Verbatim Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0 User manual

Portable Hard Drive USB 2.0

User Guide

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3

Connecting Portable Hard Drive 3

Powerin

g

t

h

e Porta

bl

e Har

d

Drive

4

Storing and Trans

f

erring Data

4

Disconnectin

g

Porta

bl

e Har

d

Drive

5

Technical Su

pp

ort 6

Limite

d

Warranty Terms 7

Ri

gh

ts 8

FCC Compliance 8

WEEE N

o

ti

ce

9

C

E Declaration 1

0

RoHS Compliance 1

0

C

ontents

3

I

ntro

d

uctio

n

Y

our product’s hard drive is a complex electronic storage system and

should be handled with care, as

y

ou mi

g

ht treat a sensitive

p

ortable

com

p

uter or other state-of-the-art consumer electronics

p

roduct. Do not

subject it to shock, high temperatures, or strong magnetic

ﬁ

elds.

C

onnecting Porta

bl

e

H

ar

d

Driv

e

Installin

g

y

our Portable Hard Drive is extremel

y

sim

p

le –

j

ust use the

included mini-USB cable to connect

y

our Portable Hard Drive to an

y

free

U

SB port on your computer. On Windows computers, a new icon will

a

pp

ear in M

y

Com

p

uter re

p

resentin

g

y

our Portable Hard Drive. On Mac OS

s

y

stems,

y

our Porta

bl

e Har

d

Drive wi

ll

a

pp

ear on t

h

e

d

es

k

to

p

as a new

d

is

k

.

I

f

your computer is running Windows 98 Second Edition, you will need

some additional software that

y

ou can download from the Verbatim web

site. Re

f

er to the Technical Support section

.

I

f

you are using a USB 1.1 port on your Windows computer, the

f

ollowing

cautionar

y

note ma

y

a

pp

ear on

y

our

d

is

pl

a

y

:

H

i-S

p

ee

d

USB Device

pl

ugge

d

into non-Hi-Spee

d

USB

h

u

b

. T

h

is

d

oes not in

d

icate a pro

bl

em

because the drive is compatible with both USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 ports.

Sim

ply

c

l

ose t

h

e messa

g

e an

d

p

rocee

d

. However, in t

h

is case t

h

e

d

rive wi

ll

operate on

l

y at USB 1.1 spee

d

s.

I

f

you connect your Portable Hard Drive and it doesn’t appear to power up,

y

ou ma

y

need to check the

p

ower settin

g

s. See the next section for

m

o

r

e

de

t

a

i

ls

.

No

t

e

: Capacity dependent on model. Your operating system ma

y

r

e

p

ort ca

p

acit

y

as fewer

g

i

g

ab

y

tes. 1 GB = 1,000,000,000 b

y

tes.

4

P

owering t

h

e Porta

bl

e

H

ar

d

Driv

e

The power source

f

or your Portable Hard Drive is selected with the switch

on the back of the unit. When the switch is in the

US

B

p

osition (towards the

U

SB connector), the Portable Hard Drive will attem

p

t to draw

p

ower from

US

B. When the switch is in the

EXT

position (towards the external power

connector), the Portable Hard Drive will draw

p

ower from an external

p

ower

source. Some com

p

uter s

y

stems ma

y

not

p

rovi

d

e enou

gh

p

ower t

h

rou

gh

U

SB to operate the hard drive – in this case you must use an external power

source. (If there is insufﬁ cient

p

ower for the Portable Hard Drive to mount

p

ro

p

er

ly

, t

h

e

h

ar

d

rive wi

ll

t

yp

ica

lly

ma

k

e a “c

l

ic

k

” soun

d

an

d

its LED wi

ll

blink once per second.) An optional AC Power adaptor is available

f

rom

Verbatim. Verbatim-Euro

p

e.co

m

for more information.

S

toring and Trans

f

erring Dat

a

Once your Portable Hard Drive is connected to a computer, it can be

accessed and used like an

y

other removable disk. You can dra

g

ﬁ les to

y

our porta

bl

e

h

ar

d

rive’s icon to copy t

h

em, navigate to your

h

ar

d

rive

in

O

pen

or

S

av

e

dialog boxes, or delete

ﬁ

les stored on your portable hard

drive. For information on co

py

in

g

, o

p

enin

g

, or deletin

g

ﬁ les, consult

y

our

computer’s

d

ocumentation.

