Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product F5U140 Belkin
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USB Media Reader & Writer for CompactFlash ™ F5U140 USB Media Reader & Writer for SmartMedia ™ F5U141 USB Media Reader & Writer for MultiMediaCard/Secur e Digital F5U143 USB Media Read.
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T able of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Installation Procedur e for Windows Operating Systems . .
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Congratulations Thank you for purchasing a Belkin USB Media Reader & W riter (the Media Reader). The Media Readers provide compatibility with all popular flash memory formats, including CompactFla.
Overview Features • Easy transfer of data between slots (F5U148 only) • Quick and easy access to digital photos, MP3s, and other digital files • Doubles as a removable media storage device • B.
3 Overview (cont.) Package Contents • Belkin USB Media Reader & Writer • User Manual • Installation CD Media Insertion To prevent damage to your Media Reader and/or media car d, it is important that the media card be corr ectly inserted into the Media Reader .
Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP 1. Insert the Belkin Media Reader Installation CD. a) After a few moments, the setup application will appear on your computer screen. b) If the setup application does not appear , double-click “My Computer”, then click on your CD-ROM drive icon.
Installation Procedur e for Windows Operating Systems (cont.) 5 click the “My Computer” icon found on your Windows desktop display . When the “My Computer” window opens, you will see a disk drive icon repr esenting each disk drive currently installed on your computer .
6 Installation Procedur e for Windows Operating Systems (cont.) Formatting Y our Media Card If you are using your media car d for the first time, or there is currently no data on the car d, it is recommended the car d be formatted using the provided format utility .
7 Installation Procedur e for Windows Operating Systems (cont.) Full Format The Full Format option will completely reformat the media. This option will also recover any bad block fr om the media. The format utility has been tested and complies with the following media formats.
8 Installation Procedur e for Windows Operating Systems (cont.) Safe Removal of Media Cards and Readers All V ersions of Windows Operating System 1. Do not remove your media car d from the Media Reader while data is being read or written to the car d.
9 Installation Procedur e for Windows Operating Systems (cont.) Uninstalling Y our Media Reader All V ersions of Windows Operating System To uninstall your Media Reader , click the “Start” button, select “Programs”, then select “Belkin Flash Media Reader -W riter” from the pr ogram list.
10 Mac OS 8.6–OS 9.x 1. Insert the Belkin Media Reader Installer CD. a) Double-click on the “USB Media Reader” CD-ROM drive icon that appears on your desktop. b) Click on the Media Reader Installer icon. c) Select the driver for your Media Reader from the list and click the “Install” button.
11 Installation Procedur e for Mac OS (cont.) Mac OS X.1.2 and Above 1. The single-slot Media Readers are mass storage-compliant devices. The USB 8-in-1 Media Reader & Writer is a mass storage-compliant device, and also a multi-LUN device. Support for mass storage-compliant and multi-LUN devices is built into Mac OS X.
12 Installation Procedur e for Mac OS (cont.) Safe Removal of Digital Flash Media Cards Mac OS offers two methods of safely r emoving media cards from your Media Reader: 1. Click on the Media Reader drive icon, then choose “Special” from the command bar on the top of your computer scr een.
13 Tr oubleshooting Cannot find the drive: 1. Click on “My Computer” on your desktop. If you do not see “Removable Drive (X)”, where X r epresents the drive letter on your computer , unplug the Media Reader and uninstall the software and r emove the device in the Device Manager .
14 Tr oubleshooting (cont.) Cannot save files to the media card: 1. Make sure the car d is installed properly . 2. Check the card to make sur e it is not corrupted. 3. Consult your dealer if the problem is not corr ected. Media reader is displayed in “My Computer” as two “Removable Disks”: Install the driver for your Media Reader .
Information FCC Statement DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMP A TIBILITY W e, Belkin Components, of 501 W est W alnut Street, Compton CA 90220, declare under our sole responsibility that the pr oducts: F5U140, F5U141, F5U143, F5U144, F5U148 to which this declaration relates: Comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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