Toshiba Parallel Port Flash Card Reader Camera Flash User Manual
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1. Explore Lo Eind gt a NIS_1859 E Dial Up Copy Disk Networking Sharing Eject Create Shortcut Delete Rename Properties Close 1 object s selected ESS Step 5 The Format dialog box will appear You can perform a full format or select options such as Quick erase Below is the Format dialog box for Windows 98 Windows 95 displays a slightly different dialog box but the options offered will be the same Click the Start button in this dialog box to begin formatting Format Removable Disk F MEI Capacity Format type Close Quick erase Copy system files only rM Other options Label m T No label IV Display summary when finished I Copy system files Note Do not use the format function on a computer running Windows NT 4 0 Computers running other operating systems may not be able to read cards formatted under Windows NT 4 0 SE Viewing Writing and Copying Files Use My Computer or Windows Explorer to gain access to the files contained on your flash cards When the CameraConnect Pro is installed it is assigned a drive letter like any other disk drive in your system You may write to and copy files from your ATA Flash Cards Compact Flash Cards and SmartMedia Devices using standard Win dows drag n drop copy Menu based commands and drive utilities like Scandisk work with the CameraCon nect Pro in the same way as with any2. Camel gs Parallel Port Flash Card Reader User s Manual Table of Contents Proprietary Notice and Disclaimer 1 ccccccccsecseeeeecneneeeeeetenseneeeeseneseeeeeeseenes 2 AAA A AE 3 Contacting Actiontec Customer Support ursusennaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnenn 3 ECU Aa A E E ia ads 4 Getting Started ede en 5 Connecting the CameraConnect Pro Hardware cccssssseeeees 5 Installing the Driver and Utility Software unnneenssnnsnnannnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnn 7 WINDOWS 95 OF 98 2 teas ate cas sae be ae ae eee 7 WinGOWs NT 4 0 anita ada 10 Using the CameraConnect Pro uunssussnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnn 13 Front Ranel FUNCUONS aiii iS E 13 Inserting Devices into the CameraConnect Pro cooococicccconocccconaccnnoncnconannnnnns 13 Formatting a Card or Smart Media SSFDC Device oooocincccicccconcccccccancnnon 15 Viewing Writing and Copying Files ooonocinicincononncnccnconccnonicnnncnanncnrncnnnncnn 18 Using The CameraConnect Pro With Other Parallel Port Devices 18 Using The CameraConnect Pro Utility oocoonnncnnnocnnnaccncnanannnnancnnnas 20 Error Messages and Troubleshooting css seeceeeeeseeeeeeeenseeeeeeeeeneees 22 Appendix A Uninstalling the CameraConnect Pro rrrresnn 26 Uninstalling in Windows 95 or Windows 98 uu 222uss42nnner nennen enennernnnnen nen 26 Windows NT 4 0 ica stas tit tata 27 Appendix B Technical Refe
3. Flash Cards CompactFlash Cards or Smart Media SSFDC Devices without the bother and slow transfer rates of serial port downloads Contacting Actiontec Customer Support Actiontec Electronics prides itself on making high quality durable high performance products If you should need assistance the Actiontec Technical Support Depart ment is available from 7 00 AM to 7 00 PM Pacific Coast Time Monday through Friday to provide professional support Actiontec Electronics Inc Technical Support 760 N Mary Avenue Sunnyvale CA 94086 Phone 408 752 7714 choose option 7 Fax 408 732 0097 BBS 408 732 0112 Email techsupp actiontec com New drivers are released as need arises to insure maximum compatibility and opera tion of your new CameraConnect Pro Find out about these and other new Actiontec products at the Actiontec web site http www actiontec com Dont forget to register your CameraConnect Pro Make sure to fill out the registra tion card and send it in to the address above Features 32 bit drivers for use with Windows 95 98 and Windows NT 4 0 Hardware acceleration using parallel port EPP mode for faster data transfers Reads and writes PCMCIA ATA Flash Cards CompactFlash Association Cards and SSFDC Solid State Floppy Disk Card Devices Reads CompactFlash Cards and SSFDC Devices without an adapter Software based Smart Media SSFDC management supports up to 64MB devices for easy future updates Does not
