Sentry QA0004 Quick Connect Manual

Fire-Safe® / Waterproof

Hard Drive Quick Connect Guide

Congratulations on your purchase of a Sentry®Safe product. SentrySafe is the
world’s leader in fi re/water-resistant and security storage. This guide describes
how to easily set up your product for protection of vital electronic data.

Contents:

The unit
USB Y-cable

Maxtor SafetyDrill™ Recovery CD
Quick Connect Guide
Warranty

• Fire and Water Data Recovery Support Program

Utilizes Maxtor® Hard Drive technology and software. A cable longer than provided is not
recommended unless a USB powered hub is purchased

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Registration:

To be eligible for warranty coverage, the original purchaser must register the product
on-line at www.sentrysafe.com.

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Getting started

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Connect the small connector on the USB
Y-cable to the back of the unit.

Connect all USB plugs to your computer.

The blue light will indicate the unit is
powered.

Allow up to two minutes for your
computer to recognize the Maxtor drive.

Cable Installation

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• You must have Administrative
Privileges to install the software.
Refer to the User’s Guide for more
information.

Note for Windows Vista Users:

You will see a User Account Control
window notifying you that Launch.
exe is trying to access your
computer. Click continue.

1. Wait for the Maxtor screen to
appear.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions
to install the software. Refer to the
User’s Guide for more information.

Highly recommended: Copy all
fi les on the Hard Drive to your local
computer hard drive.

Software Installation for Windows

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Your Maxtor hard drive includes a
SafetyDrill CD that can be used to
re-image your computer in the event
of a system failure. SafetyDrill images
can be created through the Maxtor
Manager.

Prior to creating a SafetyDrill image,
boot your computer with the SafetyDrill
CD to verify functionality. Note:

• Do not copy your SafetyDrill images
into the encrypted folder.

• Make sure that DrivePass Security is
disabled on your hard drive prior to
restoring from a Safety Drill image.

Maxtor SafetyDrill™

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• System Requirements

- MAC OS X 10.4.7 - 10.4.9

- 256MB RAM or more as required
by operating system

- Internet connection for software
updates

• Browse to and double-click the Mac
Maxtor Installer fi le located on the
hard drive.

• Follow the on-screen prompts to
copy the installer to your Macintosh
Desktop, prepare the drive with an
HFS+ partition and install the Maxtor
Manager software.

Highly recommended: Copy all
fi les on the Hard Drive to your local
computer hard drive.

Software Installation for Macs

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SentrySafe has ensured that storing
your data has never been easier with
the Maxtor

®

Hard Drive. It’s easy to do
because backup software makes it simple
and effi cient (software included).

For details on set up, software and
hard-drive technical features visit:

www.seagate.com.

Tips for Preventing Data Loss

• Windows users: Disconnect hard

drive from the computer by double
clicking the Windows Unplug or Eject
Hardware icon.

• Mac users: Disconnect the hard drive

and pull the device’s icon from your
desktop into your trash can.

• Do not bump, move, or drop the unit

while in operation.

THIS UNIT IS NOT INTENDED TO BE

OPENED. DISASSEMBLY OF THE DEVICE

IN ANY WAY WILL VOID

THE WARRANTY.

Troubleshooting

• If your device does not work…

- Ensure your computer is turned on
and meets the system requirements
(as indicated on the box).

- Restart computer and see if device is
recognized on the computer.

- Plug in both Y cables to the USB ports
on the computer.

• Maxtor OneTouch

™ button is not an

accessible option on this device, the
hard drive button is hidden due to the
layers of fi re/water protection.

For technical questions, in-depth help and
answers to frequently asked questions on
the hard drive, Customer Care is available
at: www.seagate. com.

Backing up your data onto an external
hard drive gives you peace of mind

Sentry

®

Group First-Class Customer Care

We can help!

Visit our website at www.sentrysafe.com

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ETL Verifi ed Fire Protection

1/2-hour ETL Fire Endurance Test
Subjected to temperatures up to 1550ºF
(843ºC) for a duration of 1/2-hour.

ETL Verifi ed Water Protection

Your SentrySafe waterproof product has been
tested by an independent third-party testing
fi rm and is certifi ed to be in compliance
with the manufacturer’s specifi cations for
waterproof submersion. Products were
submersed for a duration of 24 hours.

Rigorous testing ensures this
product meets our specifi cations

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This device complies with Part 15 of the
FCC rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) this device
may not cause harmful interference,
and, (2) this device must accept
any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired
operation.

Class B

This equipment has been tested and
found to comply with the limits for
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 residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there
is no guarantee that interference will
not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined
by turning the equipment off and in,

the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more, of the
following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving
antenna.

• Increase the separation between the
equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet
on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced
radio/TV technician for help.

Caution: Any changes or modifi cations
made to this equipment may void
the user’s authority to operate this
equipment.

FCC Declaration of Conformance