Dynex DX-ECFW manual

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    USER GUIDE F ireW ire 800 ExpressCar d Adapt er DX - E C F W DX-ECFW_08-1308- ENG.fm Page 1 Fr iday, June 20, 2008 4: 35 P M[...]

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    2 Contents F ireWire 800 ExpressCard Adapter Con te nt s Intr oduc tion ... ................. ................ ..................... .... 2 Pr oduct features ......... ................. ................. ............3 Important safety instru c tions ............... ................ .... 4 Syst em requirements ............... ................. .....[...]

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    Product f eatures 3 Pr oduc t featur es • Fully compliant wit h Express Card specific ations • Compatible with FireWi re 800 (IEEE 1394 b) and F ireWire 400 (IEE E 1394a) devi ces including DV cam cor de rs , CD-RW and DVD drives, por table hard dri ves , di gital ca meras, VTRs, digital T V s, and ot her audio and video devices • Provides on[...]

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    4 Important safety in structions Impor tant s a f ety instruc tions • Alw ays r ead the safe ty instructions and User Gu ide carefu lly before using. Keep t he User Guide for future r eference . • Do not drop o r allow forc efu l impacts to the p r oduc t or install it in a location exposed to heavy vibra tions. • Do not disass emble or modif[...]

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    Installing the adapter 5 Note : Fi reW ire devices have their own p ower supply and do not re quire the optiona l p ower adapt er to be connected in ord er to wor k. Ho weve r n on -p owere d F ireWi re d ev ice s re qu ire an optional 12V/2A p ower adapt er to work. Insta lling the ad apter T o install the FireWire ExpressCard a dapte r : • Care[...]

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    6 Troubl eshooting T roubleshooting W i ndows Device Manager does not show the IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers or the OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Contr oller • Repeat the driver insta llation proc ed ur e s , then see if th e device appears in Device Manager . • The computer’ s operating system version may need to be updated to suppor t IEEE[...]

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    Troub leshooting 7 Other Windows IEEE 1394 device connecting p roblems • Check the D evice Manager to see if the devi ce ex ists . •C l i c k o n t h e IEE E 1394 Bus ho st control ler sub- entry an d make sure that there are no conflic ts . Confli cts are indi cat ed by an entry wi th a re d X or a ye llow e xcl amatio n point ( ! ). If a conf[...]

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    8 Specifications Specificat ions Specific ations ar e s u bject t o revision or up date without notice . Chipset LSI FW643 Interface ExpressCard/1.34 inch (34 mm) Connectors • One 9-pin FireW ire 800-1394b connectors • One 6-pin FireW ire 400-1394a connector Dimension 1.69 × 4.49 × 0.79 inches (43 × 114 × 20 mm ) Maximum data transfer rate [...]

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    Legal notices 9 Legal notices FC C Part 15 This device complies with Par t 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation of this product is subject to the following two conditions: (1) th is device may not cause harm ful in ter ference, and (2) this devi c e must accept any interf er en ce r e c e ived , i n c luding interfe r en ce that may cause undesired opera[...]

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    10 Legal notices DX-ECFW_08-1308- ENG.fm Page 10 Friday, June 20, 2008 4:35 PM[...]

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    Legal notices 11 One -y ear limited w arran ty Dynex Produ cts (“Dy nex”) warra nts to you, the original pu r c haser of this new DX-ECFW (“P roduct ”), tha t the Pr oduct shall be free of defects in the original m anufacture of the material or workma nship for a period of one (1) year from the date of y our purchase o f the Product (“W a[...]

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    12 Legal notices T o obtain in-home warr anty service for a tele vision with a s c r een 25 inches or larg er , call 1-888-BESTBUY . C all agents will diagnose and correct the i ssue over t he phone or will have an Dynex-approved repair person dispat ched to yo ur home. Where is the warranty va lid? Thi s w arranty is valid o nly to the origina l p[...]

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    Legal notices 13 REP AIR R EPLACE MENT AS PRO VIDED UNDER THIS W ARRANTY IS Y OUR EXCL USIVE REMEDY . DY NEX SHALL NO T BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDEN TA L OR CONSEQ UENTIAL DA MAGES FOR T HE BREACH OF AN Y EXPRESS OR IMPLIED W ARRANTY ON THIS PRODU C T , INCLUD ING, BUT NOT LIMITED T O , LOST DA T A, L OSS OF USE OF Y OUR PRODUCT , L OST BUSINESS OR L [...]

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    14 Legal notices DX-ECFW_08-1308- ENG.fm Page 14 Friday, June 20, 2008 4:35 PM[...]

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    Legal notices 15 DX-ECFW_08-1308- ENG.fm Page 15 Friday, June 20, 2008 4:35 PM[...]

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    www .dynexprod uc ts .com (800) 305-22 04 Distribut e d by B es t B uy P urchasing, LL C 7601 P enn Ave. South, Richfield, MN 55423 U .S.A. © 2008 Best Bu y Enterprise Services , Inc. All rights res er ved . DYNEX is a t rademark o f Best B uy Enterpri se Ser vices, Inc. R egistered in some countr ies. All other products and brand names ar e trade[...]