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LaCie LaCinema Premier User Manual page 1 Table of Contents Health and Safety Precautions 4 General Use Precautions 4 Operati ng Environment emperature 5 1. Introduction 7  Y our LaCie LaCinema P remier Capabilities 7 2. About Your LaCie LaCinema Premier 8 2.1. System Requirements 8 2.2. Box Content 9 2.3. Languages 10 2.4. Views of the LaCinema Premier 11 2.4.1. Fron t View 11 2.4.2. Rear View 12 2.5. Cables and Connectors 13 2.5.1. A/V (Audio/Video) Cables 13 2.5.2 . USB Cable 14 3. Uploading Multimedia Files 15 3.1. Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Y our Computer 15 3.2. ransferr ing Files to the LaCinema Premier 16 3.2.1. Uploading Multimedia Files 16 3.2.2. Data File Storage 16 3.3. Disconnect ing Y our LaCie LaCinema Premier 17 4. Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your TV and Stereo 18 4.1. Power Connection 18 4.2. Audio/Vi deo Connection 19 4.2.1. Composite Video 19 4.2.2. Component Video 20 4.2.3. Optical or Coaxial Audio Connection 21 5. LaCie LaCinema Premier Remote Control 22 5.1. Battery Installation 22 5.2. Remote Control Key Index 23 5.2.1. Function s of Basic Buttons 23 5.2.2. Buttons for Video Playback 24 5.2.3. Buttons for DVD Playback 25 5.2.4. Buttons for Music Playback 26 5.2.5. Buttons for Photo Playback 26 6. Playing Multimedia Files and Settings 27 6.1. Main Menu 27

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LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

page 1

Table of Contents

Health and Safety Precautions 4

General Use Precautions 4

Operating Environment emperature 5

1 Introduction 7

Your LaCie LaCinema Premier Capabilities 7

2 About Your LaCie LaCinema Premier 821 System Requirements 8

22 Box Content 9

23 Languages 10

24 Views of the LaCinema Premier 11

241 Front View 11

242 Rear View 12

25 Cables and Connectors 13

251 AV (AudioVideo) Cables 13

252 USB Cable 14

3 Uploading Multimedia Files 15

31 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer 15

32 ransferring Files to the LaCinema Premier 16

321 Uploading Multimedia Files 16

322 Data File Storage 16

33 Disconnecting Your LaCie LaCinema Premier 17

4 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your TV and Stereo 18

41 Power Connection 18

42 AudioVideo Connection 19

421 Composite Video 19

422 Component Video 20

423 Optical or Coaxial Audio Connection 21

5 LaCie LaCinema Premier Remote Control 22

51 Battery Installation 22

52 Remote Control Key Index 23

521 Functions of Basic Buttons 23

522 Buttons for Video Playback 24

523 Buttons for DVD Playback 25

524 Buttons for Music Playback 26525 Buttons for Photo Playback 26

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings 27

61 Main Menu 27

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62 Movies Menu 27

63 Music Menu 2864 Photos Menu 28

65 Setup Menu 29

651 Audio Out 29

652 V Mode 30

653 V ype 30

654 Other Settings 31

655 Firmware Update 32

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier 33

71 Formatting for Windows Users 34

72 Formatting for Mac Users 36

8 Technical Information 37

81 ISO Compatibility 37

82 XviD Compatibility 37

83 Subtitle Compatibility 3784 Optimizing Data ransfers 38

9 Troubleshooting 39

91 roubleshooting ndash Mac Users 39

92 roubleshooting ndash Windows Users 41

93 roubleshooting ndash VStereo Connection 42

10 Contacting Customer Support 44

101 LaCie echnical Support Contacts 45

Warranty Information 46

12 Glossary 47

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LaCie LaCinema Premier

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Copyrights

Copyright copy 2007 LaCie Allrights reserved No part of this publi-

cation may be reproduced stored in a

retrieval system or transmitted in any

form or by any means electronic me-

chanical photocopying recording or

otherwise without the prior written

consent of LaCie

Trademarks

Apple Mac and Macintosh are reg-

istered trademarks of Apple Computer

Inc Microsoft Windows 98 Windows

98 SE Windows 2000 Windows Mil-

lennium Edition and Windows XPare registered trademarks of Microsoft

Corporation Other trademarks men-

tioned in this manual are the property

of their respective owners

Changes

Te material in this document is

for information only and subject to

change without notice While reason-

able efforts have been made in the

preparation of this document to assure

its accuracy LaCie assumes no liability

resulting from errors or omissions in

this document or from the use of theinformation contained herein LaCie

reserves the right to make changes or

revisions in the product design or the

product manual without reservation

and without obligation to notify any

person of such revisions and changes

Canada Compliance Statement

Tis Class A digital apparatusmeets all requirements of the Cana-

dian Interference-Causing Equipment

Regulations

FCC Statement

ested o Comply With FCC standards

For Home or Office Use

LaCie LaCinema Premier

Tis device complies with Part 15

of the FCC Rules Operation is subject

to the following conditions

Te devices may not cause harmful1

interference

Te devices must accept any inter-2

ference received including inter-

ference that may cause undesired

operation

NOE Tis equipment has been

tested and found to comply with the

limits for a Class B digital device pur-suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules

Tese limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful

interference in a residential installa-

tion Tis equipment generates uses

and can radiate radio frequency en-

ergy and if not installed and used inaccordance with the instructions may

cause harmful interference to radio

communications However there is no

guarantee that interference will not oc-

cur in a particular installation If this

equipment does cause harmful inter-

ference to radio or television reception

which can be determined by turning

the equipment off and on the user isencouraged to try and correct the in-

terference by one or more of the fol-

lowing measures

Reorient or relocate the receiving

antenna

Increase the separation between the

equipment and receiverConnect the equipment into an out-

let on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected

Consult the dealer or an experienced

radioV technician for help

Modifications to this product not

authorized by LaCie could void theFCC amp Industry Canada regulations

and negate your authority to operate

the product

Manufacturerrsquos Declara-

tion for CE Certification

We LaCie solemnly declare that this

product conforms to the following Eu-

ropean standards Class B EN60950

EN55022 EN55024

With reference to the following condi-

tions 7323EEC Low Voltage Direc-

tive 89336EEC EMC Directive

CAUTION Modifications not

authorized by the manufacturer

may void the userrsquos authority to

operate this device

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Tis symbol on the prod-

uct or on its packagingindicates that this prod-

uct must not be disposed

of with your other household waste

Instead it is your responsibility to

dispose of your waste equipment by

handing it over to a designed collec-

tion point for the recycling of waste

electrical and electronic equipment

Te separate collection and recycling

of your waste equipment at the time ofdisposal will help to conserve natural

resources and ensure that it is recy-

cled in a manner that protects human

health and the environment For more

information about where you can drop

off your waste equipment for recycling

please contact your local city office

your household waste disposal service

or the shop where you purchased the

product

Only qualified persons are autho-

rized to carry out maintenance onthis device

Read this User Manual carefully

and follow the correct procedure

when setting up the device

Do not open your LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier or attempt to disas-

semble or modify it Never insertany metallic object into the drive

to avoid any risk of electrical shock

fire short-circuiting or dangerous

emissions Your LaCie LaCinema

Premier contains no user-service-able parts If it appears to be mal-

functioning have it inspected by a

qualified LaCie echnical Support

representative

Never expose your device to rain or

use it near water or in damp or wet

conditions Never place objects con-taining liquids on the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier as they may spill into

its openings Doing so increases the

risk of electrical shock short-cir-

cuiting fire or personal injury

Make sure that the computer and

LaCie LaCinema Premier are elec-

trically grounded If the devices are

not grounded there is an increased

risk of electrical shock Power re-

quirements 100-240 V~ 15 A 60-

50 Hz (Supply voltage fluctuations

not exceeding plusmn 10 of the nominaltransient over-voltages according to

over-voltage category II)

Health and Safety Precautions

Do not expose the LaCie LaCine-

ma Premier to temperatures outside

the range of 5deg C to 30deg C (41deg F

to 86deg F) or to operational humid-

ity beyond 5-80 non-condensing

or non-operating humidity beyond

10-90 non-condensing Doingso may damage the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier or disfigure its casing

Avoid placing your LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier near a source of heat

or exposing it to sunlight (even

through a window) Inversely plac-

ing your LaCie LaCinema Premier

in an environment that is too cold

or humid may damage the unit

Always unplug the LaCie LaCine-

ma Premier from the electrical out-

let if there is a risk of lightning or

if it will be unused for an extended

period of time Otherwise there is

an increased risk of electrical shock

short-circuiting or fire

Use only the power supply shipped

with the device

Do not use the LaCie LaCinema

Premier near other electrical appli-

ances such as televisions or radios

Doing so may cause interference

General Use Precautions

CAUTION Te LaCie

LaCinema Premiers warranty

may be void as a result of the

failure to respect the precautions

listed above

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which will adversely affect the op-

eration of the other productsDo not place the LaCie LaCinema

Premier near sources of magnetic

interference such as computer dis-

plays televisions or speakers Mag-

netic interference can affect the op-

eration and stability of your LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Do not place objects on top of the

LaCie LaCinema Premier or useexcessive force on it

Never use excessive force on your

LaCie LaCinema Premier If you

detect a problem see the rouble-

shooting section in this manual

CAUTION A shielded-type

power cord is required in orderto meet FCC emission limits and

also to prevent interference to the

nearby radio and television recep-

tion It is essential that only the

supplied power cord be used

Do not expose the LaCie LaCinema Premier to temperatures

outside the range of 5deg C to 30deg C (41deg F to 86deg F) As high end

audiovideo appliance the LaCie LaCinema Premier has been

designed with an efficient ventilation system 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-

diovideo appliance such as a V VCR or DVD player Other

audiovideo appliances require sufficient airflow and carry the

same precautions of use See Fig B

Operating Environment Temperature

Fig B

5 cm

5 cm5 cm

Fig A

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IMPORTANT INFO 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 o help prevent the

loss of your data LaCie highly recommends that you keep TWO copies of your data one copy on your external hard drive for

instance and a second copy either on your internal hard drive another external hard drive or some other form of removable

storage media LaCie offers a complete line of CD and DVD drives If you would like more information on backup pleaserefer to our web site

IMPORTANT INFO 1GB = 1000000000 bytes 1B = 1000000000000 bytes Once formatted the actual available

storage capacity varies depending on operating environment (typically 5-10 less)

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LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

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1 Introduction

Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie

LaCinema Premier Te high-capacity portable LaCie

LaCinema Premier plugs directly into a wide array of

audiovisual equipment for instant playback of stored

home movies music or photos And with high-quality

video and DS quality audio therersquos no compromise onperformance

o get started use your Mac or PC to transfer your

movies music and photos to the LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier Ten simply connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier to your V and use the included remote to eas-

ily navigate through the menus to listen to music view

photos or watch movies Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to choose

from MPEG-1 MPEG-2 (AVI VOB IFO ISO)

and MPEG-4 (AVI DivXreg XviD) video formats for

easy playback And the LaCie LaCinema Premier of-

fers several different connectivity options NSCPAL

composite and S-Video SCAR and component video

(yPbPr)

Your LaCie LaCinema Premier Capabilities

Connect directly to your V for instant playback of

movies music or photos

Connect directly to your computer to store archive or

backup your multi-media files and data

Ideal for delivering rough cuts to clients for review

Entertainment center for exhibitions and promotions

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2 About Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

21 System Requirements

Windows Users

500MHz Intel Pentium II processor or later

Windows 2000 XP or Vista

256MB RAM minimum

USB interface port

Internet connection (for downloading updates)

Mac Users

G4 or later or Intel Core Duo

Mac OS X

256MB RAM minimum

USB interface port

Internet connection (for downloading updates)

Supported AudioVideoFile Formats ndash All Users

Video Photo Audio

Supported Video File Formats

MPEG-1

MPEG-2 (AVI ISO IFO VOB)

MPEG-4 (AVI DivX 311 4x and

5x XviD)

Supported subtitle format SUB

SR SMI

Supported Photo File Formats

JPEG (up to 8MP)

BMP

PNG

Supported Audio File Formats

WMA

MP3

MPEG-4 (AAC)

AC3

OGG

Supported Video Outputs

Composite video NSCPAL S-Video ndash Composite RCA S-Video

mini-din

Component video Analog yPbPr (progressive or interlaced scalable up to

1920x1080i or 1280x720p) ndash RGB Color Component Video 3 RCA

Supported Audio Outputs

Dual Stereo analog audio (left

and right)

Optical or coaxial SPDIF

Mac OS DVD Video function is supported via VOB IFO (Video_S folder) DVD ISO file size cannot exceed

more than 4GB FA32 MS-DOS file system does not support files size higher than 4GB Do not try to format inHFS+ file system as it is not supported in V mode

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User Manual

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22 Box Content

Your LaCie LaCinema Premier box should contain

the following

IMPORTANT INFO Please save your pack-

aging In the event that the drive should need to

be repaired or serviced it must be returned in its

original packaging

3

1 2

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier

2 Remote control

3 Composite videostereo cable

4 Hi-Speed USB 20 cable

5 External power supply and power cord

6 Utilities CD-ROM

7 Quick Install Guide

8 Batteries

6

4

Quick Install Guide

LaCie LaCinema Premier multimediahard drive 7 8

5

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23 Languages

IMPORTANT INFO Tese languages require

an additional font If you intend to use these lan-

guages please contact your LaCie reseller or con-

tact LaCie Customer Support

Supported Languages

English

French

German

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Spanish

Portuguese

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User Manual

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24 Views of the LaCinema Premier

241 Front View

1 Infrared receiver ndash Receives the infrared sig-

nal from the remote control Make sure the re-

ceiver is not obstructed

2 Play LED ndash Illuminates when the LaCinema

Premier is playing a file

3 Power LED ndash Iluminates when the LaCinema

Premier is powered on

4 Hard Drive LED ndash Illuminates when the hard

drive is accessing data

5 Power Button ndash Push to turn the LaCinema

Premier on or off

6 Control Buttons

MENU ndash Press to return to main menu

OK ndash Press to confirm a selection

(stop) ndash Stops playback

(play) ndash Starts playback

7 NavigationControl Buttons

ndash Move up in a menu

ndash Move down in a menu

ndash Move left in a menu rewind during movie

playback

ndash Move right in a menu fast forward duringmovie playback

3

4

5

6

2

1

7

C C P 12

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242 Rear View

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

1

1 Ventilation Opening ndash Te fan blows air

through this opening Do not block

2 Optical Audio ndash Connect optical cable to your

amplifier for digital surround sound feature of

DVD video

3 S-video ndash Connect to S-Video connector on

your V (sold separately)

4 Component Video ndash Highest video quality

connection (cable sold separately) Allows up-

scaling up to 1080i

Y (green)

Pb (blue)

Pr (red)

5 External Infrared ndash Connect cable (sold sepa-

rately) to move infrared reciever to another loca-

tion

6 12V DC Power Connection

7 USB 20 Port ndash Connect the supplied USB ca-ble to transfer files f rom your computer

8 Composite (Analog) Audio ndash Left (white)

and right (red)

9 Coaxial ndash Connect coaxial cable to your ampli-

fier for digital surround sound feature of DVD

video

10 Composite Video ndash For use with composite

video connections Do not connect composite

video and S-video simultaneously

2

3

9

10

5

6

7

4

8

L Ci L Ci P i 13

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25 Cables and Connectors

251 AV (AudioVideo) Cables

Te AV cables provide the audio and video signals to

your stereo and V Te LaCie LaCinema Premier sup-

ports the AV standards shown below

1 Composite videostereo audio ndash Tis is the

most standard video connection as well as left

(white) and right (red) stereo audio inputs

2 S-Video ndash Tis is a higher quality video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to Vs (sold separately) with an S-video

connection

3 Component video ndash Tis is the video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to HDVs and higher-end Vs (sold sepa-

rately)

4 Coaxial (A) or Optical (B) ndash Tis is the digital

audio connector used to enable surround sound

and connects to the digital input of your Dolby

Digital or DS home theatre AV receiver (sold

separately)

TECHNICAL NOTE If the AV cable includ-

ed with your LaCie LaCinema Premier does not

match the connections on your audiovideo equip-

ment please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCieCustomer Support for information on additional

cables (sold separately)

1 2

3 4

A B

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USB is a serial inputoutput technology for connect-ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other

Hi-Speed USB 20 is the latest implementation of this

standard and it provides the necessary bandwidth and

data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as

hard drives CDDVD drives and digital cameras

USB 20 Cables

Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB

20 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance

when connected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port Te cable

will also work when connected to a USB port but drive

performance will be limited to USB 11 transfer rates

USB 20 Cable and Cable End

252 USB Cable

TECHNICAL NOTE o achieve Hi-Speed

USB 20 data transfer rates you need to be con-

nected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 host interface

Otherwise transfer rates will be limited to USB

11 speeds

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3 Uploading Multimedia Files

31 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer

Connect the power supply cable to the power supply1

port on the back of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

and to a grounded power outlet (Fig 31-A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 31-B)

Connect the Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into the3

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on the back of the LaCie

LaCinema Premier Connect the other end of the

Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into an available USB port

on your computer (Fig 31-C)

Te LaCinema Premier icon will appear on your4

computer (on the desktop for Mac users and in the

My Computer folder for Windows users) after a

few seconds

Proceed to section 32 ransferring Files to the

LaCinema Premier

Figure 31-A

Figure 31-B

Power button

Figure 31-C

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32 Transferring Files to the LaCinema Premier

When the LaCie LaCinema Premier is recognized

by your computer you can start adding your music pho-

tos and videos o add files simply drag and drop the

appropriate files and folders Organize folders any way

you want

o remove files from their folders simply drag themto the rash or the Recycle Bin

IMPORTANT INFO If you want to remove

files from the LaCie LaCinema Premier you must

empty the rash or Recycle Bin after placing the

files there Otherwise the files will still have a ref-

erence and occupy hard drive space

321 Uploading Multimedia Files

322 Data File Storage

You can also use your LaCie LaCinema Premier

to store standard data files Just create a separate folder

(such as ldquoBackuprdquo) on the drive for storage and simplydrag and drop files into it

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External USB devices feature ldquoplug amp playrdquo connec-

tivity which means that your drive can be connected and

disconnected while the computer is running o prevent

failures however it is important to follow these steps

when disconnecting your LaCie hard drive

Mac Users

Drag the LaCinema Premier drive icon to the1

trash (Te icon pictured below is a generic USB

device icon Your drive may be represented by

an icon that looks like the drive itself)

When the icon disappears from the desktop2

the drive can be disconnected

Windows Users

From the1 System Tray (located in the lower

right-hand side of your screen) click the Eject

icon (a small green arrow over a hardware im-

age)

A message will appear listing the devices the2

Eject icon controls (it should say ldquoSafely re-

moverdquo) Click on the LaCie hard drive in this

prompt

Tis message will appear ldquoSafe to Remove3

Hardwarerdquo (or similar) It is now safe to discon-

nect the device

33 Disconnecting Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

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4 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your TV and Stereo

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier can be connected to

your television only or to your television and to your

stereo

Connect the external power supply to the LaCinema1

Premier and to a grounded electrical outlet (Fig 41-

A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 41-B)

41 Power Connection

Figure 41-A

Figure 41-B

Power button

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IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier cannot be connected to a V and com-

puter at the same time

TECHNICAL NOTE When using the Com-

posite AV cable use either the S-Video connec-

tor or the yellow Composite RCA jack Do not

use both You will not receive a signal if both the

S-Video connector and the yellow Composite

RCA jack are plugged in at the same time

To connect the LaCinema Premier to TV via a stereo audio and composite video cable power on the

LaCinema Premier as described in section 41 and follow the diagram below

Figure 421

421 Composite Video

42 AudioVideo Connection

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User Manual

To connect the LaCinema Premier to a TV via component video power on the LaCinema Premier as de-scribed in section 41 and follow the diagram below

COMPONENT

Y PrPb

Component Cable

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

Figure 422

422 Component Video

IMPORTANT INFO Do not connect com-

posite video (yellow) when using the component

video connections

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User Manual

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 41 connect video cables and follow the diagram

below

IMPORTANT INFO Make sure that you have

enabled Digital Audio in the setup menu instead

of the default analog audio See section 651

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Optical

Coaxial

OR

Figure 423

423 Optical or Coaxial Audio Connection

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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 Tis chapter discusses the

button functions for each type of file (movies photos

and music) and battery installation

51 Battery Installation

Te remote control uses two AAA batteries Te

batteries are not pre-installed so you will need to install

them before you can use the remote control

To install the batteries

Remove the battery compartment cover1

Load the batteries onto the battery compartment2

Position the batteries so that the ldquo+rdquo symbols on the

batteries face the same direction as the ldquo+rdquo symbols

on the battery compartment

Slide the battery compartment cover back into the3

remote

IMPORTANT INFO If you will not be using

the remote control for an extended period of time

we recommend that you remove the batteries

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premierrsquos remote control al-

lows you to control the LaCie LaCinema Premier while

its connected to your V or home theatre center Te

four following sections illustrate the functionality of the

remote control based on the operation being used

52 Remote Control Key Index

521 Functions of Basic Buttons

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

Button Function

1 ndash Power Power the LaCinema Premier onoff

2 ndash Setup Enter setup menu

3 ndash Mute urn off sound

4 ndash Movie Press during movie playback to playall movies in same folder sequentially

5 ndash MusicPress during music playback to play

all music in same folder sequentially

6 ndash Photo

7 ndash File

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

14 ndash ReturnReturn to main menu (does not work

during movie playback)

15 ndash Directionbuttons

UpDown buttons ( )

Menu screen - move up and down

LeftRight buttons ( )Menu screen ndash move left and right

During movie playback ndash adjusts

playback speed (-32x to +32x)

28 ndash V out

o change V Out (does not work

when playing a file)

Cycles through NSC Composite

gt PAL Composite gt HDV480p

Component gt HDV720p Compo-

nent gt HDV1080i Component

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522 Buttons for Video Playback

Button Function4 ndash Movie o play all movies in same folder sequentially press this key while playing a movie

5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys Use with GOO button to go directly to a file

9 ndash GOO Use with number keys to go directly to a file

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OK

Pan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Controls position size ON and OFF of subtitle (6 levels)

Off lsquoSubtitle Offrsquo + OK

Position lsquoSubtitle positionrsquo + + OK

Size(Small) lsquoSubtitle smallrsquo + OK

Size(Large) lsquoSubtitle largersquo + OK

Multi subtitle lsquoSubtitle 1rsquo + OK or lsquoSubtitle 2rsquo + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback from bookmarked position

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Glossary

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62 Movies Menu 27

63 Music Menu 2864 Photos Menu 28

65 Setup Menu 29

651 Audio Out 29

652 V Mode 30

653 V ype 30

654 Other Settings 31

655 Firmware Update 32

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier 33

71 Formatting for Windows Users 34

72 Formatting for Mac Users 36

8 Technical Information 37

81 ISO Compatibility 37

82 XviD Compatibility 37

83 Subtitle Compatibility 3784 Optimizing Data ransfers 38

9 Troubleshooting 39

91 roubleshooting ndash Mac Users 39

92 roubleshooting ndash Windows Users 41

93 roubleshooting ndash VStereo Connection 42

10 Contacting Customer Support 44

101 LaCie echnical Support Contacts 45

Warranty Information 46

12 Glossary 47

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LaCie LaCinema Premier

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Copyrights

Copyright copy 2007 LaCie Allrights reserved No part of this publi-

cation may be reproduced stored in a

retrieval system or transmitted in any

form or by any means electronic me-

chanical photocopying recording or

otherwise without the prior written

consent of LaCie

Trademarks

Apple Mac and Macintosh are reg-

istered trademarks of Apple Computer

Inc Microsoft Windows 98 Windows

98 SE Windows 2000 Windows Mil-

lennium Edition and Windows XPare registered trademarks of Microsoft

Corporation Other trademarks men-

tioned in this manual are the property

of their respective owners

Changes

Te material in this document is

for information only and subject to

change without notice While reason-

able efforts have been made in the

preparation of this document to assure

its accuracy LaCie assumes no liability

resulting from errors or omissions in

this document or from the use of theinformation contained herein LaCie

reserves the right to make changes or

revisions in the product design or the

product manual without reservation

and without obligation to notify any

person of such revisions and changes

Canada Compliance Statement

Tis Class A digital apparatusmeets all requirements of the Cana-

dian Interference-Causing Equipment

Regulations

FCC Statement

ested o Comply With FCC standards

For Home or Office Use

LaCie LaCinema Premier

Tis device complies with Part 15

of the FCC Rules Operation is subject

to the following conditions

Te devices may not cause harmful1

interference

Te devices must accept any inter-2

ference received including inter-

ference that may cause undesired

operation

NOE Tis equipment has been

tested and found to comply with the

limits for a Class B digital device pur-suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules

Tese limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful

interference in a residential installa-

tion Tis equipment generates uses

and can radiate radio frequency en-

ergy and if not installed and used inaccordance with the instructions may

cause harmful interference to radio

communications However there is no

guarantee that interference will not oc-

cur in a particular installation If this

equipment does cause harmful inter-

ference to radio or television reception

which can be determined by turning

the equipment off and on the user isencouraged to try and correct the in-

terference by one or more of the fol-

lowing measures

Reorient or relocate the receiving

antenna

Increase the separation between the

equipment and receiverConnect the equipment into an out-

let on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected

Consult the dealer or an experienced

radioV technician for help

Modifications to this product not

authorized by LaCie could void theFCC amp Industry Canada regulations

and negate your authority to operate

the product

Manufacturerrsquos Declara-

tion for CE Certification

We LaCie solemnly declare that this

product conforms to the following Eu-

ropean standards Class B EN60950

EN55022 EN55024

With reference to the following condi-

tions 7323EEC Low Voltage Direc-

tive 89336EEC EMC Directive

CAUTION Modifications not

authorized by the manufacturer

may void the userrsquos authority to

operate this device

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Tis symbol on the prod-

uct or on its packagingindicates that this prod-

uct must not be disposed

of with your other household waste

Instead it is your responsibility to

dispose of your waste equipment by

handing it over to a designed collec-

tion point for the recycling of waste

electrical and electronic equipment

Te separate collection and recycling

of your waste equipment at the time ofdisposal will help to conserve natural

resources and ensure that it is recy-

cled in a manner that protects human

health and the environment For more

information about where you can drop

off your waste equipment for recycling

please contact your local city office

your household waste disposal service

or the shop where you purchased the

product

Only qualified persons are autho-

rized to carry out maintenance onthis device

Read this User Manual carefully

and follow the correct procedure

when setting up the device

Do not open your LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier or attempt to disas-

semble or modify it Never insertany metallic object into the drive

to avoid any risk of electrical shock

fire short-circuiting or dangerous

emissions Your LaCie LaCinema

Premier contains no user-service-able parts If it appears to be mal-

functioning have it inspected by a

qualified LaCie echnical Support

representative

Never expose your device to rain or

use it near water or in damp or wet

conditions Never place objects con-taining liquids on the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier as they may spill into

its openings Doing so increases the

risk of electrical shock short-cir-

cuiting fire or personal injury

Make sure that the computer and

LaCie LaCinema Premier are elec-

trically grounded If the devices are

not grounded there is an increased

risk of electrical shock Power re-

quirements 100-240 V~ 15 A 60-

50 Hz (Supply voltage fluctuations

not exceeding plusmn 10 of the nominaltransient over-voltages according to

over-voltage category II)

Health and Safety Precautions

Do not expose the LaCie LaCine-

ma Premier to temperatures outside

the range of 5deg C to 30deg C (41deg F

to 86deg F) or to operational humid-

ity beyond 5-80 non-condensing

or non-operating humidity beyond

10-90 non-condensing Doingso may damage the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier or disfigure its casing

Avoid placing your LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier near a source of heat

or exposing it to sunlight (even

through a window) Inversely plac-

ing your LaCie LaCinema Premier

in an environment that is too cold

or humid may damage the unit

Always unplug the LaCie LaCine-

ma Premier from the electrical out-

let if there is a risk of lightning or

if it will be unused for an extended

period of time Otherwise there is

an increased risk of electrical shock

short-circuiting or fire

Use only the power supply shipped

with the device

Do not use the LaCie LaCinema

Premier near other electrical appli-

ances such as televisions or radios

Doing so may cause interference

General Use Precautions

CAUTION Te LaCie

LaCinema Premiers warranty

may be void as a result of the

failure to respect the precautions

listed above

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which will adversely affect the op-

eration of the other productsDo not place the LaCie LaCinema

Premier near sources of magnetic

interference such as computer dis-

plays televisions or speakers Mag-

netic interference can affect the op-

eration and stability of your LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Do not place objects on top of the

LaCie LaCinema Premier or useexcessive force on it

Never use excessive force on your

LaCie LaCinema Premier If you

detect a problem see the rouble-

shooting section in this manual

CAUTION A shielded-type

power cord is required in orderto meet FCC emission limits and

also to prevent interference to the

nearby radio and television recep-

tion It is essential that only the

supplied power cord be used

Do not expose the LaCie LaCinema Premier to temperatures

outside the range of 5deg C to 30deg C (41deg F to 86deg F) As high end

audiovideo appliance the LaCie LaCinema Premier has been

designed with an efficient ventilation system 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-

diovideo appliance such as a V VCR or DVD player Other

audiovideo appliances require sufficient airflow and carry the

same precautions of use See Fig B

Operating Environment Temperature

Fig B

5 cm

5 cm5 cm

Fig A

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IMPORTANT INFO 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 o help prevent the

loss of your data LaCie highly recommends that you keep TWO copies of your data one copy on your external hard drive for

instance and a second copy either on your internal hard drive another external hard drive or some other form of removable

storage media LaCie offers a complete line of CD and DVD drives If you would like more information on backup pleaserefer to our web site

