Dynex DX-CRCF12 User manual

USER GUIDE
GUIDE DE L’UTILISATEUR • GUÍA DEL USUARIO
Compact Flash Card
Reader/Writer
Lecteur/enregistreur de carte Compact
Flash
Lector de tarjetas Compact Flash
DX-CRCF12
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2Contents
Dynex Compact Flash Card
Reader/Writer DX-CRCF12
Contents
Introduction ..............................................................2
Important safety instructions....................................3
Card reader components............................................4
Connecting the card reader .......................................5
Using your card reader...............................................6
Troubleshooting ......................................................11
Specifications ..........................................................13
Legal notices ...........................................................13
Warranty .................................................................15
Français.......................................17
Español .......................................33
Introduction
Your card reader accepts standard Compact Flash™ (CF) and IBM®
Microdrive flash memory cards. It can be connected to any external USB
port and does not require an external power adapter.
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Important safety instructions 3
Features
Your card reader features:
• A small palm-sized form factor
• USB-powered operation (an external power adapter is not
needed)
• Compliance with the USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0
specification
• Compliance with the USB mass storage device class
specification
• Hot-swappable, Plug & Play capability
• Support for media card icons for easy drive recognition
Important safety instructions
Before getting started, read these instructions and save them for later
reference.
• Before you install your card reader into your computer, read
this user guide. In some operating systems, the driver must
be installed before you install your card reader.
• Do not drop or hit your card reader.
• Do not install your card reader in a location that is subject
to strong vibrations.
• Do not disassemble or try to modify your card reader.
Disassembly or modification may void your warranty and
could damage your card reader leading to a fire or electric
shock.
• Do not store your card reader in a damp location. Do not
allow moisture or liquids to drip into your card reader.
Liquids can damage your card reader leading to a fire or
electric shock.
• Do not insert metal objects, such as coins or paper clips,
into your card reader.
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4Card reader components
• Do not remove a card when theLED indicator shows data
activity is in progress. You may damagethe card or lose
data stored on the card.
• Your card reader is for general computer use. Do not use
your card reader in a computer that requires exceptional
reliability, especially if a breakdown or malfunction of your
card read might jeopardize life or health, such as aerospace
equipment, atomic power control systems, traffic-related
equipment, transportation equipment, industrial robotics,
combustion equipment, safety devices, and life-support
systems.
Card reader components
Package contents
Make sure that you received:
• CompactFlashcard™ card reader (1)
• Mini-USB 5-pin cable (1)
•UtilityCD(1)
•Userguide(1)
Minimum system requirements
• IBM-compatible PC
• Pentium 133 MHz or higher processor
•CDdrive
• 2 MB of hard drive space
• One available external USB port
•Windows
®2000, Windows®XP, or Windows®Vista™,
Mac OS9 or higher.
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Connecting the card reader 5
Connecting the card reader
To connect your card reader, plug the small end of the included USB cable
into your card reader and the other end into an available external USB
port.
If your computer uses Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, or
Macintosh OS 10.1 or higher, your computer automatically installs the
correct driver, and two new drive icons appear in the My Computer and
Windows Explorer windows. If you want to customize the card reader
drive icons, see “Customizing drive icons” on page 8.
Installing the driver
Note: If your computer uses Macintosh OS 9.x, you need to install a driver.
To install the driver in Macintosh OS 9.x:
1Save all files and close all programs.
2Insert the utility CD into your CD or DVD drive.
3Open the “Mac driver” folder , then locate the Alcor
Generic.sit file and and drag it onto the desktop.
4Double-click Alcor Generic.sit (Mac’s compress file
format).
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5Double-click the DriverInstaller file.
6Click Install to install the card reader driver.
7After the driver installation is complete, restart your
computer.
Using your card reader
To use a media card:
1Insert your memory card into the appropriate slot, as
shown in the table on page 7.
Caution: Cards must be inserted into the correct slot and in the correct direction.
Otherwise you may damage the card or the slot.
2Open the My Computer or Windows Explorer window, then
double-click the drive icon for the slot you are using.
3To access files and folders on the inserted card, use normal
Windows procedures for opening, copying, pasting, or
deleting files and folders .
4When you have finished working with the files on a
memory card,right-click the memory card icon, then select
Eject. The light on the memory card reader must be OFF
before the card is removed.
Caution: Do not remove memory cards while the data LED on the reader is
flashing or blinking.
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Feature Description
LED Indicates when a slot is reading from or
writing to a card.
LED off-Your card reader is not being
used.
Power LED on (green)-Your card reader is
powered on.
Data LED on (green)-A card is inserted in
the slot.
LED flashing-Data is being transferred to
or from the memory card and the
computer.
CF/MD slot
Note: The arrow shows the
direction you insert the card into
the slot.
Insert Compact Flash™ (type I/II), IBM™
Micro Drive, or MagicStor cards into this
slot.
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Customizing drive icons
Note: Connect the card reader to the computer before installing the driver.
To make the media card slots easier to recognize, you can
customize the drive icons.
1Save all files and close all programs.
2Insert the included utility CD into your CD drive. The driver
home page pops up automatically.
3Click Install driver for Windows. The Dynex CF card
reader window opens.
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4Click Next, then follow the on-screen instructions to install
the driver.
5After the driver installation is complete, restart your
computer. Windows displays new drive icons for each of the
slots instead of the standard Windows drive icons.
6When Windows detects a card in a slot, the corresponding
drive icon turns from grey to a color, indicating that the
card is recognized.
Uninstalling the software
To uninstall the software
1Click the start menu to find the control panel.
2Click the control panel to find the Add or Remove
Program.
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3Click the Remove button to uninstall Dynex CF card reader
driver from your computer.
4Follow the on-screen instructions to remove the driver
completely from your computer. After the driver
uninstallation is complete, restart your computer.
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