Sony MPF88E, MPF82E User Manual

4-664-069-12(2)

USB Floppy Disk Drive

Operating Instructions

MPF88E/MPF82E

2002 Sony Corporation

GB CS

Owner’s Record

The model and serial number are located on the bottom of the drive unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

• 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.

Model No. MPF88E/MPF82E Serial No.

WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.

To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

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.

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 on the “Technical Support” page. The telephone number below is not for customer service but only for official purpose.

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name: SONY Model No.: MPF88E/MPF82E Responsible Party:Sony Electronics Inc. Address: 680 Kinderkamack

Road, Oradell, NJ

07649 USA Telephone No.: 201-930-6972 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.

NOTICE TO USERS

All rights reserved. This manual or device drivers described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated to any machine-readable form without prior written approval from Sony Corporation.

IN NO EVENT SHALL SONY CORPORATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MANUAL, THE DEVICE DRIVERS OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN OR THE USE THEREOF.

Sony Corporation reserves the right to make any modification to this manual or the information contained herein at any time without notice.

SONY CORPORATION IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF ANY PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER INFORMATION STORED ON ANY MEDIA.

Trademarks

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

• Macintosh, Mac, PowerBook, Power Macintosh, iMac, iBook, and Mac OS are registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

• Other system names, product names, and company names appearing in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders, even though not indicated by the ® or TM marks.

Table of Contents

Overview .............................. 4

Overview ............................................. 4

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

System Requirements .......................... 4

Supported Floppy Disks ...................... 4

Parts and Functions ............................. 5

Using the USB Floppy Disk Drive ...... 5

Installation ........................... 7

Installing the Windows XP

Device Driver ...................................... 7

Installing the Windows Me

Device Driver ...................................... 7

Installing the Windows 2000

Device Driver ...................................... 8

Installing the Windows 98

Device Driver .................................... 10

Installing the Mac OS 9.x/Mac OS X

Device Driver .................................... 12

Installing the Mac OS 8.6

Device Driver .................................... 12

Appendix............................ 13

Specifications .................................... 13

Technical Support............. 14

End User License

Agreement ......................... 15

Before you use the drive for the first time, you must install the device driver on your computer.

Before connecting the drive, see page 7 for details about the device driver installation procedure. Also see the end user license agreement on page 15.

Overview

The USB Floppy Disk Drive is a portable floppy disk drive compatible with Windows and Macintosh systems, connected and powered through a USB interface.

Package Contents

The USB Floppy Disk Drive package contains the following:

• MPF88E/MPF82E USB Floppy Disk Drive

• Operating Instructions (this guide)

• USB Floppy Disk Drive Device Driver CD-ROM

System Requirements

The USB Floppy Disk Drive requires the following minimum system configuration:

• PC/AT compatible personal computer – Preinstalled Windows 98, Windows

2000 Professional, Windows Me, or

Windows XP – USB port – CD-ROM drive (or device that can

read CD-ROM)

• Macintosh system – Power Mac G4, G4 Cube, iMac,

iBook, PowerBook G4

– Preinstalled Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9

or later, Mac OS X 10.1 or later

Notes

• Mac OS X 10.0 does not support this drive.

• With Mac OS X, format floppy disks with the “Erase” command of the Disk Utility and select the “Mac OS Standard” format.

• Mac OS X cannot format unformatted floppy disks.

– USB port (USB connector on

Macintosh computer)

Supported Floppy Disks

The USB Floppy Disk Drive supports the following floppy disks:

• Windows – 2DD (720 KB) – 2HD (1.44 MB)

• Macintosh – 2DD (720 KB) – 2HD (1.44 MB) – 2HD (Mac standard format)

Parts and

Overview

Using the USB

Functions

This section describes the USB Floppy Disk Drive parts and functions.

1Status indicator

Indicates the status of the drive. It lights when the floppy disk in the drive is being accessed.

2Eject button

Push this button to eject a floppy disk from the drive.

3USB connector

Use to connect the drive to your computer.

Floppy Disk Drive

This section describes how to use the USB Floppy Disk Drive.

To insert and eject a floppy disk with Windows

1 Holding a floppy disk label side

up, push it into the drive until you hear a click.

2 Perform the desired operations

with the floppy disk from your computer.

3 To eject the floppy disk, wait

until the status indicator goes off, and then push the eject button.

Note

Do not eject the floppy disk from the drive while the status indicator is on as this may result in data loss or damage.

To insert and eject a floppy disk with Macintosh

1 Holding a floppy disk label side

up, push it into the drive until you hear a click.

A floppy disk icon appears on your desktop.

2 Perform the desired operations

with the floppy disk from your computer.

Continued

3 To eject the floppy disk, drag

the floppy disk icon to the trash can on your desktop.

A message confirming that you can eject the floppy disk from the drive appears.

To write-protect a floppy disk

To prevent data on a floppy disk from being overwritten, you can write-protect the floppy disk. When the floppy disk is write-protected, data cannot be saved on it.

4 Push the eject button of the

drive.

Notes

• Do not eject the floppy disk by pushing the eject button before dragging the floppy disk icon to the trash can as this may result in data loss or damage.

• It is recommended to eject the floppy disk from the drive before your computer goes into sleep mode.

To write-protect a floppy disk, push the write-protect tab as illustrated below.

To remove the write-protection on a floppy disk, push the write-protect tab as illustrated below.

Installation

Installing the Windows XP Device Driver

Windows XP does not require a device driver to use the USB Floppy Disk Drive because the device driver is already installed. It is automatically found when you connect the drive to your computer.

Installing the Windows Me Device Driver

This section explains how to install the USB Floppy Disk Drive device driver on a system running Windows Me.

To install the device driver

1 Insert USB Floppy Disk Drive

Device Driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer.

2 Connect the USB connector of

the USB Floppy Disk Drive to the USB port of your computer.

The Add New Hardware wizard starts and the following dialog box appears.

Installation

3 Select “Specify the location of

the driver (Advanced)”, and then click [Next].

The following dialog box appears.

4 Select the “Specify a location”

check box and type “X:\Win2000.ME” (where X is your CD-ROM drive letter) in the box.

Note

Make sure that all the other check boxes are clear.

Continued

5 Click [Next].

The following dialog box appears.

6 Confirm the location of the

device driver.

Note

If the location is not “X:\WIN2000.ME\SONYU2K.INF” (where X is your CD-ROM drive letter), click [Back] and return to step 3.

7 Click [Next] to install the device

driver.

8 When installation is complete,

click [Finish].

Installing the Windows 2000 Device Driver

This section explains how to install the USB Floppy Disk Drive device driver on a system running Windows 2000.

To install the device driver

1 Insert USB Floppy Disk Drive

Device Driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer.

2 Connect the USB connector of

the USB Floppy Disk Drive to the USB port of your computer.

The Found New Hardware wizard starts and the following dialog box appears.

3 Click [Next].

The following dialog box appears.

4 Select “Search for a suitable

driver for my device (recommended)”, and then click [Next].

The following dialog box appears.

5 Select the “Specify a location”

check box.

Note

Make sure that all the other check boxes are clear.

7 In the “Copy manufacturer's

files from” box, type “X:\Win2000.ME” (where X is

your CD-ROM drive letter), and then click [OK].

The following dialog box appears.

8 Confirm the location of the

device driver.

Note

If the driver location is not “X:\win2000.me\sonyu2k.inf” (where X is your CD-ROM drive letter), click [Back] and return to step 4.

9 Click [Next] to install the device

driver.

When installation is complete, click [Finish].

Installation

6 Click [Next].

The following dialog box appears.

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