LevelOne MUS-2500 User Manual

LevelOne

MUS-2500

Smart USB Storage

User Manual

V1.0.0-0605

CONTENT

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................. 5

1.1 About this Manual ...................................................................................................................5

1.2 Support Services.....................................................................................................................6

CHAPTER 2 PRODUCT OVERVIEW.................................................................................................. 7

2.1 Package Contents...................................................................................................................7

2.2 System Requirements............................................................................................................7

2.3 Physical Description ...............................................................................................................8

2.3.1 Mini USB B Type Connector........................................................................................8

2.3.2 USB Hub Ports...............................................................................................................8

2.3.3 DC Jack...........................................................................................................................9

2.3.4 Backup Button ................................................................................................................9

2.3.5 LED Indicators................................................................................................................9

2.4 Features....................................................................................................................................9

CHAPTER 3 HARDWARE SETUP.....................................................................................................11

CHAPTER 4 USING THE ENCLOSURE .......................................................................................... 12

4.1 Connecting the enclosure....................................................................................................12

4.2 Removing the enclosure......................................................................................................13

4.3 How to start SmartUSB utility..............................................................................................14

4.4 First time to use SmartUSB utility.......................................................................................15

CHAPTER 5 BACKUP......................................................................................................................... 18

5.1 How to back up......................................................................................................................18

5.1.1 Create a new backup job.....................................................................................................18

5.1.2 Edit an existing backup job..................................................................................................23

5.1.3 Execute one backup job.......................................................................................................25

5.1.4 Execute multiple backup jobs..............................................................................................25

5.2 Backup Setting ......................................................................................................................27

5.2.1 Method Setting ......................................................................................................................27

5.2.2 Schedule Setting...................................................................................................................31

5.2.3 File Location Setting.............................................................................................................31

5.3 How to restore .......................................................................................................................32

5.3.1 Restore Setting......................................................................................................................35

5.4 How to schedule....................................................................................................................37

CHAPTER 6 SECURED PRIVATE DISK.......................................................................................... 39

6.1 Create your private disk.......................................................................................................39

6.2 Login your secured private disk..........................................................................................40

6.3 Logout your secured private disk........................................................................................41

6.4 Delete your secured private disk........................................................................................41

6.5 Change username and password ......................................................................................42

6.6 How to use Backup tool in secured private disk ..............................................................42

6.7 How to use Mobile Office in secured private disk............................................................43

CHAPTER 7 MOBILE OFFICE........................................................................................................... 45

7.1 Mobile My Documents..........................................................................................................45

7.2 Mobile Internet Explorer.......................................................................................................46

7.3 Mobile Outlook Express.......................................................................................................46

7.4 Mobile Address Book............................................................................................................49

CHAPTER 8 PC SYNC TOOLS.......................................................................................................... 50

8.1 My Documents Synchronization.........................................................................................51

8.2 Internet Explorer Synchronization......................................................................................52

8.3 Outlook Express Synchronization ......................................................................................53

CHAPTER 9 SYSTEM SETTING ....................................................................................................... 56

9.1 General Setting......................................................................................................................56

9.2 Private Disk Management....................................................................................................58

9.3 File Location ...........................................................................................................................59

9.4 Maintenance ..........................................................................................................................62

CHAPTER 10 EXTERNAL BUTTON AND USB HUB .................................................................. 64

10.1 Set the external button.........................................................................................................64

10.2 Use the button .......................................................................................................................66

CHAPTER 11 TROUBLE SHOOTING............................................................................................. 67

11.1 Frequently-asked questions................................................................................................67

11.2 Error messages.....................................................................................................................72

MESSAGE ID............................................................................................................................................. 72

ERROR MESSAGE DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................... 72

Chapter 1 Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the LevelOne Smart USB Storage. The product is a powerful USB 2.0

2.5” hard disk enclosure with two USB 2.0 ports Hub. It allows you to back up data, manage backup schedules and set up a private disk to protect your personal information. Levelone MUS-2500 is personal mobile storage and much more.

Your MUS-2500 comes with the SmartUSB utility. Through this application, you can quickly back up your data by just one touch. This application can also be set to complete a complex backup job based on the rules you define. For example, back up data daily, weekly or monthly. For needed security, the SmartUSB provides you the option to create a private disk for protecting your personal files and folders.

Using SmartUSB utility, you can back up the office package – My Document, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express and Address Book – to your MUS-2500 Smart USB Storage. Its Mobile Office function lets you use your office information anywhere. With the MUS-2500, you can go out without your notebook/computer, and make every computer looks just like your own.

1.1 About this Manual

This box contains the MUS-2500 Smart USB Storage User Manual. This document provides information and instruction on using MUS-2500 Smart USB Storage to set up your SmartUSB utility and back up your data.

