Vosonic X's-DRIVE PRO VP300 User manual

OPERATION
INSTRUCTIONS
(VP300)

FCC Certifications
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:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced technician for help.

Index
1. Introduction................................................................... 1
Features ........................................................................... 1
Accessories ...................................................................... 1
Specifications ................................................................... 2
2. Overview of Panels & keys ........................................ 3
3. Using the X's-drive Pro.............................................. 5
3-1 Starting up ................................................................. 5
-Charge Batteries ...................................................... 5
-Power On /Off .......................................................... 5
-Driver Installation ..................................................... 5
-Multi-language file name supporting ....................... 6
-Format Hard Disk under Windows 2K / XP .............. 6
-Downloading or Editing the files on PC ................... 6
3-2 Data Transfer .............................................................. 8
-Auto Copy ................................................................ 8
-Single File Copy ....................................................... 9
3-3 Delete File .................................................................. 10
3-4 Card Selection ........................................................... 10
3-5 Play MP3 Music ......................................................... 10
3-6 Auto Power off function ............................................. 11
3-7 Battery Recharge ....................................................... 11
3-8 If any erroneous display /operating occurs ............... 11
3-9 Care for the Hard Drive and the unit .......................... 12
4. Troubleshooting ........................................................... 13

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1. Introduction:
X's-drive Pro acts not only a portable storage device but also a MP3 player. General
functions include MP3s playback, multi-language file name display, data size, file
deletion and connection with PC and Mac via USB 2.0.
X's-drive Pro caters to the digital camera users both the fun and convenience.
Features & Benefit:
•Supports SmartMedia, SD/MMC, Memory Stick and Memory Stick Pro, Compact
Flash Type I/II, IBM MicroDrive.
•Supports data transmission from memory card(s) to 2.5" Hard drive.
•Back up all kinds of files as the 2.5" external HDD, USB card reader/writer.
•Display when file is successfully copied/deleted.
•Black and white LCD displays working status (no picture preview)
•Multiple languages for filename can be supported.
•Convenient charged by a generic AC/DC adapter.
•USB 2.0 connection
•MP3s playback
•Firmware Upgradeable
Accessories:
•User Manual
•Setup CD-Rom
•USB Cable
•Carrying Case
•High Quality Earphone (3.50mm)
•AC/DC adapter 100 ~ 240V auto switched

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Specifications:
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Support Memory Card • Compact FlashTM Card type I/type II (CF)
Interfaces • Smart MediaTM Card (SM)
• Memory Stick®(MS)
• Secure Digital Card (SD)
• MultiMedia Card (MMC)
• IBM® MicroDrive
Hard Disk Size 2.5 inch
Hard Disk Capacity Unlimited (Any 9.5mm 2.5" HDD)
Power Source Internal Power: Li-ion rechargeable battery
3.7V x 2 ( 830mA)
External Power: 12V adapter (1500mA)
Music Playback MP3
Audio output Stereo analog Line-OUT/earphone 3.5mm jack
Supply Voltage 9V~18V
Download interface USB2.0 interface port
Files System Support Standard FAT 12/16/32
OS supportability • Windows98/98SE; Win 2000 (with device driver)
• Linux Kernel version 2.4 or above without driver
• Mac OS 9.0 with driver;
Mac OS 10.01 above without driver
Accessories User Manual/Setup CD-Rom/USB Cable/
High Quality Earphone/Carrying Case
Operating Temperature 0°C~70°C
Storage Temperature -40°C~70°C
Humidity 90% RH
Weight 329g (including HDD and battery pack)
Dimension ( L x W x H ) 136x 86 x 37mm

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2. Overview of Panels & Keys:
Delete
Deletes data from
self-contained H.D.D
Power ON /OFF
Long press to power on/off
Copy
Copies data from memory
card(s) to Self-contained H.D.D
Down
Scroll Downward
Volume up
UP
Scroll upward
Volume down
Play / Pause STOP / ESC