IMPORTANT INFO 1GB = 1000000000 bytes 1B = 1000000000000 bytes Once formatted the actual available

storage capacity varies depending on operating environment (typically 5-10 less)

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1 Introduction

Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie

LaCinema Premier Te high-capacity portable LaCie

LaCinema Premier plugs directly into a wide array of

audiovisual equipment for instant playback of stored

home movies music or photos And with high-quality

video and DS quality audio therersquos no compromise onperformance

o get started use your Mac or PC to transfer your

movies music and photos to the LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier Ten simply connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier to your V and use the included remote to eas-

ily navigate through the menus to listen to music view

photos or watch movies Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to choose

from MPEG-1 MPEG-2 (AVI VOB IFO ISO)

and MPEG-4 (AVI DivXreg XviD) video formats for

easy playback And the LaCie LaCinema Premier of-

fers several different connectivity options NSCPAL

composite and S-Video SCAR and component video

(yPbPr)

Your LaCie LaCinema Premier Capabilities

Connect directly to your V for instant playback of

movies music or photos

Connect directly to your computer to store archive or

backup your multi-media files and data

Ideal for delivering rough cuts to clients for review

Entertainment center for exhibitions and promotions

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2 About Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

21 System Requirements

Windows Users

500MHz Intel Pentium II processor or later

Windows 2000 XP or Vista

256MB RAM minimum

USB interface port

Internet connection (for downloading updates)

Mac Users

G4 or later or Intel Core Duo

Mac OS X

256MB RAM minimum

USB interface port

Internet connection (for downloading updates)

Supported AudioVideoFile Formats ndash All Users

Video Photo Audio

Supported Video File Formats

MPEG-1

MPEG-2 (AVI ISO IFO VOB)

MPEG-4 (AVI DivX 311 4x and

5x XviD)

Supported subtitle format SUB

SR SMI

Supported Photo File Formats

JPEG (up to 8MP)

BMP

PNG

Supported Audio File Formats

WMA

MP3

MPEG-4 (AAC)

AC3

OGG

Supported Video Outputs

Composite video NSCPAL S-Video ndash Composite RCA S-Video

mini-din

Component video Analog yPbPr (progressive or interlaced scalable up to

1920x1080i or 1280x720p) ndash RGB Color Component Video 3 RCA

Supported Audio Outputs

Dual Stereo analog audio (left

and right)

Optical or coaxial SPDIF

Mac OS DVD Video function is supported via VOB IFO (Video_S folder) DVD ISO file size cannot exceed

more than 4GB FA32 MS-DOS file system does not support files size higher than 4GB Do not try to format inHFS+ file system as it is not supported in V mode

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22 Box Content

Your LaCie LaCinema Premier box should contain

the following

IMPORTANT INFO Please save your pack-

aging In the event that the drive should need to

be repaired or serviced it must be returned in its

original packaging

3

1 2

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier

2 Remote control

3 Composite videostereo cable

4 Hi-Speed USB 20 cable

5 External power supply and power cord

6 Utilities CD-ROM

7 Quick Install Guide

8 Batteries

6

4

Quick Install Guide

LaCie LaCinema Premier multimediahard drive 7 8

5

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23 Languages

IMPORTANT INFO Tese languages require

an additional font If you intend to use these lan-

guages please contact your LaCie reseller or con-

tact LaCie Customer Support

Supported Languages

English

French

German

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Spanish

Portuguese

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24 Views of the LaCinema Premier

241 Front View

1 Infrared receiver ndash Receives the infrared sig-

nal from the remote control Make sure the re-

ceiver is not obstructed

2 Play LED ndash Illuminates when the LaCinema

Premier is playing a file

3 Power LED ndash Iluminates when the LaCinema

Premier is powered on

4 Hard Drive LED ndash Illuminates when the hard

drive is accessing data

5 Power Button ndash Push to turn the LaCinema

Premier on or off

6 Control Buttons

MENU ndash Press to return to main menu

OK ndash Press to confirm a selection

(stop) ndash Stops playback

(play) ndash Starts playback

7 NavigationControl Buttons

ndash Move up in a menu

ndash Move down in a menu

ndash Move left in a menu rewind during movie

playback

ndash Move right in a menu fast forward duringmovie playback

3

4

5

6

2

1

7

C C P 12

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242 Rear View

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

1

1 Ventilation Opening ndash Te fan blows air

through this opening Do not block

2 Optical Audio ndash Connect optical cable to your

amplifier for digital surround sound feature of

DVD video

3 S-video ndash Connect to S-Video connector on

your V (sold separately)

4 Component Video ndash Highest video quality

connection (cable sold separately) Allows up-

scaling up to 1080i

Y (green)

Pb (blue)

Pr (red)

5 External Infrared ndash Connect cable (sold sepa-

rately) to move infrared reciever to another loca-

tion

6 12V DC Power Connection

7 USB 20 Port ndash Connect the supplied USB ca-ble to transfer files f rom your computer

8 Composite (Analog) Audio ndash Left (white)

and right (red)

9 Coaxial ndash Connect coaxial cable to your ampli-

fier for digital surround sound feature of DVD

video

10 Composite Video ndash For use with composite

video connections Do not connect composite

video and S-video simultaneously

2

3

9

10

5

6

7

4

8

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25 Cables and Connectors

251 AV (AudioVideo) Cables

Te AV cables provide the audio and video signals to

your stereo and V Te LaCie LaCinema Premier sup-

ports the AV standards shown below

1 Composite videostereo audio ndash Tis is the

most standard video connection as well as left

(white) and right (red) stereo audio inputs

2 S-Video ndash Tis is a higher quality video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to Vs (sold separately) with an S-video

connection

3 Component video ndash Tis is the video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to HDVs and higher-end Vs (sold sepa-

rately)

4 Coaxial (A) or Optical (B) ndash Tis is the digital

audio connector used to enable surround sound

and connects to the digital input of your Dolby

Digital or DS home theatre AV receiver (sold

separately)

TECHNICAL NOTE If the AV cable includ-

ed with your LaCie LaCinema Premier does not

match the connections on your audiovideo equip-

ment please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCieCustomer Support for information on additional

cables (sold separately)

1 2

3 4

A B

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USB is a serial inputoutput technology for connect-ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other

Hi-Speed USB 20 is the latest implementation of this

standard and it provides the necessary bandwidth and

data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as

hard drives CDDVD drives and digital cameras

USB 20 Cables

Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB

20 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance

when connected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port Te cable

will also work when connected to a USB port but drive

performance will be limited to USB 11 transfer rates

USB 20 Cable and Cable End

252 USB Cable

TECHNICAL NOTE o achieve Hi-Speed

USB 20 data transfer rates you need to be con-

nected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 host interface

Otherwise transfer rates will be limited to USB

11 speeds

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3 Uploading Multimedia Files

31 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer

Connect the power supply cable to the power supply1

port on the back of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

and to a grounded power outlet (Fig 31-A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 31-B)

Connect the Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into the3

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on the back of the LaCie

LaCinema Premier Connect the other end of the

Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into an available USB port

on your computer (Fig 31-C)

Te LaCinema Premier icon will appear on your4

computer (on the desktop for Mac users and in the

My Computer folder for Windows users) after a

few seconds

Proceed to section 32 ransferring Files to the

LaCinema Premier

Figure 31-A

Figure 31-B

Power button

Figure 31-C

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32 Transferring Files to the LaCinema Premier

When the LaCie LaCinema Premier is recognized

by your computer you can start adding your music pho-

tos and videos o add files simply drag and drop the

appropriate files and folders Organize folders any way

you want

o remove files from their folders simply drag themto the rash or the Recycle Bin

IMPORTANT INFO If you want to remove

files from the LaCie LaCinema Premier you must

empty the rash or Recycle Bin after placing the

files there Otherwise the files will still have a ref-

erence and occupy hard drive space

321 Uploading Multimedia Files

322 Data File Storage

You can also use your LaCie LaCinema Premier

to store standard data files Just create a separate folder

(such as ldquoBackuprdquo) on the drive for storage and simplydrag and drop files into it

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External USB devices feature ldquoplug amp playrdquo connec-

tivity which means that your drive can be connected and

disconnected while the computer is running o prevent

failures however it is important to follow these steps

when disconnecting your LaCie hard drive

Mac Users

Drag the LaCinema Premier drive icon to the1

trash (Te icon pictured below is a generic USB

device icon Your drive may be represented by

an icon that looks like the drive itself)

When the icon disappears from the desktop2

the drive can be disconnected

Windows Users

From the1 System Tray (located in the lower

right-hand side of your screen) click the Eject

icon (a small green arrow over a hardware im-

age)

A message will appear listing the devices the2

Eject icon controls (it should say ldquoSafely re-

moverdquo) Click on the LaCie hard drive in this

prompt

Tis message will appear ldquoSafe to Remove3

Hardwarerdquo (or similar) It is now safe to discon-

nect the device

33 Disconnecting Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

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4 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your TV and Stereo

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier can be connected to

your television only or to your television and to your

stereo

Connect the external power supply to the LaCinema1

Premier and to a grounded electrical outlet (Fig 41-

A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 41-B)

41 Power Connection

Figure 41-A

Figure 41-B

Power button

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IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier cannot be connected to a V and com-

puter at the same time

TECHNICAL NOTE When using the Com-

posite AV cable use either the S-Video connec-

tor or the yellow Composite RCA jack Do not

use both You will not receive a signal if both the

S-Video connector and the yellow Composite

RCA jack are plugged in at the same time

To connect the LaCinema Premier to TV via a stereo audio and composite video cable power on the

LaCinema Premier as described in section 41 and follow the diagram below

Figure 421

421 Composite Video

42 AudioVideo Connection

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To connect the LaCinema Premier to a TV via component video power on the LaCinema Premier as de-scribed in section 41 and follow the diagram below

COMPONENT

Y PrPb

Component Cable

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

Figure 422

422 Component Video

IMPORTANT INFO Do not connect com-

posite video (yellow) when using the component

video connections

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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 41 connect video cables and follow the diagram

below

IMPORTANT INFO Make sure that you have

enabled Digital Audio in the setup menu instead

of the default analog audio See section 651

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Optical

Coaxial

OR

Figure 423

423 Optical or Coaxial Audio Connection

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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 Tis chapter discusses the

button functions for each type of file (movies photos

and music) and battery installation

51 Battery Installation

Te remote control uses two AAA batteries Te

batteries are not pre-installed so you will need to install

them before you can use the remote control

To install the batteries

Remove the battery compartment cover1

Load the batteries onto the battery compartment2

Position the batteries so that the ldquo+rdquo symbols on the

batteries face the same direction as the ldquo+rdquo symbols

on the battery compartment

Slide the battery compartment cover back into the3

remote

IMPORTANT INFO If you will not be using

the remote control for an extended period of time

we recommend that you remove the batteries

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premierrsquos remote control al-

lows you to control the LaCie LaCinema Premier while

its connected to your V or home theatre center Te

four following sections illustrate the functionality of the

remote control based on the operation being used

52 Remote Control Key Index

521 Functions of Basic Buttons

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

Button Function

1 ndash Power Power the LaCinema Premier onoff

2 ndash Setup Enter setup menu

3 ndash Mute urn off sound

4 ndash Movie Press during movie playback to playall movies in same folder sequentially

5 ndash MusicPress during music playback to play

all music in same folder sequentially

6 ndash Photo

7 ndash File

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

14 ndash ReturnReturn to main menu (does not work

during movie playback)

15 ndash Directionbuttons

UpDown buttons ( )

Menu screen - move up and down

LeftRight buttons ( )Menu screen ndash move left and right

During movie playback ndash adjusts

playback speed (-32x to +32x)

28 ndash V out

o change V Out (does not work

when playing a file)

Cycles through NSC Composite

gt PAL Composite gt HDV480p

Component gt HDV720p Compo-

nent gt HDV1080i Component

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522 Buttons for Video Playback

Button Function4 ndash Movie o play all movies in same folder sequentially press this key while playing a movie

5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys Use with GOO button to go directly to a file

9 ndash GOO Use with number keys to go directly to a file

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OK

Pan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Controls position size ON and OFF of subtitle (6 levels)

Off lsquoSubtitle Offrsquo + OK

Position lsquoSubtitle positionrsquo + + OK

Size(Small) lsquoSubtitle smallrsquo + OK

Size(Large) lsquoSubtitle largersquo + OK

Multi subtitle lsquoSubtitle 1rsquo + OK or lsquoSubtitle 2rsquo + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback from bookmarked position

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Glossary

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Copyrights

Copyright copy 2007 LaCie Allrights reserved No part of this publi-

cation may be reproduced stored in a

retrieval system or transmitted in any

form or by any means electronic me-

chanical photocopying recording or

otherwise without the prior written

consent of LaCie

Trademarks

Apple Mac and Macintosh are reg-

istered trademarks of Apple Computer

Inc Microsoft Windows 98 Windows

98 SE Windows 2000 Windows Mil-

lennium Edition and Windows XPare registered trademarks of Microsoft

Corporation Other trademarks men-

tioned in this manual are the property

of their respective owners

Changes

Te material in this document is

for information only and subject to

change without notice While reason-

able efforts have been made in the

preparation of this document to assure

its accuracy LaCie assumes no liability

resulting from errors or omissions in

this document or from the use of theinformation contained herein LaCie

reserves the right to make changes or

revisions in the product design or the

product manual without reservation

and without obligation to notify any

person of such revisions and changes

Canada Compliance Statement

Tis Class A digital apparatusmeets all requirements of the Cana-

dian Interference-Causing Equipment

Regulations

FCC Statement

ested o Comply With FCC standards

For Home or Office Use

LaCie LaCinema Premier

Tis device complies with Part 15

of the FCC Rules Operation is subject

to the following conditions

Te devices may not cause harmful1

interference

Te devices must accept any inter-2

ference received including inter-

ference that may cause undesired

operation

NOE Tis equipment has been

tested and found to comply with the

limits for a Class B digital device pur-suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules

Tese limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful

interference in a residential installa-

tion Tis equipment generates uses

and can radiate radio frequency en-

ergy and if not installed and used inaccordance with the instructions may

cause harmful interference to radio

communications However there is no

guarantee that interference will not oc-

cur in a particular installation If this

equipment does cause harmful inter-

ference to radio or television reception

which can be determined by turning

the equipment off and on the user isencouraged to try and correct the in-

terference by one or more of the fol-

lowing measures

Reorient or relocate the receiving

antenna

Increase the separation between the

equipment and receiverConnect the equipment into an out-

let on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected

Consult the dealer or an experienced

radioV technician for help

Modifications to this product not

authorized by LaCie could void theFCC amp Industry Canada regulations

and negate your authority to operate

the product

Manufacturerrsquos Declara-

tion for CE Certification

We LaCie solemnly declare that this

product conforms to the following Eu-

ropean standards Class B EN60950

EN55022 EN55024

With reference to the following condi-

tions 7323EEC Low Voltage Direc-

tive 89336EEC EMC Directive

CAUTION Modifications not

authorized by the manufacturer

may void the userrsquos authority to

operate this device

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Tis symbol on the prod-

uct or on its packagingindicates that this prod-

uct must not be disposed

of with your other household waste

Instead it is your responsibility to

dispose of your waste equipment by

handing it over to a designed collec-

tion point for the recycling of waste

electrical and electronic equipment

Te separate collection and recycling

of your waste equipment at the time ofdisposal will help to conserve natural

resources and ensure that it is recy-

cled in a manner that protects human

health and the environment For more

information about where you can drop

off your waste equipment for recycling

please contact your local city office

your household waste disposal service

or the shop where you purchased the

product

Only qualified persons are autho-

rized to carry out maintenance onthis device

Read this User Manual carefully

and follow the correct procedure

when setting up the device

Do not open your LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier or attempt to disas-

semble or modify it Never insertany metallic object into the drive

to avoid any risk of electrical shock

fire short-circuiting or dangerous

emissions Your LaCie LaCinema

Premier contains no user-service-able parts If it appears to be mal-

functioning have it inspected by a

qualified LaCie echnical Support

representative

Never expose your device to rain or

use it near water or in damp or wet

conditions Never place objects con-taining liquids on the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier as they may spill into

its openings Doing so increases the

risk of electrical shock short-cir-

cuiting fire or personal injury

Make sure that the computer and

LaCie LaCinema Premier are elec-

trically grounded If the devices are

not grounded there is an increased

risk of electrical shock Power re-

quirements 100-240 V~ 15 A 60-

50 Hz (Supply voltage fluctuations

not exceeding plusmn 10 of the nominaltransient over-voltages according to

over-voltage category II)

Health and Safety Precautions

Do not expose the LaCie LaCine-

ma Premier to temperatures outside

the range of 5deg C to 30deg C (41deg F

to 86deg F) or to operational humid-

ity beyond 5-80 non-condensing

or non-operating humidity beyond

10-90 non-condensing Doingso may damage the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier or disfigure its casing

Avoid placing your LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier near a source of heat

or exposing it to sunlight (even

through a window) Inversely plac-

ing your LaCie LaCinema Premier

in an environment that is too cold

or humid may damage the unit

Always unplug the LaCie LaCine-

ma Premier from the electrical out-

let if there is a risk of lightning or

if it will be unused for an extended

period of time Otherwise there is

an increased risk of electrical shock

short-circuiting or fire

Use only the power supply shipped

with the device

Do not use the LaCie LaCinema

Premier near other electrical appli-

ances such as televisions or radios

Doing so may cause interference

General Use Precautions

CAUTION Te LaCie

LaCinema Premiers warranty

may be void as a result of the

failure to respect the precautions

listed above

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which will adversely affect the op-

eration of the other productsDo not place the LaCie LaCinema

Premier near sources of magnetic

interference such as computer dis-

plays televisions or speakers Mag-

netic interference can affect the op-

eration and stability of your LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Do not place objects on top of the

LaCie LaCinema Premier or useexcessive force on it

Never use excessive force on your

LaCie LaCinema Premier If you

detect a problem see the rouble-

shooting section in this manual

CAUTION A shielded-type

power cord is required in orderto meet FCC emission limits and

also to prevent interference to the

nearby radio and television recep-

tion It is essential that only the

supplied power cord be used

Do not expose the LaCie LaCinema Premier to temperatures

outside the range of 5deg C to 30deg C (41deg F to 86deg F) As high end

audiovideo appliance the LaCie LaCinema Premier has been

designed with an efficient ventilation system 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-

diovideo appliance such as a V VCR or DVD player Other

audiovideo appliances require sufficient airflow and carry the

same precautions of use See Fig B

Operating Environment Temperature

Fig B

5 cm

5 cm5 cm

Fig A

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IMPORTANT INFO 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 o help prevent the

loss of your data LaCie highly recommends that you keep TWO copies of your data one copy on your external hard drive for

instance and a second copy either on your internal hard drive another external hard drive or some other form of removable

storage media LaCie offers a complete line of CD and DVD drives If you would like more information on backup pleaserefer to our web site

IMPORTANT INFO 1GB = 1000000000 bytes 1B = 1000000000000 bytes Once formatted the actual available

storage capacity varies depending on operating environment (typically 5-10 less)

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1 Introduction

Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie

LaCinema Premier Te high-capacity portable LaCie

LaCinema Premier plugs directly into a wide array of

audiovisual equipment for instant playback of stored

home movies music or photos And with high-quality

video and DS quality audio therersquos no compromise onperformance

o get started use your Mac or PC to transfer your

movies music and photos to the LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier Ten simply connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier to your V and use the included remote to eas-

ily navigate through the menus to listen to music view

photos or watch movies Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to choose

from MPEG-1 MPEG-2 (AVI VOB IFO ISO)

and MPEG-4 (AVI DivXreg XviD) video formats for

easy playback And the LaCie LaCinema Premier of-

fers several different connectivity options NSCPAL

composite and S-Video SCAR and component video

(yPbPr)

Your LaCie LaCinema Premier Capabilities

Connect directly to your V for instant playback of

movies music or photos

Connect directly to your computer to store archive or

backup your multi-media files and data

Ideal for delivering rough cuts to clients for review

Entertainment center for exhibitions and promotions

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2 About Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

21 System Requirements

Windows Users

500MHz Intel Pentium II processor or later

Windows 2000 XP or Vista

256MB RAM minimum

USB interface port

Internet connection (for downloading updates)

Mac Users

G4 or later or Intel Core Duo

Mac OS X

256MB RAM minimum

USB interface port

Internet connection (for downloading updates)

Supported AudioVideoFile Formats ndash All Users

Video Photo Audio

Supported Video File Formats

MPEG-1

MPEG-2 (AVI ISO IFO VOB)

MPEG-4 (AVI DivX 311 4x and

5x XviD)

Supported subtitle format SUB

SR SMI

Supported Photo File Formats

JPEG (up to 8MP)

BMP

PNG

Supported Audio File Formats

WMA

MP3

MPEG-4 (AAC)

AC3

OGG

Supported Video Outputs

Composite video NSCPAL S-Video ndash Composite RCA S-Video

mini-din

Component video Analog yPbPr (progressive or interlaced scalable up to

1920x1080i or 1280x720p) ndash RGB Color Component Video 3 RCA

Supported Audio Outputs

Dual Stereo analog audio (left

and right)

Optical or coaxial SPDIF

Mac OS DVD Video function is supported via VOB IFO (Video_S folder) DVD ISO file size cannot exceed

more than 4GB FA32 MS-DOS file system does not support files size higher than 4GB Do not try to format inHFS+ file system as it is not supported in V mode

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22 Box Content

Your LaCie LaCinema Premier box should contain

the following

IMPORTANT INFO Please save your pack-

aging In the event that the drive should need to

be repaired or serviced it must be returned in its

original packaging

3

1 2

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier

2 Remote control

3 Composite videostereo cable

4 Hi-Speed USB 20 cable

5 External power supply and power cord

6 Utilities CD-ROM

7 Quick Install Guide

8 Batteries

6

4

Quick Install Guide

LaCie LaCinema Premier multimediahard drive 7 8

5

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23 Languages

IMPORTANT INFO Tese languages require

an additional font If you intend to use these lan-

guages please contact your LaCie reseller or con-

tact LaCie Customer Support

Supported Languages

English

French

German

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Spanish

Portuguese

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24 Views of the LaCinema Premier

241 Front View

1 Infrared receiver ndash Receives the infrared sig-

nal from the remote control Make sure the re-

ceiver is not obstructed

2 Play LED ndash Illuminates when the LaCinema

Premier is playing a file

3 Power LED ndash Iluminates when the LaCinema

Premier is powered on

4 Hard Drive LED ndash Illuminates when the hard

drive is accessing data

5 Power Button ndash Push to turn the LaCinema

Premier on or off

6 Control Buttons

MENU ndash Press to return to main menu

OK ndash Press to confirm a selection

(stop) ndash Stops playback

(play) ndash Starts playback

7 NavigationControl Buttons

ndash Move up in a menu

ndash Move down in a menu

ndash Move left in a menu rewind during movie

playback

ndash Move right in a menu fast forward duringmovie playback

3

4

5

6

2

1

7

C C P 12

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242 Rear View

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

1

1 Ventilation Opening ndash Te fan blows air

through this opening Do not block

2 Optical Audio ndash Connect optical cable to your

amplifier for digital surround sound feature of

DVD video

3 S-video ndash Connect to S-Video connector on

your V (sold separately)

4 Component Video ndash Highest video quality

connection (cable sold separately) Allows up-

scaling up to 1080i

Y (green)

Pb (blue)

Pr (red)

5 External Infrared ndash Connect cable (sold sepa-

rately) to move infrared reciever to another loca-

tion

6 12V DC Power Connection

7 USB 20 Port ndash Connect the supplied USB ca-ble to transfer files f rom your computer

8 Composite (Analog) Audio ndash Left (white)

and right (red)

9 Coaxial ndash Connect coaxial cable to your ampli-

fier for digital surround sound feature of DVD

video

10 Composite Video ndash For use with composite

video connections Do not connect composite

video and S-video simultaneously

2

3

9

10

5

6

7

4

8

L Ci L Ci P i 13

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25 Cables and Connectors

251 AV (AudioVideo) Cables

Te AV cables provide the audio and video signals to

your stereo and V Te LaCie LaCinema Premier sup-

ports the AV standards shown below

1 Composite videostereo audio ndash Tis is the

most standard video connection as well as left

(white) and right (red) stereo audio inputs

2 S-Video ndash Tis is a higher quality video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to Vs (sold separately) with an S-video

connection

3 Component video ndash Tis is the video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to HDVs and higher-end Vs (sold sepa-

rately)

4 Coaxial (A) or Optical (B) ndash Tis is the digital

audio connector used to enable surround sound

and connects to the digital input of your Dolby

Digital or DS home theatre AV receiver (sold

separately)

TECHNICAL NOTE If the AV cable includ-

ed with your LaCie LaCinema Premier does not

match the connections on your audiovideo equip-

ment please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCieCustomer Support for information on additional

cables (sold separately)

1 2

3 4

A B

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USB is a serial inputoutput technology for connect-ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other

Hi-Speed USB 20 is the latest implementation of this

standard and it provides the necessary bandwidth and

data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as

hard drives CDDVD drives and digital cameras

USB 20 Cables

Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB

20 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance

when connected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port Te cable

will also work when connected to a USB port but drive

performance will be limited to USB 11 transfer rates

USB 20 Cable and Cable End

252 USB Cable

TECHNICAL NOTE o achieve Hi-Speed

USB 20 data transfer rates you need to be con-

nected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 host interface

Otherwise transfer rates will be limited to USB

11 speeds

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3 Uploading Multimedia Files

31 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer

Connect the power supply cable to the power supply1

port on the back of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

and to a grounded power outlet (Fig 31-A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 31-B)

Connect the Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into the3

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on the back of the LaCie

LaCinema Premier Connect the other end of the

Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into an available USB port

on your computer (Fig 31-C)

Te LaCinema Premier icon will appear on your4

computer (on the desktop for Mac users and in the

My Computer folder for Windows users) after a

few seconds

Proceed to section 32 ransferring Files to the

LaCinema Premier

Figure 31-A

Figure 31-B

Power button

Figure 31-C

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32 Transferring Files to the LaCinema Premier

When the LaCie LaCinema Premier is recognized

by your computer you can start adding your music pho-

tos and videos o add files simply drag and drop the

appropriate files and folders Organize folders any way

you want

o remove files from their folders simply drag themto the rash or the Recycle Bin

IMPORTANT INFO If you want to remove

files from the LaCie LaCinema Premier you must

empty the rash or Recycle Bin after placing the

files there Otherwise the files will still have a ref-

erence and occupy hard drive space

321 Uploading Multimedia Files

322 Data File Storage

You can also use your LaCie LaCinema Premier

to store standard data files Just create a separate folder

(such as ldquoBackuprdquo) on the drive for storage and simplydrag and drop files into it

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External USB devices feature ldquoplug amp playrdquo connec-

tivity which means that your drive can be connected and

disconnected while the computer is running o prevent

failures however it is important to follow these steps

when disconnecting your LaCie hard drive

Mac Users

Drag the LaCinema Premier drive icon to the1

trash (Te icon pictured below is a generic USB

device icon Your drive may be represented by

an icon that looks like the drive itself)

When the icon disappears from the desktop2

the drive can be disconnected

Windows Users

From the1 System Tray (located in the lower

right-hand side of your screen) click the Eject

icon (a small green arrow over a hardware im-

age)

A message will appear listing the devices the2

Eject icon controls (it should say ldquoSafely re-

moverdquo) Click on the LaCie hard drive in this

prompt

Tis message will appear ldquoSafe to Remove3

Hardwarerdquo (or similar) It is now safe to discon-

nect the device

33 Disconnecting Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

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4 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your TV and Stereo

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier can be connected to

your television only or to your television and to your

stereo

Connect the external power supply to the LaCinema1

Premier and to a grounded electrical outlet (Fig 41-

A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 41-B)

41 Power Connection

Figure 41-A

Figure 41-B

Power button

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IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier cannot be connected to a V and com-

puter at the same time

TECHNICAL NOTE When using the Com-

posite AV cable use either the S-Video connec-

tor or the yellow Composite RCA jack Do not

use both You will not receive a signal if both the

S-Video connector and the yellow Composite

RCA jack are plugged in at the same time

To connect the LaCinema Premier to TV via a stereo audio and composite video cable power on the

LaCinema Premier as described in section 41 and follow the diagram below

Figure 421

421 Composite Video

42 AudioVideo Connection

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To connect the LaCinema Premier to a TV via component video power on the LaCinema Premier as de-scribed in section 41 and follow the diagram below

COMPONENT

Y PrPb

Component Cable

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

Figure 422

422 Component Video

IMPORTANT INFO Do not connect com-

posite video (yellow) when using the component

video connections

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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 41 connect video cables and follow the diagram

below

IMPORTANT INFO Make sure that you have

enabled Digital Audio in the setup menu instead

of the default analog audio See section 651

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Optical

Coaxial

OR

Figure 423

423 Optical or Coaxial Audio Connection

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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 Tis chapter discusses the

button functions for each type of file (movies photos

and music) and battery installation

51 Battery Installation

Te remote control uses two AAA batteries Te

batteries are not pre-installed so you will need to install

them before you can use the remote control

To install the batteries

Remove the battery compartment cover1

Load the batteries onto the battery compartment2

Position the batteries so that the ldquo+rdquo symbols on the

batteries face the same direction as the ldquo+rdquo symbols

on the battery compartment

Slide the battery compartment cover back into the3

remote

IMPORTANT INFO If you will not be using

the remote control for an extended period of time

we recommend that you remove the batteries

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premierrsquos remote control al-

lows you to control the LaCie LaCinema Premier while

its connected to your V or home theatre center Te

four following sections illustrate the functionality of the

remote control based on the operation being used

52 Remote Control Key Index

521 Functions of Basic Buttons

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

Button Function

1 ndash Power Power the LaCinema Premier onoff

2 ndash Setup Enter setup menu

3 ndash Mute urn off sound

4 ndash Movie Press during movie playback to playall movies in same folder sequentially