Onscreen help allows you to access information onscreen while you’re working with SmartUSB utility. Onscreen user manual is available here, as well as links to other documentation and related MUS-2500 website.

In the application, choose the application’s user manual from the Help menu. This onscreen help contains the detailed information about how to adjust the SmartUSB utility options and other settings, such as back up your data on schedule, protect your private files and folders, and more. With this onscreen help, you can operate the SmartUSB utility step by step.

If you have any questions regarding the operating SmartUSB Utility, please refer to onscreen Help or the Smart USB Storage User Manual in the Doc folder of SMARTSYS flash drive for more details or download the newest user manual from our web site at www.level1.com

1.2 Support Services

Read on for an overview of the different parts of your MUS-2500 Smart USB Storage, and summary information on common tasks such as setting up MUS-2500 and SmartUSB utility, connecting to a computer, customizing the backup application you want, managing the private disk, and more. If you have any problem with the SmartUSB utility or need technical support, you can contact your product dealer. The more information you have to give to the support agents, the faster they will be able to address your issue. Alternatively you can visit our website, at http://www.level1.com, for more information and support.

This manual is subject to be changed without notice.

Note: Level One is not responsible for damage to device and/or hard disk drive, or loss and/or damage to files on the

hard disk drive, due to improper installation or usage.

Chapter 2 Product Overview

2.1 Package Contents

MUS-2500 Smart USB Storage comes with some accessories. Verify that nothing is missing from the MUS-2500 Smart USB Storage package by using the checking list below. Please contact your dealer if anything is missing or damaged. All packing materials are recyclable. Please confirm the items are in the Package below:

 MUS-2500 Smart USB Storage Enclosure (Does not include Hard Disk Drive)  Rubber Stand  Certified USB 2.0 Cable  USB to DC IN Cable  Screw Pack of 4 Pieces  Quick Installation Guide

2.2 System Requirements

 Pentium III equivalent processor or higher  Windows 2000 (Server Pack 4)/XP/Windows Server 2003  128 MB RAM or more as required by Windows  Internet (for system upgrade)

2.3 Physical Description

DC-IN (5V/2A)

PC (USB)

USB1 (Hub)

USB2 (Hub)

External button

2.3.1 Mini USB B Type Connector

The Mini USB B type connector is designed for USB 1.1(12 Mbps) or USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and connects to the PC via certified cable.

2.3.2 USB Hub Ports

The enclosure includes two ports USB 2.0 hub which can be applied to connect various low power consuming USB devices. Besides, if user inserts pen drive or card reader in the ports, SmartUSB wizard tool provides an external button function to copy the data from the ports to the internal hard drive of the enclosure.

2.3.3 DC Jack

The enclosure includes a DC Jack that provides extra power input by using the provided USB power adapter cable to connect it to another USB port on your desktop/notebook computer.

2.3.4 Backup Button

The enclosure has an external button. By pressing the button, you can do a backup job or copy the data from the pen drives or card reader in the enclosure’s HUB ports to internal hard drive of the enclosure. For more information on how to use the external button, see Chapter 9, “System Setting”.

2.3.5 LED Indicators

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Power LED is lit while power or PC is applied.

 HD LED blinks indicating that the internal hard disk is accessed.  USB1 LED is lit while the USB device connects to USB1 Port of the enclosure.  USB2 LED is lit while the USB device connects to USB2 Port of the enclosure.

2.4 Features

The enclosure provides the following features:

 Powerful Smart Backup Tool  Built-In Internal 32MB Flash Drive  Secured Private Disk with User Name and Password  Synchronizing PC Data with Mobile Storage  Quickly Synchronizing Your Newest Outlook Express Emails  Built-In Two Ports USB 2.0 Hub  One Button Backup  Carry Your PC Application Anywhere:

- Outlook Express

- My Favorites

- My Documents Folder

- Address Book

 Multilingual GUI (English, German, Danish, Portuguese, Russian, Traditional Chinese)

Chapter 3 Hardware Setup

1. Press the panel cover up at mark  and pull the bottom case off.

2. Insert the HD into the IDE slot. You must carefully align and plug the pins of the hard drive’s IDE connector into the sockets of the controller board’s IDE adapter in the base case of the enclosure. Do NOT force the pins into their sockets and do NOT try to insert the hard disk at an angle, otherwise you may damage the IDE connector pins.

3. Attach the screws (Silver) to the base and the hard drive.

4. Fix the panel cover on the base.

5. Attach the screws (Black) to the base and the panel cover.

Chapter 4 Using the Enclosure

4.1 Connecting the enclosure

Follow these steps to connect your MUS-2500 Smart USB Storage to computer:

1. Place your 2.5” hard drive into the enclosure. For more information on setting up the enclosure, see Chapter 3, “Hardware Setup”.

