Targus TGR‐SD20 User manual

USB2.0MemoryCardReader/Writer

TGR‐SD20

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SystemRequirements

Connection

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USB2.0PortforHi‐Speeddatatransfer

MinimumOperatingSystemSupport

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Windows

Windows98SE(driverinstallationrequired)

WindowsME

Windows2000

WindowsVista

WindowsXP

o Windows7

 Macintosh

MacOS9.2+,10.2+

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UnpackingPackageContents

 USB2.0MemoryCardReader/Writer

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USBExtensionCable

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User’sManual

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Understanding

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What’saUSBport?

TheUniversalSerialBus(USB)portisaneasywaytoconnectanewdevicelikethe

TargusUSB2.0Reader/Writertoyourcomputer.ConnectingadevicetotheUSBport

doesn’trequirethatyouopenyourcomputertoinstallanadd‐incardorset

complicated

switches.Youjustplugitinandgetstarted.

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HowdoIfindtheUSBport?

TheUSBportsareoftenlocatedonthefrontorbackofyourPC,oronaUSBhub.Ona

laptopcomputeroraMacintosh,theUSBportmaybelocatedonthe

side.

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What’sthedifferencebetweenHi‐SpeedUSB2.0andfullspeedUSB1.1?

Hi‐SpeedUSB2.0supportsthetransferofdataupto480megabitspersecond(Mbps),

andFull‐SpeedUSB1.1supportsdatatransferupto12Mbps.USB2.0isbackward

compatiblewithUSB1.1ports.

TheTargusUSB2.0Reader/WritersupportsbothUSB

2.0andUSB1.1.

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Installing

BeforeconnectingtheTargusUSB2.0Reader/Writertoyourcomputer,youmayneed

toinstalladevicedriver.

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 YoucanskipthisstepifyouroperatingsystemisWindowsVista,XP,ME,2000,7,or

Macintosh.

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InstalltheWindows98SEDriver

1. Gotowww.targusdigital.com.

2. Clickon“SupportandDownloads”atthetopofthepage.

3. Ontheleftsideofthepageclickon“DriverDownloads”

4. Selectyourmodelcardreader,andbegindownloadingthenecessarydriver.

Pleasenote:DriverisonlyrequiredforWindows98.

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Connecting

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ConnectingtheTargusUSB2.0Reader/WritertotheUSBportissimple.Youdon’tneedtoturn

offorrestartyourcomputerwhenattachingtheTargusUSB2.0Reader/Writer.Sincethe

TargusUSB2.0Reader/WriterispoweredbytheUSBconnection,anAC/DCpoweradaptoris

NOTneeded.

 BeforeconnectingtheTargusUSB2.0Reader/Writer,completethedevicedriver

installation.SeeINSTALLING.

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UsetheUSBcabletoconnectyourcardreader/writertothecomputerdirectly.

WhentheTargusUSB2.0Reader/Writerisconnectedforthefirsttime,yourcomputermay

displayamessagethatthedeviceisbeinginstalled(mayvaryslightlydependingonyour

operatingsystem).

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WindowsDiskIcons

WhenyouconnecttheTargusUSB2.0Reader/WriteronaWindowsoperatingsystem,anewly

assignedremovablediskicondriveletterrepresentingthecardslotwillbeshownin“My

Computer”.

MacintoshDiskIcons

WhenyouconnecttheTargusUSB2.0Reader/WriteronaMacintoshoperatingsystem,a

removablediskiconlabeled“untitled”representingthecardslotwillshowonthedesktop

whenacardisinserted.

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Using

NOTE:WHENINSERTINGYOURMEMORYCARD,THECARDREADERSHOULDBEHELDWITH

THETARGUSLOGOFACINGUP.

TheTargusUSB2.0SDMemoryCardReader/Writerhasonecardslotwhichisonlycompatible

withSD/SDHCMemoryCards.