5 ndash MusicPress during music playback to play

all music in same folder sequentially

6 ndash Photo

7 ndash File

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

14 ndash ReturnReturn to main menu (does not work

during movie playback)

15 ndash Directionbuttons

UpDown buttons ( )

Menu screen - move up and down

LeftRight buttons ( )Menu screen ndash move left and right

During movie playback ndash adjusts

playback speed (-32x to +32x)

28 ndash V out

o change V Out (does not work

when playing a file)

Cycles through NSC Composite

gt PAL Composite gt HDV480p

Component gt HDV720p Compo-

nent gt HDV1080i Component

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522 Buttons for Video Playback

Button Function4 ndash Movie o play all movies in same folder sequentially press this key while playing a movie

5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys Use with GOO button to go directly to a file

9 ndash GOO Use with number keys to go directly to a file

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OK

Pan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Controls position size ON and OFF of subtitle (6 levels)

Off lsquoSubtitle Offrsquo + OK

Position lsquoSubtitle positionrsquo + + OK

Size(Small) lsquoSubtitle smallrsquo + OK

Size(Large) lsquoSubtitle largersquo + OK

Multi subtitle lsquoSubtitle 1rsquo + OK or lsquoSubtitle 2rsquo + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback from bookmarked position

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Glossary

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Tis symbol on the prod-

uct or on its packagingindicates that this prod-

uct must not be disposed

of with your other household waste

Instead it is your responsibility to

dispose of your waste equipment by

handing it over to a designed collec-

tion point for the recycling of waste

electrical and electronic equipment

Te separate collection and recycling

of your waste equipment at the time ofdisposal will help to conserve natural

resources and ensure that it is recy-

cled in a manner that protects human

health and the environment For more

information about where you can drop

off your waste equipment for recycling

please contact your local city office

your household waste disposal service

or the shop where you purchased the

product

Only qualified persons are autho-

rized to carry out maintenance onthis device

Read this User Manual carefully

and follow the correct procedure

when setting up the device

Do not open your LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier or attempt to disas-

semble or modify it Never insertany metallic object into the drive

to avoid any risk of electrical shock

fire short-circuiting or dangerous

emissions Your LaCie LaCinema

Premier contains no user-service-able parts If it appears to be mal-

functioning have it inspected by a

qualified LaCie echnical Support

representative

Never expose your device to rain or

use it near water or in damp or wet

conditions Never place objects con-taining liquids on the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier as they may spill into

its openings Doing so increases the

risk of electrical shock short-cir-

cuiting fire or personal injury

Make sure that the computer and

LaCie LaCinema Premier are elec-

trically grounded If the devices are

not grounded there is an increased

risk of electrical shock Power re-

quirements 100-240 V~ 15 A 60-

50 Hz (Supply voltage fluctuations

not exceeding plusmn 10 of the nominaltransient over-voltages according to

over-voltage category II)

Health and Safety Precautions

Do not expose the LaCie LaCine-

ma Premier to temperatures outside

the range of 5deg C to 30deg C (41deg F

to 86deg F) or to operational humid-

ity beyond 5-80 non-condensing

or non-operating humidity beyond

10-90 non-condensing Doingso may damage the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier or disfigure its casing

Avoid placing your LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier near a source of heat

or exposing it to sunlight (even

through a window) Inversely plac-

ing your LaCie LaCinema Premier

in an environment that is too cold

or humid may damage the unit

Always unplug the LaCie LaCine-

ma Premier from the electrical out-

let if there is a risk of lightning or

if it will be unused for an extended

period of time Otherwise there is

an increased risk of electrical shock

short-circuiting or fire

Use only the power supply shipped

with the device

Do not use the LaCie LaCinema

Premier near other electrical appli-

ances such as televisions or radios

Doing so may cause interference

General Use Precautions

CAUTION Te LaCie

LaCinema Premiers warranty

may be void as a result of the

failure to respect the precautions

listed above

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which will adversely affect the op-

eration of the other productsDo not place the LaCie LaCinema

Premier near sources of magnetic

interference such as computer dis-

plays televisions or speakers Mag-

netic interference can affect the op-

eration and stability of your LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Do not place objects on top of the

LaCie LaCinema Premier or useexcessive force on it

Never use excessive force on your

LaCie LaCinema Premier If you

detect a problem see the rouble-

shooting section in this manual

CAUTION A shielded-type

power cord is required in orderto meet FCC emission limits and

also to prevent interference to the

nearby radio and television recep-

tion It is essential that only the

supplied power cord be used

Do not expose the LaCie LaCinema Premier to temperatures

outside the range of 5deg C to 30deg C (41deg F to 86deg F) As high end

audiovideo appliance the LaCie LaCinema Premier has been

designed with an efficient ventilation system 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-

diovideo appliance such as a V VCR or DVD player Other

audiovideo appliances require sufficient airflow and carry the

same precautions of use See Fig B

Operating Environment Temperature

Fig B

5 cm

5 cm5 cm

Fig A

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IMPORTANT INFO 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 o help prevent the

loss of your data LaCie highly recommends that you keep TWO copies of your data one copy on your external hard drive for

instance and a second copy either on your internal hard drive another external hard drive or some other form of removable

storage media LaCie offers a complete line of CD and DVD drives If you would like more information on backup pleaserefer to our web site

IMPORTANT INFO 1GB = 1000000000 bytes 1B = 1000000000000 bytes Once formatted the actual available

storage capacity varies depending on operating environment (typically 5-10 less)

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1 Introduction

Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie

LaCinema Premier Te high-capacity portable LaCie

LaCinema Premier plugs directly into a wide array of

audiovisual equipment for instant playback of stored

home movies music or photos And with high-quality

video and DS quality audio therersquos no compromise onperformance

o get started use your Mac or PC to transfer your

movies music and photos to the LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier Ten simply connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier to your V and use the included remote to eas-

ily navigate through the menus to listen to music view

photos or watch movies Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to choose

from MPEG-1 MPEG-2 (AVI VOB IFO ISO)

and MPEG-4 (AVI DivXreg XviD) video formats for

easy playback And the LaCie LaCinema Premier of-

fers several different connectivity options NSCPAL

composite and S-Video SCAR and component video

(yPbPr)

Your LaCie LaCinema Premier Capabilities

Connect directly to your V for instant playback of

movies music or photos

Connect directly to your computer to store archive or

backup your multi-media files and data

Ideal for delivering rough cuts to clients for review

Entertainment center for exhibitions and promotions

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2 About Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

21 System Requirements

Windows Users

500MHz Intel Pentium II processor or later

Windows 2000 XP or Vista

256MB RAM minimum

USB interface port

Internet connection (for downloading updates)

Mac Users

G4 or later or Intel Core Duo

Mac OS X

256MB RAM minimum

USB interface port

Internet connection (for downloading updates)

Supported AudioVideoFile Formats ndash All Users

Video Photo Audio

Supported Video File Formats

MPEG-1

MPEG-2 (AVI ISO IFO VOB)

MPEG-4 (AVI DivX 311 4x and

5x XviD)

Supported subtitle format SUB

SR SMI

Supported Photo File Formats

JPEG (up to 8MP)

BMP

PNG

Supported Audio File Formats

WMA

MP3

MPEG-4 (AAC)

AC3

OGG

Supported Video Outputs

Composite video NSCPAL S-Video ndash Composite RCA S-Video

mini-din

Component video Analog yPbPr (progressive or interlaced scalable up to

1920x1080i or 1280x720p) ndash RGB Color Component Video 3 RCA

Supported Audio Outputs

Dual Stereo analog audio (left

and right)

Optical or coaxial SPDIF

Mac OS DVD Video function is supported via VOB IFO (Video_S folder) DVD ISO file size cannot exceed

more than 4GB FA32 MS-DOS file system does not support files size higher than 4GB Do not try to format inHFS+ file system as it is not supported in V mode

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22 Box Content

Your LaCie LaCinema Premier box should contain

the following

IMPORTANT INFO Please save your pack-

aging In the event that the drive should need to

be repaired or serviced it must be returned in its

original packaging

3

1 2

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier

2 Remote control

3 Composite videostereo cable

4 Hi-Speed USB 20 cable

5 External power supply and power cord

6 Utilities CD-ROM

7 Quick Install Guide

8 Batteries

6

4

Quick Install Guide

LaCie LaCinema Premier multimediahard drive 7 8

5

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23 Languages

IMPORTANT INFO Tese languages require

an additional font If you intend to use these lan-

guages please contact your LaCie reseller or con-

tact LaCie Customer Support

Supported Languages

English

French

German

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Spanish

Portuguese

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24 Views of the LaCinema Premier

241 Front View

1 Infrared receiver ndash Receives the infrared sig-

nal from the remote control Make sure the re-

ceiver is not obstructed

2 Play LED ndash Illuminates when the LaCinema

Premier is playing a file

3 Power LED ndash Iluminates when the LaCinema

Premier is powered on

4 Hard Drive LED ndash Illuminates when the hard

drive is accessing data

5 Power Button ndash Push to turn the LaCinema

Premier on or off

6 Control Buttons

MENU ndash Press to return to main menu

OK ndash Press to confirm a selection

(stop) ndash Stops playback

(play) ndash Starts playback

7 NavigationControl Buttons

ndash Move up in a menu

ndash Move down in a menu

ndash Move left in a menu rewind during movie

playback

ndash Move right in a menu fast forward duringmovie playback

3

4

5

6

2

1

7

C C P 12

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242 Rear View

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

1

1 Ventilation Opening ndash Te fan blows air

through this opening Do not block

2 Optical Audio ndash Connect optical cable to your

amplifier for digital surround sound feature of

DVD video

3 S-video ndash Connect to S-Video connector on

your V (sold separately)

4 Component Video ndash Highest video quality

connection (cable sold separately) Allows up-

scaling up to 1080i

Y (green)

Pb (blue)

Pr (red)

5 External Infrared ndash Connect cable (sold sepa-

rately) to move infrared reciever to another loca-

tion

6 12V DC Power Connection

7 USB 20 Port ndash Connect the supplied USB ca-ble to transfer files f rom your computer

8 Composite (Analog) Audio ndash Left (white)

and right (red)

9 Coaxial ndash Connect coaxial cable to your ampli-

fier for digital surround sound feature of DVD

video

10 Composite Video ndash For use with composite

video connections Do not connect composite

video and S-video simultaneously

2

3

9

10

5

6

7

4

8

L Ci L Ci P i 13

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25 Cables and Connectors

251 AV (AudioVideo) Cables

Te AV cables provide the audio and video signals to

your stereo and V Te LaCie LaCinema Premier sup-

ports the AV standards shown below

1 Composite videostereo audio ndash Tis is the

most standard video connection as well as left

(white) and right (red) stereo audio inputs

2 S-Video ndash Tis is a higher quality video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to Vs (sold separately) with an S-video

connection

3 Component video ndash Tis is the video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to HDVs and higher-end Vs (sold sepa-

rately)

4 Coaxial (A) or Optical (B) ndash Tis is the digital

audio connector used to enable surround sound

and connects to the digital input of your Dolby

Digital or DS home theatre AV receiver (sold

separately)

TECHNICAL NOTE If the AV cable includ-

ed with your LaCie LaCinema Premier does not

match the connections on your audiovideo equip-

ment please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCieCustomer Support for information on additional

cables (sold separately)

1 2

3 4

A B

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USB is a serial inputoutput technology for connect-ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other

Hi-Speed USB 20 is the latest implementation of this

standard and it provides the necessary bandwidth and

data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as

hard drives CDDVD drives and digital cameras

USB 20 Cables

Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB

20 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance

when connected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port Te cable

will also work when connected to a USB port but drive

performance will be limited to USB 11 transfer rates

USB 20 Cable and Cable End

252 USB Cable

TECHNICAL NOTE o achieve Hi-Speed

USB 20 data transfer rates you need to be con-

nected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 host interface

Otherwise transfer rates will be limited to USB

11 speeds

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3 Uploading Multimedia Files

31 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer

Connect the power supply cable to the power supply1

port on the back of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

and to a grounded power outlet (Fig 31-A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 31-B)

Connect the Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into the3

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on the back of the LaCie

LaCinema Premier Connect the other end of the

Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into an available USB port

on your computer (Fig 31-C)

Te LaCinema Premier icon will appear on your4

computer (on the desktop for Mac users and in the

My Computer folder for Windows users) after a

few seconds

Proceed to section 32 ransferring Files to the

LaCinema Premier

Figure 31-A

Figure 31-B

Power button

Figure 31-C

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32 Transferring Files to the LaCinema Premier

When the LaCie LaCinema Premier is recognized

by your computer you can start adding your music pho-

tos and videos o add files simply drag and drop the

appropriate files and folders Organize folders any way

you want

o remove files from their folders simply drag themto the rash or the Recycle Bin

IMPORTANT INFO If you want to remove

files from the LaCie LaCinema Premier you must

empty the rash or Recycle Bin after placing the

files there Otherwise the files will still have a ref-

erence and occupy hard drive space

321 Uploading Multimedia Files

322 Data File Storage

You can also use your LaCie LaCinema Premier

to store standard data files Just create a separate folder

(such as ldquoBackuprdquo) on the drive for storage and simplydrag and drop files into it

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External USB devices feature ldquoplug amp playrdquo connec-

tivity which means that your drive can be connected and

disconnected while the computer is running o prevent

failures however it is important to follow these steps

when disconnecting your LaCie hard drive

Mac Users

Drag the LaCinema Premier drive icon to the1

trash (Te icon pictured below is a generic USB

device icon Your drive may be represented by

an icon that looks like the drive itself)

When the icon disappears from the desktop2

the drive can be disconnected

Windows Users

From the1 System Tray (located in the lower

right-hand side of your screen) click the Eject

icon (a small green arrow over a hardware im-

age)

A message will appear listing the devices the2

Eject icon controls (it should say ldquoSafely re-

moverdquo) Click on the LaCie hard drive in this

prompt

Tis message will appear ldquoSafe to Remove3

Hardwarerdquo (or similar) It is now safe to discon-

nect the device

33 Disconnecting Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

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4 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your TV and Stereo

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier can be connected to

your television only or to your television and to your

stereo

Connect the external power supply to the LaCinema1

Premier and to a grounded electrical outlet (Fig 41-

A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 41-B)

41 Power Connection

Figure 41-A

Figure 41-B

Power button

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IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier cannot be connected to a V and com-

puter at the same time

TECHNICAL NOTE When using the Com-

posite AV cable use either the S-Video connec-

tor or the yellow Composite RCA jack Do not

use both You will not receive a signal if both the

S-Video connector and the yellow Composite

RCA jack are plugged in at the same time

To connect the LaCinema Premier to TV via a stereo audio and composite video cable power on the

LaCinema Premier as described in section 41 and follow the diagram below

Figure 421

421 Composite Video

42 AudioVideo Connection

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To connect the LaCinema Premier to a TV via component video power on the LaCinema Premier as de-scribed in section 41 and follow the diagram below

COMPONENT

Y PrPb

Component Cable

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

Figure 422

422 Component Video

IMPORTANT INFO Do not connect com-

posite video (yellow) when using the component

video connections

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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 41 connect video cables and follow the diagram

below

IMPORTANT INFO Make sure that you have

enabled Digital Audio in the setup menu instead

of the default analog audio See section 651

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Optical

Coaxial

OR

Figure 423

423 Optical or Coaxial Audio Connection

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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 Tis chapter discusses the

button functions for each type of file (movies photos

and music) and battery installation

51 Battery Installation

Te remote control uses two AAA batteries Te

batteries are not pre-installed so you will need to install

them before you can use the remote control

To install the batteries

Remove the battery compartment cover1

Load the batteries onto the battery compartment2

Position the batteries so that the ldquo+rdquo symbols on the

batteries face the same direction as the ldquo+rdquo symbols

on the battery compartment

Slide the battery compartment cover back into the3

remote

IMPORTANT INFO If you will not be using

the remote control for an extended period of time

we recommend that you remove the batteries

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premierrsquos remote control al-

lows you to control the LaCie LaCinema Premier while

its connected to your V or home theatre center Te

four following sections illustrate the functionality of the

remote control based on the operation being used

52 Remote Control Key Index

521 Functions of Basic Buttons

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

Button Function

1 ndash Power Power the LaCinema Premier onoff

2 ndash Setup Enter setup menu

3 ndash Mute urn off sound

4 ndash Movie Press during movie playback to playall movies in same folder sequentially

5 ndash MusicPress during music playback to play

all music in same folder sequentially

6 ndash Photo

7 ndash File

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

14 ndash ReturnReturn to main menu (does not work

during movie playback)

15 ndash Directionbuttons

UpDown buttons ( )

Menu screen - move up and down

LeftRight buttons ( )Menu screen ndash move left and right

During movie playback ndash adjusts

playback speed (-32x to +32x)

28 ndash V out

o change V Out (does not work

when playing a file)

Cycles through NSC Composite

gt PAL Composite gt HDV480p

Component gt HDV720p Compo-

nent gt HDV1080i Component

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522 Buttons for Video Playback

Button Function4 ndash Movie o play all movies in same folder sequentially press this key while playing a movie

5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys Use with GOO button to go directly to a file

9 ndash GOO Use with number keys to go directly to a file

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OK

Pan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Controls position size ON and OFF of subtitle (6 levels)

Off lsquoSubtitle Offrsquo + OK

Position lsquoSubtitle positionrsquo + + OK

Size(Small) lsquoSubtitle smallrsquo + OK

Size(Large) lsquoSubtitle largersquo + OK

Multi subtitle lsquoSubtitle 1rsquo + OK or lsquoSubtitle 2rsquo + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback from bookmarked position

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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User Manual

Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Glossary

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which will adversely affect the op-

eration of the other productsDo not place the LaCie LaCinema

Premier near sources of magnetic

interference such as computer dis-

plays televisions or speakers Mag-

netic interference can affect the op-

eration and stability of your LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Do not place objects on top of the

LaCie LaCinema Premier or useexcessive force on it

Never use excessive force on your

LaCie LaCinema Premier If you

detect a problem see the rouble-

shooting section in this manual

CAUTION A shielded-type

power cord is required in orderto meet FCC emission limits and

also to prevent interference to the

nearby radio and television recep-

tion It is essential that only the

supplied power cord be used

Do not expose the LaCie LaCinema Premier to temperatures

outside the range of 5deg C to 30deg C (41deg F to 86deg F) As high end

audiovideo appliance the LaCie LaCinema Premier has been

designed with an efficient ventilation system 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-

diovideo appliance such as a V VCR or DVD player Other

audiovideo appliances require sufficient airflow and carry the

same precautions of use See Fig B

Operating Environment Temperature

Fig B

5 cm

5 cm5 cm

Fig A

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IMPORTANT INFO 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 o help prevent the

loss of your data LaCie highly recommends that you keep TWO copies of your data one copy on your external hard drive for

instance and a second copy either on your internal hard drive another external hard drive or some other form of removable

storage media LaCie offers a complete line of CD and DVD drives If you would like more information on backup pleaserefer to our web site

IMPORTANT INFO 1GB = 1000000000 bytes 1B = 1000000000000 bytes Once formatted the actual available

storage capacity varies depending on operating environment (typically 5-10 less)

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1 Introduction

Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie

LaCinema Premier Te high-capacity portable LaCie

LaCinema Premier plugs directly into a wide array of

audiovisual equipment for instant playback of stored

home movies music or photos And with high-quality

video and DS quality audio therersquos no compromise onperformance

o get started use your Mac or PC to transfer your

movies music and photos to the LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier Ten simply connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier to your V and use the included remote to eas-

ily navigate through the menus to listen to music view

photos or watch movies Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to choose

from MPEG-1 MPEG-2 (AVI VOB IFO ISO)

and MPEG-4 (AVI DivXreg XviD) video formats for

easy playback And the LaCie LaCinema Premier of-

fers several different connectivity options NSCPAL

composite and S-Video SCAR and component video

(yPbPr)

Your LaCie LaCinema Premier Capabilities

Connect directly to your V for instant playback of

movies music or photos

Connect directly to your computer to store archive or

backup your multi-media files and data

Ideal for delivering rough cuts to clients for review

Entertainment center for exhibitions and promotions

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2 About Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

21 System Requirements

Windows Users

500MHz Intel Pentium II processor or later

Windows 2000 XP or Vista

256MB RAM minimum

USB interface port

Internet connection (for downloading updates)

Mac Users

G4 or later or Intel Core Duo

Mac OS X

256MB RAM minimum

USB interface port

Internet connection (for downloading updates)

Supported AudioVideoFile Formats ndash All Users

Video Photo Audio

Supported Video File Formats

MPEG-1

MPEG-2 (AVI ISO IFO VOB)

MPEG-4 (AVI DivX 311 4x and

5x XviD)

Supported subtitle format SUB

SR SMI

Supported Photo File Formats

JPEG (up to 8MP)

BMP

PNG

Supported Audio File Formats

WMA

MP3

MPEG-4 (AAC)

AC3

OGG

Supported Video Outputs

Composite video NSCPAL S-Video ndash Composite RCA S-Video

mini-din

Component video Analog yPbPr (progressive or interlaced scalable up to

1920x1080i or 1280x720p) ndash RGB Color Component Video 3 RCA

Supported Audio Outputs

Dual Stereo analog audio (left

and right)

Optical or coaxial SPDIF

Mac OS DVD Video function is supported via VOB IFO (Video_S folder) DVD ISO file size cannot exceed

more than 4GB FA32 MS-DOS file system does not support files size higher than 4GB Do not try to format inHFS+ file system as it is not supported in V mode

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22 Box Content

Your LaCie LaCinema Premier box should contain

the following

IMPORTANT INFO Please save your pack-

aging In the event that the drive should need to

be repaired or serviced it must be returned in its

original packaging

3

1 2

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier

2 Remote control

3 Composite videostereo cable

4 Hi-Speed USB 20 cable

5 External power supply and power cord

6 Utilities CD-ROM

7 Quick Install Guide

8 Batteries

6

4

Quick Install Guide

LaCie LaCinema Premier multimediahard drive 7 8

5

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23 Languages

IMPORTANT INFO Tese languages require

an additional font If you intend to use these lan-

guages please contact your LaCie reseller or con-

tact LaCie Customer Support

Supported Languages

English

French

German

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Spanish

Portuguese

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24 Views of the LaCinema Premier

241 Front View

1 Infrared receiver ndash Receives the infrared sig-

nal from the remote control Make sure the re-

ceiver is not obstructed

2 Play LED ndash Illuminates when the LaCinema

Premier is playing a file

3 Power LED ndash Iluminates when the LaCinema

Premier is powered on

4 Hard Drive LED ndash Illuminates when the hard

drive is accessing data

5 Power Button ndash Push to turn the LaCinema

Premier on or off

6 Control Buttons

MENU ndash Press to return to main menu

OK ndash Press to confirm a selection

(stop) ndash Stops playback

(play) ndash Starts playback

7 NavigationControl Buttons

ndash Move up in a menu

ndash Move down in a menu

ndash Move left in a menu rewind during movie

playback

ndash Move right in a menu fast forward duringmovie playback

3

4

5

6

2

1

7

C C P 12

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242 Rear View

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

1

1 Ventilation Opening ndash Te fan blows air

through this opening Do not block

2 Optical Audio ndash Connect optical cable to your

amplifier for digital surround sound feature of

DVD video

3 S-video ndash Connect to S-Video connector on

your V (sold separately)

4 Component Video ndash Highest video quality

connection (cable sold separately) Allows up-

scaling up to 1080i

Y (green)

Pb (blue)

Pr (red)

5 External Infrared ndash Connect cable (sold sepa-

rately) to move infrared reciever to another loca-

tion

6 12V DC Power Connection

7 USB 20 Port ndash Connect the supplied USB ca-ble to transfer files f rom your computer

8 Composite (Analog) Audio ndash Left (white)

and right (red)

9 Coaxial ndash Connect coaxial cable to your ampli-

fier for digital surround sound feature of DVD

video

10 Composite Video ndash For use with composite

video connections Do not connect composite

video and S-video simultaneously

2

3

9

10

5

6

7

4

8

L Ci L Ci P i 13

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25 Cables and Connectors

251 AV (AudioVideo) Cables

Te AV cables provide the audio and video signals to

your stereo and V Te LaCie LaCinema Premier sup-

ports the AV standards shown below

1 Composite videostereo audio ndash Tis is the

most standard video connection as well as left

(white) and right (red) stereo audio inputs

2 S-Video ndash Tis is a higher quality video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to Vs (sold separately) with an S-video

connection

3 Component video ndash Tis is the video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to HDVs and higher-end Vs (sold sepa-

rately)

4 Coaxial (A) or Optical (B) ndash Tis is the digital

audio connector used to enable surround sound

and connects to the digital input of your Dolby

Digital or DS home theatre AV receiver (sold

separately)

TECHNICAL NOTE If the AV cable includ-

ed with your LaCie LaCinema Premier does not

match the connections on your audiovideo equip-

ment please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCieCustomer Support for information on additional

cables (sold separately)

1 2

3 4

A B

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USB is a serial inputoutput technology for connect-ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other

Hi-Speed USB 20 is the latest implementation of this

standard and it provides the necessary bandwidth and

data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as

hard drives CDDVD drives and digital cameras

USB 20 Cables

Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB

20 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance

when connected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port Te cable

will also work when connected to a USB port but drive

performance will be limited to USB 11 transfer rates

USB 20 Cable and Cable End

252 USB Cable

TECHNICAL NOTE o achieve Hi-Speed

USB 20 data transfer rates you need to be con-

nected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 host interface

Otherwise transfer rates will be limited to USB

11 speeds

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3 Uploading Multimedia Files

31 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer

Connect the power supply cable to the power supply1

port on the back of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

and to a grounded power outlet (Fig 31-A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 31-B)

Connect the Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into the3

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on the back of the LaCie

LaCinema Premier Connect the other end of the

Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into an available USB port

on your computer (Fig 31-C)

Te LaCinema Premier icon will appear on your4

computer (on the desktop for Mac users and in the

My Computer folder for Windows users) after a

few seconds

Proceed to section 32 ransferring Files to the

LaCinema Premier

Figure 31-A

Figure 31-B

Power button

Figure 31-C

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32 Transferring Files to the LaCinema Premier

When the LaCie LaCinema Premier is recognized

by your computer you can start adding your music pho-

tos and videos o add files simply drag and drop the

appropriate files and folders Organize folders any way

you want

o remove files from their folders simply drag themto the rash or the Recycle Bin

IMPORTANT INFO If you want to remove

files from the LaCie LaCinema Premier you must

empty the rash or Recycle Bin after placing the

files there Otherwise the files will still have a ref-

erence and occupy hard drive space

321 Uploading Multimedia Files

322 Data File Storage

You can also use your LaCie LaCinema Premier

to store standard data files Just create a separate folder

(such as ldquoBackuprdquo) on the drive for storage and simplydrag and drop files into it

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External USB devices feature ldquoplug amp playrdquo connec-

tivity which means that your drive can be connected and

disconnected while the computer is running o prevent

failures however it is important to follow these steps

when disconnecting your LaCie hard drive

Mac Users

Drag the LaCinema Premier drive icon to the1

trash (Te icon pictured below is a generic USB

device icon Your drive may be represented by

an icon that looks like the drive itself)

When the icon disappears from the desktop2

the drive can be disconnected

Windows Users

From the1 System Tray (located in the lower

right-hand side of your screen) click the Eject

icon (a small green arrow over a hardware im-

age)

A message will appear listing the devices the2

Eject icon controls (it should say ldquoSafely re-

moverdquo) Click on the LaCie hard drive in this

prompt

Tis message will appear ldquoSafe to Remove3

Hardwarerdquo (or similar) It is now safe to discon-

nect the device

33 Disconnecting Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

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p g

4 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your TV and Stereo

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier can be connected to

your television only or to your television and to your

stereo

Connect the external power supply to the LaCinema1

Premier and to a grounded electrical outlet (Fig 41-

A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 41-B)

41 Power Connection

Figure 41-A

Figure 41-B

Power button

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IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier cannot be connected to a V and com-

puter at the same time

TECHNICAL NOTE When using the Com-

posite AV cable use either the S-Video connec-

tor or the yellow Composite RCA jack Do not

use both You will not receive a signal if both the

S-Video connector and the yellow Composite

RCA jack are plugged in at the same time

To connect the LaCinema Premier to TV via a stereo audio and composite video cable power on the

LaCinema Premier as described in section 41 and follow the diagram below

Figure 421

421 Composite Video

42 AudioVideo Connection

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To connect the LaCinema Premier to a TV via component video power on the LaCinema Premier as de-scribed in section 41 and follow the diagram below

COMPONENT

Y PrPb

Component Cable

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

Figure 422

422 Component Video

IMPORTANT INFO Do not connect com-

posite video (yellow) when using the component

video connections

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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 41 connect video cables and follow the diagram

below

IMPORTANT INFO Make sure that you have

enabled Digital Audio in the setup menu instead

of the default analog audio See section 651

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Optical

Coaxial

OR

Figure 423

423 Optical or Coaxial Audio Connection

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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 Tis chapter discusses the

button functions for each type of file (movies photos

and music) and battery installation

51 Battery Installation

Te remote control uses two AAA batteries Te

batteries are not pre-installed so you will need to install

them before you can use the remote control

To install the batteries

Remove the battery compartment cover1

Load the batteries onto the battery compartment2

Position the batteries so that the ldquo+rdquo symbols on the

batteries face the same direction as the ldquo+rdquo symbols

on the battery compartment

Slide the battery compartment cover back into the3

remote

IMPORTANT INFO If you will not be using

the remote control for an extended period of time

we recommend that you remove the batteries

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User Manual

Te LaCie LaCinema Premierrsquos remote control al-

lows you to control the LaCie LaCinema Premier while

its connected to your V or home theatre center Te

four following sections illustrate the functionality of the

remote control based on the operation being used

52 Remote Control Key Index

521 Functions of Basic Buttons

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

Button Function

1 ndash Power Power the LaCinema Premier onoff

2 ndash Setup Enter setup menu

3 ndash Mute urn off sound

4 ndash Movie Press during movie playback to playall movies in same folder sequentially

