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OTG HyperDrive Album User Manual

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  • Page 3 Thank you for purchasing the HyperDrive Album, a high performance photo backup device designed for professional and casual photographers alike. Important Statement Should you lose any data because of improper usage, incompatible memory cards, computer viruses, hard drive or product malfunctions or any other reason, our liability is only limited to repairing or replacing your device within the warranty period.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    NTRODUCTION Getting to Know Your Device ASIC PERATIONS Charging the Internal Battery ASIC PERATIONS Power Switch On/O ASIC PERATIONS Button Functions ASIC PERATIONS Navigating MAGES Backing Up MAGES Browsing Images...
  • Page 5 MAGES Full-Screen Images MAGES Zooming In/Out and Setting Images as Wallpaper MAGES Recovering Images ONNECTIONS Connecting to a Computer ETTINGS Customizing the Backlight Changing the Operating System Language and Backup Settings Diagnosing the Hard Drive Updating Firmware Formatting the Hard Drive Con guring System Sounds, Auto Shutdown and Factory Reset...
  • Page 7 NTRODUCTION Getting to Know Your Device Zoom-Out Zoom-In Directional Pad Menu (Fn) Charging / Power Exit Indicator Lights Bottom LCD Screen Reset Button Power Switch...
  • Page 8 NTRODUCTION Getting to Know Your Device Album Album OTG DC Port SD Card Slot CF Card Slot Mini USB Port DC Port USB Port Mini USB Port...

  • Page 9: Charging The Internal Battery

    ASIC PERATIONS Charging the Internal Battery Mini USB Port Charging with the Mini USB cable Power o the device and connect it 5V/500mA DC to a USB port on your computer with the Mini USB cable. Do not connect through a USB hub. DC Port Note: USB power can only recharge the battery.
  • Page 10 ASIC PERATIONS Charging the Internal Battery Charging Status Charging Yellow Light On Charging Completed Charging Indicator...

  • Page 11: Asic Operations

    ASIC PERATIONS Powering the Device On/O Powering the Device On Powering the Device Off Slide and hold the power switch until Slide the power switch. A dialog you hear a beep sound. box will appear con rming power o . Select "Yes".

  • Page 12: Button Functions

    ASIC PERATIONS Button Functions Zoom-In: Zoom in on an image during image browsing. Zoom-Out: Also a shortcut key for Zoom out of an image during some menu functions. image browsing. Also a shortcut key for some menu functions. Directional Pad Con rm selected option.

  • Page 13: Navigating

    ASIC PERATIONS Navigating Main Menu Dialog Box 1. Highlight function with the 1. Select an option with the directional pad. directional pad. 2. Press the OK button. 2. Press the OK button.
  • Page 14 ASIC PERATIONS Navigating Sub-Menus 1. Select a menu option with the directional pad. 2. Press the OK button.

  • Page 15: Mages

    MAGES Backing Up Images Connecting USB Devices to Album OTG Inserting Memory Cards into Album Memory Card USB Memory Card Reader USB Flash Drive Digital Camera...

  • Page 16: Mages

    For Album, insert a memory card and select Backup from the Main Menu to open the Backup menu. Then, select a Backup option. For Album OTG, the Backup menu will open automatically when you connect a USB device. If it does not, return to the Main Menu and select Backup.
  • Page 17 MAGES Backing Up Images Backup Window Status Image Preview File Name, Copying Speed, Total Number of Files Progress Bar NOTE Press the Exit button at any time to cancel a backup. You may have to press Exit a few times if the system is busy. Backed Up Files The contents of each backup are saved in a separate folder named "BACKUP.xxx"...

