Toshiba Canvio HDNB120XKEG1, Canvio HDNB130XKEG1 User Manual

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USERʼS MANUAL

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Canvio® Personal Cloud

Toshiba Canvio® Personal Cloud

Thank you for choosing the Toshiba Canvio® Personal Cloud.

Our creative marketing and technical engineering teams have worked diligently to make this product easy-to-use by anyone. We invite you to share your Canvio

Personal Cloud experiences with family and

friends.

This device will transform the way you manage and share music, videos, photos, and files.

Here are the features and benefits:

• upload and share your music, video, photos and files with your family and friends at anytime and from anywhere;

• add or change each user or group to allow access to all, several, or a few files;

• use your PC to access and work on your files that are saved on the Canvio

Personal Cloud;

• reduce the amount of storage space used on your PC;

• listen to music and view favorite videos on a smartphone, tablet, or Smart TV;

• and create a backup and restore digital media, files, folders, or entire PC.

Before you begin, please register your Canvio

Personal Cloud at http://www.toshibastorage.com/register. When you register your device, Toshiba will send you periodic updates, announcements, and special offers applicable to your product.

If you do not register the device, this will not affect your rights under the Standard Limited Warranty.

Take a few minutes to read through the Userʼs Manual. It will guide you through the setup and features.

If you need more information on other operations, which are not found in this documentation, please visit Toshibaʼs customer service center at http://www.toshibastorage.com/personalcloud

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Toshiba Canvio

Personal Cloud 2!

Safety Precautions 4! Regulatory Statements 7! Industry Canada Requirement 7! Environmental Disposal Information 7! RoHS Compatibility 8! Copyright Statement 8! Trademarks 8! Disclaimer 8!

Hardware Features 9!

Front View 9! Back View 10!

Canvio® Personal Cloud 11!

To Set Up the Canvio® Personal Cloud 11! To Install the Canvio® Personal Cloud Software 12!

Software Features 15!

Canvio® Home 15! Music, Video, Photo, and Files 16! System Backup 18!

Settings 23!

Canvio® Personal Cloud Updates and Versions 26! Advanced Operations 27!

Remote Access Features 33!

Mobile Device Access 34!

Service and Support 36!

Contact 36! Specifications 36! To Reset the Canvio® Personal Cloud 37! To Erase Data 38! Solutions to Common Issues 38!

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Safety Precautions

This section lists important precautions which users of our product(s) (and anyone else) should observe in order to avoid injury and damage to property, and to ensure safe and correct use of our products. Please be sure that you understand the meanings of the labels and graphic symbols described below before you move on to the detailed descriptions of the precautions, and comply with the precautions stated.

Explanation of Labels

Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury1.

Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury1.

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury2.

Indicates practices that may cause property damage3 and other problems, but not personal injury

1. Serious injury includes blindness, wounds, burns (low and high temperature), electric shock, fractures, and poisoning, etc. with long-lasting effects or that require hospitalization and/or long-term hospital visits for treatment.

2. Minor or moderate injury includes wounds, burns, electric shock, etc. not requiring hospitalization and/or long-term hospital visits for treatment.

3. Property damage means damage to customer or third party machines and equipment.

Explanation of Graphic Symbols

Prohibited

Instructions

Indicates prohibited actions.

Indicates actions that must be undertaken for safety purposes.

Prohibited

Do not leave parts such as plastic covers and electrical plug within the reach of children and pets.

Misuse of the part including, without limitation, accidental swallowing the part may cause choking and suffocation resulting in death or serious injury. If you suspect a part has been swallowed, immediately take appropriate emergency action and consult a doctor.

Prohibited

Do not attempt to connect or disconnect a power plug with wet hands.

Do not place heavy objects on the Canvio® Personal Cloud or power cable/cord. Do not bend, twist, splice or alter the power cable/cord. Do not place the Canvio® Personal Cloud or the power cable/cord near a heat source.

Doing so may result in fire or electric shock, possibly resulting in serious injury.

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Prohibited

Do not disassemble, analyze, reverse-engineer, alter, modify, translate or copy the Canvio® Personal Cloud, or remove its cover.

These actions will void the product warranty and may cause a fire or electric shock, possibly resulting in serious injury.

Prohibited

Do not allow any liquids or metal objects such as screws, staples or paper clips to enter the Canvio® Personal Cloud.

Foreign objects may create a short circuit, which may cause product damage and fire, possibly resulting in serious injury.

Prohibited

Do not use it in wet or outside conditions.

This may cause a fire or electric shock, possibly resulting in serious injury.

Prohibited

Do not plug the AC adaptor into a power source that does not correspond to the voltage, current and the frequency specified on the regulatory label of the unit.

An overload on the socket and/or AC adaptor may cause a fire or electric shock, possibly resulting in serious injury.

Prohibited

Do not pull on the power cable/cord to remove a plug from a socket. Always grasp the plug directly.