5 ndash MusicPress during music playback to play

all music in same folder sequentially

6 ndash Photo

7 ndash File

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

14 ndash ReturnReturn to main menu (does not work

during movie playback)

15 ndash Directionbuttons

UpDown buttons ( )

Menu screen - move up and down

LeftRight buttons ( )Menu screen ndash move left and right

During movie playback ndash adjusts

playback speed (-32x to +32x)

28 ndash V out

o change V Out (does not work

when playing a file)

Cycles through NSC Composite

gt PAL Composite gt HDV480p

Component gt HDV720p Compo-

nent gt HDV1080i Component

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522 Buttons for Video Playback

Button Function4 ndash Movie o play all movies in same folder sequentially press this key while playing a movie

5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys Use with GOO button to go directly to a file

9 ndash GOO Use with number keys to go directly to a file

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OK

Pan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Controls position size ON and OFF of subtitle (6 levels)

Off lsquoSubtitle Offrsquo + OK

Position lsquoSubtitle positionrsquo + + OK

Size(Small) lsquoSubtitle smallrsquo + OK

Size(Large) lsquoSubtitle largersquo + OK

Multi subtitle lsquoSubtitle 1rsquo + OK or lsquoSubtitle 2rsquo + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback from bookmarked position

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

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8

13

27

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Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

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15

16

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Glossary

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IMPORTANT INFO 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 o help prevent the

loss of your data LaCie highly recommends that you keep TWO copies of your data one copy on your external hard drive for

instance and a second copy either on your internal hard drive another external hard drive or some other form of removable

storage media LaCie offers a complete line of CD and DVD drives If you would like more information on backup pleaserefer to our web site

IMPORTANT INFO 1GB = 1000000000 bytes 1B = 1000000000000 bytes Once formatted the actual available

storage capacity varies depending on operating environment (typically 5-10 less)

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1 Introduction

Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie

LaCinema Premier Te high-capacity portable LaCie

LaCinema Premier plugs directly into a wide array of

audiovisual equipment for instant playback of stored

home movies music or photos And with high-quality

video and DS quality audio therersquos no compromise onperformance

o get started use your Mac or PC to transfer your

movies music and photos to the LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier Ten simply connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier to your V and use the included remote to eas-

ily navigate through the menus to listen to music view

photos or watch movies Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to choose

from MPEG-1 MPEG-2 (AVI VOB IFO ISO)

and MPEG-4 (AVI DivXreg XviD) video formats for

easy playback And the LaCie LaCinema Premier of-

fers several different connectivity options NSCPAL

composite and S-Video SCAR and component video

(yPbPr)

Your LaCie LaCinema Premier Capabilities

Connect directly to your V for instant playback of

movies music or photos

Connect directly to your computer to store archive or

backup your multi-media files and data

Ideal for delivering rough cuts to clients for review

Entertainment center for exhibitions and promotions

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2 About Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

21 System Requirements

Windows Users

500MHz Intel Pentium II processor or later

Windows 2000 XP or Vista

256MB RAM minimum

USB interface port

Internet connection (for downloading updates)

Mac Users

G4 or later or Intel Core Duo

Mac OS X

256MB RAM minimum

USB interface port

Internet connection (for downloading updates)

Supported AudioVideoFile Formats ndash All Users

Video Photo Audio

Supported Video File Formats

MPEG-1

MPEG-2 (AVI ISO IFO VOB)

MPEG-4 (AVI DivX 311 4x and

5x XviD)

Supported subtitle format SUB

SR SMI

Supported Photo File Formats

JPEG (up to 8MP)

BMP

PNG

Supported Audio File Formats

WMA

MP3

MPEG-4 (AAC)

AC3

OGG

Supported Video Outputs

Composite video NSCPAL S-Video ndash Composite RCA S-Video

mini-din

Component video Analog yPbPr (progressive or interlaced scalable up to

1920x1080i or 1280x720p) ndash RGB Color Component Video 3 RCA

Supported Audio Outputs

Dual Stereo analog audio (left

and right)

Optical or coaxial SPDIF

Mac OS DVD Video function is supported via VOB IFO (Video_S folder) DVD ISO file size cannot exceed

more than 4GB FA32 MS-DOS file system does not support files size higher than 4GB Do not try to format inHFS+ file system as it is not supported in V mode

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22 Box Content

Your LaCie LaCinema Premier box should contain

the following

IMPORTANT INFO Please save your pack-

aging In the event that the drive should need to

be repaired or serviced it must be returned in its

original packaging

3

1 2

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier

2 Remote control

3 Composite videostereo cable

4 Hi-Speed USB 20 cable

5 External power supply and power cord

6 Utilities CD-ROM

7 Quick Install Guide

8 Batteries

6

4

Quick Install Guide

LaCie LaCinema Premier multimediahard drive 7 8

5

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23 Languages

IMPORTANT INFO Tese languages require

an additional font If you intend to use these lan-

guages please contact your LaCie reseller or con-

tact LaCie Customer Support

Supported Languages

English

French

German

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Spanish

Portuguese

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24 Views of the LaCinema Premier

241 Front View

1 Infrared receiver ndash Receives the infrared sig-

nal from the remote control Make sure the re-

ceiver is not obstructed

2 Play LED ndash Illuminates when the LaCinema

Premier is playing a file

3 Power LED ndash Iluminates when the LaCinema

Premier is powered on

4 Hard Drive LED ndash Illuminates when the hard

drive is accessing data

5 Power Button ndash Push to turn the LaCinema

Premier on or off

6 Control Buttons

MENU ndash Press to return to main menu

OK ndash Press to confirm a selection

(stop) ndash Stops playback

(play) ndash Starts playback

7 NavigationControl Buttons

ndash Move up in a menu

ndash Move down in a menu

ndash Move left in a menu rewind during movie

playback

ndash Move right in a menu fast forward duringmovie playback

3

4

5

6

2

1

7

C C P 12

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242 Rear View

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

1

1 Ventilation Opening ndash Te fan blows air

through this opening Do not block

2 Optical Audio ndash Connect optical cable to your

amplifier for digital surround sound feature of

DVD video

3 S-video ndash Connect to S-Video connector on

your V (sold separately)

4 Component Video ndash Highest video quality

connection (cable sold separately) Allows up-

scaling up to 1080i

Y (green)

Pb (blue)

Pr (red)

5 External Infrared ndash Connect cable (sold sepa-

rately) to move infrared reciever to another loca-

tion

6 12V DC Power Connection

7 USB 20 Port ndash Connect the supplied USB ca-ble to transfer files f rom your computer

8 Composite (Analog) Audio ndash Left (white)

and right (red)

9 Coaxial ndash Connect coaxial cable to your ampli-

fier for digital surround sound feature of DVD

video

10 Composite Video ndash For use with composite

video connections Do not connect composite

video and S-video simultaneously

2

3

9

10

5

6

7

4

8

L Ci L Ci P i 13

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25 Cables and Connectors

251 AV (AudioVideo) Cables

Te AV cables provide the audio and video signals to

your stereo and V Te LaCie LaCinema Premier sup-

ports the AV standards shown below

1 Composite videostereo audio ndash Tis is the

most standard video connection as well as left

(white) and right (red) stereo audio inputs

2 S-Video ndash Tis is a higher quality video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to Vs (sold separately) with an S-video

connection

3 Component video ndash Tis is the video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to HDVs and higher-end Vs (sold sepa-

rately)

4 Coaxial (A) or Optical (B) ndash Tis is the digital

audio connector used to enable surround sound

and connects to the digital input of your Dolby

Digital or DS home theatre AV receiver (sold

separately)

TECHNICAL NOTE If the AV cable includ-

ed with your LaCie LaCinema Premier does not

match the connections on your audiovideo equip-

ment please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCieCustomer Support for information on additional

cables (sold separately)

1 2

3 4

A B

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USB is a serial inputoutput technology for connect-ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other

Hi-Speed USB 20 is the latest implementation of this

standard and it provides the necessary bandwidth and

data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as

hard drives CDDVD drives and digital cameras

USB 20 Cables

Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB

20 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance

when connected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port Te cable

will also work when connected to a USB port but drive

performance will be limited to USB 11 transfer rates

USB 20 Cable and Cable End

252 USB Cable

TECHNICAL NOTE o achieve Hi-Speed

USB 20 data transfer rates you need to be con-

nected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 host interface

Otherwise transfer rates will be limited to USB

11 speeds

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3 Uploading Multimedia Files

31 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer

Connect the power supply cable to the power supply1

port on the back of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

and to a grounded power outlet (Fig 31-A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 31-B)

Connect the Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into the3

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on the back of the LaCie

LaCinema Premier Connect the other end of the

Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into an available USB port

on your computer (Fig 31-C)

Te LaCinema Premier icon will appear on your4

computer (on the desktop for Mac users and in the

My Computer folder for Windows users) after a

few seconds

Proceed to section 32 ransferring Files to the

LaCinema Premier

Figure 31-A

Figure 31-B

Power button

Figure 31-C

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32 Transferring Files to the LaCinema Premier

When the LaCie LaCinema Premier is recognized

by your computer you can start adding your music pho-

tos and videos o add files simply drag and drop the

appropriate files and folders Organize folders any way

you want

o remove files from their folders simply drag themto the rash or the Recycle Bin

IMPORTANT INFO If you want to remove

files from the LaCie LaCinema Premier you must

empty the rash or Recycle Bin after placing the

files there Otherwise the files will still have a ref-

erence and occupy hard drive space

321 Uploading Multimedia Files

322 Data File Storage

You can also use your LaCie LaCinema Premier

to store standard data files Just create a separate folder

(such as ldquoBackuprdquo) on the drive for storage and simplydrag and drop files into it

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External USB devices feature ldquoplug amp playrdquo connec-

tivity which means that your drive can be connected and

disconnected while the computer is running o prevent

failures however it is important to follow these steps

when disconnecting your LaCie hard drive

Mac Users

Drag the LaCinema Premier drive icon to the1

trash (Te icon pictured below is a generic USB

device icon Your drive may be represented by

an icon that looks like the drive itself)

When the icon disappears from the desktop2

the drive can be disconnected

Windows Users

From the1 System Tray (located in the lower

right-hand side of your screen) click the Eject

icon (a small green arrow over a hardware im-

age)

A message will appear listing the devices the2

Eject icon controls (it should say ldquoSafely re-

moverdquo) Click on the LaCie hard drive in this

prompt

Tis message will appear ldquoSafe to Remove3

Hardwarerdquo (or similar) It is now safe to discon-

nect the device

33 Disconnecting Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

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p g

4 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your TV and Stereo

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier can be connected to

your television only or to your television and to your

stereo

Connect the external power supply to the LaCinema1

Premier and to a grounded electrical outlet (Fig 41-

A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 41-B)

41 Power Connection

Figure 41-A

Figure 41-B

Power button

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User Manual

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier cannot be connected to a V and com-

puter at the same time

TECHNICAL NOTE When using the Com-

posite AV cable use either the S-Video connec-

tor or the yellow Composite RCA jack Do not

use both You will not receive a signal if both the

S-Video connector and the yellow Composite

RCA jack are plugged in at the same time

To connect the LaCinema Premier to TV via a stereo audio and composite video cable power on the

LaCinema Premier as described in section 41 and follow the diagram below

Figure 421

421 Composite Video

42 AudioVideo Connection

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User Manual

To connect the LaCinema Premier to a TV via component video power on the LaCinema Premier as de-scribed in section 41 and follow the diagram below

COMPONENT

Y PrPb

Component Cable

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

Figure 422

422 Component Video

IMPORTANT INFO Do not connect com-

posite video (yellow) when using the component

video connections

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User Manual

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 41 connect video cables and follow the diagram

below

IMPORTANT INFO Make sure that you have

enabled Digital Audio in the setup menu instead

of the default analog audio See section 651

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Optical

Coaxial

OR

Figure 423

423 Optical or Coaxial Audio Connection

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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 Tis chapter discusses the

button functions for each type of file (movies photos

and music) and battery installation

51 Battery Installation

Te remote control uses two AAA batteries Te

batteries are not pre-installed so you will need to install

them before you can use the remote control

To install the batteries

Remove the battery compartment cover1

Load the batteries onto the battery compartment2

Position the batteries so that the ldquo+rdquo symbols on the

batteries face the same direction as the ldquo+rdquo symbols

on the battery compartment

Slide the battery compartment cover back into the3

remote

IMPORTANT INFO If you will not be using

the remote control for an extended period of time

we recommend that you remove the batteries

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User Manual

Te LaCie LaCinema Premierrsquos remote control al-

lows you to control the LaCie LaCinema Premier while

its connected to your V or home theatre center Te

four following sections illustrate the functionality of the

remote control based on the operation being used

52 Remote Control Key Index

521 Functions of Basic Buttons

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

Button Function

1 ndash Power Power the LaCinema Premier onoff

2 ndash Setup Enter setup menu

3 ndash Mute urn off sound

4 ndash Movie Press during movie playback to playall movies in same folder sequentially

5 ndash MusicPress during music playback to play

all music in same folder sequentially

6 ndash Photo

7 ndash File

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

14 ndash ReturnReturn to main menu (does not work

during movie playback)

15 ndash Directionbuttons

UpDown buttons ( )

Menu screen - move up and down

LeftRight buttons ( )Menu screen ndash move left and right

During movie playback ndash adjusts

playback speed (-32x to +32x)

28 ndash V out

o change V Out (does not work

when playing a file)

Cycles through NSC Composite

gt PAL Composite gt HDV480p

Component gt HDV720p Compo-

nent gt HDV1080i Component

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522 Buttons for Video Playback

Button Function4 ndash Movie o play all movies in same folder sequentially press this key while playing a movie

5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys Use with GOO button to go directly to a file

9 ndash GOO Use with number keys to go directly to a file

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OK

Pan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Controls position size ON and OFF of subtitle (6 levels)

Off lsquoSubtitle Offrsquo + OK

Position lsquoSubtitle positionrsquo + + OK

Size(Small) lsquoSubtitle smallrsquo + OK

Size(Large) lsquoSubtitle largersquo + OK

Multi subtitle lsquoSubtitle 1rsquo + OK or lsquoSubtitle 2rsquo + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback from bookmarked position

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Glossary

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LaCie LaCinema Premier

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1 Introduction

Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie

LaCinema Premier Te high-capacity portable LaCie

LaCinema Premier plugs directly into a wide array of

audiovisual equipment for instant playback of stored

home movies music or photos And with high-quality

video and DS quality audio therersquos no compromise onperformance

o get started use your Mac or PC to transfer your

movies music and photos to the LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier Ten simply connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier to your V and use the included remote to eas-

ily navigate through the menus to listen to music view

photos or watch movies Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to choose

from MPEG-1 MPEG-2 (AVI VOB IFO ISO)

and MPEG-4 (AVI DivXreg XviD) video formats for

easy playback And the LaCie LaCinema Premier of-

fers several different connectivity options NSCPAL

composite and S-Video SCAR and component video

(yPbPr)

Your LaCie LaCinema Premier Capabilities

Connect directly to your V for instant playback of

movies music or photos

Connect directly to your computer to store archive or

backup your multi-media files and data

Ideal for delivering rough cuts to clients for review

Entertainment center for exhibitions and promotions

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2 About Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

21 System Requirements

Windows Users

500MHz Intel Pentium II processor or later

Windows 2000 XP or Vista

256MB RAM minimum

USB interface port

Internet connection (for downloading updates)

Mac Users

G4 or later or Intel Core Duo

Mac OS X

256MB RAM minimum

USB interface port

Internet connection (for downloading updates)

Supported AudioVideoFile Formats ndash All Users

Video Photo Audio

Supported Video File Formats

MPEG-1

MPEG-2 (AVI ISO IFO VOB)

MPEG-4 (AVI DivX 311 4x and

5x XviD)

Supported subtitle format SUB

SR SMI

Supported Photo File Formats

JPEG (up to 8MP)

BMP

PNG

Supported Audio File Formats

WMA

MP3

MPEG-4 (AAC)

AC3

OGG

Supported Video Outputs

Composite video NSCPAL S-Video ndash Composite RCA S-Video

mini-din

Component video Analog yPbPr (progressive or interlaced scalable up to

1920x1080i or 1280x720p) ndash RGB Color Component Video 3 RCA

Supported Audio Outputs

Dual Stereo analog audio (left

and right)

Optical or coaxial SPDIF

Mac OS DVD Video function is supported via VOB IFO (Video_S folder) DVD ISO file size cannot exceed

more than 4GB FA32 MS-DOS file system does not support files size higher than 4GB Do not try to format inHFS+ file system as it is not supported in V mode

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22 Box Content

Your LaCie LaCinema Premier box should contain

the following

IMPORTANT INFO Please save your pack-

aging In the event that the drive should need to

be repaired or serviced it must be returned in its

original packaging

3

1 2

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier

2 Remote control

3 Composite videostereo cable

4 Hi-Speed USB 20 cable

5 External power supply and power cord

6 Utilities CD-ROM

7 Quick Install Guide

8 Batteries

6

4

Quick Install Guide

LaCie LaCinema Premier multimediahard drive 7 8

5

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23 Languages

IMPORTANT INFO Tese languages require

an additional font If you intend to use these lan-

guages please contact your LaCie reseller or con-

tact LaCie Customer Support

Supported Languages

English

French

German

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Spanish

Portuguese

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24 Views of the LaCinema Premier

241 Front View

1 Infrared receiver ndash Receives the infrared sig-

nal from the remote control Make sure the re-

ceiver is not obstructed

2 Play LED ndash Illuminates when the LaCinema

Premier is playing a file

3 Power LED ndash Iluminates when the LaCinema

Premier is powered on

4 Hard Drive LED ndash Illuminates when the hard

drive is accessing data

5 Power Button ndash Push to turn the LaCinema

Premier on or off

6 Control Buttons

MENU ndash Press to return to main menu

OK ndash Press to confirm a selection

(stop) ndash Stops playback

(play) ndash Starts playback

7 NavigationControl Buttons

ndash Move up in a menu

ndash Move down in a menu

ndash Move left in a menu rewind during movie

playback

ndash Move right in a menu fast forward duringmovie playback

3

4

5

6

2

1

7

C C P 12

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242 Rear View

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

1

1 Ventilation Opening ndash Te fan blows air

through this opening Do not block

2 Optical Audio ndash Connect optical cable to your

amplifier for digital surround sound feature of

DVD video

3 S-video ndash Connect to S-Video connector on

your V (sold separately)

4 Component Video ndash Highest video quality

connection (cable sold separately) Allows up-

scaling up to 1080i

Y (green)

Pb (blue)

Pr (red)

5 External Infrared ndash Connect cable (sold sepa-

rately) to move infrared reciever to another loca-

tion

6 12V DC Power Connection

7 USB 20 Port ndash Connect the supplied USB ca-ble to transfer files f rom your computer

8 Composite (Analog) Audio ndash Left (white)

and right (red)

9 Coaxial ndash Connect coaxial cable to your ampli-

fier for digital surround sound feature of DVD

video

10 Composite Video ndash For use with composite

video connections Do not connect composite

video and S-video simultaneously

2

3

9

10

5

6

7

4

8

L Ci L Ci P i 13

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25 Cables and Connectors

251 AV (AudioVideo) Cables

Te AV cables provide the audio and video signals to

your stereo and V Te LaCie LaCinema Premier sup-

ports the AV standards shown below

1 Composite videostereo audio ndash Tis is the

most standard video connection as well as left

(white) and right (red) stereo audio inputs

2 S-Video ndash Tis is a higher quality video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to Vs (sold separately) with an S-video

connection

3 Component video ndash Tis is the video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to HDVs and higher-end Vs (sold sepa-

rately)

4 Coaxial (A) or Optical (B) ndash Tis is the digital

audio connector used to enable surround sound

and connects to the digital input of your Dolby

Digital or DS home theatre AV receiver (sold

separately)

TECHNICAL NOTE If the AV cable includ-

ed with your LaCie LaCinema Premier does not

match the connections on your audiovideo equip-

ment please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCieCustomer Support for information on additional

cables (sold separately)

1 2

3 4

A B

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USB is a serial inputoutput technology for connect-ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other

Hi-Speed USB 20 is the latest implementation of this

standard and it provides the necessary bandwidth and

data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as

hard drives CDDVD drives and digital cameras

USB 20 Cables

Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB

20 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance

when connected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port Te cable

will also work when connected to a USB port but drive

performance will be limited to USB 11 transfer rates

USB 20 Cable and Cable End

252 USB Cable

TECHNICAL NOTE o achieve Hi-Speed

USB 20 data transfer rates you need to be con-

nected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 host interface

Otherwise transfer rates will be limited to USB

11 speeds

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3 Uploading Multimedia Files

31 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer

Connect the power supply cable to the power supply1

port on the back of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

and to a grounded power outlet (Fig 31-A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 31-B)

Connect the Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into the3

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on the back of the LaCie

LaCinema Premier Connect the other end of the

Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into an available USB port

on your computer (Fig 31-C)

Te LaCinema Premier icon will appear on your4

computer (on the desktop for Mac users and in the

My Computer folder for Windows users) after a

few seconds

Proceed to section 32 ransferring Files to the

LaCinema Premier

Figure 31-A

Figure 31-B

Power button

Figure 31-C

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32 Transferring Files to the LaCinema Premier

When the LaCie LaCinema Premier is recognized

by your computer you can start adding your music pho-

tos and videos o add files simply drag and drop the

appropriate files and folders Organize folders any way

you want

o remove files from their folders simply drag themto the rash or the Recycle Bin

IMPORTANT INFO If you want to remove

files from the LaCie LaCinema Premier you must

empty the rash or Recycle Bin after placing the

files there Otherwise the files will still have a ref-

erence and occupy hard drive space

321 Uploading Multimedia Files

322 Data File Storage

You can also use your LaCie LaCinema Premier

to store standard data files Just create a separate folder

(such as ldquoBackuprdquo) on the drive for storage and simplydrag and drop files into it

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External USB devices feature ldquoplug amp playrdquo connec-

tivity which means that your drive can be connected and

disconnected while the computer is running o prevent

failures however it is important to follow these steps

when disconnecting your LaCie hard drive

Mac Users

Drag the LaCinema Premier drive icon to the1

trash (Te icon pictured below is a generic USB

device icon Your drive may be represented by

an icon that looks like the drive itself)

When the icon disappears from the desktop2

the drive can be disconnected

Windows Users

From the1 System Tray (located in the lower

right-hand side of your screen) click the Eject

icon (a small green arrow over a hardware im-

age)

A message will appear listing the devices the2

Eject icon controls (it should say ldquoSafely re-

moverdquo) Click on the LaCie hard drive in this

prompt

Tis message will appear ldquoSafe to Remove3

Hardwarerdquo (or similar) It is now safe to discon-

nect the device

33 Disconnecting Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

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p g

4 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your TV and Stereo

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier can be connected to

your television only or to your television and to your

stereo

Connect the external power supply to the LaCinema1

Premier and to a grounded electrical outlet (Fig 41-

A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 41-B)

41 Power Connection

Figure 41-A

Figure 41-B

Power button

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User Manual

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier cannot be connected to a V and com-

puter at the same time

TECHNICAL NOTE When using the Com-

posite AV cable use either the S-Video connec-

tor or the yellow Composite RCA jack Do not

use both You will not receive a signal if both the

S-Video connector and the yellow Composite

RCA jack are plugged in at the same time

To connect the LaCinema Premier to TV via a stereo audio and composite video cable power on the

LaCinema Premier as described in section 41 and follow the diagram below

Figure 421

421 Composite Video

42 AudioVideo Connection

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User Manual

To connect the LaCinema Premier to a TV via component video power on the LaCinema Premier as de-scribed in section 41 and follow the diagram below

COMPONENT

Y PrPb

Component Cable

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

Figure 422

422 Component Video

IMPORTANT INFO Do not connect com-

posite video (yellow) when using the component

video connections

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User Manual

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 41 connect video cables and follow the diagram

below

IMPORTANT INFO Make sure that you have

enabled Digital Audio in the setup menu instead

of the default analog audio See section 651

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Optical

Coaxial

OR

Figure 423

423 Optical or Coaxial Audio Connection

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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 Tis chapter discusses the

button functions for each type of file (movies photos

and music) and battery installation

51 Battery Installation

Te remote control uses two AAA batteries Te

batteries are not pre-installed so you will need to install

them before you can use the remote control

To install the batteries

Remove the battery compartment cover1

Load the batteries onto the battery compartment2

Position the batteries so that the ldquo+rdquo symbols on the

batteries face the same direction as the ldquo+rdquo symbols

on the battery compartment

Slide the battery compartment cover back into the3

remote

IMPORTANT INFO If you will not be using

the remote control for an extended period of time

we recommend that you remove the batteries

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User Manual

Te LaCie LaCinema Premierrsquos remote control al-

lows you to control the LaCie LaCinema Premier while

its connected to your V or home theatre center Te

four following sections illustrate the functionality of the

remote control based on the operation being used

52 Remote Control Key Index

521 Functions of Basic Buttons

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

Button Function

1 ndash Power Power the LaCinema Premier onoff

2 ndash Setup Enter setup menu

3 ndash Mute urn off sound

4 ndash Movie Press during movie playback to playall movies in same folder sequentially

5 ndash MusicPress during music playback to play

all music in same folder sequentially

6 ndash Photo

7 ndash File

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

14 ndash ReturnReturn to main menu (does not work

during movie playback)

15 ndash Directionbuttons

UpDown buttons ( )

Menu screen - move up and down

LeftRight buttons ( )Menu screen ndash move left and right

During movie playback ndash adjusts

playback speed (-32x to +32x)

28 ndash V out

o change V Out (does not work

when playing a file)

Cycles through NSC Composite

gt PAL Composite gt HDV480p

Component gt HDV720p Compo-

nent gt HDV1080i Component

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522 Buttons for Video Playback

Button Function4 ndash Movie o play all movies in same folder sequentially press this key while playing a movie

5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys Use with GOO button to go directly to a file

9 ndash GOO Use with number keys to go directly to a file

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OK

Pan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Controls position size ON and OFF of subtitle (6 levels)

Off lsquoSubtitle Offrsquo + OK

Position lsquoSubtitle positionrsquo + + OK

Size(Small) lsquoSubtitle smallrsquo + OK

Size(Large) lsquoSubtitle largersquo + OK

Multi subtitle lsquoSubtitle 1rsquo + OK or lsquoSubtitle 2rsquo + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback from bookmarked position

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Glossary

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2 About Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

21 System Requirements

Windows Users

500MHz Intel Pentium II processor or later

Windows 2000 XP or Vista

256MB RAM minimum

USB interface port

Internet connection (for downloading updates)

Mac Users

G4 or later or Intel Core Duo

Mac OS X

256MB RAM minimum

USB interface port

Internet connection (for downloading updates)

Supported AudioVideoFile Formats ndash All Users

Video Photo Audio

Supported Video File Formats

MPEG-1

MPEG-2 (AVI ISO IFO VOB)

MPEG-4 (AVI DivX 311 4x and

5x XviD)

Supported subtitle format SUB

SR SMI

Supported Photo File Formats

JPEG (up to 8MP)

BMP

PNG

Supported Audio File Formats

WMA

MP3

MPEG-4 (AAC)

AC3

OGG

Supported Video Outputs

Composite video NSCPAL S-Video ndash Composite RCA S-Video

mini-din

Component video Analog yPbPr (progressive or interlaced scalable up to

1920x1080i or 1280x720p) ndash RGB Color Component Video 3 RCA

Supported Audio Outputs

Dual Stereo analog audio (left

and right)

Optical or coaxial SPDIF

Mac OS DVD Video function is supported via VOB IFO (Video_S folder) DVD ISO file size cannot exceed

more than 4GB FA32 MS-DOS file system does not support files size higher than 4GB Do not try to format inHFS+ file system as it is not supported in V mode

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22 Box Content

Your LaCie LaCinema Premier box should contain

the following

IMPORTANT INFO Please save your pack-

aging In the event that the drive should need to

be repaired or serviced it must be returned in its

original packaging

3

1 2

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier

2 Remote control

3 Composite videostereo cable

4 Hi-Speed USB 20 cable

5 External power supply and power cord

6 Utilities CD-ROM

7 Quick Install Guide

8 Batteries

6

4

Quick Install Guide

LaCie LaCinema Premier multimediahard drive 7 8

5

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23 Languages

IMPORTANT INFO Tese languages require

an additional font If you intend to use these lan-

guages please contact your LaCie reseller or con-

tact LaCie Customer Support

Supported Languages

English

French

German

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Spanish

Portuguese

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24 Views of the LaCinema Premier

241 Front View

1 Infrared receiver ndash Receives the infrared sig-

nal from the remote control Make sure the re-

ceiver is not obstructed

2 Play LED ndash Illuminates when the LaCinema

Premier is playing a file

3 Power LED ndash Iluminates when the LaCinema

Premier is powered on

4 Hard Drive LED ndash Illuminates when the hard

drive is accessing data

5 Power Button ndash Push to turn the LaCinema

Premier on or off

6 Control Buttons

MENU ndash Press to return to main menu

OK ndash Press to confirm a selection

(stop) ndash Stops playback

(play) ndash Starts playback

7 NavigationControl Buttons

ndash Move up in a menu

ndash Move down in a menu

ndash Move left in a menu rewind during movie

playback

ndash Move right in a menu fast forward duringmovie playback

3

4

5

6

2

1

7

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242 Rear View

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

1

1 Ventilation Opening ndash Te fan blows air

through this opening Do not block

2 Optical Audio ndash Connect optical cable to your

amplifier for digital surround sound feature of

DVD video

3 S-video ndash Connect to S-Video connector on

your V (sold separately)

