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Microtech ZiO! User Manual

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  • Page 1 ™ USER'S USER'S MANUAL MANUAL Click Here to Begin HELP BACK NEXT CONTENTS CONTACT...
  • Page 2 ™ CONTENTS Home How to use this online guide Getting started Connecting to a Macintosh Connecting to a PC Compatible How to use the Microtech ZiO! Troubleshooting your Microtech ZiO! Obtaining Technical Support How-to contact us HELP BACK NEXT CONTENTS...
  • Page 3 USER'S USER'S MANUAL MANUAL ™ HOW TO USE This Online Guide Controls in this online guide Controls within Adobe ® Acrobat ® Reader? HELP BACK NEXT CONTENTS CONTACT...
  • Page 4 Go to the Table of Contents. CONTENTS Go to this page ("How to Use This Online Guide"). HELP How to contact Microtech via e-mail, telephone, fax, or standard mail. CONTACT Go to next page. NEXT Go back to previous page.
  • Page 5 USER'S USER'S MANUAL MANUAL ™ GETTING STARTED Introduction What's included with the Microtech ZiO! System Requirements Parts of Microtech ZiO! Card Readers Registering the Microtech ZiO! HELP BACK NEXT CONTENTS CONTACT...

  • Page 6: System Requirements

    SmartMedia, Secure Digital / MultiMediaCard, and Memory Stick) for new Apple iMac, iBook, G3/G4, and PC Compatible owners. The Microtech ZiO! is easy to use and provides transfer rates of up to 900KB/sec. With the Microtech ZiO!, audio and video files, cell phone databases, and more can now be shared easily between your digital device (camera, cell phone, MP3 player, etc) and your computer.
  • Page 7 USER'S USER'S ™ MANUAL MANUAL Parts of Microtech ZiO! Card Readers ZiO! MultiMediaCard / ZiO! SmartMedia Reader ZiO! Memory Stick Reader ZiO! CompactFlash Reader Secure Digital Reader USB Connector (Male) Power On / Activity LED Power On / Activity LED...
  • Page 8 MANUAL Registering the Microtech ZiO! Thank you again for purchasing the Microtech ZiO!. In order for us to better serve you, we encourage you to register your Microtech ZiO! as soon as possible. There are several benefits to registering the Microtech ZiO!: Registering your Microtech ZiO! entitles you to free periodic driver software updates when available.
  • Page 9 USER'S USER'S MANUAL MANUAL ™ CONNECTING to a Macintosh Installation overview Installing the driver software Connecting to the USB port Connecting to a USB hub HELP BACK NEXT CONTENTS CONTACT...

  • Page 10: Installation Overview

    MANUAL MANUAL Installation overview The Microtech ZiO! is relatively easy to install and operate. To avoid complications during the installation process, please follow the steps in order as described in this chapter. Installing the driver software IMPORTANT NOTE: For the ZiO! MultiMediaCard / Secure Digital and ZiO! Memory Stick card readers, driver installation is only required for Mac OS 8.5 and 8.6.
  • Page 11 USER'S USER'S ™ MANUAL MANUAL Select your ZiO! model from the list (as shown below) to install the appropriate drivers and then click "Install." Another screen will appear containing the Software License Agreement. Please read the agreement and when finished, click "Agree." A dialog box will appear advising that you may have to restart your computer after installing the software, click "Yes"...
  • Page 12 Microtech ZiO!. INSTALLATION NOTE: If you attempt to attach the ZiO! USB connector to the USB port of your Macintosh or hub prior to installing the Microtech ZiO! drivers you may receive the following (or a similar) message: If this occurs, click "Cancel", install the driver software from the CD-ROM, and then connect the...

