Sony MSAC-US20 User manual

3-078-320-22 (1)

Memory Stick USB

Reader/Writer

2002 Sony Corporation

MSAC-US20

Operating Instructions Mode d’emploi

Bedienungsanleitung Istruzioni per l’uso

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Manual de instrucciones

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ИНСТРУКЦИЯ ПО ЭКСПЛУАТАЦИИ

使用說明書

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English

Before operating the unit, please read this instructions thoroughly, and

retain it for future reference.

Notice

If static electricity or electromagnetism causes data transfer to

discontinue midway (fail), restart the application or disconnect and

connect the USB cable again.

•“Memory Stick,” “OpenMG,” “SonicStage,” “MagicGate Memory Stick,”

“Memory Stick PRO,” “Memory Stick Duo,” “MagicGate” and are

trademarks of Sony Corporation.

•Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in

the United States and/or other countries.

•MMX Pentium is registered trademark or trademark of Intel Corporation.

•Adobe, Acrobat, Acrobat Reader are registered trademarks or trademarks of

Adobe Systems, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

•Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. in

the United States and/or other countries.

•All other trademarks and registered trademarks or trademarks of their

respective holders.

Furthermore “™” and “®” are not mentioned in each case in this manual.

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Table of contents

Before You Begin

About the operating instructions ....................................................................... 3

Checking the supplied accessories..................................................................... 4

Parts identification ............................................................................................... 4

How to Use

Installing the software on your computer ........................................................ 5

Installing the “SonicStage” software on your computer ................................ 7

Connecting this unit to your computer ............................................................. 8

Disconnecting the unit from your computer .................................................... 9

How to Use (When using Macintosh) ............................................................. 10

Other Information

Troubleshooting.................................................................................................. 11

System requirements.......................................................................................... 12

Specifications....................................................................................................... 14

BBefore You Begin

About the operating instructions

Using the Operating Instructions on the CD-

ROM (When Using Windows)

The supplied CD-ROM contains more detailed Operating Instructions

(PDF file).

For details on how to use this unit, see these Operating Instructions.

Acrobat Reader from Adobe Systems Incorporated is required to view PDF

files.

For details on how to use Acrobat Reader, see the online Help manual for

Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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Checking the supplied accessories

•Memory Stick USB Reader/Writer (1)

•Special USB cable 1.0 m (1)

•Special USB cable 10 cm (1)

•CD-ROM for Windows

MSAC-US20 DISK1 [ENGLISH/FRENCH] (1)

MSAC-US20 DISK2 [GERMAN/ITALIAN] (1)

PNote

Select the CD-ROM which contains the language you prefer, when installing

“SonicStage”.

*The CD-ROM contains the following software programs.

•Device Driver Software

•“SonicStage” Ver. 1.5

•Memory Stick Formatter Ver. 2.1

•Operating Instructions (PDF file)

The operating instructions (PDF file) in DISK1 and DISK2 are the same.

The data of Operating Instructions for this unit (PDF file) is MSAC-

US20Manual_ENG_CE.pdf

•Operating Instructions for this unit (1)

Parts identification

On the special USB cable

A connector:This is plugged into the USB jack on the computer. Any of

the jacks can be used if the computer is provided with

multiple USB jacks.

Mini-B connector:This is plugged into the USB jack on this unit.

PNotes

•The access lamp lights while the “Memory Stick” is being accessed. Never

remove the “Memory Stick,” turn off the computer, or unplug the USB cable,

etc., while the access lamp is on. The data on the “Memory Stick” could be

destroyed.

•When disconnecting the USB cable, do not hold it by its cable; hold it by its

connector.

USB jack A connector Mini-B

connector

Access lamp

USB jack

*Serial number

(7-digit number on the backside of this unit)

How to Use

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BHow to Use

Installing the software on your

computer

PNote

Be sure to install the supplied software before you connect this unit to your

computer.

Do not perform the installation while this unit is connected to your computer.

Restart your computer when installation is completed, and then connect this

unit to your computer.

Installing the device driver on your computer

PNote

Simultaneously with the installation of the device driver, the “Memory Stick

Formatter” and the operating instructions (PDF file) are also installed on your

computer.

1Turn on your computer.

At this point, do not connect this unit to your computer.

Close all running applications.

To install the device driver when you are using Windows 2000 or XP,

you must log on with Administrator rights.

2Insert the supplied CD-ROM (MSAC-US20 DISK1 or MSAC-US20

DISK2) into the CD-ROM drive on your computer.

The Installer launcher starts up automatically.

To install a driver, click the [Driver] button in the menu.

3Carefully read the License Agreement, and then click the

[Agree] button.

