Sima Products USB-101 manual

Hitch USB Transfer Device Model USB-101 To register your product, v i sit us at: www.gethitch.com[...]

USB-101 User m anual Introduction Page 2 Congratulations an d than k you for purchasin g the Hitch™ USB transfer devi ce from Sima Products Corpo ratio n . This product is a designed to provide power while transferring data between two USB Mass Stor age Class complaint devices -- without the need for a PC. The user can also transfer PTP digital c[...]

USB-101 User m anual Introduction Page 3 Table of Contents Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 2 Hitch™ Features ............................................................................................................ 5 Package Includes ...........[...]

USB-101 User m anual Introduction Page 4 FCC NOTICE TO USERS The system may cause interference t o a TV or radio even when it is operating properly. To determine whether the system is causi ng the interference, turn it off. If the interference goes away, the syste m is causing th e interference. This equipment has been teste d and found to comply w[...]

USB-101 User m anual Introduction Page 5 Hitch ™ Features - Copy data (files or folders) between any two Mass Storage Devices without a compute r - Delete data (files or folders) on any Mass Storage Device with out a comp uter - User selectable copy de stination lo cation - Uses Linux 2.4.31 operating syste m - Compliant with OTG supplement Rev. [...]

USB-101 User m anual Getting Started Page 6 Front p anel drawings Front panel controls 1. Here/There USB device indicators - indicate that a recognized device is connected to the Here or There port and is being viewed on the display 2. HERE/THERE button Retreats through the active menu tree or toggles the display bet ween Here and There devices 3. [...]

USB-101 User m anual Getting Started Page 7 Side and top p anel drawings Top Panel 1. 5V DC adapter input 2. Power Button – Press and hold for 3 sec. to turn on. Press to turn off Side panel 1. USB connection 1 2 1[...]

USB-101 User m anual Getting Started Page 8 Getting S t arted Power up Step 1 – Power Up Press and hold the POWER button on the top of the unit for 3 sec. to po we r up your Hitc h TM unit. You will see the start-up screen for about 15 seconds, follow ed by the Settings menu on the LCD screen. Pre ss the SELECT button to advance to the Main Menu.[...]

USB-101 User m anual Getting Started Page 9 Step 2 – Check your software version Turn the scroll wheel to clockwise to scroll down to the bottom of the main menu to high ligh t the About menu. Press the SELECT button. The s oftware version number will be displayed on the top lin e. Please note the software ver s ion th at your Hitch TM unit is ru[...]

USB-101 User m anual Transferring Files Page 10 Hitch mode - transferring files After successfully power ing up t h e H i t c h TM un it, you are re ady to connect two devices and transf er files. To transfer files between devices, y ou must c onnect two devices eq uipped wit h USB dev ice connec tors to the H i t c h TM unit. File tran sfers fall [...]

USB-101 User m anual Transferring Files Page 11 Connecting USB devices Connect a “Here” device… 1. Connect one end of the USB conn ector into the device that you want to transfer fro m. 2. Connect the other end into the Here side of t h e H i t c h TM u n i t . I t will scan your device and display the root directory tree on the scre en, as i[...]

USB-101 User m anual Transferring Files Page 12 Transferring Files The Hitch TM unit can transfer all of the folders, individual folders with multiple files or individual files from your device. To select files for trans fer: 1. Press the HERE/THERE (< >) button to select the Here device. T he appropriat e icon at the top of the unit will lig[...]

USB-101 User m anual Transferring Files Page 13 To verify that the files have transferred successfully: 1. Press the HERE/THERE (< >) button and select the There device. 2. Scroll down to the hitch folder 3. Press the SEL ECT button to open the fol der. 4. Select the folder named sav_0001 an d pr ess the SELECT button. 5. You will see the fil[...]

USB-101 User m anual Transferring Files Page 14 The following chart illustrates transfer times for typical files USB 2.0 High Speed Tr ans fe r times Song 4 MB 5 sec Album 15 songs 80 sec Video 30 mi n 3 min Video 2 hrs 12 min Note : Use the AC adapter w hen your file trans fer will exceed the battery life o f the Hitch TM unit. ( 1- 4 hours). Also[...]

USB-101 User m anual Transferring Files Page 15 Music Mode – transferring music files The Hitch TM unit can also transfer m u sic, photo and video fil es between two m edia players incl uding Apple iPods* . We call this Music Mode . Music Mode is a special mode that places transferred music files into the Artist, Album & Song database format [...]

