Elecom MR-A004 series User Manual

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Thank you for purchasing the M R-A004 Series USB 2. 0 card reader.
This us er’s manual explains h ow to set up the product. Please tho roughly read
this user’s manual before use, to ensu re proper setup of the product.

Safety Precaut ions

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Always observe the cautions issued by PC and peripheral device manufacturers •
when connecting and disconnecting this product.
Do not attempt to disassemble, modify or repair this product by yourself.•
Doing so may cause a fire, electric shock, or prod uct damage and may void the
war rant y.
Do not use t his product or an y PC t o which this prod uct is connected in areas •
where water is used or in very humid environments.
Doing so may cause a fire, electric sh ock, or product damage.
When connecting and disconnecting this product, always touch a metal object •
(such as a steel desk or a metal door handle) to discharge static electricity before
touching this product.
Static electricity may da mage this product.
If you suspect something is wrong with the product, discontinue use immediately.•

Specifications

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OS• .................................. Windows® 7, Windows Vista® (up to SP2), Windows® XP

(SP1 to SP3), Windows

®

2000 (SP4)
Mac OS X (10.2 to 10.6)
In the above OSs, the drivers provided with the OSs can
be used.

Interface• .........................USB

Operating temperature• ..0 to 40°C

Operating humidity• ........0 to 80%

Dimensions • ................... 59.0 (W) x 59.0 (D) x 14.0 (H) mm

(Not including protruding parts)

Cable length• ..................10 cm (Not including connector)

Included items• ............... Manual x1

Usage Precautions

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If the PC is started when a memory card is inserted in this product, a disk scan may •
be performed automatically, even if the PC had no previous abnormal termination
errors.
If the PC is started when a memory card is ins erted in this product , even if the •
device has been connected before, the "Found New Hardware" message may be
displayed.
It may take a minute or so for this produc t to be recognised by the PC after it has been •
connected. Wait un til you can operat e the computer.
Certain types of media, including older media and media that uses special formats, •
may not be compatible with this product.
Before using media with digital cameras, mobile phones, or other devices, format it •
with the device that you use.
It may not always be possible to use m edia that has been formatted using a PC. In
such cases, medi a can be used by first formatting it on the device with which it is
to be used.
This product does not support copyright protection.•
Please follow the removal of this product, to the procedure "5 Disconnect the card •
reader from the PC ". There is a possibility the file disappearing.
ELECOM C o., Ltd. shall bear no responsibility whatsoever for any data loss o r damage •
resulting from the us e of this product.
Always insert and remove media from this product with the correct orientation and •
alignment.
This product does not support standby or sleep modes.•
This product does not support modem cards or similar I/O cards.•
Do not use this product in humid o r dusty environments .•
Do not subject this product to strong shocks.•
To clean the product, wip e it with a soft, dry cloth.•
Do not use benzene, paint thinn er, alcohol or similar liquids.

Memory card slots

3

and 4 cannot be used at the same time. If media is

inserted i nto the slots at the s ame time, the med ia may not be recogn ized.

USB 2.0 Multi Type Card Reader

MR-A004 series

User's manual

How to insert memory cards into the corresponding card slots

Ensure the memory c ard is oriented correctly, and inser t it straight into the correct me mory card slot.

For the latest in formation on supported med ia, visit the official ELECOM webs ite.

http://www.eleco m.co.jp/global/download/compat ibility.html

See th e rever se side of the manua l for in format ion on conne cting to/rem oving f rom th e PC.

Slot

3

Slot

4

Slot

5

Slot

2

Slot

4

Slot

5

Part names and inform ation on the memory card slot and

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USB port

SD Memory Ca rd
SDHC Memor y Card

mini SD Memor y Card
mini SDHC Memo ry Card

MMC micro can b e writ ten to or

read with the use of a c onversion
adapter.

microSD Memo ry Card
microSDHC M emory Card

Memory Sti ck
Memory Sti ck PRO

Memory Stick Mi cro

(M2) can be written t o
or read with the use of
a conversion ada pter.

