PTP-180 User`s Guide
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1. 4 Accessing Photo Safe Il on Your Computer Once connected to your computer Photo Safe Il becomes a portable hard drive and a multi format memory card reader writer You can access and transfer files on Photo Safe II and the inserted memory cards 4 1 Connecting Photo Safe Il to Your Computer IMPORTANT To ensure a stable power supply it is recommended to always use the AC adapter when connecting Photo Safe II to your computer Connect Photo Safe II to your computer with the included USB cable Plug the Main USB connector to the USB Port on your computer Plug the mini USB connector to the USB Port on Photo Safe Il Special note about the dual plug USB cable The USB cable that comes with your Photo Safe II has 2 connectors that plug into your computer The main connector handles data and power and always needs to be connected to your computer The second connector is a power only connector that you can use to provide additional power to support the hard drive or help charge the battery Mi Main USB Power Only USB Mini USB To Computer To Computer To Photo Safe II Once connected to the computer Photo Safe II will show an USB icon on its screen While it is connected to the computer the buttons on Photo Safe II will be disabled Page 15 Revision 1 1 Photo Safe Il User s Guide On Windows Your computer will automatically recognize Photo Safe Il and show three devices on your computer e Two removable2. 6 Frequently Asked QUESTIONS cccccsssssssssscssssecessessesscncesccsceencsaceecsaceacseceenseesees 26 7 Troubleshooting and Technical SUPPOlte sccscsssscssssscssssecesscesssecsceseeseees 29 8 Appendix Technical Specifications sneseesssesesessesesosseseseseesesossesesesessesesss 32 Page v Revision 3 25 1 Photo Safe Il User s Guide 1 Welcome Congratulations on purchasing your Photo Safe Il Portable Photo Storage with Hard Drive and Memory Card Reader 1 1 Ways to Use Photo Safe Il Ways to use Photo Safe II Save precious vacation photos or files of any format directly from digital camera memory cards so you can free up memory card space and keep snapping away Easily get your set of photos from your friends and family members digital cameras Use Photo Safe II as an external hard drive for backing up your computer Access all popular memory card formats and transfer files between computers and memory card supported devices Photo Safe Il Features One touch photo backup directly from your digital camera memory card without a computer copies all formats including RAW files and video files Built in memory card slots directly support CF Type including Extreme III IV UDMA cards SD including SDHC miniSD MMC MS MS Duo MS PRO Duo and xD Picture card Fast copy speeds can copy a full 1GB card in approximately 3 5 minutes Backlit LCD screen displays o
3. 5 1 1 Ways to Use Photo Safe Il sesesesesescscesososscscscscesesescscscecsososececscscssesessesscecsososscscscscssee 5 1 2 Photo Safe Il Features e essorsocesessoscosesessoscesoseseosossoseseoroscesoseseosorcosessesoscesosessosorsoseseeso 5 1 3 System Requirements for Computer Connection sesesescssossesesescscscecscsosscscscscesee 6 1 4 PACKAGE Contents sicseccsescsnteccavicescssscsssccnessishanoeesbecioncecrssscesvigescesseanateahecietiocnenicaneaeentenade 6 1 5 Supported Memory Card Forimats ssccscscssssscsssssecsssssssssscsssssscssssssessessessesseses 6 1 6 D vic L yo t rs cessccecccsedssescsscesesestecesetsstenteccesenbe dobecsscooedegsscesvendssesdssanceteesesustounnesesteeaeees 7 2 Powering Photo Safe Messsicccssiccccssiasscssarsscscsseassscessidscsssisdaisesvesesssavasicassnsesssaasetsceeonsbeses 9 2 1 Installing the Battery sesoosossesesocsossescssosossesossossesesocsossssoseosossesossossssesocsossesosoossssesoe 9 2 2 Charging Photo Safe Il Battery esesososesesessosososcsescosososososesesesesessssosososososesessosososes 9 2 3 Power ONO ccessevatssenvis cacciccesscensensncasbtategisvenusntsdaanscetweserssdtenasbenecntssautanedatbeceusssogeeiteattacceats 9 2 4 Battery Saving Feature sesesessosososeseseseseseseosososososeseosososososesesessssssseosososososesessosososee 9 3 Copying Files from Memory Card to Photo Safe Iu sessssssessesessesseeeeseee
4. II has been tested to support the following memory card formats CompactFlash CF Type Memory Stick MS PRO MS Duo MS PRO Duo SD Card SD SDHC miniSD MultiMedia Card MMC RS MMC xD Picture card Page 6 Revision 1 1 Photo Safe Il User s Guide 1 6 Device Layout Top View amp Side View Hard Drive Memory Card Indicator LED Indicator LED Memory Stick xD SD MMC Slot MS Duo miniSD Slot POWER SELECT COPY EXE Button Battery Door Button Bottom View AC Adapter Jack USB Port Page 7 Revision 1 1 Photo Safe Il User s Guide Back View Ventilation Holes oooooco o e o oo oo000000 ooocooooo o0000000 ooooo0000 Q ooo Rubber Legs Remove to have access to hard drive Page 8 Revision 1 1 Photo Safe Il User s Guide 2 Powering Photo Safe Il 2 1 Installing the Battery Follow these instructions to install or replace the battery 1 Remove the battery cover by pressing down at the top of cover and sliding it towards the bottom of the device 2 Insert the Li lon battery into the battery compartment by matching the gold connectors on the left 3 Replace the battery door and make sure it is closed firmly 2 2 Charging Photo Safe Il Battery For best battery performance charge the new battery for 7 hours with the included 5V AC power adapter The on screen battery icon will flash to indicate that
5. devices corresponding to the supported memory card formats e One hard drive with device label HARDDISK These three devices will function like any other storage device on your computer You can now access files on Photo Safe Il and the memory cards through your computer to transfer files among your Photo Safe Il the inserted memory cards and your computer The 3 devices will be listed in consecutive order Drive letters may vary based on your specific computer configuration G CompactFlash memory card slot shown as a removable disk H MS xD SD MMC MS Duo MS PRO Duo miniSD card slot shown as a removable disk I Photo Safe II hard drive default label is HARDDISK Removable Removable HARDDISK 1 Disk G Disk H The MS xD SD MMC upper left slot and the MS Duo PRO Duo miniSD lower left slot cannot be accessed at the same time Do not insert cards into both slots at the same time If HARDDISK does not show up make sure that the AC adapter is connected On Mac Your computer will automatically recognize Photo Safe II and a HARDDISK icon will show up on the desktop The two removable devices corresponding to the supported memory card formats will appear on the desktop only if a memory card is inserted You can now access files on Photo Safe Il and any inserted memory cards through your computer to transfer files among your Photo Safe Il the inserted memory cards and yo