4 Component Video ndash Highest video quality

connection (cable sold separately) Allows up-

scaling up to 1080i

Y (green)

Pb (blue)

Pr (red)

5 External Infrared ndash Connect cable (sold sepa-

rately) to move infrared reciever to another loca-

tion

6 12V DC Power Connection

7 USB 20 Port ndash Connect the supplied USB ca-ble to transfer files f rom your computer

8 Composite (Analog) Audio ndash Left (white)

and right (red)

9 Coaxial ndash Connect coaxial cable to your ampli-

fier for digital surround sound feature of DVD

video

10 Composite Video ndash For use with composite

video connections Do not connect composite

video and S-video simultaneously

2

3

9

10

5

6

7

4

8

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25 Cables and Connectors

251 AV (AudioVideo) Cables

Te AV cables provide the audio and video signals to

your stereo and V Te LaCie LaCinema Premier sup-

ports the AV standards shown below

1 Composite videostereo audio ndash Tis is the

most standard video connection as well as left

(white) and right (red) stereo audio inputs

2 S-Video ndash Tis is a higher quality video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to Vs (sold separately) with an S-video

connection

3 Component video ndash Tis is the video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to HDVs and higher-end Vs (sold sepa-

rately)

4 Coaxial (A) or Optical (B) ndash Tis is the digital

audio connector used to enable surround sound

and connects to the digital input of your Dolby

Digital or DS home theatre AV receiver (sold

separately)

TECHNICAL NOTE If the AV cable includ-

ed with your LaCie LaCinema Premier does not

match the connections on your audiovideo equip-

ment please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCieCustomer Support for information on additional

cables (sold separately)

1 2

3 4

A B

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USB is a serial inputoutput technology for connect-ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other

Hi-Speed USB 20 is the latest implementation of this

standard and it provides the necessary bandwidth and

data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as

hard drives CDDVD drives and digital cameras

USB 20 Cables

Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB

20 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance

when connected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port Te cable

will also work when connected to a USB port but drive

performance will be limited to USB 11 transfer rates

USB 20 Cable and Cable End

252 USB Cable

TECHNICAL NOTE o achieve Hi-Speed

USB 20 data transfer rates you need to be con-

nected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 host interface

Otherwise transfer rates will be limited to USB

11 speeds

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3 Uploading Multimedia Files

31 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer

Connect the power supply cable to the power supply1

port on the back of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

and to a grounded power outlet (Fig 31-A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 31-B)

Connect the Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into the3

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on the back of the LaCie

LaCinema Premier Connect the other end of the

Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into an available USB port

on your computer (Fig 31-C)

Te LaCinema Premier icon will appear on your4

computer (on the desktop for Mac users and in the

My Computer folder for Windows users) after a

few seconds

Proceed to section 32 ransferring Files to the

LaCinema Premier

Figure 31-A

Figure 31-B

Power button

Figure 31-C

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32 Transferring Files to the LaCinema Premier

When the LaCie LaCinema Premier is recognized

by your computer you can start adding your music pho-

tos and videos o add files simply drag and drop the

appropriate files and folders Organize folders any way

you want

o remove files from their folders simply drag themto the rash or the Recycle Bin

IMPORTANT INFO If you want to remove

files from the LaCie LaCinema Premier you must

empty the rash or Recycle Bin after placing the

files there Otherwise the files will still have a ref-

erence and occupy hard drive space

321 Uploading Multimedia Files

322 Data File Storage

You can also use your LaCie LaCinema Premier

to store standard data files Just create a separate folder

(such as ldquoBackuprdquo) on the drive for storage and simplydrag and drop files into it

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External USB devices feature ldquoplug amp playrdquo connec-

tivity which means that your drive can be connected and

disconnected while the computer is running o prevent

failures however it is important to follow these steps

when disconnecting your LaCie hard drive

Mac Users

Drag the LaCinema Premier drive icon to the1

trash (Te icon pictured below is a generic USB

device icon Your drive may be represented by

an icon that looks like the drive itself)

When the icon disappears from the desktop2

the drive can be disconnected

Windows Users

From the1 System Tray (located in the lower

right-hand side of your screen) click the Eject

icon (a small green arrow over a hardware im-

age)

A message will appear listing the devices the2

Eject icon controls (it should say ldquoSafely re-

moverdquo) Click on the LaCie hard drive in this

prompt

Tis message will appear ldquoSafe to Remove3

Hardwarerdquo (or similar) It is now safe to discon-

nect the device

33 Disconnecting Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

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4 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your TV and Stereo

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier can be connected to

your television only or to your television and to your

stereo

Connect the external power supply to the LaCinema1

Premier and to a grounded electrical outlet (Fig 41-

A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 41-B)

41 Power Connection

Figure 41-A

Figure 41-B

Power button

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IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier cannot be connected to a V and com-

puter at the same time

TECHNICAL NOTE When using the Com-

posite AV cable use either the S-Video connec-

tor or the yellow Composite RCA jack Do not

use both You will not receive a signal if both the

S-Video connector and the yellow Composite

RCA jack are plugged in at the same time

To connect the LaCinema Premier to TV via a stereo audio and composite video cable power on the

LaCinema Premier as described in section 41 and follow the diagram below

Figure 421

421 Composite Video

42 AudioVideo Connection

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To connect the LaCinema Premier to a TV via component video power on the LaCinema Premier as de-scribed in section 41 and follow the diagram below

COMPONENT

Y PrPb

Component Cable

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

Figure 422

422 Component Video

IMPORTANT INFO Do not connect com-

posite video (yellow) when using the component

video connections

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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 41 connect video cables and follow the diagram

below

IMPORTANT INFO Make sure that you have

enabled Digital Audio in the setup menu instead

of the default analog audio See section 651

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Optical

Coaxial

OR

Figure 423

423 Optical or Coaxial Audio Connection

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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 Tis chapter discusses the

button functions for each type of file (movies photos

and music) and battery installation

51 Battery Installation

Te remote control uses two AAA batteries Te

batteries are not pre-installed so you will need to install

them before you can use the remote control

To install the batteries

Remove the battery compartment cover1

Load the batteries onto the battery compartment2

Position the batteries so that the ldquo+rdquo symbols on the

batteries face the same direction as the ldquo+rdquo symbols

on the battery compartment

Slide the battery compartment cover back into the3

remote

IMPORTANT INFO If you will not be using

the remote control for an extended period of time

we recommend that you remove the batteries

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premierrsquos remote control al-

lows you to control the LaCie LaCinema Premier while

its connected to your V or home theatre center Te

four following sections illustrate the functionality of the

remote control based on the operation being used

52 Remote Control Key Index

521 Functions of Basic Buttons

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

Button Function

1 ndash Power Power the LaCinema Premier onoff

2 ndash Setup Enter setup menu

3 ndash Mute urn off sound

4 ndash Movie Press during movie playback to playall movies in same folder sequentially

5 ndash MusicPress during music playback to play

all music in same folder sequentially

6 ndash Photo

7 ndash File

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

14 ndash ReturnReturn to main menu (does not work

during movie playback)

15 ndash Directionbuttons

UpDown buttons ( )

Menu screen - move up and down

LeftRight buttons ( )Menu screen ndash move left and right

During movie playback ndash adjusts

playback speed (-32x to +32x)

28 ndash V out

o change V Out (does not work

when playing a file)

Cycles through NSC Composite

gt PAL Composite gt HDV480p

Component gt HDV720p Compo-

nent gt HDV1080i Component

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522 Buttons for Video Playback

Button Function4 ndash Movie o play all movies in same folder sequentially press this key while playing a movie

5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys Use with GOO button to go directly to a file

9 ndash GOO Use with number keys to go directly to a file

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OK

Pan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Controls position size ON and OFF of subtitle (6 levels)

Off lsquoSubtitle Offrsquo + OK

Position lsquoSubtitle positionrsquo + + OK

Size(Small) lsquoSubtitle smallrsquo + OK

Size(Large) lsquoSubtitle largersquo + OK

Multi subtitle lsquoSubtitle 1rsquo + OK or lsquoSubtitle 2rsquo + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback from bookmarked position

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

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8

13

27

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Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Glossary

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22 Box Content

Your LaCie LaCinema Premier box should contain

the following

IMPORTANT INFO Please save your pack-

aging In the event that the drive should need to

be repaired or serviced it must be returned in its

original packaging

3

1 2

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier

2 Remote control

3 Composite videostereo cable

4 Hi-Speed USB 20 cable

5 External power supply and power cord

6 Utilities CD-ROM

7 Quick Install Guide

8 Batteries

6

4

Quick Install Guide

LaCie LaCinema Premier multimediahard drive 7 8

5

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23 Languages

IMPORTANT INFO Tese languages require

an additional font If you intend to use these lan-

guages please contact your LaCie reseller or con-

tact LaCie Customer Support

Supported Languages

English

French

German

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Spanish

Portuguese

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24 Views of the LaCinema Premier

241 Front View

1 Infrared receiver ndash Receives the infrared sig-

nal from the remote control Make sure the re-

ceiver is not obstructed

2 Play LED ndash Illuminates when the LaCinema

Premier is playing a file

3 Power LED ndash Iluminates when the LaCinema

Premier is powered on

4 Hard Drive LED ndash Illuminates when the hard

drive is accessing data

5 Power Button ndash Push to turn the LaCinema

Premier on or off

6 Control Buttons

MENU ndash Press to return to main menu

OK ndash Press to confirm a selection

(stop) ndash Stops playback

(play) ndash Starts playback

7 NavigationControl Buttons

ndash Move up in a menu

ndash Move down in a menu

ndash Move left in a menu rewind during movie

playback

ndash Move right in a menu fast forward duringmovie playback

3

4

5

6

2

1

7

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242 Rear View

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

1

1 Ventilation Opening ndash Te fan blows air

through this opening Do not block

2 Optical Audio ndash Connect optical cable to your

amplifier for digital surround sound feature of

DVD video

3 S-video ndash Connect to S-Video connector on

your V (sold separately)

4 Component Video ndash Highest video quality

connection (cable sold separately) Allows up-

scaling up to 1080i

Y (green)

Pb (blue)

Pr (red)

5 External Infrared ndash Connect cable (sold sepa-

rately) to move infrared reciever to another loca-

tion

6 12V DC Power Connection

7 USB 20 Port ndash Connect the supplied USB ca-ble to transfer files f rom your computer

8 Composite (Analog) Audio ndash Left (white)

and right (red)

9 Coaxial ndash Connect coaxial cable to your ampli-

fier for digital surround sound feature of DVD

video

10 Composite Video ndash For use with composite

video connections Do not connect composite

video and S-video simultaneously

2

3

9

10

5

6

7

4

8

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25 Cables and Connectors

251 AV (AudioVideo) Cables

Te AV cables provide the audio and video signals to

your stereo and V Te LaCie LaCinema Premier sup-

ports the AV standards shown below

1 Composite videostereo audio ndash Tis is the

most standard video connection as well as left

(white) and right (red) stereo audio inputs

2 S-Video ndash Tis is a higher quality video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to Vs (sold separately) with an S-video

connection

3 Component video ndash Tis is the video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to HDVs and higher-end Vs (sold sepa-

rately)

4 Coaxial (A) or Optical (B) ndash Tis is the digital

audio connector used to enable surround sound

and connects to the digital input of your Dolby

Digital or DS home theatre AV receiver (sold

separately)

TECHNICAL NOTE If the AV cable includ-

ed with your LaCie LaCinema Premier does not

match the connections on your audiovideo equip-

ment please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCieCustomer Support for information on additional

cables (sold separately)

1 2

3 4

A B

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USB is a serial inputoutput technology for connect-ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other

Hi-Speed USB 20 is the latest implementation of this

standard and it provides the necessary bandwidth and

data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as

hard drives CDDVD drives and digital cameras

USB 20 Cables

Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB

20 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance

when connected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port Te cable

will also work when connected to a USB port but drive

performance will be limited to USB 11 transfer rates

USB 20 Cable and Cable End

252 USB Cable

TECHNICAL NOTE o achieve Hi-Speed

USB 20 data transfer rates you need to be con-

nected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 host interface

Otherwise transfer rates will be limited to USB

11 speeds

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3 Uploading Multimedia Files

31 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer

Connect the power supply cable to the power supply1

port on the back of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

and to a grounded power outlet (Fig 31-A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 31-B)

Connect the Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into the3

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on the back of the LaCie

LaCinema Premier Connect the other end of the

Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into an available USB port

on your computer (Fig 31-C)

Te LaCinema Premier icon will appear on your4

computer (on the desktop for Mac users and in the

My Computer folder for Windows users) after a

few seconds

Proceed to section 32 ransferring Files to the

LaCinema Premier

Figure 31-A

Figure 31-B

Power button

Figure 31-C

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32 Transferring Files to the LaCinema Premier

When the LaCie LaCinema Premier is recognized

by your computer you can start adding your music pho-

tos and videos o add files simply drag and drop the

appropriate files and folders Organize folders any way

you want

o remove files from their folders simply drag themto the rash or the Recycle Bin

IMPORTANT INFO If you want to remove

files from the LaCie LaCinema Premier you must

empty the rash or Recycle Bin after placing the

files there Otherwise the files will still have a ref-

erence and occupy hard drive space

321 Uploading Multimedia Files

322 Data File Storage

You can also use your LaCie LaCinema Premier

to store standard data files Just create a separate folder

(such as ldquoBackuprdquo) on the drive for storage and simplydrag and drop files into it

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External USB devices feature ldquoplug amp playrdquo connec-

tivity which means that your drive can be connected and

disconnected while the computer is running o prevent

failures however it is important to follow these steps

when disconnecting your LaCie hard drive

Mac Users

Drag the LaCinema Premier drive icon to the1

trash (Te icon pictured below is a generic USB

device icon Your drive may be represented by

an icon that looks like the drive itself)

When the icon disappears from the desktop2

the drive can be disconnected

Windows Users

From the1 System Tray (located in the lower

right-hand side of your screen) click the Eject

icon (a small green arrow over a hardware im-

age)

A message will appear listing the devices the2

Eject icon controls (it should say ldquoSafely re-

moverdquo) Click on the LaCie hard drive in this

prompt

Tis message will appear ldquoSafe to Remove3

Hardwarerdquo (or similar) It is now safe to discon-

nect the device

33 Disconnecting Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

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4 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your TV and Stereo

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier can be connected to

your television only or to your television and to your

stereo

Connect the external power supply to the LaCinema1

Premier and to a grounded electrical outlet (Fig 41-

A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 41-B)

41 Power Connection

Figure 41-A

Figure 41-B

Power button

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IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier cannot be connected to a V and com-

puter at the same time

TECHNICAL NOTE When using the Com-

posite AV cable use either the S-Video connec-

tor or the yellow Composite RCA jack Do not

use both You will not receive a signal if both the

S-Video connector and the yellow Composite

RCA jack are plugged in at the same time

To connect the LaCinema Premier to TV via a stereo audio and composite video cable power on the

LaCinema Premier as described in section 41 and follow the diagram below

Figure 421

421 Composite Video

42 AudioVideo Connection

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To connect the LaCinema Premier to a TV via component video power on the LaCinema Premier as de-scribed in section 41 and follow the diagram below

COMPONENT

Y PrPb

Component Cable

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

Figure 422

422 Component Video

IMPORTANT INFO Do not connect com-

posite video (yellow) when using the component

video connections

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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 41 connect video cables and follow the diagram

below

IMPORTANT INFO Make sure that you have

enabled Digital Audio in the setup menu instead

of the default analog audio See section 651

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Optical

Coaxial

OR

Figure 423

423 Optical or Coaxial Audio Connection

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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 Tis chapter discusses the

button functions for each type of file (movies photos

and music) and battery installation

51 Battery Installation

Te remote control uses two AAA batteries Te

batteries are not pre-installed so you will need to install

them before you can use the remote control

To install the batteries

Remove the battery compartment cover1

Load the batteries onto the battery compartment2

Position the batteries so that the ldquo+rdquo symbols on the

batteries face the same direction as the ldquo+rdquo symbols

on the battery compartment

Slide the battery compartment cover back into the3

remote

IMPORTANT INFO If you will not be using

the remote control for an extended period of time

we recommend that you remove the batteries

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premierrsquos remote control al-

lows you to control the LaCie LaCinema Premier while

its connected to your V or home theatre center Te

four following sections illustrate the functionality of the

remote control based on the operation being used

52 Remote Control Key Index

521 Functions of Basic Buttons

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

Button Function

1 ndash Power Power the LaCinema Premier onoff

2 ndash Setup Enter setup menu

3 ndash Mute urn off sound

4 ndash Movie Press during movie playback to playall movies in same folder sequentially

5 ndash MusicPress during music playback to play

all music in same folder sequentially

6 ndash Photo

7 ndash File

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

14 ndash ReturnReturn to main menu (does not work

during movie playback)

15 ndash Directionbuttons

UpDown buttons ( )

Menu screen - move up and down

LeftRight buttons ( )Menu screen ndash move left and right

During movie playback ndash adjusts

playback speed (-32x to +32x)

28 ndash V out

o change V Out (does not work

when playing a file)

Cycles through NSC Composite

gt PAL Composite gt HDV480p

Component gt HDV720p Compo-

nent gt HDV1080i Component

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522 Buttons for Video Playback

Button Function4 ndash Movie o play all movies in same folder sequentially press this key while playing a movie

5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys Use with GOO button to go directly to a file

9 ndash GOO Use with number keys to go directly to a file

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OK

Pan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Controls position size ON and OFF of subtitle (6 levels)

Off lsquoSubtitle Offrsquo + OK

Position lsquoSubtitle positionrsquo + + OK

Size(Small) lsquoSubtitle smallrsquo + OK

Size(Large) lsquoSubtitle largersquo + OK

Multi subtitle lsquoSubtitle 1rsquo + OK or lsquoSubtitle 2rsquo + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback from bookmarked position

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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User Manual

Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Glossary

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LaCie LaCinema Premier

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23 Languages

IMPORTANT INFO Tese languages require

an additional font If you intend to use these lan-

guages please contact your LaCie reseller or con-

tact LaCie Customer Support

Supported Languages

English

French

German

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Spanish

Portuguese

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24 Views of the LaCinema Premier

241 Front View

1 Infrared receiver ndash Receives the infrared sig-

nal from the remote control Make sure the re-

ceiver is not obstructed

2 Play LED ndash Illuminates when the LaCinema

Premier is playing a file

3 Power LED ndash Iluminates when the LaCinema

Premier is powered on

4 Hard Drive LED ndash Illuminates when the hard

drive is accessing data

5 Power Button ndash Push to turn the LaCinema

Premier on or off

6 Control Buttons

MENU ndash Press to return to main menu

OK ndash Press to confirm a selection

(stop) ndash Stops playback

(play) ndash Starts playback

7 NavigationControl Buttons

ndash Move up in a menu

ndash Move down in a menu

ndash Move left in a menu rewind during movie

playback

ndash Move right in a menu fast forward duringmovie playback

3

4

5

6

2

1

7

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242 Rear View

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

1

1 Ventilation Opening ndash Te fan blows air

through this opening Do not block

2 Optical Audio ndash Connect optical cable to your

amplifier for digital surround sound feature of

DVD video

3 S-video ndash Connect to S-Video connector on

your V (sold separately)

4 Component Video ndash Highest video quality

connection (cable sold separately) Allows up-

scaling up to 1080i

Y (green)

Pb (blue)

Pr (red)

5 External Infrared ndash Connect cable (sold sepa-

rately) to move infrared reciever to another loca-

tion

6 12V DC Power Connection

7 USB 20 Port ndash Connect the supplied USB ca-ble to transfer files f rom your computer

8 Composite (Analog) Audio ndash Left (white)

and right (red)

9 Coaxial ndash Connect coaxial cable to your ampli-

fier for digital surround sound feature of DVD

video

10 Composite Video ndash For use with composite

video connections Do not connect composite

video and S-video simultaneously

2

3

9

10

5

6

7

4

8

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25 Cables and Connectors

251 AV (AudioVideo) Cables

Te AV cables provide the audio and video signals to

your stereo and V Te LaCie LaCinema Premier sup-

ports the AV standards shown below

1 Composite videostereo audio ndash Tis is the

most standard video connection as well as left

(white) and right (red) stereo audio inputs

2 S-Video ndash Tis is a higher quality video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to Vs (sold separately) with an S-video

connection

3 Component video ndash Tis is the video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to HDVs and higher-end Vs (sold sepa-

rately)

4 Coaxial (A) or Optical (B) ndash Tis is the digital

audio connector used to enable surround sound

and connects to the digital input of your Dolby

Digital or DS home theatre AV receiver (sold

separately)

TECHNICAL NOTE If the AV cable includ-

ed with your LaCie LaCinema Premier does not

match the connections on your audiovideo equip-

ment please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCieCustomer Support for information on additional

cables (sold separately)

1 2

3 4

A B

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USB is a serial inputoutput technology for connect-ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other

Hi-Speed USB 20 is the latest implementation of this

standard and it provides the necessary bandwidth and

data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as

hard drives CDDVD drives and digital cameras

USB 20 Cables

Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB

20 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance

when connected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port Te cable

will also work when connected to a USB port but drive

performance will be limited to USB 11 transfer rates

USB 20 Cable and Cable End

252 USB Cable

TECHNICAL NOTE o achieve Hi-Speed

USB 20 data transfer rates you need to be con-

nected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 host interface

Otherwise transfer rates will be limited to USB

11 speeds

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3 Uploading Multimedia Files

31 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer

Connect the power supply cable to the power supply1

port on the back of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

and to a grounded power outlet (Fig 31-A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 31-B)

Connect the Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into the3

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on the back of the LaCie

LaCinema Premier Connect the other end of the

Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into an available USB port

on your computer (Fig 31-C)

Te LaCinema Premier icon will appear on your4

computer (on the desktop for Mac users and in the

My Computer folder for Windows users) after a

few seconds

Proceed to section 32 ransferring Files to the

LaCinema Premier

Figure 31-A

Figure 31-B

Power button

Figure 31-C

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32 Transferring Files to the LaCinema Premier

When the LaCie LaCinema Premier is recognized

by your computer you can start adding your music pho-

tos and videos o add files simply drag and drop the

appropriate files and folders Organize folders any way

you want

o remove files from their folders simply drag themto the rash or the Recycle Bin

IMPORTANT INFO If you want to remove

files from the LaCie LaCinema Premier you must

empty the rash or Recycle Bin after placing the

files there Otherwise the files will still have a ref-

erence and occupy hard drive space

321 Uploading Multimedia Files

322 Data File Storage

You can also use your LaCie LaCinema Premier

to store standard data files Just create a separate folder

(such as ldquoBackuprdquo) on the drive for storage and simplydrag and drop files into it

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External USB devices feature ldquoplug amp playrdquo connec-

tivity which means that your drive can be connected and

disconnected while the computer is running o prevent

failures however it is important to follow these steps

when disconnecting your LaCie hard drive

Mac Users

Drag the LaCinema Premier drive icon to the1

trash (Te icon pictured below is a generic USB

device icon Your drive may be represented by

an icon that looks like the drive itself)

When the icon disappears from the desktop2

the drive can be disconnected

Windows Users

From the1 System Tray (located in the lower

right-hand side of your screen) click the Eject

icon (a small green arrow over a hardware im-

age)

A message will appear listing the devices the2

Eject icon controls (it should say ldquoSafely re-

moverdquo) Click on the LaCie hard drive in this

prompt

Tis message will appear ldquoSafe to Remove3

Hardwarerdquo (or similar) It is now safe to discon-

nect the device

33 Disconnecting Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

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4 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your TV and Stereo

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier can be connected to

your television only or to your television and to your

stereo

Connect the external power supply to the LaCinema1

Premier and to a grounded electrical outlet (Fig 41-

A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 41-B)

41 Power Connection

Figure 41-A

Figure 41-B

Power button

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IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier cannot be connected to a V and com-

puter at the same time

TECHNICAL NOTE When using the Com-

posite AV cable use either the S-Video connec-

tor or the yellow Composite RCA jack Do not

use both You will not receive a signal if both the

S-Video connector and the yellow Composite

RCA jack are plugged in at the same time

To connect the LaCinema Premier to TV via a stereo audio and composite video cable power on the

LaCinema Premier as described in section 41 and follow the diagram below

Figure 421

421 Composite Video

42 AudioVideo Connection

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To connect the LaCinema Premier to a TV via component video power on the LaCinema Premier as de-scribed in section 41 and follow the diagram below

COMPONENT

Y PrPb

Component Cable

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

Figure 422

422 Component Video

IMPORTANT INFO Do not connect com-

posite video (yellow) when using the component

video connections

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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 41 connect video cables and follow the diagram

below

IMPORTANT INFO Make sure that you have

enabled Digital Audio in the setup menu instead

of the default analog audio See section 651

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Optical

Coaxial

OR

Figure 423

423 Optical or Coaxial Audio Connection

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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 Tis chapter discusses the

button functions for each type of file (movies photos

and music) and battery installation

51 Battery Installation

Te remote control uses two AAA batteries Te

batteries are not pre-installed so you will need to install

them before you can use the remote control

To install the batteries

Remove the battery compartment cover1

Load the batteries onto the battery compartment2

Position the batteries so that the ldquo+rdquo symbols on the

batteries face the same direction as the ldquo+rdquo symbols

on the battery compartment

Slide the battery compartment cover back into the3

remote

IMPORTANT INFO If you will not be using

the remote control for an extended period of time

we recommend that you remove the batteries

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User Manual

Te LaCie LaCinema Premierrsquos remote control al-

lows you to control the LaCie LaCinema Premier while

its connected to your V or home theatre center Te

four following sections illustrate the functionality of the

remote control based on the operation being used

52 Remote Control Key Index

521 Functions of Basic Buttons

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

Button Function

1 ndash Power Power the LaCinema Premier onoff

2 ndash Setup Enter setup menu

3 ndash Mute urn off sound

4 ndash Movie Press during movie playback to playall movies in same folder sequentially

5 ndash MusicPress during music playback to play

all music in same folder sequentially

6 ndash Photo

7 ndash File

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

14 ndash ReturnReturn to main menu (does not work

during movie playback)

15 ndash Directionbuttons

UpDown buttons ( )

Menu screen - move up and down

LeftRight buttons ( )Menu screen ndash move left and right

During movie playback ndash adjusts

playback speed (-32x to +32x)

28 ndash V out

o change V Out (does not work

when playing a file)

Cycles through NSC Composite

gt PAL Composite gt HDV480p

Component gt HDV720p Compo-

nent gt HDV1080i Component

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522 Buttons for Video Playback

Button Function4 ndash Movie o play all movies in same folder sequentially press this key while playing a movie

5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys Use with GOO button to go directly to a file

9 ndash GOO Use with number keys to go directly to a file

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OK

Pan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Controls position size ON and OFF of subtitle (6 levels)

Off lsquoSubtitle Offrsquo + OK

Position lsquoSubtitle positionrsquo + + OK

Size(Small) lsquoSubtitle smallrsquo + OK

Size(Large) lsquoSubtitle largersquo + OK

Multi subtitle lsquoSubtitle 1rsquo + OK or lsquoSubtitle 2rsquo + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback from bookmarked position

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Glossary

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24 Views of the LaCinema Premier

241 Front View

1 Infrared receiver ndash Receives the infrared sig-

nal from the remote control Make sure the re-

ceiver is not obstructed

2 Play LED ndash Illuminates when the LaCinema

Premier is playing a file

3 Power LED ndash Iluminates when the LaCinema

Premier is powered on

4 Hard Drive LED ndash Illuminates when the hard

drive is accessing data

5 Power Button ndash Push to turn the LaCinema

Premier on or off

6 Control Buttons

MENU ndash Press to return to main menu

OK ndash Press to confirm a selection

(stop) ndash Stops playback

(play) ndash Starts playback

7 NavigationControl Buttons

ndash Move up in a menu

ndash Move down in a menu

ndash Move left in a menu rewind during movie

playback

ndash Move right in a menu fast forward duringmovie playback

3

4

5

6

2

1

7

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242 Rear View

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

1

1 Ventilation Opening ndash Te fan blows air

through this opening Do not block

2 Optical Audio ndash Connect optical cable to your

amplifier for digital surround sound feature of

DVD video

3 S-video ndash Connect to S-Video connector on

your V (sold separately)

4 Component Video ndash Highest video quality

connection (cable sold separately) Allows up-

scaling up to 1080i

Y (green)

Pb (blue)

Pr (red)

5 External Infrared ndash Connect cable (sold sepa-

rately) to move infrared reciever to another loca-

tion

6 12V DC Power Connection

7 USB 20 Port ndash Connect the supplied USB ca-ble to transfer files f rom your computer

8 Composite (Analog) Audio ndash Left (white)

and right (red)

9 Coaxial ndash Connect coaxial cable to your ampli-

fier for digital surround sound feature of DVD

video

10 Composite Video ndash For use with composite

video connections Do not connect composite

video and S-video simultaneously

2

3

9

10

5

6

7

4

8

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25 Cables and Connectors

251 AV (AudioVideo) Cables

Te AV cables provide the audio and video signals to

your stereo and V Te LaCie LaCinema Premier sup-

ports the AV standards shown below

1 Composite videostereo audio ndash Tis is the

most standard video connection as well as left

(white) and right (red) stereo audio inputs

2 S-Video ndash Tis is a higher quality video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to Vs (sold separately) with an S-video

connection

3 Component video ndash Tis is the video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to HDVs and higher-end Vs (sold sepa-

rately)

4 Coaxial (A) or Optical (B) ndash Tis is the digital

audio connector used to enable surround sound

and connects to the digital input of your Dolby

Digital or DS home theatre AV receiver (sold

separately)

TECHNICAL NOTE If the AV cable includ-

ed with your LaCie LaCinema Premier does not

match the connections on your audiovideo equip-

ment please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCieCustomer Support for information on additional

cables (sold separately)

1 2

3 4

A B

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USB is a serial inputoutput technology for connect-ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other