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Reset
USB port:
Insert USB cord mini jack
DC In :
Insert AC adapter jack
Earphone Jack
Memory Stick / Memory Stick Pro,
MMC/SD card slot
SmartMedia card slot
Compach Flash TypeI/II,
IBM Microdrive slot

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3. Using the X's-drive Pro
3-1. Starting up
1) Charge the batteries
•Before using for the first time, charge the batteries for a full four hours.
2) Power On /Off
•Hold the power button for 2 seconds. The green light will go on and the operating
system will boot up.
•To shut off the unit, press the power button.
3) Driver installation
Windows Me and Windows XP HomeEdition and Professional Edition
Windows Me and Windows XP HomeEdition and Professional Edition users do not
need to install any drivers .Windows will automatically detect your device as a
"removable disc"
Note: To have labeled icons, you can install the driver
Windows 98/98 SE ,Win2000 Professional
Insert your driver Installation into your CD-ROM drive and
double click on "My computer".
1
Browse your CD-ROM drive and run "setup.exe "to begin driver
installation. Press "Next" and follow the installation instructions.
2
Restart your computer after installation is complete
3
Under Windows 98, Windows 2000 Professional, the 4
removable disk drives look like drives F,G,H and I in the
following figure.
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4) Multi-language file name supporting:
•Power on the device
•Connect the device and PC with the provided USB cable
•Find the file , Gdfont.gd3 on the included CD-ROM.
•Load it into the self-contained Hard Drive on theX's-drive Pro
•Remember to save Gdfont.gd3 in the root, not in the sub-directory.
5) Format Hard Disk under Win 2K/ Win XP
•Use the power adapter to avoid the device shuts off due to low power.
•Connect the device and PC with the provided USB cable
•Find the Application Program on the included CD-ROM.
This program is a " FDisk AP" for Format Application Program.
It has a simple interface which you can use it to format the Hard Disk.
•Follow then instructions to being formatting drives.
NOTE: Windows 2 K /XP don't support partition table for the new 40G above Hard
Dirve,so that the Hard Drive must be Fdisk under Windows 98 DOS first.
then use the "Application Program" to format Hard Disk.
Macintosh MacOS 9.x
Insert your driver Installation into your CD-ROM drive and
double click on "My computer" Browse your CD-ROM drive to
"MacOS Installer".
1
Follow the installation instructions to being installing drives.
2
Restart your computer after installation is complete
3

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1. Type the drive letter
2. Get Hard Disk
Information.
3. Start formatting
6) Downloading or Editing the files on PC
•Power on the X's- Drive Pro
•Connect the X's-Drive Pro and PC with the provided USB cable
•Double Click the " My computer" icon , the operating system will display 4
"Removeable Disks " icons identifying the media types correspondingly.
•You can then read ,write,copy ,delete and remove data on the PC.

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3-2. Data Transfer from Memory Card
1 ) Auto Copy
•Insert memory card(s) into X's-Drive Pro card slot.
•Scroll to " FILE Mode " with UP and down buttons.
•Press the " COPY" button , files transfer function can be performed.
•If the arrow has stop flashing , it indicates the file is successfully copied
2) Single File Copyy
•Scroll to "FILE Mode" with UP and down buttons.
•Press " ✔" to select the socket you want.
•Use the UP and down buttons to find the file you want to copy.
•Press "COPY" button, Single File Copy function can be performed.
•If the arrow has stop flashing, it indicates the file is successfully copied
HD
COPY
<MODE Select>
FILE Mode
MP3 Mode
Auto COPY
HD
Copy to HD\CF0001
CF FILE
19 Files Copied
------ COPY OK ------ : [ OK ]
HD
COPY
Copy to HD\CF0001
CF
HD CF
19 Files Copied 10%
Display The Amount
of Transferring Files Transferring File
Elapsed Percentage