6. each copy a new folder will be created by Photo Safe II to copy the files Previously backed up files will not be over written All files on the card will be copied in their original file name file format and folder structure without any alterations The created folder and all copied subfolders and files will be located in the FILES folder on the Photo Safe II hard drive See Section 3 2 Understanding Backup Folder Name Assignments for details how the folder names will be organized on Photo Safe Il 8 Once the copy is complete you may remove the memory card from Photo Safe Il Note To safely remove memory cards from Photo Safe Il take special precaution to ensure that there is no data being written to or read from the memory card 9 Turn off the device by pressing and holding the POWER button until the LCD turns off Photo Safe II also has a battery saving feature that turns the device off automatically after 2 minutes of inactivity Note In the unlikely event that the data backup fails the copy operation will stop and the ERROR icon will be displayed The auto off feature will be disabled and the ERROR message will remain on the display If the device runs out of battery while the ERROR message is displayed the ERROR message will be lost Page 13 Revision 1 1 Photo Safe Il User s Guide 3 2 Understanding Backup Folder Name Assignments For each copy Photo Safe Il creates a unique folder name indicatin
7. hidden files and folders S wa This way you ll be able to see the hidden files You will see a Recycled folder Right click the files you d like to recover and select Restore To delete these hidden files and return hard drive space you may do the following 1 Follow Step 1 through 5 above to show hidden files 2 Browse in the Recycled folder to locate the files you d like to delete Right click the files you d like to delete and select Delete You can change the settings to delete the files directly without sending them to the Recycled folder 1 Right click on the Recycled folder under Photo Safe II 2 Select Properties 3 Select the Photo Safe II hard drive 4 Select the option Do not move files to the Recycle Bin Remove files immediately when deleted On Mac 1 Connect Photo Safe II to your computer Double click the HARDDISK icon on the desktop to access the Photo Safe II hard drive To delete files drag files from your Photo Safe Il Hard Drive to Trash or select the item and press Command Delete Note that deleted files will be in the Trash Can and take up Photo Safe II storage space until you empty Trash If you change your mind about deleting the item before you choose Empty Trash you can recover the deleted files by 1 Click the Trash icon in the dock 2 Drag the item out of the Trash To empty Trash choose Empty Trash from the Finder
8. you can view file information copy progress copy confirmation etc Can transfer photos from the camera to Photo Safe II via USB 2 0 port No you will not be able to transfer files from the camera to Photo Safe II via USB You may however insert the digital camera memory card directly into Photo Safe II to transfer the files Questions about copy speed copy confirmation copy file name copy options delete files What is the copy speed from a memory card to Photo Safe II The actual copy speed depends on a variety of factors including the type of memory card that you are using the size of the files and the number of files that you are copying Asa benchmark It takes approximately 5 minutes to copy a full 1GB regular speed CF card to Photo Safe II and approximately 3 5 minutes to copy a full 1GB Ultra II SD card to Photo Safe Il Can copy a specific folder or file from my memory card to Photo Safe II No you can only copy the content of the entire memory card If copy the same memory card a second time does it write over my data on the hard drive No when you copy the same memory card a second time a new unique folder will be created for the second copy For example the first copy will Page 26 Revision 1 1 Photo Safe Il User s Guide save files in folder name CF00001 and the second copy will save files in folder name CFO0002 etc Can copy data from one memory card to another direct
9. 1 Photo Safe Il User s Guide 5 Using Additional Features 5 1 Copying from MS SD MMC xD Card to CF Card You can use Photo Safe II to copy card content from a Memory Stick MS Duo MS PRO Duo SD HC MMC or xD Picture Card onto a CF card i HF e i sta eF MS MS Duo SD MMC xD CF 1 First insert the card MS MS Duo MS PRO Duo SD MMC or xD with the files you want to copy into the corresponding card slot Photo Safe II will display the memory card type and amount of data on the card The COPY icon will flash indicating that Photo Safe II is ready to copy 2 Next insert the CF card to which you d like to copy the files 3 Press the POWER SELECT button to switch the designated copy location from HD to CF Photo Safe II will show the CF indicator and the free space on the CF card cory C on Fj gE Free O Wy In the above example it is indicating that you will be copying the SD card content onto the inserted CF card which has 386MB free space 4 Press the COPY EXE button to start copy Data on the inserted card will be copied onto the CF card 1 As the copy operation progresses Photo Safe II will display the percentage of the total copy task completed 2 When copy is completed you will see copy confirmation OK and 100 indicating that data on the card has been copied 5 While the 100 is displayed on the screen press and hold the COPY EXE button to vi
10. DIGITAL FOCI Photo Safe II Portable Photo Storage with Memory Card Reader User s Guide Note Digital Foci Inc reserves the right to make improvements and or changes to the products and programs described in this User s Guide at any time without notice Please read the entire User s Guide before operating the device Digital Foci Inc assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this User s Guide Nor does Digital Foci Inc make any commitment to update the information contained herein Trademarks Photo Safe II and Digital Foci are trademarks of Digital Foci Inc All names and products mentioned within this document are registered trademarks of their respective companies 2008 Digital Foci Inc All rights reserved This publication is intended for sole use by the owner of the associated device Neither this publication nor any part of this publication may be printed and distributed electronically distributed reproduced translated or reduced to any other electronic medium or machine readable form without the prior written permission of Digital Foci Inc Digital Foci Inc 3111 Via Mondo Rancho Dominguez CA 90221 USA Limited Warranty As the original purchaser of this product you receive these warranties from Digital Foci Inc Your Photo Safe II hereafter referred to as Device will be free from defects in material and workmanship and will perform in substantial compliance with y