4. on the CameraConnect Pro never comes on and the computer s light is also off If both the computer system s power light and the green light on the CameraConnect Pro are off you should turn off the power and disconnect the CameraConnect Pro If your system is functioning normally not be allowing power sharing from the key board connector Contact your computers manufacturer for assistance Appendix A Uninstalling the CameraConnect Pro Uninstalling in Windows 95 or Windows 98 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 On the Start menu click Settings then click Control Panel In Control Panel double click Add Remove Programs Click CameraConnect Pro Reader to select it Then click Add Remove Add Remove Programs Properties 21 x Install Uninstall Windows Setup Startup Disk To install a new program from a floppy disk or CD ROM drive click Install 722 Ihe following software can be automatically removed by K Windows To remove a program or to modify its installed components select it from the list and click Add Remove CameraConnect Pro Reader PREBETSEN OK Cancel Apply A warning message will ask you to confirm the removal of the CameraCon nect Pro Reader from the system Click the Yes button Remove Programs From Your Computer unlnstallS hield will remove the software CameraConnect Pro Reader from your computer Please wait while each of the following components is remo
5. require additional IRQ or DMA settings Leaves valuable system resources available for other hardware to use Provides faster digital camera image transfers to your computer so that there is no need to hook up a serial cable to your camera and wait for images to transfer Includes a printer pass through so that you don t have to disconnect your printer Eject buttons for the PCMCIA and CompactFlash slots for easy removal of cards Getting Started Before you install your CameraConnect Pro familiarize yourself with the location and appearance of your computer system s printer port connector and keyboard connector Determine if you have a PS 2 keyboard or an AT keyboard The best resource for this information is your computer system user s manual If you cant find your computer user s manual go to Appendix B Technical Refer ence at the back of this manual for help In that appendix are drawings of these connectors that might help you to identify the correct components The location of these ports change from system to system however so study the layout of your computers I O ports carefully to avoid plugging a cable into the wrong connector Connecting the CameraConnect Pro Hardware Turn off the power and unplug the power cord Although you will not be opening your computer s cover this step is necessary to prevent damage to your computer system s motherboard from insertion or removal of connectors with the p
6. ATAPI 1 21 Dual channel PCI IDE Co Add y Remove Cancel Step3 Next insert the CameraConnect Pro s installation disk into the A drive and click Have Disk Install Driver x Click the driver you want to install and then click OK 7 Ifyou have an installation disk for a driver that is not in the list click Have Disk Manufacturers SCSI Adapter Standard mass storage co IDE CD ROM ATAPI 1 2 Dual channel PCI IDE Cor Adaptec Advanced Micro Devices AMI BusLogic Compaq Have LEST i Cancel Step4 In the next dialog box be sure that A appears under Copy manufacturers files from Click Continue Install From Disk Ea Insert the manufacturer s installation disk into the drive selected and then click OK R Copy manufacturer s files from E SS Browse Step 5 Window NT will find the CameraConnect Pro driver on the disk Click OK Windows NT 4 0 will copy and install the CameraConnect Pro driver Install Driver x Click the driver you want to install and then click OK 7 Ifyou have an installation disk for a driver that is not in the list click Have Disk SCSI Adapter CameraConnect Pro Reader Windows NT Step 7 Allow Windows NT to restart the system and enable the CameraConnect Pro System Settings Change x gt j You must restart your computer before the new 7 settings will take affect Do you want
7. LD VOID THE USER S AU THORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT Notice for the European Community The product CameraConnect Pro PC805 complies with the European Directives 89 336 EEC Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC and 73 23 EEC Low Volt age Directive
8. d in the correct orientation Remember to push the card completely into the slot so that the eject button comes out To release the card press the eject button into the case This will allow the PCMCIA ATA Flash Card to be easily removed by hand The small slot in the middle of the CameraConnect Pro s front panel is used for SSFDC or SmartMedia Devices These cards are commonly used in modern digital cameras The CameraConnect Pro has the hardware necessary to automatically de Sa tect and configure itself to use these devices Figure 7 Inserting an Smart Media SSFDC Device Figure 7 shows the correct way to insert an SSFDC device into the CameraConnect Pro Notice that the gold pads are facing up If you attempt to insert the device with the gold pads facing down the device will not be recognized by the CameraConnect Pro Note Insert only one card at a time into the CameraConnect Pro If two or more cards are inserted at the same time none of them will work Formatting a Card or Smart Media SSFDC Device Although your Flash Card or SSFDC Device will probably be formatted when you purchase it there may be times when you will need to reformat it Like all other types of storage media a Flash Card or SSFDC Device must be formatted before you can store information on it This section outlines the procedure for formatting a device using your operating system and the CameraConnect Pro Note If you are using Window
