setup DISC Blu-safe Manager (Windows 2003 and Windows XP) Click on "Next" Please accept the "Licence Agreement" in the following window. If you reject the licence agreement, the installation is cancelled at this point.      ...
  • Page 17 "Next". Please follow the link in the License Settings window or copy the internet address into your browser. In order to prevent abuse, the Blu-safe ® registration site is password-protected. In the window in the Assistant, please enter DISC as the username and Blu-safe as the password.
  • Page 18 ® Manager via the Windows Desktop (e.g. in Blu-safe order to view an HD film on a Blu-ray disc or to import externally burned data) If you leave the check box "Use slot 15 as user slot" open, all 15 media slots are reserved for archiving on ®...
  • Page 19 (cross in the check box) outside the archiving functionality. Pleas import one or more blank Blu-ray media. ® After Import of the Blu-ray media, the DISC Blu-safe will check all imported media. ® Manager is now ready to setup the first DISC Blu-safe Archive.
  • Page 20   ® Manager is now creating your first DISC Blu-safe Archive. ® Your DISC Blu-safe is now installed and the DISC Blu- ® Manager controls and automatically archives the safe data in the specified folder.       20   ...

  • Page 21: Setting Up An Archive

    (Windows 2003 and Windows XP) Please enter a name for your archive. This is the directory name under which you enter your ® archive data in the DISC Blu-safe and can subse- quently access at any time. Click on "Next".
  • Page 22 ® archive is called "Tiered Archive File DISC Blu-safe System" or TAFS. A detailed explanation of TAFS is contained in the DISC Blu-safe Manager Administration Manual, chapter 2.3, ® on the Blu-safe Enter the directory in the "TAFS Settings" window, which ®...
  • Page 23 ® medium in the Blu-safe . If you do not select any condi- tions, the files are not moved out of the TAFS directory.
  • Page 24 (graphical user interface). The status of the created archives can be checked in ® the archive overview of the DISC Blu-safe Manager administrator window and, if necessary, changes can be made to the archive configuration and all accompa- nying parameters.

  • Page 25: Windows Vista

    USB cable, the "New Hardware Found" Assistant from Windows appears. ® Please insert the supplied Blu-safe CD into the local (integrated) PC drive so that Windows can load the corresponding driver information from this CD. In the user account control window, please confirm that you want to install the software and driver.
  • Page 26 The installation of the Matshita BD drive is first re- ported as having failed. The corresponding Blu-ray Disc drivers are installed during the next set up proc- ess. ® When the supplied Blu-safe CD is inserted, the Installations Wizard welcome message is displayed.
  • Page 27 Media Changer Setup Wizard wel- come window which now appears, please click on Next in order to continue the installation. Please select a specific directory into which the DISC ® software is to be installed, or simply accept the Blu-safe proposed path under "Destination Folder"...
  • Page 28   Please wait until all the software elements have been ® copied from the Blu-safe Click on "Next". Click on Finish in order to restart the PC and thus activate the drivers.       28     ...
  • Page 29 ® and configuration of the DISC Blu-safe Manager program first. After restarting your PC, the DISC Blu-safe ® Manager Installation Assistant starts automatically and a progress bar is normally displayed. If this does not occur, the execution is blocked by the Vista user account control.

  • Page 30: Setup Disc Blu-Safe ® Manager

      ® 8.2 Setup DISC Blu-safe Manager   Windows Vista Click on "Next" Please accept the "Licence Agreement" in the following window. If you reject the licence agreement, the installation is cancelled at this point.       30   ...
  • Page 31 "Next". Please follow the link in the License Settings window or copy the internet address into your browser. In order to prevent abuse, the Blu-safe ® registration site is password-protected. In the window in the Assistant, please enter DISC as the username and Blu-safe as the password.
  • Page 32 ® Manager via the Windows Desktop (e.g. in Blu-safe order to view an HD film on a Blu-ray disc or to import externally burned data) If you leave the check box "Use slot 15 as user slot" open, all 15 media slots are reserved for archiving on ®...
  • Page 33   Please import one or more blank Blu-ray media. ® After import of the Blu-ray media, the DISC Blu-safe will check all imported media. ® The DISC Blu-safe Manager is now ready to setup the first archive. Please specify a name for the Archive and the directory you want to archive.
  • Page 34   ® Manager is now creating your first DISC Blu-safe Archive. ® Your DISC Blu-safe is now installed and the DISC Blu- ® Manager controls and automatically archives the safe data in the specified folder.       34   ...

  • Page 35: Setting Up An Archive

      Windows Vista Please enter a name for your archive. This is the directory name under which you enter your ® archive data in the DISC Blu-safe and can subse- quently access at any time. Click on "Next".    ...
  • Page 36 ® archive is called "Tiered Archive File DISC Blu-safe System" or TAFS. A detailed explanation of TAFS is contained in the DISC Blu-safe Manager Administration Manual, chapter 2.3, ® on the Blu-safe Enter the directory in the "TAFS Settings" window, which ®...
  • Page 37 ® medium in the Blu-safe . If you do not select any condi- tions, the files are not moved out of the TAFS directory.
  • Page 38     The status of the created archives can be checked in   ® the archive overview of the DISC Blu-safe Manager administrator window and, if necessary, changes can   be made to the archive configuration and all accompa- nying parameters.

  • Page 39: Correcting Errors

    Blu-safe ■■ Check whether the function "Mount User Slot" is ® listed under Devices (which stops the Blu-safe Manager service and makes the drive available under the Windows Desktop.) If problems occur, please follow the instructions below. ■■...

  • Page 40: Care, Disposal

    Disposal ® ■■ Clean the Blu-safe casing with a moist and lint-free ® cloth. After the end of its life, your Blu-safe must be disposed of properly. The ® is not household waste.   Blu-safe   Please find out about the disposal possibilities from your local environ- mental authorities.

  • Page 41: Technical Data And Appendix

      11. Technical data and appendix 11.1. Hardware ® ■■ Dimensions Blu-safe   (WxHxD): 440 x 210 x 220 mm ■■ Dimensions packaging   (WxHxD): 570 x 390 x 330 mm ® ■■ Weight Blu-safe 11 kg ■■ Weight packaging: 12 kg ■■...

  • Page 42: System Requirements

    100 MB available disk space for the   ® Manager program files. If you do not have internet access, DISC Blu-safe please contact your dealer or send the ■■ Min 2 GB free hard drive space for the archive serial number and product key to...

  • Page 43: Appendix

          11.3. Appendix   ■■ EC Declaration of Conformity       43     ...
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