Pulling a power cable/cord may cause fracture resulting in a fire or electric shock and serious injury.

Instructions

If the Product produces an odor, overheats or smokes, immediately turn off the device and disconnect the power cord from the outlet.

Failure to do so may result in fire, damage to the Canvio® Personal Cloud and/or personal injury including burns and electric shock. Do not use the Canvio® Personal

Cloud again. Please contact the store from which you purchased it.

Instructions

Avoid extended contact between the Canvio® Personal Cloud and/or AC adaptor and your skin.

The Canvio® Personal Cloud and the AC adaptor may become hot! Avoid prolonged contact to prevent skin irritation and/or heat injury.

Instructions

Always confirm that the power plug has been fully inserted into the socket, to ensure a secure electrical connection.

An overload on the socket may cause a fire or electric shock, possibly resulting in serious injury.

Instructions

Always make sure the Canvio® Personal Cloud and AC adaptor have adequate ventilation and are protected from overheating when the AC adaptor is connected to a power outlet.

Inadequate ventilation may cause the Canvio® Personal Cloud and AC adaptor to overheat resulting in a fire or electric shock and serious injury.

Instructions

If dust gets on the power plug connectors or connector base, turn the power off and disconnect the power plug.

Then clean the connector and/or connector base with a dry soft cloth.

Failure to do so may cause a fire or electric shock, possibly resulting in serious injury.

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Prohibited

Do not place the Canvio® Personal Cloud on a shaky table, uneven, tilted surface or other unstable location.

Canvio® Personal Cloud may fall, causing damage to the CPC or possibly injury.

Prohibited

Do not use the Canvio® Personal Cloud and the router during a thunderstorm. If you see lightning or hear thunder, immediately turn off the devices to which the Canvio® Personal Cloud is connected, including the router, computer and peripherals, and disconnect the power cord from the outlet.

An electric surge caused by the lightning may result in a system failure, loss of data or damage to the Canvio® Personal Cloud.

Prohibited

Do not expose it to high or low temperatures or sudden temperature changes.

This may cause condensation, resulting in a system failure, malfunction, loss of data or damage to the Canvio® Personal Cloud.

Prohibited

Do not move, drop or shake the Canvio® Personal Cloud while it is operating.

This may cause a system failure, malfunction, loss of data or damage to the Canvio® Personal Cloud.

Prohibited

Do not clean the Canvio® Personal Cloud or any accessories with any chemicals. To clean the outside of the Canvio® Personal Cloud or the accessories, use a dry soft cloth.

Use of chemicals may result in deterioration, deformation or discoloration of those items and the loss of data.

Prohibited

Do not place the Canvio® Personal Cloud near an object that generates a magnetic field, such as a speaker or TV.

Do not wear magnetic bracelets while using the Canvio® Personal Cloud.

Exposure to magnetic fields may cause system failure, malfunction or loss of data.

Instructions

To protect against accidental data loss, back up your data frequently on multiple types of storage media.

Toshiba does not warrant that the use or operation of the Canvio® Personal Cloud will be error free, nor does it warrant that any data stored on the Canvio® Personal Cloud will remain accessible or uncorrupted.

Instructions

Use only the accessories supplied by the manufacturer.

Failure to do so may result in a system failure, loss of data or damage to the Canvio® Personal Cloud.

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Regulatory Statements

FCC information

FCC notice "Declaration of Conformity Information" 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.

Note For connection to a computer, use only the cable type provided with, or recommended for, this

product. Use of any other cable types, not approved by Toshiba, will be the responsibility of the user and may void the userʼs authority to operate the equipment.

FCC Conditions

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired

operation.

Contact

TOSHIBA America Information Systems, Inc. 9740 Irvine Boulevard Irvine, California 92618-1697 (949) 583-3000

Industry Canada Requirement

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conformé à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

Environmental Disposal Information

Toshiba recommends that customers dispose of their used computers and peripherals in an environmentally sound manner, in accordance with any local, state or federal regulations. For further information, refer to Toshiba's Reuse and Recycling programs at http://us.toshiba.com/green/reuse-and-

recycling.

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RoHS Compatibility

This product is compatible with European Union Directive 2002/95/ EC, Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS), which restricts use of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, PBB, and PBDE.

This manual is copyrighted by Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. with all rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual cannot be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of Toshiba. No patent liability is assumed, however, with respect to the use of the information contained herein.

Trademarks

Canvio and the Canvio Logo are registered trademarks of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of the respective owners. Product specifications subject to change without notice.

Android, Android Market, and Google Chrome browser are trademarks of Google, Inc.

Apple and Safari are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc.

ArcSoft, SystemSave and TotalMedia are trademarks or registered trademarks of ArcSoft, Inc.

Windows, Windows Vista, Internet Explorer, and Xbox are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Mozilla and Firefox are registered trademarks of Mozilla Foundation.

SAMSUNG is a registered trademark of Samsung Electronics.