Hi-Speed USB 20 is the latest implementation of this

standard and it provides the necessary bandwidth and

data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as

hard drives CDDVD drives and digital cameras

USB 20 Cables

Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB

20 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance

when connected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port Te cable

will also work when connected to a USB port but drive

performance will be limited to USB 11 transfer rates

USB 20 Cable and Cable End

252 USB Cable

TECHNICAL NOTE o achieve Hi-Speed

USB 20 data transfer rates you need to be con-

nected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 host interface

Otherwise transfer rates will be limited to USB

11 speeds

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3 Uploading Multimedia Files

31 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer

Connect the power supply cable to the power supply1

port on the back of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

and to a grounded power outlet (Fig 31-A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 31-B)

Connect the Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into the3

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on the back of the LaCie

LaCinema Premier Connect the other end of the

Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into an available USB port

on your computer (Fig 31-C)

Te LaCinema Premier icon will appear on your4

computer (on the desktop for Mac users and in the

My Computer folder for Windows users) after a

few seconds

Proceed to section 32 ransferring Files to the

LaCinema Premier

Figure 31-A

Figure 31-B

Power button

Figure 31-C

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32 Transferring Files to the LaCinema Premier

When the LaCie LaCinema Premier is recognized

by your computer you can start adding your music pho-

tos and videos o add files simply drag and drop the

appropriate files and folders Organize folders any way

you want

o remove files from their folders simply drag themto the rash or the Recycle Bin

IMPORTANT INFO If you want to remove

files from the LaCie LaCinema Premier you must

empty the rash or Recycle Bin after placing the

files there Otherwise the files will still have a ref-

erence and occupy hard drive space

321 Uploading Multimedia Files

322 Data File Storage

You can also use your LaCie LaCinema Premier

to store standard data files Just create a separate folder

(such as ldquoBackuprdquo) on the drive for storage and simplydrag and drop files into it

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External USB devices feature ldquoplug amp playrdquo connec-

tivity which means that your drive can be connected and

disconnected while the computer is running o prevent

failures however it is important to follow these steps

when disconnecting your LaCie hard drive

Mac Users

Drag the LaCinema Premier drive icon to the1

trash (Te icon pictured below is a generic USB

device icon Your drive may be represented by

an icon that looks like the drive itself)

When the icon disappears from the desktop2

the drive can be disconnected

Windows Users

From the1 System Tray (located in the lower

right-hand side of your screen) click the Eject

icon (a small green arrow over a hardware im-

age)

A message will appear listing the devices the2

Eject icon controls (it should say ldquoSafely re-

moverdquo) Click on the LaCie hard drive in this

prompt

Tis message will appear ldquoSafe to Remove3

Hardwarerdquo (or similar) It is now safe to discon-

nect the device

33 Disconnecting Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

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4 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your TV and Stereo

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier can be connected to

your television only or to your television and to your

stereo

Connect the external power supply to the LaCinema1

Premier and to a grounded electrical outlet (Fig 41-

A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 41-B)

41 Power Connection

Figure 41-A

Figure 41-B

Power button

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IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier cannot be connected to a V and com-

puter at the same time

TECHNICAL NOTE When using the Com-

posite AV cable use either the S-Video connec-

tor or the yellow Composite RCA jack Do not

use both You will not receive a signal if both the

S-Video connector and the yellow Composite

RCA jack are plugged in at the same time

To connect the LaCinema Premier to TV via a stereo audio and composite video cable power on the

LaCinema Premier as described in section 41 and follow the diagram below

Figure 421

421 Composite Video

42 AudioVideo Connection

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To connect the LaCinema Premier to a TV via component video power on the LaCinema Premier as de-scribed in section 41 and follow the diagram below

COMPONENT

Y PrPb

Component Cable

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

Figure 422

422 Component Video

IMPORTANT INFO Do not connect com-

posite video (yellow) when using the component

video connections

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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 41 connect video cables and follow the diagram

below

IMPORTANT INFO Make sure that you have

enabled Digital Audio in the setup menu instead

of the default analog audio See section 651

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Optical

Coaxial

OR

Figure 423

423 Optical or Coaxial Audio Connection

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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 Tis chapter discusses the

button functions for each type of file (movies photos

and music) and battery installation

51 Battery Installation

Te remote control uses two AAA batteries Te

batteries are not pre-installed so you will need to install

them before you can use the remote control

To install the batteries

Remove the battery compartment cover1

Load the batteries onto the battery compartment2

Position the batteries so that the ldquo+rdquo symbols on the

batteries face the same direction as the ldquo+rdquo symbols

on the battery compartment

Slide the battery compartment cover back into the3

remote

IMPORTANT INFO If you will not be using

the remote control for an extended period of time

we recommend that you remove the batteries

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premierrsquos remote control al-

lows you to control the LaCie LaCinema Premier while

its connected to your V or home theatre center Te

four following sections illustrate the functionality of the

remote control based on the operation being used

52 Remote Control Key Index

521 Functions of Basic Buttons

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

Button Function

1 ndash Power Power the LaCinema Premier onoff

2 ndash Setup Enter setup menu

3 ndash Mute urn off sound

4 ndash Movie Press during movie playback to playall movies in same folder sequentially

5 ndash MusicPress during music playback to play

all music in same folder sequentially

6 ndash Photo

7 ndash File

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

14 ndash ReturnReturn to main menu (does not work

during movie playback)

15 ndash Directionbuttons

UpDown buttons ( )

Menu screen - move up and down

LeftRight buttons ( )Menu screen ndash move left and right

During movie playback ndash adjusts

playback speed (-32x to +32x)

28 ndash V out

o change V Out (does not work

when playing a file)

Cycles through NSC Composite

gt PAL Composite gt HDV480p

Component gt HDV720p Compo-

nent gt HDV1080i Component

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522 Buttons for Video Playback

Button Function4 ndash Movie o play all movies in same folder sequentially press this key while playing a movie

5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys Use with GOO button to go directly to a file

9 ndash GOO Use with number keys to go directly to a file

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OK

Pan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Controls position size ON and OFF of subtitle (6 levels)

Off lsquoSubtitle Offrsquo + OK

Position lsquoSubtitle positionrsquo + + OK

Size(Small) lsquoSubtitle smallrsquo + OK

Size(Large) lsquoSubtitle largersquo + OK

Multi subtitle lsquoSubtitle 1rsquo + OK or lsquoSubtitle 2rsquo + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback from bookmarked position

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Glossary

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242 Rear View

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

1

1 Ventilation Opening ndash Te fan blows air

through this opening Do not block

2 Optical Audio ndash Connect optical cable to your

amplifier for digital surround sound feature of

DVD video

3 S-video ndash Connect to S-Video connector on

your V (sold separately)

4 Component Video ndash Highest video quality

connection (cable sold separately) Allows up-

scaling up to 1080i

Y (green)

Pb (blue)

Pr (red)

5 External Infrared ndash Connect cable (sold sepa-

rately) to move infrared reciever to another loca-

tion

6 12V DC Power Connection

7 USB 20 Port ndash Connect the supplied USB ca-ble to transfer files f rom your computer

8 Composite (Analog) Audio ndash Left (white)

and right (red)

9 Coaxial ndash Connect coaxial cable to your ampli-

fier for digital surround sound feature of DVD

video

10 Composite Video ndash For use with composite

video connections Do not connect composite

video and S-video simultaneously

2

3

9

10

5

6

7

4

8

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25 Cables and Connectors

251 AV (AudioVideo) Cables

Te AV cables provide the audio and video signals to

your stereo and V Te LaCie LaCinema Premier sup-

ports the AV standards shown below

1 Composite videostereo audio ndash Tis is the

most standard video connection as well as left

(white) and right (red) stereo audio inputs

2 S-Video ndash Tis is a higher quality video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to Vs (sold separately) with an S-video

connection

3 Component video ndash Tis is the video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to HDVs and higher-end Vs (sold sepa-

rately)

4 Coaxial (A) or Optical (B) ndash Tis is the digital

audio connector used to enable surround sound

and connects to the digital input of your Dolby

Digital or DS home theatre AV receiver (sold

separately)

TECHNICAL NOTE If the AV cable includ-

ed with your LaCie LaCinema Premier does not

match the connections on your audiovideo equip-

ment please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCieCustomer Support for information on additional

cables (sold separately)

1 2

3 4

A B

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USB is a serial inputoutput technology for connect-ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other

Hi-Speed USB 20 is the latest implementation of this

standard and it provides the necessary bandwidth and

data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as

hard drives CDDVD drives and digital cameras

USB 20 Cables

Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB

20 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance

when connected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port Te cable

will also work when connected to a USB port but drive

performance will be limited to USB 11 transfer rates

USB 20 Cable and Cable End

252 USB Cable

TECHNICAL NOTE o achieve Hi-Speed

USB 20 data transfer rates you need to be con-

nected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 host interface

Otherwise transfer rates will be limited to USB

11 speeds

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3 Uploading Multimedia Files

31 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer

Connect the power supply cable to the power supply1

port on the back of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

and to a grounded power outlet (Fig 31-A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 31-B)

Connect the Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into the3

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on the back of the LaCie

LaCinema Premier Connect the other end of the

Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into an available USB port

on your computer (Fig 31-C)

Te LaCinema Premier icon will appear on your4

computer (on the desktop for Mac users and in the

My Computer folder for Windows users) after a

few seconds

Proceed to section 32 ransferring Files to the

LaCinema Premier

Figure 31-A

Figure 31-B

Power button

Figure 31-C

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32 Transferring Files to the LaCinema Premier

When the LaCie LaCinema Premier is recognized

by your computer you can start adding your music pho-

tos and videos o add files simply drag and drop the

appropriate files and folders Organize folders any way

you want

o remove files from their folders simply drag themto the rash or the Recycle Bin

IMPORTANT INFO If you want to remove

files from the LaCie LaCinema Premier you must

empty the rash or Recycle Bin after placing the

files there Otherwise the files will still have a ref-

erence and occupy hard drive space

321 Uploading Multimedia Files

322 Data File Storage

You can also use your LaCie LaCinema Premier

to store standard data files Just create a separate folder

(such as ldquoBackuprdquo) on the drive for storage and simplydrag and drop files into it

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External USB devices feature ldquoplug amp playrdquo connec-

tivity which means that your drive can be connected and

disconnected while the computer is running o prevent

failures however it is important to follow these steps

when disconnecting your LaCie hard drive

Mac Users

Drag the LaCinema Premier drive icon to the1

trash (Te icon pictured below is a generic USB

device icon Your drive may be represented by

an icon that looks like the drive itself)

When the icon disappears from the desktop2

the drive can be disconnected

Windows Users

From the1 System Tray (located in the lower

right-hand side of your screen) click the Eject

icon (a small green arrow over a hardware im-

age)

A message will appear listing the devices the2

Eject icon controls (it should say ldquoSafely re-

moverdquo) Click on the LaCie hard drive in this

prompt

Tis message will appear ldquoSafe to Remove3

Hardwarerdquo (or similar) It is now safe to discon-

nect the device

33 Disconnecting Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

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4 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your TV and Stereo

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier can be connected to

your television only or to your television and to your

stereo

Connect the external power supply to the LaCinema1

Premier and to a grounded electrical outlet (Fig 41-

A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 41-B)

41 Power Connection

Figure 41-A

Figure 41-B

Power button

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IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier cannot be connected to a V and com-

puter at the same time

TECHNICAL NOTE When using the Com-

posite AV cable use either the S-Video connec-

tor or the yellow Composite RCA jack Do not

use both You will not receive a signal if both the

S-Video connector and the yellow Composite

RCA jack are plugged in at the same time

To connect the LaCinema Premier to TV via a stereo audio and composite video cable power on the

LaCinema Premier as described in section 41 and follow the diagram below

Figure 421

421 Composite Video

42 AudioVideo Connection

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To connect the LaCinema Premier to a TV via component video power on the LaCinema Premier as de-scribed in section 41 and follow the diagram below

COMPONENT

Y PrPb

Component Cable

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

Figure 422

422 Component Video

IMPORTANT INFO Do not connect com-

posite video (yellow) when using the component

video connections

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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 41 connect video cables and follow the diagram

below

IMPORTANT INFO Make sure that you have

enabled Digital Audio in the setup menu instead

of the default analog audio See section 651

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Optical

Coaxial

OR

Figure 423

423 Optical or Coaxial Audio Connection

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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 Tis chapter discusses the

button functions for each type of file (movies photos

and music) and battery installation

51 Battery Installation

Te remote control uses two AAA batteries Te

batteries are not pre-installed so you will need to install

them before you can use the remote control

To install the batteries

Remove the battery compartment cover1

Load the batteries onto the battery compartment2

Position the batteries so that the ldquo+rdquo symbols on the

batteries face the same direction as the ldquo+rdquo symbols

on the battery compartment

Slide the battery compartment cover back into the3

remote

IMPORTANT INFO If you will not be using

the remote control for an extended period of time

we recommend that you remove the batteries

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premierrsquos remote control al-

lows you to control the LaCie LaCinema Premier while

its connected to your V or home theatre center Te

four following sections illustrate the functionality of the

remote control based on the operation being used

52 Remote Control Key Index

521 Functions of Basic Buttons

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

Button Function

1 ndash Power Power the LaCinema Premier onoff

2 ndash Setup Enter setup menu

3 ndash Mute urn off sound

4 ndash Movie Press during movie playback to playall movies in same folder sequentially

5 ndash MusicPress during music playback to play

all music in same folder sequentially

6 ndash Photo

7 ndash File

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

14 ndash ReturnReturn to main menu (does not work

during movie playback)

15 ndash Directionbuttons

UpDown buttons ( )

Menu screen - move up and down

LeftRight buttons ( )Menu screen ndash move left and right

During movie playback ndash adjusts

playback speed (-32x to +32x)

28 ndash V out

o change V Out (does not work

when playing a file)

Cycles through NSC Composite

gt PAL Composite gt HDV480p

Component gt HDV720p Compo-

nent gt HDV1080i Component

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522 Buttons for Video Playback

Button Function4 ndash Movie o play all movies in same folder sequentially press this key while playing a movie

5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys Use with GOO button to go directly to a file

9 ndash GOO Use with number keys to go directly to a file

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OK

Pan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Controls position size ON and OFF of subtitle (6 levels)

Off lsquoSubtitle Offrsquo + OK

Position lsquoSubtitle positionrsquo + + OK

Size(Small) lsquoSubtitle smallrsquo + OK

Size(Large) lsquoSubtitle largersquo + OK

Multi subtitle lsquoSubtitle 1rsquo + OK or lsquoSubtitle 2rsquo + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback from bookmarked position

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Glossary

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25 Cables and Connectors

251 AV (AudioVideo) Cables

Te AV cables provide the audio and video signals to

your stereo and V Te LaCie LaCinema Premier sup-

ports the AV standards shown below

1 Composite videostereo audio ndash Tis is the

most standard video connection as well as left

(white) and right (red) stereo audio inputs

2 S-Video ndash Tis is a higher quality video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to Vs (sold separately) with an S-video

connection

3 Component video ndash Tis is the video connec-

tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre-

mier to HDVs and higher-end Vs (sold sepa-

rately)

4 Coaxial (A) or Optical (B) ndash Tis is the digital

audio connector used to enable surround sound

and connects to the digital input of your Dolby

Digital or DS home theatre AV receiver (sold

separately)

TECHNICAL NOTE If the AV cable includ-

ed with your LaCie LaCinema Premier does not

match the connections on your audiovideo equip-

ment please contact your LaCie reseller or LaCieCustomer Support for information on additional

cables (sold separately)

1 2

3 4

A B

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USB is a serial inputoutput technology for connect-ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other

Hi-Speed USB 20 is the latest implementation of this

standard and it provides the necessary bandwidth and

data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as

hard drives CDDVD drives and digital cameras

USB 20 Cables

Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB

20 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance

when connected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port Te cable

will also work when connected to a USB port but drive

performance will be limited to USB 11 transfer rates

USB 20 Cable and Cable End

252 USB Cable

TECHNICAL NOTE o achieve Hi-Speed

USB 20 data transfer rates you need to be con-

nected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 host interface

Otherwise transfer rates will be limited to USB

11 speeds

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3 Uploading Multimedia Files

31 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer

Connect the power supply cable to the power supply1

port on the back of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

and to a grounded power outlet (Fig 31-A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 31-B)

Connect the Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into the3

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on the back of the LaCie

LaCinema Premier Connect the other end of the

Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into an available USB port

on your computer (Fig 31-C)

Te LaCinema Premier icon will appear on your4

computer (on the desktop for Mac users and in the

My Computer folder for Windows users) after a

few seconds

Proceed to section 32 ransferring Files to the

LaCinema Premier

Figure 31-A

Figure 31-B

Power button

Figure 31-C

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32 Transferring Files to the LaCinema Premier

When the LaCie LaCinema Premier is recognized

by your computer you can start adding your music pho-

tos and videos o add files simply drag and drop the

appropriate files and folders Organize folders any way

you want

o remove files from their folders simply drag themto the rash or the Recycle Bin

IMPORTANT INFO If you want to remove

files from the LaCie LaCinema Premier you must

empty the rash or Recycle Bin after placing the

files there Otherwise the files will still have a ref-

erence and occupy hard drive space

321 Uploading Multimedia Files

322 Data File Storage

You can also use your LaCie LaCinema Premier

to store standard data files Just create a separate folder

(such as ldquoBackuprdquo) on the drive for storage and simplydrag and drop files into it

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External USB devices feature ldquoplug amp playrdquo connec-

tivity which means that your drive can be connected and

disconnected while the computer is running o prevent

failures however it is important to follow these steps

when disconnecting your LaCie hard drive

Mac Users

Drag the LaCinema Premier drive icon to the1

trash (Te icon pictured below is a generic USB

device icon Your drive may be represented by

an icon that looks like the drive itself)

When the icon disappears from the desktop2

the drive can be disconnected

Windows Users

From the1 System Tray (located in the lower

right-hand side of your screen) click the Eject

icon (a small green arrow over a hardware im-

age)

A message will appear listing the devices the2

Eject icon controls (it should say ldquoSafely re-

moverdquo) Click on the LaCie hard drive in this

prompt

Tis message will appear ldquoSafe to Remove3

Hardwarerdquo (or similar) It is now safe to discon-

nect the device

33 Disconnecting Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

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4 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your TV and Stereo

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier can be connected to

your television only or to your television and to your

stereo

Connect the external power supply to the LaCinema1

Premier and to a grounded electrical outlet (Fig 41-

A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 41-B)

41 Power Connection

Figure 41-A

Figure 41-B

Power button

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IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier cannot be connected to a V and com-

puter at the same time

TECHNICAL NOTE When using the Com-

posite AV cable use either the S-Video connec-

tor or the yellow Composite RCA jack Do not

use both You will not receive a signal if both the

S-Video connector and the yellow Composite

RCA jack are plugged in at the same time

To connect the LaCinema Premier to TV via a stereo audio and composite video cable power on the

LaCinema Premier as described in section 41 and follow the diagram below

Figure 421

421 Composite Video

42 AudioVideo Connection

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To connect the LaCinema Premier to a TV via component video power on the LaCinema Premier as de-scribed in section 41 and follow the diagram below

COMPONENT

Y PrPb

Component Cable

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

Figure 422

422 Component Video

IMPORTANT INFO Do not connect com-

posite video (yellow) when using the component

video connections

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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 41 connect video cables and follow the diagram

below

IMPORTANT INFO Make sure that you have

enabled Digital Audio in the setup menu instead

of the default analog audio See section 651

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Optical

Coaxial

OR

Figure 423

423 Optical or Coaxial Audio Connection

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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 Tis chapter discusses the

button functions for each type of file (movies photos

and music) and battery installation

51 Battery Installation

Te remote control uses two AAA batteries Te

batteries are not pre-installed so you will need to install

them before you can use the remote control

To install the batteries

Remove the battery compartment cover1

Load the batteries onto the battery compartment2

Position the batteries so that the ldquo+rdquo symbols on the

batteries face the same direction as the ldquo+rdquo symbols

on the battery compartment

Slide the battery compartment cover back into the3

remote

IMPORTANT INFO If you will not be using

the remote control for an extended period of time

we recommend that you remove the batteries

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premierrsquos remote control al-

lows you to control the LaCie LaCinema Premier while

its connected to your V or home theatre center Te

four following sections illustrate the functionality of the

remote control based on the operation being used

52 Remote Control Key Index

521 Functions of Basic Buttons

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

Button Function

1 ndash Power Power the LaCinema Premier onoff

2 ndash Setup Enter setup menu

3 ndash Mute urn off sound

4 ndash Movie Press during movie playback to playall movies in same folder sequentially

5 ndash MusicPress during music playback to play

all music in same folder sequentially

6 ndash Photo

7 ndash File

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

14 ndash ReturnReturn to main menu (does not work

during movie playback)

15 ndash Directionbuttons

UpDown buttons ( )

Menu screen - move up and down

LeftRight buttons ( )Menu screen ndash move left and right

During movie playback ndash adjusts

playback speed (-32x to +32x)

28 ndash V out

o change V Out (does not work

when playing a file)

Cycles through NSC Composite

gt PAL Composite gt HDV480p

Component gt HDV720p Compo-

nent gt HDV1080i Component

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522 Buttons for Video Playback

Button Function4 ndash Movie o play all movies in same folder sequentially press this key while playing a movie

5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys Use with GOO button to go directly to a file

9 ndash GOO Use with number keys to go directly to a file

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OK

Pan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Controls position size ON and OFF of subtitle (6 levels)

Off lsquoSubtitle Offrsquo + OK

Position lsquoSubtitle positionrsquo + + OK

Size(Small) lsquoSubtitle smallrsquo + OK

Size(Large) lsquoSubtitle largersquo + OK

Multi subtitle lsquoSubtitle 1rsquo + OK or lsquoSubtitle 2rsquo + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback from bookmarked position

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

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USB is a serial inputoutput technology for connect-ing peripheral devices to a computer or to each other

Hi-Speed USB 20 is the latest implementation of this

standard and it provides the necessary bandwidth and

data transfer rates to support high speed devices such as

hard drives CDDVD drives and digital cameras

USB 20 Cables

Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB

20 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance

when connected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port Te cable

will also work when connected to a USB port but drive

performance will be limited to USB 11 transfer rates

USB 20 Cable and Cable End

252 USB Cable

TECHNICAL NOTE o achieve Hi-Speed

USB 20 data transfer rates you need to be con-

nected to a Hi-Speed USB 20 host interface

Otherwise transfer rates will be limited to USB

11 speeds

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3 Uploading Multimedia Files

31 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer

Connect the power supply cable to the power supply1

port on the back of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

and to a grounded power outlet (Fig 31-A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 31-B)

Connect the Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into the3

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on the back of the LaCie

LaCinema Premier Connect the other end of the

Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into an available USB port

on your computer (Fig 31-C)

Te LaCinema Premier icon will appear on your4

computer (on the desktop for Mac users and in the

My Computer folder for Windows users) after a

few seconds

Proceed to section 32 ransferring Files to the

LaCinema Premier

Figure 31-A

Figure 31-B

Power button

Figure 31-C

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32 Transferring Files to the LaCinema Premier

When the LaCie LaCinema Premier is recognized

by your computer you can start adding your music pho-

tos and videos o add files simply drag and drop the

appropriate files and folders Organize folders any way

you want

o remove files from their folders simply drag themto the rash or the Recycle Bin

IMPORTANT INFO If you want to remove

files from the LaCie LaCinema Premier you must

empty the rash or Recycle Bin after placing the

files there Otherwise the files will still have a ref-

erence and occupy hard drive space

321 Uploading Multimedia Files

322 Data File Storage

You can also use your LaCie LaCinema Premier

to store standard data files Just create a separate folder

(such as ldquoBackuprdquo) on the drive for storage and simplydrag and drop files into it

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External USB devices feature ldquoplug amp playrdquo connec-

tivity which means that your drive can be connected and

disconnected while the computer is running o prevent

failures however it is important to follow these steps

when disconnecting your LaCie hard drive

Mac Users

Drag the LaCinema Premier drive icon to the1

trash (Te icon pictured below is a generic USB

device icon Your drive may be represented by

an icon that looks like the drive itself)

When the icon disappears from the desktop2

the drive can be disconnected

Windows Users

From the1 System Tray (located in the lower

right-hand side of your screen) click the Eject

icon (a small green arrow over a hardware im-

age)

A message will appear listing the devices the2

Eject icon controls (it should say ldquoSafely re-

moverdquo) Click on the LaCie hard drive in this

prompt

Tis message will appear ldquoSafe to Remove3

Hardwarerdquo (or similar) It is now safe to discon-

nect the device

33 Disconnecting Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

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4 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your TV and Stereo

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier can be connected to

your television only or to your television and to your

stereo

Connect the external power supply to the LaCinema1

Premier and to a grounded electrical outlet (Fig 41-

A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 41-B)

41 Power Connection

Figure 41-A

Figure 41-B

Power button

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IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier cannot be connected to a V and com-

puter at the same time

TECHNICAL NOTE When using the Com-

posite AV cable use either the S-Video connec-

tor or the yellow Composite RCA jack Do not

use both You will not receive a signal if both the

S-Video connector and the yellow Composite

RCA jack are plugged in at the same time

To connect the LaCinema Premier to TV via a stereo audio and composite video cable power on the

LaCinema Premier as described in section 41 and follow the diagram below

Figure 421

421 Composite Video

42 AudioVideo Connection

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To connect the LaCinema Premier to a TV via component video power on the LaCinema Premier as de-scribed in section 41 and follow the diagram below

COMPONENT

Y PrPb

Component Cable

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

Figure 422

422 Component Video

IMPORTANT INFO Do not connect com-

posite video (yellow) when using the component

video connections

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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 41 connect video cables and follow the diagram

below

IMPORTANT INFO Make sure that you have

enabled Digital Audio in the setup menu instead

of the default analog audio See section 651

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Optical

Coaxial

OR

Figure 423

423 Optical or Coaxial Audio Connection

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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 Tis chapter discusses the

button functions for each type of file (movies photos

and music) and battery installation

51 Battery Installation

Te remote control uses two AAA batteries Te

batteries are not pre-installed so you will need to install

them before you can use the remote control

To install the batteries

Remove the battery compartment cover1

Load the batteries onto the battery compartment2

Position the batteries so that the ldquo+rdquo symbols on the

batteries face the same direction as the ldquo+rdquo symbols

on the battery compartment

Slide the battery compartment cover back into the3

remote

IMPORTANT INFO If you will not be using

the remote control for an extended period of time

we recommend that you remove the batteries

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premierrsquos remote control al-

lows you to control the LaCie LaCinema Premier while

its connected to your V or home theatre center Te

four following sections illustrate the functionality of the

remote control based on the operation being used

52 Remote Control Key Index

521 Functions of Basic Buttons

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

Button Function

1 ndash Power Power the LaCinema Premier onoff

2 ndash Setup Enter setup menu

3 ndash Mute urn off sound

4 ndash Movie Press during movie playback to playall movies in same folder sequentially

5 ndash MusicPress during music playback to play

all music in same folder sequentially

6 ndash Photo

7 ndash File

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

14 ndash ReturnReturn to main menu (does not work

during movie playback)

15 ndash Directionbuttons

UpDown buttons ( )

Menu screen - move up and down

LeftRight buttons ( )Menu screen ndash move left and right

During movie playback ndash adjusts

playback speed (-32x to +32x)

28 ndash V out

o change V Out (does not work

when playing a file)

Cycles through NSC Composite

gt PAL Composite gt HDV480p

Component gt HDV720p Compo-

nent gt HDV1080i Component

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522 Buttons for Video Playback

Button Function4 ndash Movie o play all movies in same folder sequentially press this key while playing a movie

5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys Use with GOO button to go directly to a file

9 ndash GOO Use with number keys to go directly to a file

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OK

Pan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Controls position size ON and OFF of subtitle (6 levels)

Off lsquoSubtitle Offrsquo + OK

Position lsquoSubtitle positionrsquo + + OK

Size(Small) lsquoSubtitle smallrsquo + OK

Size(Large) lsquoSubtitle largersquo + OK

Multi subtitle lsquoSubtitle 1rsquo + OK or lsquoSubtitle 2rsquo + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback from bookmarked position

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

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6

8

13

27

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15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

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14

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Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

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8

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

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3 Uploading Multimedia Files

31 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer

Connect the power supply cable to the power supply1

port on the back of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

and to a grounded power outlet (Fig 31-A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 31-B)

Connect the Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into the3

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on the back of the LaCie

LaCinema Premier Connect the other end of the

Hi-Speed USB 20 cable into an available USB port

on your computer (Fig 31-C)

Te LaCinema Premier icon will appear on your4

computer (on the desktop for Mac users and in the

My Computer folder for Windows users) after a

few seconds

Proceed to section 32 ransferring Files to the

LaCinema Premier

Figure 31-A

Figure 31-B

Power button

Figure 31-C

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32 Transferring Files to the LaCinema Premier

When the LaCie LaCinema Premier is recognized

by your computer you can start adding your music pho-

tos and videos o add files simply drag and drop the

appropriate files and folders Organize folders any way

you want

o remove files from their folders simply drag themto the rash or the Recycle Bin

IMPORTANT INFO If you want to remove

files from the LaCie LaCinema Premier you must

empty the rash or Recycle Bin after placing the

files there Otherwise the files will still have a ref-

erence and occupy hard drive space

321 Uploading Multimedia Files

322 Data File Storage

You can also use your LaCie LaCinema Premier

to store standard data files Just create a separate folder

(such as ldquoBackuprdquo) on the drive for storage and simplydrag and drop files into it

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External USB devices feature ldquoplug amp playrdquo connec-

tivity which means that your drive can be connected and

disconnected while the computer is running o prevent

failures however it is important to follow these steps

when disconnecting your LaCie hard drive

Mac Users

Drag the LaCinema Premier drive icon to the1

trash (Te icon pictured below is a generic USB

device icon Your drive may be represented by

an icon that looks like the drive itself)

