Vosonic X's-Drive User manual

(VP6230)
Rev. A
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ⓒ2005 Vosonic Technology Corporation. All right reserved.

Dear Customer,
Thank you for purchasing the Xs-Drive.
Before using the Xs-Drive, you will have to
1 Charge the battery
2 Install Xs-Drive Windows USB driver
( if you are a Windows 98 user)
3 Make sure the HDD has already partition or format as
FAT system.(Refer to 2-4 ,2-5 Format Hard Disk under
Windows 2000/ XP)
4 Keep Xs-Drive plugged into the AC adapter/charge
while connected to your computer.
5. Check www.vosonic.com to download the update
firmware that we offer new features .
Wishing you all the best
The Vosonic Team

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.

CAUTION
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.
IMPORTANT WARRANTY INFORMATION
To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain ,
any liquid or moisture.
Vosonic shall have no obligation to repair ,replace or refund until the customer
returns the defective product to Vosonic.
The repairs and replacement service will not apply to PRODUCT units that were
misused, repaired without authorization or by other reasons beyond the range of
intended use.
Any replacement product may be either new or like –new, provided that it has
functionality at least equal to that of the product being replaced.
Vosonic is not responsible for any data stored on returned products, please backup
any data prior to shipping the unit.
The limited warranty for accessories (included battery ) is only valid for 6 months from
the date of purchasing..
All OUT OF WARRANTY repairs maybe subject to a normal repair fee.
Please contact your dealer or Vosonic for current charges.
Package Checklist
Main unit
Earphone
A/V cables
USB cable
Remote Control
English user's guide
Line-in cable
Setup CD-ROM
Power Adapter (100-240V auto switched )

Video playback AVI : Motion-JPEG in AVI format, 320x240@15fps with APCM
audio
MOV: Motion-JPEG in MOV format, 320x240@15fps with APCM
audio
Video resolution
MPEG-1
Resolution :352X288@30fps
Bit Rate :1.5Mbps
Audio :MPEG-1 Layer II/III
Format :.MPG/.DAT ,VCD
MPEG-4
Resolution : 720x480@25fps
640x480@30fps
Bit Rate : 4Mbps
Audio : AAC
Format :.MP4 ,Simple Profile without 4MV
DivX-5.x
Resolution : 720x480@25fps
640x480@30fps
Bit Rate : 4Mbps
Audio : MPEG-1 Layer III, AAC, APCM
Format :.AVI ,
Remark:DivX-3.x/4.x unsupported
Audio playback MP3: MPEG-1 Layer I/II/III, sample rate up to 48KHz, bitrate
16~384kbps, CBR and VBR, Stereo or Mono, .MP3 file format
WMA: WMA version 7, 8, and 9, sample rate up to 44KHz,
Bitrate 32~192kbps CBR. Stereo or Mono. .WMA file format
AAC: MPEG4-AAC, sample rate up to 48KHz, bitrate
16~320kbps, CBR, VBR, and ABR, Stereo or Mono, .M4A
or .AAC file format
WAV: sample rate up to 48KHz, Stereo or Mono,
un-compressed 8 or 16bits PCM in MS-RIFF WAV (.WAV) file
format
CDA: CD-Audio (16bits 44.1KHz stereo)
Photo viewer JPEG: Baseline YUV
Specifications

TIFF: 1 and 8 bits grayscale, 8 bits indexed-color, 8 and
16 bits true color
BMP: Monochrome, 8 bits indexed-color, RGB, RLE8
RAW: Please check the web site for updated camera
supported list
Zoom IN/Out
Rotate by 90 degree
EXIF data
Slideshow with background music
Support Memory Card Interfaces Compact FlashTM Card type I/type II (CF)
Smart Media TM Card (SM)
Memory Stick®(MS)
Secure Digital Card (SD)
MultiMedia Card (MMC)
IBM ®MicroDrive
Mini-SD (with adapter)
RS-MMC (with adapter)
MS Duo (with adapter),
MS Pro Duo (with adapter).
Hard Disk Size 2.5 inch
Hard Disk Capacity 20G ~ 100G ( 2.5” , 9.5mm )
AV device Analog AV-OUT composite RCA jack
Stereo earphone jack
Display 2.5 “LTPS TFT high resolution LCD
Interface USB 2.0(compatible USB 1.1)
Power supplier 5V/2.5A DC IN, Li-ion 3.7V 1800 mAh battery
Model : FUJIFILM NP-120
Video playback 3.5 hours for video playback
TVsystem PAL / NTSC
Remote Control IrDA, (Lithium Battery CR2025 3V x1)
Dimensions (WxLxH) 128x76.5x30mm
Weight 282gr ( Included 2.5” HDD & battery pack )
System OS Windows98/98SE with driver
Win 2000 SP3 above without driver
Linux Kernel version 2.4 or above without driver
Mac OS 10.01 above without driver
Note: VP6230 doesn’t support Windows 2000 SP1 , SP2 ,
please upgrade to SP3 or above.
Please visit our web site to download the most recent manual and software

