PQI A100 User manual

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UserManual
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A100
Wi‐FiPortableStorageDevice
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Version：1.1
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Index
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ProductIntroduction.....................................................................................................3
What’sinthepackage ...................................................................................................3
QuickStartGuide ..........................................................................................................3
ProductFeatures ...........................................................................................................4
SupportedFormats........................................................................................................4
SystemRequirements ...................................................................................................5
GettingtoKnowYourAirDrive.....................................................................................5
RechargingtheBattery..................................................................................................8
ConnectingtoaComputer ............................................................................................8
SafelyDisconnectingtheDevicefromaComputer......................................................8
InstallingtheAirDriveApp:S+Flash ...........................................................................9
ConnectingtotheAirDrive ........................................................................................10
StartUsingtheS+FlashApp.......................................................................................11
AirDrive:ViewtheAirDrivefilelist ...........................................................11
Image:Browsingpictures............................................................................14
Music:BrowsingMusic ................................................................................15
Video：BrowsingVideos ............................................................................16
MyFolder：MobileFilesMenu ..................................................................17
Settings.........................................................................................................18
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ProductIntroduction
Congratulationsonyourpurchaseofabrand‐newAirDrive!TheAirDriveisbothawirelessandUSB
mobilestoragedevice.Usingawirelessconnection,datacanbetransferredtoyouriPhone,iPad,iPod
Touch,Androidsmartphone,tabletcomputer,andanyotherdevicewithWi‐Fifunctionality.TheAir
Drivesupportsupto5simultaneouslydevicetransfersofdifferentmediafiles,meaningyoucanshare
yourfavoritedigitalcontentwithfriendsandfamilyanywhere,anytime.TheAirDrive’sbatterylife
providesupto5hoursofuninterruptedvideoplaybackforasingleuserandfeatureswirelesstransfer
functionalitywithina15meterrange.
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Reminder:
1. Batterylifemayvarydependingonthenumberofusersandspecificationsofdatabeing
transferred.
2. Wi‐Fidatatransferratesmayvarybasedonuserenvironment,distance,andnumberofusers.
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What’sinthepackage
AirDrive
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QuickStartGuide
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ProductFeatures
BrowsePictures
BrowseDocuments
AudioPlayback
VideoPlayback
SupportsWi‐FiWPA2encryption
Cansimultaneouslysupportwirelesstransfersfor5devicesreadingdifferentfiles
SupportsiOS&Androidsystems
DedicatediOSApp
DedicatedAndroidApp
Sharingimages,video,musicanddocumentswirelessly
Capacitymayvary;supportsSD/SDHCcard(upto32GB)
Built‐inlithiumbattery;supportsupto5hoursofcontinuousvideoplayback
Built‐inUSB2.0cablefortransferringfilesandrechargingbatteries
Securitysettingsforwirelessconnections
Light‐weight,ultrathin,andcompactdesign
SupportedFormats
Supportedformatsvarywithdifferentplatforms
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iOS：
Document: .pdf, .txt, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx
Image: .jpg, .png
Audio: .mp3, .wav, .aif
Video: .mp4, .mov 
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Android：:
Document: .pdf, .txt, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, pptx
Image: .jpg, .png, bmp, .gif
Audio: .mp3, .mp4, .3gp, .wav, .ogg, .imy, .aif
Video: .mp4, .3gp
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SystemRequirements
TheAirDrivesupportsthefollowingoperatingsystemsfortransferringdatawitha
USBcable：
zMicrosoftWindows®XP
zMicrosoftWindowsVista®
zMicrosoftWindows®7
zMac®OSX10.5orlater
zLinux®Kernel2.4orlater
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S+Flashapprequirements：
iOSdevices：
iPhone3GS,4,4S,iPodTou ch(Gen4)andiPad(iOS4.0orhigherrecommended)
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Androiddevices：
Android2.1andabove
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GettingtoKnowYourAirDrive
Wi‐FiSwitch
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Reset
SDSlot
USBCable
LEDIndicators
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Wi‐FiSwitch：WhenthisswitchisturnedON,theWi‐Fifunctionwillbeenabled.
