Belkin F5U512-MAC manual

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    P73472-A F5U512-MAC Fir eW ir e Car dBus Adapter f or Macintosh P73472-A-F5U512-MAC-US-man.qxd 12/5/00 3:14 PM Page 1[...]

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    Thank you for purchasing the Belkin Fir eWire Car dBus Adapter . Now you can add two 400Mbps FireWir e ports to your Apple PowerBook ® computer and enjoy the blazing speed and convenient Plug-and-Play operation of next-generation FireWir e devices. Features • T wo 6-pin 400Mbps Fir eWire ports • Auxiliary power connector (for use with some bus[...]

  • Page 3

    Introduction and System Requir ements (continued) 4 Hardwar e Installation 5 Strata VideoShop 4.5.1 Minimum Recommended System Requirements • 300MHz G3 processor • 64 Megabytes RAM • Mac ® OS 8.6 • 200 Megabytes free har d-disk space Package Contents • Belkin FireWir e CardBus Adapter • Dual 6-pin FireWir e adapter • 4-pin to 6-pin F[...]

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    Software Installation (continued) 7 Software Installation 6 CardBus Enabler Installation 1. Insert the Belkin Softwar e Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Launch the Belkin CardBus Installer . 3. Y ou must now select the desired install location. Choose the hard disk that contains your active Mac OS system folder . Click "Install"[...]

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    Software Installation (continued) 8 Software Installation (continued) 9 2. Select “Sear ch Release Name for” in Step 1, and enter “FireWir e” in the dialog box. Enter the desired language in the Language Choice dialog box then click “Search”. 3. Select Fir eWire version 2.4 if you ar e using Mac OS 8.6. Select FireWir e version 2.5 if y[...]

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    11 Software Installation (continued) Software Installation (continued) 10 4. Choose to download either the "MacBinary", or "Binhex" version of the file. If you are unsur e about which version to choose, scroll down to the bottom of the Softwar e Download page and click the link under the Installation Instructions section. 5. Whe[...]

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    13 12 Software Installation (continued) Software Installation (continued) 2. Read License Agreement and click "Accept" to continue. 3. The V ideoShop “Read Me” file will now be displayed. Click "Continue". 4. Select the desired install location then click "Install". 5. Make sur e the installer is the only applicati[...]

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    FCC Statement DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMP A TIBILITY W e, Belkin Components, of 501 W est Walnut Str eet, Compton CA 90220, declare under our sole responsibility that the pr oduct: F5U512-MAC to which this declaration relates: Complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two co[...]

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    Belkin Components B.V . Diamantlaan 8 • 2132 WV Hoofddorp • The Netherlands T el: +31 (0) 235698765 Fax: +31 (0) 235612694 Belkin Components, Ltd. Unit 13 • Gatelodge Close • Round Spinney Northampton • Northants • NN3 8RX • United Kingdom T el: +44 (0) 1604678300 Fax: +44 (0) 1604678330 Belkin Components 501 W est W alnut Street Comp[...]