MOBILE WIRELESS SSD FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS BY PHOTOGRAPHERS Guide for MPortable
Contents 1 1.1 1.2 2. 2.1 2.2 2.3 3 3.1 3.2 4 5 5.1 5.2. 5.3 6 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 7 8 9 10 Overview What is the MPortable? Product Details Getting Started Hardware ios / Android App Installation Connectting via WiFi Photo Management Backup of Memory Cards Backup via USB Use as external drive Using the App Album View Editing Flag or reject photos Settings Wireless Network Configuration Wired Network Configuration Auto Shutdown Time System Information Import Status LED Reset Technical Specifications SSD-Module. II
Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing the MPortable. Please read this manual carefully and follow the instructions and advice contained in it so that you can use your new mobile storage solution optimally. Contents: Mportable II USB Charger USB 3.0 Cable Manual www.mportable.de 1
IMPORTANT Safety Instructions & Warranty This manual is intended to familiarize you with the functionality of this product. Please keep these instructions for reference. Upon purchase, you receive a two-year warranty for defects that may occur during normal use of the device. There is a 6-month warranty on the battery. Please also read the General Terms and Conditions. Use the product only as intended. Any other use may result in damage to the product or its immediate surroundings. Alteration or modification of the product affects the product safety. Caution:Risk of Injury! Never open the product arbitrarily or perform repairs yourself! Handle the product with care. Please also refer to point 10 of this manual. 2
The device can be damaged through impact or fall from a low height. Keep the product away from moisture and extreme heat. Do not immerse the product in water or other liquids. CAUTION: There will be no liability for subsequent damages. Technical changes and errors excepted. Disposal This electrical device does not belong in household waste. For proper disposal, please contact the Public Collection points in your community. For details on the location of such collection points and any quantitative restrictions per day / month / year, as well as possible costs for collection, please refer to the regulations for your respective municipality. 3
1. Overview 1.1 What is the MPortable? The MPortable is the ideal companion for photographers as well as filmmakers who want to secure their photos (RAW and JPEG) and videos while traveling. Use your mobile devices (Smartphone or Tablet). No need for a Notebook, a stand-alone PC or additional power source. MPortable is an external disk with a 128GB 240GB or 512GB mssd memory module. MPortable has a multi-card reader for microsd, SD and CF cards, as well as a WLAN module. The power supply for all components is provided by the built-in 4000mAh battery. When switched on, photos and videos stored on the inserted storage media are automatically copied to the internal SSD and into individual subfolders named by date - without the need for a PC or Notebook. 4
Use the available apps (ios and Android) to access the stored media over WLAN via your Smartphone or Tablet PC. Here, the integrated RAW support is particularly emphasized. The app allows you to view photos and videos in full screen, evaluate or locally store them on mobile devices either as a JPEG file or, if available, in their original RAW format. Thus mobile image editing / development using a Tablet is easy and a PC is not required. In addition, MPortable can be connected via the integrated Gigabit Ethernet interface to your home / office network and then used as network storage. 5
MPortable can also act as a WiFi hotspot via its built-in WLAN module. Thus it is e.g. readily possible to upload a photo or video off the MPortable and forward it via email or directly to social networks. Photos and videos locally stored on Smartphones or Tablets can be copied to the MPortable as well. The integrated USB 3.0 - interface enables MPortable to operate as a conventional external SSD hard drive. The integrated conventional USB 2.0 - port allows the use as a power bank to recharge mobile devices such as Smartphones. 6
1.2 Product Details Card reader module for SD, CF and Micro-SD cards 7
2. Getting Started 2.1 Hardware The battery is only partially charged upon delivery Please connect the power adapter to an electrical outlet and connect one end of the USB cable to the battery charger and the other end of the cable to the USB 3.0 port of the device. During charging, the white battery indicator LED will flash. When the battery is charged, the LED lights up permanently. 8
