Universal Serial Bus Interface Hexa Media Drive USB HMD Model YD-8V14 Users Manual Copyright © 2002 Y-E Data, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D Important instructions for use of the Hexa Media Drive (HMD) Caution Prohibition z z z z z z Before connecting the USB HMD to your PC, read through this manual. The driver software may have to be installed in advance. When connecting/disconnecting the USB cable of the USB HMD or turning on/off your PC, remove all memory cards. This product is precision equipment.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D Table of Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. OVERVIEW ................................................................ ................................................................................................ ............................................................................... ............................................... 4 1.1. FEATURES OF THE USB HMD................................................................................. 4 1.2.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 1. Overview The USB Hexa Media Drive (HMD) is a multi-format memory card reader/writer for the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface, which allows you to use six types of memory cards with a single device. To use the HMD, your computer must have a USB port, your OS must support USB, and the software for the USB HMD must be installed. 1.1.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 1.2. Exterior Features of the USB HMD Mount LEDs USB Cable Access LED USB mini B Compact Flash Connector Smart Media Memory Stick SD Memory Card MMC USB A Connector Connect to PC. Smart Media Memory Stick or SD Memory Card or MMC Compact Flash NOTE: The mount LEDs indicate that media is in use and power is supplied. 1.3. Package Content USB HMD USB Cable Driver CD-ROM NOTE: Memory cards are not included. Purchase them separately.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 1.4. Types of Available Memory Cards Memory Card CompactFlash Microdrive SmartMedia Memory Stick MultiMediaCard (MMC) SD Memory Card Support DOS-formatted memory cards are supported. I/O cards such as modem, LAN, and PHS cards are not supported. We have checked the operation of IBM Type II Microdrives of up to 1 GB. When using an IBM Microdrive, remove other memory cards.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 1.5. 149313-02 Rev. D Memory Card Slots 1) CompactFlash and Microdrive Insert a Compact Flash/Microdrive card in the bottom slot with the label side up. 2) Smart Media Insert a Smart Media card in the top slot with the gold terminal side up. 3) Memory Stick Insert a Memory Stick in the upper part of the middle slot with the label side up.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 1.6. Supported OSs PC Macintosh OS Mac OS X (Ver. 10.1.2 or greater) Windows Mac OS 8.6 Mac OS 9.0 Mac OS 9.0.4 Mac OS 9.1 Mac OS 9.2 Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Windows 98 Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Driver Software This product works with the standard driver in OS X. Install the driver software from the CD-ROM. Page 9 This product works with the standard driver in Windows.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 2. Macintosh 2.1. How to install (For Mac OS X Ver.10.1.2 or greater) Installation of drivers for OS X is not required. This product works with the standard drivers built into OS X. 1) With the power of your Mac on, connect the HMD using the included USB cable to a USB port on your Mac. 2) Insert a media card into the Hexa Media Drive. After a few seconds a new “removable media” icon will appear in the Finder.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 2.2. How to install (For Mac OS 8.6, 9.0, 9.1 and 9.2) You need to install the driver before connecting the Hexa Media Drive (HMD) to your Mac. Follow these steps to install the driver. 1) Insert the Hexa Media Drive Driver CD-ROM into your Macintosh. You must restart your computer after installation, so close all application programs before installation. 2) The CD-ROM window should open automatically.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 5) The version information, license agreement, and other data are displayed. Read them and click the Continue button. 6) Confirm the installation location (change it as necessary). Click the Install button to start installation. 7) A warning message, saying that you must restart your computer after installation, appears. Click Continue to continue installation.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 8) Installation is now complete. Click Restart to restart your computer. 9) After restart, connect the attached USB cable between the HMD and a USB port of your Macintosh. 10) When you insert a memory card into the HMD, its corresponding drive icon appears in your Finder, which indicates that you can access it. Double-click the icon to display files on the memory card.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 2.4. How to operate on Macintosh 1) Inserting (mounting) a memory card When you insert a memory card into the USB HMD, its corresponding mount LED on the HMD lights up and its corresponding memory card icon appears on your desktop, which indicates that you can access it. Insert a memory card in the correct orientation at proper speed as far as it will go. If you insert it too slowly or stop it halfway, it may not be recognized correctly.