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GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide iii Regulatory Compliance FCC Class B Information 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 [...]

GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide iv Industry Canada This device complies with RSS-210 of the Industry Canada Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Ce dispositi[...]

GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide v • In the event of a cell leaking, do not allow the liquid to come in contact with the skin or eyes. If contact has been made, wash the affected area with copious amounts of water and seek medical advice. • Keep cells and batteries out of the reach of children. • Keep cells and batteries clean and dry. • Seco[...]

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GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide vii Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 GoFlex Satellite Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide viii Viewing Content in Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Viewing Files on a Partitioned Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Rearranging Files in the app . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Downloading Content to Y[...]

1. Introduction About This Guide GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 1 1. Introduction Your GoFlex Satellite™ mobile wireless storage device is a portable hard drive that broadcasts a wireless signal. You can store your digital media on the device and then stream content to an iPad ® , iPhone ® , iPod ® touch, Android™ tablet or smartphone, or ot[...]

1. Introduction Product Specifications GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 2 Note : If you’re viewing high-resolution video, you may experience less than five hours of streaming. • Do more . While you’re listening to music or viewing movies or photos on your iPad, iPhone, Android tablet or smartphone, you can also browse the Internet, from your ho[...]

1. Introduction Product Specifications GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 3 • Internet Explorer ® 8 or later (Windows) • Firefox ® • Google Chrome™ Supported File Types For iPads • Video: H.264 video, MPEG-4, Motion-JPEG • Audio: AAC, MP3, M4a, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, WAV • Documents: Microsoft ® Office ®, iWo[...]

1. Introduction About GoFlex Satellite™ Wi-Fi Security GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 4 About GoFlex Satellite™ Wi-Fi Security Since your GoFlex Satellite device is a wireless broadcasting device, it can be “seen” by any Wi-Fi device within its range (up to 45 meters/147 feet). You can set a password to restrict access to your GoFlex Satell[...]

2. Setting up the GoFlex Satellite™ Device Unpacking Your Box GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 5 2. Setting up the GoFlex Satellite™ Device This chapter explains each step of the installation process in more detail than what is shown in the Quick Start Guide . Unpacking Your Box Before you begin to set up your device, unpack the box and ensure yo[...]

2. Setting up the GoFlex Satellite™ Device Step 1: Connecting Your GoFlex Satellite™ Device to Your Computer GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 6 Step 1: Connecting Your GoFlex Satellite™ Device to Your Computer The GoFlex Satellite device comes with a USB 3.0 adapter and cable. This USB 3.0 system provides faster transfer speeds when connected t[...]

2. Setting up the GoFlex Satellite™ Device Step 3: Disconnecting and Powering On GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 7 You can also install Seagate Media Sync™ software to help you copy your files and synchronize them once they are on your GoFlex Satellite device. Review “Synchronizing Your Files with Seagate Media Sync” on page 20 for more info[...]

2. Setting up the GoFlex Satellite™ Device Step 4: Connecting to Your GoFlex Satellite Network GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 8 You can also connect to the Internet while connected to the GoFlex Satellite network. For example, you can connect from your favorite hotspot while watching a movie or listening to your favorite music on your device. Tip[...]

2. Setting up the GoFlex Satellite™ Device Step 4: Connecting to Your GoFlex Satellite Network GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 9 1. Select Apple > System Preferences . 2. Under Internet and Network, select Network . 3. Select AirPort from the list of network connection services. 4. Select GoFlex Satellite from the list of networks. 5. Open Safa[...]

3. Enjoying Your Videos, Photos, and Music Installing GoFlex Satellite apps GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 10 3. Enjoying Your Videos, Photos, and Music Seagate provides two free software applications that can help you enjoy and manage your digital media library: • GoFlex Media ™ app. This application (specifically for Apple and Android devices[...]

3. Enjoying Your Videos, Photos, and Music Viewing and Playing Your Media GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 11 Note: Some features are accessed and perform differently in a Web browser. Sections that describe browser-only functionality are clearly marked. Searching for Files If you have a lot of files stored on your GoFlex Satellite device, you can us[...]

3. Enjoying Your Videos, Photos, and Music Viewing and Playing Your Media GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 12 2. Select the Videos view.. 3. Play your movie or video. To play a video • Choose one of the following: • Select the video to start playback. • Select the Options button, select the video, and then select the Play button. Browser only :[...]

3. Enjoying Your Videos, Photos, and Music Viewing and Playing Your Media GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 13 • From a browser: Click the pause button available in your media player. Tip : When you pause a movie, the app automatically puts a bookmark in your movie. When you return to the movie, you will automatically resume watching your movie from[...]

3. Enjoying Your Videos, Photos, and Music Viewing and Playing Your Media GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 14 • To view multiple photos, tap the Options button, select the photos you want to view and then select the Play button. Your photos play back as a slideshow. Swipe forwards or backwards to show the next or previous photo in the slideshow. ?[...]

3. Enjoying Your Videos, Photos, and Music Viewing and Playing Your Media GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 15 Playing Music 1. Select the Music viewTo play song(s) • To play one song, select the music file. • To play multiple songs, tap the Options button, select the songs you want to play and then select the Play button. • To play all songs, t[...]

3. Enjoying Your Videos, Photos, and Music Viewing and Playing Your Media GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 16 • To display songs that belong to a particular genre of music , tap the Genres button, then tap one of the music genres in the list. • To skip or repeat songs, fast forward or rewind by sliding your finger across the Playback status bar. [...]

