SmartDisk FotoChute Portable Hard Drive User manual

SMARTDISK FOTOCHUTE PORTABLE HARD DRIVE .........1
CONTROLS AND INDICATORS...................................................2
CHARGING THE INTERNAL BATTERY ...................................3
SETTING THE DATE AND TIME.................................................4
WHICH INTERFACE: USB HOST OR DEVICE?.......................4
CONNECTING FOTOCHUTE TO A PC HOST...........................5
STORING AND TRANSFERRING DATA VIA USB ................................6
DISCONNECTING FOTOCHUTE FROM A PC OR MAC HOST ...............6
CONNECTING FOTOCHUTE TO A CAMERA OR OTHER
USB DEVICE.....................................................................................7
MENU SYSTEM.................................................................................8
COPYING ALL FILES FROM AN ATTACHED DEVICE ..........................8
COPYING SELECT FILES FROM AN ATTACHED DEVICE...................10
DELETING FILES.............................................................................11
VIEWING FILE LIST ........................................................................13
INFORMATION MENU .....................................................................13
Free Disk Space........................................................................14
Version......................................................................................14
Set Date and Time.....................................................................14
Language ..................................................................................14
GETTING HELP.............................................................................14
WARRANTY TERMS....................................................................15
RIGHTS............................................................................................16
FCC COMPLIANCE ......................................................................17
GUIDE DE L'UTILISATEUR......................................19

DISQUE DUR PORTATIF FOTOCHUTE DE SMARTDISK...19
COMMANDES ET TÉMOINS......................................................20
CHARGE DE LA PILE INTERNE...............................................21
RÉGLAGE DE LA DATE ET DE L'HEURE...............................22
INTERFACE À UTILISER : HÔTE OU DISPOSITIF USB?....23
CONNEXION DU FOTOCHUTE À UN HÔTE PC....................23
STOCKAGE ET TRANSFERT DES DONNÉES PAR INTERFACE USB......24
DÉCONNEXION DU FOTOCHUTE D'UN HÔTE PC OU MAC ...............25
CONNEXION DU FOTOCHUTE À UN APPAREIL PHOTO OU
À UN AUTRE DISPOSITIF USB ..................................................26
SYSTÈME DE MENUS.......................................................................27
COPIE DE TOUS LES FICHIERS DEPUIS UN DISPOSITIF CONNECTÉ .....27
COPIE D'UNE SÉLECTION DE FICHIERS DEPUIS UN DISPOSITIF
CONNECTÉ......................................................................................28
SUPPRESSION DE FICHIERS..............................................................31
AFFICHAGE DE LA LISTE DES FICHIERS ...........................................32
AFFICHAGE DU MENU INFORMATION (INFORMATIONS)..................33
Free Disk Space (Espace disque libre).....................................33
Version......................................................................................33
Set Date and Time (Régler date et heure).................................33
Language (Langue)...................................................................34
COMMENT OBTENIR DE L'AIDE.............................................34
TERMES DE LA GARANTIE.......................................................34
DROITS D'AUTEUR......................................................................36
CONFORMITÉ FCC......................................................................36
BENUTZERHANDBUCH.............................................39

