User manual SONY MRW-E80/BC1

[. . . ] Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Sony Corporation reserves the right to make any modification to this manual or the information contained herein at any time without notice. SONY CORPORATION IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF ANY PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER INFORMATION STORED ON ANY MEDIA. Copyright law prohibits unauthorized use of any recorded audio/video for any other purpose than personal enjoyment. Please be warned that the "Memory Stick" containing images and data protected by copyright shall be strictly used within copyright law. [. . . ] Connect the smaller connector of the USB cable to the USB port on the rear of the reader/writer. Connect the larger connector of the USB cable to the USB port on the computer. · On some computers, a message may appear asking you to insert the operating system disc. When this happens, follow the computer's instructions. · On some computers, the USB Mass Storage will function at reduced speed message may appear, indicating that a hispeed USB device has been connected to a USB port which does not support hi-speed USB. If your computer has multiple USB ports, try connecting to a different port. Otherwise, close the message and continue using the reader/writer with the current port. 3 The computer recognizes the reader/ writer as a removable disk, and the reader/writer is ready for use. Notes · Do not connect to the USB port on the computer via an external USB hub. · Depending on the computer and the status of its operating system, the reader/writer may not operate or may become unstable. If this occurs, refer to the "Troubleshooting" section. (Page 17) · After disconnecting the USB cable, wait at least 5 seconds before reconnecting it. (Otherwise, the reader/writer may not be recognized. ) · When two or more USB devices are connected to one computer, the reader/writer is not guaranteed to operate simultaneously with some types of USB device. · You cannot access two or more memory cards simultaneously on a single computer by connecting additional memory card devices. Drag the removable disk icon to the [Trash]. Alternatively, select the removable disk icon, access the [File] menu on the menu bar, and select [Eject "Untitled"]*. * Depending on the memory card, a different label than "Untitled" may be shown. Installing the Drive Letter Recognition Software (Windows Only) Before starting installation, read the "End User License Agreement. " (Page 19) 2 3 1 Download the installer file from the web site. The installer file can be downloaded from the following URL http://support. sony-europe. com Close all programs that are still running. (For windows Vista and windows 7, User Account Control window will appear, click on [Allow]. ) When the following window appears, the installing is completed, and click [OK]. If no memory card is inserted into the reader/writer, skip this step. 2 3 4 Disconnect the reader/writer from the computer. 4 13 Notes on Icons Once the Drive Letter Recognition Software is installed, the Removable Disk icons and their descriptions change. For example, if the computer has an A:, C:, and D: drive before connecting the reader/ writer, the drive letters will be assigned as follows when the reader/writer is connected: Corresponding memory card CompactFlash MicroDrive xD-Picture Card MultiMediaCard SD Memory Card "Memory Stick" media "Memory Stick Micro" ("M2") media microSD Card About "Memory Stick" media What is "Memory Stick"? "Memory Stick" is a compact-size IC recording media with a high capacity. It has been designed not only exchanging/sharing digital data among "Memory Stick" compliant products, but also for serving as a removable external storage media that can save data. Computer drive name CF/Microdrive (E:) xD (F:) MMC/SD (G:) Memory Stick (H:) Notes on "Memory Stick" On formatting (initialization) · If you format media in which data has been already written, all the data will be erased. Please be cautious not to mistakenly erase any important data. · Please make sure to format (initialize) a media by the formatter of a "Memory Stick" compliant product. If it is initialized with Windows Explorer, a FORMAT ERROR occurs, it might become unusable on this product. M2/microSD (I:) Notes · The use of this software is intended only for this reader/writer. Other reader/writers may not work with this software. · Uninstall any similar software before installation to ensure that the software functions properly. About the size of "Memory Stick" · This product has a slot that can take both standard size and Duo size. All the products with such a slot as this are equipped with a system which automatically measures the size of an inserted media. [. . . ] c In Windows 7 case, the removable disk icon appears after a memory card inserted. Insert a memory card into the proper slot. c The memory card is not fully inserted. c The memory card is not inserted straight. [. . . ]