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USER'S MANUAL ™ CONTENTS Home How To Use This Online Guide Getting Started Connecting to a Macintosh Connecting to a PC Compatible How To Use the Dazzle ZiO! Dazzle OnDVD Software for PC Compatible Computers Troubleshooting Your Dazzle ZiO! Obtaining Technical Support How To Contact Us CONTENTS 2 ? HELP CONTACT BACK NEXT
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1 USER'S MANUAL ™ GETTING STARTED Introduction What's Included With the Dazzle ZiO! System Requirements Parts of the Dazzle ZiO! Card Readers Registering the Dazzle ZiO! CONTENTS 5 ? HELP CONTACT BACK NEXT
USER'S MANUAL ™ Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Dazzle ZiO! Reader. The Dazzle ZiO! is a card reader/writer available in four different models (CompactFlash™, SmartMedia™, MultiMediaCard™ / Secure Digital™, and Memory Stick™) for new Apple iMac, iBook, PowerBook, G3/G4, and PC compatible owners. The Dazzle ZiO! is easy to use and provides transfer rates of up to 900KB/sec.
USER'S MANUAL ™ Parts of the Dazzle ZiO! Card Readers ZiO! MultiMediaCard / Secure Digital Reader ZiO! SmartMedia Reader ZiO! Memory Stick Reader ZiO! CompactFlash Reader USB Connector (Male) Power On / Activity LED Power On / Activity LED MultiMediaCard / Secure Digital card slot SmartMedia card slot Memory Stick card slot CompactFlash card slot USB Extender Cable (Included with each ZiO! card reader). Female connector of USB extender cable (ZiO! USB plug can be connected here).
USER'S MANUAL ™ Registering the Dazzle ZiO! Thank you again for purchasing the Dazzle ZiO!. In order for us to better serve you, we encourage you to register your Dazzle ZiO! as soon as possible. There are several benefits to registering the Dazzle ZiO!: 1. Registering your Dazzle ZiO! entitles you to free periodic driver software updates when available. 2. Registering your Dazzle ZiO! entitles you to Technical Support from Dazzle. There are three options for you to register the Dazzle ZiO!: 1.
2 USER'S MANUAL ™ CONNECTING to a Macintosh Installation Overview Installing the Driver Software Connecting to a USB Port Connecting to a USB Hub CONTENTS 9 ? HELP CONTACT BACK NEXT
USER'S MANUAL ™ Installation Overview The Dazzle ZiO! is relatively easy to install and operate. To avoid complications during the installation process, please follow the steps in order as described in this chapter. Installing the Driver Software IMPORTANT NOTE: For the ZiO! MultiMediaCard / Secure Digital and ZiO! Memory Stick card readers, driver installation is only required for Mac OS 8.6 and is not required for Mac OS 9.x and greater.
USER'S MANUAL ™ 6. Select your ZiO! model from the list (as shown below) to install the appropriate drivers and then click "Install." 7. The Dazzle Logo window will appear. Click the “Continue” button to continue the installation. 8. A window will appear containing the Read Me. Read the contents of the Read Me window and click “Continue”. 9.
USER'S MANUAL ™ NOTE: the actual driver installation should take only a few seconds. 10. A final dialog box will appear advising that the software installation was completed successfully. Click the "Restart” button to restart your computer. Congratulations! Driver installation is now complete. You may now connect the Dazzle ZiO! to your computer after restarting. Proceed to the next page for instructions on connecting the Dazzle ZiO!.
USER'S MANUAL ™ Connecting to a USB Port 1. Connect the USB connector of the Dazzle ZiO! to the USB port of your Macintosh computer. Use only the primary ports located on the back (G3, G4) or side (iMac, iBook) - do not use the USB port on the keyboard. If necessary, connect the ZiO! first to the included USB extender cable, then connect the other end of the extender cable to your USB port. 2. Make sure the cable ends are firmly connected.
USER'S MANUAL ™ Connecting to a USB Port (continued) The ZiO! can be connected directly to the USB port (as shown on the previous page) or by using the included extender cable (as shown below) so it can be positioned in more convenient locations. As shown in the illustrations below, attach the USB connector from the ZiO! to the female end of the USB extender cable. Then connect the USB plug of the USB extender cable to the USB port on your Macintosh.
