USER GUIDE iXpand™ Flash Drive 951 SanDisk Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035 ©2013 SanDisk Corporation.
Introduction Getting Started • Connecting to iPhone/iPad • Charging • Understanding the LED indicator Applications • • • • • • • • • App Overview Camera Roll Sync File Management Photo Video Music Password Protection Sharing Contact Management Device Settings • Drive Name • Formatting • Firmware update Troubleshooting & Support
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Introduction iXpand Flash Drive Overview USB Connector Lightning Connector LED Indicator Figure: iXpand Flash Drive layout Automatically syncs photos and videos from camera roll when connected. Transfer photos and videos from the camera roll to the drive to free up iPhone/iPad memory. Watch popular-format movies directly from the drive1. Encrypts files across iPhone, iPad, and computers for secure transfer2.
Works with iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air ™, iPad mini ™, iPad with Retina display and newer (iOS 7.1+). Windows vista®, Windows 7, Windows 8, Mac OS X v10.6+. Specifications Interface: Lightning and USB 2.0 connectors Available in: 16GB, 32GB and 64GB3 Operational Temperature: 0~60° C. Dimensions: 64.17mm x 36.78mm x 11.80mm Battery: pre-charged, ready to use 1 Support for .WMV, .AVI, .MKV, .MP4, .MOV video formats. Compatible device required.
Getting Started Connecting to iPhone/iPad Physical connection Gently lift the Lightning connector slightly to connect to iPhone/ iPad Installing the app When you’ve connected the drive to your iPhone or iPad, you’ll be prompted to install the companion iXpand Sync app.
1 If this does not occur, please be sure the drive is fully charged. On the screen, select “App Store”. 2 Install the “iXpand Sync” app from the App Store. Charging iXpand Flash Drive Plug your drive into a computer USB port or a USB AC adaptor* to charge it.
LED Indicator The LED on the side of iXpand Flash drive indicates its battery, charging and transfer status as explained below • Green – sufficient battery • Red – low battery level. Charge by plugging the device to a USB port of PC/Mac computer or a USB AC adaptor • Amber- charging in progress. Will become green when done • Blinking-file transfer in progress.
Applications App overview iXpand sync app is the companion to your iXpand Flash Drive. Its major functions: 1. Add photos/videos from the camera roll to the drive with the ‘+’ button. 2. Access other functions - camera sync, “My Downloads”, settings and transfer contacts through the menu icon in the top left corner.
Camera Roll Sync You can back up your camera roll to the iXpand Flash Drive by setting up auto-sync or manually syncing as needed. Automatic Sync Set-up once and transfer your camera roll to the drive automatically each time the drive is connected. To set-up: 1 Connect the iXpand Flash Drive to the iPhone/iPad. 2 On the app, go to Menu Camera Sync. 3 Turn on the “Automatic Sync” option on the camera sync screen. Syncing may take longer than normal the 1st time.
4 Select “Sync Now”. 5 All the files in your Camera Roll will be copied to the drive in the folder specified as the Sync Destination. Syncing may take longer than normal the 1st time. Once set up, only newly added files will be copied to the drive. File Management Use your iXpand Flash Drive and iXpand sync app to transfer and manage files between your iPhone, iPad, PC and Mac computer. Transfer photos and videos from your iPhone or iPad to the drive 1 Connect the iXpand Flash Drive to your iPhone/iPad.
3 Press at the bottom of the screen. 4 Choose “Save to My Downloads” or, if you’re copying iOS-supported photos and videos only, choose “Save Images/Videos” to save them to the Camera Roll 5 The selected files will be saved to your phone. Files downloaded to My Downloads are accessible using the iXpand sync app even when drive is not connected.
Transfer files between Mac computer and drive To transfer content between your iXpand Flash Drive and Mac computer: 1 Plug your iXpand Flash Drive into your Mac computer’s USB port.
