Universal Serial Bus Interface Floppy disk, SmartMedia and CompactFlash USB Tri-Media Reader Model YD-8V00 Users Manual www.yedata.com < PN 149251-01 REV. C > Copyright 2002 Y-E Data, Inc. All Right Reserved. January 2002
CAUTION PROHIBIT Important instructions for use of the USB Tri-Media Reader YD-8V00 Before connecting the USB Tri-Media Reader in your PC, read through this manual. The driver software may have to be installed in advance. Before connecting or disconnecting the USB cable of the USB Tri-Media Reader, or turning the power to the PC on or off, remove a floppy and memory cards. This product is precision equipment. So do not drop the product, give a strong impact to it, or install it in locations exposed to heavy vibrations; doing so may cause the product breakdown. Do not disassemble or modify the product. Disassembly or modification may cause a breakdown, fire, or electric shock. Do not use or store the product in wet locations. The entry of liquid into the product may result in a breakdown, fire, or electric shock. Do not insert any media other than specified memory cards. The insertion of a metal piece such as a coin or clip may lead to a breakdown, fire, or electric shock. Do not remove a floppy and memory cards from the product when its access LED lamp stays illuminated. This product is designed to be used for general electric equipment. Do not use it for equipment requiring exceptional quality or reliability, particularly when the breakdown or malfunction of this product may jeopardize life or health (such as aerospace equipment, atomic power control systems, traffic-related equipment, transportation equipment, industrial robot, combustion equipment, various safety devices, and life-support system). It is prohibited by the copyright law to reproduce the whole or part of this software and User s Manual and rent the software, without permission of the copyright holder. We bear no liability for any pecuniary losses and lost profits resulting from use of the software included with this product, and any claims from third parties. This software cannot be used on other than specified equipment. The specifications of this software are subject to change without notice. We assume no responsibility for any breakdown and damage caused by misuse, troubles from other equipment, undue repairs or modifications. If this product should have any defect attributable to manufacture, we will exchange it with a new one, but cannot take on any more responsibility. Illustrative pictures in this manual may differ from the PC s actual screens. Apple, Mac and Macintosh are trademark of Apple Computer. CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation. IBM is a trademark of IBM Corporation. Microsoft Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. SmartMedia is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation. Y-E Data is a trademark of YE DATA INC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged. Page 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Overview... 4 1.1 Features of the USB Tri-Media Reader... 4 1.2 Operating Environment... 4 1.3 Package Contents... 5 1.4 Supported Media... 5 1.5 Name... 6 1.6 Precaution for Operations... 6 2 When Using on Macintosh... 7 2.1 How to install (For Mac OS 8.6, 9.0, 9.1 and 9.2)... 7 2.2 How to operate on Macintosh... 9 2.3 How to install (For Mac X Ver 10.1 or later required)... 11 3 When Using on Windows PC... 15 3.1 How to install (For Windows 98, 98SE and Windows Me)... 15 3.2 Installation for Windows 2000... 19 3.3 Installation for Windows XP... 22 3.4 Operation for Windows... 26 4 Specifications... 27 4.1 Mechanical Specification... 27 4.2 Electrical Specification... 27 4.3 Environment Requirement... 27 5 Handling Precaution... 28 6 Technical Support Contact Information... 28 Page 3
