Sony HDPS-M10 User Manual

HDD

HDD Photo Storage

Photo Storage

Read Me First

2-639-394-12(1)

HDPS-M10

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Safety regulations

WARNING

Keep away from children. If any part of the unit is swallowed, promptly see a doctor. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

For use only with power supply SONY, Model HDAC-M1.

Disclaimer

Sony Corporation assumes no responsibility for the loss of information stored on the hard disk of this unit, or information transferred to a “Memory Stick” and/or CompactFlash card with your computer.

Caution

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 a 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 on, 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.

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

Note

If you have any questions about this product, you may call the telephone number listed in “Technical Support”. The telephone number below is not for customer service but only for official purpose.

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name: SONY Model No.: HDPS-M10 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. Address: 16530 Via Esprillo,

San Diego, CA

92127 U.S.A. Telephone No.: 858-942-2230 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.

RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES

Lithium-Ion batteries are recyclable.

You can help preserve our environment by returning your used rechargeable batteries to the collection and recycling location nearest you.

For more information regarding recycling of rechargeable batteries, call toll free 1-800-822-8837, or visit http://www.rbrc.org/

Caution: Do not handle damaged or leaking Lithium-Ion batteries.

Table of contents

Safety regulations ...........................2

Introduction .................................... 5

Accessories ..................................... 5

What you can do with the HDD

Photo Storage .................................. 6

Opening/closing the covers ............ 7

Powering the unit ............................ 8

Copying data to the HDD Photo

Storage ............................................ 9

Viewing data on the internal hard

disk using a computer ................... 12

Preparing the HDD Photo Storage

and computer .............................. 12

Checking the remaining battery

charge and hard disk capacity ....... 16

“PhotoDiary” (the implemented

software for Windows only) ......... 17

Troubleshooting ............................18

Error Messages ........................... 18

Electric Specifications .................. 23

Technical Support ......................... 23

• The following are trademarks of Sony Corporation:

• “Memory Stick”, , “MagicGate Memory Stick”, “Memory Stick Duo”, “ ”, “MagicGate Memory Stick Duo”, “Memory Stick PRO”, “ ”, “Memory Stick PRO Duo”, “ ”, “MagicGate”, and “”.

• Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

• Mac and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc., registered in the U.S. and/or other countries.

• CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation and is licensed to the CompactFlash Association.

• Microdrive is a registered trademark of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies.

• Other system and product names used herein are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective manufacturers, although the ™ and ® marks are not used in the text.

In this document, Microsoft Edition are referred to as Windows XP. In this document, Microsoft In this document, Microsoft

Windows® XP Professional and Microsoft® Windows® XP Home

Windows® 2000 Professional is referred to as Windows 2000.

Windows® Millennium Edition is referred to as Windows Me.

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the HDD Photo Storage HDPS-M10. This document explains how to prepare your unit for use. For details about how to use the unit, refer to the operating instructions in PDF format on the hard disk of the unit. To locate the operating instructions, refer to “ReadMe.html” on the internal hard disk of the unit.

Accessories

When you unpack the unit, make sure that all the items listed below are present. If anything is missing, contact your dealer or an authorized service center in your area.

• HDD Photo Storage unit (1) • USB cable (1)

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• AC power adapter (1)

(SONY, Model HDAC-M1)

• Carrying case (1)

• Hand strap (1)

• Operating Instructions (on the hard disk)

• PhotoDiary software (on the hard disk)

• Read Me First (this document) (1)

• Warranty card (1)

• Power cord (1)

What you can do with the HDD Photo Storage

Store images from a digital camera!

Simply take pictures, and then insert the media into the HDD Photo Storage to copy the image data to the internal hard disk. After copying, you can reuse the media immediately. The 40 GB hard disk of the HDD Photo Storage can store the equivalent of about 620 units of 64 MB media.

For details,

see “Copying data to the HDD Photo

Storage”(page 9).

Connect to a computer!

Using the supplied USB cable, you can easily transfer data from an inserted media or from the hard disk of the HDD Photo Storage to a computer. It can function as a USB2.0-compatible external hard disk, to provide data storage capacity to a computer. There is no need to install any special software or perform a setup procedure.

Copy!

HDD Photo Storage

Copy image files to your computer.

View images on your computer.

For details,

see “Viewing data on the internal hard

disk using a computer”(page 12).

Opening/closing the covers

You can open/close the port and slot covers the same way.

To open the covers

Lightly push down the top part of the cover to open it, as illustrated.

To close the covers

Push the cover up from its fully open position, until the tab of the cover fits into the notch of the body. Then, lightly push up the cover until you feel it click into place. When it does, the cover is securely closed.

Click

Notes

• Close the covers when the unit is not in use.

• If the cover only opens as far as illustrated, you cannot close the cover.

To solve this problem, press the center of the cover as illustrated until it is in its fully open position, and then try closing it again.

Powering the unit

To the ! (DC In) connector

Charging the battery

When the AC power adapter is connected to the unit, the internal battery starts charging. A battery charge indicator appears on the display during charging. When the battery is fully charged, the LCD display shows “FULL CHARGE” before it turns off. The charging process takes about 4 hours at ambient temperature.

Battery charging in progress Battery is fully charged

Confirming full battery charge

After the charging process is complete, turn on the unit while the AC power adaptor is still connected, and make sure that the icon appears.

Battery icon

To the AC outlet

Hints

• The internal battery charges even when the unit is in use, as long as the AC power adapter

is connected. However, the charge time is considerably longer than when the internal battery is charged as outlined above.

• If the unit has not been charged for some time, the internal battery level may be depleted.

When the unit is turned on, the low battery level may cause the battery icon at the top left corner of the LCD display not to appear.

No battery icon

To recover, fully charge the battery using the supplied AC power adapter. Do not remove the adapter while charging is in progress.

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