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Aero Product Guide
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Rev. 2.0
(content subject to change)

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  • Page 1 Aero Product Guide English Rev. 2.0 (content subject to change)
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Regulatory Statements ............Product and Battery Statement .
  • Page 3: Regulatory Statements

    Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. PRODUCT AND BATTERY SAFETY The Aero product contains small parts such as screws and grommets – be sure to keep them away from small children to avoid ingesting them.
  • Page 4: Product Speci Cations

    Patriot Connect App for Phone, Tablet, and Kindle Fire Device Data Transferring (available online at respective app stores) • Internet Explorer® 6 or higher, Firefox® 4 or higher, Chrome®, or Safari® 4 or higher • 2.5” HDD or SSD drive, NTFS formatted, maximum height 9.5mm, For PATRIOT enclosure...
  • Page 5: File Formats Supported

    FILE FORMATS SUPPORTED For iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch: • Video: MOV, M4V, MP4, H.264 video, MPEG-4 • Audio: AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, AIFF, WAV • Documents: Microsoft® Office®, Adobe® Acrobat® (PDF) • Select file types supported by third-party apps For Laptops, Android Tablet and Smartphones, and Kindle Fire: •...
  • Page 6: Led Light Status

    LED STATUS LIGHTS Charging LED No light: When not charging. Red: Charging via using power adapter. Green: Device is fully charged. Wi-Fi LED Blue: Wi-Fi is ON. Flashing Blue: Wirelessly transferring data. Drive Activity LED No light: Drive is in sleep mode / not installed / not active. White/ Flashing White: When the drive is powered on and the Hard Drive or SSD Drive is active.
  • Page 7: Connect To Your Computer Or Mobile Device

    To Connect to Smartphone, Tablet, or Kindle Fire: 1) Power “ON” the device and the Aero unit. 2) Download and install the “Patriot Connect” app from iTunes®, Google Play or Kindle store respectively. 3) Turn ‘ON’ the phone or tablet Wi-Fi.
  • Page 8 iPad iPhone/iPod...
  • Page 9: Upload And Download Files

    For Smartphone, Tablet, Kindle Fire: If the Aero Drive is connected to a smartphone, tablet, or Kindle Fire, follow the steps below to move, copy, and delete files between devices using the “Patriot Connect” app. 1) Using iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch devices (these devices do not allow music les to be uploaded or downloaded) A.
  • Page 10 iPhone/iPod • Files that have been Uploaded to the Aero Drive are located in the “Wi-Fi Drive” tab on your device. (only DRM free movies and photos are uploadable). B. Downloading photo/video files to iphone or ipad • Select the “Download” tab > press + > select desired file(s) > Press Download button. iPad...
  • Page 11 iPad • Files that have been downloaded to your iOS based phone or tablet are located in the “Photo Gallery” folder on your phone or tablet. (only DRM free movies and pictures are downloadable). 2) Using Android Phone / Tablet / Kindle Fire A.
  • Page 12 Android Android...
  • Page 13: Manage File And Folders; Create Playlists

    To add, delete, move, or copy files and folders, press “Edit” button and select the action you desire. Press “Paste” button to complete copy and move. “Patriot Connect” app Icon Descriptions: These icons appear in the app home screen: • Wi-Fi Drive: Select this tab to view the files and folders that are stored in the Aero drive.
  • Page 14: Playing Music, Viewing Movies Or Pictures

    The ‘Open In’ menu will enable you to select a 3rd party App other than “Patriot Connect” to open the unsupported files. Some apps/programs may download the entire video file before it can be played. This can take time depending on video length.
  • Page 15 iPad iPhone/iPod...
  • Page 16: Manage Aero Drive Unit

    MANAGE THE Aero DRIVE UNIT The ‘Settings’ tab at the bottom of the app main home page contains many network, system, and other general settings to manage the drive. Android app settings are in “Menu”. How to use each of them follows. HOME page Android iPad...
  • Page 17 iPhone/iPod SETTINGS page Android...
  • Page 18 iPad iPhone/iPod...
  • Page 19: Upload Photo Quality

    ‘About’ Button: Click on this button to display the “Aero Connect” App version number. UPLOAD PHOTO QUALITY Tap this box to change the photo upload quality from your tablet or phone to the Aero Unit. Select the quality level preferred, and the photo will be uploaded with a higher or lower resolution than the original photo le.
  • Page 20: Slideshow

    SLIDESHOW Slideshow Time: Tap this box to set the transition time between photos as they are displayed. You can choose between 3 to 30 second intervals. Slideshow Type: Tap this box to change the visual e ect mode for each photo as it transitions in the slideshow.
  • Page 21 iPad...
  • Page 22 iPhone/iPod...
  • Page 23: Settings Options

    SETTINGS Status: Tap this box to view the current status information of the following items: Host name (Windows network system name) Workgroup (Windows network workgroup name) Aero Drive rmware version Your device current Date and Time Android iPad...
  • Page 24 iPhone/iPod Disk Allocation: Tap this window to display the Aero Drive storage information -- total drive storage, available unused storage, and the percentage of total storage used. Note: The drive name cannot be changed. Also, if a partition is created on the Aero Drive, its name cannot be changed from the default system name.
  • Page 25 iPad iPhone/iPod...
  • Page 26 System: Tap this box to view or change the Host name and Workgroup name used in Windows computer networks. The default host name is set to: “PATRIOT” and the default Workgroup is set to: “WORKGROUP”. This is used if you wish to connect the Aero drive to your home computer network. This is not required to transfer files which can be done by simply plugging in the included USB 3.0/2.0...
  • Page 27 iPad iPhone/iPod...
  • Page 28 Network: Tap on this box to view or change the wireless SSID or the Samba (SMB) account settings. Wireless SSID: The SSID is the name you choose to identify the Aero drive unit to select when connecting to smartphone, tablet, wireless computers, and other supported wireless devices. The default SSID is “AeroNode”.
  • Page 29 iPad iPhone/iPod...
  • Page 30: Access Your Data Wirelessly On A Windows System

    Note: To change the Samba username and password from your Windows computer, open a browser window and type in \\10.10.10.254 for the URL. The same settings described in this section will appear to make the settings changes to the Aero drive without using the ‘Patriot Connect’ app.
  • Page 31 Android iPad...
  • Page 32: Changing The App Language

    iPhone/iPod Wi-Fi: Tap this box to connect your Aero unit to your home or work wireless internet. This will enable you to have access to the Internet and the Aero unit at the same time. It is called Internet Pass-Thru. Any devices connecting wirelessly to the Aero Drive will also all be able to access the internet thru the Aero drive once connected to your home or public wireless network.
  • Page 33: Formatting The Drive

    FORMATTING THE DRIVE For PATRIOT Enclosure or if you must reformat your drive, you must use NTFS only. Operating System Filing System Action Windows NTFS None, Enjoy! Windows Format to NTFS Windows/Mac Uninitialized new Initialize / drive Format to NTFS...
  • Page 34: Troubleshooting Your Device

    Q: Where can I nd the Patriot Connect App? A: Patriot Connect App is available to download on App Store (for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch), Play Store (for Android Phones and tablets), and Kindle Store (for Amazon Kindle Fire).

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