Videonics Firestore Instruction Manual page 21

VIDEONICS FIRESTORE
Connecting FireStore to a Computer (cont)
2. Shut down your computer, FireStore and any connected FireWire disk
drives.
3. Using a 6-6 FireWire cable, connect FireStore's "To Computer" connec
tor to a 6-pin FireWire port on your computer. This may be located on a
PCI slot or on the front or rear of your computer (consult your computer
manual for more information).
4. If you haven't done so, connect your FireWire disk drive(s) to FireStore
(see pages 13-14 for more information).
5. Power up FireStore, any connected disk drives and your computer sys-
tem (ensure you have loaded the appropriate FireWire drivers on the com
puter before use. Consult your disk drives documentation for more in-
formation)
6. Once FireStore has booted up, press the "HDD" key. You will be asked
"Goto HDD mode?" Press Play for Yes or Stop for No. The connected
drives will then mount to your computer system and bypass FireStore al-
together.
7. To dismount the drives from your computer and return to FireStore,
press the "STOP" button. On a Macintosh and some Windows based com
puter system, it is necessary to first dismount the drive by dragging it to
the Trash icon (Mac) or performing a Stop device procedure (Windows) to
exit (see pages 43 and 45 for more information).
Connecting FireStore to a Battery Power Supply
It is possible to connect FireStore to an external battery supply. The require-
ments for an external battery are:
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