Sharp Vr-1fpn User manual

Floppy

Disk

Adapter

for

SmartMedia!

™

Model

VR-1FPN

e

We

greatly

appreciate

your

purchase

of

the

Sharp

“FlashPath”

floppy

disk

adapter.

To

ensure

proper

operation,

be

sure

you

read

this

manual

carefully.

Also

be

sure

to

keep

this

manual

for

future

reference.

OPERATION

MANUAL

Piease

read

this

operation

manual

carefully

before

using

the

FlashPath.

important

For

assistance

in

reporting

the

theft

or

loss

of

this

product,

record

on

the

line

below

the

serial

number

which

is

located

on

the

bottom

of

the

unit.

Please

retain

this

information.

Model

No.:

VR-1FPN

Serial

No.:

WARNING—FCC

Regulations

state

that

any

unauthorized

changes

or

modifications

to

this

equipment

not

expressly

approved

by

the

manufacturer

could

void

the

user’s

authority

to

operate

this

equipment.

NOTE

This

equipment

has

been

tested

and

found

to

comply

with

the

limits

for

a

Class

B

digital

device,

pursuant

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:

e

Reorient

or

relocate

the

receiving

antenna.

e

Increase

the

distance

between

the

equipment

and

receiver.

e

Connect

the

equipment

into

an

outlet

on

a

circuit

different

from

that

to

which

the

receiver

is

connected.

e

Consult

the

dealer

or

an

experienced

radio/TV

technician

for

help.

A

shielded

I/F

cable

is

required

to

insure

compliance

with

FCC

regulations

for

Class

B

computing

equipment.

DECLARATION

OF

CONFORMITY

Sharp

Floppy

Disk

Adapter

VR-1FPN

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.

RESPONSIBLE

PARTY:

SmartDisk

Corporation

3506

Mercantile

Avenue

Naples,

Florida

34104

941-436-2501

i

WARNING

TO

PREVENT

SHOCK

HAZARD,

DO

NOT

EXPOSE

THIS

APPLIANCE

TO

RAIN

OR

MOISTURE.

CAUTION

ON

LITHIUM

BATTERY

If

a

battery

is

reversed

(positive

end

where

the

negative

end

belongs

and

vice

versa),

it

can

overheat

and

rupture.

This

has

happened

when

young

children

install

batteries

backwards.

Warn

children

not

to

take

out

batteries

or

install

them.

Parents

should

install

the

lithium

battery

in

the

Floppy

Disk

Adapter.

CAUTION

To

prevent

shock,

do

not

open

the

cabinet.

No

user

serviceable

parts

inside.

Refer

servicing

to

a

qualified

dealer

or

service

center.

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FlashPath

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the

SmartMedia

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SmartMedia

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the

FlashPath

in

the

Floppy

Disk

Drive

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SmartMedia

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the

FlashPath

Status

Monitoring

Program

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Computer

Operating

Environment

Applicable

models:

IBM

PC/AT

or

compatible

computers,

FDD

with

1.44

MB

support

CPU:

80486

or

higher

RAM:

8

MB

or

more

Two

setup

disks

Two

lithium

batteries

Free

hard

disk

space

required

for

(For

Windows

95/98

and

Type

CR2016

installation:

8

MB

or

more

Windows

NT

4.0)

Applicable

OS:

Windows

95/98,

Windows

NT

4.0

Note:

The

above

are

necessary

conditions

for

writing

and

TRADEMARKS

e

FlashPath

is

a

trademark

of

SmartDisk

Corporation

of

the

United

States.

e

SmartMedia

is

a

trademark

of

TOSHIBA

Corporation.

e

PC/AT

is

a

registered

trademark

of

International

Business

Machines

of

the

United

States.

e

Microsoft

and

Windows

are

a

registered

trademark

of

Microsoft

Corporation

in

the

United

States

and

other

countries.

e

Other

names

of

corporations

and

products

are

trademarks

or

registered

trademarks

of

the

respective

corporations.

reading

data

on

the

SmartMedia.

Important

Information

Precautions

ə

The

FlashPath

is

an

adapter

for

using

SmartMedia

on

a

computer’s

FDD

(Floppy

Disk

Drive).

(For

FDDs

with

1.44

MB

support

only)

e

The

FlashPath

is

the

same

size

as

a

3.5-inch

floppy

disk.

It

allows

SmartMedia

to

be

read

and

written

on

the

FDD.

e

The

FlashPath

operates

on

IBM

PC/AT

or

compatible

computers

on

which

a

Microsoft

Windows

95/98/NT4.0

operating

system

(OS)

must

be

installed

and

operating

properly.

For

details,

refer

to

“Computer

Operating

Environment”

on

page

2.

e

Do

not

subject

the

unit

to

vibrations

or

shocks

while

data

is

being

written

onto

or

read

from

the

SmartMedia.

Doing

so

may

result

in

damage

to

or

loss

of

the

internal

data.

e

Do

not

remove

the

FlashPath

or

SmartMedia

or

turn

off

the

power

while

data

is

being

written

or

erased.

Doing

so

may

result

in

loss

of

the

data

or

damage

to

the

SmartMedia.

e

Do

not

remove

the

FlashPath

while

the

FDD

is

operating.

Doing

so

may

result

in

loss

of

the

data

or

damage

to

the

SmartMedia.

e

Note

that

the

FlashPath

does

not

recognize

write

protect

seals

on

the

SmartMedia.

Be

careful

not

to

erase

or

overwrite

the

data

by

mistake.

e

The

data

is

lost

when

the

SmartMedia

is

formatted.

Check

that

the

SmartMedia

contains

no

important

data

before

formatting

it.

e

The

FlashPath

may

not

function

for

some

makes

of

FDDs.

It

will

also

not

function

when

the

FDD

is

connected

with

an

interface

other

than

the

normal

interface.

For

example,

the

~

FlashPath

cannot

be

used

with

external

FDDs

connected

via

a

PC

card,

with

FDDs

connected

using

USB,

or

with

high

storage

capacity

FDDs

(120

MB,

etc.).

e

To

protect

the

FlashPath

and

the

FDD,

remove

the

FlashPath

from

the

FDD

after

using

it.

When

transporting

the

FlashPath

or

not

using

it

for

long

periods

of

time,

be

sure

to

remove

the

SmartMedia

and

store

the

FlashPath

in

its

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If

the

computer’s

power

is

already

on

and

Windows

other

applicat

Iisa

1

2

Load

the

included

FlashPath

setup

disk

in

the

FDD.

Installing

the

Driver

Software

Preparation

4

The

FlashPath

setup

window

appears.

Follow

the

5

To

use

the

software,

eject

the

floppy

disk

and

then

instructions

on

the

screen

to

install

the

driver

restart

the

computer.

softwar

S:

The

software

is

not

operable

until

the

computer

is

restarted.

For the

latest

information,

refer

to

the

“Readme.txt”

file

on

the

floppy

disk.

By

factory

default,

the

setup

program

copies

the

required

files

to

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