9. elayed Write Data x The system was attempting to transfer file data from buffers to Device Harddisk1 Partition DC50IMG The write operation failed and only some of the data may have been written to the file The message shown above is issued by Windows NT 4 0 when a SmartMedia device is removed from the CameraConnect Pro after the copy process appeared to end The busy light had stopped flashing and the copy process looked to be finished How ever Windows NT had not finished writing to the device When using Windows NT 4 0 wait 10 seconds after the busy light stops flashing before removing a device from the CameraConnect Pro Some Common Problems When insert a card into the CameraConnect Pro nothing happens You must access the CameraConnect Pro through Windows My Computer or Win dows Explorer before you can view or copy files When I double click the Removable Drive icon in My Computer can see my picture files How do I view them with my picture program You can copy your files into your hard drive and open them from there or you can open them directly from the card Just specify the removable drive as the source for your files in your application s Open dialog box They will load directly from the CameraConnect Pro into your program When insert a SmartMedia Card into the CameraConnect Pro can t read the files Windows returns a not accessible error See Inserting Devices into the Ca
10. er Other External Devices The CameraConnect Pro will work with most external parallel devices The rule to remember is that only one peripheral device can use the printer port at any one time If you have another external device connected to the printer port make sure it is not transferring data when you are using the CameraConnect Pro Trying to use two devices at once will have unpredictable results which may include Windows becom ing non responsive making it necessary to restart your computer Using The CameraConnect Pro Utility When you load the CameraConnect Pro Drivers in Windows 95 or Windows 98 a utility program is also installed This utility provides some useful information about the CameraConnect Pro s installation parameters and the status of any cards which are installed in it The CameraConnect Pro Utility can be started from Programs menu On the Start menu click Programs click CameraConnect Pro then click CameraConnect Utility The utility will display the dialog box shown below E CameraConnect Pro Utility x PEE Parallel Port detection 5 Port address 0x378 r Reader Status and setting Reader operation Mode SPP Card Status Card Present r Card information N Card Type ATA Flash CF Card Capacity 3 584 MB Card Write protection No Figure 9 The CameraConnect Utility Screen Three sections of information are provided in the u
11. gram PRINTER PORT e PS 2 KEYBOARD CONNECTOR O lp off g ADAPTER a1gvo YALNIdd PS 2 KEYBOARD Figure 3 PS 2 Keyboard Assembly Diagram Notice how the adapter shown in Figure 1 is used in both of the keyboard connection scenarios For an AT keyboard the adapter plugs into the computer For a PS 2 keyboard the adapter plugs into the keyboard cable Step 4 After you have completed the installation of the CameraConnect Pro check your work again to verify that all the connections are correct and that each connector is firmly inserted and secure y mC Step 5 Reconnect the power cord you disconnected in step 1 and turn on the com puter Look at the front of the CameraConnect Pro during start up Do you see a green light If the green light is on and you receive no keyboard errors you have correctly installed the power tap to your keyboard Both the keyboard and printer pass through cables on the CameraConnect Pro must be attached to the proper connectors on your compute
12. hat the CameraConnect Pro s ejector button comes out Figure 5 Inserting a Compact Flash Card Sa An inserted card will not be recognized until you perform some relevant action such as reading or writing to the device When you select the CameraConnect Pro s Re movable Disk icon in My Computer your computer system s speakers will emit a tone if a card is recognized If a card is not recognized an error message will be displayed To eject a card press the ejector button into the case This will allow the Compact Flash Card to be easily removed by hand The lower slot is designed to accept PCMCIA ATA Flash Cards It will not work with any other type of Flash Card such as Linear Flash Cards or with non flash PCMCIA cards The reader does not recognize SCSI Cards Modem Cards SRAM Cards Network Cards or other non ATA Flash cards If you attempt to access these cards a device not ready error message will be displayed With certain types of PCMCIA cards the system will cease responding altogether ATA type Flash Cards will not be recognized until you read or write to the device When you select the CameraConnect Pro in My Computer your computer system will sound a beep if the card is recognized Figure 6 illustrates the proper insertion of these devices in the lower slot Figure 6 Inserting a PCMCIA ATA Flash Card Like CompactFlash cards PCMCIA ATA Cards are also polarized and can only be inserte