PORTABLES SMARTDISK FOTOCHUTE-
FESTPLATTENLAUFWERK.......................................................39
STEUERELEMENTE, ANSCHLÜSSE UND ANZEIGEN.........40
AUFLADEN DER INTERNEN BATTERIE................................41
EINSTELLEN VON DATUM UND UHRZEIT...........................42
WELCHE SCHNITTSTELLE: USB-HOST ODER USB-
GERÄT?...........................................................................................43
ANSCHLUSS DES FOTOCHUTE-
FESTPLATTENLAUFWERKS AN EINEN PC-HOST..............43
SPEICHERN UND ÜBERTRAGEN VON DATEN ÜBER USB.................45
ENTFERNEN DES FOTOCHUTE-LAUFWERKS VON EINEM PC- ODER
MAC-HOST.....................................................................................45
ANSCHLUSS DES FOTOCHUTE-
FESTPLATTENLAUFWERKS AN EINE KAMERA ODER EIN
ANDERES USB-GERÄT................................................................46
MENÜSYSTEM ................................................................................47
KOPIEREN ALLER DATEIEN VON EINEM ANGESCHLOSSENEN GERÄT
.......................................................................................................48
KOPIEREN BESTIMMTER DATEIEN VON EINEM ANGESCHLOSSENEN
GERÄT............................................................................................49
LÖSCHEN VON DATEIEN.................................................................51
ANZEIGEN DER DATEILISTE ...........................................................52
DAS MENÜ “INFORMATION”..........................................................53
Free Disk Space (Freier Festplattenspeicher)..........................54
Version......................................................................................54
Set Date and Time (Datum/Uhrzeit einstellen) .........................54
Language (Sprache)..................................................................54
SO ERHALTEN SIE HILFE..........................................................54
GARANTIEBEDINGUNGEN........................................................55

URHEBERRECHTE.......................................................................57
FCC-VORSCHRIFTEN..................................................................57
GUIDA PER L'UTENTE ..............................................58
DISCO PORTATILE SMARTDISK FOTOCHUTE...................58
CONTROLLI E INDICATORI .....................................................59
CARICAMENTO DELLA BATTERIA INTERNA.....................60
IMPOSTAZIONE DI DATA E ORA.............................................61
INTERFACCIA HOST USB O DISPOSITIVO USB?.................61
COLLEGAMENTO DI FOTOCHUTE A UN HOST PC............62
MEMORIZZAZIONE E TRASFERIMENTO DEI DATI TRAMITE USB......63
DISCONNESSIONE DI FOTOCHUTE DA UN HOST PC O MAC.............63
COLLEGAMENTO DI FOTOCHUTE A UNA FOTOCAMERA
O A UN ALTRO DISPOSITIVO USB...........................................64
SISTEMA DI MENU ..........................................................................65
COPIA DI TUTTI I FILE DA UN DISPOSITIVO COLLEGATO ..................66
COPIA DEI FILE SELEZIONATI DA UN DISPOSITIVO COLLEGATO.......67
ELIMINAZIONE DI FILE....................................................................69
VISUALIZZAZIONE DELL'ELENCO DEI FILE......................................70
MENU INFORMATION (INFORMAZIONI) ..........................................71
Free Disk Space (Spazio libero su disco)..................................71
Version (Versione) ....................................................................71
Impostazione di data e ora........................................................71
Language (Lingua)....................................................................72
ASSISTENZA ..................................................................................72
TERMINI DELLA GARANZIA....................................................72

DIRITTI ...........................................................................................74
CONFORMITÀ FCC......................................................................74
MANUAL DEL USUARIO ...........................................76
UNIDAD DE DISCO DURO PORTÁTIL FOTOCHUTE DE
SMARTDISK...................................................................................76
CONTROLES E INDICADORES .................................................77
CARGA DE LA BATERÍA INTERNA.........................................78
CONFIGURACIÓN DE FECHA Y HORA..................................79
¿QUÉ INTERFAZ: ORDENADOR ANFITRIÓN O
DISPOSITIVO USB? ......................................................................80
CONEXIÓN DE FOTOCHUTE A UN ORDENADOR
ANFITRIÓN ....................................................................................80
ALMACENAMIENTO Y TRANSFERENCIA DE DATOS MEDIANTE USB81
DESCONEXIÓN DE LA UNIDAD FOTOCHUTE DE UN ORDENADOR
PERSONAL ANFITRIÓN PC O MAC...................................................82
CONEXIÓN DE LA UNIDAD FOTOCHUTE A UNA CÁMARA
U OTRO DISPOSITIVO USB........................................................83
SISTEMA DE MENÚ..........................................................................84
COPIA DE TODOS LOS ARCHIVOS DE UN DISPOSITIVO CONECTADO .84
COPIA DE ARCHIVOS SELECCIONADOS DE UN DISPOSITIVO
CONECTADO ...................................................................................85
BORRADO DE ARCHIVOS.................................................................88
VISUALIZACIÓN DE LA LISTA DE ARCHIVOS....................................89
MENÚ DE INFORMACIÓN ................................................................90
Espacio libre en el disco...........................................................90
Versión......................................................................................90
Ajuste de fecha y hora...............................................................90
Idioma.......................................................................................90