All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Disclaimer

Information in this document is subject to change without notice. The manufacturer does not make any representations or warranties (implied or otherwise) regarding the accuracy and completeness of this document and shall in no event be liable for any loss of profit or any commercial damage, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damage.

September 2012, Rev 1.0

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Hardware Features

Front View

The Canvio® Personal Cloud has a set of LEDs which are used as optical indicators to reflect the available storage capacity and the condition of the Canvio

Personal Cloud.

The LEDs are numbered from #1 to #5 (beginning from the bottom to the top).

Colors

• LEDs #1 thru #4 are white.

• LED #5 is amber.

Power Status

• On: LED #1 is steady on

• Active: LED #1 flashes on and off with drive activity

• Low-power (sleep) mode: LED #1 will flash slowly

(1 second on and 2 seconds off)

Filled Storage Capacity (Fill Gauge)

Timer-controlled HDD Sleep Mode

By default, the Canvio® Personal Cloud Hard Disk Drive (HDD) sleep mode feature is not enabled.

1. To enable this feature, click SETTINGS. (Refer to the To View the Canvio® Personal Cloud

Information).

2. Under ENABLE HDD STANDBY, move the switch to ON.

This will save the power used by the Canvio

Personal Cloud and is a recommended setting if you will not

be accessing the device frequently.

After 10 minutes of inactivity, the HDD will enter into sleep mode.

If the device is in sleep mode, it will take up to 30 seconds to wake up and respond to the first request. It will respond normally to subsequent requests, until the next period of 10 minutes of inactivity.

Fill Gauge (range in percentage)

Corresponding LED(s) lit

Less than 30%

30% - 50%

#1, #2

50% - 70%

#1, #2, #3

70% - 90%

#1, #2, #3, #4

More than 90%

#1, #2, #3, #4, #5

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Back View

 Reset button: This button is used to reset

the name of the Canvio® Personal Cloud and the admin password (“admin”) without erasing any data.

To reset, hold down the reset button for 2 seconds, until the LEDs on the front panel flash.

 USB port: This port is used to connect an

external USB disk, USB flash drive, or a USB printer.

 Ethernet port: This port is used to connect

the ethernet cable from your Canvio® Personal Cloud to the network router or switch.

 Kensington lock slot: This slot can be used

with any Kensington-compatible lock to secure the Canvio® Personal Cloud.

 12V DC: This can only be used with the

Toshiba approved and supplied power adapter.

Always confirm that the power plug (and extension cable plug, if used) has been fully inserted into the socket, to ensure a secure electrical connection. Failure to do so may result in a fire, electric shock, or serious injury.

Toshiba does not assume any liability for any damage caused by the use of an incompatible adapter.

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The Canvio® Personal Cloud package contains:

• Canvio

Personal Cloud device

• AC adapter

• Ethernet cable

• Installation software CD

• Quick Start Guide

Note The User Manual can also be found on the Toshiba Service and Support Site at

http://www.toshibastorage.com/personalcloud, on the installation software CD, or in the

Canvio

Personal Cloudʼs Public folder.

To Set Up the Canvio® Personal Cloud

1. One end of the ethernet cable is plugged into the Canvio® Personal Cloud. (Refer to the Back of the

Canvio® Personal Cloud)

2. The other end of the ethernet cable is plugged into the network router or switch, which is not included in the package, on your network.

3. The AC adapter is plugged into the Canvio

Personal Cloud (Refer to the Back of the Canvio®

Personal Cloud). Then, plug the other end into an AC power outlet.

4. You must use a PC equipped with:

a. an optical or CD-Rom drive, or an internet connection to download the installation software from

the Toshiba Service and Support web site at http://www.toshibastorage.com/personalcloud

b. access to the network and internet connection. The network connection must be on the same

network router or switch that you are using to connect the Canvio

Personal Cloud.

c. one of the following operating systems must be installed:

o Microsoft

Windows® XP Service Pack 3 32-bit

o Windows Vista

32- or 64-bit

o Windows

7 32- or 64-bit (Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate)

d. one of the following web browsers must be installed:

o Microsoft

Internet Explorer® 7 or later

o Mozilla

Firefox® 3 or later

o Google Chrome™ 13 or later

o Apple

Safari® 4 or later

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To Install the Canvio® Personal Cloud Software

1. Insert the Installation software CD into the CD-Rom Drive of the PC.

The InstallShield Wizard will run automatically.

2. If it does not, double-click on the CD icon to open the contents. Select the application named setup.exe. Then, go to Step 6.

3. If your PC does not have a CD-Rom Drive, open an internet browser and go to Toshiba customer support center at

http://www.toshibastorage.com/personalcloud.

4. Download the installer application from this page.

5. Once it is downloaded, select Install software.

6. To confirm, click CONTINUE.

6. To view the userʼs manual or the End-User License Agreement, select the corresponding button.

7. To confirm, click CONTINUE.

8. To continue on to the next setup window, review and accept the End-User License Agreement (EULA) and Terms of Service.

