Transcend Information TS-RDM2B User manual

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Brand
Transcend Information
Model
TS-RDM2B
Category
Card readers
Type
User manual
TranscendMulti-CardReader
User’sManual
P/NTS-RDM1/M2/M3/M5
Version1.5
TableofContents
Introduction............................................................................................................................ 1
PackageContents........................................................................................................................... 1
Features.......................................................................................................................................... 2
SystemRequirements ..................................................................................................................... 3
SafetyPrecautions ................................................................................................................ 4
GeneralUse.................................................................................................................................... 4
TransferringData ............................................................................................................................ 4
Reminders....................................................................................................................................... 4
M1ProductOverview ............................................................................................................ 5
M2ProductOverview ............................................................................................................ 6
M3ProductOverview ............................................................................................................ 7
M5ProductOverview ............................................................................................................ 8
DriverInstallation .................................................................................................................. 9
DriverInstallationforWindows
98SE,2000(SP1andSP2) .......................................................... 9
DriverInstallationforWindows
Me,2000(SP3,orlater),XPandVista
™
..................................... 10
DriverInstallationforMac
™
OS9.x................................................................................................ 11
DriverInstallationforMac
™
OS10.1.2,orLater............................................................................. 11
DriverInstallationforLinux
™
Kernel2.4.2,orLater........................................................................ 11
ConnectingtoaComputer.................................................................................................. 13
DisconnectingfromaComputer ........................................................................................ 14
RemovingtheMulti-CardReaderinWindows
98SE.................................................................... 14
RemovingtheMulti-CardReaderinWindows
Me,2000,XPandVista
™
..................................... 14
RemovingtheMulti-CardReaderinMac
OS9.0,orLater ........................................................... 15
RemovetheMulti-CardReaderinLinux
Kernel2.4.2,orLater.................................................... 15
Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................. 16
Multi-CardReaderTS-RDM1Specifications...................................................................... 17
Multi-CardReaderTS-RDM2Specifications...................................................................... 18
Multi-CardReaderTS-RDM3Specifications...................................................................... 19
Multi-CardReaderTS-RDM5Specifications...................................................................... 20
TranscendLimitedWarranty .............................................................................................. 21
1
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing Transcend’s Multi-Card Reader (TS-RDM1/M2/M3/M5), a small device
specifically designed for fast, easy data transfer and exchangeusing many differenttypes of Memory
Cardsandwithouttheneedforanadapter.TranscendMulti-CardReadersplugintotheUSBportonyour
Desktop,orNotebookcomputerandacceptthedirectinputofthemostpopularMemoryCards.Inaddition,
Transcend’s Portable Multi-Card Readers also accept the input of a large number of reduced sized
memorycardswhentheyarecombinedwiththeiradapter.Transcend’sPortableMulti-CardReadersusea
Hi-SpeedUSB2.0connectionforextremelyfastdatatransferspeedsandtheirsmallcompactdesignwill
enhanceyourPhoto,MusicandDatatransferexperience.