1 Overview The USB Tri-Media Reader (USB TMR) is a drive connected via USB that can read / write three types of card type storage media used for devices such as digital cameras: SmartMedia, CompactFlash, and floppy disks. 1.1 Features of the USB Tri-Media Reader 1) It can deal with three types of media: SmartMedia, CompactFlash, and floppy disks. 2) You can plug / unplug the USB cable without restarting your computer. 3) This product is available for a wide variety of environment: Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9, Mac OS X 10.1, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. 4) It operates only with supply from the USB cable, not requiring other power supply such as an AC adapter. 5) IBM Microdrives are available. 1.2 Operating Environment PC OS (operating system) Driver Software You Must Use Macintosh Windows Remarks: Mac OS 8.6, 9.0, 9.0.4, 9.1, 9.2 Mac OS X 10.1 or later Windows 98Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Windows 2000 Windows XP Driver for Mac OS Driver for Mac OS X Driver for Windows 9x Driver for Windows 2000 1) The Tri-Media Reader does not work with Mac OS 8.1 and Mac OS 8.5.1. Before using it, update your OS to Mac OS 8.6 or later. 2) For Mac OS 9.0.2 and Mac OS 9.0.3, it is reported that, if you turn on the power with USB devices connected, a hang-up occurs at startup. If you use one of them, update it to Mac OS 9.0.4 or later. For more information on this malfunction, see Apple's Tech Info Library (ID 25139). 3) When you use this product under Mac OS X, update your OS to Mac OS 10.1 or later. For Version 10.0 through 10.0.4, there are malfunctions in mount and unmount operations. 4) For Windows XP, it is verified that this product operates with the driver for Windows 2000. Page 4
1.3 Package Contents Tri-Media Reader USB cable Driver CD-ROM 1.4 Supported Media 1) Floppy disk Media Format Support Remarks 2HD 1.44 MB DOS format Read, write, and format Windows Macintosh 1.4 MB Mac format Read, write, and format *2 Macintosh only 1.7 MB Microsoft DMF Read only Windows only 1.25 MB DOS format *3 (Japanese NEC PC-9801 etc) Read and write only Windows only 1.21 MB DOS format *3 (Japanese Toshiba DynaBook) Read and write only Windows only 2DD 720 MB DOS format Read, write, and format *1 Windows Macintosh 640 MB DOS format Read and write only Windows only 800 K Mac format Not supported Note: 1) With the specifications of Windows XP, 720KB formatting (initialization) is not available. 2) With the specifications of Mac OS X, 1.4MB Mac formatting (initialization and erase) is not available. 3) 1.25MB and 1.21MB formats are used for Japanese domestic PCs. 2) SmartMedia DOS-formatted cards between 4 MB and 128 MB. Only 3.3 V type is supported. 5 V type is not available. 3) CompactFlash DOS-formatted Type I and Type II (IBM Microdrive) cards. Only storage cards are available; other cards such as modem, LAN, and PHS cards are not available. Page 5
1.5 Name USB connector (Tri-Media Reader side) Floppy disk Access lamp SmartMedia access lamp USB connector (Computer side) Floppy disk Eject button SmartMedia Insert it with its electrode side downward. CompactFlash CompactFlash Eject button CompactFlash access lamp 1.6 Precaution for Operations 1) Before connecting the USB cable, install the driver software. 2) Only 3.3 V and 3 V type SmartMedia are supported. Do not insert 5 V type cards. 3.3 V and 3 V type 5 V type 3) Insert SmartMedia with its golden terminal part downward. 4) Insert SmartMedia/CompactFlash as far as it will go. 5) When using an IBM Microdrive, use it alone. If you insert a Microdrive and other media at the same time, an error may occur due to shortage of power. Page 6
2 When Using on Macintosh 2.1 How to install (For Mac OS 8.6, 9.0, 9.1 and 9.2) You need to install the driver before connecting the Tri-Media Reader to your Mac. Follow these steps to install the driver. 1) Start up Mac OS. 2) Insert the Driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive on your Mac. When you insert the CD-ROM, the CD-ROM window opens automatically. If it does not, double-click the CD-ROM icon to open it. 3) Double-click the Tri-Media Reader Installer icon to start it. 4) When the install software startup screen appears, click the Continue button to proceed. Page 7
5) Although the instructions are in English, they are the same as those in this manual. Click the Continue button to proceed. 6) Click the Install button to start installation. If you want to change the installation location to another hard disk other than the startup hard disk, click the Switch Disk button to change the install location to your desired hard disk and then click the Install button. 7) When the following screen appears, the installation is complete successfully. Click the Restart button to restart your Macintosh. 8) When your Mac OS has restarted, connect the Tri-Media Reader to the USB port on your Macintosh with the USB cable. If you connect the Tri-Media Reader to a USB port on your keyboard, it does not operate: be sure to connect it to a USB port on your Mac. Page 8