9. Click Install.

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7. It will take several minutes to complete the installation.

8. After the installation is complete, click Next >.

9. When the installation is successful, a message will appear.

10. To exit the InstallShield Wizard and to continue, click Finish.

Your PC will search the network to find the Canvio® Personal Cloud.

Once the device is found, the name of the Canvio® Personal Cloud will appear.

1. Click NEXT (If there is only one Canvio® Personal Cloud on your network, then this step will happen automatically).

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2. If your PC cannot find the Canvio

Personal Cloud on the network, the following message will appear.

3. To resolve the issue and proceed with configuring the device, click EXIT and follow the instructions on the window.

Then, continue to setup the Canvio

Personal

Cloud.

1. In this window, you can rename your device. For example, Johnʼs Cloud.

2. Enter a USERNAME (required). For example, JohnSmith, JohnS, etc.

3. Enter a PASSWORD that you can remember. You will need to enter this password to access your device from the same PC, another PC, or a mobile device. For example, CJS1112.

Note The USERNAME and PASSWORD are case sensitive.

• USERNAME must be between 3 and 32 alphanumeric characters long with a leading character [A – Z] or [a – z].

• PASSWORD must be

between 6 and 16 characters long.

Do not use punctuation marks or spaces.

4. To confirm the password, enter it again.

5. Click FINISH.

This will complete the installation of the Canvio

Personal Cloud Software.

A demonstration video will automatically play to show the advantages of the Canvio how to use it and take advantage of its many features.

Personal Cloud and

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Software Features

Canvio® Home

Canvio®

Home icon

Once the installation has been completed, the Canvio® Home icon will appear on the desktop, the Start menu, and the taskbar.

1. To access the music, video, photo, and files on your Canvio® Personal Cloud, double-click the Canvio® Home icon.

2. Enter your USERNAME and PASSWORD at the login window.

3. To have the program remember your login information so that you will not need to enter it again in the future, select the box. It is recommended that you only do this on your personal computer and NOT on any publicly accessible computers.

4. Click LOG IN.

5. The Canvio

Home application will appear.

6. From the Canvio

Home application, you can click one of the following icons:

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Music, Video, Photo, and Files

To Upload Files

1. Click the UPLOAD icon.

A window will appear with a list of file types, including MUSIC, VIDEOS, and PHOTOS.

2. Select the corresponding box next to each type of file that you want to upload to the device.

3. To include specific files, select the box for DOCUMENTS. Then, enter the file extension.

For example, enter .dwg, .pdf, .ai, etc.

4. To select specific folders from which to upload these file types, click SELECT FOLDERS.

5. Select the boxes next to the folders from which

you want to upload files onto the Canvio® Personal Cloud

6. To confirm, click UPLOAD.

Note It is recommended that you “SELECT

FOLDERS”. If you do not select specific folders, then all the selected file types will be uploaded.

7. The Canvio® Personal Cloud software will begin to search your PC for the file types which you have selected.

8. It will make copies of the files onto the device so that they can be shared with other users.

9. After the files have been uploaded, an UPLOAD RESULT window will appear.

10. To exit, click OK.

Note When you upload digital media and files onto

the Canvio® Personal Cloud, it will take several minutes for the files to be organized and available on the MUSIC, VIDEOS, PHOTOS, AND FILES window.

If you are uploading a large number of files,

the Canvio® Personal Cloud may take up to a few hours before all the names of the files are displayed.

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To Listen to Music

1. Click the MUSIC icon.

1. To listen to an entire album, click

the name from the Album list.

2. To listen to an artist, click the name

from the Artists list.

3. To listen to a song, click the name

from the Songs list.

2. Click the play button.

3. To exit, click the “X” button.

To Watch a Video

1. Click the VIDEO icon.

2. To watch a video, click the name of the video from the Title or Date list.

3. Click the play button.

4. To exit, click the “X” button.

To View or Access a Photo or Files

1. To view or access a photo or files, click the PHOTO or FILES icon.

2. Select the name of the photo or files from the list.

3. To exit, click the “X” button.

Photos

Files

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System Backup

The Canvio® Personal Cloud software includes a SystemSave™ feature that allows you to create a bootable rescue media, backup your entire PC, and manage the backups which you created.

You can use the bootable rescue media to restore your PC to its original condition if there is a major issue with your PC including a hard drive failure. Therefore, the first important step is to create the bootable rescue media prior to performing a system backup.

The complete system backup can be used to restore Windows, programs, system settings, and files in case of a system malfunction or failure.

To Create a Rescue Media

1. From the Canvio® Home application, click the BACKUP icon.

2. Select CREATE RESCUE MEDIA.

3. Select the removable device to use for your rescue media.

Note You can use either a USB Flash Drive

or USB Hard Drive; or a Compact DiscRecordable (CD-R).

