Ratoc Systems MR18 User manual

Professional Media Card Reader/Writer Unit with USB3.0
MR18
MR18EX
User’s Manual
Dec. 2016 Rev1.1
MR18EX
MR18
SD Card
Compact Fl ash
SD UHS-II
SxS
SSD
SATA

＜Cautions＞
１．©2016 RATOC Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
２．This user’s manual was created with thorough attention to its content.
If, however, you have a question, spot an error, or find a description lacking, please contact us.
３．RATOC Systems, Inc. doesn’t take responsibility for any damage arising from the use of this product.
４．This publication may not be reproduced or used in whole or in part without permission of RATOC Systems,Inc.
５．Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
● “REX” is a trademark owned by RICOH COMPANY, LTD. RICOH allows RATOC Systems,Inc. to use this trademark
under license agreement.
●SxS、SxS-1、SxS PRO、SxS PRO+ are trademark of Sony Corporation.
●Apple、Mac、Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the United States of America and other countries.
●Windows is a registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United State of America and other countries.
●All other product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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Contents
１Introduction 4
1-1.Package Contents －－－－－－－－－－－－ 4
1-2.System Requirement －－－－－－－－－－－－ 5
1-3.Supported media －－－－－－－－－－－－ 5
1-4.Description of each part －－－－－－－－－－－－ 6
2Setup 9
2-1.Procedure to install this product －－－－－－－－ 8
2-2.Connection of a USB －－－－－－－－－－－－ 8
2-3.Installation of HotPlug tool and how to use it －－－ 9
2-4.Direction of each media insertion－－－－－－－－－ 12
3Drive letters 13
3-1.Windows10 －－－－－－－－－－－－ 13
3-2.Windows8.1 －－－－－－－－－－－－ 13
3-3.Windows7 －－－－－－－－－－－－ 14
4Installation and confirmation inMac OS X 16

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１Introduction
Thank you for purchasing our product.
Be sure to read this user’s manual before using our product.
＜Features＞
●This product is a media card reader/writer with USB3.0 interface.
●HotPlug tool is included. By this tool, you can centrally manage removal/insertion of all media
which this product supports.
１-1.Package Contents
Confirm all of the items are included in the package.
SD C ar d 2
Comp act F lash
SD Car d 1
SxS
SSD
SATA
1-1-2.MR18EX
1-1-1.MR18
MR18 body
USB cable
Standard-A - Micro-B
2.95ft(90cm)
CD-ROM Warranty Card
MR18EX body
USB 3.0 cable
Standard-A - Standard-B
2.95ft(90cm)
Power cable
CD-ROM Warranty Card

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１-2.System Requirement
●Supported OS ：Windows10 / 8.1 / 7 ※Compatible with both 64bit and 32bit OS
Mac OS X 10.10 or later
●Supported PC ：WindowsPC with USB3.0/2.0 ports(It is recommended to connect USB3.0 ports)
Mac with USB3.0/2.0
１-3.Supported media
●SD SD memory card, SD memory card
SD High Speed(ver1.1), SD Pro High Speed
SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card
SDXC memory card UHS-I、SDXC memory card UHS-II
●SxS SxS-1、SxS PRO
●CF Compact flash Type I / II、UDMA0～7
●SSD SATA2.0(3Gbps) / SATA1.0(1.5Gbps)

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SD card slot, access LED
１-4.Description of each part
UHS-II compatible SD card slot,
access LED
CF card slot, access LED
SSD slot, access LED SxS slot, access LED
1-4-1.MR18
●Front panel
●Back side of PCBA
Power connector
(For attaching a SATA power connector of a PC) Micro-USB port
SATA port
(for use to connect a cable for SSD port)
SATA port(no use)
※Be sure to use the SATA cable, and power cable which are
attached to this product from the beginning without removing,
replacing them.
Power supply port for SSD
(Cable is attached from the beginning)
※If you use a UHS-II compatible SD card, be sure to use the SD
card slot at the right side. If you use the SD card slot at the left side,
access speed will be down.

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1-4-2.MR18EX
●Front panel
Each part of memory card is the same as MR18, as described in the previous page.
Power switch
PowerLED
●Back panel
AC connector USB3.0 port
※If you use a UHS-II compatible SD card, be sure to use the SD
card slot at the right side. If you use the SD card slot at the left side,
access speed will be down.