13. meraConnect Pro for the correct way to insert an SSFDC device When I copy files from the CameraConnect Pro my printer pauses printing for a few seconds When you access the CameraConnect Pro be sure no other device is using the printer port See Using The CameraConnect Pro With Other Parallel Port Devices for help When I try to use a card formatted by a computer running Windows NT 4 0 my camera reformats it Do not format cards in Windows NT 4 0 Cards formatted in Windows NT 4 0 will not be readable in other operating systems and may be automatically reformatted by certain cameras and other devices installed the CameraConnect Pro in my office system but it is not listed as a drive in My Computer If you are connected to a network be sure you have enough drive letters assigned to your system See your MIS department or System Administrator for help in modify ing your lastdrive statement yp The CameraConnect Pro will not install No Drive Letter Assigned You may not have enough drive letters available to your system In Windows 95 or Windows 98 right click the My Computer icon on the desktop and choose Proper ties from the menu that appears In the System Properties window click on the Device Manager tab Double click the Disk Drives icon in the device tree to show what drives are installed in the system Click once on Parallel Flash Drive to select it then click Properties to display the Properties Wi
14. ndow Now click the Settings tab to access the drive letter information The information below should be displayed At the bottom of the window there will be an option selection box for Reserved drive letters Click once on the Start drive letter box as shown in the picture The start drive letter must be greater than the total number of disk drives and CD ROM drives in your system After you have set the start drive letter set the End drive letter to Z Restart your system and check My Computer Your CameraConnect Pro should be listed as a Removable Drive Parallel Flash Drive Properties 121x General E Parallel Flash Drive Target ID 0 Firmware revision 3 00 Logical unit number 0 Options M Disconnect VW Removable VW Syne data transfer F Int 13 unit TT Auto insert notification Current drive letter assignment P Reserved drive letters Start drive letter T End drive letter Cancel Note Never select Int 13 unit Your system will stop responding You may need to do a clean installation of the CameraConnect Pro software in your system See Appendix A for instructions on how to uninstall the software When the softwaere has been uninstalled remove the parallel port from the Device Manager listing it can be found under the heading Ports Shut down rather than restart your computer then turn it back on again and reinstall the software p The green light
15. nse Agreement Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement Sl utility programs and drivers belong to Actiontec Electronics Inc a Any duplicating of part or all files is inhibited All Rights are reserved Actiontec Electronics Inc 1269 Innsbruck Dr Sunnyvale CA94089 Do you accept all the terms of the preceding License Agreement If you choose No Setup will close To install CameraConnect Pro Reader 1 1 you must accept this agreement lt Back Yes No Step 4 The Choose Destination Location dialog box will appear next suggesting a folder where the drivers will be installed Click Next to install in the location displayed or click Browse to pick a different location Choose Destination Location Ea Setup will install CameraConnect Pro Reader 1 1 in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder You can choose not to install CameraConnect Pro Reader 1 1 by clicking Cancel to exit Setup Destination Folder C CameraConnect Pro Reader 1 1 Browse Cancel lt Back Step 5 The installation program will ask you to confirm the destination folder Click Next to continue Select Program Folder x Setup will add program icons to the Program Folder listed below You may type a new folder name or select one from the existing Folders list Click Next to continue Pr