4. Click CONTINUE.

5. Please wait while the bootable rescue media is created.

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6. After the rescue media is created, a RESCUE MEDIA CREATION REPORT window will appear.

7. To exit, click OK.

Note It is important to keep the rescue

media in a safe place.

If there was an issue with creating the rescue media, the following RESCUE MEDIA CREATION REPORT window will appear.

8. To resolve the issue and exit, click OK.

9. Repeat Steps 1 to 7.

Canvio® Personal Cloud

To Perform a Complete System Backup (PC)

1. From the Canvio® Home application, click the BACKUP icon.

2. Select COMPLETE PC BACKUP.

3. Click CONTINUE.

4. A window will appear with PC BACKUP OPTIONS.

a. To Create a PASSWORD for the backup,

select the box.

b. Enter a PASSWORD.

Note The password (maximum length: 16

characters) can be numbers, symbols, and mixed-case letters .

c. To view the password, select the box.

d. Click CONTINUE.

e. Please wait while it prepares to backup.

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5. A Backup Progress window will display the Backup Size, Speed, Remaining and Elapsed Time.

6. To stop the backup, click Cancel on the Backup Progress window.

7. When the backup process is completed, a PC BACKUP REPORT will appear.

To Perform a System Backup (Mac)

Mac notebooks and desktop computers (Mac OS® X) use Apple Time Machine® to perform hourly backups for the 24 hours, daily backups for the past month, and weekly backups for all previous months

Note The oldest backups are deleted when your disk becomes full.

Verify that the Mac is connected to the same local area (share) network (LAN) as the Canvio® Personal Cloud, and that the device is visible in the Chooser.

1. Open Time Machine by clicking the icon

2. (Optional) Select Time Machine found under

3. Click Select Disk and find the Canvio

4. Select the device.

5. Select Backup Now.

To select files and folders

1. Open up Time Machine, click Option…

2. Select the file(s) and folder(s) from the list to leave out from the backup procedure.

To perform a Backup while on battery power

Check the box to prevent losing any important data or tasks when the battery life runs out.

found on the Menu Bar or Dock

> Systems Preferences.

Personal Cloud in the list of drives.

To receive notification when an old backup is deleted

Select Notify after old backups are deleted.

Note The oldest backups are deleted when the assigned storage space on the Canvio

becomes full.

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To Allow Automatic Backups

Select ON.

To Stop Automatic Backups

Select OFF.

To Perform a Manual Backup

Select Backup Now.

To Restore the System from the Backup (PC)

If your PC hard drive stops functioning, use the SystemSave to restore it.

1. Replace the hard drive in your PC with a new, blank hard drive following the manufacturerʼs instructions..

2. Verify that the capacity of the new drive is large enough to hold all of the used capacity of the old hard drive. The program will check for the available space on the replacement hard drive.

3. Place the rescue media (CD or USB Drive) into the corresponding slot of the PC.

4. Double check that the system is plugged into the same network as the Canvio

Personal Cloud to

which the system was backed up.

5. Turn on the system power and allow the system to boot using the rescue media.

6. The PC will find the saved backup image on the Canvio

Personal Cloud.

Note If there is more than one saved system image, choose the correct image from the list.

7. Before the system image is downloaded to the PC, the program will check for the available space on the replacement hard drive.

8. After the available space has been verified, the download process will begin. The reinstalling may take up to several hours.

To Restore a Backup (MAC)

1. Select Time Machine

2. Select Enter Time Machine

3. Scroll to view the Backup List by TimeLine.

4. Select the File(s), Folder(s), or System.

5. Select Restore.

6. Choose one of the following actions: Keep Original, Keep Both, or Replace.

Note Regardless of the contents on the hard drive and how it is partitioned, the backup and restore

feature will copy and produce the same format as the existing hard drive.

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To Delete a Backup (PC)

Backup file(s), folder(s) – its entire contents, and system(s) can be deleted from the Backup Image Manager List.

1. Click the BACKUP icon.

2. Select MANAGE BACKUPS.

3. Click CONTINUE.

4. Select the backup image from the BACKUP IMAGE MANAGER list, which you would like to delete.

5. To confirm the removal of the backup file(s), folder(s), and/or system(s), click Delete.

To Delete a Backup (MAC)

Backup file(s), folder(s) – entire contents, and system(s) can be deleted from the Backup List.

1. Select Time Machine.

2. Select Enter Time Machine.

3. Scroll to view the backup list by TimeLine.

4. Select the file(s), folder(s), or system.

5. Select Delete to confirm the removal of the backup file(s), folder(s), and/or system(s).

Note A message will appear on the screen if the following is missing:

• backup location is missing

• cache changed files

• resume backup when backup location is connected

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Settings

In the Settings window, you can view the current information of and make changes to the Canvio® Personal Cloud setup.