OBTENCIÓN DE AYUDA.............................................................91
TÉRMINOS DE LA GARANTÍA..................................................91
DERECHOS.....................................................................................93
CUMPLIMIENTO CON LAS NORMAS FCC............................93
HANDLEIDING.............................................................95
DRAAGBARE SMARTDISK FOTOCHUTE HARDE SCHIJF95
BEDIENINGSELEMENTEN EN INDICATORS........................96
DE INTERNE BATTERIJ OPLADEN .........................................97
DE DATUM EN TIJD INSTELLEN .............................................98
WELKE INTERFACE: USB-HOST OF APPARAAT?..............98
DE FOTOCHUTE AANSLUITEN OP EEN PC-HOST..............99
GEGEVENS OPSLAAN EN VERZENDEN VIA USB............................100
DE FOTOCHUTE UIT EEN PC OF MAC VERWIJDEREN....................101
DE FOTOCHUTE AANSLUITEN OP EEN CAMERA OF
ANDER USB-APPARAAT...........................................................102
MENUSYSTEEM ............................................................................103
ALLE BESTANDEN KOPIËREN VANAF EEN AANGESLOTEN APPARAAT
.....................................................................................................103
GESELECTEERDE BESTANDEN KOPIËREN VANAF EEN AANGESLOTEN
APPARAAT....................................................................................104
BESTANDEN VERWIJDEREN ..........................................................106
DE BESTANDENLIJST BEKIJKEN ....................................................108
HET MENU INFORMATION.............................................................108
Free Disk Space......................................................................109
Version....................................................................................109
Set Date and Time...................................................................109

Language ................................................................................109
HELP..............................................................................................109
GARANTIEVOORWAARDEN...................................................110
RECHTEN .....................................................................................112
CONFORMITEIT MET FCC......................................................112

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SmartDisk FotoChute Portable Hard Drive
Your SmartDisk FotoChute is a versatile external hard drive featuring
high-performance storage and a USB On-The-Go (OTG) interface.
The flexibility of the USB OTG interface allows you to connect
FotoChute to either a USB Host (like a PC or Mac), or to a USB
Device (like a digital camera, flash disk, or card reader). The display
on FotoChute allows you to confirm the status of your copy
operations, and can be used to browse the list of files you have stored.
Once your drive is connected properly to your computer running a
recent operating system, you will be able to use it as you would any
hard drive for storing your picture data and for performing data back-
up functions. When your drive is connected properly to a supported
camera (or other supported device), you will be able to copy all of
your camera’s data to FotoChute by pressing a single key.
Furthermore, FotoChute’s menu system allows you the additional
flexibility to select only those specific files that you may want to
copy.
Your FotoChute drive comes pre-formatted from the factory in
FAT32 format.
Note: Capacity dependent on model. Your operating system may
report capacity as fewer gigabytes. 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes.

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Controls and Indicators
The top surface of the drive contains an OLED display screen, a 5-
button menu navigation disk, and an OK/Copy button. In addition, the
side panel of your FotoChute drive contains three interface connectors
and the Power Switch.
1. OLED Display
2-5. Menu Navigation buttons Left (Cancel), Right, Up, Down. In general,
the Up/Down buttons are used to highlight different options from a list,
while Left/Right buttons are used to navigate through different fields or
levels of a directory tree.

