Lindy 20689 - Manual

USER MANUAL

1394

External Drive

LI NDY No. 20689, 20674, 20695

FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS

This eq uipmen t has been tested and fo und to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are design ed to pro vide reaso nab le pr otection against harmfu l
in terf eren ce in a residential installatio n. This eq uipmen t gener ates, uses an d can r adiate radio frequency
energy and, if n ot in stalled and used in accor dance with the instru ctio ns, th ere is no gu aran tee that
in terf eren ce will no t occu r in a particu lar installation. If th is equipment does cause harmful interference to
equip ment off and o n, th e user is en cour aged to tr y to co rrect the interference by on e or mo re o f the
fo llowing measur es:
Reorien t or relo cate the receiving anten na.
In crease the Distance between the equipment and r eceiver.
Co nnect the eq uipmen t into an outlet on a circuit d iff eren t from that to which the receiver is conn ected.
Co nsult the d ealer or an exp erienced rad io/TV technician for h elp.

TRADEMARKS

MS-DOS, Windows, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/me/XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Macintosh and Ma c are trade ma rks of Apple Computer

*All of the third-pa rty brands a nd names are the property of their respe ctive owners.

1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Hardware :

Notebook and desktop computer with IEEE-1394 port supported.

Operation system:

Win98/98SE, Win-Me, Win2000, Win XP, Mac OS 8.60 or above.

2. Drivers INSTALLATION

For Win98/98SE User

You c an use 1394 externa l drive in Win98/98SE sa me a s Win-me/2000/XP directly. You also can
upgrade the 1394 driver of win98/98SE from Mic rosoft web site by follow ing steps.
Step 1. Sign on to the internet and go to the Window s 98 support we b site:

www.microsoft.com/windows98.

Step 2. Locate the softw are upgrade search func tion, e nte r “ 1394”, the n click [Searc h]

Step 3. Re lated se arch results w ill appea r on a ne w scree n, a nd the first ite m should be

“wind...1394 storage ...” which is the software you nee d to download. Ple ase click on it.

Step 4. Ple ase re ad the related informa tion, then click on [NEX T]

Step 5. Fina lly, enter the downloa d page. The la nguage menu under the “License Agreement” is

automa tically set on English; please select another language, if you prefe r.

Step 6. Afte r downloading has finished .D ouble-clic k the software to insta ll upgrade program.
Step 7. After the software installed, resta rt your computer .The 1394 drive r is upda ted.

For Win- Me/2000/XP User
This 1394

Externa l

Drive is supported by Mass Storage Device in Win Me/2000/XP

system directly .You don’t need to install any drivers.
When you finished the hardware installation ,a green Unplug or Eject hardware icon
will appear in system tray.
Double click on [ My Comput er], a new
drive Disk is added, it is the 1394

External

Drive which just installed.

For Mac OS User
You don’t need to install any drivers. When you finished the hardware installation ,
a new drive Disk is added on your desktop. it is the 1394

External

Drive which just

installed.

4. Remove/Reject the Device

Win 98/98SE User
Safety unplug 1394 plug from computer.

Win-me/2000/XP User
Step 1. Right click the green arrow icon on system tray.
Step 2. Select Remove/Reject devices.
Step 3. Highlight the [USB Mass Storage Device] in the dialog box, click on [ Stop].
Step 4. Choice the 1394 External Drive that you want to disconnect, then click on

[Stop] again on next screen.

Step 5. Wait for few seconds, the system prompts “You may saf ely remove this

device” . Plug out the 1394 cable from the 1394 port of computer.

MAC OS User

When disconnecting your 1394 External Drive from computer, close all windows

and quit all running applications that are stored on the 1394 External Drive and drag
1394 External Drive’s icon into “Trash” to dismount it from the Desktop prior to
unplugging the 1394 External Drive from the 1394 port .
CAUTION !!
Do not plug out t he 1394 External Drive f rom the 1394 port of your comput er or
HUB while copying files to or from the device or while files or applications st ored
on the 1394 Ext ernal Drive are in use.
DOING SO MAY RESULT IN LO SS OF DATA.