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  • Page 2 SanDisk is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. SanDisk Connect is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Downloading a Single File ......15 ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...
  • Page 4 Deleting Folders ........42 ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...
  • Page 5 Set/Change a Wi-Fi Security Password ....55 Connect to/Disconnect from the Internet ....56 Connecting .
  • Page 6 Index ......... . . 70 ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    1. Introduction Media Drive Overview Introduction Media Drive Overview The SanDisk Connect™ Wireless Media Drive stores, shares, and streams digital content wirelessly across multiple mobile devices. Micro-USB port Memory card slot Internet LED: (SD™/SDHC™/SDXC™) Drive is connected to Internet Wi-Fi®...

  • Page 8: System Requirements

    Use the Media Drive to connect two mobile devices to a Wi-Fi network. Rather than paying two separate fees to connect a smart phone and a tablet to a hotel Wi-Fi network, you can connect your Media drive to the hotel Wi-Fi and then connect two mobile devices to the Media Drive.

  • Page 9: Getting Started

    Drive is charging when it’s connected to an outlet: Table 1: Battery LED States Battery Strength LED In Use LED While Charging Below 20% Steady red Blinking Red Above 20% Steady green Blinking Green ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 10: Downloading The Media Drive App

    Media Drive app. Connecting to the Media Drive Once the app has been installed, connect your mobile device to the Media Drive Wi- Fi network. 1. Make sure your Media Drive is turned on and its Wi-Fi network is connected. The power and Wi-Fi LEDs on the Drive should both be lit.

  • Page 11: From A Computer

    You can transfer content between your Media Drive and your computer using a USB connection. 1. Connect your Media Drive to your computer and open the Media Drive window. 2. Drag and drop music, videos, photos, and documents from your computer into the Media Drive window.
  • Page 12 In the example below, photos are being uploaded to a Media Drive. 4. Tap Photos or Albums at the top of the screen and navigate to the pictures you want to upload to the Media Drive: ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...
  • Page 13 7. When all photos have been uploaded, switch back from iPad (or iPhone or iPod touch) to Drive to find the content you’ve uploaded to the Media Drive: ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...
  • Page 14 The files have been uploaded to the Media Drive Upload folder in Photos. Note: For more detailed information on using photo, music, and video files, see Chapter 3, Working with Media Files. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 15: Working With Media Files

    The Files folder contains all the content stored on the Media Drive and provides access to the files stored on an SD™, SDHC™, or SDXC™ card inserted in the Drive. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 16: Common App Icons

    You select files in order to move, share, or delete them. Whether you’re working with videos, photos, songs, or documents, the selection process is the same. 1. Navigate to the content you want to select. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 17: Moving Files

    • Share your files with others directly from the Media Drive mobile app. Uploading Multiple Files To upload files from your iPad (or iPhone or iPod touch) to the Media Drive or an inserted memory card, ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...
  • Page 18 2. At the top of the screen, tap Photos to display all the pictures stored on your mobile device at one time or Albums to display specific photos: ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...
  • Page 19 5. Choose whether to add the files to the Media Drive or to a memory card inserted in the Drive: • Media Drive Upload: Upload files from your mobile device to the Media Drive Upload folder on your Drive. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 20: Uploading A Single File

    Media Drive or to a memory card inserted in the Drive: Downloading Multiple Files To download files from the Media Drive or from an inserted memory card to your iPad (or iPhone or iPod touch), ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 21: Downloading A Single File

    Downloading a Single File To download a single file from the Media Drive or an inserted memory card to your iPad (or iPhone or iPod touch) ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 22: Sharing Your Files

    Allowing Access to your Media Drive You can allow others to connect directly to your Media Drive so they can view your files and download them to their mobile devices.

  • Page 23: Sending Files To Others

    Make sure your mobile device is connected to the Internet before you try to share your files. For instructions on how to connect your mobile device to the Internet while you use the Media Drive app, see Connecting to the Internet in Chapter 4, “Managing the Media Drive.”...

  • Page 24: Deleting Files And Folders

    1. Open the file or files to be deleted. 2. Tap the Select icon and select the files to be deleted. 3. Tap the Delete button at the bottom of the screen: ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 25: Deleting Folders

    Delete at the bottom of the screen: 3. Tap the Delete button and confirm that you want to delete these files and folders. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 26: Searching Files

    1. Tap the Search area at the bottom of any app screen, enter a search value, and tap Search: 2. Your search results are displayed: ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 27: Unsupported File Formats

    Working with Photos You can use the Media Drive app to work with photos stored on your mobile device, an inserted memory card, and the Media Drive itself. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 28: Photo Screen Icons

    1. In the Navigation Bar on the Media Drive main screen, tap Photos. 2. On the Albums screen, navigate to the photo you want to view. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 29: Playing Slideshows