PackageContents
TheMulti-CardReaderpackageincludesthefollowingitems:
Multi-CardReaderM1,M2,M3orM5
Figure1.Multi-CardReaderM1,M2,M3,M5
USBCable
QuickInstructionGuide
Introduction
TS-RDM1 TS-RDM2 TS-RDM3 TS-RDM5
2
Features
FullyCompliantwiththeHi-SpeedUSB2.0specification
Hi-SpeedDatatransferratesupto480Mb/s
USBpowered(noexternalpowerorbatteryneeded)
LEDindicatescardinsertionanddatatransfer
CompatiblewiththeNewSDHC
™
MemoryCardStandard
SupportsthemostpopularMemoryCards:
TS-RDM1 TS-RDM2 TS-RDM3 TS-RDM5
CompactFlash
®
(CF)TypeI/II
CompactFlash
®
(CF)TypeI/II
CompactFlash
®
(CF)TypeI/II
MicroDrive
MicroDrive
MicroDrive
SecureDigital
(SD
™
)
SecureDigital
(SD
™
)
SecureDigital
(SD
™
)
SecureDigital
(SD
™
)
SecureDigital
HighCapacity
(SDHC
™
)
SecureDigital
HighCapacity
(SDHC
™
)
SecureDigital
HighCapacity
(SDHC
™
)
SecureDigital
HighCapacity
(SDHC
™
)
miniSD
™
miniSD
™
miniSD
™
miniSD
™
miniSDHC
™
miniSDHC
™
miniSDHC
™
miniSDHC
™
microSD
™
/
microSDHC
™
/
TransFlash
™
microSD
™
/
microSDHC
™
/
TransFlash
™
microSD
™
/
microSDHC
™
/
TransFlash
™
MultiMediaCard
(MMC
™
)
MultiMediaCard
(MMC
™
)
MultiMediaCard
(MMC
™
)
MultiMediaCard
(MMC
™
)
MMCplus
™
MMCplus
™
MMCplus
™
MMCplus
™
RS-MMC
RS-MMC
RS-MMC
RS-MMC
MMCmobile
™
MMCmobile
™
MMCmobile
™
MMCmobile
™
MemoryStick
®
(MS)
MemoryStick
®
(MS)
MemoryStick
®
(MS)
MemoryStick
®
(MS)
MemoryStick
PRO
™
MemoryStick
PRO
™
MemoryStick
PRO
™
MemoryStick
PRO
™
MemoryStick
Duo
™
MemoryStick
Duo
™
MemoryStick
Duo
™
MemoryStick
Duo
™
MemoryStick
PRODuo
™
MemoryStick
PRODuo
™
MemoryStick
PRODuo
™
MemoryStick
PRODuo
™
MemoryStick
Micro
™
(M2)
MemoryStick
Micro
™
(M2)
NoAdapter
xD(M-Type,
H-Type)
xD(M-Type,
H-Type)
xD(M-Type,
H-Type)
microSD
™
/
TransFlash
™
MMCmicro
™
MMCmicro
™
MMCmicro
™
MMCmicro
™
With
Adapter
MemoryStick
Micro
™
(M2)
MemoryStick
Micro
™
(M2)
Introduction
3
SystemRequirements
DesktopornotebookcomputerwithaworkingUSBport.
OneofthefollowingOperatingSystems(OS):
Windows
®
Me
Windows
®
2000
Windows
®
XP
WindowsVista
™
Mac
™
OS9.0,orlater
Mac
™
OSX
Linux
™
Kernel2.4.2,orlater
Introduction
4
SafetyPrecautions
TheseusageandsafetyguidelinesareIMPORTANT!Pleasefollowthemcarefully.
GeneralUse
CarefullyunpackthecontentsoftheMulti-CardReaderpackage.
DonotallowyourMulti-CardReadertobecomedamporwetfromwateroranyotherliquids.
Donotuseadamp/wetclothtowipeorcleantheexteriorcase.
DonotuseorstoreyourMulti-CardReaderinanyofthelistedenvironments:
o Directsunlight
o Nexttoanairconditioner,electricheater,orotherheatsources
o Inaclosedcarthatisindirectsunlight
TransferringData
TranscenddoesNOTtakeanyresponsibilityfordataloss,ordamageduringoperation.
Reminders
Followtheproceduresinthe“DisconnectingfromaComputer”sectiontoremoveyourMulti-Card
Readerfromacomputer.
ToavoiddamagetoyourReaderandMemoryCards.DoNOTattempttoinsertmicroSD
andSDseriesorMemoryStickMicro(M2)andMSseriescardintoyourMulti-CardReader
atthesametime.
