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PORTABLE II
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CD / DVD / CD-RW
COMBO CD-RW / DVD
Rev. 112
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FREECOM Portable II Series FREECOM Portable II GB Cable II Change Adapter (only Cable II IEEE 1394 and Cable II Parallel) PARALLEL PORT Cable II Parallel Cable II IEEE 1394 Cable II USB Cable II PCMCIA (FireWire/i.LINK) (USB port) Cable II CardBus (printer port) 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 (type II) 2
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Table of Contents USERS MANUAL GB System Requirements ......................................................................... Page 5 Precautionary Measures and General Notes ..................................... Page 9 CHAPTER 1: Initial operation .................................................................................. Page 10 CHAPTER 2: Installing the Writing Software ......................................................... Page 12 CHAPTER 3: Special instructions before writing a C
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FREECOM Portable II Series Dear user! GB 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. With the purchase of this device you have aquired a drive that can be connected to any PC or Mac with the appropriate interface. FREECOM Technologies Berlin, Germany www.freecom.com Warning ! All rights reserved. The products nam
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System Requirements System Requirements GB 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 Cable II Parallel, PCMCIA, CardBus, USB or IEEE 1394 (FireWire) - depending on the port (Cables not included unless otherwise indicated on the packaging) Depending on the connection type, a parallel printer port (standard, bidirectional, EPP) PCMCIA port (type II) CardBus (type
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FREECOM Portable II Series - for the Portable II CD-RW: GB a computer system with the following equipment PC: Pentium Processor I or higher at least 16 MB RAM at least 40 MB of free hard disk space at least one disk drive and a hard disk (Recommended: Pentium Processor II, 32 MB RAM, 800 MB free hard disk space) Mac: iMac, iBook, Mac G3/G4 or Power Book G3 (only with FREECOM Cable II USB or Cable II IEEE 1394) - for the Portable II Combo CD-RW / DVD: see FREECOM Portable II CD-RW and
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Software Requirements Software Requirements GB 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 4.0 (DVD version: data mode only, no DVD Video playback capability) Windows 2000 - for the Portable II CD-RW: PC: Windows 95/98/ME Windows NT 4.0 Windows 2000 Mac: MacOS 8.6.x or higher
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FREECOM Portable II Series Media Formats GB - 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 the following standards: MS-DOS data CDs (High Sierra, Mode 1 & Mode 2 complying with ISO 9660) Data CDs (Joliet) CD ROM XA Mixed Mode CDs Kodak Photo CDs (single and multisession) UDF (Universal Disc Format) Audio CDs - additionaly only for the Portable II DVD: DVD ROM DVD Video
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Precautionary Measures and General Notes Precautionary Measures and General Notes GB 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 systems must be connected to or disconnected from a computer only when power has been switched off. Operate the FREECOM drive only in a horizontal position, to prevent damage to the
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FREECOM Portable II Series CHAPTER 1: Initial Operation - Brief Description GB 1. Turn off your computer and all equipment attached to it. 2. Connect the power cable supplied to the designated power connector on the 1 FREECOM drive. Do not yet plug the power supply into the power outlet. 3. Connect the drive plug of the FREECOM Cable II to the FREECOM device and connect the other end to your computer. 4. Plug the power supply of the FREECOM drive into the power outlet. 5. To complete the rest of
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Initial Operation - Brief Description 1.1 Assigning the Drive Letter under Windows 95/98 GB 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'). If 1 this leads to problems, it is possible to change the drive letter assignment as follows. 1. Click "Start" - "Settings" - "Control Panel". 2. Click "System". 3.
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FREECOM Portable II Series ONLY PORTABLE II CD-RW / COMBO CD-RW / DVD GB CHAPTER 2: Installing the Writing Software 2 After installing the Cable software, your FREECOM Portable CD-RW / Combo CD- RW / DVD is now able to read CD-ROMs. To record a blank CD, you must first install the writing software (for the mastering or the packet writing procedure). We recommend using the software which has been provided with your drive. The installation guide for the software is supplied on the same CD as the
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Special Instructions before Writing a CD 3.1 Preparing to write a CD GB Before creating a CD: 1. By clicking "Start" - "Programs" - "Accessories" - "System Tools" -"Scandisk" check your hard disk with the Scandisk program. 3 2. By clicking "Start" - "Programs" - "Accessories" - "System Tools" - "Disk Defragmenter" defragment your hard disk. Note: Under Windows NT 4.0 you will need an additional software tool for Defragmentation. other preparations: No sleep mode setting / no multitasking
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FREECOM Portable II Series 3.2.2 The Packet Writing procedure GB 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 3 floppy disk. Standard software for packet writing, e.g. Direct CD (Roxio). You can write files directly from any Windows application (WinWord) to the CD using the same procedure as when writing to the hard disk.
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Making Data or Audio CDs 3.4 Making Data or Audio CDs GB 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. 3 Note: Detailed information on working with Easy CD Creator is to be found in the enclosed brief descriptions and in the software's Help Topics on the CD-recording software CD. 15
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FREECOM Portable II Series CHAPTER 4: Troubleshooting GB General problems (depending on the type of connection) If you still have problems getting your FREECOM drive to function properly 4 despite having installed it correctly, then please check whether the FREECOM Cable II is properly connected to your FREECOM drive the drive is being supplied with power the tray can be opened and closed your system meets the hardware requirements (see pages 5/6) If the computer crashes during the softw
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Troubleshooting In addition, for the parallel port GB Use a slower transmission mode (EPP) If possible, switch the parallel port to another mode or to another address. 4 If the printer is not working correctly, please check if the printer has been properly connected the FREECOM System was switched on the printer software is set to unidirectional communication Note: When installing a printer for the first time under Windows 95/98 and DOS/Windows 3.x, the printer should be directly conn
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FREECOM Portable II Series FREECOM Internet Service GB FREECOM Technologies makes the following service available in the Internet under www.freecom.com Online information about technical problems 4 current product information Drivers, driver updates and software information Support Hotline The following hotlines are available if you still are unable to get your FREECOM device to work properly after reading the manual and the suggestions for correcting errors: Hotline Email Deutschland & Ös
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Glossary - List of key words CHAPTER 5: Glossary - List of key words GB Audio CD See CD-DA 5 Bridge Disk CDs which can be read by CD-ROM/XA drives and CD-I players, for example a Kodak Photo CD. Blue Book Specification for CD-Extra (formerly CD-Plus) Buffer underrun When the write memory of the drive is empty, the writing procedure will be terminated The flow of data from the system to the drive was insufficient. Either the transfer rate is too low for the writing speed or there was an interrupt
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FREECOM Portable II Series Defragmenting A hard disk can be defragmented using the DOS command 'defrag' or a similar GB tool from other operating systems. Due to the fact that files are constantly deleted and new ones written to the hard disk, files are no longer grouped together in physically contiguous blocks but instead are scattered, i.e. 5 fragmented, over the entire hard disk. Defragmentation rewrites the files so that they are put back together again. This does not affect the directory