USER'S MANUAL ™ Connecting to a USB Hub 1. Connect the USB hub (purchased separately) to the USB port on your Macintosh. NOTE: Use only with a powered USB hub. 2. Then connect the USB connector of the Dazzle ZiO! to a port on the USB hub. If necessary, connect the ZiO! first to the included USB extender cable, then connect the male end of the extender cable to a port on the USB hub. NOTE: The USB cable may be plugged into the computer or hub while the computer is running.
3 USER'S MANUAL ™ CONNECTING to a PC Compatible Installing the Driver Software on Windows XP Installing OnDVD on Windows XP Installing the Driver Software and OnDVD Software on Windows 98, Me, and 2000 Connecting to a USB Port Connecting to a USB Hub CONTENTS 16 ? HELP CONTACT BACK NEXT
USER'S MANUAL ™ Installing the Driver Software on Windows XP IMPORTANT NOTE: For the MultiMediaCard/Secure Digital and MemoryStick ZiO! card readers, driver installation is not required for Windows XP. For the SmartMedia and CompactFlash ZiO! card readers, driver installation is required for Windows XP and is detailed below. Driver Software Installation for CompactFlash and SmartMedia ZiO! on Windows XP 1. Connect your CompactFlash or SmartMedia ZiO! to the USB port on your computer or USB hub.
USER'S MANUAL 5. ™ Once Windows has installed the drivers, click "Finish" to complete the driver installation. Click “Finish” Congratulations! Driver software installation is now complete. Please refer to page 29 for information regarding product usage.
USER'S MANUAL ™ Installing OnDVD on Windows XP: 1. Insert the Dazzle Installation CD and close any open applications. 2. A menu will appear with several options. Select "Install Dazzle OnDVD" from the menu to begin the installation. 3. At the OnDVD Welcome screen, click "Next" to continue the installation. Click Next 4. Click Yes CONTENTS 19 Read the License Agreement. To agree to the terms of the License Agreement and continue with the OnDVD installation, click "Yes" as shown on the left.
USER'S MANUAL ™ 5. Click “Next” to install OnDVD into the default location of your computer. 6. OnDVD will begin the installation operation displaying a status box as shown on the left. 7. Click "Finish" to complete the OnDVD installation and restart your computer. Click Next Congratulations! The Dazzle OnDVD software installation is now complete.
USER'S MANUAL ™ Installing the Driver Software and OnDVD Software on Windows 98, Me and 2000 The Dazzle ZiO! is relatively easy to install and operate. To avoid complications during the installation process, please follow the steps in order as described in this chapter. Before connecting and using the Dazzle ZiO!, you must first install the driver software located on the accompanying Dazzle Installation CD.
USER'S MANUAL ™ 5. After a few moments the setup program displays a dialog box similar to the one as shown on left. Click "Next." Click Next. 6. Read the license agreement. To agree to the terms and continue with the installation, click "Yes" as shown on the left. Click Yes. 7. Click "Next," to install the drivers to the default location on your computer. Click Next.
USER'S MANUAL ™ 8. Click "Next" to accept the default program folder that will be installed for your ZiO!. Click Next. 9. An overview of the installation will appear. Click "Next" to continue the installation. Click Next. 10. CONTENTS 23 You will then see a status window advising the progress of the current installation (as shown on the left).
USER'S MANUAL ™ 11. Click Next. 12. A dialog box will appear asking if you would like to read the included “Read Me” file. To view the Read Me, click "Next." A new window containing the Read Me will open. When finished viewing the file close the window. If you choose not to view the Read Me, deselect the check box near "Yes I want to view the Read Me file" and click "Next." Click "Finish" to complete the driver software installation.
USER'S MANUAL ™ 14. At the OnDVD welcome screen, click “Next” to continue the installation. Click Next. 15. Read the license agreement. To agree to the terms of the license agreement and continue with the OnDVD installation, click “Yes” as shown on left. Click Yes 16. Click “Next”, to install OnDVD to the default location on your computer.
USER'S MANUAL ™ 17. 18. OnDVD will begin the installation operation displaying a status box as shown on left. Click “Finish” to restart your computer. Click Finish NOTE: The OnDVD bonus software may be installed at any time by inserting the Dazzle Installation CD and selecting “Install Dazzle OnDVD” from the first menu. Congratulations! The installation is now complete. You may now connect the Dazzle ZiO! to your computer after restarting.
