Sony MSAC-US20 User manual

3-078-320-22 (1)
Memory Stick USB
Reader/Writer
2002 Sony Corporation
MSAC-US20
Operating Instructions Mode d’emploi
Bedienungsanleitung Istruzioni per l’uso
Gebruiksaanwijzing Manual de instrucciones
Manual de instruções Bruksanvisning
Brugsanvisning Käyttöohjeet
ИНСТРУКЦИЯ ПО ЭКСПЛУАТАЦИИ 使用說明書
使用说明书 사용설명서

2-GB
English
Before operating the unit, please read this instructions thoroughly, and
retain it for future reference.
Notice
If static electricity or electromagnetism causes data transfer to
discontinue midway (fail), restart the application or disconnect and
connect the USB cable again.
Program©2000-2002 Sony Corporation
Documentation©2002 Sony Corporation
•“Memory Stick,” “OpenMG,” “SonicStage,” “MagicGate Memory Stick,”
“Memory Stick PRO,” “Memory Stick Duo,” “MagicGate” and are
trademarks of Sony Corporation.
•Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in
the United States and/or other countries.
•MMX Pentium is registered trademark or trademark of Intel Corporation.
•Adobe, Acrobat, Acrobat Reader are registered trademarks or trademarks of
Adobe Systems, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
•Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. in
the United States and/or other countries.
•All other trademarks and registered trademarks or trademarks of their
respective holders.
Furthermore “™” and “®” are not mentioned in each case in this manual.

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Table of contents
Before You Begin
About the operating instructions ....................................................................... 3
Checking the supplied accessories..................................................................... 4
Parts identification ............................................................................................... 4
How to Use
Installing the software on your computer ........................................................ 5
Installing the “SonicStage” software on your computer ................................ 7
Connecting this unit to your computer ............................................................. 8
Disconnecting the unit from your computer .................................................... 9
How to Use (When using Macintosh) ............................................................. 10
Other Information
Troubleshooting.................................................................................................. 11
System requirements.......................................................................................... 12
Specifications....................................................................................................... 14
BBefore You Begin
About the operating instructions
Using the Operating Instructions on the CD-
ROM (When Using Windows)
The supplied CD-ROM contains more detailed Operating Instructions
(PDF file).
For details on how to use this unit, see these Operating Instructions.
Acrobat Reader from Adobe Systems Incorporated is required to view PDF
files.
For details on how to use Acrobat Reader, see the online Help manual for
Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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Checking the supplied accessories
•Memory Stick USB Reader/Writer (1)
•Special USB cable 1.0 m (1)
•Special USB cable 10 cm (1)
•CD-ROM for Windows
MSAC-US20 DISK1 [ENGLISH/FRENCH] (1)
MSAC-US20 DISK2 [GERMAN/ITALIAN] (1)
PNote
Select the CD-ROM which contains the language you prefer, when installing
“SonicStage”.
*The CD-ROM contains the following software programs.
•Device Driver Software
•“SonicStage” Ver. 1.5
•Memory Stick Formatter Ver. 2.1
•Operating Instructions (PDF file)
The operating instructions (PDF file) in DISK1 and DISK2 are the same.
The data of Operating Instructions for this unit (PDF file) is MSAC-
US20Manual_ENG_CE.pdf
•Operating Instructions for this unit (1)
Parts identification
On the special USB cable
A connector:This is plugged into the USB jack on the computer. Any of
the jacks can be used if the computer is provided with
multiple USB jacks.
Mini-B connector:This is plugged into the USB jack on this unit.
PNotes
•The access lamp lights while the “Memory Stick” is being accessed. Never
remove the “Memory Stick,” turn off the computer, or unplug the USB cable,
etc., while the access lamp is on. The data on the “Memory Stick” could be
destroyed.
•When disconnecting the USB cable, do not hold it by its cable; hold it by its
connector.
USB jack A connector Mini-B
connector
Access lamp
USB jack
*Serial number
(7-digit number on the backside of this unit)

How to Use
5-GB
BHow to Use
Installing the software on your
computer
PNote
Be sure to install the supplied software before you connect this unit to your
computer.
Do not perform the installation while this unit is connected to your computer.
Restart your computer when installation is completed, and then connect this
unit to your computer.
Installing the device driver on your computer
PNote
Simultaneously with the installation of the device driver, the “Memory Stick
Formatter” and the operating instructions (PDF file) are also installed on your
computer.
1Turn on your computer.
At this point, do not connect this unit to your computer.
Close all running applications.
To install the device driver when you are using Windows 2000 or XP,
you must log on with Administrator rights.
2Insert the supplied CD-ROM (MSAC-US20 DISK1 or MSAC-US20
DISK2) into the CD-ROM drive on your computer.
The Installer launcher starts up automatically.
To install a driver, click the [Driver] button in the menu.
3Carefully read the License Agreement, and then click the
[Agree] button.
When you click the [Agree] button, installation of the driver starts.
4After this, install the driver and the “Memory Stick Formatter”
as prompted on the screen.
To use “Memory Stick Formatter”, select [Start] – [Programs] –
[Memory Stick Utility] – [Memory Stick Formatter].

