MCE Technologies Luci-24 User Manual

Lucid-24

Portable FireWire

CD-RW Drive

User’s Guide

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MCE Lucid-24 User’s Guide

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Thank you for purchasing the Lucid-24 24x10x24 Portable FireWire CD-RW
Drive. We at MCE Technologies are confident that your new drive will enrich
your Macintosh computing experience.

Package Contents

1- MCE Lucid-24 24x10x24 Portable FireWire CD-RW Drive
1- 6 pin to 6 pin FireWire cable
1- Toast Lite (v5.0 or later) CD-recording software
1- User’s Guide

Important Note: If your Lucid was delivered to you in extreme hot or
cold environmental conditions, it is best to allow the Lucid to accli­mate to room temperature prior to using it in order to prevent damage.

Roxio Toast Installation, Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2.x

1. Insert the Roxio Toast CD into your CD/DVD-ROM drive

2. Open the Toast Folder

3. Select the desired language

4. Double-click on the installer icon

5. Restart your computer.

After installation, please read the Roxio Toast PDF User’s Guide located in the
Toast folder for instructions on how to get the most use out of the software.

Providing Power to the Lucid-24 CD-RW Drive

In order to operate the Lucid-24 CD-RW drive, the FireWire ports on your Mac
must supply power. All Macs with built-in FireWire ports do supply power to
the FireWire bus. However, some FireWire ports based on CardBus or PCI
cards do not supply bus power and so an optional AC adapter is required to
power the Lucid-24. This part is sold separately. Please contact MCE Tech­nologies at [phone] for more information.

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MCE Lucid-24 User’s Guide

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Connecting the MCE Lucid-24 CD-RW Drive

1. Make sure the Lucid’s rear On/Off switch is in the “ON” position.

2. Connect the FireWire cable to the Lucid’s rear FireWire port.

3. Connect the other end of the FireWire cable to your Mac’s FireWire port.

4. If your Mac is not already on, start your Mac.

5. Your Lucid is now ready to use!

Using the Lucid-24 CD-RW Drive

1. Press the tray-eject button on the front of the Lucid and the tray will eject.

2. You may now insert a CD-R, CD-RW or CD-ROM disc.

3. Close the Tray. Your Mac will either mount the CD to the desktop if it
contains data, or, if it contains no data, handle it according to the specific
CD-recording software you are using.

Disconnecting the Lucid-24 CD-RW Drive

1. Eject any CD which is mounted on the Mac’s Desktop by dragging
its icon to the trash or by pressing Command-Y (in Mac OS 8.6 – 9.2.x) or
Command-E (in Mac OS X).

2. You may now safely disconnect the Lucid-24 drive from your Mac.

Toast or iTunes?

If you are debating on whether to use Toast or Apple’s iTunes and/or Disc
Burner for your CD-Recording needs, please visit the following web site for
assistance:http://www.roxio.com/en/support/toast/itunes.html. This web site
contains very sound information about Toast and iTunes/Disc Burner as well as

tips on how you can use them together.

Note: If you plan to use Toast along with iTunes/Disc Burner then,
using the “Extensions Manager” control panel, disable the “FireWire
Authoring Support” extension.

Using the Lucid-24 with iTunes/Disc Burner and Mac OS 9.1 to 9.2.x

If you would like to use your Lucid with Apple’s iTunes and Disc Burner
software, you will need to have the latest versions (at the time of printing) of
the following software items:

• Apple iTunes (currently v2.0.3), available from http://www.apple.com/

itunes/download/

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