Safety
5
M1ProductOverview
Figure2.Multi-CardReaderM1
(directinsertion)
(directinsertion)
(reverseinsertion)
SecureDigital(SD
™
) miniSD
™
MemoryStick
®
(MS)
SDHC
™
miniSDHC
™
MemoryStickPRO
™
MultiMediaCard(MMC
™
) MemoryStickDuo
™
MMCplus
™
MemoryStickPRODuo
™
RS-MMC
(adapterrequired)
MMCmobile
™
MemoryStickMicro
™
(M2)
(adapterrequired)
microSD
™
/TransFlash
™
MMCmicro
™
ProductOverview
6
M2ProductOverview
Figure3.Multi-CardReaderM2
(directinsertion)
(reversecardinsertion)
(directinsertion)
SecureDigital(SD
™
) CompactFlash
®
(CF)TypeI/II xD(M-Type,H-Type)
SDHC
™
MicroDrive
(directinsertion)
miniSD
™
(directinsertion)
MemoryStick
®
(MS)
miniSDHC
™
microSD
™
/TransFlash
™
MemoryStickPRO
™
MultiMediaCard(MMC
™
) MemoryStickDuo
™
MMCplus
™
MemoryStickPRODuo
™
RS-MMC
(adapterrequired)
MMCmobile
™
MemoryStickMicro
™
(M2)
(adapterrequired)
MMCmicro
™
ProductOverview
7
M3ProductOverview
Figure4.Multi-CardReaderM3
(directinsertion)
(reversecardinsertion)
(directinsertion)
SecureDigital(SD
™
) CompactFlash
®
(CF)TypeI/II xD(M-Type,H-Type)
SDHC
™
MicroDrive
(directinsertion)
miniSD
™
(directinsertion)
MemoryStick
®
(MS)
miniSDHC
™
microSD
™
/TransFlash
™
MemoryStickPRO
™
MultiMediaCard(MMC
™
) MemoryStickMicro
™
(M2) MemoryStickDuo
™
MMCplus
™
MemoryStickPRODuo
™
RS-MMC
MMCmobile
™
(adapterrequired)
MMCmicro
™
ProductOverview
8
M5ProductOverview
Figure5.Multi-CardReaderM5
(directinsertion)
(reversecardinsertion)
(directinsertion)
SecureDigital(SD
™
) CompactFlash
®
(CF)TypeI/II xD(M-Type,H-Type)
SDHC
™
MicroDrive
(directinsertion)
miniSD
™
(directinsertion)
MemoryStick
®
(MS)
miniSDHC
™
microSD
™
/TransFlash
™
MemoryStickPRO
™
MultiMediaCard(MMC
™
) microSDHC
™
MemoryStickDuo
™
MMCplus
™
MemoryStickMicro
™
(M2) MemoryStickPRODuo
™
RS-MMC
MMCmobile
™
(adapterrequired)
MMCmicro
™
ProductOverview
9
DriverInstallation
DriverInstallationforWindows
98SE,2000(SP1andSP2)
1.
PuttheDriverCDintotheCD-ROM(Auto-Runsupported).Clickonthe“Driver and Icon Utility”
button. If the product does not attach CD, you can download the Windows 98SE driver from
Transcend’swebsite,http://www.transcendusa.com/Support/DLCenter/.
Figure5.Windows98SE/2000(SP1&SP2),MacOS9.xDriverInstallation
2.
The InstallShield Wizard will guide you through the installation process. Follow the on-screen
instructionstocompletethedriverinstallation.
Figure6.DriverInstallationInstallShieldWizard
UsewithaComputer
10
3.
Afterthedriversareinstalledontothecomputer,plugtheMulti-CardReaderintoanavailableUSB
port,the“NewHardwareFound”dialogueboxeswillappear.
Figure7.FoundNewHardware
4.
ThecomputerwillautomaticallydetecttheMulti-CardReaderandanumberofRemovable Disk*
driveletterswithseparateCard SlotIdentificationIconswillappearintheMyComputerwindow
(Thenumberofcardslotsdependsonyourreader).
