User manual SONY VAIO VGN-CS320J/W

[. . . ] Note If you have any questions about this product, you may call the telephone number listed in "Technical Support. " The telephone number below is not for customer service but only for official purposes. Safety regulations WARNING Keep the unit away from children. If any part of the unit is swallowed, promptly see a doctor. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. [. . . ] · 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. · 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. Remove any memory cards from the reader/ writer or turn off the other devices. 7 · Follow the steps below to turn off the write cache setting for removable disk drives. Leaving this setting on may cause the reader/ writer to malfunction. ­ On Windows Vista: Open the following items in the following order: [Start] button - [Control Panel] - [System and Maintenance] [Device Manager] button (When clicking on [Device Manager] button, the User Account Control window will appear, click on [Continue]) - [Disk drives] [Sony USB HS-MS Card USB Device]. On the [Policies] tab in the properties dialog box that appears, make sure that [Optimize for quick removal] is selected. In the same way, select [Optimize for quick removal] on the [Policies] tab of the [Sony USB HS-CF Card USB Device], [Sony USB HS-SD Card USB Device], and [Sony USB HS-xD/SM Card USB Device]. ­On Windows XP: Open the following items in the following order: [Start] button ­ [Control Panel] ­ [Performance and Maintenance] ­ [System] ­ [Hardware] tab ­ [Device Manager] button ­ [Disk drives] ­ [Sony USB HS-MS Card USB Device]. Be careful not to misread the access indicator. Note If data cannot be read from or written to the memory card while the access indicator is lit, make sure the card is fully inserted into the slot. 12 Disconnecting the Reader/Writer From the Computer Notes · Do not disconnect the reader/writer from the computer while the access indicator is blinking. Doing so may cause damage to the data stored on the memory card. · Be sure to follow the steps described below. Sony accepts no responsibility for any damage or loss that results from disconnecting the reader/ writer without following the procedure described below. 3 Make sure the message "The `USB Mass Storage Device' device can now be safely removed from the system. " appears, and then disconnect the reader/writer. The `USB Mass Storage Device' device can now be safely removed from the system. Note The above steps are not required when removing a memory card from the reader/writer. x For Macintosh x For Windows The following explanation is illustrated with screens from Windows XP, and assumes that drive names E:, F:, G:, and H: are assigned to the four slots of the reader/writer. The screens may differ for other versions of Windows. 1 Close the files saved on the memory card, and exit any currently running applications. Make sure the access indicator is not blinking. 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. 2 3 1 Click [Safely Remove Hardware] on the task tray, located at the lower right corner of the screen. Click this icon Task tray If no memory card is inserted into the reader/writer, skip this step. 2 4 Click [Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device - Drives (E:, F:, G:, H:)]. Click here Disconnect the reader/writer from the computer. 13 Installing the Drive Letter Recognition Software (Windows Only) Before starting installation, read the "End User License Agreement. " 1 2 3 Close all programs that are still running. Insert the supplied CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. Double-click the DLRS. exe/ DLRS_VISTA. exe file on the CDROM. (For Windows Vista, User Account Control window will appear, click on [Allow]) Select the desired language, and click [OK]. The "InstallShield Wizard" screen appears. The computer restarts, and the Drive Letter Recognition Software runs automatically. Notes on Icons Once the Drive Letter Recognition Software is installed, the Removable Disk icons and their descriptions change. [. . . ] This is not a malfunction. The memory card cannot be accessed with Windows Explorer or My Computer. The computer does not recognize the memory card. The read/write speed is slow. c Make sure that the "USB Mass Storage Device" is not displayed as With Windows 2000 or in the "Device Manager. " If it is, delete it, disconnect the USB Windows Me, the drive icon of the unit does not appear in the cable from your computer, and then reconnect it. "My Computer" window. 18 Specifications USB transfer rate Full-speed (12 Mbps) Hi-speed (480 Mbps) Actual performance is dependent on the device. Technical Support Local technical support service is only available in the following sales regions. · For customers in the USA (Sony Electronics Inc. ) Monday to Saturday, 8:00 a. m. [. . . ]