Apacer Technology AH190 User manual

Lightning Dual Flash Drive AH190 &
Apacer iFileBridge User’s Manual
August 7, 2017
Version 3.0

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1. Before You Start ----------------------------------------------------------------
1.1 AH190 Dual Flash Drive at a Glance --------------------------------------------------
1.2 System Requirements --------------------------------------------------------------------
1.3 Notice -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Installing the iFileBridge App ----------------------------------------------------
3. Navigating Home Screen -----------------------------------------------------------
4. Playing Media Files ----------------------------------------------------------------------
4.1 Photo Browsing ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.2 Video Playback ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.3 Music Playback ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. Managing Folders and Files --------------------------------------------------------
5.1 Folder and File Management ----------------------------------------------------------
5.2 File Transfer Status -----------------------------------------------------------------------
6. Backing up Your iOS Device and Contacts ---------------------------------
7. Managing Settings -----------------------------------------------------------------------
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1. Before You Start
Thank you for purchasing Apacer AH190 Dual Flash Drive! AH190 is a multi-functional media library and le
manager that organizes the les stored on your iOS device, allowing you to browse photos, play videos and
music, share les, and do basic editing tasks with iFileBridge, an app specially designed to pair with AH190.
Featuring both Lightning and USB 3.1 Gen 1 connectors, AH190 can be connected to iOS devices, serving as
a backup destination to back up the les and contacts on your iOS device, which provides you with another
option to manage and view les on your computer with the USB 3.1 Gen 1 connector inserted to a USB port.
iFileBridge is a one-stop le center that collects all the les saved on your iOS device, which not only spares
you the trouble of switching between di󰀨erent le managing apps, but also gives you a two-way media portal for
le access no matter you are on the go or bound by personal computer.
1.1 AH190 Dual Flash Drive at a Glance
No. Item Description
1. Pen Cap Covers and protects the connectors from being
damaged when the device is not in use.
2. Lightning Connector Connect to iOS devices including Mac computers,
iPhones, and iPads with either side facing up.
3. USB 3.1 Gen 1 Connector Connect to a USB port that supports USB 3.1
Gen 1 specications on your computer.
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iFileBridge is available for download on iOS devices only and can only work with Apacer AH190 Dual Flash
Drive. See below for more detailed information.
Apacer AH190 Dual Flash Drive is not suggested to be connected to any adapter for use, and no USB cable is
supplied with AH190.
1.2 System Requirements
1.3 Notice
Item Description
Interface Lightning and USB 3.1 Gen 1 connectors (one connector used at a
time); works with PC and Mac computers.
File System FAT32
iOS Device iPhone and iPad with Lightning connector and iOS 8.0 and higher
PC/Mac Computer ● Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7
● Mac OS X 10.6 or later
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2. Installing the iFileBridge App
Before enjoying the fun and convenience brought by iFileBridge paired with Apacer AH190 Dual Flash Drive,
go to App Store on your iOS device to download the iFileBridge app. iFileBridge is a le management center
that allows you to browse photos, play videos and music, and share les. What’s more, with AH190 connected
to your iOS device, you can back up the les and contacts information to the dual ash drive, freeing up the
memory on your device.
Please follow the steps below to install the app.
1. Connect the Lightning connector of AH190 to your iOS device.
2. When using AH190 for the rst time, a prompt will appear asking you to install iFileBridge. Instead of tapping
App Store, please tap Ignore to close the dialog. Then, go to App Store, tap Search, and type “iFileBridge”
in the search eld to download the app.
3. If iFileBridge has already been installed, a dialog below will pop up asking your permission to allow
iFileBridge to access the data in AH190 every time AH190 is connected to your iOS device. Tap Allow to
continue or Ignore to not to launch iFileBridge.
To install iFileBridge on your iOS device:
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When iFileBridge is launched with Apacer AH190 Dual Flash Drive connected to your iOS device, you can
see a settings icon at the top-right corner, six colorful icons, the used and available storage space of internal
storage and external storage displayed on the home screen.
Below is a general introduction to iFileBridge:
3. Navigating Home Screen
Item Description
Tap to manage iFileBridge settings. See “7. Managing Settings” for
more information.
Photos Tap to browse photos. See “4.1 Photo Browsing” for more information.
Videos Tap to play videos. See “4.2 Video Playback” for more information.
Music Tap to play audio les. See “4.3 Music Playback” for more information.
Back up Tap to perform backup tasks. See “6. Backing up Your iOS Device and
Contacts” for more information.
Files Tap to browse and manage documents. See “5. Managing Folders and Files”
for more information.
Camera
Tap to take photos. This feature is available only when AH190 is connected
to your iOS device. The photos taken are instantly saved on the connected
AH190 so as to o󰀪oad the les from your device.
Internal Storage Tap to directly access the les stored in your iOS device. Here also displays
the used and available storage of the device.
External Storage Tap to directly access the les stored in the connected AH190. Here also
displays the used and available storage of the AH190.
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4. Playing Media Files
iFileBridge allows you to browse photos, play music and videos stored on your iOS device or the Apacer AH190
Dual Flash Drive connected to your device.