To View the Canvio® Personal Cloud Information

1. Click SETTINGS on the Canvio® Home application.

2. The following information and features are displayed:

• a drop-down menu with a list of Canvio®

Personal Cloud(s) on the network from which you can select

• a switch to ENABLE REMOTE ACCESS

• a PIN that is required for remote access to

the device

• a switch to ENABLE HDD STANDBY

• the CANVIO PERSONAL CLOUD POWER

switch

• the Canvio® Home version

• the ADD USER icon

• the MANAGE USERS list

• the ADD SHARE icon

• MANAGE SHARES (area) list

• the PROGRAM VERSIONS button

• the ADVANCED button

To Power On and Off

1. When the switch is moved to power down the Canvio® Personal Cloud Power, a POWER DOWN WARNING message will appear.

2. To confirm, click CONTINUE.

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To Add a New User

1. Click the ADD USER icon.

2. Enter a USERNAME.

3. Enter a PASSWORD.

4. To confirm, enter the same PASSWORD.

5. To make a user an administrator of the device, select the check box.

These rights will allow a user to add or change an area (share) and make changes to the Canvio® Personal Cloud settings.

6. To confirm, click SAVE.

7. A message will appear that a user has been successfully added.

To Change a Userʼs Password and Grant the User Administrator Rights

MANAGE

USERS

list

1. Double-click the name of the user from the MANAGE USERS list.

2. A MODIFY USER window will appear.

3. To make a user an administrator of the device, select the box.

4. To change a userʼs password, enter and confirm a new PASSWORD for the user.

5. To confirm, click SAVE.

6. A message will appear to confirm the changes.

7. To exit, click CLOSE.

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To Delete a User

1. Double-click the name of the user from the MANAGE USERS list.

2. The USERS window will appear.

3. To remove the user from the list, click DELETE.

4. To confirm the changes, click YES.

8. A message will appear to confirm the change.

9. To exit, click OK.

To Create a Public or Private Share (Area)

You can create a share (area) in the Canvio® Personal Cloud. In the share, you can store files that are accessible only to a single user or a selected group of users.

To create a share (area), the user must have administrator rights. (Refer to To

Change a Userʼs Password and Grant the User Administrator Rights).

1. Click the ADD SHARE icon.

2. Enter a NEW SHARE name.

3. Select the user who will have access to the share.

If there is more than one user, select the name from the OWNER drop-down menu.

4. To confirm, click SAVE.

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To Modify an Existing Public or Private Share (Area)

1. Select the name from the MANAGE

MANAGE

list

SHARES list.

2. To make the share available to every user on the list, select the PUBLIC SHARE box.

3. If you want to select the type of access that the user will have to the share (area), select the type of access from the drop-down menu: DENY, READ ONLY, FULL ACCESS.

4. To delete a share, select it from the list. Then, click DELETE.

5. To confirm the changes, click SAVE.

6. To verify the changes, click YES.

7. To exit, click CLOSE.

Canvio® Personal Cloud Updates and Versions

To Check on Available Updates

1. Click the Canvio® Home icon.

2. If a software update is available, the blue light next to UPDATES will flash.

3. To update the Canvio click UPDATES.

4. You will be asked if you want to download and install the new updates.

It may take a long time to complete the update depending on the speed of your internet connection and the size of the update.

Personal Cloud software,

Make sure that you allow enough time for this process to complete.

5. After the update has been installed, the Canvio

To View the Program Versions

1. Click the Canvio® Home icon.

2. Click SETTINGS.

3. Click PROGRAM VERSIONS.

4. To exit, click OK.

Home will automatically restart.

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Advanced Operations

The Advanced Operations feature allows advanced users to configure the Advanced options of Canvio® Personal Cloud in more detailed ways that most users will not need.

We have included the basic functions that most users will need in the Canvio

Advanced Setup

In the Advanced Setup feature, additional options are available to manage the device setup:

• System

• Advanced

• Network

• Services

• Storage

Home application.

• Access

• Media

• Log

• Printers

To Log into Advanced Options

1. From the SETTINGS window, click

ADVANCED.

2. Enter the Username and

Password.

3. Click Login.

This will bring you into the Advanced window.

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System

The System window displays the system and hardware device information, the current users logged into the device, the current device setup, and the email notification setup.

Device Overview

General Login Users

In the General Setup window, you can make changes to the device name, its description, the date and time zone and stamp.

To confirm, click Submit.

General Setup

In the E-mail Setup window, you can make changes to the notification, Mail Server, SMTP Port, Return Path, E-mail Recipients, TLS/SSL, and SMTP Authentication.

1. To send an email notification test, click Send Test.

2. To confirm any change, click Submit.

E-mail Setup

In the Shut Down/Reboot window, you can power down or reboot the device.

As courtesy, please notify all users to your device of “a scheduled maintenance” so that it does not interrupt any file access, which they may have in progress.

