(VP3310)

OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS

FCC Certifications

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 technician for help.

1. Introduction.. 1

Features... 1 Accessories-... 1 Specifications.. 2
2. Overview of Panels & keys :..3 3. Using the X's-drive Pro... 5
3-1 Starting up... 5 -Charge Batteries.. 5 -Power On /Off... 5 -Driver Installation... 5 -Multi-language file name supporting.. 6 -Format Hard Disk under Windows 2K / XP. 6 -Downloading or Editing the files on PC. 7 3-2 Data Transfer.. 8 -Auto Copy... 8 -Single File Copy.. 9 3-3 Delete File... 10 3-4 Card Selection... 10 3-5 Play MP3 Music.. 10 3-6 Auto Power off function.. 11 3-7 Battery Recharge.. 11 3-8 If any erroneous display /operating occurs.. 11 3-9 Care for the Hard Drive and the unit. 12
4. Troubleshooting... 13 5. Frequently Asked Questions. 17

1. Introduction:

Like the X's-drive Pro (VP300) but the new version , VP3310,works with bluebacklit LCD supporting.General functions include MP3s playback, multi-language file name display, data size, file deletion and connection with PC and Mac via USB 2.0. X's-drive Pro caters to the digital camera users both the fun and convenience.

Features & Benefit:

Supports SmartMedia, SD/MMC, Memory Stick and Memory Stick Pro, Compact Flash Type I/ II, IBM MicroDrive Supports data transmission from memory card(s) to built-in 2.5" Hard drive. Back up all kinds of files as the 2.5" external HDD, USB card reader/ writer. Display when file is successfully copied / deleted. Blue-backlit LCD displays working status ( no picture preview ) Multiple languages for filename can be supported. Convenient charged by a generic AC/ DC adapter. USB 2.0 connection MP3s playback Firmware Upgradeable

Accessories:

User Manual Setup CD-Rom USB Cable Carrying Case High Quality Earphone (3.50mm) AC/DC adapter 100 ~ 240V auto switched

X's-Drive Pro VP3310

Specifications:
Support Memory Card Interfaces

DESCRIPTION

Compact FlashTM Card type I/type II (CF) Smart MediaTM Card (SM) Memory Stick (MS) Secure Digital Card (SD) MultiMedia Card (MMC) IBM MicroDrive
Hard Disk Size Hard Disk Capacity Power Source
2.5 inch Unlimited (Any 9.5mm 2.5" HDD) Internal Power: Li-ion rechargeable battery 3.7V x 2 ( 830mA) External Power: 12V adapter (1500mA)
Music Playback Audio output Supply Voltage Download interface Files System OS supportability
MP3 Stereo analog Line-OUT/earphone 3.5mm jack 9V~18V USB2.0 interface port Support Standard FAT 12/16/32 Windows98/98SE; Win 2000 (with device driver) Linux Kernel version 2.4 or above without driver Mac OS 9.0 with driver; Mac OS 10.01 above without driver

Accessories

User Manual/Setup CD-Rom/USB Cable/ High Quality Earphone/Carrying Case
Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Humidity Weight Dimension ( L x W x H )
0C~70C -40C~70CC 90% RH 329g (including HDD and battery pack) 136 x 86 x 37mm
2. Overview of Panels & Keys:

Scroll Upward

Power ON /OFF
To power on the device , please press the Power and COPY button simultaneously.
Copies data from memory card(s) to self-contained H.D.D

Volume up

Delete
Delete data from self-contained H.D.D

Volume down

Scroll Downward

Play / Pause

STOP / ESC

DC In :

Insert AC adapter jack

USB port:

Insert USB cord mini jack

Earphone Jack

Memory Stick / Memory Stick Pro, MMC/SD card slot

SmartMedia card slot

Compach Flash TypeI/II, IBM Microdrive slot
3. Using the X's-drive Pro

3-1. Starting up

1) Charge the batteries Before using for the first time, charge the batteries for a full four hours. 2) Power On /Off Hold the Power and Copy buttons simultaneously. The green light will go on and the operating system will boot up. To shut off the unit, press the power button. 3) Driver installation Windows Me and Windows XP HomeEdition and Professional Edition Windows Me and Windows XP HomeEdition and Professional Edition users do not need to install any drivers.Windows will automatically detect your device as a "removable disc"