    You can play a slideshow from any photo screen, whether you’re displaying a single photo or a screen full of thumbnails. To play a slideshow, 1. Open a photo or photo screen and tap Slideshow: ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 30: Editing Photos

    You can use the photo controls to edit photos in these ways: • Rotate a photo • Enhance a photo • Correct Red-eye • Crop a photo To display the photo controls, ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 31: Rotating A Photo

    Tap the Red-eye icon to remove red-eye from images of people. Cropping a Photo 1. Tap the Crop icon A black box appears around the photo. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 32: Creating A New Album

    Media Drive or on the mobile device itself. Note: This feature is supported only on the iPad in Version 1.0 of the Wireless Media Drive app. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...
  • Page 33 Working with Photos You cannot use the app to create a new folder on the Media Drive; to do that, you must connect the Media Drive to your computer and create the new folder in the Drive window. To create a new album on your mobile device, 1.

  • Page 34: Streaming Videos

    Streaming Videos You can use the Media Drive app to stream videos stored on your mobile device as well as those stored on the Media Drive. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 35: Using The Media Drive With Itunes

    Media Drive and use the Media Drive app to stream the media content to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...
  • Page 36 Up to 5 devices can be synced with the Apple ID that owns the purchased content. iTunes is for legal or rightholder-authorized copying only. Don't steal music. 2. Connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your computer. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch...

  • Page 37: Playing Music

    You can play music in the background while you’re doing other things both inside the app and outside it on your mobile device. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 38: Sorting Music

    Playing Music Sorting Music The Music screen provides six ways to sort and view your music: • By most recently played: • By artist: • By album: ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 39: Playing A Song

    The way you access the song you want to play depends on how you’ve sorted your music. • If you’ve sorted by Recent or Songs, tap the song to go directly to the song Play screen: ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 40: Using The Music Song Controls

    To create a new playlist, use the Playlist view. • To add music to an existing playlist, open the playlist itself. Creating a Playlist To create a new playlist, ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...
  • Page 41 Music screen: 2. Tap Playlist in the Music screen view options, then tap New. If you haven’t created any playlists yet, the screen is blank: ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...
  • Page 42 4. Scroll through the song list and tap the music to be added to this playlist (each tapped song grays out to show that it’s been selected). Then tap Done: 5. Click OK in the Playlist Saved confirmation window. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 43: Adding Songs To A Playlist

    1. Open the playlist you want to add to and tap Add Songs at the bottom of the list of songs already in the playlist: Your Song list opens. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 44: Controlling Music From Outside The Play Screen

    Media Drive app or outside it on your mobile device. 1. Start the music playing. 2. Leave the music Play screen. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...
  • Page 45 • If you leave the Music directory and move around in other parts of the app, the Now Playing icon remains accessible at the bottom of the Navigation Bar: ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 46: Managing The Files Folder

    Sort the contents of the Media Drive or an inserted memory card • Delete folders stored on your Media Drive or on an inserted memory card • Open documents To access the contents of the Files folder, ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...
  • Page 47 2. Tap Media Drive or Media Drive Card to access the desired files, In this example, the Media Drive folder has been selected: You now have access to all the music, videos, photos, and documents stored on your Media Drive. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 48: Deleting Folders

    2. Tap the folders to be deleted, tap Delete at the bottom of the screen, and tap the delete button: 3. Confirm that you want to delete the folders. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 49: Sorting Files

    You can use the Media Drive app to view documents stored on the Drive. The Media Drive app displays links to other apps on your mobile device that can open the document you want to view. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...
  • Page 50 The one icon all iOS users will always see is Quick Look, a program that comes already installed on devices and can open most file types. 2. Tap the icon for the program you want to use to open the document: ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 51: Using A Memory Card

    Make sure it’s in the correctly lined up and try again. • To remove the card, use your fingernail to push the card in and release it. It will pop out of the slot. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 52: Getting Help

    1. At the bottom of the Navigation Bar, tap the Help icon 2. Tap Getting Started Guide to open the Media Drive Quick Start Guide on your mobile device or Online Support to connect to a support tech. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch...

  • Page 53: Managing The Media Drive

    1. Press the Media Drive power button for 3 seconds to restart it. 2. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi In your mobile device and select your Media Drive from the list of available Wi-Fi networks. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 54: Restarting The App

    4. Double-press the Home button again to close the open app icons. 5. Tap the Media Drive icon on your iPad (or iPhone or iPod touch) home screen to re-open the app. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 55: Media Drive Settings Overview

    The Settings screen is divided into General and Admin settings: General Settings General Settings can be accessed without logging in as an Admin. They provide basic information about your Media Drive: ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 56: Admin Settings

    Battery Level: Displays the strength of the charge remaining in your Media Drive battery. • About: Provides access to the SanDisk Privacy Policy and displays the version number of the Media Drive application software currently installed on your mobile device: Admin Settings You must be logged on as an Admin to access Admin Settings.

