User manual ASUS VE225S

[. . . ] ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. 2 ASUS Reader Pro Welcome! Thank you for purchasing the ASUS Reader Pro!Equipped with four card slots that can read/write most types of storage card, the ASUS Reader Pro is the most powerful and most efficient card reader today. Reader Pro allows data transfers among inserted storage cards giving you unlimited options to share and/or transfer data. [. . . ] Reader Pro allows data transfers among inserted storage cards giving you unlimited options to share and/or transfer data. Using the revolutionary USB 2. 0 interface, ASUS Reader Pro is capable of up to 480 Mbps data transfer rate. The sleek and compact design of the ASUS Reader Pro makes it a fashionable companion for your desktop PC, notebooks, digital cameras, camcorders, MP3 players, PDAs and mobile phones. The ASUS Reader Pro supports the following storage cards: · 3. 3V SmartMediaTM Card · SecureDigitalTM Card · MultiMediaCard · Memory Stick® · Memory Stick PROTM · CompactFlash® Type I/II Card · MicrodriveTM ASUS Reader Pro Introduction 3 Features The ASUS Reader Pro has the following features: · USB 2. 0 high-speed (480Mbps) interface · USB bus powered, no additional power needed · Supports hot-swapping and Plug-and-Play · Equipped with power and access (read/write) LED indicators · Allows data transfer among inserted storage cards · Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP compatible · Automatically adapts to native driver provided by Windows® ME/2000 (Service Pack 3)/XP · Colored icons that indicate slots in use · Four card slots that support most types of storage cards: SM slot: 3. 3V SmartMediaTM Card SD/MMC slot: SecureDigitalTM Card and MultimediaCard MS slot: Memory Stick® and Memory Stick PROTM Cards CF slot: CompactFlash® Type I/II Card and MicrodriveTM NOTE: USB 2. 0 is backward compatible with USB 1. 1. Package contents Check your Reader Pro package if the following items are present and in good condition. If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer immediately. ASUS Reader Pro USB extension cable Installation CD 4 ASUS Reader Pro Technical Specifications Slots SecureDigitalTM/MultiMediaCard slot 3. 3V SmartMediaTM card slot MicrodriveTM/CompactFlash® Type I/II card slot Memory Stick®/Memory Stick PROTM card slot USB 2. 0 interface (480Mbps transfer rate) Backward compatible with USB 1. 1 Supports hot-swapping and Plug-and-Play DC +5. 0V from USB port Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP Allows data transfer between two flash cards Power and activity LED indicators displays power and access (read/write) status Active drive icon indicates the slot in use -5oC ~ 50oC 10% ~ 90% RH 113 x 68 x 15 mm 102g Installation CD USB extension cable Interface Power Supported OS Feature Indicators Operating temp. Humidity Dimensions Weight Accessories ASUS Reader Pro 5 Card Slots Reader Pro has four card slots to accommodate several types of storage cards. CF Slot for CompactFlash® Card Type I/II & MicrodriveTM MS Slot for Memory Stick® & Memory Stick PROTM SD Slot for SecureDigitalTM and MultimediaCard SM Slot for 3. 3V SmartMedia® Card Indicators Two active Light Emitting Diode (LED) indicators display operation status of your Reader Pro. Access (Read/Write) Indicator (Red) Power Indicator (Green) · Power Indicator (Green) - lights up when Reader Pro is plugged in USB port. · Access (Read/Write) Indicator (Red) - flashes when a storage card is accessed. WARNING!Do not remove storage cards while the red LED (Access Indicator) is flashing. 6 ASUS Reader Pro Installation Notes 1. Although Reader Pro requires no driver installation for systems running on Windows® ME/2000 (SP3)/XP, it is strongly recommended to install the device driver to display all Removable Disk icons correctly. Access files or images from your storage cards as you would open, copy, move or delete files or images from your hard disk or floppy disk. WARNING!Do not remove storage cards while the red LED (Access Indicator) is flashing. 10 ASUS Reader Pro Formatting SmartMedia® cards When used on certain digital devices, the SmartMedia® card loses its Card Information Structure (CIS) making it unusable for other devices. To use the card on other digital devices, format the card using the SmartMedia Low Level Format Utility. Insert the SmartMedia® card into the SM card slot of the Reader Pro. Place the Reader Pro Installation CD on the CD-ROM drive. Click the SmartMedia Low Level Format Utility. Follow the screen instructions to format the card. WARNING!Formatting the card will erase all existing data on your memory card including its partitions! ASUS Reader Pro 11 Unplugging the Reader Pro To prevent system crash and/or possible data loss, you need to properly unplug the Reader Pro. Follow these steps to safely unplug your Reader Pro from the USB port. Locate and double-click on the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon on the taskbar. 2. [. . . ] Follow these steps to safely unplug your Reader Pro from the USB port. Locate and double-click on the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon on the taskbar. 2. Select the hardware device (Reader Pro USB 2. 0) that you wish to unplug. When prompted, confirm the device to be stopped. [. . . ]