Lacie 301389U User Manual - Page 3

LaCie Network Space • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON User Manual Foreword page 3 Health and Safety Precautions ✦✦ Only qualified persons are authorized to carry out maintenance on this device. ✦✦ Read this User Manual carefully and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device. ✦✦ Do not open your LaCie Network Space or attempt to disassemble or modify it. Never insert any metallic object into the drive to avoid any risk of electrical shock, fire, short-circuiting or dangerous emissions. Your La- General Use Precautions Cie Network Space contains no userserviceable parts. If it appears to be malfunctioning, have it inspected by a qualified LaCie Technical Support representative. ✦✦ Never expose your device to rain, or use it near water, or in damp or wet conditions. Never place objects containing liquids on the LaCie Network Space, as they may spill into its openings. Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock, short-circuiting, fire ✦✦ Do not expose the LaCie Network Space to temperatures outside the range of 5° C to 35° C (41° F to 95° F); or to operational humidity beyond 5-80%, non-condensing, or nonoperating humidity beyond 10-90%, non-condensing. Doing so may damage the LaCie Network Space or disfigure its casing. Avoid placing your LaCie Network Space near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight (even through a window). Inversely, placing your LaCie Network Space in an environment that is too cold or humid may damage the unit. Because of heat issues, LaCie recommends that users do not stack more than two LaCie disks together. When stacking two disks, environment temperature should not exceed 30°C (86°F). ✦✦ Always unplug the LaCie Network Space from the electrical outlet 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 Network Space near other electrical appliances such as televisions or radios. Doing so may cause interference which will adversely affect the operation of the other products. ✦✦ Do not place the LaCie Network Space near sources of magnetic interference, such as computer displays, televisions or speakers. Magnetic interference or personal injury. ✦✦ Make sure that the computer and LaCie Network Space are electrically grounded. If the devices are not grounded, there is an increased risk of electrical shock. Power requirements 100-240 V~, X.x A, 60-50 Hz, (Supply voltage fluctuations not exceeding ± 10% of the nominal, transient over-voltages according to over-voltage category II). can affect the operation and stability of your LaCie Network Space. Do not place heavy objects on top of the LaCie Network Space or use excessive force on it. ✦✦ Never use excessive force on your LaCie Network Space. If you detect a problem, see the Troubleshooting section in this manual. 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. To help prevent the loss of your data, LaCie highly recommends that you keep TWO copies of your data; one copy on your external hard disk, for instance, and a second copy either on your internal hard disk, another external hard disk 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, please refer to our website. IMPORTANT INFO: 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. 1TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. Once formatted, the actual available storage capacity varies depending on operating environment (typically 10-15% less).