WhentheswitchisturnedOFF,thedeviceisturnedintoastandardUSB
storagedevice.
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Built‐inUSBcable：Capableofbothrechargingthebatteryandtransferringfiles
Note:WhenrechargingthedeviceviaUSB,theWi‐Fifunctioncanstillbe
enabled.However,filetransferwillnotbepossibleviaUSBduringcharging.To
transferdataviaUSB,theAirDrive’sWi‐Fifunctionmustfirstbeswitchedoff.
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SDCardSlot：InsertanSD/SDHCcardforwirelesstransfersupto32GB.USBcabletransfers
cansupportSDXCcards(32GBorhigher)
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Note:ToaccesstheSDslot,useapapercliporpentiptopressdownonthecenter
oftheaperture.Boththecardandtheslotcoverwillpopouttogether.
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Resetbutton：Pressandholdfor3–5secondstorestorethedevicetoitsoriginalfactory
settings.ThisactionwillnotdeleteanydatafromtheAirDrive.
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LEDIndicators：
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PowerSupply
LowPower
Wi‐FiSignal
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1. Powersupply：Whenthepowerison,thegreenlightwillturnon.
Whenthebatteryisrecharging,theorangeandgreenlightswillturn
on.
Whenthepowerisoffandthebatteryisrecharging,aconstant
orangelightwillappear.Itwilldisappearoncethebatteryisfinished
recharging.
2. LowPower：Whenlessthan10%ofthebatterypowerremains,aredlightwill
turnon.
3.Wi‐FiSignal：WhenWi‐Fiisenabled,aslowblinkingbluelightwillappear.When
dataisbeingtransferred,thebluelightwillquicklyflash.
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RechargingtheBattery
PleasefullychargeyournewAirDrivebeforeusingitforthefirsttime.
WhenrechargingthedevicebyconnectingittoaUSBchargeroracomputer/notebook'sUSBport,
pleasenotethepowersupplyindicatorlightstodeterminethestatusoftherecharge.
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ConnectingtoaComputer
WhentheAirDriveisconnectedtoacomputer,theAirDrive’sinternalbatterywillautomaticallybegin
torecharge.DependingonthestatusoftheWi‐Fiswitch,therearetwodifferentkindsoperating
modes:
1. WhenWi‐Fiisoff:TheAirDrivewillactasaUSBstoragedeviceandcantransferdatathroughthe
USB.DragyourfavoritefilesfromyourcomputerdirectlyintotheAirDrive.
2. WhenWi‐Fiison:Batteryrechargingandwirelessdatatransferfunctionscanbeused
simultaneously.
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SafelyDisconnectingtheDevicefromaComputer
WindowsUsers：
ClickontheUSBiconlocatedinthetaskbaratthelowerright‐handcornerandselect"SafelyRemove
Hardware".YoumaynowsafelydisconnecttheAirDrive.
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MacUsers：
Draganddropthedriveiconintothetrash.YoumaynowsafelyremovetheAirDrive.
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InstallingtheAirDriveApp:S+Flash
S+FlashisamultimediaapplicationdevelopedspecificallyfortheAirDrive.SuitableforiOS&Android
devices,itallowsuserstowirelesslyaccessfilesintheAirDrive.S+FlashwillcategorizetheAirDrive’s
pictures,music,andvideofilessoyoucanquicklyfindthefilesyouneed.
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InstallingS+FlashonaniOSdevice
1. AccesstheAppStoreonaniOSdeviceandsearchfortheS+FlashApp
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2. SelectS+Flashandenterthedownloadpage.SelectFREEandthenpressINSTALLAPPtobegin
installation.
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3. Wheninstallationiscompleted,theappwillappearonyouriOSdevice.
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InstallingtheS+FlashApponanAndroiddevice
1. LogontoAndroidMarket/GooglePlayandsearchfortheS+FlashApp
2. SelectS+Flashandenterthedownloadarea.Select[Free]andthen[Download]tobegin
installation.
