Verbatim Store'n'Go Professional V-Safe User manual

Using V-Safe
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Using Multilingual V-Safe
V-Safe is the Store’n’Go Professional tool that enables you to
create and access a passwordprotected secure area, called
a Privacy Zone, on your Store’n’Go Professional.
Messages and prompts guide you through setting up V-Safe
with your password and customizing the Privacy Zone to suit
your personal and business needs for securing your information.
Using V-Safe is easy and intuitive.
This text summarizes the procedures, and also includes
some important Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
For the latest FAQs, please visit the Store’n’Go Professional
website www.verbatim-europe.com or www.verbatim.com.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 System 3
1.1 Requirements 3
1.2 Recommendations 3
2 Downloading and Installation 4
3 Getting Started 5
3.1 Creating the Privacy Zone 5
3.2 Using your Privacy Zone 8
3.3 Logging Out of Your Privacy Zone 10
4 Customizing Your Settings 11
4.1 Desktop 11
4.2 Changing Your Password 12
4.2.1 With the Change Password Button 12
4.2.2 Without the Change Password Button 13
4.3 Changing the Size of the Privacy Zone 14
5 Known Limitations 15
6 FAQs 16
How to Contact Us 18
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1. SYSTEM
1.1 Requirements
• Pentium II 266 MHz
• 800KB free disk space
• Operating Systems: Windows 98® Second Edition, Windows Me®, Windows 2000®,
Windows XP® (Windows 98 requires a Store’n’Go Professional driver)
• Access to your main drive (usually drive C)
• Administrative privileges for Windows 2000 and XP
1.2 Recommendations
• Graphic accelerator that supports 24-bit color depth for best-quality graphics
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2. INSTALLATION
1. V-Safe installation program is pre-loaded onto your Store’n’Go. If you delete the V-Safe file forany reason you may download it
from either Verbatim website listed previously.
2. To install V-Safe, insert the Store’n’Go into an available USB port. Using Windows Explorer locate a new removable disk ,
double click to show the contents and then double-click the VSafe icon.
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3. GETTING STARTED
CAUTION! When you create your Privacy Zone, Store’n’Go Professional is formatted and ALL data will be lost. Back up your files
before you create your Privacy Zone.
3.1 Creating the Privacy Zone
1. Select the removable disk drive that was assigned to your Store’n’Go Professional, and double click the V-Safe icon.
2. Select your preferred language in the V-Safe Language Selector window (Figure 1) using the dropdown list and click OK.
Figure 1: Language Selection Window
3. Click OK to continue after you have read the V-Safe Welcome window (Figure 2).
Figure 2: Welcome Message
4. When the V-Safe Format window is displayed (Figure 3), enter the following information in the relevant fields:
a. Your password (required)
b. The same password to confirm (required)
c. A hint to remind you of your password (optional)
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Figure 3: V-Safe Format Window
5. Move the Store ‘n’ Go Professional slide bar (up or down) to designate the size of your new Privacy Zone.
The maximum Privacy Zone is limited to 90% of the capacity of your Store ‘n’ Go Professional.
The amount of memory that will be secured is shaded blue. When you have set the Privacy Zone size, click OK.
6. The V-Safe Format warning window is displayed (Figure 4). To proceed with the format operation, click OK.
Figure 4: V-Safe Format Warning Window
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7. A formatting progress bar is displayed (Figure 5) while Store’n’Go Professional is formatted.
Figure 5: Progress Bar
After the format operation is complete, a success message is displayed (Figure 6). Click OK in the Format Complete window. You can
now log in to your Store’n’Go Professional Privacy Zone.
Figure 6: Format Complete Message
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3.2 Using your Privacy Zone
1. After you have created a Privacy Zone, V-Safe automatically prompts you to log in. Alternatively, you can double click the V-Safe
icon on your desktop to display the V-Safe Login window (Figure 7).
Figure 7: Login Screen
2. To log in to your Privacy Zone, type in your password and click OK. If you enter the wrong password,
an error message is displayed Figure 8).
Figure 8: V-Safe Error Message
If you forget your password, click Hint to display the Hint field in the V-Safe Login window (Figure 9).
Figure 9: Password Hint
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3. After logging in successfully, V-Safe displays a confirmation message (Figure 10). V-Safe terminates automatically after five
incorrect attempts in order to protect your secured data. If this happens, remove your Store’n’Go Professional and re-insert it. This
will give you another five chances to enter the correct password before your Store’n’Go Professional locks up again.
Figure 10: Successful Login
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