  • Page 18: Browsing Images

    Images Browsing Images 1. Select Browse from the Main Menu. 2. Select a drive. Internal Hard Drive Removable Memory...
  • Page 19 MAGES Browsing Images 3. Select a folder. 4. Select a thumbnail image to view it full-screen. Thumbnail Icons: Folder Icons: Folder Containing Image with Images thumbnail Folder Containing Image without No Images thumbnail Non-supported Folder Containing Image Other Folders RAW Image Note: You may still view a supported image full-screen even if it does not have an embedded thumbnail.
  • Page 20 MAGES Browsing Images Toggle Thumbnail Displays 1. Press the Menu button. 3. Select View Icon View 2. Select View Methods. NOTE You can also toggle with Zoom-In List View List View the Zoom-In/Out buttons Zoom-Out Icon View...
  • Page 21 MAGES Browsing Images Changing Sort Method Copying Images 1. Press the 1. Highlight an image. Menu button. 2. Press the Menu button. 2. Select Sort Method. 3. Select Copy To. 3. Select a sort method. 4. Find and select the folder into which you wish to copy the image.
  • Page 22 MAGES Full-Screen Images Check Histogram & EXIF 1. Press the Menu button. Select a thumbnail image to view it full-screen. 2. Select Histogram or EXIF. 3. Select On or O . Histogram EXIF...
  • Page 23 MAGES RAW Images Decoding Raw Images Examining RAW Images Album Only Album Only 1. Press the Menu button. 2. Select Examine RAW Image. Zoom-in view of Image Thumbnail Selection 1. Press the Menu button. area where raw data is 2. Select RAW Decoder. examined Zoom-in view of actual RAW data taken from imaging sensor.
  • Page 24 MAGES Rotating and Fit to Screen Images Press the OK button to rotate an image 90 degrees. Changing Rotation Direction 1. Press the Menu button. 2. Select Rotate Direction. 3. Select Clockwise or Counterclockwise. Fitting Images to Screen 1. Press the Menu button. 2.
  • Page 25 MAGES Adding Favorite and Deleting Images To navigate full-screen images, press Right on the directional pad to go forward and Left to go back. Favorite Images Delete Images 1. Press the 1. Press the Menu button. Menu button. 2. Select Delete Image. 2.
  • Page 26 MAGES Slideshows Playing Slideshows 1. Press the Menu button. 2. Select Play Slideshow. 3. Select Play. 1. Press the Menu button. 2. Select Play Slideshow 3. Select Transition E ect. Changing the Time Interval Between Slides 1. Press the Menu button. 2.
  • Page 27 MAGES Zooming In/Out and Setting Images as Wallpaper 1. When viewing an image full-screen, press the Zoom-In button to zoom in on the center of the image by 1x. Conversely, press the Zoom-Out button to zoom out by 1x. Zoom selection box. A red border indicates that the system is decoding image data.
  • Page 28 Recovering Images Note: If you accidentally delete an image on a memory card, stop using the memory card 1. Insert a memory card in your Album/Album OTG immediately and use Album to recover the data. Inserting Memory Cards in Album...
  • Page 29 MAGES Recovering Images 2. Select Recovery from the 3. You can cancel the recovery operation at any time. Main Menu. Recovery begins. Status Current image being recovered File Name File Name, Total number of les, Total size of les recovered 4.
  • Page 30 ONNECTIONS Connecting to a Computer 1. Connect your Album/Album OTG to a computer via the Mini USB cord. Mini USB Cord To Mini USB Port Album OTG Album...
  • Page 31 ONNECTIONS Connecting to a Computer 2. A dialog box appears. Select Yes. 3. The HyperDrive appears as a removable drive icon in My Computer (Windows) or on the desktop (Mac OS). NOTE • Safely disconnect your device from your computer before removing the USB cable, either by dragging the removable drive icon to the Trash in the dock (Mac OS) or double-clicking the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the...
  • Page 32 ETTINGS Customizing the Backlight 1. Select Settings from the Main Menu. 2. Select Backlight on the Settings menu. Adjusting Brightness Changing the Amount of Light Time Select Timer on Select Brightness on the the Backlight menu. Backlight menu.
  • Page 33 ETTINGS Changing the Operating System Language and Backup Settings Changing the OS Language Veri cation Options Real-Time Veri cation: Verify data with a CRC (cyclic Album only redundancy check) tool during each backup. Does not Select Settings > Language from the Main Menu. a ect copying speed.
  • Page 34 ETTINGS Diagnosing the Hard Drive 1. Select Settings > Hard Drive Information 2. The LCD screen will display the from the Main Menu. following hard drive information. S. M. A. R. T Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology, a hard drive monitoring Hard Drive S.
  • Page 35 ETTINGS Updating Firmware 1. Download the latest firmware updates from hyperdrive.com. 2. Unzip the firmware files (.SEF suffix) onto your device (anywhere) via USB (see p.24). 3. Select Settings > Software 4. You will see the current rmware version 5. Find and select the Information from the Main Menu.
  • Page 36 ETTINGS Formatting the Hard Drive 3. Reply Yes to the rst warning. 1. Select Settings > Format Hard Drive 2. Select number from the Main Menu. of partitions. 6. When formatting is complete, select OK. 4. Reply Yes to the second warning. NOTE 5.
  • Page 37 ETTINGS Advanced Settings Adjusting Time Before Automatic Shutdown Muting System Sounds ■ After a period of idle time, the device will shut down automatically. To adjust the period of time before this happens, select Settings > Automatic Shutdown from the Main Menu. From the Main Menu, select Settings >...
  • Page 38 ETTINGS Resetting System Settings 1. Select Settings > Reset from the Main Menu. 2. Select Yes. A dialog box opens. NOTE Resetting system settings will not delete any saved images or data.
  • Page 39 w w w . H y p e r D r i v e . c o m H y p e r D r i v e A l b u m / A l b u m O T G U s e r Ma n u a l V 1 .