16. ogram Folders CameraConnect Pro Reader 1 1 Existing Folders Adobe Acrobat America Online ATI Multimedia Internet Explorer Microsoft Works Netcom Netcomplete Online Services StartUp y lt Back Cancel Step 6 When the file has been copied to the location you specified earlier click Finish to restart your computer and enable the software Setup Complete Setup has finished copying files to your computer Before you can use the program you must restart Windows or your computer No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup Windows NT 4 0 Step 1 On the Windows taskbar click Start On the Start menu click Settings then click Control Panel Double click on SCSI Adapters J Control Panel OF x File Edit View Help a x ER i Ss 3 Accessibility Add Remove Console Date Time Devices Dial Up Options Programs Monitor Es 73 u e a a EES 3 3 Display Fonts Internet Keyboard Mail Microsoft Mail Postoffice D 7 sg a Modems Mouse Multimedia Network ODBC PC Card PCMCIA wa o F Ports Printers Regional Services Settings a m a E Add Flemove SCSI A and view E m h Step2 Click the Drivers tab to bring it to the front then click the Add button SCSI Adapters EES Devices Drivers gt Installed SCSI Adapter drivers are listed below IDE CD ROM
17. other drive that appears in My Computer Remember however that the CameraConnect Pro will not detect a card placed in one of the slots until you access the device through its drive letter Once the Camera Connect Pro is accessed it will read the information on the card and display the files on screen It will not automatically detect a card when one is inserted or removed In this way the CameraConnect Pro behaves in much the same way as your floppy disk drive Because it does not remain in its active state all the time the CameraConnect Pro to coexist with other peripherals on the parallel port See Using the CameraConnect Pro with Other Parallel Port Devices for help Using The CameraConnect Pro With Other Parallel Port Devices The CameraConnect Pro s driver and utility program allow it to share the system printer port with other devices However this does not mean that the other devices can or will share the printer port Granted the parallel port is designed for printers and there is usually only one printer installed at a time With this in mind printer manufacturers usually are not concerned with any additional non printing devices that might be installed on a parallel port Listed below are some guidelines for using the CameraConnect Pro with other peripherals attached to your parallel port Printers The CameraConnect Pro will coexist with most printers available on the market today This is also true of older outda
18. ower on Step 1 If your computer is on shut it down turn off the power and unplug the power cord Step 2 Find the keyboard adapter included in the CameraConnect Pro package This device allows you to use the CameraConnect Pro in a system with either an AT or PS 2 keyboard The following drawing illustrates this de vice AT CONNECTOR PS 2 CONNECTOR 5 PIN DIN MALE 6 PIN MINI DIN FEMALE mm ADAPTER Figure 1 Keyboard Adapter Step3 Find the port where your keyboard is connected to your computer Make a note of the location of this port then unplug the keyboard cable If you have an AT keyboard see Figure 2 If you have a PS 2 keyboard see Figure 3 In both cases the connection of the CameraConnect Pro to the printer port is the same y PRINTER PORT o AT KEYBOARD CONNECTOR a1avo UY3LNIUd zu X 3 J J AT KEYBOARD Figure 2 AT Keyboard Assembly Dia
19. pendix B Technical Reference External Port Connectors 0000000000000 0000000000020 Figure 10 Printer LPT Port Connector Front View ons Figure 11 AT Keyboard Connector Front View Figure 12 PS 2 Keyboard Connector Front View Notices Declaration of Conformity 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 installa tion This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful inter ference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio and television reception the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CAUTION CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE COU
20. r If you do not see a green light on the front of the CameraConnect Pro turn off the power and check the method you used to connect your keyboard and the keyboard adapter Installing the Driver and Utility Software Windows 95 or 98 Step 1 Close any applications you may have running Insert the installation disk into your computers floppy disk drive On the Windows taskbar click Start On the Start menu click Settings then click Run In the window that appears type A setup exe and press ENTER Step 2 The setup utility will display its welcome screen Click Next aConnect Pro Reader 1 1 Setup AT Pro Reader 11 Welcome to the CameraConnect Pro Reader 1 1 Setup program This program will install CameraConnect Pro Reader 1 1 on your computer It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any Portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law ey tres Step3 The setup utility will display the software license agreement You must click Yes to continue Software License Agreement Ea Please read the following Lice