N

ote

:

On

l

y t

h

e Ver

b

atim AC Power A

d

apter s

h

ou

ld

b

e connecte

d

to

t

he external

p

ower connector on

y

our hard drive. Usin

g

an

y

other

p

ower a

d

a

p

ter wi

ll

voi

d

y

our warrant

y

an

d

ma

y

resu

l

t in in

j

ur

y

,

d

ama

g

e

t

o your hard drive, or loss o

f

data.

5

D

isconnectin

g

Portable

H

ard Driv

e

Y

our portable hard drive is hot-pluggable; it can be connected and

disconnected without restartin

g

y

our com

p

uter. To disconnect

y

our

p

ortable hard drive at an

y

time, sim

p

l

y

p

erform the followin

g

ste

p

s.

Y

ou can also disconnect your hard drive at any time while your computer

is

p

owered off.

F

or Windows

U

sers

:

1

I

f

you have

ﬁ

les located on your drive open in any applications,

c

l

ose

th

e

m

.

2

C

l

ic

k

t

h

e Un

pl

u

g

or E

j

ect Har

d

war

e

b

utton in t

h

e S

y

stem Tra

y

.

3

Select your drive

f

rom the menu that appears

.

4

After a moment, Windows will dis

p

la

y

a messa

g

e that

y

our hardware

can be safel

y

removed

.

F

or Mac

OS

U

sers

:

1

If

y

ou have ﬁ les located on

y

our drive o

p

en in an

y

a

pp

lications,

close

t

he

m

.

2

Locate the icon for

y

our drive on the deskto

p

, and dra

g

it to the trash.

N

ote: Please be care

f

ul to

f

ollow the correct procedure when

disconnectin

g

y

our unit. Sim

p

l

y

un

p

lu

gg

in

g

the unit without ﬁ rst

f

ollowing the instructions below may result in damage to your unit and/

or loss of data

.

6

T

echnical Suppor

t

I

f

you are experiencing di

fﬁ

culty installing or using your Verbatim product,

p

lease visit the main Verbatim Technical Su

pp

ort website at

w

ww.verbatim

.

com

o

r

w

ww.ver

b

atim-euro

p

e.co

m

. From t

h

is

p

a

g

e

y

ou can access our

library o

f

user documentation, read answers to

f

requently asked questions,

and download available software u

p

dates. Althou

g

h most of our customers

ﬁ nd this content sufﬁ cient to

p

ut them back on the ri

g

ht track, this

p

a

g

e

also lists ways in which you can contact the Verbatim Technical Support

Team directl

y

.

U

S/Cana

d

a 800-538-8589

Mexico

(

55

)

55284642

Ar

g

entina

(

54-11

)

4943-333

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Europe: For technical support in Europe e-mail drivesupport@verbatim-

euro

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Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic o

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Ireland, Spain,

S

weden and

S

witzerland. All other countries call +

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6586.

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urther notice

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ree

f

rom de

f

ects in material

and workmanshi

p

for a

p

eriod of 1

y

ear from date of

p

urchase (a

p

eriod o

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2

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ears a

pp

lies in countries of the Euro

p

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excludes

batteries. I

f

this product is

f

ound to be de

f

ective within the warranty period, it will

be re

p

laced at no cost to

y

ou. You ma

y

return it with

y

our ori

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recei

p

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urchase or contact Verbatim.

In the U.S. and Canada, call 800-538-8589 or email techsuppor[email protected].

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Product re

p

lacement is

y

our sole remed

y

under this warrant

y

, and this warrant

y

does not a

pp

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to normal wear or to dama

g

e resultin

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from abnormal

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b

use, neg

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ect or acci

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ent, or to any incompati

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i

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ormance due to the s

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CC Com

p

lianc

e

This equipment has been tested and

f

ound to comply with the limits

for a Class B di

g

ital device,

p

ursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These

limits are desi

g

ned to

p

rovide reasonable

p

rotection a

g

ainst harmful

inter

f

erence in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses

and can radiate radio fre

q

uenc

y

ener

gy

and, if not installed and used in

accordance with the instructions, ma

y

cause harmful interference to radio

communications. However, there is no guarantee that inter

f

erence will

not occur in a

p

articular installation. If this e

q

ui

p

ment does cause harmful

interference to radio or television rece

p

tion, which can be determined b

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turning the equipment o

ff

and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct

the interference b

y

one or more of the followin

g

measures:

• Reorient or re

l

ocate t

h

e receiving antenna

.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the e

q

ui

p

ment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which

th

e

r

ece

iv

e

r i

s

co

nn

ec

t

ed

.