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3) All files transferred from each memory card are stored onto the Hard Disk in folders
numerically, under the name "CF0001 ", "MS0001", "SM0001", "SD0001".
4) When the same card was inserted and copied twice, two different folders were
created, X's-drive Pro won't overwrite the folder.
5) To stop the data transfer, just depress the "stop/esc" button and the arrow icon will
cease to flash, ---COPY STOP----- message will pop in the screen, then you can
switch off the device or press "stop/esc" button to switch to main menu.
6) When X's-drive Pro begins connecting to the computer, the "HD Transfer" icon keeps
flashing during connection period. When inserting a memory card into the slot, the
corresponding icon will appear.
DO NOT:
1. Disconnect unit from the computer
2. Remove memory card(s) from the card slot
Otherwise, there may be a chance of lost or corrupt data.
Note: Keep it plugged into the AC adapter/charge while connected to your computer.
HD
Copy to HD\CF0001
CF FILE
000 Files Copied
------ COPY STOP ------: [ OK ]

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3-3. Delete File
•Scroll to "FILE Mode" with UP and down buttons.
•Press " ✔ " to select "HD Device"
•Use the UP and down buttons to find the file you want to delete .
•Press "COPY" button, the ---- FILE DELETE ----- message will pop on the screen
to confirm again.
•Press " Enter ", File Delete function can be performed.
Note: The File Delete will function only under on the Hard Disk.
3-4. Card Selection
•Scroll to "FILE Mode" with UP and down buttons.
•Press " ✔ " to "Device Select"
•Select the socket you want to read with UP and down buttons.
3-5. Play MP3 Music
1) Use the UP and DOWN arrows to locate a folder or a song you want to play
2) Press " ✔ " button, the device will start playing the song in the play list.
If you hear nothing at first, make sure you have adjusted the volume control.
3) The "VOL -" / " VOL +" buttons control the volume while you listen
4) Use the " ✔ " button to pause a song and then again to restart the song.
5) Use the "Copy" button to play all tracks in the current directory then again to play a
single track.
6) Hold the power button for 2 seconds to select the EQ mode.
HD
HD:\010253MB
CF FILE
---- FILE DELETE ---- : [ SURE ]
DIR-00
CAR :JPG
03/10/29 11:08:40
000073KB [JPG]

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7) The Display:
Battery level
Folder Layer Indication
Song time
elapsed
Volume:
32 levels of volume
Status: Playing
PlayMode:
No icon : Repeat a single track
: Repeat all tracks in
one directory
Socket
File Name
Song length
3-6. Auto Power off Function
1) There is an auto screen - off function to save battery power. Thus if it is idle for 2
minutes, It will shut off.
3-7. Battery Recharge:
1) To charge the batteries, please connect the plug of the AC adapter to DC 12V jack of
the main unit. When the Power LED indicator becomes green, it indicates that the
batteries are fully charged.
2) The 3.7V rechargeable Li-ion battery can be recharged approximately 500 times.
3) For additional battery packs, please contact your dealer.
3-8. If an erroneous display / operation occurs:
1) When the device error message pop on screen, there may be a chance of corrupt
data or the memory card is damaged, you can change another memory card or the
main unit will be automatically switched off after 45 second.
EQMode:
JAZZ, ROCK, CLASS,
POP, NORM

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2) If any shut dowm caused by erroneous operation, you can depress the [ reset] button
located at the right side to switch off the main unit .
3) If the unit operated via USB on to PC while the batteries are low, erroneous
display/operation may occur, if this happens , unplug the USB cable, and press the
[reset] button.
3-9. Care for the Hard Drive and unit :
1) If the computer or X's-Drive Pro can not detect the Hard Drive, check the suggested
solutions:
•Check the flat connector is plugged securely or not
•Driver is not install -then reinstall
•Don't formatted the 32G above Hard Disk under Windows 2000 or Windows XP
Note: Win 2K/ Win XP can not support Format Disk for 32G above Hard Drive.
2) Please don't use force when connecting the flat cable with the unit and Hard Drive.
3) To keep your hard drive in better operating performanc, we recommend to
periodically run Scan Disk and Disk Defragmenter.
4) Hard Drive must be formatted to the FAT or FAT-32 format, NTFS format is not
compatible with this function .
5) Please carefully insert and remove the memory card from each slot.
6) Do not drop, jar, bump, shock the unit, or expose to severe vibration while data is
being transmitted.
7) To reduce the risk of electronic shock, do not remove cover (or back )
8) To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain, any
liquid or moisture.
9) Keep it plugged into the AC adapter/charge while connected to your computer.