Align the ca rd to th e cent er of
the lo wer slo t, with the te rminal
end fa cing d ownward s

Face the
terminal end
downwards

Face the terminal
end upwards

Face the terminal
end upwards

Face the
terminal end
downwards

Multimedia C ard
Reduced Siz e Multimedia Card RS MMC

USB cable

LED

The L ED of t his prod uct wil l flash when w riting t o or r eading a
memory card.

Do not remove a memory card from the slot while the PC

is writing to or read ing from it.
Do n ot di sconnec t thi s prod uct f rom th e PC while it i s
writing to or readi ng from a memory c ard. Doing so may
cause produc t damage and result in file d amage or loss.

Slot

3

CompactFlash
Microdrive

Narrow

Align the co nvex par t of th e memo ry ca rd slot

with t he con cave par t of t he mem ory ca rd.

Wide

Face the label
side upwards

Narrow

Wide

label side

Slot

1

Face the
terminal end
downwards

Slot

1

xD Picture card

Slot

2

Face the terminal
end downwards

Memory Sti ck Duo
Memory Sti ck PRO Duo

Face the
terminal end
downwards

Align the card to the
center of th e lower slot,
with the terminal end
facin g downw ards

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The car d reader is automati cally reco gnised an d the co nnection
procedur e is complete.

When using Windows®, an “installation complete” notification will

appear in the taskbar.

2

Connect the USB co nnector to the PC USB port.

This device w ill be recognized au tomatically.

USB connector

* Confi rm the pro per up/dow n

orientat ion of th e connect or
when you connect it.

1

Memory card fo rmat

Memory cards that have been formatted on Windows® can also be used on
Macintosh

®

computers.

Memory cards that have been formatted on Macintosh

®

cannot be used on

Windows

®

computers.

About Windows® drive letters

In Windows®, the memory cards slot s are as signed in the follo wing order. (the
information in brackets assume s that the PC’s last assigned drive letter is E)

1st

Removable device (F:)

Memory card slot 5

2nd

Removable device (G:)

Memory card slot

1

3rd

Removable device (H:)

Memory card slot

2

4th

Removable device (I:)

Memory card slot

3 or 4

The order of drive as signme nt in Win dows

®

7 may di ffer, dep ending on your P C.

In Windows® 7, th e drive icon will appear once a memory card is inserted

into a slot.

About Macintosh® drive icons

When using a Macintosh®, a different drive icon will appear depending on which
memory slot you inse rt a card into.

Slot 1 or 2 or 3 4 or 5

Drive icon

• If mult iple me mor y c ards ar e i nser ted in to card sl ots at th e s ame ti me, the

drives n ames w ill be na med “U ntitled ”, “Untit led1”, “Unti tled2”, e tc.

• The drive priority is “Untitle d”, “Untitled1” and “Untitled2”. For example,

if memor y cards are inserted in the order

1 , 2 , 3 , then 1 will be -

comes “Untitle d”,

2 will become “U ntitled1”, and 3 will become “Un-

titled2”. If you remove cards

1 and 2 , and then reinsert 2 , th en 2

will be designated “untitled”.

Reading from and writing to a memory card using a PC

Connect to the PC

2

Insert a memory card

3

Insert a memory card in the
appropriate slot with the correct
orientati on and alignme nt.

Refer to “How to inser t memor y cards
into th e corresp onding ca rd slots” (on
the front side) fo r details.

A drive ic on appears on the
desk top an d you can acces s the
memor y card .

The in serted memor y card can be a ccess ed.

I f a n Auto Pla y d ialog b ox appea rs, sel ect

the act ion tha t you wa nt Wind ows to p erfor m.

* If the c ard i s em pty, i t is open ed di rectly

as a rem ovable d isk.

Windows

®

Macintosh

®

2

2

1

Activate the PC

1

If the PC is st arted with this prod uct connected, the pr oduct may not be recogni zed.

If this problem o ccurs, remove and recon nect the product.

The power of PC is turned on.

1

Remove the memory card

4

Do not remove a memory card while the PC is writing to or reading from it.

Disconnect the card reader from the PC

5

Do not disconnect the card reader while the PC is writing to or reading from it.

Click the , , , or
icon in the Taskbar or t he
Notification Are a.

* If the icon is displayed i n the

Notificati on Area in Win dows

®

7 ,
click it and then click the USB
icon (

) that appear s.