Figure8.*F&Gareexampledriveletters,thelettersinyour“MyComputer”windowmaydiffer
DriverInstallationforWindows
Me,2000(SP3,orlater),XPandVista
™
1.
No drivers are required. These Windows
®
Operating Systems have built-in drivers to support the
Multi-CardReader.PlugyourMulti-CardReaderintoanavailableUSBportandWindows
®
willinstall
the necessary files. A number of Removable Disk drives with newly assigned drive letters
representingtheReaders’cardslotswillappearintheMy Computerwindow(The number ofcard
slotsdependsonyourreader).
2.
IfyouwanttodisplaytheseparateCardSlotIdentificationIcons,pleaseinstallthedriverfromthe
CD.
UsewithaComputer
11
DriverInstallationforMac
™
OS9.x
1.
PuttheDriverCDintotheCD-ROMdriveandruntheInstallprogramlocatedintheMacfolderonthe
DriverCD.Followtheon-screeninstructionstocompletethedriverinstallation.Iftheproductdoesnot
attach CD, you can download the Mac 9.X driver from Transcend’s website,
http://www.transcendusa.com/Support/DLCenter/.
2.
PlugtheMulti-CardReaderintoanavailableUSBport.
3.
InsertamemorycardintotheMulti-CardReader.Adiskiconwillappearonthedesktop.Aftertheicon
appearsyoucanusethememorycardasifitwereaHardDiskonyourMac
.
Figure9.MacDriverInstallation
DriverInstallationforMac
™
OS10.1.2,orLater
Nodriversare required.PlugyourMulti-Card Readerinto anavailable USBport,insertacompatible
MemoryCardandyourMac
™
willautomaticallydetectit.
DriverInstallationforLinux
™
Kernel2.4.2,orLater
Transcend’sMulti-CardReaderdoesnotrequireadevicedriverforLinuxKernel2.4orlater.Youmay
connecttheReaderdirectlytoaUSBportonyoucomputerusingthesuppliedcable.Pleasefollowthe
belowprocedurestomountandusethedevice:
1. Addthefollowingtwocommandsto/etc/modules.conf
TS-RDM1
optionsscsi_modmax_scsi_luns=2
belowusb-storagesd_mod
TS-RDM2
optionsscsi_modmax_scsi_luns=5
belowusb-storagesd_mod
TS-RDM3
optionsscsi_modmax_scsi_luns=4
belowusb-storagesd_mod
TS-RDM5
optionsscsi_modmax_scsi_luns=4
belowusb-storagesd_mod
2. Plug the Multi-Card Reader into an available USB port using the supplied cable and restart the
computer.YourcomputerautomaticallydetectstheMulti-CardReader.
3. CreateadirectoryfortheMulti-CardReader.
UsewithaComputer
12
Example:mkdir/mnt/CardReader
4. MounttheMulti-CardReader.
Example:mount–a–tmsdos/dev/sda1/mnt/CardReader
MappingofDisks
TS-RDM1
SD/MMC/miniSD
/dev/sda
MS
/dev/sdb
TS-RDM2
SD/MMC/miniSD
/dev/sda
CF/Microdrive
/dev/sdb
xD
/dev/sdc
MS
/dev/sdd
microSD
/dev/sde
TS-RDM3
SD/MMC/miniSD/microsD
/dev/sda
CF/Microdrive
/dev/sdb
xD
/dev/sdc
MS
/dev/sdd
TS-RDM5
SD/MMC/miniSD/microsD
/dev/sda
CF/Microdrive
/dev/sdb
xD
/dev/sdc
MS
/dev/sdd
NeverremoveorinsertamemorycardordisconnecttheUSBcablewhiledataisbeing
transferred.Inordertoavoiddatatransfererrorsduetoimpropershutdownofaconnected
device,youshouldalwaysopenthetransferredfilein
itsnewlocationtoensuresuccessful
transferbeforedisconnectingtheReader.
UsewithaComputer
13
ConnectingtoaComputer
1.