  • Page 13: Connecting To The Usb Port

    MANUAL Connecting to the USB port Connect the USB connector of the Microtech ZiO! to the USB port of your Macintosh computer. Use only the primary ports located on the back (G3, G4) or side (iMac, iBook) - do not use the USB port on the keyboard. If necessary, connect the ZiO! first to the included USB extender cable, then connect the other end of the extender cable to your USB port.
  • Page 14 USER'S USER'S ™ MANUAL MANUAL Connecting to the USB port (continued) The ZiO! can be connected directly to the USB port (as shown on the previous page) or by using the included extender cable (as shown below) so it can be positioned in more convenient loca- tions.
  • Page 15 Connect the USB hub (purchased separately) to the USB port on your Macintosh. NOTE: Use only with a powered USB hub. Then connect the USB connector of the Microtech ZiO! to a port on the USB hub. If necessary, connect the ZiO! first to the included USB extender cable, then connect the male end of the extender cable to a port on the USB hub.
  • Page 16 USER'S USER'S MANUAL MANUAL ™ CONNECTING to a PC Compatible Installing the driver software Connecting to the USB port Connecting to a USB hub HELP BACK NEXT CONTENTS CONTACT...
  • Page 17 The Microtech ZiO! is relatively easy to install and operate. To avoid complications during the installation process, please follow the steps in order as described in this chapter. Before con- necting and using the Microtech ZiO!, you must first install the driver software located on the accompanying Microtech Installer CD.
  • Page 18 USER'S USER'S ™ MANUAL MANUAL After a few moments the setup program displays a dialog box similar to the one as shown on left. Click "Next." Click Next. Read the license agreement and click "Yes" as shown on left. Click Yes. Click "Next,"...
  • Page 19 USER'S USER'S ™ MANUAL MANUAL Click "Next" to accept the default program folder that will be installed for your ZiO!. Click Next. An overview of the installation will appear. Click "Next" to continue installation. Click Next. You will then see a status window advising the progress of the current installation (as shown on left).
  • Page 20 Click "Finish" and restart your computer once the installation is complete. Click Finish Congratulations! The installation is now complete. You may now connect the Microtech ZiO! to your computer after restarting. Proceed to the next page for instructions on connecting the Microtech ZiO!. HELP...
  • Page 21 MANUAL Connecting to the USB port Connect the USB connector of the Microtech ZiO! to the USB port on your computer. If necessary, connect the ZiO! first to the included USB extender cable, then connect the other end of the extender cable to your USB port.
  • Page 22 Connect the USB hub (purchased separately) to your computer's USB port. NOTE: Use only with a powered USB hub. Then connect the USB connector of the Microtech ZiO! to a port on the USB hub. If necessary, connect the ZiO! first to the included USB extender cable, then connect the other end of the extender cable to a port on the USB hub.

  • Page 23: How To Use

    USER'S USER'S MANUAL MANUAL ™ HOW TO USE the Microtech ZiO! Digital media card compatibility Inserting a SmartMedia card Inserting a CompactFlash card Inserting a MultiMediaCard or Secure Digital card Inserting a Memory Stick Card Inserting and accessing a card (Macintosh)

  • Page 24: Digital Media Card Compatibility

    MANUAL MANUAL This section describes the operation relating to the Microtech ZiO! and digital media cards. To avoid complications while attempting to use your Microtech ZiO!, Microtech recommends reading this entire chapter. For installation information, refer to “Chapter 2: Connecting to a Macintosh” (page 9) or “Chapter 3: Connecting to a PC Compatible”...
  • Page 25 MANUAL Inserting a SmartMedia card (continued) Insert the SmartMedia card as shown below. The Microtech ZiO! can only accept 3.3V SmartMedia cards. Notice the notched corner of the SmartMedia card. The location of the notch for a 3.3V SmartMedia card will appear on the right hand side when you are looking directly at the gold contacts from the top - refer to the illustration at the bottom of the page.

  • Page 26: Inserting A Compactflash Card

    CompactFlash card may be damaged or data on the card may be lost or corrupted. IMPORTANT: If excessive force is required or the card just doesn’t seem to fit, do not attempt to force the card in the reader, instead, call Microtech’s toll free tech support number for assistance.

  • Page 27: Inserting A Multimediacard Or Secure Digital Card

    If excessive force is required, or the card just does- n’t seem to fit, do not attempt to force the card in the reader, instead call Microtech’s toll free tech support number for assistance.

