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  • Page 1 GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide...
  • Page 2 FreeAgent, GoFlex, GoFlex Satellite and GoFlex Media are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC, or one of its affiliates. iPod, iPad, iPhone, Time Machine, Safari and Mac are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. and used to indicate compatibility.
  • Page 3 The firmware setting is not accessible by the end user. Note to US model owner: To comply with US FCC regulation, the country selection function has been completely removed from all US models. The above function is for non-US models only. GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide...
  • Page 4 20 cm de distance entre la source de rayonnement et votre corps. Battery Safety This product contains a lithium-ion battery that must be disposed of properly. See www.seagate.com/support/goflexsatellite for information about recycling and proper disposal. Please follow the battery safety items below: •...
  • Page 5 Secondary cells and batteries give their best performance when they are operated at normal room temperature (20°C+5 °C). • Retain the original product literature for future reference. • Use only the cell or battery in the application for which it was intended. • Dispose of properly. GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide...
  • Page 6 GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    3. Enjoying Your Videos, Photos, and Music ....10 Installing GoFlex Satellite apps ........10 Installing the GoFlex Media app .
  • Page 8 Restoring GoFlex Satellite to its Original Settings ....21 Updating GoFlex Satellite Software ....... 22 Changing the Name of Your GoFlex Satellite Device .

  • Page 9: Introduction

    This guide introduces the features of the GoFlex Satellite device, describes how to set up your GoFlex Satellite device, how to fill up your device with your digital media, and how to use your GoFlex Satellite device to enjoy your videos, photos, and music.

  • Page 10: Product Specifications

    ® • Mac® computer running Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later operating systems Supported Web Browsers You can use these browsers to access your media library on your GoFlex Satellite device: ® • Safari 5 or later (Mac OS) •...

  • Page 11: Supported File Types

    Battery Life: Up to 5 hours of continuous streaming (1 user); up to 25 hours standby • Maximum Wi-Fi range: 45 meters (147 feet) • Drive Format: NTFS The Paragon NTFS driver is available to enable read/write access using Mac operating system. The software is available on your GoFlex Satellite device. GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide...

  • Page 12: About Goflex Satellite™ Wi-Fi Security

    About GoFlex Satellite™ Wi-Fi Security About GoFlex Satellite™ Wi-Fi Security Since your GoFlex Satellite device is a wireless broadcasting device, it can be “seen” by any Wi-Fi device within its range (up to 45 meters/147 feet). You can set a password to restrict access to your GoFlex Satellite device. See “Setting a Password”...

  • Page 13: Setting Up The Goflex Satellite™ Device

    Wireless Storage Device USB to DC Power Cable USB Car Charger USB Wall Adapter Figure 1: Package Contents For a detailed description of these components, review “An Overview of Your GoFlex Satellite Device” on page 30. GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide...

  • Page 14: Step 1: Connecting Your Goflex Satellite™ Device To Your Computer

    Step 1: Connecting Your GoFlex Satellite™ Device to Your Computer The GoFlex Satellite device comes with a USB 3.0 adapter and cable. This USB 3.0 system provides faster transfer speeds when connected to a USB 3.0 port on your computer.

  • Page 15: Step 3: Disconnecting And Powering On

    Power Button Figure 2: Powering on Your Wi-Fi LED blinks green as your GoFlex Satellite device starts up. When the light is a solid green, your device is WiFi ready, indicating you can connect it to the GoFlex Satellite network.

  • Page 16: Device

    For Android devices, choose Settings > Wireless & network > Wi-Fi Settings. Select GoFlex Satellite. Wait for the wireless network list to update and then select GoFlex Satellite from the list of networks. Press the Home button on your Apple or Android device.

  • Page 17: Connecting To The Goflex Satellite Network From A Smartphone

    The GoFlex Satellite main page displays. Connecting to the GoFlex Satellite Network from a Smartphone You can connect to the GoFlex Satellite device from any Wi-Fi-enabled smartphone that has a browser. While connecting to a wireless device is similar on most smartphones, see the documentation that came with your phone for detailed instructions.

  • Page 18: Enjoying Your Videos, Photos, And Music

    Installing GoFlex Satellite apps 3. Enjoying Your Videos, Photos, and Music Seagate provides two free software applications that can help you enjoy and manage your digital media library: • GoFlex Media™ app. This application (specifically for Apple and Android devices) categorizes the digital media files you copy to your GoFlex Satellite device.

  • Page 19: Searching For Files

    Searching for Files If you have a lot of files stored on your GoFlex Satellite device, you can use the search tool (located at the top of all views) to find a specific file. To search for a file using the GoFlex Media app Tap Videos, Photos, Music, Documents or Folder View.
  • Page 20 A full length movie may take several minutes to load. Your device’s media player my be limited to playing only certain video formats. If a video that you copied to your GoFlex Satellite device does not play, it may be in a format not supported by your media player.

  • Page 21: Viewing Photos

    To play all movies or videos, select the Options button > Select all button > Play button. Viewing Photos Select the Photos view. Figure 4: Photos Screen To view photo(s) • To view one photo, select the photo. Tip: You can zoom in on your photo thumbnails. GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide...
  • Page 22 To stop playback of a slideshow • Using the app: Tap the screen and then tap the Done button in the upper left corner. • From a browser: Close the current picture or click the back arrow or Home button. GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide...