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InsertingCards

ToinsertyourSDmemorycardintotheTargusUSB2.0Reader/Writerslotinserttheconnector

endofthecardwiththecardlabelfacingup.DONOTforcethecardintotheslot.

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UsingitonaPC

HereisthewaytocreateaFolderonyourDesktopandCopyandPasteyourphotostoit.

1. HowtocreateaFOLDERonyourDesktop

A. PlaceyourmousepointersomewhereontheDesktopbutnotonanicon.

B. Clickoncewiththerightmousebutton,move

yourmousepointeroverNEWthen

clickFOLDERwiththeLEFTmousebutton.

C. ThiswillcreateaNEWFOLDERonyourDesktop.Atthistimeyoucannameanything

youlike,i.e.MyPicturesorMyPhotos,bytypingthenamein.Whenyouare

finishedtypingpressthe

ENTERkeyonyourkeyboard.Nowthefoldernameis

saved.

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2. Howtocopyandpasteyourphotosintoafolder

A. Doubleclickontheicon“MyComputer”.

B. Doubleclickontheremovablediskdrive(fortheTargusUSB2.0Reader/Writer),i.e.

E:orF:ormaybeG:NowyoushouldseeafolderDCIM(thatstandsforDigital

CameraImages).

C. DoubleclickontheDCIMfolder.Nowyou

shouldseeyourcamerafolder,i.e.

100Olympor100Canonor100Fuji.

D. Doubleclickonthecamerafolder.Nowyoushouldseeyourpicturesorpicturefile

names(dependingonwhatOperatingSystemyouareusing).

E. Gouptothemenubarwhereitsays“EDIT”andclick“Select

All”.Youwillseeallof

yourpicturesHIGHLIGHTED.

F. Gobackto“EDIT”andnowclick“COPY”.Closeorminimizethiswindow.

G. DoubleclickonthefolderyoucreatedonyourDesktop,goto“EDIT”thenclick

“Paste”andyoushouldseethepicturesbeingcopiedto

thefolder.

H. Toviewyourpictures,doubleclickontheFilenameandthepicturewillopenup.

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RemovingCard

ToremovethecardinWindows:

1. Doubleclickontheicon“MyComputer”.

2. Right‐clickonthecorrespondingTargusUSB2.0Reader/Writerdriveicon.

3. SelectEject(thisisnotneededforWindows98SEorXP).

4. Pullthecardoutoftheslot.

Toremovethecardon

aMacintosh

1. Dragthe“untitled”iconintotheTrash.

2. Pullthecardoutoftheslot.

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Disconnecting

IfadrivewindowisopenortheTargusUSB2.0Reader/Writerisactive,closeanyassociated

windowsbeforeattemptingtoremovethecardreader/writer.

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Windows

Usethehotplugiconinthenotificationareaofthetaskbartosafelystopthedevicebefore

unpluggingit.Thenotificationareaisontherightsideofthetaskbarwhereyouusuallyseethe

timedisplayed.

 ThesestepsarenotrequiredforWindows98SEorXP.

1. Inthe

notificationarea,right‐clickonthehotplugicon.

2. SelectthedeviceyouwanttounplugthenclickSTOP.

3. WhenWindowsnotifiesyouthatitissafetodoso,unplugtheTargusUSB2.0

Reader/Writerfromyourcomputer.

Macintosh

1. DragtheTargusUSB2.0Reader/Writer“untitled”iconintotheTrash.

2. Unplugthedevice.

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TechnicalSupport

Pleasedonotattempttofixtheproductbyyourself.Ifyouareexperiencinganyproblemswith

yourcardreader/writerpleasedonotreturnittothestorefromwhereitwaspurchased.You

cancontactourtechnicalsupportrepresentativesandtheywillassistyouwithanyquestions

youmayhave.

ForassistanceoperatingyourproductpleaseconsulttheUser’sManualorfeel

freetocontactTargusDigitalLLCtechnicalsupport:

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180MaidenLane

28thFloor

NewYork,NewYork10038

www.targusdigital.com

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E‐mail:[email protected]

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