3. Wheninstallationiscompleted,theappwillappearonyourAndroiddevice.
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ConnectingtotheAirDrive
ThefollowingstepsshouldbeusedforiOS/Androiddevices:
1. OntheAirDrive,switchtheWiFibuttontothe"On"position.Agreenlightwillappeartoindicate
thatthepowerison.Afterafewseconds,ablueWiFiindicatorlightwillbeginblinking,showing
thatthewirelessfunctionalityhasbeenactivated.
2. InyouriOS/Androiddevice'ssettings,selecttheWiFifunctionandthenchoose[AirDrive]from
thelisttoestablishaconnection.
3. Afterconnecting,opentheS+Flashapponyourhandhelddevicetobeginusingfilesstoredon
theAirDrive.
Note:Tosetup5devicestosimultaneouslyconnecttotheAirDrive,simplyrepeatsteps1–3oneach
device.
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Usethefollowingstepsfornon‐iOS/Androidwirelessdevices:
1. OntheAirDrive,switchtheWiFibuttontothe"ON"position.Agreenlightwillappeartoindicate
thatthepowerison.Afterafewseconds,theblueWiFiindicatorlightwillbeginblinking,
showingthatthewirelessfunctionalityhasbeenactivated.
2. UseyourWiFidevicetoconnecttotheAirDrive.
3. Afterestablishingaconnection,openyourinternetbrowserandenterthefollowingaddress:
"192.168.2.1".
4. Afterthepageopens,youwillseethefilesandfoldersintheAirDrive’srootdirectory
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StartUsingtheS+FlashApp
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AfteryouriOS/AndroiddeviceconnectstotheAirDrive,youcanusetheS+FlashApptobrowsefiles
andperformsimpletasks.
ImportantReminder:PleaseensurethatfileformatsonAirDrivearesupportedbyyouriOS/Android
device.
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AfterenteringtheS+Flashmainpage,youwillseethefollowingfunctions:
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AirDrive:ViewtheAirDrivefilelist
OpenthispagetobrowsetheAirDrive'sfiles;selectafiletobrowseitscontent.Checktheboxonthe
right‐handsideofthefiletodownload.
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  
Select&DownloadDocumentsBrowseFileContent
AirDriveListPage
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Afterselecting,afileoperationslistwillappearthatallowsthefollowingfunctionstobe
performedforselectedfiles:[Delete],[Refresh],[CreateFolder],[Download],and[Exit].Youcanalso
selectthe[Cancel]buttontoreturntothelistpage.
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FunctionList
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Delete
Afterselectingthe[Delete]function,adeletebuttonwillappeartotheleftofthefile.Pressingthis
buttonandconfirmingwilldeletethisfile.
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  
Deletebuttonsappear Confirmingdeletion
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Refresh
Selectthe[Refresh]buttontorefreshthefilelistpage.
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CreateFolder
Selectthe[CreateFolder]functiontocreateanewfilefolder.
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Creatinganewfolder
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Download
Checktheboxtotherightofthefiletoselectfile(s).Choosethe[Download]functiontodownloadthe
selectedfile(s)fromtheAirDriveandstorethemonyourmobiledevice.
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 
SelectingFiles DownloadingFiles
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ExitingtheApp
Selectthe[Exit]functiontoclosethe[S+Flash]app.
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Image:Browsingpictures
SelectingthisoptionwilldisplayalloftheAirDrive’ssupportedimagefiles.Forsupportedfile
specifications,pleaseseeSupportedFormats.
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ImageBrowsingPage
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Clickonaspecificimageicontobrowsetheimagesinslideshowmode.
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SlideshowModePage
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Afterselecting ,checktheboxinthelowerright‐handcorneroftheimagetoselectandsaveitto
thephotoalbumofadevice(iOSdevicesonly)ordatafolder(Androiddevicesonly).
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ChecktoSaveImageFile
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Music:BrowsingMusic
Afterselectingthisoption,allsupportedmusicfileswillbedisplayedonthesamepage.Forsupported
filespecifications,pleaseseeSupportedFormats.