11. Safe IT To keep Photo Safe II in good condition and working properly follow these basic guidelines Keep Photo Safe II in its carrying case for safe transport and storage Do not drop jar bump shock or expose Photo Safe II to severe vibration Do not handle or shake Photo Safe II while data is being transferred Do not operate or store Photo Safe II in dusty environments Do not leave Photo Safe II under direct sunlight in a parked car or in other situations where the temperature may be above 140 F 60 C To prevent risk of short circuit and damage do not expose Photo Safe II to liquids precipitation or moisture To avoid bodily injury or damage to internal components do not take apart Photo Safe II Never force the USB cable if it does not plug in smoothly Instead examine the head of the cable to make sure that the plug orientation is correct Never force insertion of the memory card if it does not insert smoothly Instead examine to see if the memory card is facing the correct direction Run file management tools such as Scan Disk Disk Defragmentation and other similar tools periodically to keep Photo Safe II performing at its best Do not insert or remove memory cards or the USB cable while Photo Safe II is accessing data Photo Safe II User s Guide Table of Contents De Welcome assis ssiscssvssicg saan sivas Saba asav be dasaslbtnd shun shtv an sotvedecoubeheanseiueastoneataasswaednapibeavensi beans
12. ansferring data or connected to your computer Second periodically run Error checking Scan Disk Defragmentation and other hard drive maintenance programs on Photo Safe II Your computer should have adequate tools included with its operating system software Check the instruction manual of your computer for details Revision 1 1 Page 28 Photo Safe Il User s Guide 7 Troubleshooting and Technical Support My computer does not recognize Photo Safe Il Make sure that the Main USB connectors are properly connected to your computer and the Mini USB connector is properly connected to Photo Safe Il Plug in the AC power adapter to Photo Safe II Photo Safe II might not be getting enough power from your USB port Try different USB ports On some computers the USB ports are not all the same There might be one main USB port and the other are extensions running off the main USB port If you are using a desktop computer we recommend the USB ports on the back of the computer as they are more stable Try a different USB cable The USB cable might have malfunctioned If the above does not help restart your computer and try again Also check to see if there is a drive conflict between any network drives or other devices connected to your computer and your Photo Safe II hard drive When your Photo Safe is connected to your computer it will look for the first available drive letter and use 3 consecutive letters The first two wil
13. copy function again to see if Photo Safe Il is now functioning properly It is recommended that you reformat your memory card in the camera on a regular basis to maintain data integrity My Photo Safe Il froze and would not respond How do reset it e To reset Photo Safe Il please remove the battery from the battery compartment Photo Safe II will reset the operating system You can then replace the battery and power on Photo Safe Il and return to normal operations When disconnecting Photo Safe Il from my computer get a message saying that the device was disconnected in an unsafe way e You did not properly disable Photo Safe II before disconnecting it from your computer This might cause data loss or cause your Photo Safe II to freeze Refer to Section 4 5 Safely Disconnecting Photo Safe II From Your Computer for details instructions on safely disconnecting Photo Safe Il I am a Mac user I try to dismount Photo Safe II hard drive from my computer and I get a message that The device is in use and could not be ejected but I do not have any application open e If you get the message saying that the hard drive is in use please check the setting of the Mac OS Energy Saver It might be that the Energy Saver is attempting to put the hard drive to sleep and the error message comes up because the computer is trying to put Photo Safe to sleep In this case do the following Go to Menu gt System Preferences gt Energy Save gt S
14. d in its designated slot If the memory card does not slide in easily double check that you are inserting it in the correct slot and in the correct manner Please pay special attention when you insert and remove the CF card As a comparison most digital SLRs are designed with full CF card slots They can allow this because the CF card slot typically inserts perpendicular to the camera body and can support a full depth CF card slot with ejector button Because Photo Safe II is designed to be as compact as possible for user s convenience the CF card slot has a less deep opening Insert and remove the CF card with extra caution when using the device 1 Inserting the CF card The CF card should slide smoothly into the CF Page 11 Revision 1 1 Photo Safe Il User s Guide card If you feel any abnormal resistance do not force the CF card any further to avoid the possibility of bending one or more CF card slot pins In this case simply retract the CF card slot and reposition it for insertion 2 Ne Removing the CF card When removing the CF card from the CF card slot take caution to pull out the CF card straight and not at an angle Pulling or twisting the CF card out of the slot at an angle may cause the CF card slot pins to become bent as the CF card is removed This will cause difficulties the next time you try to insert the CF card as the CF card slot pins may not be able to align with the holes on the CF card 5 O
15. drive LCD display 2 text icon LCD screen with backlight Memory cards supported CompactFlash Type MultiMedia card RS MMC SD card SDHC card miniSD card Memory Stick MS PRO MS Duo MS PRO Duo xD Picture Card Computer interface USB 2 0 compatible with USB 1 1 Transfer rate PST 251 to computer Up to 60 MB sec Memory card to PST 251 Up to 5 0 MB sec Copies a full 1GB CF card in about 3 1 2 minutes Copy status indicator Percentage completed copy confirmation number of files copied sequence number of created folder Operational status indicator Memory card type active partition remaining hard drive space battery life LED indicators Data access status for memory card and hard drive External power 100 240V AC to 5V 2 5A DC Battery power User replaceable rechargeable Li lon battery Rechargeable via USB or external power adapter Battery life Approximately 80 minutes Copies a 1GB CF card 16 times on a full charge Auto shut off Yes after 2 minutes of inactivity OS compatibility Windows Vista XP 2000 SP4 Macintosh OS 10 0 amp later Linux OS 2 4 x amp later File system support FAT32 Supports multiple partition Yes Dimensions 4 6 L x 3 0 W x 0 8 H Weight 0 6 Ib with hard drive and battery Page 32 Revision 1 1 Photo Safe Il User s Guide FCC Rules and Regulations Part 15 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Ru