Shut Down/Reboot

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Advanced

The Advanced window allows the administrator to make changes to an admin password, upgrade the firmware, change certification, how to backup and restore the entire system, and how to setup the hard disk drive.

Admin Password

Firmware Upgrade

Certificate

Configuration Backup/Restore

Advanced HDD Setup

Network

The Network window allows the administrator to configure the Local Area Network (LAN), the Microsoft Networking Workgroup, and the Dynamic Domain Name System (DNS).

LAN

Workgroup: Microsoft Networking

Dynamic DNS

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Services

The Services window allows the administrator to configure the Web Server, FTP, Apple Network, and SSH.

Web Server (HTTP/HTTPS)

FTP

Apple Network

SSH

Storage

The Storage window allows the administrator to configure the disk, volumes, shares, USB Disk, and Quota.

Disk

Volume

USB Disk

Quota

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Access

The Access window allows the administrator to configure the user, groups, and shares.

Users

Groups

USB Share Permission

Share Permission

Media

The Media window allows the administrator to configure media server and iTunes service.

Media Server Setup

iTunes Setup

Log

The Log window allows the administrator to view the logs based on event, SAMBA, AFP, FTP, and export.

The following logs will display the Type, Level, Date Time, and Message.

There are several options to delete all log data prior to the past 7 days; refresh; and filter the logs.

Event Log

FTP Log

AFP Log

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SAMBA Log

Export Log

Printers

The Canvio® Personal Cloud can serve as a print server interface and allow one or more printers to be connected and shared through the device.

The Printers window allows you to view the printer information (printer name, manufacturer, model, and status) including to manage and view the routed print jobs (printer name, status, owner, and submitted time) through the Canvio® Personal Cloud.

You may choose to send a print job to any of the printers recognized by the print server feature.

1. To setup a network printer, connect the printerʼs USB cable to the USB slot that is located on the back of the Canvio® Personal Cloud.

2. To set up more than one printer, connect a USB hub to the device. Then, connect the printers

3. The printer name(s) and icon will be listed in your network.

Note If it does not appear, reboot your device.

4. Double-click the printer icon.

5. Select or install the printer driver.

6. Print a file or test page.

NoteDepending on your PCʼs operating system, instructions will vary. Please refer to the instructions that

came with your model that will guide you exactly on how to install it.

To Exit from Advanced Settings

Click Logout to exit the Advanced window.

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Remote Access Features

The remote access feature allows a user to access any digital media or files shared on the Canvio® Personal Cloud through a smartphone, tablet, or PC from anywhere and at anytime if internet access is available.

Note It is important that the ENABLE REMOTE

ACCESS switch is moved to the ON

position. (Refer to To View the Canvio®

Personal Cloud Information).

A security feature has been designed into the device to encrypt all information to protect your information when it is sent over the network.

Each time a person who is on the user list accesses the device online, the PIN, the USERNAME and the PASSWORD are required and verified.

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Mobile Device Access

It is important that you have a network connection and internet access before connecting to the Canvio® Personal Cloud with your mobile device(s):

• smartphones

• tablets

Smart TV

It is important that the Smart TV has a network connection on the same network as the Canvio® Personal Cloud and must support DLNA. The Smart TV can stream music, videos, and games which are found on the Canvio

Personal Cloud.

To view videos and photos, and listen to music:

1. Use the arrow keys on your TVʼs remote control, and select Menu.

2. Select Media Player.

3. Select the Canvio

Personal Cloud.

4. Select the Video Folder.

5. Select Public.

6. Select Movies.

7. Select the movie or video to play.

Android™ or iOS Smartphone or Tablet

The device will work with any Android™ smartphone or tablet with Android™ OS 2.0 or later, and any iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad running iOS 4.0 or later.

1. To download the Canvio

Personal Cloud App onto your mobile device, go online to the Android

Market™ or the Apple App Store™.

2. Search for Canvio

Link.

3. Once the Canvio

Personal Cloud App is downloaded and installed according to the standard

procedure for your device, select the pp to launch the Remote Access feature.

4. To log into the device, the Canvio

Link will ask for the username, password, and PIN (Refer To View

the Canvio® Personal Cloud Information.).

5. Once you have logged online into the Canvio® Personal Cloud, select the name of the digital media or files from the list.

6. If you select MUSIC or VIDEO, it will automatically play on your portable media player (PMP) or your digital audio player (DAP).

Note Your smartphone or tablet must

support the filetype, which you want to access.

If you are viewing a file that is not download or streaming compatible with the device, a message will appear stating that the “Media or File cannot be downloaded or Not available for streaming”.

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To uninstall

To uninstall the app, follow the instructions for your device.

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Service and Support

http://www.toshibastorage.com/personalcloud

Customer Support Center

Toshibaʼs customer support center is available 24 hours a day and seven (7) days a week.

Please have your serial number ready.

The serial number (S/N) is located on the bottom of the Canvio Personal Cloud.