21. rence s seecccsseeeeeeeenseeeeeeeeneneeseeneees 28 NOUCCS aio A E ta Be a De ns 29 Proprietary Notice and Disclaimer Unless otherwise noted this document and the information herein disclosed are pro prietary to Actiontec Electronics Inc Any person or entity to whom this document is furnished or who otherwise has possession thereof by acceptance agrees that it will not be copied or reproduced in whole or in part nor used in any manner except to meet the purposes for which it was delivered The information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Actiontec Although Actiontec will make every effort to inform users of substantive errors Actiontec disclaims all liability for any loss or damage resulting from the use of this document or any hardware or software described herein including without limitation contingent special or incidental li ability Note PC AT and PS 2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation Windows 95 Windows 98 and Win dows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Inc SmartMedia is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation Cam eraConnect and CameraConnect Pro are trademarks of Actiontec Electronics Inc y Introduction The CameraConnect Pro allows your desktop system to use the same PCMCIA and CompactFlash storage technology as most notebook and palmtop computers It also provides a convenient way to transfer data from Digital Cameras that use ATA
22. s NT format cards using the Windows NT FAT option Otherwise the card may be unreadable by a computer running a non Windows NT operating system Step 1 To format a device using the CameraConnect Pro first insert the card into the correct slot Refer to Figure 5 6 or 7 depending on the type of card you are using for the proper orientation of the card when inserting it into the CameraConnect Pro Remember that ATA Flash Cards and Compact Flash Cards are designed so that they will not go completely into the slot if inserted upside down Smart Media SSFDC cards must be inserted with the gold pads facing up as shown in Figure 7 If you insert this type of card with the gold pads facing down the card will not be recog nized by the CameraConnect Pro m Step 2 Double click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop as shown below la My Computer My Briefcase a I Network Neighborhood Inbox ING ds Recycle Bin Step 3 The CameraConnect Pro will be identified as a Removable Drive and a drive letter will be assigned to it in My Computer Click on its Removable Drive icon to select it as shown below Do not double click the icon My Computer Al ES File Edit View Help 3 gt 8 amp 3 Floppy A C Nt5_1859 E Dial Up Networking 5 Control Panel Printers 1 object s selected YA Step 4 From the File menu choose Format My Computer lolx Edit View Help Open gt
23. ted printers like 9 pin dot matrix printers Newer printers with enhanced capabilities may include memory resident programs which run in the background These programs can be recognized by looking to the Windows Taskbar in the lower right hand corner of the desktop screen An icon will be visible that shows the program is active A Start g 10 30AM Figure 8 Windows Taskbar p Some resident programs may be shown as minimized applications on the taskbar These programs constantly interrogate the printer port and can prevent the Camera Connect Pro from operating Printers that have residant programs are generally mul tifunction inkjet printers that have faxing and scanning functions Some laser print ers may also include this type of resident program They monopolize the port making it unavailable to other applications In order to use the CameraConnect Pro with these printers you will need to close the resident printer program Locate the program s icon in the lower right hand corner of the Windows desktop screen See Figure 9 Click once on the icon There will be an option to close or exit on the menu that appears Click once on either of these listings and the program should close If you want to use the advanced features of your printer after you have copied the files from your Flash Card you can reactivate the printer s resident program through the Start Programs menu It will be listed in your printer s program fold