Note: To have labeled icons, you can install the driver Windows 98/98 SE ,Win2000 Professional
Insert your driver Installation into your CD-ROM drive and double click on "My computer". Browse your CD-ROM drive and run "setup.exe "to begin driver installation. Press "Next" and follow the installation instructions. Restart your computer after installation is complete Under Windows 98, Windows 2000 Professional, the 4 removable disk drives look like drives F,G,H and I in the following figure.

Macintosh MacOS 9.x

Insert your driver Installation into your CD-ROM drive and double click on "My computer" Browse your CD-ROM drive to "MacOS Installer". Follow the installation instructions to being installing drives. Restart your computer after installation is complete
4) Multi-language file name supporting: Power on the device Connect the device and PC with the provided USB cable Find the file , Gdfont.gd3 on the included CD-ROM. Load it into the self-contained Hard Drive on theX's-drive Pro Remember to save Gdfont.gd3 in the root, not in the sub-directory. 5) Format Hard Disk under Win 2K/ Win XP Use the power adapter to avoid the device shuts off due to low power. Connect the device and PC with the provided USB cable Find the Application Program on the included CD-ROM. This program is a " FDisk AP" for Format Application Program. It has a simple interface which you can use it to format the Hard Disk. Follow then instructions to being formatting drives.
1. Type the drive letter 2. Get Hard Disk Information.

3. Start formatting

6) Downloading or Editing the files on PC Power on the X's- Drive Pro Connect the X's-Drive Pro and PC with the provided USB cable Double Click the " My computer" icon , the operating system will display 4 "Removeable Disks " icons identifying the media types correspondingly. You can then read ,write,copy ,delete and remove data on the PC.
3-2. Data Transfer from Memory Card

1 ) Auto Copy Insert memory card(s) into X's-Drive Pro card slot. Scroll to " FILE Mode " with UP and down buttons.
<MODE Select> FILE Mode MP3 Mode COPY Auto COPY
Press the " COPY" button , files transfer function can be performed.
Display The Amount of Transferring Files

Copy to HD\CF0001

19 Files Copied 10%
Transferring File Elapsed Percentage

COPY HD

If the arrow has stop flashing , it indicates the file is successfully copied
19 Files Copied ------ COPY OK -----: [ OK ]
2) Single File Copyy Scroll to "FILE Mode" with UP and down buttons. Press " ENTER " to select the socket you want. Use the UP and down buttons to find the file you want to copy. Press "COPY" button, Single File Copy function can be performed. If the arrow has stop flashing, it indicates the file is successfully copied
3) All files transferred from each memory card are stored onto the Hard Disk in folders numerically, under the name "CF0001 ", "MS0001", "SM0001", "SD0001". 4) When the same card was inserted and copied twice, two different folders were created, X's-drive Pro won't overwrite the folder. 5) To stop the data transfer, just depress the "stop /esc" button and the arrow icon will cease to flash, ---COPY STOP----- message will pop in the screen, then you can switch off the device or press "stop /esc" button to switch to main menu.
000 Files Copied ------ COPY STOP ------: [ OK ]
USB CONNECTION : When X's-drive Pro begins connecting to the computer , the " HD Transfer" icon keeps flashing during connection period. When inserting a memory card into the slot, the corresponding icon will appear. DO NOT: 1. Disconnect unit from the computer 2. Remove memory card(s) from the card slot Otherwise, there may be a chance of lost or corrupt data. Note: Keep it plugged into the AC adapter/charge while connected to your computer.

3-3. Delete File

Scroll to "FILE Mode" with UP and down buttons. Press " ENTER" to select " HD Device " Use the UP and down buttons to find the file you want to delete. Press "COPY" button, the ---- FILE DELETE ----- message will pop on the screen to confirm again.
HD:\010253MB CAR 03/10/29 000073KB :JPG 11:08:40 [JPG] FILE DIR-00
---- FILE DELETE ---- : [ SURE ]
Press " Enter " , File Delete function can be performed. Note: The File Delete will function only under on the Hard Disk.