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MusicBrowsingPage
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Simplyselectatrackyouliketobeginplaybackimmediately!
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MusicPlaybackPage
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Video：BrowsingVideos
Afterselectingthisoption,allsupportedvideofileswillbedisplayedonthesamepage.Simplyselecta
videofileyouliketobeginplaybackimmediately.Forsupportedfilespecifications,pleasesee
SupportedFormats.
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VideoBrowsingPage
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VideoPlaybackPage
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MyFolder：MobileFilesMenu
Afterselectingthisoption,youcanbrowsethroughthelistofthefilesyou’vedownloadedandview
theircontents.Checktheboxontheright‐sideofthefilenametouploadthemtotheAirDrive.You
maystillusethisfunctionevenwhennotconnectedtotheAirDrive.
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MyFolderListPage
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Afterselecting,fileoptionswillappearthatwillallowyoutoaccess:[Delete],[Refresh],[Create
Folder],[Upload],and[Exit]functions.Select[Cancel]toreturntothe[MyFolder]page.
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FileFunctionList
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UploadImages(iOSdevicesonly)
Afterselecting,allalbumcontentonthedevicewillbedisplayed.Selecttheimagesyouwant
andtransferthemtotheAirDrive
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Settings
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SettingsPage
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FactoryReset:
Restoreoriginalfactorysettings
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Reboot:
Aftersettingchannel,SSID,andWi‐Fipasswords,selecttherebootfunctiontorestarttheAirDrive
andinstantlyapplythenewsettings.
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Save:
Aftersettingchannel,SSID,andWi‐Fipasswords,pressthesavebutton.Thenewsettingswillbe
automaticallyappliedthenexttimeyourestarttheAirDrive.
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Channel:
SelecttheWi‐FichanneltobeusedbytheAirDrive.Usealternatechannelstopreventconflictswith
otheractivewirelesschannels.
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Devicename/SSID:
Defaultnameis[AirDrive].Youmayre‐namethedevicetowhateveryou’dlike.Thisisthenameyou
willseewhenestablishingaWi‐Ficonnectionwiththedevice.
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Wi‐FiPassword:
Settingapasswordisoptional.Toprotectyourdatafrombeingaccessedbyunauthorized
connections,simplycreateaconnectionpassword.Thepasswordmustbeatleast8characterslong
(maxof63).Youmayusenumbers(0–9)andupper/lowercaseEnglishletters(A–Z).
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ImportantReminder:IfyouforgetyourpasswordandareunabletoconnecttoyourAirDrive,press
andholdtheresetbuttonfor3to5seconds.ThiswillrestoretheAirDrivetoitsoriginalfactory
settings.DatastoredintheAirDrivewillnotbedeleted.
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NCC/DGT 警語
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第十二條
型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、加大功
率或變更原設計之特性及功能。
第十四條
低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通信；經發現有干擾現象時，應立即停用，
並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。
前項合法通信，指依電信法規定作業之無線電通信。
低功率射頻電機須忍受合法通信或工業、科學及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。
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FCCComplianceandAdvisoryStatement
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ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCrules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:
(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference
received,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.Thisequipmenthasbeentested
andfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,accordingtoPart15oftheFCCrules.
Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceina
residentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyandif
notinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio
communications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticular
installation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,which
canbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrectthe
interferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
1. Reorientthereceivingantenna.
2. Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
3. Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiveris
connected.
4. Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.Anyspecialaccessoriesneeded
forcompliancemustbespecifiedintheinstructionmanual.
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WARNING:Ashielded‐typepowercordisrequiredinordertomeetFCCemissionlimitsandalsoto
preventinterferencetothenearbyradioandtelevisionreception.Itisessentialthatonlythesupplied
powercordbeused.UseonlyshieldedcablestoconnectI/Odevicestothisequipment.
CAUTION:Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsiblefor
compliancecouldvoidyourauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
ForproductavailableintheUSA/Canadamarket,onlychannel1~11canbeoperated.Selectionof
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