Tap Photos, Videos, or Music on the home screen to access the media les that are saved in your iOS device
under the tab, or the les that are saved or have been backed up from your iOS device to the connected
AH190 (See “6. Backing up Your iOS Device” for more information) under the tab.
Go to Photos and you will be directed to list/thumbnail view as illustrated below.
4.1 Photo Browsing
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Tap any of the photos on the list to enter a full-screen mode.
To manage or browse photos with iFileBridge, do the following:
No. Item Description
1. Multiselect Tap to perform copy, delete, share, and move actions. See “5.
Managing Folders and Files” for more information.
2. List/thumbnail Tap to switch between viewing photos in list mode or thumbnail mode
by time, name or type according to your preferences.
3. Delete Tap to delete the photo you are currently browsing.
4. No Repeat/Repeat All Tap to switch between playing all photos repeatedly or stopping after
playing the last photo.
5. Play/Pause Tap to play or pause the slideshow.
6. Save Tap to save photos to your iOS device. This feature is available only
when you are accessing photos stored on the connected AH190.
7. Share
Tap to share photos to Facebook, via email or instant messaging
apps. You may also long press photos for sharing.
Note that only when the le size is less than 20MB can the le be sent
via email.
N/A Browsing Swipe left or right to browse the next or previous photo.
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Go to Videos and you will be directed to list/thumbnail view as illustrated below.
Tap any of the videos on the list to enter a full-screen mode.
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To manage or play videos with iFileBridge, do the following:
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No. Item Description
1. Multiselect Tap to perform copy, delete, share, and move actions. See “5.
Managing Folders and Files” for more information.
2. List/thumbnail Tap to switch between viewing videos in list mode or thumbnail mode
by time, name or type according to your preferences.
3. Zoom in/Zoom out Tap to zoom in or zoom out the screen.
4. Progress Bar To skip to any point in the currently playing video, drag the progress
bar or slide from left to right to any point you want.
5. Fast Backward Tap to fast backward the currently playing video.
6. Play/Pause Tap to play or pause the selected video.
7. Fast Forward Tap to fast forward the currently playing video.
8. AirPlay
Note that the AirPlay function is not supported by iFileBridge.
Therefore, the icon is disabled by default and will disappear one
second after a video starts.
N/A Volume In addition to pressing the physical volume buttons, you may also
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Go to Music and you will be directed to list/thumbnail view as illustrated below.
Tap any of the audio les on the list to enter a full-screen mode.
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To manage or play music with iFileBridge, do the following:
No. Item Description
1. Multiselect Tap to perform copy, delete, share, and move actions. See
“5. Managing Folders and Files” for more information.
2. List/thumbnail
Tap to switch between viewing audio les in list mode or
thumbnail mode by time, name or type according to your
preferences.
3. Volume Tap and drag the volume slider to adjust the volume.
4. Progress Bar To skip to any point in the currently playing audio le, drag
the progress bar to any point you want.
5. Playlist Tap to view the playlist. You may switch to playing another
audio le by tapping the icon.
6. Play Mode
No Repeat Tap to play all audio les and stop after playing the last
song in the playlist.
Repeat All Tap to repeat all audio les in the playlist.
Repeat One Tap to repeat the currently playing audio le in the playlist.
Shu󰀪e Tap to play all audio les in the playlist in random order.
7. Previous Tap to play the previous audio le in the playlist.
8. Play/Pause Tap to play or pause the selected audio le in the playlist.
9. Next Tap to play the next audio le in the playlist.
10. Share
Tap to share audio les via email. You may also long press
the les for sharing.
Note that only when the le size is less than 20MB can the
le be sent via email.
Supported File Formats:
The le format types that can be opened when using iFileBridge are ultimately dependant on your iOS
device. However, in general, you should be able to open the below le formats with iFileBridge:
■ Images: ti󰀨, jpeg, jpg, png, gif, bmp
■ Audio: m4a, caf, ai󰀨, asf, aac, mp3,wav
■Videos: m4v, mp4, mov
■Documents: doc, docx, pages, rtf, txt, ppt, pptx, pdf, xls, xlsx, numbers, key, html
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With iFileBridge, you can manage folders and all types of les, including photos, videos, and documents stored
on your iOS device or the Apacer AH190 Dual Flash Drive connected to your device.
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Go to Files and you will be directed to list/thumbnail view as illustrated below.
5.1 Folder and File Management
Tap any of the icons to do the following:
No. Item Description
1. Multiselect Tap to perform copy, delete, share, and move actions. See more
detailed instructions on the next page.
2. Home Tap to return to the home screen.
3. Create Folder Tap to create a folder.
4. List/thumbnail Tap to switch between viewing audio les in list mode or thumbnail
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Tap Multiselect to enter the le selected mode.
To manage folders or les with iFileBridge, do the following:
No. Item Description
5. Select All Tap to copy, delete, or move all items.
6. Cancel Tap to exit the selected mode.
7. Copy to
Tap to copy the selected items to another destination.