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D When you un-mount a memory card, its corresponding mount LED turns off and the memory card icon disappears from your desktop. If you do not perform the un-mount operation and just remove memory card media, your computer may hang or data on the memory card may be lost. NOTE: Do not remove any memory cards or perform the un-mount operation when the access LED is lit. 3) Connecting/disconnecting the USB cable.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 2.5. Restrictions for Macintosh 1) Format Do not initialize (format) memory cards on your Mac. Memory cards initialized on your Mac may not be available for devices such as digital cameras. It is best to format memory cards in your digital camera or digital device. 2) Ejecting a memory card. This product does not provide auto eject function. When removing a memory card, first perform the un-mount operation and then pull it out of the HMD manually.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 9) Access LED. When access is in process or the access LED is lit, do not perform the un-mount operation, sleep operation, and connection/disconnection of memory cards. 10) Using two or more devices. If you connect two or more USB devices (except for keyboard and mouse) to a single computer, the USB HMD may not operate normally depending on the USB devices you use at the same time. 11) Recommended operating environment.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 3. Windows 3.1. How to Install (For Windows XP) The Hexa Media Drive does not require to use with Windows XP. The Hexa Media Drive can be simply plugged in and will be recognized by the OS automatically. However, the various card types will appear as a generic “removable drive” icon. We have included a drive label utility that will install custom drive labels that will make it easier to differentiate the various cards easily.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 3) Immediately after the installer has started up, following menu will appear. Click Install to start installing the driver files. NOTE: If you run Install.exe twice, the second run performs un-installation. 4) The ‘Choose Setup Language’ screen of the installer appears. Click the OK button to proceed. The same driver will be installed whichever language you choose. 5) Click the NEXT> button to proceed.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 6) Click the Finish button to finish the installer. Windows automatically restarts after a few seconds. 7) If Windows reboots, please log in the account that has administrator authority again. Next, connect the Hexa Media Drive to the USB port with the included USB cable. Windows will automatically recognize the Hexa Media Drive. Windows will add the new hardware automatically. Four new memory card drive icons will be added to your “my computer” folder.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 8) If a memory card is inserted and a corresponding icon is double-clicked, a window will open and you will be able to access the contents of the card. Icon Corresponding Memory Card Compact Flash Microdrive SmartMedia Memory Stick SD media Card Multi Media Card : In the case of use OS before Windows XP SP1, for icon, the left figure is displayed.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 3.2. 149313-02 Rev. D How to install (For Windows 2000) For Windows 2000, you need to install the driver from the Driver CD-ROM. Before connecting the USB HMD to your PC, follow these steps to install the driver. 1) Start up Windows 2000 and log in using the administrator account. 2) Insert the Driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive on your PC. The installer starts up automatically.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 4) The ‘Choose Setup Language’ screen of the installer appears. Click the OK button to proceed. The same driver will be installed, whichever language you choose. 5) Click the NEXT> button to proceed. The installer copies necessary files to the hard disk. 6) Click the Finish button to finish the installer. Windows automatically restarts after a few seconds.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 7) When Windows has restarted, log in using the administrator account again. Then, connect HMD to a USB port on your PC with the attached USB cable. The USB HMD is automatically recognized by Windows, and it is added as new hardware. When the installation is complete, four new memory card drive icons are added in the My Computer folder. In the following example, (E:) through (H:) are assigned as drive letters.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 3.3. How to install (For Windows Me) For Windows Millennium Edition (Me), the HMD works with the Microsoft's driver software that is included in the OS as standard. Install the icon driver from the attached Driver CDROM. This driver changes the icons to those corresponding to individual memory cards, in order to use this product more easily. Follow these steps to install the icon driver from the attached Driver CD-ROM. 1) Start up Windows Me.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 4) The ‘Choose Setup Language’ screen of the installer appears. Click the OK button to proceed. The same driver will be installed, whichever language you choose. 5) Click the NEXT> button to proceed. The installer copies necessary files to the hard disk. 6) Click the Finish button to finish the installer. Windows automatically restarts after a few seconds.