16. e Il 1 Press and hold the COPY EXE button for 5 to 10 seconds until you see the HD icon show up on the screen Revision 1 1 Page 10 Photo Safe Il User s Guide 2 The red HDD LED will light up indicating that Photo Safe Il is recalculating its available hard drive space 3 When the process is finished Photo Safe II will display the available hard drive space 4 Open the card cover and insert the memory card into its designated slot with the label side of the card facing up Photo Safe Il has three different memory card slots each designed to support a specific set of memory card formats On the cover of each card slot you can see the text labels of the memory card format for that slot 1 CF supports CompactFlash Type format 2 MS xD SD MMC supports Memory Stick xD Picture card SD Card SDHC High capacity card and MultiMedia Card 3 MS Duo MS PRO Duo miniSD supports MS Duo MS PRO Duo miniSD and RS MMC card ww SD MMC xD MS MS Pro 3 Compact miniSD MS Duo Flash B A 3 EJ eng naas somna Insert the memory card into its designated slot with the front of the card facing forward Push the card in gently until you feel a slight click when the memory card connectors make contact with Photo Safe Il Note When copying from memory card to Photo Safe Il make sure that only one card is inserted for each copy A Warning Take special care to insert the memory car
17. er location to which you want to copy the files 3 To copy files drag files from your Photo Safe II Hard Drive to the Macintosh Hard Drive 4 Your files will be copied from the Photo Safe II hard drive to the location you specified on your computer 4 3 Deleting Files from Photo Safe Il Hard Drive on Your Computer You can delete the files saved on your Photo Safe II hard drive by connecting it to your computer Delete the files on Photo Safe II just as you do for the files on your computer hard drive Follow the instructions below to copy the backed up files to you computer On Windows 1 Connect Photo Safe II to your computer Double click My Computer to open up the My Computer window Double click the Photo Safe II hard drive with device label HARDDISK to access the files on Photo Safe Il Page 17 Revision 1 1 2 Photo Safe Il User s Guide Browse to the files folder you d like to delete Right click the files folders you want to delete and select Delete Note that deleted files might still be in the Recycled Folder and take up Photo Safe II storage space until you delete them from the Recycled Folder lf you change your mind about deleting the items you can recover the deleted files by 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ne In My Computer browse to the Photo Safe II hard drive Select TOOLS gt FOLDER OPTIONS Select View tab Ne N N Under Files and Folders go to Hidden Files and Folders Select Show
18. es 10 3 1 Copying Photos From Memory Card to Photo Safe Il essssssesesseceeseseeses 10 3 2 Understanding Backup Folder Name Assignments ssccscsssssssesessersseseres 14 3 3 Accessing and Deleting Your Copied Files on Photo Safe Il ssssseseees 14 4 Accessing Photo Safe Il on Your COMPUTED c sessscsssesssssssesseessceseeeeceeees 15 4 1 Connecting Photo Safe Il to Your Computer esesessosososeseseseseseseosososososeseososososes 15 4 2 Locating and Copying Your Backed Up Files to Your Computer 00 17 4 3 Deleting Files from Photo Safe II Hard Drive on Your Computer s0000 17 4 4 Safely Disconnecting Photo Safe Il from Your Computtel cscsssssssseesssers 19 5 Using Additional Features cscscsscssssscsssscessscssscssssscscesccsassecsssacseccscsseeseees 21 5 1 Copying from MS SD MMC xD Card to CF Card sssesesescsosscscscsossesesessscsccosososee 21 5 2 Deleting Memory Card with Photo Safe Il csscsssssssssssscsssseccecssssecsessessesseces 22 5 3 Checking Remaining Hard Drive Space csscsscssssscssssscsssssscesssssessessessesseces 22 5 4 Reformatting Photo Safe Il esosoesesesescscscecsososscscscscesesessscscscsosececscscscesesesssesescsososee 23 5 5 Creating and Using Multiple Partitions on Photo Safe Il tt sesseeeseeeeees 24 Page iv Revision 3 25 1 Photo Safe II User s Guide
19. ew the copy details The screen will toggle between 1 The total number of files copied and 2 The folder number created for this card format to which the files are copied The created folder and all copied subfolders and files will be located in the FILES folder on the CF card Page 21 Revision 1 1 Photo Safe Il User s Guide 5 2 Deleting Memory Card with Photo Safe Il You can use Photo Safe II to delete all the data on a memory card 1 Insert the memory card in its designated slot Note that the delete feature will not be available if 2 cards are inserted at the same time 2 Press the POWER SELECT button to switch to DELETE mode The DEL icon will flash to show that Photo Safe Il is ready to delete the memory card 3 Press and hold the COPY EXE button for 3 seconds to start the deletion 4 When deletion is completed you will see the screen confirmation OK and 100 NOTE It is highly recommended that you always use your digital camera to format your memory card to ensure data integrity 5 3 Checking Remaining Hard Drive Space Do the following to recalculate the hard drive space available on Photo Safe Il 1 Press and hold the COPY EXE button for 5 seconds on Photo Safe Il Release the button when you see the HD icon shows up on the screen 2 The red HDD LED will light up indicating that Photo Safe II is re initiating itself and recalculating its available hard drive space 3 Whe
20. g memory card type and copy sequence number for each card type to help you easily locate your files The created folder and copied contents will be located in the folder named FILES on the Photo Safe II hard drive Every new folder is automatically assigned an 8 character folder name with 2 parts e The first 2 characters are letters that indicate the type of memory card copied o CF CompactFlash o SD Secure Digital o MS Memory Stick formats o MMC MultiMedia Card o XD xD Picture Card e The next 5 characters are sequential numbers starting from 00001 followed by 00002 00003 that indicate in which the folders were created for the specific card format copied For example Folder is created in the FILES directory on Photo Safe II HARDDISK FILES CF00003 Photo Safe II F CF format _ j 3 folder created Hard Drive of this format 3 3 Accessing and Deleting Your Copied Files on Photo Safe II You cannot browse through the copied files or delete the copied files directly on Photo Safe Il To access or delete files from the hard drive connect Photo Safe II to your computer The copied files are located in the FILES folder on the Photo Safe II hard drive Delete the files on Photo Safe II just as you do for the files on your computer hard drive Refer to Section 4 Accessing Photo Safe II On Your Computer for more details Page 14 Revision 1 1 Photo Safe Il User s Guide
