Imation TRAVANFW20GB User Guide

Travan™ FireWire 20GB Drive

Travan™ FireWire 20GB DriveTravan™ FireWire 20GB Drive

External Drive for use with Macintosh™ Systems

User Guide

©Imation 2000

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Trademarks

Travan, Travan NS, Imation and the Imation logo are trademarks of Imation Corporation. trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Retrospect is a trademark of Dantz Development Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Intended Use

This manual shows how to install and use the Imation Travan FireWire 20GB Drive on your Macintosh™ computer.

Macintosh, FireWire and the FireWire logo are

Table of Contents

1. GETTING STARTED......................................................1

2. INSTALLATION..............................................................2

3. USING YOUR TAPE DRIVE...........................................3

4. CLEANING YOUR TAPE DRIVE....................................4

5. TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................................5

6. SPECIFICATIONS..........................................................6

7. LIMITED WARRANTY....................................................7

8. IMATION TECHNICAL SUPPORT.................................9

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1. Getting Started

Thank you for purchasing the Imation Travan™ FireWire 20GB Drive. Designed for digital video editors, this drive is ideal for archiving and backing up your “in-process” and completed video projects. The FireW ire interface is compatible with the Macintosh™ G4, PowerBook, and iMac DV.

Your new tape drive is a powerful, state-of-the-art tool that allows for rapid storage and backup for up to 20 gigabytes of data.

You can use your new tape drive to perform all of the following:

• Backup and restore in-process and completed video projects as well as other important files and folders.

• Create space by archiving files on your hard drive or network.

• Protect private information by removing secure information from

the network or personal hard drives and backing up on tape.

Make sure the following items are included in your box:

• Imation Travan FireWire 20GB Drive

• AC power adapter

• Power supply cord

• FireWire cable

• Travan NS20 cartridge

• Installation CD-ROM (containing Dantz Retrospect™ backup

software and this guide)

• Quick Start and warranty card

Macintosh™ Requirements:

• Macintosh OS 9.x or later with built-in FireWire port

• 64MB of RAM

• 32MB of available hard disk space

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