24. tility s dialog box The first block gives PC Parallel Port detection information The port address indicates which LPT Port the CameraConnect Pro is connected to The default LPT addresses are listed below 0x378 LPT1 0x278 LPT2 0x3BC LPT3 p The Reader Status and Setting block shows the CameraConnect Pro s current opera tional mode as well as indicating if a card is present or the sockets are empty The parallel port modes displayed are SPP standard PS 2 simple bidirectional EPP enhanced parallel port and ECP extended capabilities port The PS 2 listing will be shown by a system with a bidirectional printer port configured in standard mode SPP mode is a standard unidirectional printer port EPP and ECP are the two other modes for parallel ports EPP mode is the preferred setting for the CameraConnect Pro Your printer port mode can be configured through your system BIOS setup utility See your computer system user s manual for information on setting your printer port mode through the system BIOS setup Note Setting your printer port to EPP or ECC EPP mode will also facilitate the best transfer speeds in most cases The Card Information block will show the type of card inserted SmartMedia or ATA Flash CF its size in Megabytes and if write protection is enabled The card you have may not offer this feature and the Card Write protection area will always show No Remember that the utility screen
25. to restart your computer now No If you had difficulty with the procedure above place the installation disk in the A drive On the Start menu click Run then type a setup exe and click OK Follow the on screen instructions Using the CameraConnect Pro Front Panel Functions Compact Flash Compact Flash 7 die j ower Indicator Eject Button 7 Green 4 ee O Busy Indicator SSFDC Socket PCMCIA PCMCIA Socket Eject Button Figure 4 Front Panel Arrangement Figure 4 shows the front panel layout of the CameraConnect Pro There are two indicator LEDs three slots and two eject buttons The indicator lights display the power on and device busy states of the reader The green LED indicates that the unit has power and is ready to function The amber LED shows that data is being read from or written to the device If the unit is prop erly connected the green light should always be on The busy or amber LED light is on only when the device is accessing a card placed in the CameraConnect Pro Inserting Devices into the CameraConnect Pro The upper slot is designed to accept CompactFlash Association compliant flash cards These storage devices are primarily used in digital cameras and Personal Digital As sistants PDAs Figure 5 illustrates the proper method of inserting these devices into the upper slot Remember to push the card completely into the slot so t
26. ved Shared program files Standard program files Folder items Program folders Program directories AS ERS SS Program registry entries POnonnadda Ap After the files have been removed click OK p Windows NT 4 0 Step 1 On the Start menu click Settings then click Control Panel In Control Panel double click on SCSI Adapters Control Panel BEES File Edit View Help MS 12 dl HE E es B Accessibility Add Remove Console Date Time Devices Dial Up Options Programs Monitor y F pes ee Y 1 Ce Y Y Display Fonts Internet Keyboard Mail Microsoft Mail Postoffice g S a BD d U 3 P Modems Mouse Multimedia Network ODBC PC Card PCMCIA a y th E Printers Regional Services 2 Ports Settings sa Add Remove SCSI adapters and view their properties sl 4 Step2 Click on the Drivers tab In the list click to select CameraConnect Pro Reader Then click Remove SCSI Adapters 21x Devices Drivers gt Installed SCSI Adapter drivers are listed below Started Started CameraConnect Pro Reader Windows NT IDE CD ROM ATAPI 1 2 Dual channel PCI IDE Co Add Hemovey Cancel Step3 A warning message will ask you to confirm the removal of the CameraCon nect Pro Reader from the system Click the Yes button Step 4 The driver will be removed from your system Click Cancel y Ap
27. will not automatically update when you insert or remove a card from one of the CameraConnect Pro s slots If you insert or remove a card be sure to click on the Refresh button to update the screen Error Messages and Troubleshooting This section lists some common error messages and operational problems that might be encountered when using the CameraConnect Pro and offers suggestions for their correction If you have difficulties when trying to share the printer port with several external devices it is suggested that you obtain a separate parallel port card for some of your devices Generally two external parallel port peripherals can share the same port with little difficulty but if there are three four or five external devices on one printer port problems are much more likely The only solution in this case is to remove as many devices as possible and move them to a separate printer port Some Common Error Messages DA x x D 1 is not accessible The parameter is incorect Cancel The above error message is likely to be issued when the card placed in the Camera Connect Pro is not recognized This message can also be seen when there is no card in the CameraConnect Pro Likely causes are The card is not formatted has no CIS Card Information Structure or the card is not an ATA Flash Card the Camera Connect Pro will only operate with ATA Flash Compact Flash or SmartMedia de vices i System Process Lost D
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