21. l be for the 2 memory card slot for example G and H followed by the one for the hard disk in this case it will want to use for the hard drive If l is already taken by another device the hard disk might not show up If this is the case you can manually change the drive mapping for the Photo Safe hard drive by following these steps in Windows o Right click on the My Computer icon and select MANAGE o Inthe Computer Management window select Disk Management under the Storage grouping o Locate the device Volume for the Photo Safe hard disk and right click on it to select Change Drive and Letter Paths o Select Change and pick an available drive letter o This will manually assign a drive letter to your Photo Safe hard disk tried to copy from a card to Photo Safe Il and know have enough space on the hard drive The copy task started but stopped in the middle of the copy task and shows an ERROR message If the copy progress reached a certain then stops one likely causes is that there are some files directories on the card that were corrupt interrupting the copying process To test this please reformat the memory card in your camera Please note to back up your pictures before formatting the card as it will delete all on Revision 1 1 Page 29 Photo Safe Il User s Guide the files on the card After you re format the card please take some pictures in your camera and try the
22. l partitions Again under Volume Label change the drive name to something easy to identify such as PST2 14 If the newly created Photo Safe II hard drive partitions do not show up on your computer Disconnect it and reconnect it to your computer to verify that it has been formatted correctly Page 24 Revision 1 1 Photo Safe Il User s Guide For Mac OS 1 Connect Photo Safe II to your Mac with the USB cable Please make sure you have AC power plugged in On Mac select Finder gt Applications gt Utilities gt Disk Utility Double click to open the Disk Utility application In Disk Utility select the appropriate drive for Photo Safe Il and click on the Partition tab From the Volume Scheme pop up menu choose the number of partitions you d like to create Click each partition and type a name for it choose a format and type a size You can also drag the divider between the partitions to change their sizes This is the name that will show up under the drive icon on your desktop Eor memory card copy function to work you must format the drive in MS DOS File System Click on the Partition Button in the lower right corner of the window The created drives should now appear in the list of disks and volumes You will also see the volumes in the sidebar of Finders window 5 5 2 Using Multiple Partitions on Photo Safe Il 1 Press the ENTER button once and Photo Safe II wil
23. l show you the first partition and its remaining hard drive space Then press the POWER SELECT button to toggle between the partitions on the hard drive Once you see the desired partition insert your memory card into Photo Safe Il and start the copy task Your memory card content will be copied to the specific partition you selected Revision 1 1 Page 25 Photo Safe Il User s Guide 6 Frequently Asked Questions Questions about capacity memory card USB port How many photos music and video files can store on Photo Safe II 80GB actual storage space 74 5GB 31 000 pictures 160GB actual storage space 149GB 62 000 pictures Photo capacity based on 5 mega pixel photos approximately 2 4 MB each Will need a memory card adapter to access any of the supported memory card formats Photo Safe Il directly reads from and writes to CompactFlash Type including Extreme III IV UDMA MultiMedia Card SD Card SDHC cards miniSD Memory Stick MS PRO MS Duo MS PRO Duo and xD Picture Card Can download RAW images or video files into Photo Safe II Photo Safe Il can copy and store any type of file formats The files will be copied in their original file names with any alternations You can retrieve the original files you copied onto Photo Safe II by connected it to a computer However please note that you cannot view pictures on its screen Photo Safe II has a text based LCD screen where
24. leep and uncheck Put the hard disk to sleep when possible I am a Windows user deleted the files from Photo Safe II but found that the files are only deleted from the directory but the storage space is not returned How can free up the hard disk space on my Photo Safe e One possible reason for the situation is that the deleted files still exist in the Recycled folder on your Photo Safe II To check for these hidden files you may do the following 1 In My Computer select the backup folder under Photo Safe II 2 Select TOOLS gt FOLDER OPTIONS 3 Select View tab 4 Under Files and Folders go to Hidden Files and Folders 5 Select Show hidden files and folders This way you ll be able to see the hidden files You will see a Recycled folder and you can access this folder and delete these files from your hard drive e You can change the settings to delete the files directly without sending Page 30 Revision 1 1 Photo Safe Il User s Guide them to the Recycled folder 1 Right click on the Recycled folder under Photo Safe II 2 Select Properties 3 Select the Photo Safe II hard drive 4 Select the option Do not move files to the Recycle Bin Remove files immediately when deleted I am a Mac user deleted the files from Photo Safe II but found that the files are only deleted from the directory but the storage space is not returned How can free up the hard disk s
25. les Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operations The device has been tested and verified to be within the energy emission limits for Class B digital devices as defined in Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential situation This device 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 Installed correctly it probably will not interfere with your radio or TV However we do not guarantee the absence of interference If you modify the device in any way without approval from Digital Foci Inc your device may violate FCC regulations Violation of FCC regulations may cause the FCC to void your rights to use the modified device If you suspect this device is causing interference power off and on the device while your radio or TV is showing interference If the interference disappears when you turn the device off and reappears when you turn the device on something in the device is causing interference To reduce interference try these suggestions e Change the direction of the radio or TV antenna e Increase the separation between the device and radio or TV e C