When you click the [Agree] button, installation of the driver starts.

4After this, install the driver and the “Memory Stick Formatter”

as prompted on the screen.

To use “Memory Stick Formatter”, select [Start] – [Programs] –

[Memory Stick Utility] – [Memory Stick Formatter].

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Installing the software on your computer

(continued)

5Following this, installation of the operating instructions (PDF

file) is performed automatically.

When installation of the operating instructions is completed, the

application selection screen returns.

To end installation of the software at this point, click [Exit].

If you do so, “SonicStage” is not installed.

To view the operating instructions, select [Start] – [Programs] – [Sony

Memory Stick Reader Writer] – [MSAC-US20 Instructions].

PNote

Acrobat Reader from Adobe Systems Incorporated is required for viewing

the operating instructions (PDF file).

How to Use

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Installing the “SonicStage” software on

your computer

1Do as follows to install “SonicStage”.

Click the [SonicStage] button in the menu.

2Carefully read the License Agreement, and then click the

[Agree] button.

When you click the [Agree] button, installation of “SonicStage” starts.

3After this, install “SonicStage” as prompted on the screen.

Restart your computer when installation is completed.

PNotes

•Be sure to connect this unit to your computer after you restart the

computer.

•Precautions for installing the “SonicStage” software

Sometimes, the installation may stop.

If this occurs, move installation screen aside and see if a message box

has appeared.

Click [Yes] to continue installation.

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Connecting this unit to your computer

PNote

Be sure to install the supplied software before you connect this unit to your

computer. Restart your computer following installation.

1Firmly insert the Mini-B connector of the USB cable into the

USB jack on this unit as far as it will go.

2Plug the A connector of the USB cable into a USB jack on your

computer.

•The “Found New Hardware Wizard” starts up and installation of

the driver begins. Depending on the OS, the driver installation may

take place automatically.

•When using a computer with multiple USB jacks, do not connect

other devices, with the exception of a standard mouse and keyboard,

to USB jacks at the same time as this unit. When using a desktop

computer, use a USB jack on the main unit of the computer.

3Select “Install software automatically [Recommended]”, and

click [Next].

4When you click [Finish], installation is completed.

You can now start using this unit.

How to Use

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Disconnecting the unit from your

computer

– For customers using Windows Me/Windows 2000/Windows XP –

Perform the procedure described below before disconnecting the USB

cable from the computer.

Customers using Windows 98SE do not need to perform this procedure.

1Click the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” icon in the task tray in

the lower right corner of the screen.

2Click “Safely remove Sony Memory Stick USB Reader/Writer

(MSAC-US20)-Drive (F:)”.

*The drive letter “(F:)”, etc. differs with the computer used.

3[“Sony Memory Stick USB Reader/Writer (MSAC-US20) can be

safely removed.”] is displayed.

In this condition, you can safely remove this unit from your computer.

PNote

The indications may be different depending on the OS that you are using.

PNotes

•When you just want to remove the “Memory Stick” from this unit, the

procedure described above is not required.

•Do not remove the “Memory Stick” from this unit while the access lamp is

blinking. Data on the “Memory Stick” could be corrupted.

• When you carry out this operation, this unit is not recognized by your

camputer. To make this unit recognize again, disconnect the USB cable from

your computer and connect the USB cable to your computer again.

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How to Use (When using Macintosh)

You can use the driver provided as a standard feature of the OS.

Operate as described in the following.

This unit can be used on your computer.

1Turn on your computer.

2Insert “Memory Stick” to this unit and connect the USB jack on

this unit with a USB jack on the computer main unit using the

special USB cable supplied.

See page 8 for how to connect this unit and your computer.

3Driver installation starts automatically and the driver is

installed on the computer.

4When driver installation is completed, a Memory Stick icon

appears on the desktop and this unit can now be used.

PNote

Memory Stick icon is not displayed on the desktop when “Memory Stick” is not

inserted to this unit.

Removing this unit from your computer or removing

“Memory Stick” from this unit.

1Close the software used by this unit.

2Confirm that the access lamp is off.

3Drag the Memory Stick icon to the Trash icon.

Alternatively, place the Memory Stick icon in the selected state and

select “Eject” from the “Special” menu in the upper left of the screen.

4Remove this unit from your computer or remove “Memory

Stick” from this unit.

PNotes

•Do not remove the “Memory Stick” from this unit while the access lamp is

blinking. Data on the ”Memory Stick” could be corrupted.

•Removing this unit or the “Memory Stick” in this unit without performing the

operations above may cause damage to the “Memory Stick.” Sony will not be

liable for any damage caused as a result of not following the instructions

above.

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