PQI A400 User Manual

Users’

’’

’ Manual

A400

Wireless Portable USB Drive

Version：1.0

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Contents

Introduction................................................................................................................... 3

Package Contents ..........................................................................................................4

Features ......................................................................................................................... 5

Supported File Formats.................................................................................................5

System Requirements ...................................................................................................6

Know Your Air Pen......................................................................................................... 7

Charging the Battery .....................................................................................................8

Connecting Your Computer...........................................................................................8

Remove Air Pen from Your Computer ..........................................................................8

Installing the Air Pen App: PQI Air Pen+.......................................................................9

Connecting to the Air Pen ........................................................................................... 11

Using the PQI Air Pen+ App ........................................................................................13

Air Pen: browsing files.........................................................................................13

Image: browing pictures........................................................................... 16

Music: search for music............................................................................ 18

Video: watching movies...........................................................................19

File list....................................................................................................... 20

Settings ..................................................................................................... 21

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the PQI Air Pen, a portable storage device with both WiFi and USB

connectivity. With the WiFi function, Air Pen allows you to move data to and from WiFi-enabled

handheld devices such as iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Android smart phones and tablet computers.

Air Pen can connect to as many as 5 devices within a 15-meter radius and transfer digital media and

files among them wirelessly, so you can easily share the contents with your friends and family. It also

doubles as a portable WiFi access point that enables business travelers to share Internet connection

with smart phones or tablet computers on the road.

Note:

(1) Battery time may vary due to number of users and types of contents transferred.

(2) Actual WiFi speed may vary due to the environment conditions, transmission distance and number

of users.

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Package Contents

Air Pen

or

Quick Start Guide

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Features

Photo browsing

Document browsing

Music playing

Video playing

Wi-Fi WPA2 encryption support

Supports to up to 5 devices for wireless file transmission

iOS and Android support

iOS app available

Android app available

Wireless sharing of photo, video, music and document files

Long-life lithium-ion battery for video playing of up to over 2 hours

Secure WiFi encryption and authentication

WiFi access point functions with the built-in Ethernet port

Supported File Formats

The supported file formats vary according to the client system type:

Supported Formats on iOS devices:

Documents: .pdf, .txt, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx

Images and photos: .jpg, .png

Music: .mp3, .wav, .aif

Videos: .mp4, .mov

Supported Formats on Android devices:

Documents: .pdf, .txt, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, pptx

Images and photos: .jpg, .png, bmp, .gif

Music: .mp3, .mp4, .3gp, .wav, .ogg, .imy, .aif

Videos: .mp4, .3gp

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System Requirements

Required OS for file transmission to/from the Air Pen via USB:

 Microsoft Windows® XP

 Microsoft Windows Vista®

 Microsoft Windows® 7

 Microsoft Windows® 8

 Mac® OSX 10.5 or newer

 Linux® Kernel 2.4 or newer

Required mobile OS for Air Pen+ app:

iOS:

iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S, 5, iPod touch (4th Generation) and iPad, iPad 2, New iPad (iOS 4.0 or newer

recommended).

Android:

Android 2.1 or newer.

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Know Your Air Pen

Power switch ON: to activate Wi-Fi functions

OFF: Air Pen performs as a USB drive for data storage

USB interface For battery charging and file transfer.

Note: the WiFi function can be activated when the Air Pen is being charged via the

USB interface, but USB can not trasfer files at the same time. Please deactivate the

WiFi function first to use the USB interface for file transfer.

LED indicator

1. Power: BLUE when the power is on.

AMBER when the power is on and is charging.

AMBER when the power is off and is charging, DIMMED when charging

is completed.

2. Battery: RED when the remaining power is lower than 20%.

3. Wi-Fi: BLUE blinking when WiFi is activated, BLUE blinking quickly when data

transmission is in progress.

Reset: Press and hold 3 to 5 seconds to revert the Air Pen to the factory settings. Reset the

Air Pen will not affect or cause loss to the stored files.

Reset Button

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Charging the Battery

Please fully charge the battery of your Air Pen before first use.

You can use a USB charger or the USB port on your computer; check the battery LED indicator for

charging status.

Connecting Your Computer

Air Pen will start to charge once connected to your computer. There are two charging modes

depending on the on/off status of the WiFi function:

(1) Wi-Fi OFF: Air Pen can be used as a USB thumb drive when the WiFi function is deactivated. You

can drag files into the Air Pen to copy.

(2) Wi-Fi ON: WiFi function actived while the battery is being charged.

Remove Air Pen from Your Computer

Windows:

Right-click the USB icon on the lower-right of the Task Bar, select “Safely Remove Hardware” to

disconnect the Air Pen.

Mac:

Drag the disk icon to the Trash to safely disconnect the Air Pen.