Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto II del fabbricante Freecom
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PO RT AB L E I I www.freecom.com CD / DVD / CD-RW COMBO CD-RW / DVD Rev. 112.
FREECOM Portable II Series 2 GB FREECOM Portable II Port options for the FREECOM drive Cable II Parallel Cable II USB or Cable II PCMCIA (type II) (printer port) Cable II IEEE 1394 Cable II CardBus (t.
3 GB Table of Contents U SERS MANUAL System Requirements ......................................................................... Page 5 Precautionary Measures and General Notes ..................................... Page 9 C HAPTER 1: Initial operation .
FREECOM Portable II Series 4 GB Dear user! Welcome to the FREECOM Portable II installation. Before you install the device, we would like to ask you to carefully read the following items and take them into consideration, if applicable, when making changes to your system.
5 GB System Requirements The following hard- and software requirements must be fulfilled to ensure trouble-free operation. Hardware Requirements To use the FREECOM drive, you will need: FREECOM Ca.
FREECOM Portable II Series 6 GB - for the Portable II CD-RW: a computer system with the following equipment PC : Pentium Processor I or higher at least 16 MB RAM at least 40 MB of free har.
7 GB Software Requirements The FREECOM Portable II / Portable II Premium has is to be used with the following operating systems: - for the Portable II CD: DOS, Windows 3.x Windows 95/98/ME Windows NT 4.0 Windows 2000 - for the Portable II DVD: Windows 95/98/ME Windows NT 4.
FREECOM Portable II Series 8 GB Media Formats - for the FREECOM Portable II CD / Portable II DVD: The FREECOM Portable II reads formats according to the model CDs and/or DVDs, which were written with .
9 GB Precautionary Measures and General Notes After transport, particularly at low outside temperatures, condensation can form which can lead to malfunctioning. For that reason, you should not begin operation until the drive and CDs have reached room temperature.
FREECOM Portable II Series 10 GB 1 C HAPTER 1: Initial Operation - Brief Description 1 . Turn off your computer and all equipment attached to it. 2 . Connect the power cable supplied to the designated power connector on the FREECOM drive. Do no t yet plug the power supply into the power outlet.
11 GB 1 1.1 Assigning the Drive Letter under Windows 95/98 After successfully installing the FREECOM drive, a new drive letter is auto- matically assigned (the first available letter after the internal hard drives). This can shift the drive letter of an internal CD-ROM drive (for example, 'D' to 'E').
FREECOM Portable II Series 12 GB 2 ONLY PORTABLE II CD-RW / COMBO CD-RW / DVD C HAPTER 2: Installing the Writing Software After installing the Cable software, your FREECOM Portable CD-RW / Combo CD- RW / DVD is now able to read CD-ROMs.
13 GB 3 3.1 Preparing to write a CD Before creating a CD: 1 . By clicking " Start " - " Programs " - " Accessories " - " System Tools " -" Scandisk " check your hard disk with the Scandisk program . 2.
FREECOM Portable II Series 14 GB 3 3.2.2 The Packet Writing procedure can be used to create CDs without starting a special mastering program beforehand. The Packet Writing procedure allows you to use blanks in combination with the Universal Disc Format (UDF) as an additional hard disk or floppy disk.
15 GB 3 3.4 Making Data or Audio CDs The easiest way to make an audio or data CD is using the "CD Guide". The "CD Guide" appears when you first start "Easy CD Creator" and guides you step-by- step to make a simple data or audio CD.
FREECOM Portable II Series 16 GB 4 C HAPTER 4: Troubleshooting General problems (depending on the type of connection) If you still have problems getting your FREECOM drive to function properly despite.
17 GB 4 In addition, for the parallel port Use a slower transmission mode (EPP) If possible, switch the parallel port to another mode or to another address.
FREECOM Portable II Series 18 GB 4 FREECOM Internet Service FREECOM Technologies makes the following service available in the Internet under www.freecom.
19 GB 5 C HAPTER 5: Glossary - List of key words Audio CD See CD-DA Bridge Disk CDs which can be read by CD-ROM/XA drives and CD-I players, for example a Kodak Photo CD.
FREECOM Portable II Series 20 GB 5 Defragmenting A hard disk can be defragmented using the DOS command 'defrag' or a similar tool from other operating systems.
21 GB 5 Green Book Specification for CD-I. High Sierra/High Sierra Format The Hotel in Nevada, USA where in 1985 the foundation was laid for determining the file systems for CDs. The efforts of the group which came to be known as the "High Sierra Group" led to the standard ISO 9660, the most common file system for CDs.
FREECOM Portable II Series 22 GB 5 Mixed Mode CDs A CD which contains both computer data and audio data is known as a Mixed Mode CD. The computer data is stored on the first track. All the other tracks contain audio data. Modern CD players do not reproduce the first track.
23 GB 5 Physical Image Before writing a CD, an identical 1:1 copy of the new CD is created on the hard disk. The file will be the size of the record (i.e. up to 650 MB). Creating a physical image requires a certain amount of processing which is not necessary for writing.
FREECOM Portable II Series 24 GB 5 TOC Table of Contents, Directory of the CD. The table of contents documents not only the number of tracks but also their starting position and the total length of the data area of the disc. Track a track is a section of the CD.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Freecom II è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Freecom II - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Freecom II imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Freecom II ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Freecom II, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Freecom II.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Freecom II. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Freecom II insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