USER'S MANUAL ™ Connecting to a USB Port 1. Connect the USB connector of the Dazzle ZiO! to the USB port on your computer. If necessary, connect the ZiO! first to the included USB extender cable, then connect the other end of the extender cable to your USB port. NOTE: The ZiO! may be connected to the computer while the computer is running. 2. Make sure the cable ends are firmly connected. Be careful not to confuse the upper and lower parts of the connector.
USER'S MANUAL ™ Connecting to a USB Hub 1. Connect the USB hub (purchased separately) to your computer's USB port. NOTE: Use only with a powered USB hub. 2. Then connect the USB connector of the Dazzle ZiO! to a port on the USB hub. If necessary, connect the ZiO! first to the included USB extender cable, then connect the other end of the extender cable to a port on the USB hub. NOTE:The USB cable may be plugged into the computer or hub while the computer is running.
4 USER'S MANUAL ™ HOW TO USE the Dazzle ZiO! Digital Media Card Compatibility Inserting a SmartMedia Card Inserting a CompactFlash Card Inserting a MultiMediaCard or Secure Digital Card Inserting a Memory Stick Card Mounting and Accessing a Card (Macintosh) Formatting Cards (Macintosh) Removing a Card (Macintosh) Inserting and Accessing a Card (PC) Formatting Cards (PC) Removing a Card (PC) CONTENTS 29 ? HELP CONTACT BACK NEXT
USER'S MANUAL ™ This section describes the operation relating to the Dazzle ZiO! and digital media cards. To avoid complications while attempting to use your Dazzle ZiO!, Dazzle recommends reading this entire chapter. For installation information, refer to “Chapter 2: Connecting to a Macintosh” (page 9) or “Chapter 3: Connecting to a PC Compatible” (page 16).
USER'S MANUAL ™ Inserting a SmartMedia Card (continued) Insert the SmartMedia card as shown in the illustration below. The Dazzle ZiO! can only accept 3.3V SmartMedia cards. Notice the notched corner of the SmartMedia card. The location of the notch for a 3.3V SmartMedia card will appear on the right-hand side when you are looking directly at the gold contacts from the top - refer to the illustration at the bottom of the page. Flip the card over and be sure to insert the (3.
USER'S MANUAL ™ Inserting a CompactFlash Card 1. Position the CompactFlash card in the direction as shown in the illustration below. 2. Insert the card being certain of the orientation - all leading manufacturers of CompactFlash cards adhere to a specification requiring a positive keying of the card. Gently push the card in all the way until the card is locked in place. The card will slide in on the molded rails and a slight amount of resistance will be felt as the connectors make contact.
USER'S MANUAL ™ Inserting a MultiMediaCard or Secure Digital Card 1. Position the card in the direction as shown in the illustration below. 2. Insert the card into the slot with the gold contacts facing down. Gently push the card in all the way until the card is fixed in place. IMPORTANT: Notice the notched corner of the MultiMediaCard or Secure Digital card and be careful not to insert the MultiMediaCard / Secure Digital card in the wrong direction.
USER'S MANUAL ™ Inserting a Memory Stick Card 1. Position the Memory Stick in the direction as shown in the illustration below. 2. Insert the Memory Stick into the slot with the gold contacts facing down. Gently push the Memory Stick in all the way until the card is fixed in place. IMPORTANT: Notice the rounded corner of the Memory Stick card and be careful not to insert the Memory Stick in the wrong direction.
USER'S MANUAL ™ Mounting and Accessing a Card (Macintosh) After a card is inserted on a Macintosh computer, a distinct icon will appear on the Mac OS desktop. This is the “mounted” state, which enables read and write operations for the card. The time required between card insertion and mounting depends on the type and brand of card. Usually, a card can be mounted and accessed within a few seconds. When a card is mounted, it can be used in the same fashion as a floppy disk or other type of removable disk.
USER'S MANUAL ™ Formatting Cards (Macintosh) There may be instances where you may wish to format a card in the Dazzle ZiO! rather than in the original digital device (camera, MP3 player, etc.). There may also be times when you may be required or prompted to format your card. As such, please read the information in this section for information on formatting CompactFlash, MultiMediaCard / Secure Digital, SmartMedia, and Memory Stick cards.
USER'S MANUAL ™ Removing a Card (Macintosh) 1. Make sure that the "Access/Power" indicator is not flashing. The access indicator will flash when data is being read or written on the card. Wait until the operations are complete and the access indicator is no longer flashing before attempting to remove the card. Removing a card during access operations will cause the data to be lost or corrupted. Drag the card icon to the trash.