2. Plug the provided USB cable into the PC port in the enclosure. Plug the USB slot into the computer’s USB port.

3. You’ve done everything you need to get your enclosure MUS-2500 with SmartUSB utility up and running. The first time you use your MUS-2500 with SmartUSB utility, the SmartUSB utility starts and helps you to enter the application.

4. If your hard drive is new or not partitioned, the system will pop up a warning message to remind you to initialize, partition and format your hard drive with file systems FAT, FAT32 or NTFS.

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Note: Some desktop or notebook computers may not be able to run the enclosure properly;

this is due to insufficient power supply from the desktop/notebook’s USB port. You must use the provided certified and specified USB cable to connect your enclosure to the computer. You can change other USB ports of your computer to try it again. If the enclosure still fails in starting, you have to use the provided USB power adapter cable to connect the power input of the enclosure to another USB port on your computer; this will provide the additional power needed.

4.2 Removing the enclosure

To safely remove the enclosure, you have to stop two USB Mass Storage devices. The first USB Mass Storage device consists of Generic AUTORUN Disk USB device and Generic Flash Disk USB device. The other Mass Storage device consists of internal Hard Disk drive.

You can double click Unplug or Eject Hardware in the taskbar to open a dialogue, and then select the mentioned above USB Mass Storage devices, and click Stop to remove the enclosure.

4.3 How to start SmartUSB utility

SmartUSB utility is the application you use with MUS-2500 Smart USB Storage. You can start your SmartUSB utility by any one of the following:

- Connect the enclosure to your computer, and SmartUSB utility opens automatically.

- In My Computer, please double click SMART CD drive and then SmartUSB utility opens

automatically.

- In Windows Explorer, please click SMARTSYS drive. Find the SmartUSB.exe and double

click it to open the SmartUSB utility.

4.4 First time to use SmartUSB utility

Following the steps below to perform SmartUSB utility:

1. Open SmartUSB.exe as described in Section 4.3.

2. Set up Mobile Storage (MUS-2500 Smart USB Storage): after Welcome window popup, Smart USB Storage Setting window is displayed.

3. Select the internal hard drive of the enclosure or local PC path that you desire to be your

mobile storage.

4. Click OK to enter the SmartUSB wizard screen.

Chapter 5 Backup

5.1 How to back up

5.1.1 Create a new backup job

1. Click Backup button in the SmartUSB wizard screen. The Backup Job List

window will open.

2. Click New Job button. The What to Backup window will be displayed.

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Note: Double Click button to open Windows Explorer. It will show the location that

your files saved in the Windows Explorer.

3. Click My Folders or click My Profile to select the items that you wish to back up.

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Note: The SmartUSB Utility provides the Job Info for users. It will show Job Name,

Copy/Compress Data, Backup Type, Compression Level and Scheduled information. You can click button to open the page; or click button to

close the page. As you create or edit a backup job, the Job Info will be displayed automatically.

 My Folders: select the files and the folders that you wish to back up.

 My Profile: select the setting that you wish to back up as follows.

 My Documents: back up My Documents folders.

 Outlook Express: back up Outlook Express mail folders.

 Internet Explorer: back up My Favorites of Internet Explorer.

 Address Book: back up Address Book file.

4. Click Next button. The Backup Setting window will be displayed. From this window

you get to configure various job-specific setting. For more information on setting preferences, see Section 5.2, “Backup Setting”.

5. Click Save and Execute to start this backup job or click Save to store the backup job.

5.1.2 Edit an existing backup job

1. Click Backup button in the SmartUSB wizard screen. The Backup Job List window

will open.

2. Select the backup job that you wish to edit.

3. Click Edit Job button.

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Note: When you click Edit Job button, the Job Info will be displayed automatically. It will

show Job Name, Copy/Compress Data, Backup Type, Compression Level and Scheduled information for users. You can click button to close the page.

4. The What to Backup window will be displayed. Click My Folders or My Profile to select the items that you wish to back up.

5. Click Next to enter the Backup Setting window. From this window you get to configure various job-specific setting. For more information on setting preferences, see Section 5.2,

“Backup Setting”.

6. Click Save and Execute to start this backup job or click Save to store the backup job.

5.1.3 Execute one backup job

1. Click Backup button in the SmartUSB wizard screen. The Backup Job List window

will be displayed.

2. Select the backup job that you wish to execute.

3. Click Execute Now button to start this backup job.

5.1.4 Execute multiple backup jobs

1. Click Backup button in the SmartUSB wizard screen. The Backup Job List window will be

displayed.

2. Enable Multiple Jobs Execution check box.

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