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Digital Foci Media Buddy MEB-300 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Media Buddy User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 All names and products mentioned within this document are registered trademarks of their respective companies. ©2005 Digital Foci, Inc. All rights reserved. This publication is intended for sole use by the owner of the associated device. Neither this publication nor any part of this publication may be printed and distributed, electronically distributed, reproduced, translated, or reduced to any other electronic medium or machine readable form without the prior written permission of Digital Foci, Inc.
  • Page 3 Device. Any unauthorized or improper use of the Device may cause your warranty to become void. If there is a problem or defect with your Device, please contact Digital Foci, Inc. at support@digitalfoci.com.
  • Page 4 Caring for Your Media Buddy To keep Media Buddy in good condition and working properly, follow these simple guidelines: • Do not drop, jar, bump, shock, or expose Media Buddy to severe vibration while data is being transferred. • Do not leave Media Buddy under direct sunlight, in a parked car, or in other situations where the temperature may be above 140°F (60°C).

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    2.8.1. Connecting Media Buddy to your computer________________________________________ 10 2.8.2. Safely removing Media Buddy from your computer _________________________________ 11 Using Media Buddy as a Portable Picture Storage Device______________________12 3.1. Copying Files from Memory Cards to Media Buddy__________________________ 12 3.1.1. Copying an entire memory card _________________________________________________ 12 3.1.2.
  • Page 6 3.4. Deleting Files From Media Buddy _________________________________________ 16 Using Media Buddy as a Portable Hard Drive _______________________________17 4.1. Transferring Files between Media Buddy and Your Computer _________________ 17 Using Media Buddy as a Memory Card Reader ______________________________18 Using Media Buddy as a Data Bridge ______________________________________18 Using Media Buddy as a MP3 player ______________________________________18 7.1.

  • Page 7: Welcome

    Congratulations on purchasing your Media Buddy Portable Data Manager. Media Buddy is: A portable photo storage device for storing your valuable photos on the road without the need of a computer. A portable hard drive for backing up important files from your computer.

  • Page 8: Getting Started With Media Buddy

    • You can use Media Buddy to copy photos and videos from your digital camera memory card. • This will free up valuable storage space on the memory card so you can keep taking pictures. • Also, when vacationing with friends and family, you can get your own copy of their pictures so you’ll never miss any memories.

  • Page 9: Media Buddy Layout

    Media Buddy User’s Guide 2.2. Media Buddy Layout Page 3 Revision 2.6...

  • Page 10: Powering Media Buddy

    2.3. Powering Media Buddy 2.3.1. Charging the battery Prior to using Media Buddy for the first time, please ensure that you use the AC adapter to charge the battery for at least 4 hours. It will take at most 4 hours depending on the status of the battery to fully recharge Media Buddy.

  • Page 11: Menu Structure

    Media Buddy User’s Guide 2.4. Menu Structure The following diagram shows the menu structure and operational flow of Media Buddy. MODE Select Detail Screen: FILE Mode – HD DEVICE Select: FILE Mode Detail Screen: FILE Mode – Card Detail Screen: MP3 Mode – HD DEVICE Select: MP3 Mode Detail Screen: MP3 Mode –...

  • Page 12: Navigating The Directory Structure

    2.5. Navigating the Directory Structure Navigating through Media Buddy is simple. There are only 2 sets of buttons that you will need to use. 2.5.1. Play/Enter and Stop/Cancel buttons The Play/Enter button is used to select the highlighted menu option or enter into the highlighted directory folder.

  • Page 13: Screen Layout

    2.6. Screen Layout The following diagrams describe the screen layout of the Detail Screen for both FILE Mode and MP3 Mode. Hard drive capacity Available devices Selected device File/Folder name File/Folder date File/Folder size Auto Key action MP3 file name MP3 file date MP3 file size Play/Pause status...

  • Page 14: Using Memory Cards On Media Buddy

    2.7. Using Memory Cards on Media Buddy 2.7.1. Inserting memory cards into Media Buddy Media Buddy has 3 different memory card slots, each designed to support a specified set of memory card formats. (Reference Section 2.2. Media Buddy Layout.) Next to each card slot, you can see the text labels of the memory card format for the corresponding slot: (1) CF: supports CompactFlash Type-I and Type-II and MicroDrive formats.

  • Page 15: Removing Memory Cards From Media Buddy

    2.7.2. Removing memory cards from Media Buddy To safely remove memory cards from Media Buddy, take special precaution to ensure that there is no data being written to or read from the memory card. If Media Buddy is connected to your computer, make sure that it is not transferring data by disconnecting it from your computer.

  • Page 16: Using Media Buddy With Your Computer

    2.8. Using Media Buddy with Your Computer 2.8.1. Connecting Media Buddy to your computer Connect Media Buddy to your computer via the included USB cable. Once connected, your computer will automatically recognize* Media Buddy and show four devices on your computer: •...

  • Page 17: Safely Removing Media Buddy From Your Computer

    ‘Safely Remove Hardware’ label. 2. Double-click on this icon to open the ‘Safely Remove Hardware’ window. 3. Select the hardware device named “USB Mass Storage Device”. 4. Click on the Stop button and a confirmation window will appear.

  • Page 18: Using Media Buddy As A Portable Picture Storage Device

    Using Media Buddy as a Portable Picture Storage Device Bring Media Buddy everywhere you go so you can copy pictures directly from your digital camera memory card to Media Buddy whenever you need. This will free up limited memory card space and allow you to keep taking precious pictures.