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WARNING
Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will
Invalidate the warranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electronic shock. If a
fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. If you
are unable to remedy a problem by following these hints ,consult Your dealer or service
center.
4. Troubleshooting.
Problem
While connected to the
computer, the X's-drive Pro
works great, but I cannot
download files from the
memory cards in the stand
alone mode.
Why sometimes the data in
memory card transferred
into Hard Drive looks faulty
on PC.
When I disconnect the X's-
drive Pro from the
computer, I get a message
that I disconnected a
device in an unsafe way.
Under Windows 98, the
New hardware install
wizard does not find a
suitable driver in the
CDROM
Cause
The disk or the memory
cards are not formated to
the FAT file systems
There may be a chance of
corrupt data or the
memory card is
damaged.
The devices have not
been stopped before
disconnecting the X's-
drive Pro
The X's-drive Pro has
been connected before
installing the driver
Solution
To work in the stand-alone
mode, both the disk and the
memory cards must be
formated to the FAT or FAT-32
file systems.
Note:
Win 2K/ Win XP can not
support Format Disk for 32G
above Hard Drive.
Please back up the data in the
memory card and run ScanDisk,
Dsik Defragmenter or reformat
the memory card.
•Under Windows, the 4 devices
must be stopped by the Stop
hardware utility
•Under MacOS, the mounted
devices must be thrown to the
bin
•Under Linux, the mounted
devices must be unmounted
by the unmount command.
The driver must be installed
before connecting the X's-drive
Pro.

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Problem
Under Windows, when
trying to access to the X's-
Drive Pro's hard disk,
Windows asks me to insert
a disk into the drive (W98
states that the device is not
ready)
Under Mac OS 9.x the disk
is not detected, and I can
only access to the
SD/MMC/MS memory card
slot
When I connect or eject
the X's-Drive Pro under
MacOS X, the volume does
not appear or disappear
from the desktop
I formated the disk by the
MacOS X's Disk Utility, but
it lasts very long in being
mounted by either MacOS
9 or X, and Windows does
not recognize the volume.
Under MacOS X 10.0.x I
have many problems with
the disk, and I have even
lost information
When I insert the CDROM
into the CDROM drive
under Windows, nothing
happens
Cause
The hard disk device has
been ejected
The extension has not
been installed
MacOS X issue
MacOS X issue
MacOS X issue
The automatic execution
of Autorun files from
CDROM is not enabled in
the system.
Solution
The X's-Drive Pro must be
disconnected and reconnected
to the system Only the memory
cards must be ejected before
removing them out of their slot
Install the extension
Move the mouse. Sometimes
the FAT volumes do not appear
or disappear until after the
mouse is being moved.
The FAT-32 format made by
MacOS X's Disk Utility is
incorrect. Formating must be
done under MacOS 9
MacOS 10.0.x does not
adequately support FAT
volumes. Upgrading to 10.1 or
later is mandatory
Run from the Explorer the
Autorun.exe file located in the
CD-ROM's root directory