2.2 How to operate on Macintosh 1) Inserting (mounting) a medium. When you insert media such as SmartMedia, CompactFlash, and floppy into the Tri-Media Reader, its corresponding icon appears on your desktop, which indicates that you can access it. Floppy Disk SmartMedia CompactFlash If a floppy disk that is not formatted or cannot be recognized is inserted, the following message appears. If you want to initialize it, click the Initialize button to perform initialization. Usually, click the Eject button and then pull out the disk. When you use a digital camera, insert SmartMedia / CompactFlash, and the above screen appears, that media card is broken. Click the Eject button and pull it out. When performing initialization, use your digital camera wherever possible; do not perform initialization on your Macintosh. If you perform initialization on your Macintosh, your digital camera cannot recognize media due to the difference in the format specifications. 2) Removing (Unmounting) a medium. The Tri-Media Reader does not provide door lock function and auto eject function. When removing media, first, perform the following unmount operation, check that the icon disappears from the desktop, and remove media. To unmount media, drag the media and drop onto the Trash (operation in which you place the media icon onto the Trash and, when the Trash is displayed in reverse (black), release the mouse button), or click the media icon and choose [Eject] from the [Special] menu of the Finder. If you do not perform unmount operation and you just remove media, your computer may hang or data on the media may be destroyed. Page 9
You can remove a floppy disk and CompactFlash by pressing the Eject button. For SmartMedia, no Eject button is provided: simply pull it out. 3) Connecting / disconnecting the USB cable. You can connect the USB cable any time you want. Before removing the USB cable, unmount all media following the description in 2). If you do not unmount media and you just disconnect the USB cable, your computer may hang or data on the media may be destroyed. 4) IBM's Microdrive. You can use IBM's compact PC card type hard disk, Microdrive: because it requires large power, use it alone. If you insert a Microdrive and other media at the same time, a hang-up may occur due to shortage of power. Before inserting a Microdrive, remove SmartMedia and floppy disk. While a Microdrive is in the Tri-Media Reader, do not insert SmartMedia or floppy disk. 5) Sleep. Although the Tri-Media Reader supports the Macintosh's sleep function, we recommend that you perform unmount operation before sleep. Depending on the version of your Mac OS or the model of your Macintosh, a malfunction may occur. In this case, before sleep, perform unmount operation for all media and then disconnect the USB cable. During sleep, do not insert/remove media and connect/disconnect the USB cable. Especially for Mac notebooks, if you connect/disconnect the USB cable during sleep, they wake up automatically, which causes unexpected battery consumption or the startup of the hard disk. Therefore, before you carry them, be sure to unmount all media and then disconnect the USB cable. Page 10
2.3 How to install (For Mac X Ver 10.1 or later required) Before connecting the USB cable of the Tri-Media Reader to your Macintosh, you need to install the driver software. 1) Start up Mac OS X. You must restart your computer after installation, so close all application programs before installation. 2) Insert the Driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive on your Macintosh. When you insert the CD-ROM, the CD-ROM icon appears on the desktop automatically. Double-click the CD-ROM icon to open it. 3) Double-click the Driver for Mac OS X folder to open it. 4) Double-click TriMediaReader.pkg, the installer for Mac OS X, to start it up. Page 11
5) For Mac OS X, you need the administrator right for the computer to perform installation. If the following screen appears, click the Lock icon. 6) Enter the name of the administrator and the password for the computer, and click the OK button. 7) Click the Continue button to continue the installation. 8) ReadMe is displayed. Click Continue to proceed. Page 12