Plug the small end of the Mini USB to USB A-Type cable into the Mini USB connector on the
Multi-CardReaderandplugthelargeendofthecableintoanavailableUSBportonyourdesktop,or
notebookcomputer.
Figure10.ConnectingtoaComputer
UsewithaComputer
14
DisconnectingfromaComputer
NEVERdisconnecttheMulti-CardReaderfromacomputerwhendataisbeingtransferred,
oryoumaydamagetheReaderandyourCard(s).
RemovingtheMulti-CardReaderinWindows
98SE
UnplugyourMulti-CardReaderfromyoursystemdirectlywhendataisnottransferring.
RemovingtheMulti-CardReaderinWindows
Me,2000,XPandVista
™
1.
SelecttheHardware icononthesystemtray.
•
TheSafelyRemoveHardwarepop-upwindowwillappear.Selectittocontinue.
Figure11.SafelyRemoveHardware
•
Amessagewindowwillappearstating,“The‘USBMassStorageDevice’devicecannowbesafely
removedfromthesystem.”UnplugtheMulti-CardReader.
Figure12.SafetoRemoveHardware
•
IftheHardware iconisn’tdisplayonthesystemtray,pleasefollowbelowproceduretoremove
yourmemorycardfromcardreaderfirst.
o RightclicktheRemovableDiskintheMyComputerwindow.
o SelectEject
o ThenremoveyourmemorycardandunplugyourCardReaderfromyoursystemdirectly.
Figure13.Eject
UsewithaComputer
15
WARNING! To prevent data loss, always use this procedure to remove the Multi-Card
ReaderfromWindows
®
Me,2000,XPandVista
™
.
RemovingtheMulti-CardReaderinMac
OS9.0,orLater
DraganddroptheDiskiconcorrespondingtoyourMulti-CardReader intothetrashcan.Thenunplug
yourMulti-CardReaderfromtheUSBport.
RemovetheMulti-CardReaderinLinux
Kernel2.4.2,orLater
Executeumount/mnt/CardReadertoun-mountthedevice.ThenunplugyourMulti-CardReaderfrom
theUSBport.
UsewithaComputer
16
Troubleshooting
IfaproblemoccurswithyourMulti-CardReader,pleasefirstchecktheinformationlistedbelowbefore
takingyourMulti-CardReaderforrepair.Ifyouareunabletoremedyaproblemfromthefollowinghints,
please consult your dealer, service center, or local Transcend branch office. We also have FAQ and
Supportservicesonourwebsites.
DriverCDcannotauto-runinWindows
®
GototheDeviceManagerintheControlPanelandenabletheAuto-InsertfunctionfortheCD-ROM
drive.
OperatingsystemcannotdetecttheMulti-CardReader
Checkthefollowing:
1.
IsyourMulti-CardReaderproperlyconnectedtotheUSBport?Ifnot,unplugitandplugitinagain.
2.
Is your Multi-Card Reader connected to the Mac keyboard? If yes, unplug it and plug it into an
availableUSBportonyourMacDesktop.
3.
IstheUSBportenabled?Ifnot,refertotheuser’smanualofyourcomputer(ormotherboard)toenable
it.
4.
Isthenecessarydriverinstalled?IfyourcomputerisusingWindows
98SE,2000(SP1/SP2),orMac
™
OS 9.x you must insert the Driver CD into the CD-ROM and refer to the “
Driver Installation for
Windows
®
98SE,2000(SP1andSP2)”,or“DriverInstallationforMac
™
OS9.x”sectiontocomplete
the driverinstallation before usingyour Multi-Card Reader.Adriveris not requiredforWindows
ME/2000(SP3,orlater)/XP/Vista
™
,Mac
™
OS10.1.2,orlaterandLinux
™
Kernel2.4,orlater.
Whywon’ttheMulti-CardReaderrecognizemyMemoryCard?