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2Set up
2-1.Procedure to install this product
Connect a USB cable
Set up HotPlug tool
Preparation is complete
2-2.Connection of a USB cable
2-2-1.Connection of MR18
●It is required to install MR18 into a 5 inch bay of a PC. For further information, please refer to the User’s
Manual which accompanies a PC, PC case.
●Attach the bundled USB cable into the Micro-B connector of MR18.
●Don’t insert the wrong side of the cable forcefully.
●Secure the cable with the fixation band after inserting the cable.
●Insert a USB cable into a USB port of a PC.
USB3.0 port
Fixation band for cable
●MR18 -----------Page 8
●MR18EX-----------Page 9
※The bundled HotPlug tool is
for the use of Windows only.
For Mac, this tool is not required,
because standard removal tool
in Mac is used instead.
Next page

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●Connect SATA-HDD 15pin power cable to the power connector of MR18.
To MR18 PCBA Available from power supply unit
of a PC
2-2-2.Connection of MR18EX
USB3.0 port
2-3.Installation of HotPlug tool and how to use it
2-3-1.Installation of HotPlug tool
This section explains installation of HotPlug tool for Windows and how to use it.
Mac users don’t need to install HotPlug tool. Refer to Chapter 2-3-3 for hot-plug instruction.
●Before installation of Hot-Plug tool, confirm MR18/MR18EX is connected to the PC.
And then, start [ REX-MRHotPlugTool-Setup.exe] at the bundled CD-ROM and follow the on-screen
instructions to finish installation. If the below screen will appear in the last screen, you are successful
in installation.
●Restart the PC connecting MR18/MR18EX. And then, the icon will appear at the task tray
at the bottom right corner.
For Windows users, proceed to Chapter 2-3.Installation of HotPlug tool
and how to use it.
For Mac users, you have finished installation already.
Proceed to Chapter 2-4.Direction of each media insertion and get started
with this product.
[Caution]
If you use MR08 or MR08EX with the PC currently, be sure to uninstall its
HotPlug tool before installing the HotPlug tool for MR18/MR18EX.

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2-3-2.Confirmation of the installatioon of the HotPlug tool
●If the below screen appears, MR18/MR18EX isn’t recognized correctly.
In this case, finish the installation first. And then, connect MR18/MR18EX.
After confirming MR18/MR18EX is recognized correctly, start [ REX-MRHotPlugTool-Setup.exe]
at the bundled CD-ROM and follow the on-screen instructions one more time.

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2-3-3.How to use HotPlug tool
●Click the icon at bottom right.
●Black letters mean media which are inserted
into the slot now.
Gray letters mean media which aren’t inserted
into the slot now.
●If you click a media you want to remove,
it will be ready for removal.
●[SD UHS-II USB Device] is the right SD slot.
[SD Card USB Device] is the left SD slot.
Black：Media slot with media
2-3-4.HotPlug with Mac
●Mac users can hotplug each media by
standard function in OS.
To remove media, select [Eject] for
each media.
Gray：Media slot without media

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●SD Card (For both SD UHS-II slot and SD Card slot)
＋Insert SD card with the SD label facing up.
＋Insert it until it clicks into place.
＋When removing, please push the media again to eject it.
2-4. Direction of each media insertion
Caution ●Be careful of direction of media insertion when each media is inserted.
●If media is inserted in the wrong direction, media or MR18/MR18EX may have damaged.
SATA
7pin SATA Power 15pin
Put both
connectors at the
right side and
insert SSD into
the slot slowly.
SSD
SSD Drive
●CF Card
＋Insert CF card with CF label facing up.
＋Insert it firmly.
＋When removing, push the eject switch.
●SSD
＋Set the direction of SSD insertion, as shown in the bottom right.
＋Insert it until some part of SSD goes approx 0.6 inch
beyond the front panel.
＋When removing, pinch the SSD protruding from
the panel and slide it out slowly.
●SxS Card
＋Insert SxS card with SxS label facing up.
＋Insert it until some part of SxS card goes
approx 0.6 inch beyond the front panel.
＋When removing, pinch the SxS protruding from the panel
and slide it out slowly.
0.6 inch

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●A drive letter in each media slot will be assigned automatically by Windows after installation of
MR18/MR18EX. If drive letters aren’t used, a user can assign any drive letter by following the next
steps.
●Once the setting is made, Windows will keep the setting, and when Windows starts next time,
the assigned drive letter can be used.
But, the assigned drive letter may change at the following time:
-At the time when a USB port of a PC connected to MR18/MR18EX change.
-At the time when a PCIExpress bus slot change if a PCIExpress board for additional USB ports are used.
●Right-click at Windows mark at the bottom left corner and select [Disk Management].
Next steps are the same as Windows 7. Proceed to 3-3.Windows 7.
3-1.Windows10
3Drive letters
3-2.Windows8.1
●After selecting [Disk Management], procedure is the same as Windows 7. Proceed to 3-3.Windows 7.

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●Right-click at [Computer] and click [Manage].
●Click [Disk Management] at the [Computer Management] window.
3-3.Windows7
●Right-click at a drive you want to change, and click the [Change Drive Letter and Paths...].
●Select the drive letter and click [Change].
●Allocable drive letter will be shown. Select a drive letter and click [OK].

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●The warning window will appear. Click [Yes].
●Drive letter changed to the one you selected.

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MacOS X(10.10 or later) will load driver software automatically once MR18EX is connected to Mac.
Select [System information] – [USB]. The screen shown below will appear.
This screen shows MR18EX.
[MR18(SATA-HDD)] appears only when SSD is recognized.
4Installation and confirmation in MacOS X