  • Page 19: Copying A Specific Folder Or File

    3. During data transfer, make note of the following screen information: Copy progress indicator Number of files copied 4. Upon completion, you will see the following confirmation screen: Total files copied 5. Press the Play/Enter button to confirm this and return to the previous screen. Note: If multiple memory cards are inserted in Media Buddy when the Auto Key button is pressed, Media Buddy will copy each memory card in succession, creating a different folder for each memory card.
  • Page 20 3. From the <DEVICE Select> screen, select the memory card containing the folder and/or file(s) you want to copy. 4. Locate the folder or file you want to copy by navigating through the memory card directory. 5. When you find the folder or file you want to copy, press the Auto Key button to make the copy.

  • Page 21: Understanding The Folder Names Assigned By Media Buddy

    3.2. Understanding the Folder Names Assigned by Media Buddy Each time you use the copy function on Media Buddy, a new folder will be created to store your copied files. The folder names are made up of 2 pieces of information. The first two characters will be letters indicating the type of memory card used.

  • Page 22: Deleting Files From Media Buddy

    3.4. Deleting Files From Media Buddy When accessing the hard drive on Media Buddy, you can choose to delete specific folders and files. 1. Select FILE Mode on the <MODE Select> screen by pressing the Play/Enter button. 2. Select HD Device on the <DEVICE Select> screen. 3.

  • Page 23: Using Media Buddy As A Portable Hard Drive

    Using Media Buddy as a Portable Hard Drive When connected to your computer via USB cable, Media Buddy becomes a portable hard drive. You can use it just like the hard drive on your computer to manage and back up your important data.

  • Page 24: Using Media Buddy As A Memory Card Reader

    Using Media Buddy as a Memory Card Reader In addition to using Media Buddy to copy your memory card contents on the go, you can also use Media Buddy as a memory card reader for your computer. When Media Buddy is connected to your computer via USB cable, the three memory card slots are each mapped to your computer as a Removable Disk.

  • Page 25: Storing Mp3 Playlist On Media Buddy

    4. Select the MP3 file that you wish to play and press the Play/Enter button. • Use the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons to adjust the volume. The maximum volume setting is 32. • To toggle between pause and play, press the Play/Enter button. •...

  • Page 26: Technical Tips And Tricks

    Technical Tips and Tricks 8.1. Driver Installation To use Media Buddy as a portable hard drive connected to computers running Windows 98/SE, Windows 2000 and Mac OS 8.6 and 9.x, driver installation is required for proper operation. 8.1.1. Windows 98/SE and Windows 2000 driver installation 1.
  • Page 27 2. Use your computer’s file management program to rename the volume label of the device you would like to rename. This will vary based on the operating system of your computer. For Windows: 1) Open Windows Explorer. 2) Locate and right-click on the device you want to rename. 3) Select Rename from the list.

  • Page 28: Multi-Language And Long File Name Support

    8.3. Multi-language and Long File Name Support Media Buddy can support multi-language and long file names on its display. The default set-up for your Media Buddy will support these features. In the case that this set-up was changed and you would like to reinstall these features, follow the following steps: 1.
  • Page 29 Windows users (for hard drives under 32 GB): 1. Confirm that Media Buddy is connected to your computer. 2. Locate the Media Buddy hard drive icon through Windows Explorer and right-click on the icon. 3. Select Format from the list. 4.

  • Page 30: Frequently Asked Questions

    Frequently Asked Questions How many high resolution pictures can I store in Media Buddy? This depends on the average size of the high resolution digital photos you take from your digital camera. Assuming each picture is 5 Mega Pixel (about 2.4MB), the number of pictures you can store on the different Media Buddy hard drive capacities are: 30GB: ~12,500 pictures 40GB: ~16,600 pictures...
  • Page 31 How are the folders and files listed on Media Buddy? The folders and files are sorted by internal memory locations. They may not be listed alphabetically or by date. Can I format Media Buddy with file systems other than FAT or FAT-32 (i.e., NTFS / HFS / HFS + / EXT2)? No, data transfer from memory cards to hard drive is compatible only with the FAT and FAT-32 file systems.

  • Page 32: Troubleshooting And Technical Support

    10. Troubleshooting and Technical Support 10.1.1. General issues Refer to the following advice for using and troubleshooting your Media Buddy. Media Buddy is connected to my computer and the removable drives are recognized and displayed, but I cannot access files from the memory cards. Make sure the hard drive on the device and the memory cards are formatted to the FAT or FAT-32 file systems.

  • Page 33: Windows Related Issues

    I cannot make a back-up larger than 4 GB, although my Media Buddy has more than 4 GB of free space. The FAT-32 file system only allows a maximum of 4 GB of data processing at a time. Split the data to be backed up into segments smaller than 4 GB each.

  • Page 34: Linux Related Issues

    10.1.4. Linux related issues I want to format my Media Buddy hard drive under Linux, but I cannot find the mkfs.msdos command. Either install the Dos-Utils package or format the partition with Windows or Mac OS 9. I have formatted the Media Buddy under Windows, but I cannot mount the volume in Linux with the mount/dev/sdd1 command.

  • Page 35: Appendix

    Supply voltage Supplying current File system support OS compatibility Dimensions (L x W x H) Weight Operating temperature Storage temperature Humidity Revision 2.6 Media Buddy User’s Guide MEB – 300 CompactFlash I & II, MicroDrive, SmartMedia, MultiMedia Card, SD Card,...

  • Page 36: Fcc Rules And Regulations - Part 15

    TV. However, we do not guarantee the absence of interference. If you modify the device in any way, without approval from Digital Foci, Inc., your device may violate FCC regulations. Violation of FCC regulations may cause the FCC to void your rights to use the modified device.
  • Page 37 3111 Via Mondo, Rancho Dominguez, California, USA 90221 Copyright 2005 Digital Foci, Inc. All rights reserved.

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