When the icon disappears from the desktop2

the drive can be disconnected

Windows Users

From the1 System Tray (located in the lower

right-hand side of your screen) click the Eject

icon (a small green arrow over a hardware im-

age)

A message will appear listing the devices the2

Eject icon controls (it should say ldquoSafely re-

moverdquo) Click on the LaCie hard drive in this

prompt

Tis message will appear ldquoSafe to Remove3

Hardwarerdquo (or similar) It is now safe to discon-

nect the device

33 Disconnecting Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

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p g

4 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your TV and Stereo

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier can be connected to

your television only or to your television and to your

stereo

Connect the external power supply to the LaCinema1

Premier and to a grounded electrical outlet (Fig 41-

A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 41-B)

41 Power Connection

Figure 41-A

Figure 41-B

Power button

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IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier cannot be connected to a V and com-

puter at the same time

TECHNICAL NOTE When using the Com-

posite AV cable use either the S-Video connec-

tor or the yellow Composite RCA jack Do not

use both You will not receive a signal if both the

S-Video connector and the yellow Composite

RCA jack are plugged in at the same time

To connect the LaCinema Premier to TV via a stereo audio and composite video cable power on the

LaCinema Premier as described in section 41 and follow the diagram below

Figure 421

421 Composite Video

42 AudioVideo Connection

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To connect the LaCinema Premier to a TV via component video power on the LaCinema Premier as de-scribed in section 41 and follow the diagram below

COMPONENT

Y PrPb

Component Cable

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

Figure 422

422 Component Video

IMPORTANT INFO Do not connect com-

posite video (yellow) when using the component

video connections

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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 41 connect video cables and follow the diagram

below

IMPORTANT INFO Make sure that you have

enabled Digital Audio in the setup menu instead

of the default analog audio See section 651

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Optical

Coaxial

OR

Figure 423

423 Optical or Coaxial Audio Connection

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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 Tis chapter discusses the

button functions for each type of file (movies photos

and music) and battery installation

51 Battery Installation

Te remote control uses two AAA batteries Te

batteries are not pre-installed so you will need to install

them before you can use the remote control

To install the batteries

Remove the battery compartment cover1

Load the batteries onto the battery compartment2

Position the batteries so that the ldquo+rdquo symbols on the

batteries face the same direction as the ldquo+rdquo symbols

on the battery compartment

Slide the battery compartment cover back into the3

remote

IMPORTANT INFO If you will not be using

the remote control for an extended period of time

we recommend that you remove the batteries

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premierrsquos remote control al-

lows you to control the LaCie LaCinema Premier while

its connected to your V or home theatre center Te

four following sections illustrate the functionality of the

remote control based on the operation being used

52 Remote Control Key Index

521 Functions of Basic Buttons

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

Button Function

1 ndash Power Power the LaCinema Premier onoff

2 ndash Setup Enter setup menu

3 ndash Mute urn off sound

4 ndash Movie Press during movie playback to playall movies in same folder sequentially

5 ndash MusicPress during music playback to play

all music in same folder sequentially

6 ndash Photo

7 ndash File

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

14 ndash ReturnReturn to main menu (does not work

during movie playback)

15 ndash Directionbuttons

UpDown buttons ( )

Menu screen - move up and down

LeftRight buttons ( )Menu screen ndash move left and right

During movie playback ndash adjusts

playback speed (-32x to +32x)

28 ndash V out

o change V Out (does not work

when playing a file)

Cycles through NSC Composite

gt PAL Composite gt HDV480p

Component gt HDV720p Compo-

nent gt HDV1080i Component

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522 Buttons for Video Playback

Button Function4 ndash Movie o play all movies in same folder sequentially press this key while playing a movie

5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys Use with GOO button to go directly to a file

9 ndash GOO Use with number keys to go directly to a file

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OK

Pan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Controls position size ON and OFF of subtitle (6 levels)

Off lsquoSubtitle Offrsquo + OK

Position lsquoSubtitle positionrsquo + + OK

Size(Small) lsquoSubtitle smallrsquo + OK

Size(Large) lsquoSubtitle largersquo + OK

Multi subtitle lsquoSubtitle 1rsquo + OK or lsquoSubtitle 2rsquo + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback from bookmarked position

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

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32 Transferring Files to the LaCinema Premier

When the LaCie LaCinema Premier is recognized

by your computer you can start adding your music pho-

tos and videos o add files simply drag and drop the

appropriate files and folders Organize folders any way

you want

o remove files from their folders simply drag themto the rash or the Recycle Bin

IMPORTANT INFO If you want to remove

files from the LaCie LaCinema Premier you must

empty the rash or Recycle Bin after placing the

files there Otherwise the files will still have a ref-

erence and occupy hard drive space

321 Uploading Multimedia Files

322 Data File Storage

You can also use your LaCie LaCinema Premier

to store standard data files Just create a separate folder

(such as ldquoBackuprdquo) on the drive for storage and simplydrag and drop files into it

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External USB devices feature ldquoplug amp playrdquo connec-

tivity which means that your drive can be connected and

disconnected while the computer is running o prevent

failures however it is important to follow these steps

when disconnecting your LaCie hard drive

Mac Users

Drag the LaCinema Premier drive icon to the1

trash (Te icon pictured below is a generic USB

device icon Your drive may be represented by

an icon that looks like the drive itself)

When the icon disappears from the desktop2

the drive can be disconnected

Windows Users

From the1 System Tray (located in the lower

right-hand side of your screen) click the Eject

icon (a small green arrow over a hardware im-

age)

A message will appear listing the devices the2

Eject icon controls (it should say ldquoSafely re-

moverdquo) Click on the LaCie hard drive in this

prompt

Tis message will appear ldquoSafe to Remove3

Hardwarerdquo (or similar) It is now safe to discon-

nect the device

33 Disconnecting Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

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4 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your TV and Stereo

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier can be connected to

your television only or to your television and to your

stereo

Connect the external power supply to the LaCinema1

Premier and to a grounded electrical outlet (Fig 41-

A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 41-B)

41 Power Connection

Figure 41-A

Figure 41-B

Power button

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IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier cannot be connected to a V and com-

puter at the same time

TECHNICAL NOTE When using the Com-

posite AV cable use either the S-Video connec-

tor or the yellow Composite RCA jack Do not

use both You will not receive a signal if both the

S-Video connector and the yellow Composite

RCA jack are plugged in at the same time

To connect the LaCinema Premier to TV via a stereo audio and composite video cable power on the

LaCinema Premier as described in section 41 and follow the diagram below

Figure 421

421 Composite Video

42 AudioVideo Connection

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To connect the LaCinema Premier to a TV via component video power on the LaCinema Premier as de-scribed in section 41 and follow the diagram below

COMPONENT

Y PrPb

Component Cable

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

Figure 422

422 Component Video

IMPORTANT INFO Do not connect com-

posite video (yellow) when using the component

video connections

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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 41 connect video cables and follow the diagram

below

IMPORTANT INFO Make sure that you have

enabled Digital Audio in the setup menu instead

of the default analog audio See section 651

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Optical

Coaxial

OR

Figure 423

423 Optical or Coaxial Audio Connection

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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 Tis chapter discusses the

button functions for each type of file (movies photos

and music) and battery installation

51 Battery Installation

Te remote control uses two AAA batteries Te

batteries are not pre-installed so you will need to install

them before you can use the remote control

To install the batteries

Remove the battery compartment cover1

Load the batteries onto the battery compartment2

Position the batteries so that the ldquo+rdquo symbols on the

batteries face the same direction as the ldquo+rdquo symbols

on the battery compartment

Slide the battery compartment cover back into the3

remote

IMPORTANT INFO If you will not be using

the remote control for an extended period of time

we recommend that you remove the batteries

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premierrsquos remote control al-

lows you to control the LaCie LaCinema Premier while

its connected to your V or home theatre center Te

four following sections illustrate the functionality of the

remote control based on the operation being used

52 Remote Control Key Index

521 Functions of Basic Buttons

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

Button Function

1 ndash Power Power the LaCinema Premier onoff

2 ndash Setup Enter setup menu

3 ndash Mute urn off sound

4 ndash Movie Press during movie playback to playall movies in same folder sequentially

5 ndash MusicPress during music playback to play

all music in same folder sequentially

6 ndash Photo

7 ndash File

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

14 ndash ReturnReturn to main menu (does not work

during movie playback)

15 ndash Directionbuttons

UpDown buttons ( )

Menu screen - move up and down

LeftRight buttons ( )Menu screen ndash move left and right

During movie playback ndash adjusts

playback speed (-32x to +32x)

28 ndash V out

o change V Out (does not work

when playing a file)

Cycles through NSC Composite

gt PAL Composite gt HDV480p

Component gt HDV720p Compo-

nent gt HDV1080i Component

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522 Buttons for Video Playback

Button Function4 ndash Movie o play all movies in same folder sequentially press this key while playing a movie

5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys Use with GOO button to go directly to a file

9 ndash GOO Use with number keys to go directly to a file

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OK

Pan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Controls position size ON and OFF of subtitle (6 levels)

Off lsquoSubtitle Offrsquo + OK

Position lsquoSubtitle positionrsquo + + OK

Size(Small) lsquoSubtitle smallrsquo + OK

Size(Large) lsquoSubtitle largersquo + OK

Multi subtitle lsquoSubtitle 1rsquo + OK or lsquoSubtitle 2rsquo + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback from bookmarked position

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

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External USB devices feature ldquoplug amp playrdquo connec-

tivity which means that your drive can be connected and

disconnected while the computer is running o prevent

failures however it is important to follow these steps

when disconnecting your LaCie hard drive

Mac Users

Drag the LaCinema Premier drive icon to the1

trash (Te icon pictured below is a generic USB

device icon Your drive may be represented by

an icon that looks like the drive itself)

When the icon disappears from the desktop2

the drive can be disconnected

Windows Users

From the1 System Tray (located in the lower

right-hand side of your screen) click the Eject

icon (a small green arrow over a hardware im-

age)

A message will appear listing the devices the2

Eject icon controls (it should say ldquoSafely re-

moverdquo) Click on the LaCie hard drive in this

prompt

Tis message will appear ldquoSafe to Remove3

Hardwarerdquo (or similar) It is now safe to discon-

nect the device

33 Disconnecting Your LaCie LaCinema Premier

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4 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your TV and Stereo

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier can be connected to

your television only or to your television and to your

stereo

Connect the external power supply to the LaCinema1

Premier and to a grounded electrical outlet (Fig 41-

A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 41-B)

41 Power Connection

Figure 41-A

Figure 41-B

Power button

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IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier cannot be connected to a V and com-

puter at the same time

TECHNICAL NOTE When using the Com-

posite AV cable use either the S-Video connec-

tor or the yellow Composite RCA jack Do not

use both You will not receive a signal if both the

S-Video connector and the yellow Composite

RCA jack are plugged in at the same time

To connect the LaCinema Premier to TV via a stereo audio and composite video cable power on the

LaCinema Premier as described in section 41 and follow the diagram below

Figure 421

421 Composite Video

42 AudioVideo Connection

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To connect the LaCinema Premier to a TV via component video power on the LaCinema Premier as de-scribed in section 41 and follow the diagram below

COMPONENT

Y PrPb

Component Cable

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

Figure 422

422 Component Video

IMPORTANT INFO Do not connect com-

posite video (yellow) when using the component

video connections

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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 41 connect video cables and follow the diagram

below

IMPORTANT INFO Make sure that you have

enabled Digital Audio in the setup menu instead

of the default analog audio See section 651

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Optical

Coaxial

OR

Figure 423

423 Optical or Coaxial Audio Connection

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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 Tis chapter discusses the

button functions for each type of file (movies photos

and music) and battery installation

51 Battery Installation

Te remote control uses two AAA batteries Te

batteries are not pre-installed so you will need to install

them before you can use the remote control

To install the batteries

Remove the battery compartment cover1

Load the batteries onto the battery compartment2

Position the batteries so that the ldquo+rdquo symbols on the

batteries face the same direction as the ldquo+rdquo symbols

on the battery compartment

Slide the battery compartment cover back into the3

remote

IMPORTANT INFO If you will not be using

the remote control for an extended period of time

we recommend that you remove the batteries

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premierrsquos remote control al-

lows you to control the LaCie LaCinema Premier while

its connected to your V or home theatre center Te

four following sections illustrate the functionality of the

remote control based on the operation being used

52 Remote Control Key Index

521 Functions of Basic Buttons

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

Button Function

1 ndash Power Power the LaCinema Premier onoff

2 ndash Setup Enter setup menu

3 ndash Mute urn off sound

4 ndash Movie Press during movie playback to playall movies in same folder sequentially

5 ndash MusicPress during music playback to play

all music in same folder sequentially

6 ndash Photo

7 ndash File

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

14 ndash ReturnReturn to main menu (does not work

during movie playback)

15 ndash Directionbuttons

UpDown buttons ( )

Menu screen - move up and down

LeftRight buttons ( )Menu screen ndash move left and right

During movie playback ndash adjusts

playback speed (-32x to +32x)

28 ndash V out

o change V Out (does not work

when playing a file)

Cycles through NSC Composite

gt PAL Composite gt HDV480p

Component gt HDV720p Compo-

nent gt HDV1080i Component

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522 Buttons for Video Playback

Button Function4 ndash Movie o play all movies in same folder sequentially press this key while playing a movie

5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys Use with GOO button to go directly to a file

9 ndash GOO Use with number keys to go directly to a file

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OK

Pan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Controls position size ON and OFF of subtitle (6 levels)

Off lsquoSubtitle Offrsquo + OK

Position lsquoSubtitle positionrsquo + + OK

Size(Small) lsquoSubtitle smallrsquo + OK

Size(Large) lsquoSubtitle largersquo + OK

Multi subtitle lsquoSubtitle 1rsquo + OK or lsquoSubtitle 2rsquo + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback from bookmarked position

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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User Manual

Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

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p g

4 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your TV and Stereo

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier can be connected to

your television only or to your television and to your

stereo

Connect the external power supply to the LaCinema1

Premier and to a grounded electrical outlet (Fig 41-

A)

urn on the LaCinema Premier by pushing the pow-2

er button on the f ront of the drive (Fig 41-B)

41 Power Connection

Figure 41-A

Figure 41-B

Power button

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IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier cannot be connected to a V and com-

puter at the same time

TECHNICAL NOTE When using the Com-

posite AV cable use either the S-Video connec-

tor or the yellow Composite RCA jack Do not

use both You will not receive a signal if both the

S-Video connector and the yellow Composite

RCA jack are plugged in at the same time

To connect the LaCinema Premier to TV via a stereo audio and composite video cable power on the

LaCinema Premier as described in section 41 and follow the diagram below

Figure 421

421 Composite Video

42 AudioVideo Connection

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To connect the LaCinema Premier to a TV via component video power on the LaCinema Premier as de-scribed in section 41 and follow the diagram below

COMPONENT

Y PrPb

Component Cable

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

Figure 422

422 Component Video

IMPORTANT INFO Do not connect com-

posite video (yellow) when using the component

video connections

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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 41 connect video cables and follow the diagram

below

IMPORTANT INFO Make sure that you have

enabled Digital Audio in the setup menu instead

of the default analog audio See section 651

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Optical

Coaxial

OR

Figure 423

423 Optical or Coaxial Audio Connection

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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 Tis chapter discusses the

button functions for each type of file (movies photos

and music) and battery installation

51 Battery Installation

Te remote control uses two AAA batteries Te

batteries are not pre-installed so you will need to install

them before you can use the remote control

To install the batteries

Remove the battery compartment cover1

Load the batteries onto the battery compartment2

Position the batteries so that the ldquo+rdquo symbols on the

batteries face the same direction as the ldquo+rdquo symbols

on the battery compartment

Slide the battery compartment cover back into the3

remote

IMPORTANT INFO If you will not be using

the remote control for an extended period of time

we recommend that you remove the batteries

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premierrsquos remote control al-

lows you to control the LaCie LaCinema Premier while

its connected to your V or home theatre center Te

four following sections illustrate the functionality of the

remote control based on the operation being used

52 Remote Control Key Index

521 Functions of Basic Buttons

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

Button Function

1 ndash Power Power the LaCinema Premier onoff

2 ndash Setup Enter setup menu

3 ndash Mute urn off sound

4 ndash Movie Press during movie playback to playall movies in same folder sequentially

5 ndash MusicPress during music playback to play

all music in same folder sequentially

6 ndash Photo

7 ndash File

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

14 ndash ReturnReturn to main menu (does not work

during movie playback)

15 ndash Directionbuttons

UpDown buttons ( )

Menu screen - move up and down

LeftRight buttons ( )Menu screen ndash move left and right

During movie playback ndash adjusts

playback speed (-32x to +32x)

28 ndash V out

o change V Out (does not work

when playing a file)

Cycles through NSC Composite

gt PAL Composite gt HDV480p

Component gt HDV720p Compo-

nent gt HDV1080i Component

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522 Buttons for Video Playback

Button Function4 ndash Movie o play all movies in same folder sequentially press this key while playing a movie

5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys Use with GOO button to go directly to a file

9 ndash GOO Use with number keys to go directly to a file

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OK

Pan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Controls position size ON and OFF of subtitle (6 levels)

Off lsquoSubtitle Offrsquo + OK

Position lsquoSubtitle positionrsquo + + OK

Size(Small) lsquoSubtitle smallrsquo + OK

Size(Large) lsquoSubtitle largersquo + OK

Multi subtitle lsquoSubtitle 1rsquo + OK or lsquoSubtitle 2rsquo + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback from bookmarked position

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

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IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier cannot be connected to a V and com-

puter at the same time

TECHNICAL NOTE When using the Com-

posite AV cable use either the S-Video connec-

tor or the yellow Composite RCA jack Do not

use both You will not receive a signal if both the

S-Video connector and the yellow Composite

RCA jack are plugged in at the same time

To connect the LaCinema Premier to TV via a stereo audio and composite video cable power on the

LaCinema Premier as described in section 41 and follow the diagram below

Figure 421

421 Composite Video

42 AudioVideo Connection

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To connect the LaCinema Premier to a TV via component video power on the LaCinema Premier as de-scribed in section 41 and follow the diagram below

COMPONENT

Y PrPb

Component Cable

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

Figure 422

422 Component Video

IMPORTANT INFO Do not connect com-

posite video (yellow) when using the component

video connections

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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 41 connect video cables and follow the diagram

below

IMPORTANT INFO Make sure that you have

enabled Digital Audio in the setup menu instead

of the default analog audio See section 651

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Optical

Coaxial

OR

Figure 423

423 Optical or Coaxial Audio Connection

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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 Tis chapter discusses the

button functions for each type of file (movies photos

and music) and battery installation

51 Battery Installation

Te remote control uses two AAA batteries Te

batteries are not pre-installed so you will need to install

them before you can use the remote control

To install the batteries

Remove the battery compartment cover1

Load the batteries onto the battery compartment2

Position the batteries so that the ldquo+rdquo symbols on the

batteries face the same direction as the ldquo+rdquo symbols

on the battery compartment

Slide the battery compartment cover back into the3

remote

IMPORTANT INFO If you will not be using

the remote control for an extended period of time

we recommend that you remove the batteries

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premierrsquos remote control al-

lows you to control the LaCie LaCinema Premier while

its connected to your V or home theatre center Te

four following sections illustrate the functionality of the

remote control based on the operation being used

52 Remote Control Key Index

521 Functions of Basic Buttons

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

Button Function

1 ndash Power Power the LaCinema Premier onoff

2 ndash Setup Enter setup menu

3 ndash Mute urn off sound

4 ndash Movie Press during movie playback to playall movies in same folder sequentially

5 ndash MusicPress during music playback to play

all music in same folder sequentially

6 ndash Photo

7 ndash File

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

14 ndash ReturnReturn to main menu (does not work

during movie playback)

15 ndash Directionbuttons

UpDown buttons ( )

Menu screen - move up and down

LeftRight buttons ( )Menu screen ndash move left and right

During movie playback ndash adjusts

playback speed (-32x to +32x)

28 ndash V out

o change V Out (does not work

when playing a file)

Cycles through NSC Composite

gt PAL Composite gt HDV480p

Component gt HDV720p Compo-

nent gt HDV1080i Component

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522 Buttons for Video Playback

Button Function4 ndash Movie o play all movies in same folder sequentially press this key while playing a movie

5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys Use with GOO button to go directly to a file

9 ndash GOO Use with number keys to go directly to a file

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OK

Pan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Controls position size ON and OFF of subtitle (6 levels)

Off lsquoSubtitle Offrsquo + OK

Position lsquoSubtitle positionrsquo + + OK

Size(Small) lsquoSubtitle smallrsquo + OK

Size(Large) lsquoSubtitle largersquo + OK

Multi subtitle lsquoSubtitle 1rsquo + OK or lsquoSubtitle 2rsquo + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback from bookmarked position

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

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User Manual

To connect the LaCinema Premier to a TV via component video power on the LaCinema Premier as de-scribed in section 41 and follow the diagram below

COMPONENT

Y PrPb

Component Cable

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

Figure 422

422 Component Video

IMPORTANT INFO Do not connect com-

posite video (yellow) when using the component

video connections

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User Manual

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 41 connect video cables and follow the diagram

below

IMPORTANT INFO Make sure that you have

enabled Digital Audio in the setup menu instead

of the default analog audio See section 651

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Optical

Coaxial

OR

Figure 423

423 Optical or Coaxial Audio Connection

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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 Tis chapter discusses the

button functions for each type of file (movies photos

and music) and battery installation

51 Battery Installation

Te remote control uses two AAA batteries Te

batteries are not pre-installed so you will need to install

them before you can use the remote control

To install the batteries

Remove the battery compartment cover1

Load the batteries onto the battery compartment2

Position the batteries so that the ldquo+rdquo symbols on the

batteries face the same direction as the ldquo+rdquo symbols

on the battery compartment

Slide the battery compartment cover back into the3

remote

IMPORTANT INFO If you will not be using

the remote control for an extended period of time

we recommend that you remove the batteries

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User Manual

Te LaCie LaCinema Premierrsquos remote control al-

lows you to control the LaCie LaCinema Premier while

its connected to your V or home theatre center Te

four following sections illustrate the functionality of the

remote control based on the operation being used

52 Remote Control Key Index

521 Functions of Basic Buttons

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

Button Function

1 ndash Power Power the LaCinema Premier onoff

2 ndash Setup Enter setup menu

3 ndash Mute urn off sound

4 ndash Movie Press during movie playback to playall movies in same folder sequentially

5 ndash MusicPress during music playback to play

all music in same folder sequentially

6 ndash Photo

7 ndash File

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

14 ndash ReturnReturn to main menu (does not work

during movie playback)

15 ndash Directionbuttons

UpDown buttons ( )

Menu screen - move up and down

LeftRight buttons ( )Menu screen ndash move left and right

During movie playback ndash adjusts

playback speed (-32x to +32x)

28 ndash V out

o change V Out (does not work

when playing a file)

Cycles through NSC Composite

gt PAL Composite gt HDV480p

Component gt HDV720p Compo-

nent gt HDV1080i Component

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522 Buttons for Video Playback

Button Function4 ndash Movie o play all movies in same folder sequentially press this key while playing a movie

5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys Use with GOO button to go directly to a file

9 ndash GOO Use with number keys to go directly to a file

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OK

Pan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Controls position size ON and OFF of subtitle (6 levels)

Off lsquoSubtitle Offrsquo + OK

Position lsquoSubtitle positionrsquo + + OK

Size(Small) lsquoSubtitle smallrsquo + OK

Size(Large) lsquoSubtitle largersquo + OK

Multi subtitle lsquoSubtitle 1rsquo + OK or lsquoSubtitle 2rsquo + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback from bookmarked position

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

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User Manual

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 41 connect video cables and follow the diagram

below

IMPORTANT INFO Make sure that you have

enabled Digital Audio in the setup menu instead

of the default analog audio See section 651

USB 20

DC 12V

L

Y

Pb

PrR

COAXIAL

VIDEO S-VIDEO

OPTICAL

EXTIR

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Optical

Coaxial

OR

Figure 423

423 Optical or Coaxial Audio Connection

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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 Tis chapter discusses the

button functions for each type of file (movies photos

and music) and battery installation

51 Battery Installation

Te remote control uses two AAA batteries Te

batteries are not pre-installed so you will need to install

them before you can use the remote control

To install the batteries

Remove the battery compartment cover1

Load the batteries onto the battery compartment2

Position the batteries so that the ldquo+rdquo symbols on the

batteries face the same direction as the ldquo+rdquo symbols

on the battery compartment

Slide the battery compartment cover back into the3

remote

IMPORTANT INFO If you will not be using

the remote control for an extended period of time

we recommend that you remove the batteries

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premierrsquos remote control al-

lows you to control the LaCie LaCinema Premier while

its connected to your V or home theatre center Te

four following sections illustrate the functionality of the

remote control based on the operation being used

52 Remote Control Key Index

521 Functions of Basic Buttons

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

Button Function

1 ndash Power Power the LaCinema Premier onoff

2 ndash Setup Enter setup menu

3 ndash Mute urn off sound

4 ndash Movie Press during movie playback to playall movies in same folder sequentially

5 ndash MusicPress during music playback to play

all music in same folder sequentially

6 ndash Photo

7 ndash File

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

14 ndash ReturnReturn to main menu (does not work

during movie playback)

15 ndash Directionbuttons

UpDown buttons ( )

Menu screen - move up and down

LeftRight buttons ( )Menu screen ndash move left and right

During movie playback ndash adjusts

playback speed (-32x to +32x)

28 ndash V out

o change V Out (does not work

when playing a file)

Cycles through NSC Composite

gt PAL Composite gt HDV480p

Component gt HDV720p Compo-

nent gt HDV1080i Component

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522 Buttons for Video Playback

Button Function4 ndash Movie o play all movies in same folder sequentially press this key while playing a movie

5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys Use with GOO button to go directly to a file

9 ndash GOO Use with number keys to go directly to a file

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OK

Pan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Controls position size ON and OFF of subtitle (6 levels)

Off lsquoSubtitle Offrsquo + OK

Position lsquoSubtitle positionrsquo + + OK

Size(Small) lsquoSubtitle smallrsquo + OK

Size(Large) lsquoSubtitle largersquo + OK

Multi subtitle lsquoSubtitle 1rsquo + OK or lsquoSubtitle 2rsquo + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback from bookmarked position

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

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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 Tis chapter discusses the

button functions for each type of file (movies photos

and music) and battery installation

51 Battery Installation

Te remote control uses two AAA batteries Te

batteries are not pre-installed so you will need to install

them before you can use the remote control

To install the batteries

Remove the battery compartment cover1

Load the batteries onto the battery compartment2

Position the batteries so that the ldquo+rdquo symbols on the

batteries face the same direction as the ldquo+rdquo symbols

on the battery compartment

Slide the battery compartment cover back into the3

remote

IMPORTANT INFO If you will not be using

the remote control for an extended period of time

we recommend that you remove the batteries

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User Manual

Te LaCie LaCinema Premierrsquos remote control al-

lows you to control the LaCie LaCinema Premier while

its connected to your V or home theatre center Te

four following sections illustrate the functionality of the

remote control based on the operation being used

52 Remote Control Key Index

521 Functions of Basic Buttons

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

Button Function

1 ndash Power Power the LaCinema Premier onoff

2 ndash Setup Enter setup menu

3 ndash Mute urn off sound

4 ndash Movie Press during movie playback to playall movies in same folder sequentially

5 ndash MusicPress during music playback to play

all music in same folder sequentially

6 ndash Photo

7 ndash File

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

14 ndash ReturnReturn to main menu (does not work

during movie playback)

15 ndash Directionbuttons

UpDown buttons ( )

Menu screen - move up and down

LeftRight buttons ( )Menu screen ndash move left and right

During movie playback ndash adjusts

playback speed (-32x to +32x)

28 ndash V out

o change V Out (does not work

when playing a file)

Cycles through NSC Composite

gt PAL Composite gt HDV480p

Component gt HDV720p Compo-

nent gt HDV1080i Component

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522 Buttons for Video Playback

Button Function4 ndash Movie o play all movies in same folder sequentially press this key while playing a movie

5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys Use with GOO button to go directly to a file

9 ndash GOO Use with number keys to go directly to a file

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OK

Pan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Controls position size ON and OFF of subtitle (6 levels)

Off lsquoSubtitle Offrsquo + OK

Position lsquoSubtitle positionrsquo + + OK

Size(Small) lsquoSubtitle smallrsquo + OK

Size(Large) lsquoSubtitle largersquo + OK

Multi subtitle lsquoSubtitle 1rsquo + OK or lsquoSubtitle 2rsquo + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback from bookmarked position

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Glossary

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User Manual

Te LaCie LaCinema Premierrsquos remote control al-

lows you to control the LaCie LaCinema Premier while

its connected to your V or home theatre center Te

four following sections illustrate the functionality of the

remote control based on the operation being used

52 Remote Control Key Index

521 Functions of Basic Buttons

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

Button Function

1 ndash Power Power the LaCinema Premier onoff

2 ndash Setup Enter setup menu

3 ndash Mute urn off sound

4 ndash Movie Press during movie playback to playall movies in same folder sequentially

5 ndash MusicPress during music playback to play

all music in same folder sequentially

6 ndash Photo

7 ndash File

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

14 ndash ReturnReturn to main menu (does not work

during movie playback)

15 ndash Directionbuttons

UpDown buttons ( )

Menu screen - move up and down

LeftRight buttons ( )Menu screen ndash move left and right

During movie playback ndash adjusts

playback speed (-32x to +32x)

28 ndash V out

o change V Out (does not work

when playing a file)

Cycles through NSC Composite

gt PAL Composite gt HDV480p

Component gt HDV720p Compo-

nent gt HDV1080i Component

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User Manual

522 Buttons for Video Playback

Button Function4 ndash Movie o play all movies in same folder sequentially press this key while playing a movie