* If r emov ing a me mor y ca rd

using Windows

®

7, proceed to

step

.

The “Safe to Remove Hardware” notific a­tion is displayed.

Windows• ® 7, Windows® XP

Proceed to Step

Windows Vista•

®

7, Windows® 2000

Click , and proceed to Step

Disconnect th e card reader from the USB port.

Click the messag e that appears.

* When using Windows Vista, two mes-

sages (“ USB mass storage device”) is
displaye d. F or each mess age, perfo rm
steps

2

a nd 3 a nd the n p roce ed to

step

4

.

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If using a USB d evice or PC card be sides this prod uct, both names w ill be dis­played. In this case, click the m essage that appe ars for this produ ct (indicatin g a
USB mass stor age device or USB d isc).
If a memory card i s inserted into the mem ory card slot when usin g Windows

•

®

7,

click “Ejec t Mass Storage Device”.

2 3

Windows

®

1

Macintosh

®

4

Remove all m emory cards from the c ard reader slots.

Always dis connect the card read er from the PC before turning o ff the PC.

Drag the drive icon to t he Trash (Eject).

The Trash icon( ) becomes an Ejec t ( ) icon.

Check th at the drive icon has d isap­peared and r emove the memory c ard
from the slot.

Macintosh

®

1 2

Open “My Computer” (“Computer” in
Windows 7 and Windows V ista).

Right-click the removable disk that the
memor y car d was assig ned t o, and on t he
contex t menu that ap pears, click [ Eject].

Re mov e the m emo ry
card from the slot.

Windows

®

1

2 3

If the W indows® install ed on your c omputer do es not sup port USB 2 .0

When performi ng step 2 of “2. Connect to th e PC”, the f ollowing taskbar message or
system n otifica tion wi ll appea r when you con nect th e USB c onnecto r to the PC US B port.

When using Windows•

®

XP Service Pack 1 or earlier

"HI-SPE ED USB Device Plugged into non- HI-SPEED USB Hub"

When using Windows Vista•

®

or Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or above

"This Device Can Per form Faster"

This messag e is to info rm you that even though this product is a USB 2.0-com­patible device, the port that it is connected to does not support USB 2.0. In this
case, this product will operate at US B 1.1 speed, not that of US B 2.0.

When using this pro duct with Windows® 2000

Windows® 200 0 Service Pack 4 or above is required to use this product. Pe rform
the follow ing steps to confirm your version. If using Service Pack 3 o r earlier, us e
Windows Up date to update i t to the late st version of Windows

®

2000. For informa­tion on performing the update, refer to your PC manual or consult the manufacturer
of your PC.

1. Right-click the My Compute r icon on your desktop, and then click “Pr operties”

from the menu.

The system properties win dow is displayed.

2. Confirm your version o f Windows

®

2000.

If the PC does not r ecognise the card reade r

If the PC doe s not recogni se the card rea der, disc onnect it from the P C and t ry co nnectin g
it again .

In Windows® 7, even if this p roduct is recognised, the drive will not be dis-

played until a memor y card has been inser ted.

©

2012 ELECOM Co., Ltd. All Rights Re served.

USB 2.0 Multi Type Card R eader

MR-A004 seri es

User’s manual

1st edition, Janu ary 10, 2012

This manual is copyrig ht of ELECOM Co., Ltd.•

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Unauthorised copying and/or reproducing of all or part of this manual is prohibited.
The specifications and appearance of this product may be changed without prior notice for •
product improvement purposes.
ELECOM Co., Ltd. shall bear no responsibility for any and all affects resulting from the use •
of this product regardless of the above reasons.
Export or service transaction permission under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade •
Control Law is required in order to export this product or parts of this product that constitute
strategic materials or services.
The SD logo, SDHC logo, SDXC logo, microSD logo, and microSDHC l ogo are trademarks of •
SD-3C, LLC.
MultiMediaCard is a trademark of Infineon Technologies AG.•

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Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO Duo, and
Memory Stick Micro are trademarks of Sony Corporation.
xD Picture Card is a trademark of Fujifilm Corporation.•
Windows and the Windows logo are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.•

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Mac and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the United States and other
countries.

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Company names, product names, and other names in this manual are generally trademarks
or registered trademarks.

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