  • Page 28: Inserting A Memory Stick Card

    If excessive force is required, or the card just doesn’t seem to fit, do not attempt to force the card in the reader, instead call Microtech’s toll free tech support number for assistance. NOTE: The secure mode of Sony MagicGate is not supported.
  • Page 29 IMPORTANT: Be sure you have installed the Microtech ZiO! drivers prior to attempting to oper- ate the Microtech ZiO!. Also be sure the Apple "File Exchange" control panel is set to load in your system folder - you can activate it using the Apple "Extensions Manager" control panel.
  • Page 30 MANUAL Formatting cards (Macintosh) There may be instances where you may wish to format a card in the Microtech ZiO! rather than in the original digital device (camera, MP3 player, etc.). There may also be times when you may be required or prompted to format your card. As such, please read the information in this section for information on formatting either CompactFlash, MultiMediaCard / Secure Digital, SmartMedia, or Memory Stick cards.
  • Page 31 USER'S USER'S ™ MANUAL MANUAL Formatting cards (Macintosh - continued) Formatting SmartMedia cards: Unlike CompactFlash, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick and Secure Digital cards, SmartMedia cards cannot be formatted on a Macintosh using the ZiO! SmartMedia reader. SmartMedia cards should be formatted on the device they are being used with (such as a digital camera, an MP3 player, or a handheld PC equipped with a SmartMedia slot).
  • Page 32 USER'S USER'S ™ MANUAL MANUAL Removing a card (Macintosh) Make sure that the "Access/Power" indicator is not flashing. The access indicator will flash when data is being read or written on the card. Wait until the operations are complete and the access indicator is no longer flashing before attempting to remove the card.
  • Page 33 NOTE: Digital cameras will usually create a folder on the digital media card which contains your digital images. To access the digital images, you must first open the folder or folders and click on the icon or icons representing the digital image or images you wish to view. Microtech ZiO! HELP BACK...
  • Page 34 MANUAL Formatting Cards (PC) There may be instances where you may wish to format a card in the Microtech ZiO! rather than in your original digital device or when the format option is not present. There may also be times when you may be required or prompted to format your card.
  • Page 35 USER'S USER'S ™ MANUAL MANUAL If you have installed the driver software and utility for your ZiO! reader, proceed with format using the following steps: Click on the “Start” button located in the lower left hand corner of your desktop and select “Programs”...
  • Page 36 USER'S USER'S ™ MANUAL MANUAL ZiO! - SmartMedia format screen: ZiO! - Memory Stick format screen: The SMPREP Utility provides two format options The MSPREP utility provides two format for your SmartMedia card. The “Quick” format options for your Memory Stick card. The option is selected by default, and recommended “Quick”...
  • Page 37 USER'S USER'S ™ MANUAL MANUAL Click “OK” . Formatting is now complete. Click "OK" to finish the format. IMPORTANT NOTE for CompactFlash and MultiMediaCard / Secure Digital, and Memory Stick ZiO! owners: After formatting MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital, Memory Stick, and CompactFlash cards, a dialogue box (similar to the one below) will appear recommending that you run the “ScanDisk”...
  • Page 38 USER'S USER'S ™ MANUAL MANUAL Removing a card (PC) Make sure that the "Access/Power" indicator is not flashing. The access indicator will flash when data is being read or written on the card. Wait until the operations are complete and the access indicator is no longer flashing before attempting to remove the card.

  • Page 39: Troubleshooting

    USER'S USER'S MANUAL MANUAL ™ Troubleshooting your Microtech ZiO! Common Trouble Shooting Questions and Answers HELP BACK NEXT CONTENTS CONTACT...
  • Page 40 MANUAL Troubleshooting your Microtech ZiO! Installation and use of the Microtech ZiO! is relatively easy and normally should not produce compli- cations. However, if you are experiencing difficulties with your ZiO!, please refer to the following troubleshooting guide for a possible solution. Additional tips and solutions as well as product infor- mation can be found on our web site: www.microtechint.com.
  • Page 41 I insert my digital media card nothing happens. PC Compatible: The Microtech ZiO! is a digital card reader/writer that is accessed as a removable disk. In order to access the digital images or data stored on your media card, you must access the ZiO! through it’s "Removable Disk"...
  • Page 42 USER'S USER'S ™ MANUAL MANUAL I have inserted my media card into my ZiO!, but I am unable to access my data. What do I do? If you are using a SmartMedia card, make sure that you have inserted the SmartMedia card into the ZiO! with the gold contacts facing down and the ZiO! label facing upwards.
  • Page 43 USER'S USER'S ™ MANUAL MANUAL I can see the images on my media inserted in the ZiO!, but how do I download them to my computer. PC Compatible: Images and data can be downloaded or transferred to your computer using basic Windows file transfer techniques.
  • Page 44 USER'S USER'S MANUAL MANUAL ™ OBTAINING Technical Support Contacting Technical Support Returning products for service Limited Warranty HELP BACK NEXT CONTENTS CONTACT...

  • Page 45: Contacting Technical Support

    Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. The RMA number must appear on the outside of your shipping carton. Our Receiving Department will refuse any package that does not carry an RMA number. Pack the Microtech ZiO! in its original box. Be certain that it fits snugly and is surrounded with the original packing material.
  • Page 46 USER'S USER'S ™ MANUAL MANUAL SCM Microsystems, Inc. LIMITED WARRANTY SCM Microsystems, Inc. warranty obligations are limited to the terms set forth below: SCM Microsystems, Inc., Retail Brands Group, ("The Company") warrants this product against defects in material and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of original retail purchase.
  • Page 47 ™ HOW-TO Contact Us Microtech™ is a quality retail brand of digital connectivity solutions from SCM Microsystems, Inc. Microtech digital connectivity solu- tions include an extensive line of readers, media and connectivity products for a wide range of digital device applications.
  • Page 48 © Copyright 2001 SCM Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved. Manual version 3.0 — 08.11.01 SYS-JB Trademarks Microtech and the Microtech insignia are registered trademarks of SCM Microsystems, Inc. CameraMate™, Digital FlashFilm, Compact FlashFilm, DPA Drives, and the DPA logo are trademarks of SCM Microsystems, Inc.

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