5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys Use with GOO button to go directly to a file

9 ndash GOO Use with number keys to go directly to a file

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OK

Pan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Controls position size ON and OFF of subtitle (6 levels)

Off lsquoSubtitle Offrsquo + OK

Position lsquoSubtitle positionrsquo + + OK

Size(Small) lsquoSubtitle smallrsquo + OK

Size(Large) lsquoSubtitle largersquo + OK

Multi subtitle lsquoSubtitle 1rsquo + OK or lsquoSubtitle 2rsquo + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback from bookmarked position

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

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8

13

27

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Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

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15

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

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User Manual

522 Buttons for Video Playback

Button Function4 ndash Movie o play all movies in same folder sequentially press this key while playing a movie

5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys Use with GOO button to go directly to a file

9 ndash GOO Use with number keys to go directly to a file

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OK

Pan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Controls position size ON and OFF of subtitle (6 levels)

Off lsquoSubtitle Offrsquo + OK

Position lsquoSubtitle positionrsquo + + OK

Size(Small) lsquoSubtitle smallrsquo + OK

Size(Large) lsquoSubtitle largersquo + OK

Multi subtitle lsquoSubtitle 1rsquo + OK or lsquoSubtitle 2rsquo + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback from bookmarked position

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

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User Manual

Button Function5 ndash Music o select audio in case that a playing file has multi-audio

8 ndash Number keys o move to or select a chapter

9 ndash GOO o go directly to a chapter GOO + + numeric button + OK

10 ndash INFO 1st press ndash Shows information on current file

2nd press ndash Shows current playing time

11 ndash Angle Changes viewing angle for DVDs with angle information

12 - PlayPause Plays or pauses the movie

13 - Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash rewindfast forward (-32x to +32x)

16 ndash OK Confirms a selection

17 ndash Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Rewindfast forward (-32 16 8 4 2 ~ +2 4 8 16 32x)

20 ndash Sync Controls subtitle synchronization (-100S ~ +100S)

21- Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback (3 levels)

o control screen size lsquoZoom Onrsquo+ + OKPan amp Scan model lsquoPan amp Scanrsquo + OK

o return to default screen size lsquoZoom Defaultrsquo + OK

22- Scroll Moves whole screen up down left right lsquoScroll Onrsquo + + OK

23 - Subtitle Selects subtitle during DVD playback lsquoSubtitlersquo (1 or 2) + OK

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OK

Saturation Saturation 32 + + OK

25 - Menu Go to DVD menu

26 - itle Shows DVD title

27 - Bookmark Starts playback f rom a specific bookmarked position

Press Bookmark button during playback to bookmark the current position

Press Bookmark button in Main Menu to start playback f rom bookmarked position

523 Buttons for DVD Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

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User Manual

Button Function5 ndash Music Selects playback mode (one file repeat folder etc)

12 ndash PlayPause Plays or pauses the current file

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

During playback

Leftright ndash seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level

18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

19 ndash RewindFast Forward Seeks backwardforward in 15-second increments

524 Buttons for Music Playback

Button Function

5 ndash Music Changes the BGM (Background Music) mode

6 ndash Photo Sets the current (ldquoplayingrdquo) photo as the background

13 ndash Stop Stops playback

15 ndash Direction buttons Menu screen

Move up down left right

In Zoom mode

Enlarges or reduces screen (100 - 300)

During picture playback

Left or right rotates picture by 90 degrees

16 - OK Confirms a selection

17 - Volume Controls volume level18 ndash Page +- Moves to the next or previous file

21 - Zoom Controls picture size

22 - Scroll Moves Up Down Left Right in playing a Zoomed picture

Zoom in on a picture + lsquoScroll onrsquo + + SCROLL

24 - Picture o control brightness contrast saturation (Standard=32)

Brightness Brightness 32 + + OK

Contrast Contrast 32 + + OKSaturation Saturation 32 + + OK

525 Buttons for Photo Playback

1

4

9

11

17

19

21

25

5

12

26

22

3

7

10

14

18

20

24

28

6

8

13

27

23

2

15

16

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Glossary

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Te following sections provide an overview of the

different menu options of the LaCie LaCinema Premier

while it is connected to your V

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

Music

Photos

Browser

Setup

You can scroll through the menus using the naviga-

tion buttons o confirm your choice and enter a menu

press the OK button Fig 61

Tis menu will display all of the ldquomovierdquo files that

you have uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier

You can scroll through the list of movies using the

and buttons o confirm your choice press the OK

button

Only files recognized as movie files will be displayed

Music and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

6 Playing Multimedia Files and Settings

61 Main Menu

62 Movies Menu

Fig 62

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

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Fig 63

Fig 64-A

Tis 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 and but-

tons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as music files will be displayed

Movie and photo files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Tis menu will display all of the photo files you have

uploaded to your LaCie LaCinema Premier You can

scroll through the list of pictures by using the and

buttons o confirm your choice press the OK button

Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed

Music and movie files will not be displayed o view all

file types select the Browser menu

Background Music

o play music while viewing photos

Connect the LaCie LaCinema Premier to your com-1

puter and copy music files into the ldquoBGMrdquo folder If

a BGM folder does not already exist create a folder

and name it ldquobgmrdquo or ldquoBGMrdquo When playing photo files on your V press the2

[MUSIC] button Tis will start BGM mode (Fig

64-B ldquoBGM ONrdquo) and music files in the ldquoBGMrdquo

folder are played

o exit BGM mode press the [MUSIC] button3

again (Fig 64-B ldquoBGM OFFrdquo)

63 Music Menu

64 Photos Menu

Fig 64-B

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

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Fig 65

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier Settings menu will

help you to properly configure and customize your de-

vice Scroll through the Set Up menu using the but-

tons o display the available options of a setup category

press the button o confirm your choice press the

OK button o save your settings press the Return but-

ton

Fig 651

Analog ndash Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a standard V set or stereo with

the red and white analog audio connectors

Digital ndash Select Digital if your LaCie LaCinema

Premier is connected to a DS or Dolby digital audio

system with the optical or coaxial connector

65 Setup Menu

651 Audio Out

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

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Fig 652

NTSC CSVhs (NTSC Composite S-Video) V method in America Korea Japan

PAL CSVhs (PAL Composite S-Video)

V method in European countries

HDTV480p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV720p ndash Component(YpbPr) Out

Tis is for HD V that supports this connection

HDTV1080i

Tis is for HDV that supports this connection

652 TV Mode

4 3 Letterbox

Select this option when using a standard 43 V

When you play a widescreen (letterbox) movie there

will be margins on the upper and lower sides of the

screen

4 3 Pan amp Scan

Select this option when using a standard 43 V Te

picture will be adjusted to the height of the screen

16 9 Wide

Select this option when using a widescreen 169

V

653 TV Type

Fig 653

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

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Fig 654

Slideshow Delay TimeSet interval between slide changes from 5 seconds

to 60 seconds

Slideshow Effect

Fade ndash Current picture fades out and next picture

is fades in

Off ndash No transition effect between pictures

Subtitle Color

Set color of subtitles to white yellow or green

Subtitle Font Size and Subtitles Off

Large ndash Subtitle size is set as large

Small ndash Subtitle size is set as smallOff ndash No subtitles displayed

Language Selection

Change the system language to English French

Italian German or Spanish

Select Eastern Europe to show system language in

English and with subtitles in East European languages

Auto RunFile ndash Plays the selected song only

File (Repeat) ndash Plays back the selected song repeat-

edly

Folder ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder in

sequence

Shuffle ndash Plays back all files in the selected folder

randomlyMy Music ndash Without V all music files in the lsquomy-

musicrsquo folder are played back automatically after booting

up again

Osd Background

Default ndash Use the original background

Factory Reset

Select On to reset the LaCie LaCinema Premier to

all default factory values

654 Other Settings

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Glossary

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Te LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to updatethe firmware of the device by reading firmware binary

codes which are located in the update folder

To update the firmware

Go to wwwlaciecomsupport and click on the1

Downloads link

Select the most recent LaCinema Premier firmware2

download Connect your LaCinema Premier to yourcomputer Drag the firmware file you just download-

ed into the Update folder on the LaCinema Premier

Disconnect the LaCinema Premier from your com-

puter and connect it to your V

Go to Browser view from the main menu3

Select the Update folder and press the4 OK button

to open it

Select lsquolacieLaCinema Premierfwbinrsquo file and press5

the OK button Te firmware update will begin

When the firmware update is completed at 1006

and shows ldquoPower Off Player helliprdquo (Fig 655) power

off LaCie LaCinema Premier by disconnecting the

AC adapter jack on the back of the product

Reconnect the power jack and power on the LaCie7

LaCinema Premier to restart the product using the

new firmware

CAUTION Never turn off the LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier during the Firmware Update process

Doing so may damage your device If for any rea-

son the procedure fails (eg a power failure during

the update) you may not be able to use your LaCie

LaCinema Premier Please contact your reseller or

LaCie Customer Support for more information

655 Firmware Update

Fig 655

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

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What is Formatting

When a disk is formatted the following things oc-

cur the operating system erases all of the bookkeeping

information on the disk tests the disk to make sure thatall of the sectors are reliable marks bad sectors (ie

those that are scratched) and creates internal address

tables that it later uses to locate information Te LaCie

Setup Assistant formatted your drive for you automati-

cally the first time you used it o reformat your drive

follow the instructions in this section

Use NTFS if

you will be using the drive only with Windows

2000 or Windows XP (performance will generally

be greater when compared to FA 32) Tis file

system is compatible in read only mode with Mac

OS 103 and higher Maximum single file size isnot limited

Use FAT 32 (MS-DOS) if

you will be using your drive with both Win-

dows and Mac OS 9x or 10x or sharing the drive

between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 98 SE

Maximum single file size is 4GB

Once yoursquove connected your LaCinema Premier and

it is recognized by your operating system (ie Windows

2000 XP Vista or Mac OS X) you may need to refor-

mat its hard drive particularly if you will be transferring

files larger than 4GB to the LaCinema Premier Te

following information will help you determine the best

format for your system configuration

IMPORTANT INFO Reformatting will erase

everything from the hard drive If you have infor-

mation that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before reformatting

File System Formats

Tere are two different file system format categories

NFS and FA 32 (MS-DOS) See the table below

for more information

7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

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71 Formatting for Windows Users

Te process of formatting a drive on a computer

running Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows

Vista consists of two steps (1) installing a signature on

the drive and (2) formatting the drive Tese steps will

erase anything that is on the disk

Connect the drive to the computer via the interface1

port

Right-click2 My Computer and select Manage

From the ldquoComputer Managementrdquo window select3

Disk Management (located below the Storage

group)

If the ldquoInitialize and Convert Disk Wizardrdquo window4

appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed5

on the system Locate the drive that is represented

by the icon Right-click the icon and select

Initialize

In the box to the right that says6 Unallocated

right-click and select New Partitionhellip

On the first page of the ldquoNew Partition Wizardrdquo7click Next

Fig 71A

Fig 71B

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

LaCie LaCinema Premier

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

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8 Click Next

9 Click Next

10 Click Next

11 Click Next

12 On the Format Partition window you have the op-

tion of selecting the Quick Format option Tis

allows a much faster format but Disk Management

will not check the drive for errors LaCie recom-

mends that you DO NO select Quick FormatClick Next

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section 7

Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

mats

13 Click Finish to begin the formatting process

14 Windows Disk Management will format and parti-

tion the disk according to your settings and your

drive will appear in My Computer ready to use

Fig 71C

Fig 71D

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

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72 Formatting for Mac Users

Formatting Using the Mac OS 10x Disk Utility

Connect the LaCinema Premier to the computer1

and turn on the drive

Select2 Utilities from the Go menu in the Finder

menu bar

In the Utilities folder double-click3 Disk Utility

Te Disk Utility window will open Select the volume4

labeled LaCie Hard Drive from the list of available

hard disks on the left side of the window

Select the5 Erase tab

In the Volume Format section select MS-DOS6

File System and then create a name for the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Once you have finalized the volume format and7

name click Erase Mac OS 10x will automatically

setup the disk with the partitions and volume format

you selected

Fig 72

IMPORTANT INFO Please refer to section

7 Reormatting the LaCinema Premier for a more

detailed comparison of the various file system for-

CAUTION Following these steps will erase ev-

erything f rom the hard drive If you have informa-

tion that you want to protect or continue to use

back up this information before performing these

steps

CAUTION Only use the Erase tab Do not use

the Partition function Errors may occur

IMPORTANT INFO Only MS DOS

(FA32) file format is supported by LaCinema

Premier drive If you format with any other file

system (Mac OS Extended Mac OS Standard or

UNIX File System) the content will be not visible

when connected to a V

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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User Manual

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

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8 Technical Information

81 ISO Compatibility

82 XviD Compatibility

An ISO file is an image of a DVD disc Tis is a

common format for DOS Windows Mac OS X Linux

and other operating systems Te LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier can play ISO files ISO files of commercial DVDs will not play back due to encryption

IMPORTANT INFO Te LaCie LaCinema

Premier is not designed intended or may be used

to violate any onersquos copyright or other IP (Intel-

lectual Property) rights Each LaCie LaCinemaPremier user may only use their LaCie LaCin-

ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally

owned or licensed by such user and only to the

extent that such ownership or license rights permit

such use

Te LaCie LaCinema Premier is fully compatible

with the XviD format (an ISO MPEG-4 compliant video codec) and can play any video encoded with this

compression format

83 Subtitle Compatibility

In order for the LaCie LaCinema Premier to displaysubtitles in the MPEG-4 format both the ldquomovieavirdquo

and N ldquomoviesrtrdquo files should be placed in the same

directory Also the subtitle file should be a Unicode

file

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

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84 Optimizing Data Transfers

Data transfers are the flow of data that accomplish-

es a task usually related to moving data from storage

to computer RAM or between storage devices With

external drives such as the LaCie LaCinema Premier

the data is transferred from the drive to the computer

via the USB interface Te data is fed from the drive

through the USB port on the drive and passes to the

computer through the USB host-bus adapter interface

USB

o utilize the enhanced Hi-Speed USB 20 per-

formance your computer must be equipped with a Hi-

Speed USB 20 host bus adapter card (either sold sepa-

rately or integrated by your computerrsquos manufacturer)and the appropriate drivers Tese host bus adapter cards

which include one or more USB ports are shipped with

special Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers that enable the com-

puter to control the card Tese drivers must be installed

in order for USB 20 devices connected to the port to

work at their correct speeds

Computers running Windows 2000 and Windows

XP automatically manage Hi-Speed USB 20 devices

and drivers while Windows 98 SE and Windows Me

will require that drivers be installed before a Hi-Speed

USB 20 device is attached

Mac OS 9x does not support Hi-Speed USB 20

functionality and all Hi-Speed USB 20 devices will

only operate at the original USB specifications Mac OS

1027 and later supports Hi-Speed USB 20 and Mac

OS 10x also supports Hi-Speed USB 20 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 20 PCI

or PC Cards or visit our Web site wwwlaciecom

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User Manual

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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User Manual

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

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9 Troubleshooting

If your LaCie LaCinema Premier is not working

correctly please refer to the following checklist to de-

termine the source of the problem If you have gone

through all of the points on the checklist and your

LaCinema Premier still does not work properly please

check the FAQs that are regularly published on our website ndash

wwwlaciecom One of these FAQs may provide an

answer to your specific question You can also visit the

downloads page where the most recent software up-

dates will be available

If you need further assistance please contact your

LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support (see section

10 Contacting Customer Support for details)

Manual Updates

LaCie strives to give you the most up-to-date com-

prehensive user manuals available on the market It is

our goal to provide you with a friendly easy-to-use

format that will help you quickly install and utilize the

many functions of your new device

If your user manual does not reflect the configuration

of the product you purchased please check our website

for the most current version of the user manual

wwwlaciecom

91 Troubleshooting ndash Mac Users

Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appearon the desktop Tere should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop If thedrive does not appear follow the rest of the roubleshooting tips toisolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 System Requirements for more information

Is the driversquos power supply con-nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) that

the drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesecurely attached

Only use a USB cable provided by LaCie Check both ends of theUSB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respectiveports ry disconnecting the cables waiting 10 seconds and then

reconnecting them If the drive is still not recognized restart yourcomputer and try again

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Glossary

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Problem Question Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more details

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for more information

Error messages underMac OS 10x

Did you get an ldquoError ndash50rdquo message while copying to a FA 32 (MS-DOS) volume

When copying files or folders from Mac OS 10x to a FA 32 volume file names with certain characters cannot be copied Tesecharacters include but are not limited to lt gt Check your files and folders to ensure that these types of charactersare not being used

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Are you operating in Mac OS 9x Apple does not support the Hi-Speed USB 20 standard underMac OS 9x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of theoriginal USB standard For more information please see section

84 Optimizing Data ransfers

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-SpeedUSB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to a

Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your host

bus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that you are connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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User Manual

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

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User Manual

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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User Manual

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

page 47

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Glossary

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92 Troubleshooting ndash Windows Users

Problem Question

Answer

Te drive is not recog-nized by the computer

Has the drive been formatted Make sure that the drive has been formatted properly Please seesection 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier

Does your computerrsquos operatingsystem support the file system

Check your computerrsquos documentation and see section 7 Refor-matting the LaCinema Premier

Is there an icon for the drive in MyComputer

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 therest of the roubleshooting tips to isolate the problem

Does your computerrsquos configurationmeet the minimum system require-ments for use with this drive

See section 21 Minimum System Requirements for more infor-mation

Is the driversquos power supply con-

nected and turned on

Make sure that the power supply is properly connected (see section

32 Connecting the LaCinema Premier to Your Computer) thatthe drive has been turned on and that the outlet the power supplyis connected to is working

Did you follow the correct installa-tion steps for the specific interfaceand operating system

Review the installation steps in section 32 Connecting the LaCin-ema Premier to Your Computer

Are both ends of the USB cablesfirmly attached

Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fullyseated in their respective ports ry disconnecting the cables wait-ing 10 seconds and then reconnecting them If the drive is still notrecognized restart your computer and try again

Is there a conflict with other devicedrivers or extensions

Contact LaCie echnical Support for help

Te drive is not run-ning noticeably faster when connected via

Hi-Speed USB 20

Is the drive connected to a standardUSB port on your computer

If your drive is connected to a standard USB port this is normal A Hi-Speed USB 20 device can only operate at Hi-Speed USB20 performance levels when it is connected directly to a Hi-Speed

USB 20 port Otherwise the Hi-Speed USB 20 device will oper-ate at the slower USB transfer rates For more information pleasesee sections 84 Optimizing Data ransfers and 252 USB Cable

Is the drive connected to aHi-Speed USB 20 port on yourcomputer

Check to see that the Hi-Speed USB 20 drivers for both your hostbus adapter and device have been installed correctly If in doubtun-install the drivers and re-install them Also make sure that youare connected directly to a Hi-Speed USB 20 port on your com-puter Te LaCie LaCinema Premier will not work properly whenconnected to a hub

Does your computer or operatingsystem support Hi-Speed USB 20

See sections 21 System Requirements and 84 Optimizing Data ransfers for more information

LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

page 43

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

page 44

8102019 Lacinema Premier en (1)

httpslidepdfcomreaderfulllacinema-premier-en-1 4447

Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

page 45

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

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User Manual

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

page 47

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Glossary

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93 Troubleshooting ndash TVStereo Connection

Checking the firm- ware version

How do you know which firmware version your LaCie LaCinemaPremier is using

o check which firmware is currently installed on your LaCieLaCinema Premier attach it to your V and use the remote controlto navigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayedin the upper left corner of the Settings menu

How do you get new firmware andhow do you install it

For a detailed explanation please see section 656 Firmware Up-date or go to wwwlaciecom

DivXreg and XviDregcompatibility

When a new version of DivXreg or XviDreg is released will the LaCieLaCinema Premier be able to playthose files too

Provided that the new version complies with the ISO MPEG- 4standard the LaCie LaCinema Premier should be able to play thenew versions

Does the LaCie LaCinema Premiersupport external subtitles withDivXreg files

Yes the LaCie LaCinema Premier does support this functional-ity by using Unicode text files with extensions sub(MicroDVDformat) and smi In order to work correctly use the same file namefor both the video file and subtitle text file and store both of themin the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier

For example if the file name of the video file is ldquoMovieavirdquo then you will need to re-name the subtitle text as either ldquoMoviesubrdquo orldquoMoviesrtrdquo

Tere is no picturebeing displayed

Are all of the cables connectedcorrectly

Ensure that all of the cables are connected correctly If you areusing the Composite AV cable make sure that the yellow videocable and S-Video connector are not plugged in at the same timeSee section 4 Connecting Te LaCie LaCinema Premier to Your V and Stereo

Te picture is in blackand white or thereis no picture beingdisplayed

Is the LaCie LaCinema PremierrsquosVideo setting correctly set

In the event that there is an error with the Video setting press theTV out button on the remote control until the correct image isdisplayed After the picture is being displayed go into the Settingsmenu and select Video Settings From there you can select the cor-rect settings For more information please see section 653 VideoSettings

Optimizing videoconnections

What connectivity method willproduce the best quality

For optimal quality and performance the best video connection isthe Component AV cable (sold separately) For more informationplease contact your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support

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User Manual

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

page 44

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

page 45

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

page 47

8102019 Lacinema Premier en (1)

httpslidepdfcomreaderfulllacinema-premier-en-1 4747

480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Glossary

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Tere is no sound when connecting the

LaCie LaCinemaPremier to a digitalstereo

Have the Audio Settings beenadjusted

When using the AV cable to connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-mier to a V go into the Settings menu and select Audio Settings

From this menu you will need to select the Analog option insteadof Digital

Viewing photos Does it take several seconds to loada picture

Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to loadproperly Reducing the photorsquos resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow the file to load faster

ldquoEmpty Folderrdquo mes-sage appears

Are there compatible files in theappropriate folder

If you know that there are compatible files in the folder and theyare not being displayed move the power switch on the back ofthe LaCinema Premier to the OFF position wait several secondsand then turn the LaCinema Premier on Your files should now bedisplayed

LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

page 44

8102019 Lacinema Premier en (1)

httpslidepdfcomreaderfulllacinema-premier-en-1 4447

Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

page 45

8102019 Lacinema Premier en (1)

httpslidepdfcomreaderfulllacinema-premier-en-1 4547

LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

page 46

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

page 47

8102019 Lacinema Premier en (1)

httpslidepdfcomreaderfulllacinema-premier-en-1 4747

480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

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Read the User Manual and review the roubleshoot-1

ing section

ry to isolate the problem If possible make the drive2

the only external device connected to your computer

and make sure that all of the cables are correctly andsecurely attached

If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques-

tions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still canrsquot

get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us using

the contacts on page 45 Before contacting us make sure

that you are in f ront of your computer and that you have

the following information on hand

Te serial number of your LaCie LaCinema

PremierOperating system and version

Computer brand and model

Amount of memory installed on your computer

Names of any other devices installed on your

computer including CDDVD burners

Information to Include in Email Correspondence

Information Where to Find Information

1 LaCie LaCinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging

2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select

Properties

Mac users Select the LaCinema Premier icon on the desktop andpress Command + I

3 MacintoshPC model

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt General

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and select

About This Mac

4 Operating system version

5 Processor speed

6 Computer memory

7 Firmware version Attach the LaCinema to your V and use the remote control tonavigate to the Settings menu Te firmware version is displayed in theupper left corner of the Settings menu

8 Te brands and models of other internal and externalperipherals installed on your computer

Windows users Right click My Computer and select Propertiesgt Hardware

Mac users Click on the Apple icon in the finder bar and select About This Mac Select More Info Te Apple System Profiler will launch and will list your internal and external peripherals

10 Contacting Customer Support

Before Contacting Customer Support

LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

page 45

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

page 47

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480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Glossary

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LaCie Asia Singapore and Hong KongContact us athttpwwwlaciecomasiacontact

LaCie AustraliaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomaucontact

LaCie BelgiumContact us athttpwwwlaciecombecontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie CanadaContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcaencontact (English)

LaCie Denmark Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdkcontact

LaCie FinlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomficontact

LaCie FranceContact us athttpwwwlaciecomfrcontact

LaCie Germany Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomdecontact

LaCie Italy Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomitcontact

LaCie JapanContact us athttpwwwlaciecomjpcontact

LaCie NetherlandsContact us athttpwwwlaciecomnlcontact

LaCie Norway Contact us athttpwwwlaciecomnocontact

LaCie SpainContact us athttpwwwlaciecomescontact

LaCie SwedenContact us athttpwwwlaciecomsecontact

LaCie SwitzerlandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomchfrcontact (Franccedilais)

LaCie United KingdomContact us athttpwwwlaciecomukcontact

LaCie IrelandContact us athttpwwwlaciecomiecontact

LaCie USAContact us athttpwwwlaciecomcontact

LaCie InternationalContact us athttpwwwlaciecomintlcontact

101 LaCie Technical Support Contacts

LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

page 46

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

page 47

8102019 Lacinema Premier en (1)

httpslidepdfcomreaderfulllacinema-premier-en-1 4747

480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Glossary

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Warranty Information

LaCie warrants your drive against any defect in ma-

terial and workmanship under normal use for the peri-

od designated on your warranty certificate In the event

this product is found to be defective within the warranty

period LaCie will at its option repair or replace the

defective drive

Tis warranty is void if

Te drive was operatedstored in abnormal use or

maintenance conditions

Te drive is repaired modified or altered unless such

repair modification or alteration is expressly autho-

rized in writing by LaCie

Te drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning

strike electrical fault improper packaging or acci-

dent

Te drive was installed improperly

Te serial number of the drive is defaced or missing

Te broken part is a replacement part such as a pick-

up tray etc

Te tamper seal on the drive casing is broken

LaCie and its suppliers accept no liability for any

loss of data during the use of this device or for any of

the problems caused as a result

LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable

for direct special or consequential damages such as but

not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment

loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement goods

or expense or inconvenience caused by service interrup-

tions

Any loss corruption or destruction of data while us-

ing 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

Under no circumstances will any person be entitled

to any sum greater than the purchase price paid for the

drive

o obtain warranty service call LaCie echni-

cal Support You will be asked to provide your LaCie

productrsquos serial number and you may be asked to furnish

proof of purchase to confirm that the drive is still under

warranty

All drives returned to LaCie must be securely pack-

aged in their original box and shipped with postage pre-

paid

IMPORTANT INFO Register online for free

technical support wwwlaciecomregister

LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

page 47

8102019 Lacinema Premier en (1)

httpslidepdfcomreaderfulllacinema-premier-en-1 4747

480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Glossary

8102019 Lacinema Premier en (1)

httpslidepdfcomreaderfulllacinema-premier-en-1 4747

480p ndash Also known as 480 progressive this is a form

of standard-definition digital television (SDV) which

is similiar to VGA computer displays A DVDrsquos resolu-

tion is 480p but this resolution can only be seen when

the DVD player outputs a progressive-scan signal and

the television has progressive-scan or component-video

inputs

720p ndash Also known as 720 progressive this is one

of two formats designated as a high-definition digital

television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis tech-

nology uses progressive scanning and is comprised of

720 vertical pixels by 1280 horizontal pixels

1080i ndash Also known as 1080 interlaced this is the

second of two formats designated as a high-definition

digital television (HDV) ASC DV standard Tis

technology uses interlaced scanning and is comprised

of 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels

AC3 (Audio Coding 3) ndash Tis is an advanced audio

compression technology that allows encoding of six

separate channels at a bit rate of 448kbitss

AVI (Audio Video Interleave) ndash A file format that can

contain audiovideo compressed standards using differ-

ent combinations of codecs (eg DivXreg video file and

a WMA audio file) DivXreg ndash A video codec devel-

oped from the new MPEG-4 compression standard

which allows for compressiondecompression of videos

into a specified format Te DivXreg codec can play

movies using any DivXreg-enabled player such as theLaCie LaCinema Premier DivXreg movies offer better

compression and higher quality than standard MPEG

movies

DTS ndash Digital sound technology which provides the

technology for virtually all movie soundtracks

Firmware ndash Permanent or semi-permanent instruc-

tions and data programmed directly into the circuitry

of a programmable read-only memory or an electroni-

cally-erasable programmable read-only memory chip

Used for controlling the operation of the computer or

tape drive Distinct from the software which is stored

in random access memory and can be altered

ID3 Tag ndash An embedded tag in MP3 files that com-

municates a songrsquos title artist and album Tese tags

can be edited

MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) ndash Teseare the developers of the MPEG-1 (VideoCDs)

MPEG-2 (DVDs and SuperVCDs) and MPEG-4

(DivXreg WMV) video compression standards Te

MPEG group is also responsible for the development

of the MP3 and AAC audio compression standards

NTSC (National Television Standards Commit-

tee) ndash Tis group is responsible for the development ofa set of protocols used for transmission and reception

of V broadcasts in the United States An NSC im-

age has 525 horizontal lines per frame which are inter-

laced from left to right top to bottom NSC signals

are not directly compatible with computer systems

PAL (Phase Alternation Line) ndash Tis is the analog

V display commonly used in Europe Te PAL imagehas 625 horizontal lines per frame and the color defi-

nition differs slightly from the NSC standard

VOB (Video OBjects) ndash Te format in which DVD

movies are stored Within each VOB file a number of

videoaudiosubpicture streams are stored Subpicture

streams refer to the subtitles on DVDs and other VOB

files Tese subtitles are video streams that overlay the

main picture stream and can be turned on or off

WMA (Windows Media Audio) ndash An audio format

developed by Microsoftreg for audio streaming and com-

pression

XviD ndash A video codec very similiar to DivXreg based

on the MPEG-4 compression standard Tis an open-

source video codec that is currently being developedaround the world Te XviD codec can play movies

using any XviD-enabled player such as the LaCie

LaCinema Premier

Glossary