2.2. ios / Android App Installation MPortable supports ios and Android. Please download and install the apps from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. The links to the stores can be found on our website at www.mportable.de. 2.3 Connect via WiFi Turn on the MPortable Go to the WiFi settings on your mobile device and connect to the MPortable. It may take a few moments for the boot process to complete and the device to appear in the list of available networks. CAUTION! Since no password has been assigned, the WiFi connection is not secure. However, you can assign a password to the network settings of the app as follows: 9
Launch the app Go to Settings / WiFi network settings in the app Set a new password with a length of 8-63 characters Confirm the input and reboot the MPortable Reconnect again as described under point 2.3 and then enter the previously assigned password when prompted. 10
3. Photo Management 3.1 Backup of SD/CF Memory Cards Insert your memory card into the appropriate slot of the built-in card reader. Photo and video files stored on the memory card are automatically copied to the internal SSD. Copying can be tracked via the app. 11
3.2 Backup via USB Connect your camera via a USB cable to the MPortable. Again, photo and video files stored on the memory card are automatically copied to the internal SSD. 12
4. Use as an External Drive MPortable can also be used as a regular external drive. Turn the MPortable off!! Connect the MPortable via the USB 3.0 cable to your computer. 13
5. Using the App 5.1. Album View Once the photo and video files are successfully imported into automatically generated folders (named by date) on the MPortable, a Thumbnail view of all imported files as well as a JPEG file of all pictures in RAW format is generated. Depending on the size and processing power of the Smartphone / Tablet, it can take a moment before the images are displayed after launching the app in Album View. 14
Tap an album to display the pictures and videos stored in this directory 5.2. Edit Delete Album Tap "Edit" and then on the cross which is now displayed in the upper left corner of the preview image 15
Rename Album Tap "Edit" and then on the desired album. The input field is displayed Type in new name Confirm Delete Photos and Videos Tap an album to open it. Switch into "Select" mode and elect the files to delete. 16
Copy Pictures and Videos from Other Albums Switch to the album you want to copy to, tap "+". Select the appropriate menu item and go to the album containing the files to be copied. Select the files you want to copy Confirm your selection. Copy Photos and Videos from Mobile Devices to the MPortable Switch to the album you want to copy to, tap "+". Select the appropriate menu item. It now displays the locally stored photo and video files. Highlight the files to be copied and confirm the selection. 17
5.3. Flag or reject photos Flags designate whether a photo is a picked, rejected or unflagged. Select one photo in the album view and tap the flag symbol at the lower section of the screen 18
The corresponding icon appears in the middle of the screen (either Pick, Reject or Unflag) To change the flag tap the icon and swipe up or down. To confirm selection tap anywhere on the screen. All flagged photos will be moved into separate folders named Picked or Rejected 19
Once photos are flagged, you can tap a flag filter button in the album view 20
6 Settings 6.1. Wireless Network Configuration Here you can specify a new SSID and password. 21
6.2. Wired Network Configuration Here you can configure the network settings if you want to access the MPortable via an network. The default settings are DHCP. 6.3. Auto Shutdown Time Here you can set when the MPortable switches off automatically. 6.4. System Information Here you can see the serial number, firmware version and model name of your device. 22
6.5. Import Status Here you can read the current import status. If you tap on this menu item, additional information is displayed. Via "Clear files in importing device", you can erase the data from the inserted memory card. 23
7 LED-Display White Device is on Orange Wifi is operational Blue/Orange blinkend Data transmission Red flashing Battery charging (Device is switched on) Red Battery charging (Device is switched off) Blue flashing Low battery Green Battery charged (Device is switched off and charger connected) Orange Data transfer via card reader (data transfer is completed when LED is off) Blue/Orange flashing Data processing (Indexing, generating previews etc.) 24
8 Reset To reset the network settings of the MPortable push the Reset button. 9 Specifications Size 130mm x 90mm x 23mm Weight 216 g / 236 g CPU ARM Cortex A7 Dual Core Memory 1 GB MP128 2 GB MP240, MP512 Storage SSD 128 GB, 240 GB, 512 GB WiFi 802.11n Battery capacity 4000m Ah Scope of supply USB-charger, USB3.0 cable, Manual 25
10 SSD-Modul The MPortable can only be operated with a SSDModule supplied by MPortable Mobile Data Solutions e.k. due to special drivers implemented in the firmware of the device. Do not remove the SSD-Module. The use of unauthorized spare parts can cause damage to the device and loss of data and renders the guarantee invalid. 26