Note that while copying audio or video les from the
connected AH190 to your iOS device, you can only copy
them to Internal Storage > Documents.1
8. Delete Tap to delete the selected items.
9. Share
Tap to share a le to social networking websites, via email
or instant messaging apps. Note that only one le can be
shared at a time.
10. More
Move to
Tap to move the selected items to another destination. The
selected items will disappear from the current directory after
they are moved away.
Note that while moving audio or video les from the
connected AH190 to your iOS device, you can only move
them to Internal Storage > Documents.1
Rename Tap to rename the selected item. Note that only one le can
be renamed at a time.
Use third-party player Tap to play the selected video le with a third-party player
installed on your iOS device.
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iFileBridge allows you to monitor the file transfer status. Once files are being copied or moved to another
destination, iFileBridge will switch to the Transfer screen instantly for you to view the transfer status.
5.2 File Transfer Status
No. Item Description
1. Transferring… Displays progress of the les that have been copied or moved from
one destination to another.
2. Succeeded Displays the les that have been successfully copied or moved. You
may tap X at the right of the items to remove them from the list.
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iFileBridge is not only a media library and le manager, but also a backup destination for the les and contacts
stored on your iOS device.
Tap Back up on the home screen to start backing up les or contacts to the connected Apacer AH190 Dual
Flash Drive.
1. Depending on what you want to back up, do either of the following:
■Go to the Phone Backup tab to back up the photos, videos, and documents stored on your iOS device to
the attached AH190.
2. Tap Start Backup to start the backup task. You can monitor the backup progress with the progress bar and
the percentage of completion indicated below.
3. If you wish to cancel the backup task while it is in progress, simply tap Cancel Backup.
■Go to the Backup Contacts tab to back up the contacts information saved on your iOS device to the
attached AH190. Before doing this, please make sure contacts information is available in your device.
Note: Only photos and videos can be backed up to external storage, i.e. AH190.
To back up your iOS device or contacts:
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4. Once the backup is complete, a folder called Backup will appear at Files > iFileBridge. All the backed up
les can be found here.
1. Go to the Backup Contacts tab and tap Import Contacts to import the contacts information copied from
another device to the AH190 which is currently connected to your iOS device.
2. Choose any of the existing contacts les you want to import from the list.
3. If you wish to cancel the backup task while it is in progress, simply tap Cancel Backup.
4. Once the import is complete, the contacts will be integrated with the contacts information saved on your iOS
device.
To import contacts:
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Taiwan (Headquarters)
Apacer Technology Inc.
1F., No.32, Zhongcheng Rd., Tucheng Dist.,
New Taipei City 236, Taiwan R.O.C.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
U.S.A.
Apacer Memory America, Inc.
46732 Lakeview Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[email protected]
Japan
Apacer Technology Corp.
6F, Daiyontamachi Bldg., 2-17-12,
Shibaura, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, 108-0023,
Japan
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Europe
Apacer Technology B.V.
Science Park Eindhoven 5051 5692 EB Son,
The Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
China
Apacer Electronic (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
Room D, 22/FL, No.2, Lane 600, JieyunPlaza,
Tianshan RD, Shanghai, 200051, China
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
India
Apacer Technologies Pvt Ltd,
1874, South End C Cross, 9th Block
Jayanagar, Bangalore-560069, India
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Global Presence
iFileBridge allows you to manage cache size, change display language, choose a default media player, and
format the Apacer AH190 Dual Flash Drive connected to your iOS device.
■ To manage cache size:
Tap Cache to set the cache size for les cached on your iFileBridge.
■ To change display language:
Tap Language to select the display language you prefer for iFileBridge. Supported languages include
English, Traditional Chinese, Simplied Chinese, Thai, Russian, Japanese and Persian .
■ To choose a default media player:
Tap Media Player Settings to enable Default Settings, and then choose a video player supported on iOS
devices from the list. Once the selection is made, the selected media player will be automatically launched
when playing a video.
■ To format AH190:
Tap Format to format the AH190 connected to your iOS device. Before formatting, make sure you have
backed up the les you need to another device. Otherwise, the data stored on the AH190 will be deleted
and can longer be recovered.
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Tap at the top-right corner of the home screen to congure the following settings.

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Taiwan (Headquarters)
Apacer Technology Inc.
1F., No.32, Zhongcheng Rd., Tucheng Dist.,
New Taipei City 236, Taiwan R.O.C.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
U.S.A.
Apacer Memory America, Inc.
46732 Lakeview Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[email protected]
Japan
Apacer Technology Corp.
6F, Daiyontamachi Bldg., 2-17-12,
Shibaura, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, 108-0023,
Japan
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Europe
Apacer Technology B.V.
Science Park Eindhoven 5051 5692 EB Son,
The Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
China
Apacer Electronic (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
Room D, 22/FL, No.2, Lane 600, JieyunPlaza,
Tianshan RD, Shanghai, 200051, China
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
India
Apacer Technologies Pvt Ltd,
1874, South End C Cross, 9th Block
Jayanagar, Bangalore-560069, India
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Global Presence