  • Page 57: Using Admin Settings

    2. On the Admin Password screen, enter the default password “admin” and tap Log in: 3. When you’re ready to log out, return to Admin Settings and tap Admin Logout. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 58: Change Admin Password

    2. Follow the directions in the Change Admin Password window to enter the old password, enter and confirm a new one, and create a password hint question and answer: 3. Tap Done. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 59: Wi-Fi Settings

    1. In the Change Wi-Fi window, tap the current Wi-Fi name to display the keyboard, replace the current Wi-Fi name with a new one, and tap Done: ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...
  • Page 60 3. On your iPad (or iPhone or iPod touch), go to Settings > Wi-Fi, tap the new name of your Media Drive Wi-Fi in the list of available networks, and connect to it: 4. Stop and then restart the Media Drive app.

  • Page 61: Set/Change A Wi-Fi Security Password

    The default Wi-Fi security setting is no password. We recommend that you set a Wi- Fi password so that your Drive contents can’t be accessed by strangers in areas where the Drive might automatically connect to an available Wi-Fi network. 1. On the Change Wi-Fi screen, tap Security: 2.

  • Page 62: Connect To/Disconnect From The Internet

    Note: Some wireless networks might block this functionality. Connecting 1. In Admin Settings, tap Connect to Internet. 2. In the Connect to Internet window, turn on Wi-Fi, then tap a Wi-Fi network under Choose Wi-Fi Network: ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch...
  • Page 63 4. On your mobile device, go to Settings > Wi-Fi and reconnect to the Media Drive Wi-Fi network. 5. Stop and then restart the Media Drive app. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 64: Disconnecting

    4. Managing the Media Drive Using Admin Settings 6. In Admin settings, the Connect to Internet screen now displays the Wi-Fi network that is connecting your mobile device to the Internet even while you are connected to and are using your Media Drive: You're now connected to both the Media Drive and the Internet.

  • Page 65: Upigrade Media Drive

    You can also trigger this notice by tapping Upgrade Media Drive in Settings: 1. Click OK and close the Media Drive app. 2. Connect your Media Drive to your computer via a USB port and open the Media Drive window.
  • Page 66 4. Managing the Media Drive Using Admin Settings 3. Go to www.sandisk.com/support and download the Media Drive Firmware upgrade file to your computer. 4. Drag the Firmware file into the main Media Drive window, which contains the photos, videos, music, and documents you’ve loaded on the Media Drive:...
  • Page 67 Media Drive. When the upgrade is complete, the Media Drive restarts. 8. Relaunch the app, go to Settings, and tap Upgrade Media Drive. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 68: Restore Factory Settings

    You can restore Media Drive settings to the factory defaults. The Drive allows you to choose which settings to restore and which to leave as they are. Note: Restoring factory settings does NOT delete any content from the Drive. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 69: Format Drive

    You format a Media Drive to erase all content on the Drive and restore factory settings. This is recommended if you plan to recycle your Media Drive. Note: Formatting a Media Drive DOES delete all content. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 70: Usb Access

    A message confirms that the formatting is complete and instructs you to restart the app. USB Access In order for your computer to see the Media Drive when you connect it, you must turn on USB Access in Admin Settings: ™...

  • Page 71: Product And Safety Information

    Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...
  • Page 72 If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and then on, the user is encouraged to try to connect the interference by one or more of the following measures: •...

  • Page 73: Safety And Care

    5. Product and Safety Information Safety and Care Recycling SanDisk Connect Media Drive: Do not dispose of either the SanDisk Connect Media Drive with your household waste. In some countries or regions, collection systems are set up to handle electrical and electronic waste items. Contact your regional authorities for more details.

  • Page 74: Cleaning

    We do not recommended keeping the Media Drive plugged in. For the best battery life, we recommend charging and discharging the Media Drive battery at least once a month. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 75: Long Term Storage

    When the Media Drive has reached the end of its useful life, return it to a recycling station in your community to prevent uncontrolled waste disposal and dispose of the battery properly. ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

  • Page 76: Index

    Media Drive 47 media content deleting files 18 loading 4 deleting files and folders 18 searching 20 deleting folders 19 Media Drive downloading a single file 15 ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...
  • Page 77 20 music selecting files 10 adding songs to a playlist 37 sending files to others 17 creating a playlist 34 set/change a Wi-Fi security password 55 ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...
  • Page 78 Media Drive Upload folder 13 working with photos 21 uploading a single file 14 cropping 25 uploading multiple files 11 viewing 22 USB access 64 ™ Wireless Media Drive User Manual for iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch SanDisk Connect...

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