9) Software License Agreement is displayed. Read it and click Continue. 10) If you accept it, click Agree. 11) Select the hard disk on which your Mac OS X is installed and click Continue. 12) Click Install to start copying files. Page 13
13) A message that says restart will be performed appears. Click Continue Installation to continue the installation. 14) Click Restart to restart your computer. The installation is now complete. 15) After restart, connect the attached USB cable between the USB Tri-Media Reader and your Mac's USB port. 16) When you insert a floppy disk, SmartMedia, or CompactFlash into the USB Tri-Media Reader, it is recognized as a removable disk and its icon appears on your desktop. Page 14
3 When Using on Windows PC Before connecting the USB cable of the Tri-Media Reader to your Windows PC, you need to install the driver software. The installer automatically identifies Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 2000 or Windows XP and installs the necessary driver software. 3.1 How to install (For Windows 98, 98SE and Windows Me) For Windows 98, the Windows installation CD-ROM may be required during installation, so have it handy. 1) Turn on your Windows PC and check that Windows has started up completely. 2) Insert the Driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. After a while, the installer starts up automatically. If the installer does not start up automatically (for example, because the CD-ROM auto startup function is disabled), double-click the Install.exe icon in the CD-ROM to start up the installer. 3) First, the menu screen appears. Click Install to start installation. Click MANUAL to display the manual. To display the manual, you need Adobe's Acrobat Reader Ver 4.0 or later. Page 15
4) When the installer starts up, the Choose Setup Language screen shown below appears. You can select from English and Japanese; usually choose English and click the OK button. 5) Click the Next> button to proceed. 6) Click the Yes button to start copying necessary files starts. 7) When the following screen appears, copying the necessary driver software is complete. To enable the installed driver software, you need to restart your PC. Select "Yes, I want to restart my computer now." and click the Finish button. Your PC is automatically restarted. Page 16
8) After checking that Windows has started up completely, connect the USB cable of the Tri-Media Reader to your Windows PC. Windows automatically recognizes the Tri-Media Reader, and starts adding it as new hardware. 9) For some Windows 98 PCs, the "generic USB hub" search screen may appear in the Add New Hardware Wizard. In this case, follow these steps to install the "generic USB hub" driver from the Windows 98 CD-ROM. Click the Next> button. Select "Search for the best driver for your device.[recommended]" and click the Next> button. The Windows' standard driver is used for operation, so remove all check mark for locations to be searched and click the Next> button. Page 17
Click the Next> button. Installing the driver starts. In this step, you may be prompted to insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM. In this case, insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM. Click the Finish button to Finish installing the generic hub driver. Then, installing the USB FDD and so on starts automatically. 10) After several minutes, when all the devices have been recognized, 3 drive icons in total, a 3.5-inch floppy disk and 2 removable disks, are added in My Computer. For the removable disks, the earlier drive letter is for SmartMedia and the later for CompactFlash. The installation is now complete. Floppy disk SmartMedi CompactFlash Note: 1) Drive A: is for the built-in FDD. 2) Drive letters (D: and so on) may differ depending on your PC environment. Page 18
3.2 Installation for Windows 2000 Before connecting the USB cable of the Tri-Media Reader, you need to install the driver software. 1) Turn on your Windows PC and log on to Windows 2000 using a user name with the administrator right. 2) Insert the Driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. After a while, the installer starts up automatically. If the installer does not start up automatically (for example, because the CD-ROM auto startup function is disabled), double-click the Install.exe icon in the CD-ROM to start up the installer. 3) The installation menu appears. Click Install to start installation. Click MANUAL to display the manual. To display the manual, you need Adobe's Acrobat Reader Ver 4.0 or later. 4) When the installer starts up, the screen shown below appears. Click the I Agree button to continue the installation. Page 19