2 Drag and drop music, videos, photos, and documents between your Mac computer and the iXpand Flash Drive window. Delete files 1 Connect the iXpand Flash Drive to your iPhone/iPad. 2 Press “Select” and choose the files you’d like to delete from the drive. 3 Press at the bottom of the screen. You can swipe left on a file icon in list view and choose “delete” to easily remove individual files.
Search 1 In the file view, pull down the screen. 2 You will see a search box appear at the top. Enter the file name you would like to find. 3 You’ll see search results appear for any matching files. Photos Supported file formats BMP, TIF, TIFF, JPG, PNG, GIF, XBM, ICO, TGA Playback 1 Plug the iXpand Flash Drive to your iPhone/iPad. 2 The contents of the drive will appear. Browse to the folder containing your photos. 3 Tap the photo you’d like to view.
4 Slideshow settings can be changed through the settings option on the same screen. Videos Supported file formats WMV, AVI, MKV, MP4, MOV, FLV, MPG, RMVB, M4V, TS Playback 1 Connect the iXpand Flash Drive to your iPhone/iPad. 2 The contents of the drive will appear. Browse to the folder containing your videos. 3 Tap the video you want to play. 4 You can play other videos in the same folder by swiping left or right. Some DRM-protected content cannot be streamed.
Playback 1 Connect the iXpand Flash Drive to your iPhone/iPad. 2 The contents of the drive will appear. Browse to the folder containing your music. 3 Tap the song you want to play. 4 You can play the other songs in the same folder by swiping left or right. Playback supports music purchased from iTunes. Some DRM-protected content is not supported. Check with the content provider for playback restrictions.
5 Enter a hint for your password. Then select OK. IMPORTANT: If this password is forgotten, locked files will not be recoverable. 6 Once the security is enabled, a folder called “SanDiskSecureAccess Vault” (along with a SanDisk SecureAccess Vault Settings folder) is created in the drive. Do not delete SanDiskSecureAccess Vault Settings folder, if you want to use security feature. Secure Files on iPhone/iPad 1 To secure files, enable security first as explained above.
4 Read and accept the license terms and click “Next”. 5 Enter the password you used to protect files on iXpand Flash Drive using iXpand Sync app.
6 Read the guidelines and click “Next”. 7 Access locked files or lock additional files using the below interface.
To access the secured files on Windows®- based computers, download Secure AccessTM software from downloads.sandisk.com/downloads/SanDiskSecureAccessV3_win.exe and follow the instructions at http://downloads.sandisk.com/downloads/qsg/secureaccessv2qsg.pdf Sharing You can share files from your iXpand Flash Drive in many ways including Facebook, Twitter and others from within the app. How to share 1 Connect the iXpand Flash Drive to your iPhone/iPad. 2 Select the file you want to share from the drive.
3 Select “Backup”. Restore 1 Go to Menu Transfer Contacts Restore 2 Choose the backup file you’d like to restore. 3 Select “Restore”. The contact restore operation may create duplicate contacts.
Device Settings Drive Name You can choose a name for your drive to make it easier to identify the drive in your file browser when it’s plugged into a PC or Mac computer. 1 Go to Menu Settings Drive Name 2 In the text box, name the drive and hit OK. Formatting the drive 1 Connect the drive to a PC/Mac computer through the USB connector. 2 Format the drive as a regular USB flash drive. iXpand Flash Drive must be formatted as FAT-32 only.
e. Legal terms and conditions Device FW Update SanDisk rolls out regular app updates to constantly improve the user experience. When a firmware update is available and the drive is connected to an iPhone or iPad, you will see a prompt in the app (as below). Hit OK to update the app. DO NOT disconnect the drive while app update is in progress.
Troubleshooting & Support In-app Support Go to Menu Help. To access the app walkthrough, getting started guide and online support. Online Support The support page for iXpand Flash Drive is available at: www.sandisk.com/support/ixpandflashdrive SanDisk is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. iXpand and SanDisk SecureAccess are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation. iPhone, iPad, and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc.
