User manual OLYMPUS MAUSB-100

[. . . ] USB Reader/Writer REFERENCE MANUAL Introduction Thank you for purchasing our product. This product is exclusively for reading and writing data to an xD-Picture Card (hereinafter referred to as "card"). You can transfer large amounts of data to and from the card quickly and easily using a computer equipped with a USB port (IBM PC/AT compatible and Macintosh). Before using this product, read this manual and the separate "Precautions" document carefully. [. . . ] If a card is already inserted in the MAUSB-100, follow steps 1 - 3 in "4 Removing a card". Left-click the [Safely Remove Hardware] icon on the taskbar. The message that appears with the [Safely Remove Hardware] icon may differ depending on your computer. 3. A message box titled [Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device - Drive (K:)] appears on the taskbar. Click on it. The drive letter (K:) above will differ depending on your computer. In this example, the Removable Disk is recognized as the K drive. 4. Make sure that the red status lamp is NOT on, then click the [OK] button. For Windows XP, the message box at right appears when the balloon help is on. The MAUSB-100 is ready to be disconnected from your computer. 5. Unplug the MAUSB-100 from the computer's USB port. You can unplug the MAUSB-100 with the computer's power on. (It is not required to turn off the computer, restart it, or have it in the sleep mode. ) Close all software programs that are using data on the card (e. Explorer, graphics applications) before removing the card. Otherwise, you cannot perform this step. 25 6 Copying files from/to a card <Me/2000/XP Operation> 1. Insert a card into the MAUSB-100 and connect it to the computer's USB port. Double-click [My Computer] from the desktop. To view the contents of a card, double-click the corresponding [Removable Disk] icon. Double-clicking the [Removable Disk] icon will display the directory and the list of image files on the inserted card. In this example, the Removable Disk is recognized as the K drive. [J:], [K:], etc. ) used by your computer may differ depending on your computer and/or connected optional devices. The window containing the files to be copied 4. Drag the file icons you want to copy and drop them onto the destination folder. The process is the same as copying files from a floppy disk. It is also possible to move files to another folder, erase files, or write data from another folder. (Data cannot be written to or erased from a card when the write-protect switch is set to the ON position. ) Drag & Drop To perform a drag and drop, press and hold the left mouse button over the selected file(s), then move the mouse (drag) and release the button at the place where you want to copy (drop). 26 7 Formatting a card <Me/2000/XP Operation> Before formatting the card If you are using a Windows 2000/XP log on with the user name [Administrator], or use a user name with , administrator privileges. Otherwise, formatting the card will be impossible. To use the card with a digital camera, format the card with the digital camera or with the computer connected to the MAUSB-100 using the provided utility software. * If you do not use the provided utility software when formatting a card with the connected computer, the card may not be recognized by the digital camera. It is not possible to format a card or write, move or erase data on a card when the write-protect switch is set to the ON position. Set the write-protect switch to the OFF position and format the card. Formatting erases all data in the card. All important data should be copied to a hard disk, etc. [. . . ] To format, or to initialize, means to erase all existing data in a memory device. When referring to a digital camera, formatting means to allow the memory device to be read/ written on the camera. Be aware that each OS uses different formats, and that formatting a memory device will erase the data currently stored on it. A function included in the USB standard that allows you to connect/disconnect a USB device such as the MAUSB-100 to/from the computer while the computer's power is on. [. . . ]