5) Click the Next> button to proceed. 6) The installation instructions are displayed; they are the same as those in this manual. Click the Next> button to proceed. 7) Click the Install button to start installation. Page 20
8) Click the Finish button to finish the installer. 9) Connect the USB cable of the Tri-Media Reader to your Windows PC. Windows automatically recognizes the Tri-Media Reader, and starts adding it as new hardware. 10) After several minutes, when all the devices have been recognized, 3 drive icons in total, a 3.5-inch floppy disk and 2 removable disks, are added in My Computer. For the removable disks, the earlier drive letter is for SmartMedia and the later for CompactFlash. The installation is now complete. Floppy disk SmartMedi CompactFlash Note: 1) Drive A: is for the built-in FDD. 2) Drive letters (E: and so on) may differ depending on your PC environment. Page 21
3.3 Installation for Windows XP Before connecting the USB cable of the Tri-Media Reader, you need to install the driver software. 1) Turn on your Windows PC and log on to Windows XP using a user name with the administrator right. 2) Insert the Driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. After a while, the installer starts up automatically. If the installer does not start up automatically (for example, because the CD-ROM auto startup function is disabled), double-click the Install.exe icon in the CD-ROM to start up the installer. 3) The installation menu appears. Click Install to start installation. Click MANUAL to display the manual. To display the manual, you need Adobe's Acrobat Reader Ver 4.0 or later. 4) When the installer starts up, the screen shown below appears. Click the I Agree button to continue the installation. Page 22
5) Click the Next> button to proceed. 6) The installation instructions are displayed; they are the same as those in this manual. Click the Next> button to proceed. 7) Click the Install button to start installation. Page 23
8) Click the Finish button to finish the installer. 9) After restarting your Windows PC and checking that Windows has started up completely, connect the USB cable of the Tri-Media Reader to your Windows PC. 10) Windows automatically recognizes the Tri-Media Reader, and starts the Hardware Wizard for adding it as new hardware. Select "Install the software automatically [Recommended]" and click the NEXT> button to proceed. Although the warning screen shown left appears, neglect it and click the Continue Anyway button to continue the installation. Page 24
Click Finish to finish the Hardware Wizard. 11) When all the devices have been recognized, 3 drive icons in total, a 3.5-inch floppy disk and 2 removable disks, are added in My Computer. For the removable disks, the earlier drive letter is for SmartMedia and the later for CompactFlash. The installation is now complete. Floppy disk SmartMedi CompactFlash Note: 1) Drive A: is for the built-in FDD. 2) Drive letters (D: and so on) may differ depending on your PC environment. Page 25
3.4 Operation for Windows 1) Inserting media. Insert a media card and double-click its icon in My Computer to display data in the media. 2) Pulling out media. After checking that the files in the media are not open in applications or not being copied, pull out the media. Even if copying looks complete on the screen, access may be in process actually. Before pulling out the media, check that the access lamp goes out completely. If you pull out media during access, the blue screen may appear or data on the media may be destroyed. 3) Connecting the USB cable. Connect the USB cable before turning on the power or after Windows has started up completely. If you connect it during the startup of Windows, the device may not be recognized correctly. It takes approximately 1 minute from when you connect the USB cable to when all the 3 drive icons appear in My Computer. 4) Disconnecting the USB cable. Remove all media and then disconnect the USB cable. For Windows 2000, click the remove icon in the task tray to stop both the Device Driver and USB FDD of the Tri-Media Reader, and then disconnect the USB cable. 