SimpleTech SmartMedia (SM) Card/Adapter manual

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    Docum ent#: 61600- 00044-001.p df Page 1 of 7 05/15/02 SimpleTech SmartMedia (SM) Card/Adapter User Guide Contents Introduction Installation Requirements Installing the Smar tMedia Flash Card A. Digital Camer as/MP3 Playe rs/Dig ital Camcorde rs/Printe rs B. PC Computer s /PDA (Handhel d Device, Palmtop) 1) Attaching the SmartMedia Flash Card to th[...]

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    SimpleTech SmartMedia Card User Guide Docum ent#: 61600- 00044-001.p df Page 2 of 7 05/15/02 Installation Requirements The following are the minimum requirements for u sing the SmartMedia Flash Card: • A host (e.g ., a computer or other dev ices such as dig ital camera, MP3 Audio Player/Recorder, PDA that uses SmartMedia Flash Cards as a s torage[...]

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    SimpleTech SmartMedia Card User Guide Docum ent#: 61600- 00044-001.p df Page 3 of 7 05/15/02 B. PC Computers /PDA (Handheld Device, Palmtop) If you are plann ing to use the SmartMedia card in the PC Card sl ot of your PDA/Computer, y ou would need to insert the SmartMedia card in th e PC Card adapter. Please refer to Att aching the SmartMedia Flash[...]

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    SimpleTech SmartMedia Card User Guide Docum ent#: 61600- 00044-001.p df Page 4 of 7 05/15/02 Windows NT 3.5.1/ Win N T 4.0 Windows NT 3.5.1/ 4.0 does not suppor t Plug n’ Pl ay. You mus t plug th e SmartMedia Fl ash Car d into the s ocket before st arting Wi ndows NT 3.5.1/ 4.0. 1. Before starting Windo ws NT 3.5.1/ 4.0, p lug the SmartMedia Flas[...]

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    SimpleTech SmartMedia Card User Guide Docum ent#: 61600- 00044-001.p df Page 5 of 7 05/15/02 • If your computer has an eject button on the socket, press the bu tton to release the SmartMedia Flash Card. Then , pull the SmartMedia Flash Card from the s ocket, OR • If your computer does not have an eject button on the socket, carefully pull the S[...]

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    SimpleTech SmartMedia Card User Guide Docum ent#: 61600- 00044-001.p df Page 6 of 7 05/15/02 SmartMedia C ard (SSFDC) Specifications ORDERING INFORMATION (SimpleTech SmartMedia Flash Part Nu mbers) SmartMedia Car d P/N Capacity • ST I-SM3/128 ....... ........ ........ ........ ............ ........ ........ .... 128 MBy tes • ST I-SM3/64...... [...]

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    SimpleTech SmartMedia Card User Guide Docum ent#: 61600- 00044-001.p df Page 7 of 7 05/15/02 insert the SmartMedia card, rem ove the card, turn it upside down and reins ert the card. In w indows OS, the card will show up as a drive letter under " My Computer". In Apple OS, the card will sho w up as an icon. Technic al Support If you exper[...]