• Consult the dealer or an ex

p

erienced radio/TV technician for hel

p

9

W

EEE N

o

ti

ce

The Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), which

entered into force as Euro

p

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2003, resulted in a ma

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or

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e in the treatment of electrical e

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p

ment at end-of-life

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T

he WEEE logo (shown at the le

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roduct must not be dis

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of or dum

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ormation about electronic and electrical waste equipment

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oints,

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lease contact

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f

rom where you purchased the equipment

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10

C

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E

C Declaration of Conformit

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It is

h

ere

b

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d

ec

l

are

d

t

h

at t

h

is pro

d

uct comp

l

ie

d

wit

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t

h

e essentia

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p

rotection requirements o

f

Council Directive 89/336/EEC and its

amendments on the a

pp

roximation of the laws of the Member States

re

l

ating to e

l

ectromagnetic compati

b

i

l

ity.

This declaration applies to all specimens manu

f

actured identical to the

model submitted for testin

g

/evaluation

.

EN 55022: 1998 + A1: 2000 +A2: 200

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EN

6

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3

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2002

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000

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5

: 1

995

+ A1:

2000

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8

: 1

993

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2000

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2000

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p

liance

This product is in compliance with Directive 2002/95/EC o

f

the European

Parliament and o

f

the Council o

f

27 January 2003, on the restriction o

f

the

use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic e

q

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p

ment

(RoHS) an

d

its amen

d

ments

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CC Comp

l

ianc

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This equipment has been tested and

f

ound to comply with the limits

f

or a Class

B di

g

ital device,

p

ursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are desi

g

ned

to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential

installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio

f

requency

ener

gy

and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,

may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is

no guarantee that inter

f

erence will not occur in a particular installation. I

f

this

e

q

ui

p

ment does cause harmful interference to radio or television rece

p

tion,

w

hich can be determined b

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p

ment off and on, the user is

encouraged to try to correct the inter

f

erence by one or more o

f

the

followin

g

measures:

• Reorient or re

l

ocate t

h

e receiving antenna

.

• Increase the se

p

aration between the e

q

ui

p

ment and receiver.

• Connect the e

q

ui

p

ment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

w

hi

c

h th

e

r

ece

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e

r i

s

co

nn

ec

t

ed

.

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p

erienced radio/TV technician for hel

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ianc

e

This equipment has been tested and

f

ound to comply with the limits

f

or a Class

B di

g

ital device,

p

ursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are desi

g

ned

to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential

installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio

f

requency

ener

gy

and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,

may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is

no guarantee that inter

f

erence will not occur in a particular installation. I

f

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ui

p

ment does cause harmful interference to radio or television rece

p

tion,

w

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erence by one or more o

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the

f

ollowing

measures:

• Reorient or re

l

ocate t

h

e receiving antenna

.

• Increase the se

p

aration between the e

q

ui

p

ment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

w

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c

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ece

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nn

ec

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ed

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CC Comp

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This equipment has been tested and

f

ound to comply with the limits

for a Class B di

g

ital device,

p

ursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These

limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful

inter

f

erence in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses

and can radiate radio fre

q

uenc

y

ener

gy

and, if not installed and used in

accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio

communications. However, there is no guarantee that inter

f

erence will

not occur in a

p

articular installation. If this e

q

ui

p

ment does cause harmful

interference to radio or television rece

p

tion, which can be determined b

y

turning the equipment o

ff

and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct

the interference b

y

one or more of the followin

g

measures:

• Reorient or re

l

ocate t

h

e receiving antenna

.

• Increase the se

p

aration between the e

q

ui

p

ment and receiver.

• Connect the e

q

ui

p

ment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which

th

e

r

ece

iv

e

r i

s

co

nn

ec

t

ed

.

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p

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This equipment has been tested and

f

ound to comply with the limits

f

or a Class

B di

g

ital device,

p

ursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are desi

g

ned

to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential

installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio

f

requency

ener

gy

and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,

may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is

no guarantee that inter

f

erence will not occur in a particular installation. I

f

this

e

q

ui

p

ment does cause harmful interference to radio or television rece

p

tion,

w

hich can be determined by turning the equipment o

ff

and on, the user is

encouraged to try to correct the inter

f

erence by one or more o

f

the

f

ollowing

measures:

• Reorient or re

l

ocate t

h

e receiving antenna

.

• Increase the se

p

aration between the e

q

ui

p

ment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

w

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