3-4. Card Selection

Scroll to "FILE Mode" with UP and down buttons. Press " ENTER" to " Device Select " Select the socket you want to read with UP and down buttons.

3-5. Play MP3 Music

1) Scroll to " MP3 Mode ". 2) Use the UP and DOWN arrows to locate a folder or a song you want to play. 3) Press " ENTER" button, the device will start playing the song in the play list. If you hear nothing at first, make sure you have adjusted the volume control. 4) The "VOL -" / " VOL +" buttons control the volume while you listen 5) Use the " ENTER " button to pause a song and then again to restart the song. 6) Use the "Copy" button to play all tracks in the current directory then again to play a single track. 7) Hold "COPY" button for 2 seconds to select the EQ mode.

8) The Display:

Battery level Socket Folder Layer Indication File Name Song length Status: Playing Song time elapsed
EQMode: JAZZ, ROCK, CLASS, POP, NORM
PlayMode: No icon : Repeat a single track : Repeat all tracks in one directory
Volume: 32 levels of volume
3-6. Auto Power off Function
1) There is an auto screen - off function to save battery power. Thus if it is idle for 2 minutes, It will shut off.

3-7. Battery Recharge:

1) To charge the batteries, please connect the plug of the AC adapter to DC 12V jack of the main unit. When the Power LED indicator goes off , it indicates that the batteries are fully charged. 2) The 3.7V rechargeable Li-ion battery can be recharged approximately 500 times. 3) For additional battery packs, please contact your dealer.
3-8. If an erroneous display / operation occurs:
1) When the device error message pop on screen , there may be a chance of corrupt data or the memory card is damaged , you can change another memory card or the main unit will be automatically switched off after 45 seconds.
2) If any shut dowm caused by erroneous operation , you can depress the [ reset] button located on the at the right side to switch off the main unit. 3) If the unit operated via USB on to PC while the batteries are low, erroneous display /operation may occur, if this happens ,unplug the USB cable, and press the [ reset] button.
3-9. Care for the Hard Drive and unit :
1) If the computer or X's-Drive Pro can not detect the Hard Drive, check the suggested solutions: Check the flat connector is plugged securely or not Driver is not install -then reinstall Don't formatted the 32G above Hard Disk under Windows 2000 or Windows XP Note: Win 2K/ Win XP can not support Format Disk for 30G above Hard Drive.

2) Please don't use force when connecting the flat cable with the unit and Hard Drive. 3) To keep your hard drive in better operating performanc, we recommend to periodically run Scan Disk and Disk Defragmenter. 4) Hard Drive must be formatted to the FAT or FAT-32 format, NTFS format is not compatible with this function. 5) Please carefully insert and remove the memory card from each slot. 6) Do not drop, jar, bump, shock the unit, or expose to severe vibration while data is being transmitted. 7) To reduce the risk of electronic shock, do not remove cover (or back ) 8) To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain, any liquid or moisture. 9) Keep it plugged into the AC adapter/charge while connected to your computer.

4. Troubleshooting.

WARNING
Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will Invalidate the warranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electronic shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. If you are unable to remedy a problem by following these hints, consult Your dealer or service center.
Problem While connected to the computer, the X's-drive Pro works great, but I cannot download files from the memory cards in the stand alone mode. Cause The disk or the memory cards are not formated to the FAT file systems. Solution To work in the stand-alone mode, both the disk and the memory cards must be formated to the FAT or FAT-32 file systems. Note: Win 2K/ Win XP can not support Format Disk for 32G above Hard Drive. Please back up the data in the memory card and run ScanDisk, ,Dsik Defragmenter or reformat the memory card. Under Windows, the 4 devices must be stopped by the Stop hardware utility Under MacOS, the mounted devices must be thrown to the bin Under Linux, the mounted devices must be unmounted by the unmount command. The driver must be installed before connecting the X's-drive Pro.
Why sometimes the data in memory card transferred into Hard Drive looks faulty on PC. When I disconnect the X'sdrive Pro from the computer , I get a message that I disconnected a device in an unsafe way.