FirstcheckthattheMemoryCardiscompatiblewiththeCardReader,thencheckthatyouinsertedthe
MemoryCardcorrectlywiththeappropriatesidefacingup/down.
WhenIplugmyMulti-CardReaderintoaMac
™
theReaderdoesNOTappear?
Checkthefollowing:
1.
IfyourMac
™
OSispre-Mac
™
OS10.1.2youmustinstallthedriverfromtheCD.
2.
AcompatibleMemoryCardmustbeinsertedintotheMulti-CardReaderbeforetheReaderwillappear
ontheMac’sscreen.
CannotfindthefilethatwasjustcopiedusingtheMulti-CardReader
Youshouldalwaysopenatransferredfileinitsnewlocationtoensureittransferredsuccessfully.Re-copy
thefileandrefertothe“
DisconnectingfromaComputer”sectiontoremovetheReaderafterthecopying
processiscompleted.
AFilethatwasjustdeletedstillappears
Re-deletethefileandrefertothe“DisconnectingfromaComputer”sectiontoremovetheReaderafter
thedeleteprocessiscompleted.
Troubleshooting
17
Multi-CardReaderTS-RDM1Specifications
Size(LxWxH): 64.8mmx33mmx12.2mm
Weight: 20g
Max.TransferSpeed: 480Mbits(60MB)persecond
OperatingVoltage: 5VDCfromUSBPort
OperatingTemperature: 0 (32 )to70 (158 )
StorageTemperature: -40 (-40 )to85 (185 )
Certificates:
CE,FCCClassB,BSMI
MemoryCards
SecureDigital(SD
™
):
Secure Digital (SD
™
), Secure Digital High
Capacity(SDHC
™
),miniSD
™
,miniSDHC
™
MultiMediaCard(MMC
™
):
MultiMediaCard (MMC
™
), MMCplus
™
,
RS-MMC,MMCmobile
™
MemoryStick
®
(MS):
Memory Stick
®
(MS), Memory Stick PRO
™
,
MemoryStickDuo
™
,MemoryStickPRODuo
™
MemoryCardsw/Adapter
SecureDigital(SD
™
): microSD
™
/TransFlash
™
MultiMediaCard(MMC
™
): MMCmicro
™
MemoryStick
®
(MS): MemoryStickMicro
™
(M2)
OrderingInformation
DeviceDescription TranscendP/N
TranscendMulti-CardReaderM1 TS-RDM1
Specifications
18
Multi-CardReaderTS-RDM2Specifications
Size(LxWxH): 70mmx70mmx15mm
Weight: 43g
Max.TransferSpeed: 480Mbits(60MB)persecond
OperatingVoltage: 5VDCfromUSBPort
OperatingTemperature: 0 (32 )to70 (158 )
StorageTemperature: -40 (-40 )to85 (185 )
Certificates:
CE,FCCClassB,BSMI
MemoryCards
CompactFlash
®
(CF): CompactFlash
®
(CF)TypeI/II,MicroDrive
SecureDigital(SD
™
):
Secure Digital (SD
™
), Secure Digital High
Capacity (SDHC
™
), miniSD
™
, miniSDHC
™
,
microSD
™
/TransFlash
™
MultiMediaCard(MMC
™
):
MultiMediaCard (MMC
™
), MMCplus
™
,
RS-MMC,MMCmobile
™
MemoryStick
®
(MS):
Memory Stick
®
(MS), Memory Stick PRO
™
,
Memory Stick Duo
™
, Memory Stick PRO
Duo
™
xD: xD(M-Type,H-Type)
MemoryCardsw/Adapter
MultiMediaCard(MMC
™
): MMCmicro
™
MemoryStick
®
(MS): MemoryStickMicro
™
(M2)
OrderingInformation
DeviceDescription TranscendP/N
TranscendMulti-CardReaderM2Blue TS-RDM2B
TranscendMulti-CardReaderM2Orange TS-RDM2R
TranscendMulti-CardReaderM2Silver TS-RDM2S
Specifications
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