1.Overview of Panels & Keys :
Top panel
keypad Function Description
Enter : takes you to execute the current selection
Rotate: This function will effect under Photo Playback Mode.
OK
Pause: This function will effect under Music & Video Playback Mode.
MENU Play modes & system setting selection
Direction icon: Use Ok button to move cursor on the screen.
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Fast Backward : This function will effect under Music & Video Playback Mode.
Direction icon: Use Ok button to move cursor on the screen.
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Fast Forward :This function will effect under Music & Video Playback Mode.
Direction icon : Use Ok button to move cursor on the screen.
Direction icon :Use Ok button to move cursor on the screen.
ESC Takes you go back to previous mode
Allows you to zoom out the photo
This function will effect under Photo Playback Mode.
Allows you to decrease the volume
Allows you to zoom in the photo
This function will effect under Photo Playback Mode.
Allows you to increase the volume
Here is a look at the features which also available on the IR remote control included in the box .

Right Panel :
Left Panel :
Smartmedia Card Slot
Memory Stick / Memory Stick Pro ,MMC/SD card slot
USB port: Insert USB cord mini jack
DC In : Insert AC adapter jack
Scroll upward/increase volume
IR sensor
Compact Flash Type I/II
IBM MicroDrive Slot
LINE IN : Use the line-in cable for recording
LINE OUT : Stereo audio output (use the Earphone )
Composite video output
Battery Compartment

Under Windows 98 , the 4 removable disk drives look like drives G,H , I and J in the
following figure.
2. Using the X’s-drive
2-1. Starting up
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1) Charge the batteries
Before using for the first time, charge the batteries for a full 4 hours.
2) Power On /Off
Long press the Power button for 2 seconds.
The green light will go on and the operating system will boot up.
To shut off the unit, long press the power button for 2 seconds.
3) Driver installation
Windows Me and Windows XP HomeEdition and Professional Edition
,Win2000 Professional SP 3 above
Windows 98/98 SE
Windows Me and Windows XP HomeEdition and Professional Edition, Win2000 Professional SP 3
above users do not need to install any drivers .Windows will automatically detect your device as
Following figure.
Restart your computer after installation is complete
Browse your CD-ROM drive and run "setup.exe "to begin driver installation. Press "Next"
and follow the installation instructions.
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Insert your driver Installation into your CD-ROM drive and double click on "My computer".
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2-2 . USB CONNECTION :
When VP6230 begins connecting to the computer, the " USB Mode" message will appear in the bottom
of the screen. During file transfer in the PC mode
DO NOT :
1. Plug out the USB cable
2. Remove memory card(s) from the card slot,
otherwise, there may be a chance of lost or corrupt data.
Note: 1) Keep it plugged into the AC adapter/charge while connected to your computer.
2) To safely disconnect the VP6230 from computer, click on the system tray
remove icon and wait until you get a message saying
that you can safely unplug the device before disconnecting the USB cable.
2- 3. Downloading or Editing the files on PC:
Power on the X’s- Drive
Connect the X's-Drive and PC with the provided USB cable
Double Click the " My computer" icon , the operating system will
display 4 icons identifying the media types correspondingly.
You can then read ,write,copy ,delete and remove data on the PC.
Macintosh MacOS 9.x
Follow the installation instructions to being installing drives.
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Insert your driver Installation into your CD-ROM drive and double click on "My computer"
Browse your CD-ROM drive to "MacOS Installer".
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Res Restart your computer after installation is complete
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Type the drive letter
③Start formatting
2-4 Format Hard Disk under Win 2K/ Win XP
Due to Windows 2000 / Windows XP can not support Format Disk for 30G above
Hard Drive. Please 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 .
Note : If you are using the new Hard Disk, please remember to
Initialize the HDD first .
Learn more about your partitioning and formatting options , please link to
http://support.microsoft.com
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.
Follow then instructions to being formatting drives.
2tick FDiskSel