There may be a chance of corrupt data or the memory card is damaged. The devices have not been stopped before disconnecting the X'sdrive Pro
Under Windows 98, the New hardware install wizard does not find a suitable driver in the CDROM
The X's-drive Pro has been connected before installing the driver
Problem Under Windows, when trying to access to the X'sDrive Pro's hard disk, Windows asks me to insert a disk into the drive (W98 states that the device is not ready) Under MacOS 8.6 / 9.x the disk is not detected, and I can only access to the SD/MMC/MS memory card slot When I connect or eject the X's-Drive Pro under MacOS X, the volume does not appear or disappear from the desktop I formated the disk by the MacOS X's Disk Utility, but it lasts very long in being mounted by either MacOS 9 or X, and Windows does not recognize the volume. Under MacOS X 10.0.x I have many problems with the disk, and I have even lost information When I insert the CDROM into the CDROM drive under Windows, nothing happens
Cause The hard disk device has been ejected
Solution The X's-Drive II must be disconnected and reconnected to the system Only the memory cards must be ejected before removing them out of their slot
The extension has not been installed

Install the extension

MacOS X issue
Move the mouse. Sometimes the FAT volumes do not appear or disappear until after the mouse is being moved.
The FAT-32 format made by MacOS X's Disk Utility is incorrect. Formating must be done under MacOS 9
MacOS 10.0.x does not adequately support FAT volumes. Upgrading to 10.1 or later is mandatory Run from the Explorer the Autorun.exe file located in the CD-ROM's root directory
The automatic execution of Autorun files from CDROM is not enabled in the system.
Problem Under Windows 2000 only one removable drive appears (corresponding to the SD/MMC/MS memory slot) Under Windows 98/2000, a red/yellow mark is shown in the Devices Manager next to the X's-Drive Pro. Under Windows there are 4 removable drives, but I cannot read/write I cannot stop the device under Windows XP
Cause The X's-Drive Pro has been connected before installing the driver
aSolution Install the driver at first and then update the X's-Drive's driver by the Devices Manager.
The driver has not been correctly installed
Reinstall the driver, or select "Update driver" in the drive's Properties window
The media is not formated
Format the disk and the memory cards
Windows XP issue: there is some open view of the X's-Drive Pro in My PC or in the Explorer Each removable drive icon disappears as soon as the corresponding device has been stopped

Close every open view of the X's-Drive Pro in My PC and in the Explorer, and stop the device afterwards To have all the drives visible again, the X's-Drive Pro must be disconnected and reconnected to the system
Under Windows, one or more of the X's-Drive Pro's removable drive icons has/have disappeared from My PC/Explorer When connecting the X's-Drive Pro under Linux, many input/output errors and READ CAPACITY errors with sns = 70 2, ASC = 3a, ASCQ = 0 are shown by the dmesg command
Nothing is wrong. This is only because the memory slot is empty at connecting time
First if all we have to re-compile the kernel with, in the SCSI options, the "scan all luns" checked. After a reboot, the Xdrive will appears associed with the following devices: /dev/sda, /dev/sdb and /dev/sdc are the card slots /dev/sdd is the internal harddisk.

Problem

aSolution Unlike mouting others hard disk wich require to specify a partition number, this is not applicable with the Xdrive, so to mount the Xdrive as/mnt/Xdrive (directory must be created before) we have to use the syntax mount/dev /sdd/mnt/Xdrive. In my case the system autodetect the vfat (fat32) filesystem. As ever with linux, users have to unmount the mounted card slots and/or the drive before disconnection the usb cable.
I want to format the partition under Linux, but I don't find the mkfs.msdos command I have formated the X's-Drive Pro under Windows, but I cannot mount the volume under Linux by the mount /dev/sdd1 command I cannot make a back-up larger than 4 GB, although my X's-Drive Pro has more than that free space
The package is not installed
Install the Dosutils package Alternately, the partition can be formated under Windows or MacOS 9 To mount a Superfloppy volume under Linux, a partition number must not be specified in the device name: mount/dev/sdd
A different volume format called Superfloppy (not including a partition) is made by Windows
FAT-32 file system limitation
The FAT-32 file system allows for files up to 4 GB in length. Split the back-up into blocks smaller than 4 GB
5. Frequently Asked Questions
Question What should I do if the X's-Drive Pro icon does not appear/disappear on the screen after inserting /extracting? For the X's-Drive Pro without Hard Disk, how easy can a 2.5 inches HD be installed? Answer Simply click the " view " menu and select " Refresh " or press " F5 " on the keyboard.