3. Enjoying Your Videos, Photos, and Music Viewing and Playing Your Media GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 17 • To skip to the next song in the selection, tap the button. • To go back to the previous song in the selection, tap the button. • To move forwards or backwards within the currently playing song , drag the bar at the top of the Now Play[...]

3. Enjoying Your Videos, Photos, and Music Viewing and Playing Your Media GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 18 Viewing Content in Folders This feature is available in the GoFlex Media app only. The Folder View provides another way to view your content stored on your GoFlex Satellite device, showing your files and folders in their original structure fr[...]

3. Enjoying Your Videos, Photos, and Music Viewing and Playing Your Media GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 19 Rearranging Files in the app You can rearrange the files currently shown on-screen into a different order by selecting one of the following options from the Sort by menu: Name A-Z, Name Z-A, Date Ascending, Date Descending and File Type. To r[...]

3. Enjoying Your Videos, Photos, and Music Synchronizing Your Files with Seagate Media Sync GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 20 3. Select the Download button. The files begin to download to your device. To stop downloading of a file, select the X on the icon of a downloading file. The files you download to your device are available for playback from [...]

3. Enjoying Your Videos, Photos, and Music Synchronizing Your Files with Seagate Media Sync GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 21 Make sure that the device appears in the left panel of the Seagate Media Sync window. If more than one device is connected to your computer, select the appropriate device for synchronization. Each device has its own settings[...]

3. Enjoying Your Videos, Photos, and Music Synchronizing Your Files with Seagate Media Sync GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 22 Automatic Sync is turned off by default. If you want your drive synchronized automatically while it’s connected, you can turn on the Automatic Sync feature. Copying and Synchronizing Files Using a Windows Computer 1. Conne[...]

3. Enjoying Your Videos, Photos, and Music Synchronizing Your Files with Seagate Media Sync GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 23 complete the sync task. If you want to make changes to the plan after it has been set up, select Edit Sync Settings on the Media Sync screen. Custom Sync Use Custom Sync to manually select the folders and media types to sync[...]

3. Enjoying Your Videos, Photos, and Music Synchronizing Your Files with Seagate Media Sync GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 24 Managing Your Connected Drives The My Drives window provides a central point from which to manage your connected drives. You can get to the My Drives window by clicking the My Drives icon in the menu bar from any other windo[...]

3. Enjoying Your Videos, Photos, and Music Synchronizing Your Files with Seagate Media Sync GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 25 Note: All NTFS- and FAT32-formatted USB external drives are automatically detected and listed in the My Drives window. It can take a few seconds for the software to detect your drive. If your drive doesn’t appear, make sur[...]

4. Managing Your GoFlex Satellite™ Device Resetting Your GoFlex Satellite Device GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 26 4. Managing Your GoFlex Satellite™ Device Once your GoFlex Satellite™ device has been set up, you may want to adjust its settings, upgrade its software (when available), create a password and more. Here’s a list of what’s in [...]

4. Managing Your GoFlex Satellite™ Device Shutting Down the GoFlex Satellite Device GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 27 Your GoFlex Satellite device safely shuts down and restarts. When it is fully powered on and broadcasting wirelessly, it appears in the list of wireless networks on your device. You will need to reconnect to your GoFlex Satellite [...]

4. Managing Your GoFlex Satellite™ Device Updating GoFlex Satellite Software GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 28 Updating GoFlex Satellite Software From time to time, new software is available for your GoFlex Satellite device. To check if new software is available, go to www.seagate.com/support/goflexsatellite. If new software is ready, it will be [...]

4. Managing Your GoFlex Satellite™ Device Changing the Language of the GoFlex Media™ app GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 29 3. Type your password and then click Next . The password must be at least eight characters long and no more than 64 characters. All ASCII characters are acceptable. Most of these characters are available on your device’s [...]

5. An Overview of Your GoFlex Satellite Device Understanding the Components of Your GoFlex Satellite Device GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 24 5. An Overview of Your GoFlex Satellite Device This chapter provides an overview of your GoFlex Satellite device (powering on the device, charging, understanding the LED lights, etc.). Understanding the Compo[...]

5. An Overview of Your GoFlex Satellite Device Understanding the Components of Your GoFlex Satellite Device GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 25 • Red: Battery is low; requires a charge. See “Charging the Battery” on page 26. • USM™ (Universal Storage Module) SATA Connector : Connects your GoFlex Satellite device to the supplied USB 3.0 adap[...]

5. An Overview of Your GoFlex Satellite Device Understanding the Components of Your GoFlex Satellite Device GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 26 Charging the Battery The GoFlex Satellite device uses a rechargeable lithium-ion battery. A fully charged battery provides up to five hours of continuous streaming. However, the battery will lose its charge f[...]

6. Troubleshooting Common Problems and Solutions GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 27 6. Troubleshooting The GoFlex Satellite™ device is a plug and play device. However, in certain situations, the setup process and product usage may require extra attention. Below is a list of troubleshooting tips to assist you should you have any problems during set[...]

6. Troubleshooting Common Problems and Solutions GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 28 A song, video or other file won’t play • Make sure that your device supports the file format. You can copy any file to the GoFlex Satellite drive, however, the device to which you stream your media files will only play or view the formats it supports. Your GoFlex[...]

6. Troubleshooting Finding More Help GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide 29 I know the GoFlex Satellite device is broadcasting, but I can’t connect to it Three or more wireless-enabled devices can stream from the GoFlex Satellite device at one time.To see how many devices are currently connected to the GoFlex Satellite device, open the GoFlex media ap[...]