2-5 Format Hard Disk without PC
(1). Scroll to [ OPTIONS ] and press [ OK ] button
(2). Scroll down to [ Format Hard Disk ] option and press [Ok] button , then
the format function will be performed.
Attention: If the hard disk already contain data, please backup the data first , because
when you partition and format a hard disk, all the data on that partition is permanently
deleted.
3. Settings for your X’s-Drive
3-1.To enter your setup screen , click “ OPTIONS “ then “ SYSTEM “
1) Language :
This version can be set to English , Japanese ,Korean, Spanish,
German, French, Italian, Portuguese ,Chinese, Thai.
2) Auto shutdown Timer:
Use “ “ and “ ” to adjust the setting, this setting can be changed from
one to 30 minutes .
Scroll down to decrease time value , scroll up to increase time value.

3)Copy Speed (HD):
Use “ “ and “ ” to adjust the setting , this setting can be changed from
NORMAL ,HIGH to ULTRA .
Note: For the Fujitsu HDD users, it is recommend not to set the copy speed at High to
avoid any shut down.
4)Copy Speed (CF):
Use “ “ and “ ” to adjust the setting , this setting can be changed from
NORMAL ,HIGH to ULTRA .
Note: For the Fujitsu HDD users, it is recommend not to set the copy speed at High to
avoid any shut down.
5) Format Hard Disk:
This allow you format the Hard Disk directly from the device, after formatting the HDD,
the system will create the folders : Data, Media, System, and BACKUP
on the first level of your internal storage of Hard disk .
To set up your Screen Display, click [OPTIONS ]and high-light the [ DISPLAY] by
using [ menu ] button.
1) File Viewer Mode:
Use “ “ and ” ”,you can change the file viewer mode at
graphic icons or lists view.
2) Screen Save Idle Timer:
There is an auto screen-off timer to save battery power, you can change

Press “ MENU “ to select the play modes .As you finish the selection ,
just press " Ok " button.
this setting by using “ ” and “ ” .
This setting can be changed from 0 to 180 seconds.
3 ) LCD Backlight :
Use “ “ and ” ”, you can change the LCD backlight
Scroll down to decrease setting value, scroll up to increase setting value.
4) TV Standward :
- NTSC (Taiwan ,US, Japan , etc )
- PAL (European countries )
You can change this setting by pressing “ ” and “ ”.
3-2. Your Media files
To quick playing or search the MPEG , MP3 and JPEG files,
you must first create the folders : MUSIC, PHOTO, MOVIE, and BACKUP
on the first level of your internal storage of Hard disk .
Then import the files to the folders accordingly, then you can enter the path of Photo,’
Music , Movie , Backup on the main page.
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4. POTO PLAY MODE
Enter the path of Photo

Icon View / List View
Copy
Use the OK button to high-light the file you want to copy.
Press “ MENU “ to select “ COPY “mode, then press “ OK ” button
The message “ copied to to clipboard “ will pop on the screen , then press “OK”
button.
Use the ok button to find the folder or Path you want to paste.
Press “ MENU “ to select “Paste “mode, then press “ ok” button
It will ask “ Paste from clipboard ?” Use the “ok” button to reply Yes or No.
Click “ Yes” , the copy fucntion will be performed
Icon View : The screen will display thumbnail of all
the JPEG pictures in group of 8.
List View : The screen will display all the
JPEG

Delete
Use the Ok button to find the file you want to delete.
Press “ MENU “ to select “ Delete “mode, then press “ Ok” button
It will ask “Delete File ? “ , Use the “Ok” button to reply Yes or No..
Other Functions
Exif info: Click the specific JPG file you want to view and press “ Menu”
Button to show file information such as shutter speed,
flash condition, focal length, and other image information.
Slide Show : Click the specific JPG file you want to view and press “ Menu”
Button.
Set as Background : Click the specific JPG file you want and press “ Menu”
button to find “Set as Background” mode , then press “ Ok “ button.
ZOOM IN / OUT DISPLAY
You can use " " button to zoom in the picture and use " " button to
scroll down again to zoom out .
Use the “ Ok “ button to pan right or left , up and down .
ROTATE DISPLAY
You can press "Ok " button to to rotate the picture in un-clockwise direction.