Calling within the United States: (888) 592-0944

Calling from outside the United States: (949) 583-3305

Contact

Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. 9740 Irvine Boulevard Irvine, CA 92618 (949) 583-3000

Specifications

Physical Dimensions

Height = 160mm = 6.3"

Length = 191mm = 7.5"

Width (foot) = 79mm = 3.1"

Width (body) = 55mm = 2.2"

Capacity

Varies according to model: 2 or 3TB. The capacity refers to the raw capacity of the disk drive in the system. The system software and files system overhead uses some of this capacity.

Software

1.0.1.0

Ethernet

10/100/1000Base-T

Languages

Default: English

Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French (Canada), French (France), German, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), Swedish, Thai, Turkish

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Smartphones

Android™ OS

Apple iPhone

3GS, 4, 5

Dell Streak 5

Motorola™ DROID™, Droid™ X

Samsung

Galaxy AX

And others

Tablets

Apple iPad® 1, 2

Samsung Galaxy Tab Android™ 3.1

Toshiba THRiVE™ Android™ 3.1

And others

Other Music Devices

Apple iPod touch®

File Systems

USB Hard Drive (not included) – NTFS and FAT32

Networking

TCP/IP (IPv4 ), Gigabit LAN with Jumbo Frame, DHCP Client Protocols

CIFS, AFP (3.2), NFS (v3), HTTP, HTTPS. Network Service Discovery (UPnP and Bonjour), Wake-onLAN support

File Server

Protocols CIFS, AFP (3.2), NFS, HTT, HTTPS

Media Server

Apple® iTunes®

System Status

To Reset the Canvio® Personal Cloud

The Reset button is located on the back of the device. Refer to the Back of the Canvio® Personal Cloud.

To reset the device name and administrator password on Canvio

Personal Cloud, use a ballpoint pen or

other small-tipped element to depress and hold the reset button for at least two (2) seconds.

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To Erase Data

If your Canvio® Personal Cloud contains sensitive data, you should be aware that standard deletion procedures do not remove the data from the media.

These standard deletion procedures include:

• Selecting Delete for a target file

• Putting files in and emptying the Recycle Bin

• Reformatting the media

• Reinstalling the Canvio

Personal Cloud Installation Software

The procedures above delete only the initial part of the data used for file management. This makes the file invisible to the operating system, but the data can still be read by specialized utilities.

If you dispose of the Canvio

Personal Cloud, first delete all the data on it by using one of the methods

listed below to prevent unauthorized use of such data:

• Physically destroy the Canvio

Personal Cloud

• Use a proven specialized utility to overwrite all the data

• Take the Canvio

Personal Cloud to a professional deletion service

Toshiba will not be responsible for the deletion of the data on your device.

Solutions to Common Issues

Canvio® Personal Cloud Cannot be Found on Your Network.

Verify the following:

1. The ethernet cable is connected into the Canvio

Personal Cloudʼs ethernet port and to the network

router or switch.

2. The network router is connected to a power outlet

3. The PC and the Canvio

Personal Cloud are on the same network subnet

4. The network router or switch must be set up to provide IP addresses automatically (DHCP server).

5. The PC meets the requirements to install the Canvio

Personal Cloud Installation software.

Network Router or Switch Failed

1. Verify that the router or switch cables are connected correctly.

2. Verify that the power supply is plugged into a power outlet and to the router or switch.

3. Reboot the Canvio

Personal Cloud and the router/switch.

LED lights are not lit

Verify that the power supply is plugged into a power outlet and to the Canvio® Personal Cloud.

Amber LED Light is On

The Canvio® Personal Cloud has less than 10% capacity remaining for any additional digital media and files.

Please contact Toshiba at www.toshiba.com to purchase an additional Canvio

Personal Cloud to add

more storage space.

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Forgot Username and/or Password

To reset a username and password, modify a username and password through the MANAGE USERS window. (Refer To Change a Userʼs Password and Grant the User Administrator Rights

To reset an administratorʼs username (“admin”) and password (“admin”), hold down the reset button for 2 seconds. (Refer to the Back View

Unsupported Version of Android™ OS

A message will appear if your device is not a compatible to find the Canvio® Personal Cloud.

Cannot Open and Launch Music, Video, Photo or File

1. Reboot your PC, tablet, or smartphone.

2. Verify that the Canvio

Personal Cloud Software has been installed.

3. Log back into the Canvio

Home application.

4. Select the music, video, photo or files icon to open and launch the digital media or files.

Issue is Not Listed Here

If any issue continues or if you cannot find the issue mentioned in the Userʼs Manual, please check the

Frequently Asked Questions

on the Toshiba web site, or contact Toshibaʼs customer support center.

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About Toshiba

Toshiba is a world leader and innovator in pioneering high technology, a diversified manufacturer and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products spanning digital consumer products; electronic devices and components; power systems; industrial and social infrastructure systems; and home appliances. Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 490 companies, with 203,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of $77B (6.4 trillion yen).