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P74306ea-A_F5U248ea_uk 29-10-2003 13:54 Page 1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 8-in-1 Media Reader & Writer Transfer photos, music, and files from your PDA, MP3, digital camera, and more User Manual F5U248ea...
Type II, IBM® Microdrive™, SmartMedia™, Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard (SD/MMC), Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO™ and MagicGate™ Memory Stick (non-secure mode only). In addition to Media Readers, Belkin manufactures an entire line of USB and PC accessories. Please visit belkin.com for details.
• Installs and works easily with Plug-and-Play, hot swap capability • Features drag-and-drop file transfer • Delivers custom icon support using the included driver • Comes with a Belkin Lifetime Warranty System Requirements • Computer with available USB port (USB 2.0 port for Hi-Speed mode) •...
P74306ea-A_F5U248ea_uk 29-10-2003 13:54 Page 3 OVERVIEW Package Contents • Belkin Hi-Speed USB 2.0 8-in-1 Media Reader & Writer • User Manual • Installation CD • USB 2.0 device cable Media Insertion To prevent damage to your Media Reader and/or media card, it is important that the media card be inserted correctly into the Media Reader.
Installation Procedure Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000, XP 1. Insert the Belkin Driver Installation CD. a) After a few moments, the setup application will appear on your computer screen. b) If the setup application does not appear, double-click “My Computer”...
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Important Operating System Notes: a) Windows Me and XP offer native-support, mass-storage devices. It is not necessary to install the Belkin driver in order to use the Media Reader. However, if you wish to take advantage of the custom drive icons, the driver must be installed. Due to problems with Windows XP, custom icon support is not fully functional.
P74306ea-A_F5U248ea_uk 29-10-2003 13:54 Page 6 WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM Safe removal of media cards and readers All Versions of Windows 1. Do not remove media cards from the Media Reader while data is being read or written to the card. Doing so could corrupt the media card resulting in a loss of data.
Windows may prompt you to restart your computer to complete the uninstall procedure. Note: If you have not installed the Belkin Custom Icon support driver, and are using only the native mass-storage class drivers provided by Windows Me or XP, it is unnecessary to follow the Uninstall procedure described above.
Note: Support of mass-storage devices is built into USB support extensions version 1.4.1 and later. The CompactFlash media portion of the F5U248 will work without the Belkin drivers, however, the custom drive icons as well as other supported media types require the installation of the F5U248 drivers.
P74306ea-A_F5U248ea_uk 29-10-2003 13:54 Page 9 MAC OS 2. Once a media card is inserted, it will appear on your desktop as a standard Mac OS disk drive. A drive icon will appear for each slot, but only when a media card is resident in the slot. Accessing Files and Data 1.
Uninstalling your media reader Mac OS 9.0–9.x and Mac OS X v10.1.2 and above The Belkin Media Reader utilizes mass-storage drivers that are included in Mac OS 9-0 and Mac OS X v10.1.2 and above. There is no need to uninstall drivers when the Media Readers are removed from your Mac computer.
Belkin Corporation warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship for its lifetime. If a defect is discovered, Belkin will, at its option, repair or replace the product at no charge provided it is returned during the warranty period, with transportation charges prepaid, to the authorized Belkin dealer from whom you purchased the product.