Sony MSAC-EX1 User Manual

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Memory Stick Duo ExpressCard™ Adaptor

Operating Instructions

MSAC-EX1

English

Before operating the unit, please read this instructions thoroughly, and retain it for future reference.

WARNING

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

For the Customers in the U.S.A.

If you have any questions about this product, you may call: Sony Customer Information Service Center, 1-800-222-7669 (SONY). The number below is for the FCC related matters only. Regulatory Information

Trade Name : SONY Model : MSAC-EX1 Responsible Party : Sony Electronics lnc. Address : 16530 Via Esprillo, San Diego CA

Telephone number : 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.

Declaration of Conformity

92127 U.S.A.

Note:

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.

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CAUTION

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

Notice for the customer in the countries applying EU Directives

The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan. The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany. For any service or guarantee matters please refer to the addresses given in separate service or guarantee documents.

, Memory Stick, MagicGate Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo,

•

Stick PRO-HG Duo,

“SonicStage” and Corporation.

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

• Adobe and Adobe Reader are registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

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

• Intel and Core are registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation and subsidiaries in the United States and /or other countries.

• The ExpressCard™ word mark and logos are owned by the PCMCIA and any use of such marks by Sony is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.

• All other trademarks and registered trademarks are trademarks of their respective holders.

• TM and ® are not mentioned in each case in this manual.

, MagicGate Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO,

, Memory Stick PRO Duo, , Memory

, M2, , “MagicGate,” , “ATRAC,”

are registered trademarks or trademarks of Sony

, Memory Stick Micro,

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Precautions on use

Pay attention to the following points when using this unit.

• If the body becomes dirty, wipe with a soft cloth. Never use benzine, alcohol, paint thinner or other solvents, which may damage the unit.

• Data cannot be guaranteed if not properly operated.

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Table of contents

Precautions on use ................................................................................................ 4

Features of this unit .............................................................................................. 6

Checking the included items .............................................................................. 8

System requirements ............................................................................................ 9

Supplied software ............................................................................................... 10

For Windows

Installing the software on your computer ...................................................... 11

How to use this unit ........................................................................................... 13

When the removable disk (Memory Stick icon) is not indicated ................ 16

Removing this unit from your computer ........................................................ 21

About “MagicGate” (copyright protection technology) ............................... 23

Formatting/initializing the Memory Stick™ media ....................................... 24

For Mac OS

Installing the software on your computer ...................................................... 25

How to use this unit ........................................................................................... 27

Uninstalling the device driver .......................................................................... 29

Troubleshooting .................................................................................................. 30

Specifications ....................................................................................................... 31

LIMITED WARRANTY ..................................................................................... 32

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Features of this unit

This unit is the ExpressCard Adaptor and is only compatible with duo-size Memory Stick™ media, and this unit can be used by inserting it into the ExpressCard slot of your computer.

This unit is compatible with the 8-bit parallel interface of the Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™ media, and also adopts the PCI Express interface allowing data transfer of Max.30 MB/s (240 Mbps) (reading/writing).* You can forward a large amount of recorded data from the Memory Stick media to your computer or vice versa.

* The Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo™ media (MS-EX4G) has achieved this

transfer speed right after full-formatting this under Sony's proven environment of file-copying time and calculated the time of transferring.

• Following is the actual measurement and condition.

<Computer environment> Model: VGN-AR92US (VAIO manufactured by Sony) CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 2.33 GHz Chipset: Intel 945PM Express chipset Main memory: 2 GB Hard disk drive: 80 GB × 2 (RAID 0) OS: Windows Vista Ultimate <Transfer data> About 922 MB size video file

In addition, data transfer speed varies with size of transferring files, media used, speed of OS or CPU, and other usage conditions; therefore, the transfer speed of 30 MB/s (240 Mbps) is not warranted at all times.

PNote

Actual speed of transferring (reading/writing) may vary depending on the combination of this unit and the Memory Stick computer environment.

media you use or

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Memory Stick™ media types that can be used with this unit (not supplied)

– Memory Stick Duo™ (without MagicGate) – Memory Stick Duo™ (with MagicGate) – MagicGate Memory Stick Duo – Memory Stick PRO Duo – Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo – Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™)* * Use the specified adaptor, (MSAC-MMD/not supplied), to use the

Memory Stick Micro™ media with this unit.

• Standard size Memory Stick™ media cannot be used with this unit.

• Sony does not guarantee this unit will operate with all kinds of Memory Stick™ media. Performance has been verified with any Memory Stick media up to 8 GB (MSX-M8GS) (as of July, 2007). Please check the following Web Site to verify which Memory Stick™ media this supports. MemoryStick™ media updates/releases can be found on our Web Site: http://www.sony.net/memorystick/supporte/

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Checking the included items

The Memory Stick™ media is not supplied.

• Memory Stick Duo ExpressCard Adaptor (this unit) (1)

• CD-ROM (1)

The CD-ROM contains the following software programs: – Device driver – “Memory Stick Formatter” (Windows) – Operating Instructions (PDF file)

• Setup Guide (1)

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System requirements

Recommended Windows environment

•OS Windows XP: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 later Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 later

Windows Vista: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Microsoft Windows Vista Business Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate – The operating systems mentioned above must be installed on the

computer when shipped from the factory.

– Operation is not guaranteed for upgraded operating systems even if

they are among those mentioned above.

• ExpressCard slot (standard equipment)

• CD-ROM drive

Recommended Macintosh environment

• OS: Mac OS X v10.4 (10.4.9 or later) – The operating system mentioned above must be installed on the

computer when shipped from the factory.

– Operation is not guaranteed for upgraded operating system even if it is

mentioned above.

• ExpressCard slot (standard equipment)

• CD-ROM drive

PNote

Operation is not guaranteed for all computers even if they comply with the recommended environments.

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Supplied software

The CD-ROM (supplied) contains the following software programs;

Device driver

The device driver must be installed when this unit is used on the computer. For how to install the device driver, see page 11 (Windows) or 25 (Mac OS).

“Memory Stick Formatter” (Windows)

This is a software program for formatting (initializing) Memory Stick media. Formatting deletes all the data recorded on the Memory Stick media. In order to maintain the compatibility of the Memory Stick™ media when using it with compatible products, always use this software when formatting Memory Stick™ media on this unit. See page 24 for details.

PNote

Formatting the Memory Stick™ media to which data has already been written will delete the existing data. Be careful not to delete important data by mistake.

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For Windows

Installing the software on your computer

PNote

• Be sure to install the device driver from the CD-ROM (supplied) before

you insert this unit into your computer. Do not perform the installation while this unit is inserted into your computer. Restart your computer when installation is complete, and then insert this unit into your computer.

• Simultaneously with the installation of the device driver, the “Memory

Stick Formatter” is also installed on your computer.

In the following example, Windows Vista is used for instructions. Depending on the OS type and the settings on your computer, the screens may look different. Use the following procedure to install the device driver. Some of the installation may be automatic.

1 Turn on your computer.

At this point, do not insert this unit into your computer. Close all running applications. To install the device driver, you must log on with administrative privileges. Please see the manual of your computer for process to log on the administrative privilege.

2 Insert the CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD-ROM drive on your

computer.

“AutoPlay” appears on the screen.

3 Click [Run Setup.exe].

The installer launcher starts up.

4 Click the [Driver] button in the menu. 5 Carefully read the License Agreement, and then click the

[Agree] button.

Installation of the device driver starts.

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