USER'S MANUAL ™ Inserting and Accessing a Card (PC) With a PC compatible computer, running Windows (98, 2000, Me or XP), an icon will appear under "My Computer" as a “Removable Disk” with a newly assigned drive letter (see the illustration below) . Double-click on the icon to open the drive. If media is not inserted while doubleclicking the icon, the message "Device not ready" or "Please Insert a Disk" will appear. Insert a card and try accessing the drive again.
USER'S MANUAL ™ Formatting Cards (PC) There may be instances where you may wish to format a card in the Dazzle ZiO! rather than in your original digital device or when the format option is not present. There may also be times when you may be required or prompted to format your card. As such, please read the information in this section for information on formatting cards.
USER'S MANUAL IMPORTANT NOTE: When formatting your media on Windows XP using the Dazzle ZiO!, select “FAT” from the “File System” drop-down menu. This will ensure that your media will be properly formatted for use in digital cameras as well as other digital devices requiring the “FAT” file system. Select “FAT” from the “File System” drop-down menu.
USER'S MANUAL ™ If you have installed the driver software and/or formatting utility for your ZiO! reader, proceed with format using the following steps: 1. Click on the “Start” button located in the lower left hand corner of your desktop and select “Programs”, or “All Programs” under Windows XP, from the pop-up menu. 2. This will display a list of the programs installed on your computer. From the list of programs select your ZiO! reader.
USER'S MANUAL ™ ZiO! - SmartMedia format screen: ZiO! - Memory Stick format screen: The SMPREP utility provides two format options for your SmartMedia card. The “Quick” format option is selected by default, and recommended for general use to erase data on your SmartMedia card. If you experience problems with your SmartMedia, you may wish to select the “Full” format option to completely erase and scan your SmartMedia card for any bad data blocks.
USER'S MANUAL 6. ™ Click “OK”. Formatting is now complete. Click "OK" to finish the format. IMPORTANT NOTE for CompactFlash, MultiMediaCard/Secure Digital, and Memory Stick ZiO! owners: After formatting MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital, Memory Stick, and CompactFlash cards, a dialog box (similar to the one below) may appear recommending that you run the “ScanDisk” Utility on Windows 98, Me, and “Check Disk” on Windows 2000.
USER'S MANUAL ™ Removing a Card (PC) 1. Make sure that the "Access/Power" indicator is not flashing. The access indicator will flash when data is being read or written on the card. Wait until the operations are complete and the access indicator is no longer flashing before attempting to remove the card. Removing a card during access operations will cause the data to be lost or corrupted. 2. To remove a card, grasp the end of the card with your thumb and index fingers, and remove the card from the slot.
5 USER'S MANUAL ™ Dazzle OnDVD Software for PC Compatible Computers Introduction Definitions Getting Started Menu Items Reference Troubleshooting Upgrade Information CONTENTS ? HELP CONTACT BACK NEXT
USER'S MANUAL ™ Dazzle OnDVD Software INTRODUCTION Dazzle OnDVD is easy-to-use software that lets you take your digital pictures and turn them into a slideshow you can record to a CD for playback on your DVD player. Simply select the pictures you want to put into your slideshow (maximum 500 pictures per CD), arrange them on the timeline and record the slideshow to a CD with your CD-Recorder. OnDVD records two copies of your pictures to the CD disc.
USER'S MANUAL ™ DEFINITIONS (continued) JPG - Also known as 'JPEG', this file format is used by the vast majority of digital cameras and applications for digital photographs. JPG is the predominant file format for digital picture files on the Internet. VCD - VideoCD. VideoCD is a special CD format normally used for video but which can also be used for photos. VCDs can be played in all VCD Players and almost all DVD players connected to a TV.
USER'S MANUAL ™ Tutorial - How to use Dazzle OnDVD 1.5 Creating VCD slideshows Step 1 - Locate your digital pictures The pictures may be in a directory on your computer or in the digital camera. In most cases, your digital camera loads pictures onto a flash memory card. Access these pictures easily by removing the card from the camera and inserting it into a flash memory card reader. You can view the contents of the card reader in Windows Explorer.