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Problem
Under Windows 2000 only
one removable drive
appears (corresponding to
the SD/MMC/MS memory
slot)
Under Windows 98/2000,
a red/yellow mark is shown
in the Devices Manager
next to the X's-Drive Pro.
Under Windows there are 4
removable drives, but I
cannot read/write
I cannot stop the device
under Windows XP
Under Windows, one or
more of the X's-Drive Pro's
removable drive icons
has/have disappeared from
My PC/Explorer
When connecting the
X's-Drive Pro under Linux,
many input/output errors
and READ CAPACITY
errors with sns = 70 2,
ASC = 3a, ASCQ = 0 are
shown by the dmesg
command
Cause
The X's-Drive Pro has
been connected before
installing the driver
The driver has not been
correctly installed
The media is not formated
Windows XP issue: there
is some open view of the
X's-Drive Pro in My PC or
in the Explorer
Each removable drive
icon disappears as soon
as the corresponding
device has been stopped
Nothing is wrong. This is
only because the memory
slot is empty at
connecting time
aSolution
Install the driver at first and then
update the X's-Drive's driver by
the Devices Manager.
Reinstall the driver, or select
"Update driver" in the drive's
Properties window
Format the disk and the memory
cards
Close every open view of the
X's-Drive Pro in My PC and in
the Explorer, and stop the device
afterwards
To have all the drives visible
again, the X's-Drive Pro must be
disconnected and reconnected
to the system
First if all we have to
re-compile the kernel with, in the
SCSI options, the "scan all luns"
checked.
After a reboot, the Xdrive will
appears associed with the
following devices:
/dev/sda, /dev/sdb and
/dev/sdc are the card slots
/dev/sdd is the internal harddisk.

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Problem
I want to format the
partition under Linux, but I
don't find the mkfs.msdos
command
I have formated the
X's-Drive Pro under
Windows, but I cannot
mount the volume under
Linux by the mount
/dev/sdd1 command
I cannot make a back-up
larger than 4 GB, although
my X's-Drive Pro has more
than that free space
Cause
The Dosutils package is
not installed
A different volume format
called Superfloppy (not
including a partition) is
made by Windows
FAT-32 file system
limitation
aSolution
Unlike mouting others hard disk
wich require to specify a partition
number, this is not applicable
with the Xdrive, so to mount the
Xdrive as/mnt/Xdrive (directory
must be created before) we have
to use the syntax mount/dev
/sdd/mnt/Xdrive. In my case the
system autodetect the vfat
(fat32) filesystem.
As ever with linux, users have to
unmount the mounted card slots
and/or the drive before
disconnection the usb cable.
•Install the Dosutils package
•Alternately, the partition can be
formated under Windows or
MacOS 9
To mount a Superfloppy volume
under Linux, a partition number
must not be specified in the
device name:
mount/dev/sdd
The FAT-32 file system allows for
files up to 4 GB in length. Split
the back-up into blocks smaller
than 4 GB

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Question
What should I do if the
X's-Drive Pro icon does
not appear/disappear on
the screen after inserting
/extracting?
For the X's-Drive Pro
without Hard Disk, how
easy can a 2.5 inches HD
be installed?
How to format the
X's-Drive ?
I formated the Hard Disk
under Windows 2000 but
the PC still can not detec
the Hard Disk?
How many partitions can
be made in the X's-Drive?
Answer
Simply click the " view " menu and select " Refresh " or
press " F5 " on the keyboard.
If you insert your own Hard drive into the X's Drive, it will
work if it has already been partitioned and formatted
FAT.
Your 2.5 inches Hard drive must be 9.5mm thick-a
12mm won't fit in. You cannot partition a HD via the
Xs-Drive connected on the USB port. You only can
format the Hard Disk via the USB connection.
•Under MacOS, you can format by the Erase Disk
option in the Finder's Special menu. The X's-Drive
cannot be formated by the MacOS X's Disk Utility.
•Under Windows, you can format by the Format option
in the drive's menu
•Under Linux, a partition must be created by fdisk, and
then formated by mkfs.msdos.
Because Windows 2000 can not format the new Hard
Disk that doesn't have Partition Table, please format the
Hard Disk on other operating system.
•Under MacOS and Windows only ONE volume
spanning all the disk space can be done. Should the
disk be previously partitioned, every partition can be
reformated, but the number or size of the partitions
cannot be changed.
•Under Linux several partitions can be created by fdisk
5. Frequently Asked Questions