Introduction; About This Guide - Seagate GoFlex Satellite User Manual

1. Introduction

1. Introduction
The GoFlex Satellite™ mobile wireless storage device is a portable hard drive that
broadcasts a wireless signal, allowing you to stream content stored on the drive, such as
music, videos, photos and documents to an iPad
smartphones, computers or any Wi-Fi-enabled device. If you don't have an Apple
device, you can use a Web browser to stream your digital media to another device. See
"System Requirements" for a list of compatible devices and Web browsers.
A single user can enjoy up to five hours of continuous play at home or on the road—without
the clutter of cables and wires. GoFlex Satellite can serve up the same or unique content to
three wireless-enabled devices at the same time, allowing each user to enjoy his or her own
experience.
Inside the GoFlex Satellite device is a 500GB hard drive that can store over 300 high
definition movies (1.5GB MP4 H.264), 125,000 songs, or 100,000 photos.
GoFlex Satellite serves as a mobile wireless network. You select the drive in your wireless-
enabled device's network list and then stream content to your media device.
Setup is easy. Simply connect the drive to your computer, copy the files you want to stream,
wirelessly connect to your GoFlex Satellite device, and in just minutes, you can enjoy your
files around the home, at your favorite hangout or on your next family trip.
The GoFlex Media™ app, specifically for Apple iOS devices, categorizes the digital media
files you copy to GoFlex Satellite. All of your videos, photos, music and documents are
available within the app for easy playback and viewing. See "Playing Your Media" on
page 20.
Also available for GoFlex Satellite is the Seagate Media Sync™ software, which you can use
to automatically synchronize all of your media files with GoFlex Satellite. It can sync all media
files or only those supported by an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. See "Step 2: Installing
Software" on page 8.
Note: Exact battery life subject to product model, normal usage conditions and configurations.
Dispose of batteries properly.

About This Guide

This guide introduces the features of the GoFlex Satellite device, describes how to set up
your GoFlex Satellite, how to load your media files onto the drive, and explains how to use
GoFlex Satellite to stream your digital media files to any wireless-enabled device.
In addition to the information provided in this guide, you can view a video located on the
GoFlex Satellite drive for an overview of setting up and using your new GoFlex Satellite
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