  • Page 23: Playing Music

    • To display titles and artwork of all of the albums on your GoFlex Satellite device, tap the Albums button. Tap the album to list the songs in the album.
  • Page 24 Your music continues to play. To control the currently playing song: Tap the Now Playing button to display controls for the currently playing song. Figure 6: Now Playing Screen To pause the currently playing song, tap the button. GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide...

  • Page 25: Viewing Documents

    Select the Documents view. Figure 7: Documents Screen Tap (app) or click (browser) the document you want to view. Not all documents can be viewed on all devices. See your device’s documentation for a list of supported document types. GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide...

  • Page 26: Viewing Content In Folders

    Viewing Files on a Partitioned Drive If you have created additional partitions on your GoFlex Satellite drive, a menu is available to choose among the partitions. This menu only appears if there is more than one partition on the drive.

  • Page 27: Rearranging Files In The App

    In addition to streaming your content from the GoFlex Satellite device, you can copy files from the GoFlex Satellite device to your media device or computer. Your only limit to the number of files you can download is the available storage space on your media device or computer.

  • Page 28: Wirelessly Uploading Content From A Computer Your Goflex Satellite

    Wirelessly Uploading Content From a Computer Your GoFlex Satellite Device If you have files on your computer that you want to upload to the GoFlex Satellite device without the device being physically connected to your computer, you can do so from your computer’s Web browser.

  • Page 29: Using Automatic Sync

    3. Enjoying Your Videos, Photos, and Music Synchronizing Your Files with Seagate Media Sync Make sure that the device appears in the left panel of the Seagate Media Sync window. If more than one device is connected to your computer, select the appropriate device for synchronization.

  • Page 30: Copying And Synchronizing Files Using A Windows Computer

    Automatic Sync feature. Copying and Synchronizing Files Using a Windows Computer Connect the USB 3.0 adapter and cable to the GoFlex Satellite device and to your computer. Start Seagate Media Sync. Make sure that the GoFlex Satellite drive appears in the My Drives window.
  • Page 31 Sync automatically each time a file changes • Sync manually using the Sync Now button Click Finish. Return to the Seagate Media Sync window if you want to make changes to the plan after it has been set up. GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide...

  • Page 32: Managing Your Connected Drives

    In the My Drives window, you first select your drive and then the feature you want to use with it. The middle of the My Drives window displays the connected drives. The currently selected drive is highlighted in light blue.You can use the Seagate Media Sync application with any NTFS- or FAT32-formatted USB, FireWire, or eSATA drive.

  • Page 33: Viewing Device Information

    In the Settings window, click Change Seagate Advisor Setting. The Change Seagate Advisor Setting window opens. Show Seagate Advisor messages is selected by default. To turn off Seagate Advisor pop-up messages in your system tray, deselect Show Seagate Advisor messages. Note: Turning off Seagate Advisor system tray popup messages does not turn off Software Update Notification popup messages.

  • Page 34: Managing Your Goflex Satellite™ Device

    "Deleting Content from Your GoFlex Satellite Device" Resetting Your GoFlex Satellite Device If your GoFlex Satellite device isn’t working as you expect it to, try resetting the device by pressing and holding the Power button for 15 seconds. This turns off the LEDs, and then shuts down and restarts the device.

  • Page 35: Shutting Down The Goflex Satellite Device

    Satellite Network” on page 7. Shutting Down the GoFlex Satellite Device Turning off the GoFlex Satellite device can be completed in one of two ways: by pressing the Power button or from the GoFlex Media Settings screen. When you turn off your GoFlex Satellite device, it stops broadcasting wirelessly.

  • Page 36: Updating Goflex Satellite Software

    Updating GoFlex Satellite Software Updating GoFlex Satellite Software From time to time, new software is available for your GoFlex Satellite device. To check if new software is available, go to www.seagate.com/support/goflexsatellite. If new software is ready, it will be available from this site.

  • Page 37: Changing The Language Of The Goflex Media™ App

    To avoid losing data or damaging your files, follow these instructions to safely remove your GoFlex Satellite device from your computer: Make sure that no files on GoFlex Satellite are open or in the process of being saved or copied to the device.

  • Page 38: An Overview Of Your Goflex Satellite Device

    Understanding the Components of Your GoFlex Satellite Device This section identifies the the different parts that make up your GoFlex Satellite device and provides information to help you keep your device charged and ready to stream your media library to your viewing/listening device.
  • Page 39 • Factory Defaults button: (This button is located on the bottom of your GoFlex Satellite device.) Press and release this button to reset your GoFlex Satellite device to its original factory settings. No data is lost during this process. For more information, see “Restoring GoFlex Satellite to its Original Settings” on page 27.

  • Page 40: Charging The Battery

    The fastest way to charge the battery is to connect the GoFlex Satellite device to a power outlet using the included USB to DC power cable and the USB wall adapter. If you’re travelling, you can also use the USB to DC power cable together with the USB car charger.

  • Page 41: Troubleshooting

    This scanning process may take a little time if you copy a large amount of data. If you recently copied content to the GoFlex Satellite drive and you don’t see your files: “Pull up” the screen or click Check for latest content to refresh the files within the GoFlex Media™...
  • Page 42 Make sure that your device supports the file format. You can copy any file to the GoFlex Satellite drive, however, the device to which you stream your media files will only play or view the formats it supports. Your GoFlex Satellite device does not transcode (convert) the files you copy to the drive.

  • Page 43: Finding More Help

    The GoFlex Satellite device beeps when I plug it in to my computer Your GoFlex Satellite device is low on battery power. Connect your GoFlex Satellite device to a power outlet using the included USB to DC power cable and the USB wall adapter to charge the device.

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