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6. Menu Navigation Select button. The Select button is pressed to select the
menu option that is highlighted.
7. OK/Copy, used both for Menu Navigation and for one-button copy
operation.
8. Main Body
9. DC Input Jack, for use with the included AC Adapter.
10. Power Switch, enables power from the internal battery. Slide this switch
to the “ON” position to apply battery power to the unit, and to the “OFF”
position to remove battery power from the unit. Leave the unit OFF
while charging the battery, or while connecting the unit to a PC Host
using the attached USB A-Plug.
Note that after the unit has been powered ON for 5 minutes with no
activity, it will power down automatically to conserve battery power.
11. USB A-Jack, to connect to camera or other supported USB Device.
12. USB A-Plug, to connect to a PC or other USB Host.
Charging the Internal Battery
FotoChute contains an internal Lithium Ion rechargeable battery that
provides power to the product when it is being used to copy data from
your camera or other supported USB device. After the initial charging
cycle, it normally takes about one and a half hours to recharge fully.
Note: Please charge your new unit for 8 hours prior to connecting
it for the first time to a camera, flash disk, or memory card reader.
To charge the battery, follow these simple steps:
1. Turn the Power Switch to the OFF position.
2. Connect the AC Adapter to a wall outlet, and then to the DC
Input Jack on the side panel of FotoChute.
The display will indicate that the unit is charging and will display
current status using the battery icon. When charging is complete the
battery icon will show a full status.

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Setting the Date and Time
FotoChute has an internal time of day clock that it uses for applying
time stamps to various folder names. Before you begin to copy files
using FotoChute, use the following steps to set the date and time.
1. Locate the Power Switch on the side of your FotoChute and
slide it to the ON position.
2. From the Main Menu, press the Down button three times to
highlight Information, and then press Select.
3. Press the Down button twice to highlight Set Time, and then
press Select.
4. Use the Up and Down buttons to change the date or time
value, and use the Left and Right buttons to move to the next
date or time field.
5. After you finish setting both date and time, press the
OK/Copy button. When prompted to confirm, press the
OK/Copy button to save the new settings, or Left to cancel.
Which Interface: USB Host or Device?
USB OTG provides for two ways to connect to other USB ports.
When you want to connect to a PC or Mac to transfer files between
FotoChute and the computer, you must connect to that computer
through FotoChute’s USB Device port, which uses the attached USB
A-Plug.
When you want to copy data from a supported camera, flash disk or
memory card reader, you must connect to that device through
FotoChute’s USB Host port, which uses the USB A-Jack.

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Connecting FotoChute to a PC Host
Connecting your FotoChute to a USB Host device, such as a PC or
Mac, is extremely simple. The FotoChute portable drive is designed to
operate as a bus-powered device, which means it gets its power from
the host PC over the USB cable. This is why it is important to turn off
battery power (Power Switch set to OFF) when connecting to a PC.
Follow the steps below to connect to a PC or Mac.
1. Locate the Power Switch on the side of your FotoChute and
slide it to the OFF position.
2. Next connect the attached USB A-Plug to an available USB
port on your PC, Mac, or powered hub.
FotoChute will display the message “Connect to PC”. If there is
adequate power being supplied from your PC, the drive will mount
automatically and a drive letter representing FotoChute will appear in
My Computer (Windows) or a new icon will appear on the desktop
(Macintosh).
If it does not mount automatically, you may need to attach the
included AC Adapter. This can help to supply more power to
FotoChute in those situations where the laptop does not supply
sufficient power by itself.
If your FotoChute still fails to mount, you will need to use a different
computer for transferring your files.

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Note: If you are using a USB 1.1 port on your Windows computer,
the following cautionary note may appear on your display: Hi-
Speed USB Device plugged into non-Hi-Speed USB hub. This
does not indicate a problem because FotoChute is compatible with
both USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 ports. Simply close the message and
proceed. However, in this case FotoChute will operate only at USB
1.1 speeds.
Storing and Transferring Data via USB
Once your drive is connected to a computer via USB, it can be
accessed and used like any other removable disk. You can drag files
to your FotoChute’s icon to copy them, navigate to your hard drive in
Open or Save dialog boxes, or delete files stored on your hard drive.
For information on copying, opening, or deleting files, consult your
computer’s documentation.
Disconnecting FotoChute from a PC or Mac Host
Your FotoChute drive is hot-pluggable; it can be connected and
disconnected without restarting your computer. To disconnect your
drive at any time, perform the following steps. You can also
disconnect your hard drive at any time while your computer is
powered off.
Note: Please be careful to follow the correct procedure
when disconnecting your hard drive. Simply unplugging
the hard drive without first following the instructions below
may result in damage to your hard drive and/or loss of data.
For Windows Users:
1. If you have files located on your FotoChute hard drive open
in any applications, close them.
2. Click the Unplug or Eject Hardware button in the System
Tray.

