Kensington Pocket Media Center User manual

Pocket Media Center
User Manual
Please read this short manual to learn valuable information about the proper
use and installation of your new Kensington Pocket Media Center. Register your
new Kensington Pocket Media Center on line at www.register.kensington.com.
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Installation Instructions
Windows XP, 2000, and Mac OS
NOTE For Windows 2000 and XP, please download the “latest” service pack from
the Microsoft® Web site http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and install it before
you install this product.
You must be logged into Windows with the appropriate privileges to install a
hardware device. If you have difficulties installing the reader on a computer at your
office (or on a company-provided notebook computer), please ask your company’s
network administrator.
. With your computer running, plug the Kensington Pocket Media Center into an
available USB port as described on page 4.
2. These operating systems will detect the reader as a new device and install the
appropriate device drivers automatically.
Included in This Package
• The Kensington Pocket Media Center
• This User’s Manual
• USB Cable
• AC Adapter
• Travel Bag
System Requirements
Hardware
• PC with a Pentium®processor or equivalent, or Macintosh®with
PowerPC or higher
• USB port (USB 2.0 recommended for faster data transfer)
Operating System
• Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3, or XP with Service Pack
•Mac®OS 0.2.2 or higher
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Using the Reader
Inserting a memory card into the reader
You can insert memory cards into the reader while the computer is running.
A slight delay is normal before the computer recognizes the new memory card.
The Kensington Pocket Media Center supports 15 types of memory cards.
Make sure that you insert the memory card firmly but gently into the appropri-
ate slot as illustrated above. Do not attempt to force a memory card into a slot.
Compact Flash/IBM MicroDrive Look for the connectors along one edge of the
card. Insert that edge of the card into the reader, with the card’s label facing up.
Memory Stick Insert with the rounded corner at the upper left and the gold
contacts facing down.
Smart Media card Insert with the notched corner at the upper right and the
gold contacts facing up.
MultiMediaCard/Secure Digital card Insert with the notched corner at the
upper right and the gold contacts facing down.
Connecting the Reader
Using the included cable, plug in the type B mini USB plug into the Kensington
Pocket Media Center.
Then plug the standard type A USB plug into an available USB port on your
computer.
Make sure that the cable is firmly connected, but do not force it.
There is no need to turn off your computer before connecting or disconnecting
a USB device.
The Kensington Pocket Media Center is a USB 2.0 device. If you plug the reader
into an older USB .x port or hub, Windows XP will display a warning message.
Close the message window to continue. The reader will work with a USB .x
connection, but it will operate at reduced speed (a maximum of 2 Megabits
per second, compared to 480 Megabits per second maximum with USB 2.0).
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On some Windows XP systems where mapped network drives are used and
available drive letters are not continuous, the removable drive may be overlapped
with the network drive letter, causing the drive letter to be reassigned. Use the
“Disk Management” facility provided by Windows XP to follow the proper steps.
Once the new drive letters are assigned, there should be no future conflicts regard-
less of which USB port the product is connected to.
IMPORTANT If you do not see the disk drive icons in My Computer, unplug the
reader from your computer’s USB port and then plug it in again.
Mac OS
When you insert a memory card into one of the reader’s four media slots, the
memory card appears on your Mac OS desktop as a removable disk drive.
Memory cards appear on your Mac OS desktop as disk drive icons.
If you insert an IBM MicroDrive memory card, the new disk drive icon will be
labeled “MICRODRIVE.” Otherwise, the new drive will appear as “Unlabeled.”
To see the contents of the memory card, double-click on the appropriate
drive icon.
IMPORTANT If you have inserted a memory card into the slot and still do not see
the disk drive icon on your Mac OS desktop, unplug the reader from your computer’s
USB port and then plug it in again.
Viewing the Contents of the Memory Card
Windows
The reader’s four media slots appear in My Computer as four Removable Disks.
The actual drive letters displayed in My Computer may vary from this example
if you have multiple hard drives, mapped network drives, CD-ROM drives, or
other removable media drives installed in your computer. On your computer
they could appear as (G:), (H:), (I:), and (J:), or any other combination of letters.
No matter what drive letters are used, the order of the four Removable Disks
is the same. The disk drive icons represent the following memory card slots,
in this order:
(E:) Compact Flash/IBM MicroDrive
(F:) Smart Media
(G:) Secure Digital /MultiMediaCard
(H:) Memory Stick
If you insert an IBM MicroDrive memory card, the "Removable Disk" label for
the first media slot changes to "MICRODRIVE."
To see the contents of the memory card, double-click on the appropriate
drive icon.
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Removing a Memory Card From the Reader
You can remove memory cards from the reader while your computer is running,
but it is important never to remove a card while the reader is transferring
information to your computer.
To remove a memory card safely
. If the reader is transferring data, wait until the transfer is complete.
2. Follow the steps below for your operating system to safely eject the card:
All Windows Operating Systems
a. Open My Computer.
b. Right-click on the disk drive icon for the memory card that you wish to
eject, and choose Eject.
c. Remove the memory card from the reader.
Mac OS
a. Drag the disk drive icon for the memory card to the trash.
b. Remove the memory card from the reader.
Copying Files From a Memory Card
You can copy files from a memory card in the same way that you copy files from
any diskette or CD-ROM. Make sure that the data transfer between the memory
card and your computer is complete before you remove the memory card.
When you insert a memory card under Windows XP, a window may pop up
with a choice of options. Choose the option you want and click OK.
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