Dynex DX-CRMN1 manual

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Table of contents for the manual

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    Mini Mem o r y C ar d Reader/W riter DX - C R M N 1 USER GUIDE[...]

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    2 Contents Dynex Mini Memor y Car d Reader/W ri ter DX- C R M N 1 Con te n t s Intr oduction ........... ............. ..................... ................2 Important safety instructions ............... ................ .... 3 Car d r eader com ponents ...... ........ ............. ........ ........4 C onnecting the car d reader .......... ......[...]

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    Importan t safety instructions 3 Fe at u r e s Y our card reader fe atures: • A small form factor • USB-powered operation (an external power adapter is not needed) • Compliance with the USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 specification • Compliance with the USB mass storage device class specification • Hot- swa ppable , Plug & Play capabil[...]

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    4 Card read er compo nents • Do not insert metal object s , such as coins or pap er clips , into y our card r eader . • Do not r emo ve a ca rd whe n the LED in dicat or shows da ta activity is in pr ogress . Y ou may dama ge the ca rd or lose data stored on the car d. • Y our card reader is fo r gene ral comp uter use. D o no t use your card[...]

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    Connecting the card r eader 5 Minimum system requireme nts • Computer with one a vailable external USB port • Pentium 133 MHz or higher p rocessor •C D d r i v e • 2 MB of hard drive space •W i n d o w s ® 2000, Windows ® XP , Wind ows ® Vi s t a™ , Windows 7 ® , or Mac OS 10.x or higher . Connect ing the card rea der T o connect yo[...]

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    6 Using y our card re ader Using y our card read er T o access a m edia card using Windows: 1 Inser t a card into the appropriate slot, as shown in “Card slot s and LE D” on pag e 7. Caut io n: Cards must be inser ted into the correct s lot and i n the corr ec t dir ection; otherwise, you may d amage th e car d or the slot. 2 Ope n th e My C om[...]

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    Using your card reader 7 T o access a media c ard using Macintosh: 1 Inser t a card into the ap propria te slot, as shown in “Card slots and LED” on pag e 7. A new dis k icon will appear on the de skt op. Caution: C ard s must be inser ted into the corr ect slot and in the correct dir ection; other wise, you may damage the card or the slot. 2 W[...]

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    8 Using y our card re ader SD/SDHC/mini SD/MMC/RS-MMC slot Insert S ecure Digital High Capacity (SDHC), S ecure Digital (SD), Mini SD, Multi Media (MMC), or RS-MMC cards into this slot. microSD/T -Flash/M2 slot Inser t microSD , T ransflash (T -Flash), or Memory Stick micro (M2 )cards into this slot. No adap ter is required. Note: The mic roSD or M[...]

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    Using your card reader 9 Customizing d rive icons ( Windows 2000, W indows XP , W ind ows V ist a, and W in dows 7 only) T o make the media c ard slots easier to recogniz e, you can customize the drive icons . 1 Save all files and cl ose all program s. 2 Inser t the included Utility CD into y our CD drive.[...]

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    10 Using y our card re ader 3 The Dynex m ini card read er window opens. Click Next, then follow t he on-screen instruc tions to install the driver . 4 Aft er the driv e r ins tallation is complet e, r estar t yo ur computer . W ind ows displays new drive icons for each of the slots instea d of the st andard Windows drive icons.[...]

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    Using your card reader 11 5 When Windows detects a card in a slot, the corresponding drive icon tu rns from grey to a color , in dicating th at the card i s recog nized. Uninst alling s oft ware T o uninstall software in Windows Vista or Windows 7: 1 Click Start , th en clic k Contr ol Panel . 2 Click Uninstall a Pr ogram . 3 Locate the software in[...]

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    12 Using y our card re ader 6 Click OK on the Form at Co mplete windo w. 7 Click Clos e to finish. Caut io n: Formatting a memory card will permanen tly delete all files on the car d. Be sure that y ou copy any valu ed files to a co mpute r befor e formatting a mem ory car d . Do not dis con nect th e card re ad er or re mo ve th e m e mo r y ca rd[...]

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    Troub leshoot ing 13 T roubl eshooting If me mor y cards d o not ap pear in M y Computer or Windows Explorer (Windows operating sy stems) or on the desktop (Mac operating systems ), check the following: • Make sure the card reader is ful ly connected to your card reader . Unplug and reconnec t your card r eader . • T r y a differen t memory car[...]

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    14 Troubl eshooting If no icon ap pears when a card is inser ted into the reader (M A C O S X), chec k the f oll owi ng: • The card ma y have been formatted in W indows F A T 32 format . Using a PC o r digital device , reformat the car d using O S X - c o m p a t i b l e FAT o r FAT 1 6 f o r m a t . If you get an error message when installing t [...]

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    Specif ications 15 Specif ications Chipset ITE Suppor ted file formats F A T 12/16/ 32, NTFS T wo memory slots T op slot: SD/SDHC/mini SD/MMC/RS-MMC Bottom slot: microSD/T -Flash/M2 Indicators Pow er / USB link , Car d detec t and data ac tivity Sup ported cards Sec ur e Digita l , Sec ure Digital High Capacit y , m ini SD , Multi Media, RS MMC car[...]

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    16 Legal notices Lega l no tice s FCC statement This equipment has been tested a nd found to com ply wi th the limits for a Class B digital dev ice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FC C Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protect ion against harmful int er fer ence in a residenti al installati on. This equipment generates, uses and ca[...]

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    Legal notices 17 One -y ear limit ed warr anty Dynex Pr oducts (“Dynex ”) warra nts to you, the original p urchaser of this new DX-CRMN1 (“Pr oduc t”), that the Product shall be free of defects in the original manufac ture of the material or workmanshi p for a period of one (1) year from the date of your purchase of th e Pr oduct (“W arra[...]

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    18 Legal notices T o obtain in -home w arran ty service for a tel evision wi t h a s creen 25 inches or larger , call 1-888-BESTB UY . Call agents will diagnose and correct the issue over the phone or will hav e an Dynex-appro ved r epair person dis patched to your home. Where i s the warr anty valid ? Thi s warranty is valid o nly to the or iginal[...]

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    Legal notices 19 REP AIR REPLA CEMENT AS PRO V IDED UNDER THIS W ARRANTY IS Y OUR EXCL USIVE REMED Y . DY NEX SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENT AL OR C ONSEQUENTIAL DA MA GES FOR THE BREA CH OF ANY EXPRES S OR IMPLIED W ARRANTY ON THIS PRODUCT , INCLUD ING, BUT NO T LIMITED T O, L OST D A T A, L OSS OF USE OF Y OUR PRODUCT , L OST BUSINESS OR L [...]

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    www.d ynexpro ducts. com (800) 305-220 4 © 2009 B est B uy En terprise Services , Inc. Al l rights res erved. DYNEX is a trademark of Best Buy Enterpr ise Services, I nc. Registered in some countries. All o ther products and brand names ar e trademarks of their respe cti ve owners . Distr ibuted by Be st Buy Purchasin g, LL C 7601 Pe nn Ave . Sout[...]