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 7) When Windows has restarted, connect HMD to a USB port on your PC with the attached USB cable. The USB HMD is automatically recognized by Windows, and it is added as new hardware. When the installation is complete, four new memory card drive icons are added in the My Computer folder. In the following example, (E:) through (H:) are assigned as drive letters. Note that the drive letters may differ depending on your PC environment.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 3.4. How to install (For Windows 98 and Windows 98 SE) For Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), you need to install the driver from the Driver CD-ROM. Before connecting the USB HMD to your PC, follow these steps to install the driver. 1) Start up Windows 98. 2) Insert the Driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive on your PC. The installer starts up automatically.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 4) The ‘Choose Setup Language’ screen of the installer appears. Click the OK button to proceed. The same driver will be installed whichever language you choose. 5) Click the NEXT> button to proceed. The installer copies necessary files to the hard disk. 6) Click the Finish button to finish the installer. Windows automatically restarts after a few seconds.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 7) When Windows has restarted, connect HMD to a USB port on your PC with the attached USB cable. The USB HMD is automatically recognized by Windows, and it is added as new hardware. When the installation is complete, four new memory card drive icons (Removable Disk) are added in the My Computer folder. In the following example, (E:) through (H:) are assigned as drive letters. Note that the drive letters may differ depending on your PC environment.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 3.5. How to change the drive letter (Reference information) Installing the HMD may change the drive letters (E, F, etc.) of the CD-ROM drive and other drives. In this case, you can change the drive letters of the memory card reader/writers by setting in the Computer Management menu. The procedure for changing the drive letter is described below. 1) In the Control Panel, double-click on the Administrative Tools icon to open it.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 4) Right-click on the disk of which the drives letter you want to change, and in the displayed menu, select and click on [Change Drive Letter and Path…]. Right-click 5) The following window for changing the drive letter will be displayed. Click on [Change…]. 6) In the following window for editing, set a desired drive letter and click on the [OK] button. In this example, the drive letter of the CompactFlash card drive is set to J.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 7) The following confirmation dialog box will appear. Click on the [Yes] button. 8) When the My Computer is opened, the change is reflected. In the following example, the CompactFlash and SmartMedia card drives are set to J and K, respectively.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 3.6. How to operate on Windows This section describes how to operate the HMD with Windows, using Windows XP as an example. For other OSs, the screens may differ, but basic operation is the same. 1) Inserting (mounting) a memory card When you insert a memory card into the USB HMD, its corresponding mount LED on the HMD lights up, which indicates that you can access it. Insert a memory card in the correct orientation at proper speed as far as it will go.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 2) Removing (ejecting) a memory card [Important] This product does not provide door lock function or auto eject function. To remove media safely, we recommend that you perform the following eject operation and then pull out the memory card. Especially for Windows 2000 and Windows XP, unexpected errors may occur, so we strongly recommend performing the eject operation.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 4) Disconnecting the USB cable For Windows Me, Windows 2000, and Windows XP, before disconnecting the USB cable, click the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon on the task tray to remove the device, and then disconnect the USB cable. For Windows Me, memory cards are displayed as four independent drives; remove all of them. Windows 98 does not have the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon on the task tray.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 6) Uninstalling the driver software. To uninstall the driver software, run “Install.exe” from the Driver CD-ROM. You can also uninstall the driver software by selecting it in the Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs. 3.7. Restrictions for Windows 1) Formatting a memory card Do not format (initialize) memory cards on Windows.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 6) 149313-02 Rev. D Inserting/pulling out a memory card. Before inserting/pulling out a memory card, be sure to check that the access LED is not lit. If copy looks complete on the Windows screen, access may be in process due to the cache of the OS. When a card is being accessed and the access LED is lit, do not insert another card. 7) Microdrive. When using an IBM Microdrive, remove other memory cards.
USB Hexa Media Drive Users Manual 149313-02 Rev. D 4. Specifications 4.1. Operating Temperature Range During operation : 5 to 40°C (41 to 104°F) Not during operation : -30 to 60°C (-22 to 140°F) 4.2. Operating Humidity Range 30 to 80% RH: No condensation 4.3. Position during Operation Use this product in a horizontal position (with the access LED and the mount LED up). 4.4. USB Specifications USB Spec : Complying with Ver 1.1 Transmission rate : 12 M Bps (Full Speed Device) 4.5.