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Installing the software on your computer
(continued)
5Following this, installation of the operating instructions (PDF
file) is performed automatically.
When installation of the operating instructions is completed, the
application selection screen returns.
To end installation of the software at this point, click [Exit].
If you do so, “SonicStage” is not installed.
To view the operating instructions, select [Start] – [Programs] – [Sony
Memory Stick Reader Writer] – [MSAC-US20 Instructions].
PNote
Acrobat Reader from Adobe Systems Incorporated is required for viewing
the operating instructions (PDF file).

How to Use
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Installing the “SonicStage” software on
your computer
1Do as follows to install “SonicStage”.
Click the [SonicStage] button in the menu.
2Carefully read the License Agreement, and then click the
[Agree] button.
When you click the [Agree] button, installation of “SonicStage” starts.
3After this, install “SonicStage” as prompted on the screen.
Restart your computer when installation is completed.
PNotes
•Be sure to connect this unit to your computer after you restart the
computer.
•Precautions for installing the “SonicStage” software
Sometimes, the installation may stop.
If this occurs, move installation screen aside and see if a message box
has appeared.
Click [Yes] to continue installation.

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Connecting this unit to your computer
PNote
Be sure to install the supplied software before you connect this unit to your
computer. Restart your computer following installation.
1Firmly insert the Mini-B connector of the USB cable into the
USB jack on this unit as far as it will go.
2Plug the A connector of the USB cable into a USB jack on your
computer.
•The “Found New Hardware Wizard” starts up and installation of
the driver begins. Depending on the OS, the driver installation may
take place automatically.
•When using a computer with multiple USB jacks, do not connect
other devices, with the exception of a standard mouse and keyboard,
to USB jacks at the same time as this unit. When using a desktop
computer, use a USB jack on the main unit of the computer.
3Select “Install software automatically [Recommended]”, and
click [Next].
4When you click [Finish], installation is completed.
You can now start using this unit.

How to Use
9-GB
Disconnecting the unit from your
computer
– For customers using Windows Me/Windows 2000/Windows XP –
Perform the procedure described below before disconnecting the USB
cable from the computer.
Customers using Windows 98SE do not need to perform this procedure.
1Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon in the task tray in
the lower right corner of the screen.
2Click “Safely remove Sony Memory Stick USB Reader/Writer
(MSAC-US20)-Drive (F:)”.
*The drive letter “(F:)”, etc. differs with the computer used.
3[“Sony Memory Stick USB Reader/Writer (MSAC-US20) can be
safely removed.”] is displayed.
In this condition, you can safely remove this unit from your computer.
PNote
The indications may be different depending on the OS that you are using.
PNotes
•When you just want to remove the “Memory Stick” from this unit, the
procedure described above is not required.
•Do not remove the “Memory Stick” from this unit while the access lamp is
blinking. Data on the “Memory Stick” could be corrupted.
• When you carry out this operation, this unit is not recognized by your
camputer. To make this unit recognize again, disconnect the USB cable from
your computer and connect the USB cable to your computer again.

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How to Use (When using Macintosh)
You can use the driver provided as a standard feature of the OS.
Operate as described in the following.
This unit can be used on your computer.
1Turn on your computer.
2Insert “Memory Stick” to this unit and connect the USB jack on
this unit with a USB jack on the computer main unit using the
special USB cable supplied.
See page 8 for how to connect this unit and your computer.
3Driver installation starts automatically and the driver is
installed on the computer.
4When driver installation is completed, a Memory Stick icon
appears on the desktop and this unit can now be used.
PNote
Memory Stick icon is not displayed on the desktop when “Memory Stick” is not
inserted to this unit.
Removing this unit from your computer or removing
“Memory Stick” from this unit.
1Close the software used by this unit.
2Confirm that the access lamp is off.
3Drag the Memory Stick icon to the Trash icon.
Alternatively, place the Memory Stick icon in the selected state and
select “Eject” from the “Special” menu in the upper left of the screen.
4Remove this unit from your computer or remove “Memory
Stick” from this unit.
PNotes
•Do not remove the “Memory Stick” from this unit while the access lamp is
blinking. Data on the ”Memory Stick” could be corrupted.
•Removing this unit or the “Memory Stick” in this unit without performing the
operations above may cause damage to the “Memory Stick.” Sony will not be
liable for any damage caused as a result of not following the instructions
above.