Scroll to the MUSIC path, when you finish the selection, just press " Ok " button.
Press “ MENU “ to select the play modes .As you finish the selection ,
just press " Ok " button
5. Video Play Mode
Push up the “ Ok “ button to fast forward the videos
Hold and push “Ok” button to the left to rewind and find the specific part of movie
you want to play.
Hold and push “Ok” button to the right to fast forward and find the specific part of
movie
you want to play.
To pause or start/resume playback, press “OK “button.
Playlist :
Playlist is a list of songs that the VP6230 will automatically play one after the other.
To create Playlist, you can simply copy , delete , paste the files to the folder
you want.
Repeat On /OFF:
Press “ MENU “ button to select the Repeat Mode.
Press “ Ok “button to set the “Repeat ON or OFF
6. Music Play Mode
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Playlist
Playlist is a list of songs that the VP6230 will automatically play one after the other.
To create Playlists, you can simply copy , delete , paste the files to the folder
you want.
Repeat Single ON /OFF
Press “ MENU “ button to select the Repeat Mode.
Press “ Ok “button to set the “Repeat ON or OFF
Shuffle ON /OFF
To shuffle the music in a random order, you can scroll to “ Shuffle “ , then
Press “OK “ button.
Equalizer
There are 6 EQ modes ( Normal, Bass, Classic, Dance, Live, Rock , Treble ) for your
selection.
KeyLock
To lock all the VP6230 buttons from being accidentally pressed,
scroll to “ KeyLock “mode and press “Ok “ button.
Press “ MENU “and “ESC “ buttons to effect the buttons again.
Play in Background
This allows you to switch to other modes , like to see the photos simultaneously when the music is
playing.
Other funcations
Hold and push the “Ok “ button to the left to rewind and find the specific part of music you want to play.
Hold and push the “Ok “ button to the right to fast forward and find the specific part of music you want to
play.
Enqueue : You can use it to add the songs to the current playlist.
1. After hiding the jukebox ( Play in background )
2. High –light a music file you want, press menu to select the "enqueue" and press ok button ,
then the song will be added to the current playlist.

7.Recording:
- You can use the “Record” function anytime . However,
you are not able to record voice streams and listen to music at the same
time.
- Adjusting the volume to the right values is very important for usable recordings,
it is better to choose a middle-way so the signal is not too loud and gets clipped but not
too silent to get lost in the noise of the hardware.
- To get a better recording performance, it is recommended to use the 2.5” HDD with
Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor which provides the quiet operation
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:Play
: STOP
2 Audio Output: ON / OFF :
Allows you listen to the recording file simultaneously,
Push up or down the “ OK “ Button to change the setting.
3 Recording Quality Setting :
Push up or down the “ OK “ Button to change the setting.
4 Recording Format
5 Recording Input Setting:
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: MIC IN
: LINE IN
Push up or down the “ OK “ Button to change the setting.
Recording from built-in microphone
1. Scroll to [AudioRec ] and press [Ok ]button
2. Use the [ Ok ] button to select the Input options .
3. Scroll up and down to set the REC INPUT at [ MIC IN ]
4. Scroll to [ ●] and press [ Ok] button, the recording from built-in microphone
Will be performed.
5. Scroll to [ ] and press [ Ok ] button again to stop the recording.
Recording from Line-in
You can use a line –in cord to record music directly from an audio device
( such as CD player)
1. . Scroll to [AudioRec ] and press [Ok ]button
2. Press [ MENU ] button and scroll to [REC INPUT ]
3. Scroll up and down to set the REC INPUT at [ LINE IN ]
4. Scroll to [ ●] and press [ Ok] button, the recording from built-in microphone
Will be performed.
5. Scroll to [ ] and press [ Ok ] button again to stop the recording.
Finding your recorded files
1. Scroll to the path of [HDD] and press [Ok ]button
2. Scroll to Media folder and press [ OK ] button to search the Voice folder
3. Scroll up and down to finding your recorded files .
All recording files are saved as AAC format.