26. ly Photo Safe II can only copy data from the memory card to the Photo Safe Il hard drive You will not be able to copy data from the Photo Safe II directly onto a memory card without a computer However if you have Photo Safe Il connected to a computer you can use the computer to copy and past files from the Photo Safe II hard drive to a memory card Can I delete my copied files directly on Photo Safe II You cannot delete files on the Photo Safe II directly To manage the data on your Photo Safe II hard drive you can do this with your computer with Photo Safe Il connected by USB Once connected your computer will automatically recognize Photo Safe II and show 2 removable devices for the card slots and 1 hard drive To access the Photo Safe II hard drive double click on the drive labeled HARDDISK The files you copied from memory cards to Photo Safe II will be located within the default FILES folder You can delete files or photos on the Photo Safe II hard drive as you would on other drives on your computer Questions about battery AC power USB power How long is the battery life of Photo Safe II on a full charge A full battery charge is capable of up to 80 minutes of continuous operation It can copy a 512MB regular speed CF card 18 times on a full charge 9 GB of data and a 1GB Ultra II SD card 16 times on a full charge 16GB of data with a few days of shelf time in between This translates to approximately 60 minutes
27. menu Note you need to have Photo Safe II connected to your computer when you empty Trash Revision 1 1 Page 18 Photo Safe Il User s Guide 4 4 Safely Disconnecting Photo Safe Il from Your Computer To properly disconnect Photo Safe Il from your computer disable the device before unplugging it from the computer The method to disable the device will vary based on the operating system of your computer Refer to the instruction manual of your computer for details on how to do this A Warning Unplugging Photo Safe Il before properly disabling it increases the risk of disrupting data transmission between Photo Safe II and your computer This might crash your computer and Photo Safe II and cause data loss Disabling devices in Windows 1 Locate the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the icon tray at the lower right hand corner of your computer screen You can move the mouse pointer over the icons until you see the Safely Remove Hardware label Double click on this icon to open the Safely Remove Hardware window Select the hardware device named USB Mass Storage Device Click on the Stop button and a confirmation window will appear Click OK at the confirmation window to confirm the action Close the Safely Remove Hardware window by clicking on the Close button ae ee ON You will see a confirmation message telling you that it is safe to remove the device Click OK to confirm i
28. n the process is finished Photo Safe II will display the partition and its available hard drive capacity on the screen You can also check the hard drive space by connecting Photo Safe II to your computer On Windows 1 Double click My Computer to open up the My Computer window 2 Double click the Photo Safe II hard drive with device label HARDDISK In Right click within the window and select Properties 3 You will be able to view the Used Space and Free Space of your Photo Safe II hard drive On Mac 1 Right click the Photo Safe II hard drive icon on the desktop 2 Select Get Info Page 22 Revision 1 1 A Photo Safe Il User s Guide 5 4 Reformatting Photo Safe Il Warning Formatting Photo Safe II will erase all data stored on the device Photo Safe II is provided to you pre formatted and ready to use If you do wish to format Photo Safe II please note that the Photo Safe II hard drive has to be formatted in FAT32 format for Windows or MS DOS file system for Mac in order for the card copy function to work The card copy function will not work if the hard drive is formatted as NTFS file format For Windows You may use a partition software called SwissKnife to format the Photo Safe II hard drive in FAT32 format 1 Download the software at http www compuapps com Download swissknife swissknife htm 2 Connect Photo Safe II to your computer Make sure you plug in the AC power adapter to prevent p
29. nce the memory card is inserted Photo Safe II will display the memory card type and amount of data on the card The COPY icon will flash indicating that Photo Safe Il is ready to copy ca Ge Fuad we 2 JJ In the above example it is indicating that a CF card is inserted and the space used on the card is 439MB 6 Press the COPY EXE button to start the copy task Both the red HDD LED and blue Card LED will blink to indicate that data is being accessed and copy is in progress 1 As the copy operation progresses Photo Safe II will display the percentage of the total copy task completed a Gan 2 When copy is completed you will see copy confirmation OK and 100 indicating that data on the card has been copied oma y Ge Page 12 Revision 1 1 Photo Safe Il User s Guide Note The actual transfer time depends on various factors such as type and speed of the memory card and number of files As an estimate It takes approximately 5 minutes to copy a full 1GB regular speed CF card to Photo Safe Il and approximately 3 5 minutes to copy a full 1GB Ultra Il SD card to Photo Safe Il 7 While the 100 is displayed on the screen press and hold the COPY EXE button to view the copy details The screen will toggle between 1 The total number of files copied and 2 The folder number created for this card format to which the files are copied n Go a re wet FU EY dj For
30. of battery life with shelf time in between Is the battery rechargeable Yes you can recharge the battery either with the included AC power adapter or via USB power Please note that charging via AC power adapter will be faster Is the battery user removable Yes you can easily replace the battery by removing the front battery door of Photo Safe Il Is it O K to recharge at any level of remaining charge i e must it be depleted before recharge With the current Lithium lon battery technology the same that Photo Safe Il uses the result called memory effect is not a problem In early rechargeable batteries the Nickel Metal Cadmium when you charge the battery at the 1 2 way point you reset the total capacity of the battery to the point where you started to recharge it With Photo Safe Il it is safe to recharge it at anytime and you should Page 27 Revision 1 1 Photo Safe Il User s Guide avoid depleting the battery completely before recharging Please also note that it is beneficial to avoid storing a lithium ion battery at full charge A Li ion battery stored at 40 charge will last many times longer than one stored at 100 charge Storing the battery in a cool place when not in use will also prolong its battery life Will be able to use the included AC adapter to charge the Photo Safe II battery while I m traveling in Europe where the voltage is not 110V The standard AC power adapter that c
