Warranty Information Quatech Inc. warrants the PCD-U to be free of defects for one (1) year from the date of purchase. Quatech Inc. will repair or replace any system component that fails to perform under normal operating conditions in accordance with the procedures outlined in this document, provided the failure occurs during the one year warranty period.
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Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Installation 2.1 Using the “Add New Hardware” Wizard 3. Operation 3.1 Device Status Indicators 3.2 Using the PCD-U 6. Specifications...
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List of Figures and Tables Figure 1-1 PCD-U Card Reader/Writer Figure 2-1.1 Add New Hardware Dialog Window #1 Figure 2-1.2 Add New Hardware Dialog Window #2 Figure 2-1.3 Add New Hardware Dialog Window #3 Figure 2-1.4 Add New Hardware Dialog Window #4 Figure 2-1.5 Removable Disks in Windows Explorer Figure 3-1.1 PCD-U Slot Identification Figure 3-1.2 LED Indicators...
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1. Introduction Part of the FreedomUSB Series, Quatech’s PCD-U USB Card Reader/Writer implements the latest technology advance- ments in the PC industry. The PCD-U features USB technol- ogy to offer convenient, high-speed access to a variety of data storage cards.
2. Installation Using the Add New Hardware Wizard The following procedures are step-by-step instructions for installing the Quatech PCD-U adapter under Windows 98 Ò Windows 2000 Ò using the “Add New Hardware” wizard. 1. Turn on the computer and boot up the Windows or Windows 2000 operating system.
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5. Select the recommended option: ‘Search for the best driver for your device’ and then press the ‘Next’ button to proceed to the dialog window shown in Figure 2-1.3. Windows 98 Windows 2000 Figure 2-1.3 Add New Hardware Dialog Window #3 Quatech PCD-U Manual...
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PCD-U. The PCD-U’s lower socket is the first drive (Drive F in Figure 2-1.5) while the upper socket is the sec- ond. (Drive G in Figure 2-1.5). Figure 2-1.5 Removable Disks in Windows Explorer. Quatech PCD-U Manual...
For example, while files are being copied from the PC hard drive to the SmartCardä in the PCD-U, then the red LED flashes. The green LED indicates that the PCD-U is receiving adequate power from the USB port. See Figure 3-1.1. Quatech PCD-U Manual...
3. Locate the Removable Disk icons. Double click any one. 4. Explore images and files on the data storage cards. Access images and files in the same manner as files are accessed on the PC hard disk drive. Quatech PCD-U Manual...
USB bus powered, DC +5 volts Temperature: Operating: 0 to 70° C Storage: -40 to 70° C Humidity 10 to 95 % ® ® OS Support Windows 98 and Windows 2000 PC Requirements Pentium, Pentium II USB Port Quatech PCD-U Manual...