If you insert your own Hard drive into the X's drive, it will work if it has already been partitioned and formatted FAT. Your 2.5 inches Hard drive must be 9.5mm thick-a 12mm won't fit in. You cannot partition a HD via the Xs-drive connected on the USB port. You only can format the Hard Disk via the USB connection. Under MacOS, you can format by the Erase Disk option in the Finder's Special menu. The X's-Drive cannot be formated by the MacOS X's Disk Utility. Under Windows, you can format by the Format option in the drive's menu Under Linux, a partition must be created by fdisk, and then formated by mkfs.msdos. Because Windows 2000 can not format the new Hard Disk that doesn't have Partition Table, please format the Hard Disk on other operating system.
How to format the X's-Drive ?
I formated the Hard Disk under Windows 2000 but the PC still can not detec the Hard Disk? How many partitions can be made in the X's-Drive?
Under MacOS and Windows only ONE volume spanning all the disk space can be done. Should the disk be previously partitioned, every partition can be reformated, but the number or size of the partitions cannot be changed. Under Linux several partitions can be created by fdisk
Question Can I work with the X's-Drive under DOS or Windows NT, or booting Windows off a floppy disk, or booting Windows to the DOS symbol only? Can I work with the X's-Drive booting a system off a floppy disk or CDROM? When I connect the X's-Drive without the AC adapter to the USB port of my computer, it is powered automatically. Is the X'S-Drive powered by the USB port? I cannot transfer from my memory card to the X's-Drive at the end of the transfer, a ERROR READING icon is flashing. What is wrong? What is the purpose of the Reset button on the X's-Drive?
Answer As of today NO. DOS and Windows NT do not support USB. The only way to work with USB disks under systems not supporting USB, would be that the system BIOS could support USB disks.
As of today only Linux supports USB when booting off a floppy disk or CDROM. Linux microdistributions on CDROM are available from third-parties.
When the X's Drive is connected to your computer via USB, it won't be powered by it. Thus the batteries will be drained if you don't connect the AC adapter.
To fix this problem, you need to format your memory card or Hard Disk prior to it use with the X's-Drive. The memory card will work fine after.
In case that the X's-Drive II hangs, you can reset it via this button-note that the data on the Hard disk will not be affected.
Question My computer only has USB-1 ports available. Can the X's-Drive be connected? Can I format the X's-Drive to the NTFS/HFS/HFS+ /EXT2, etc, file systems? Can I share the X's-Drive among MacOS, Windows and Linux?

Answer The X's-Drive is an USB-2 device, but it does not matter. Both USB-1 and USB-2 devices can be connected to USB-1 ports, as they are detected and managed in the corresponding way. The files downloading function from the memory cards to the hard disk is compatible only with the FAT/FAT-32 file systems (MacOS calls it DOS format). Yes, as all of them are compatible with the FAT file systems. Formating can be done under any of them (except under MacOS X), and files can be shared among all of them. USB disks are supported under Linux from kernel 2.4.x. USB drivers are included in kernel 2.4.18 or later, and there are USB packages available to install under earlier 2.4.x versions.
How to work with the X'sDrive under Linux? Are drivers needed?

Hard Disk Assembly Chart

Step 1: Remove the screw
Step 2 : Insert the new HDD into the case and place screws 1-4, then connect the HDD connector cable.
Thank you for choosing this product. If you experience problems with X's-drive Pro And cannot find answer in the previous troubleshooting sections, please contact your dealer. or check the updated firmware at www.vosonic.com.tw or www.xs-drive.com