31. omes with your Photo Safe II can support power ranging from 100 to 240 volts This will allow you to use the AC power adapter worldwide Since the plug type on the standard AC power adapter is the North American standard you may need a different plug adapter when traveling outside of North America Can Photo Safe receive power from the USB port Yes Photo Safe II runs on USB power when connected to your computer You can also charge the Li lon battery via USB power by connecting Photo Safe Il to your computer Questions about USB connection OS compatibility using Photo Safe as external hard drive amp card reader My computer only has USB 1 1 ports available Can Photo Safe II still be connected Yes Photo Safe Il is backward compatible with USB 1 1 Just note that the copy speed will be slower with a USB 1 1 port Can I use Photo Safe Il as an external hard drive or memory card reader Yes when connected to the computer you can use Photo Safe II as an external hard drive to back up data on your computer In additional you can use it as a memory card reader to read from you memory cards or copy data from your computer on the card How can help maintain the data on Photo Safe II There are two ways you can help maintain your Photo Safe II contents First make sure to keep Photo Safe Il away from hot and dusty environments Be careful not to drop or bump Photo Safe II Do not touch or move Photo Safe II while it is tr
32. onnect the device into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the radio or TV is connected If these suggestions don t help consult your computer dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for more suggestions Page 33 Revision 1 1 DIGITAL FOCI 3111 Via Mondo Rancho Dominguez California 90221 USA Copyright 2008 Digital Foci Inc All rights reserved
33. our user documentation accompanying the Device for year from the purchase date providing proper use of the Device Your warranty rights will be honored so long as you read and follow your user documentation for all aspects of operating the Device Any unauthorized or improper use of the Device may cause your warranty to become void If there is a problem or defect with your Device please contact Digital Foci Inc Disclaimer This limited warranty is the only warranty Digital Foci Inc makes for the Device To the extent allowed by Law no other warranty applies whether expressed implied or statutory including any warranty of merchantability of fitness for a particular purpose or of non infringement This warranty does not cover accidental damage wear and tear or consequential or incidental loss Under no conditions is Digital Foci Inc liable for loss of or damage to a computer nor loss of or damage to programs records or data nor any consequential or incidental damages even if Digital Foci Inc has been informed of their possibility Additional Rights Some states or countries do not allow exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or limitations on the length of an implied warranty so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state or country to country Caring for Your Photo
34. ower interruption Power interruption during hard drive formatting can damage your hard drive Run the software Under Devices select USB gt USB Host Adapter 3 Click on Device Info on the left side and the Disk information will show up Click on MORE INFO to confirm that Model Number says PST Next click on Partition and Quick Format Highlight the partition and click DELETE This will delete the partition Next under Volume Label change the drive name to something easy to identify such as PhotoSafe OM NOOR Y 10 Leave Partition Type as Primary and File system as FAT32 11 Type in the size you d like to assign to the first partition You can also drag the divider to change the size 12 If the newly created Photo Safe II hard drive partitions do not show up on your computer Disconnect it and reconnect it to your computer to verify that it has been formatted correctly For Mac OS Refer to section 5 5 1 on how to format and create multiple partitions on Mac OS Page 23 Revision 1 1 Photo Safe Il User s Guide 5 5 Creating and Using Multiple Partitions on Photo Safe II In the case that Photo Safe Il encounters an erroneous operation and freezes you can reset by removing the battery 5 5 1 Creating Multiple Partitions on Photo Safe II Make sure that the partitions are formatted with FAT32 as primary partitions Please note that the Photo Safe II hard drive has to be forma
35. pace on my Photo Safe II e In Mac any files or folders you deleted drag to the Trash will remain there until you empty the Trash To free the disk space you need to empty the Trash by following these instructions 1 Connect Photo Safe to your Mac with the USB cable 2 On Mac select Finder gt Empty Trash This will delete your deleted files in the hidden trash folder and Photo Safe II disk space will be returned reformatted my Photo Safe II hard drive and the copy function no long works e Please note that the Photo Safe II hard drive has to be formatted in FAT32 format or MS DOS File System for Mac for the card copy function to work If you do wish to format the Photo Safe II hard drive at any point note that formatting delete all data on the hard drive make sure it is formatted in FAT32 format When formatted in NTFS file system the Photo Safe II hard drive can still work as an external hard drive when connected to the computer but the card copy function will not work e Please Refer to Section 5 4 Reformatting Photo Safe II for instructions on how to reformat Photo Safe Il Technical Support If you are still having trouble using your Photo Safe II please contact Digital Foci Inc technical support Digital Foci at support digitalfoci com Page 31 Revision 1 1 Photo Safe Il User s Guide 8 Appendix Technical Specifications Model No PST 251 Hard drive 5400rpm 2 5 SATA hard
36. perational status active partition remaining hard drive capacity battery life Copy status indicator displays percentage completed copy confirmation and number of files copied Automatic sequential folder numbering For each copy Photo Safe II creates a unique folder name indicating media card type and copy sequence per card type to keep you organized Rubber covers for memory card slots to protect slots from dust High speed USB 2 0 connection for fast uploads and downloads to and from your computer LED indicators show data access status for memory card and hard drive User removable Li lon battery rechargeable via computer USB port or external power adapter Functions as external hard drive and memory card reader when connected to computer PC amp Mac compatible Revision 1 1 Page 5 Photo Safe Il User s Guide Supports multiple partitions on hard drive Auto shut off function saves battery power 1 3 System Requirements for Computer Connection 1 Computer running on any of the following operating systems o Windows Vista XP 2000 SP4 o Macintosh OS 10 0 amp later o Linux 2 4 amp later 2 One available USB Port 1 4 Package Contents Before using your Photo Safe II check that your package contains the following items Photo Safe II Rechargeable Li ion battery Dual plug USB cable AC power adapter Carrying Case Quick Start Guide 1 5 Supported Memory Card Formats Photo Safe
