LaCie 2 user manual Health and Safety Precautions, General Use Precautions

LaCie Network Space 2 • DESIGN BY NEIL POULTON	Foreword
User Manual	page 4

This symbol on the product

or on its packaging indicates

that this product 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 collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equip- ment. The separate collection and recy- cling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled 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.

Health and Safety

Precautions

✦✦ Only qualified persons are autho- rized to carry out maintenance on this device.

✦✦ Read this User Manual carefully and follow the correct procedure when setting up the device.

✦✦ Never insert any metallic object into the drive to avoid any risk of elec- trical shock, fire, short-circuiting or dangerous emissions. If it appears to be malfunctioning, have it in- spected by a qualified LaCie Tech- nical 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 Net- work Space 2, as they may spill into its openings. Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock, short-circuit- ing, fire, or personal injury.

✦✦ Power requirements 100-240 V~,

0.9A, 50-60 Hz, (Supply voltage fluctuations not exceeding ± 10% of the nominal, transient over- voltages according to over-voltage category II).

General Use Precautions

✦✦ Do not expose the LaCie Network Space 2 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 non-operating humidity beyond 10-90%, non-condensing. Doing so may damage the LaCie Net- work Space 2 or disfigure its casing. Avoid placing your LaCie Network Space 2 near a source of heat or exposing it to sunlight (even through a window). Inversely, placing your LaCie Network Space 2 in an en- vironment that is too cold or humid may damage the unit. Because of heat issues, LaCie recommends that users do not stack multiple Network Space 2 together.

✦✦ Always unplug the LaCie Network Space 2 from the electrical outlet if there is a risk of lightning or if it will be unused for an extended pe- riod 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 2 near other electrical appli- ances such as televisions or radios. Doing so may cause interference which will adversely affect the op- eration of the other products.

✦✦ Do not place the LaCie Network Space 2 near sources of magnetic interference, such as computer displays, televisions or speakers. Magnetic interference can af- fect the operation and stabil- ity of your LaCie Network Space 2. Do not place heavy objects on top of the LaCie Network Space 2.

✦✦ Never use excessive force on your LaCie Network Space 2. If you de- tect a problem, see the Trouble- shooting section in this manual.

IMPORTANT INFO: Any loss, corrup- tion 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 recom- mends 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 remov- able storage media. LaCie offers a com- plete line of CD and DVD drives. If you would like more information on backup, please refer to our website.

1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. 1TB = 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. Once format- ted, the actual available storage capacity varies depending on operating environ- ment (typically 10% less).

Some enhancements brought to the product during its lifetime may cause dis- crepancies between the information and screenshots in the manual and the actual user experience.

CAUTION: Modifications not authorized by the manufacturer may void the user’s authority to operate this device.

A shielded-type power cord is required in order to meet FCC emission limits and also to prevent interference to the nearby radio and television reception. It is essen- tial that only the supplied power cord be used.