USER'S MANUAL ™ Tutorial (cont.) Step 5 - Remove unwanted pictures - Click on the picture that you wish to remove from your slideshow - Click the 'Remove' button or press the 'Delete' key to remove the selected picture - Click the 'Remove All' button to remove all the pictures from your slideshow. The selected pictures will be removed from the Picture List and the Timeline but will not be deleted from your computer.
USER'S MANUAL ™ Tutorial (cont.) Step 9- See the original picture files on the CD - Insert the CD into the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive on your PC. • • • • • The viewer application should automatically open If the viewer window does not automatically launch, open Windows Explorer. Navigate to the drive letter of the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive Launch the application on the CD named 'Viewer.exe' The OnDVD Viewer application will be launched.
USER'S MANUAL ™ MENU ITEMS REFERENCE File/Exit - Closes the Dazzle OnDVD application Video CD/Add Picture - Adds a specific picture to the timeline Video CD/Add Directory - Adds an entire directory of pictures to the timeline Video CD/Remove Picture - Removes a selected picture from the timeline Video CD/Remove All - Removes all pictures in the Picture List from the timeline Video CD/Write VCD - Creates a Video CD from your slideshow View/Picture List - Toggles the view of the Picture List window pane Vie
USER'S MANUAL ™ TROUBLESHOOTING 1. My slideshow won't play on my DVD player. a) Check the Owner's Manual of your DVD player to see if it can read VCDs (VideoCDs). If it can, go on to step b. If it cannot, you will not be able to view your slideshow on this DVD player. b) If you recorded the slideshow onto a CD-R disc, check the Owner's Manual of your DVD player to see if your DVD player can read CD-R discs.
USER'S MANUAL ™ TROUBLESHOOTING (continued) 3. I can't record to my CD-Recorder. Does OnDVD support my CD-Recorder? a) OnDVD supports almost all commercially available CD-Recorders and new recorders are constantly being added. If you cannot record to your CD-Recorder, check the Dazzle website for software upgrades. b) If you downloaded all upgrades and you can still not record to your CD-Recorder, call technical support to check on when support for your CD-Recorder will be added.
6 USER'S MANUAL ™ Troubleshooting Your Dazzle ZiO! Common Troubleshooting Questions and Answers CONTENTS ? HELP CONTACT BACK NEXT
USER'S MANUAL ™ Troubleshooting your Dazzle ZiO! Common Troubleshooting Questions and Answers Installation and use of the Dazzle ZiO! is relatively easy and normally should not produce complications. However, if you are experiencing difficulties with your ZiO!, please refer to the following troubleshooting guide for a possible solution. Additional tips and solutions as well as product information can be found on our web site: www.Dazzle.com.
USER'S MANUAL 2. ™ I have installed the ZiO! drivers and have the ZiO! plugged into my USB port, but when I insert my digital media card nothing happens. PC Compatible: The Dazzle ZiO! is a digital card reader/writer that is accessed as a removable disk. In order to access the digital images or data stored on your media card, you must access the ZiO! through it’s "Removable Disk" icon. This can be done by first opening "My Computer".
USER'S MANUAL 3. ™ I have inserted my media card into my ZiO!, but I am unable to access my data. If you are using a SmartMedia card, make sure that you have inserted the SmartMedia card into the ZiO! with the gold contacts facing down and the ZiO! label facing upwards. For more information regarding inserting your SmartMedia, please refer to the section titled "Inserting a SmartMedia Card" in the User’s Manual.
USER'S MANUAL 4. ™ I can see the images on my media inserted in the ZiO!, but how do I download them to my computer. PC Compatible: Images and data can be downloaded or transferred to your computer using basic Windows file transfer techniques. Two of such techniques are drag and drop as well as copy and paste. For information on both drag and drop as well as copy and paste, please refer to your Windows “Help” file in Windows 98, Me, and 2000 and “Help and Support” in Windows XP.
7 USER'S MANUAL ™ OBTAINING Technical Support Contacting Technical Support Returning Products for Service Limited Warranty CONTENTS 59 ? HELP CONTACT BACK NEXT
USER'S MANUAL ™ Contacting Technical Support The Dazzle ZiO! is relatively easy to maintain and operate and normally should not produce complications. However, if you need assistance or have questions of any kind, our trained staff members are ready to help. Our Technical Support Department can be reached by calling 203-3154230 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday or by fax at 203-483-5985. In the UK, please contact local support at +44 118 979 1026.
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