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USER GUIDE
iXpand™ Flash Drive
951 SanDisk Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035
©2013 SanDisk Corporation. All rights reserved

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  • Page 1 USER GUIDE iXpand™ Flash Drive 951 SanDisk Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035 ©2013 SanDisk Corporation. All rights reserved...
  • Page 2 Introduction Getting Started • Connecting to iPhone/iPad • Charging • Understanding the LED indicator Applications • App Overview • Camera Roll Sync • File Management • Photo • Video • Music • Password Protection • Sharing • Contact Management Device Settings •...

  • Page 3: Instructional Icons

    Instructional Icons Warning Information Quick Tip...
  • Page 4 Flash Drive Overview USB Connector Lightning Connector LED Indicator Figure: iXpand Flash Drive layout  Automatically syncs photos and videos from camera roll when connected.  Transfer photos and videos from the camera roll to the drive to free up iPhone/iPad memory.

  • Page 5: Specifications

    Support for .WMV, .AVI, .MKV, .MP4, .MOV video formats. Compatible device required. Password protection uses 128-bit AES encryption and is supported by iOS 7+, Mac OS X v10.6+ (Software download required for Mac, (see www.sandisk.com/support/ixpandflashdrive) Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. 1GB=1,000,000,000 bytes. Actual user storage less.

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    Getting Started Connecting to iPhone/iPad Physical connection Gently lift the Lightning connector slightly to connect to iPhone/ iPad Installing the app When you’ve connected the drive to your iPhone or iPad, you’ll be prompted to install the companion iXpand Sync app.
  • Page 7 If this does not occur, please be sure the drive is fully charged. On the screen, select “App Store”. Install the “iXpand Sync” app from the App Store. Charging iXpand Flash Drive Plug your drive into a computer USB port or a USB AC adaptor* to charge it.

  • Page 8: Led Indicator

    LED Indicator The LED on the side of iXpand Flash drive indicates its battery, charging and transfer status as explained below • Green – sufficient battery • Red – low battery level. Charge by plugging the device to a USB port of PC/Mac computer or a USB AC adaptor •...

  • Page 9: App Overview

    Applications App overview iXpand sync app is the companion to your iXpand Flash Drive. Its major functions: 1. Add photos/videos from the camera roll to the drive with the ‘+’ button. Access other functions - camera sync, “My Downloads”, settings and transfer...

  • Page 10: Automatic Sync

    Camera Roll Sync You can back up your camera roll to the iXpand Flash Drive by setting up auto-sync or manually syncing as needed. Automatic Sync Set-up once and transfer your camera roll to the drive automatically each time the drive is connected.

  • Page 11: File Management

    File Management Use your iXpand Flash Drive and iXpand sync app to transfer and manage files between your iPhone, iPad, PC and Mac computer. Transfer files from your iPhone or iPad to the drive Connect the iXpand Flash Drive to your iPhone/iPad.
  • Page 12 “Save Images/Videos” to save them to the Camera Roll The selected files will be saved to your phone. Files downloaded to My Downloads are accessible using the iXpand sync app even when drive is not connected. Transfer files between PC and drive To transfer files between your iXpand Flash Drive and computer simply plug the iXpand Flash Drive into your computer’s USB port.
  • Page 13 Transfer files between Mac computer and drive To transfer content between your iXpand Flash Drive and Mac computer: Plug your iXpand Flash Drive into your Mac computer’s USB port.
  • Page 14 Drag and drop music, videos, photos, and documents between your Mac computer and the iXpand Flash Drive window. Delete files Connect the iXpand Flash Drive to your iPhone/iPad. Press “Select” and choose the files you’d like to delete from the drive. Press at the bottom of the screen.
  • Page 15 Supported file formats BMP, TIF, TIFF, JPG, PNG, GIF, XBM, ICO, TGA Playback Plug the iXpand Flash Drive to your iPhone/iPad. The contents of the drive will appear. Browse to the folder containing your photos. Tap the photo you’d like to view.
  • Page 16 Supported file formats WMV, AVI, MKV, MP4, MOV, FLV, MPG, RMVB, M4V, TS Playback Connect the iXpand Flash Drive to your iPhone/iPad. The contents of the drive will appear. Browse to the folder containing your videos. Tap the video you want to play.
  • Page 17 Securing Files/ SanDisk SecureAccess SanDisk SecureAccess™ Software The SanDisk SecureAccess software is designed to protect sensitive data on your drive. When security is enabled in the app, a special “SanDiskSecureAccess Vault” folder is created in your drive. Any locked files are moved into the SanDiskSecureAccess Vault and can be accessed only with a password.
  • Page 18 Once the security is enabled, a folder called “SanDiskSecureAccess Vault” (along with a SanDisk SecureAccess Vault Settings folder) is created in the drive. Do not delete SanDiskSecureAccess Vault Settings folder, if you want to use security feature.
  • Page 19 Read and accept the license terms and click “Next”. Enter the password you used to protect files on iXpand Flash Drive using iXpand Sync app.
  • Page 20 Read the guidelines and click “Next”. Access locked files or lock additional files using the below interface.

  • Page 21: Contact Management

    Sharing You can share files from your iXpand Flash Drive in many ways including Facebook, Twitter and others from within the app. How to share Connect the iXpand Flash Drive to your iPhone/iPad. Select the file you want to share from the drive.
  • Page 22 Select “Backup”. Restore Go to Menu  Transfer Contacts  Restore Choose the backup file you’d like to restore. Select “Restore”. The contact restore operation may create duplicate contacts.

  • Page 23: Device Settings

    Formatting the drive Connect the drive to a PC/Mac computer through the USB connector. Format the drive as a regular USB flash drive. iXpand Flash Drive must be formatted as FAT-32 only. About the device Go to Menu  Settings  About Under the About section, you can see a.
  • Page 24 Legal terms and conditions Device FW Update SanDisk rolls out regular app updates to constantly improve the user experience. When a firmware update is available and the drive is connected to an iPhone or iPad, you will see a prompt in the app (as below). Hit OK to update the app.

  • Page 25: Troubleshooting And Support

    The support page for iXpand Flash Drive is available at: www.sandisk.com/support/ixpandflashdrive SanDisk is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. iXpand and SanDisk SecureAccess are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation. iPhone, iPad, and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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