5) Formatting media. To format media, from My Computer, right-click the desired drive icon and choose Format from the menu. If you use a digital camera and perform initialization on Windows, your digital camera cannot recognize media due to the difference in the format specifications. Format SmartMedia and CompactFlash on your digital camera. 6) IBM's Microdrive. You can use IBM's compact PC card type hard disk, Microdrive: because it requires large power, use it alone. If you insert a Microdrive and other media at the same time, a hang-up may occur due to shortage of power. Before inserting a Microdrive, remove SmartMedia and floppy disk. While a Microdrive is in the Tri-Media Reader, do not insert SmartMedia or floppy disk. 7) Standby. The Tri-Media Reader supports the standby function of the PC2000 standard, but does not support the standby function for all PCs. If your PC fails in standby operation, remove the USB cable before standby. During standby, do not insert/remove media or connect/disconnect the cable. Page 26
4 Specifications 4.1 Mechanical Specification Case Description Size (Excluding protrusion) Weight Color Case Material Feet Material Specification 113±1 mm (W) X 152±1 mm (D) X 33±1mm (H) 385 g (TYP) Front bezel: NF gray Top / Bottom: Frozen White ABS CR Rubber Cable Length Jacket Material Color Size of Cable Mode 700 +45-10 mm PVC Frozen White 28 AWG 28 AWG one pair 4.2 Electrical Specification Description Specification Power Voltage DC 4.40 V to 5.25 V Power Supply Current 500 ma (TYP) * Regulations UL, cul, CE, FCC-Class B, VCCI Class B * Without using Microdrive. Test Condition Power Voltage = DC 5.0 V, Disk: The general disk 4.3 Environment Requirement Operating Non-Operating Temperature 5 to 40 C -40 to 60 C Humidity 30 to 80 %RH No dewing Max wet bulb 29 C -------- Vibration Sweep Time: 5.6 min. Test Time: 10 min (1direction) Direction of Sweep: XYY Shock Direction of Shock: XYY 20 times each direction Electrostatic Discharge 9.8 m/s 2 (10 to 200 Hz) (1.0G) 4.9 m/s 2 (200 to 500 Hz) (0.5G) 49 m/s 2 (11 ms Half Sine) (5.0G) IEC 61000-4-2 Level 3 compliant 19.6 m/s 2 (10 to 500 Hz) (2.0G) 980 m/s 2 (11 ms Half Sine) (100G) Page 27
5 Handling Precaution 1) The Tri-Media Reader is a precision device adjusted accurately in the manufacturing factory. Dropping it or giving it vibration or impact may cause failure. 2) When carrying the Tri-Media Reader, remove all media: floppy disk, SmartMedia, and CompactFlash. Carrying it with media inserted may cause failure. 3) Format SmartMedia and CompactFlash cards on your digital camera. If you format them on the Tri-Media Reader, your digital camera may not recognize them. 4) Before turning on your computer, remove all media. 5) Insert SmartMedia with its golden terminals downward. 6) If a read error occurs for SmartMedia, check that its gold terminals are not dirty. 7) Before removing media, check that the access lamp is not lit. If access looks complete on your computer's screen, actual access may not finish due to the cache function or delayed write function of the OS. If you pull out media during access, data may be destroyed or failure may occur. 8) Do not copy data protected by the copyright law. This may be illegal. 9) The Tri-Media Reader does not support the ID information on SmartMedia with ID. You can use SmartMedia with ID as normal media. 10) Floppy disk adapters such as FlashPath are not supported. 11) The Tri-Media Reader may not read copy-protected floppy disks. 12) You cannot start up your computer from a floppy disk, SmartMedia, and CompactFlash in the Tri-Media Reader. 13) If you use resident anti-virus software, operation may be abnormally slow or a hang-up may occur. In this case, remove media in the Tri-Media Reader from its check targets. 14) If your Windows PC uses an old USB OHCI controller, operation may be abnormally slow or a hang-up may occur. In this case, upgrading to Windows 98 SE or later may improve this. Contact your PC's manufacturer. 6 Technical Support Contact Information For the latest driver software and technical information, access: E-mail inquiries http://www.yedata.com/support (English) http://www.yedata.co.jp/support (Japanese) mailto:support@yedata.co.jp For failures, malfunctions, missing parts and so on of the product, contact the shop from which you purchased this product. Page 28