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3. Select your FotoChute hard drive from the menu that
appears.
4. After a moment, Windows will display a message that your
hardware can be safely removed.
For Mac OS Users:
1. If you have files located on your FotoChute hard drive open
in any applications, close them.
2. Locate the icon for your FotoChute hard drive on the
desktop, and drag it to the trash.
Connecting FotoChute to a Camera or
other USB Device
Connecting your FotoChute to a supported USB Device, such as a
digital camera, flash disk, or memory card reader, is very easy to do.
The FotoChute portable drive operates as a battery-powered USB
Host, which means it gets its power from its internal battery. This is
why it is important to keep the battery charged, and to turn on battery
power (Power Switch set to ON) when connecting to a camera or
other device.
1. Locate the Power Switch on the side of your FotoChute and
slide it to the ON position. The display will show the Main
Menu (see below).
2. Next plug the camera or device into the USB A-Jack on the
side panel of FotoChute. Your camera may require the use of
a USB cable, and may need to be powered on, as directed in
your camera’s instructions.

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Menu System
FotoChute uses the display and menu navigation buttons to provide a
useful menu system for controlling operation when it is connected to a
camera or other device. Menu options are invoked by highlighting a
choice from the list, and then pressing the Select key.
The four options presented in the Main Menu are
1. Backup
2. Copy
3. Delete
4. Information
As described in more detail below, some options from the Main Menu
will present further options in sub-menus.
Copying All Files from an Attached Device
The Backup function allows you to copy all files from a device using
a simple menu procedure, or by using a single-button short-cut step.
Flash Disk
Digital Camera
Card Reader

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To copy all files from a camera or other supported device, follow the
steps below.
1. Turn on FotoChute and connect the camera as described
above.
2. Press the OK/Copy button to begin copying all data from the
camera to the FotoChute hard drive. [Alternatively, you can
highlight Backup from the Main Menu, and then press
Select.]
When prompted on the display, press the OK/Copy button
again to confirm, or press the Left button to cancel. During
the data transfer the following display will indicate the
transmission activity.
When the copy process is complete, you will hear a beep and
the Main Menu will appear.
3. Return the Power Switch to the OFF position.
4. Disconnect the camera's USB cable from FotoChute.
A copy of your camera’s data will now be located in a new directory
on the FotoChute hard drive. The directory will be named using the
form
<DSKxxxxx>
where “xxxxx” is a 5-digit sequence number. The sequence number
begins from 00000 on each new date. All folders created on the same
date will be contained in a parent directory named based on the
current date, using the form
<mmddyy00>

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Copying Select Files from an Attached Device
In some situations you may not want to copy all of the files from a
device. In this case FotoChute’s Copy function allows you the
flexibility to specify individual files or folders to copy.
To copy select files or directories from a digital camera, or other
supported USB device, follow the steps below.
1. Turn on FotoChute and connect the camera as described
above.
2. Highlight the Copy option from the Main Menu and press
Select.
3. Select the Source device. Highlight the device that contains
the files you want to copy, and press the Right button.
- USB disk: Select this option to copy files from your
camera or other supported USB device. A “U” will
appear in the right margin when USB disk is selected.
- Hard disk: Select this option to copy files from your
FotoChute hard drive. An “H” will appear in the right
margin when Hard disk is selected.
4. Select the files or directories you want to copy. Use the Left
or Right buttons to navigate through directory levels, and the
Up or Down buttons to highlight specific files or directories
from the list. The current directory level is indicated by a