37. pi Safe To Remove Hardware The USB Mass Storage Device device can now be safely removed from the system 8 Now it is safe to unplug Photo Safe Il from your computer As an alternate method of disconnecting Photo Safe II from your computer if your computer does not successfully disable the device from the Safely Remove Hardware 1 Make sure that there is no data being written to or from Photo Safe Il 2 Manually turn off Photo Safe II by pressing and holding the Power Button for 3 seconds This will safely shut down the Photo Safe II hard drive 3 Unplug USB connection between Photo Safe II and your computer Page 19 Revision 1 1 Photo Safe Il User s Guide Disabling devices in Mac You can eject Photo Safe II from Mac by the following ways 1 Dragging the Photo Safe II hard drive disk icon into the Trash Can 2 Use the eject icon in Finder window sidebar or 3 Go to Finder Menu gt File gt and select Eject Photo Safe II hard drive If you get the message saying that the hard drive is in use please check the setting of the Mac OS Energy Saver It might be that the Energy Saver is attempting to put the hard drive to sleep and the error message comes up because the computer is trying to put Photo Safe to sleep In this case do the following 1 Go to Menu gt System Preferences gt Energy Save gt Sleep and uncheck Put the hard disk to sleep when possible Page 20 Revision 1
38. the battery is charging When the battery is fully charged the battery icon will stop flashing and show 3 full bars Note If the battery does not charge automatically i e battery icon is not flashing when connected to the AC adapter press the POWER button to start the charging operation It takes approximately 2 hours to fully charge an empty battery with the AC power adapter On a full charge Photo Safe II has a battery life of approximately 80 minutes with continuous use Note You can also charge the battery via USB power by connecting Photo Safe Il to your computer if you are not accessing the hard drive Note that it takes approximately 10 hours to charge an empty battery with one USB port connected and 5 hours with 2 USB ports connected 2 3 Power On Off To turn on Photo Safe II press and hold the POWER button until the screen lights up If you are turning on Photo Safe II with AC power connected you might need to press and hold the POWER button for up to 10 seconds To turn off Photo Safe Il press and hold the POWER button until the screen turns off 2 4 Battery Saving Feature Photo Safe Il has a power saving feature that conserves battery power If no button has been pressed and there is no activity for 2 minutes Photo Safe II will turn off automatically This feature is disabled when the device is connected to the computer or when an ERROR message is shown on the screen Page 9 Revision 1 1 Pho
39. to Safe Il User s Guide 3 Copying Files from Memory Card to Photo Safe II Follow these instructions to copy memory card content to the Photo Safe II hard drive 3 1 Copying Photos From Memory Card to Photo Safe II 1 Power on Photo Safe II by pressing and holding the POWER button until the screen lights up The screen will flash the current firmware version At the time of the writing the firmware version is V 3 25 The INSERT CARD icon will flash prompting you to insert a memory card Before you insert a memory card you can check the available hard drive space on Photo Safe Il To do so press the COPY EXE button The screen will show P1 which stands for Partition 1 of the hard drive and the available hard drive space eee e sA You can create multiple partitions on the Photo Safe II hard drive This feature lets you select to which specific partition to copy your memory card content for different copy tasks For instructions on how to create and use multiple partitions please refer Section 5 5 Creating and Using Multiple Partitions on Photo Safe Il Note 1 Based on industry conventions the actual available hard drive storage space is approximately 74 5GB for the 80GB Photo Safe Il and approximately 149GB for the 160GB Photo Safe II Note 2 If files have been added or deleted on Photo Safe II via the computer do the following to recalculate the hard drive space available on Photo Saf
40. tted in FAT32 format or MS DOS File System for Mac for the card copy function to work For Windows You may use a partition software called SwissKnife to format the Photo Safe II hard drive in multiple partitions 1 Download the software at http www compuapps com Download swissknife swissknife htm 2 Connect Photo Safe II to your computer Make sure you plug in the AC power adapter to prevent power interruption Power interruption during hard drive formatting can damage your hard drive Under Devices select USB gt USB Host Adapter 3 Click on Device Info on the left side and the Disk information will show up Click on MORE INFO to confirm that Model Number says PST Next click on Partition and Quick Format Highlight the partition and click DELETE This will delete the partition the hard drive space will be indicated as Unallocated NDW 8 Next under Volume Label change the drive name to something easy to identify such as PST1 9 Leave Partition Type as Primary and File system as FAT32 10 Type in the size you d like to assign to the first partition You can also drag the divider to change the size 11 Click CREATE to format the first partition of the Photo Safe II hard drive 12 The created partition will be indicated under Current partition s details 13 Click on Free Space under Current partition s details and repeat Steps 8 to 11 to create additiona
41. ur computer If HARDDISK does not show up make sure that the AC adapter is connected Page 16 Revision 1 1 Photo Safe Il User s Guide 4 2 Locating and Copying Your Backed Up Files to Your Computer The files you copied from your memory card will be located in the folder named FILES on the Photo Safe II hard drive For each copy Photo Safe Il creates a unique folder name indicating memory card type and copy sequence number for each card type For detailed information on the folder names refer to Section 4 3 Understanding Backup Folder Name Assignment Follow the instructions below to copy the backed up files to you computer On Windows 1 Double click My Computer to open up the My Computer window 2 Double click the Photo Safe II hard drive with device label HARDDISK Next double click on the FILES folder to locate your copied files 3 Right click the folders you want to copy and select Copy 4 Next double click My Computer again to open up another My Computer window 5 In this second window browse to the target location that you want to copy your files to Right click within the window and select Paste 6 Your files will be copied from the Photo Safe II hard drive to the location you specified on your computer On Mac 1 Double click the HARDDISK icon on the desktop to access the Photo Safe II hard drive 2 Double click the Macintosh Hard Drive icon to open it Browse to the fold
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