USB-101 User m anual Transferring Files Page 16 Connect to the Here side 1. Connect the USB end of one iPod* cable into the Here side of the Hitch TM unit. 2. Connect the iPod* end of your cable into your iPod*. 3. The Hitch TM unit will read the iPod* database. When finished the Here icon and arrow will be lit. 4. The screen will display the Artis[...]

USB-101 User m anual Transferring Files Page 17 To view the music database i n the There iPod*, Press the HERE/THERE (< > ) button, select one of the music folders and press the SELECT button. Now, return to the Here de vice by pressing the HERE/THERE (< >) button. Transferring a Music file 1. To select a song to transfer, turn the scro[...]

USB-101 User m anual Transferring Files Page 18 As the file is transferring, a progress screen will be displayed. When complete a Copy Complete screen will also be displayed. Scroll down to continue and press the SELECT button. The song yo u have transfe rred can no w be recognized by and play ed on the receiving iPod*. To verify that the files hav[...]

USB-101 User m anual Transferring Files Page 19 After completing all of you r file transfers, you can remove the iPod*s. To remove the There iPod*: 1. Press the SELECT button. 2. Scroll down to the “Rem ove There” option and 3. Press the SELECT button. The screen will prompt y ou to “Unplu g there”. 4. Disconnect the iPod* cab le from the T[...]

USB-101 User m anual Transferring Files Page 20 Updating with iTunes* After transfe rring musi c to an iPod*, y ou can synchr onize the databa se in your iPod* with the database in iTunes* . To sync up with iTunes* files: Open iTunes* on your co mputer. Connect your iPod* to your co mputer. iT unes* will load your iPod* and synch the iTunes* librar[...]

USB-101 User m anual Transferring Files Page 21 You must add the iTunes * music folder (with files transferred by the Hitch TM unit) to your iTunes* m usic library. iTunes* will autom atically update your music library with new music. It will not make copies of existin g music files. To add the iTunes* m usic folder: 1. Select Add Folder 2. High l [...]

USB-101 User m anual Specifications Page 22 Optional Features Run User Program Run User Program will run user applications compiled specifically for the Hitch TM . One ma jor use of this feature is to execute the ap plication necessary to update the firmware on your H itch TM un it. After installing the user program according to instructio ns on pa[...]

USB-101 User m anual Specifications Page 23 Upon completing the f ile transfer, the Hitch TM unit will proceed to shut itself down. Yo u will see a Shutting down countdown screen after which the unit will power off. When powered up, the Hitch TM u n it will have the new firmware or pr ogram installed.[...]

USB-101 User m anual Specifications Page 24 Backlight Setting (Hitch Mode) To adjust the backlight setting for the Hitch TM unit, use the scroll wheel to select the Backlight S etting menu from the Main menu. To enter the Ba cklight Setting menu Press the SELECT button. Use the scroll wheel to select the backlight setting you desire. Always OFF –[...]

USB-101 User m anual Specifications Page 25 Idle Power Off (Hitch Mode) To adjust the duration of time which your Hitch TM unit will sit idle before powering off choose from the settings in the Idle Power Off menu. To enter t he Idle Power Off menu, scroll down throug h the Main m enu and Select Idle Power Off . Press the SELECT button. Use the scr[...]

USB-101 User m anual Specifications Page 26 The Here/ There button per f o rm s several functions. Note: You can onl y enter the Here/There (< >) menu when no devices are attach ed to the Hitch TM unit TAP:SWAP In this mode, the Here/There button toggles between the Here and There de vices. TAP:BACK, HOLD:SWAP Tapping the Here/ There butto n [...]

USB-101 User m anual Specifications Page 27 Install User File (Hitch Mode) You can upgra de firmware for Hitc h TM units by downloadi ng the latest version fr om our we bsite – www.gethitch.com . You can also download ot her programs to run on the Hitch TM unit. To download firm ware upgrades for Hitch TM products: 1. Go to www.gethitch.com and d[...]

USB-101 User m anual Specifications Page 28 Remove User File (Hitch Mode) Remove User File is use d to remove ol d versions of firmware and other program s that have been installe d on the Hitch TM unit. To remove a user installed file: 1. Go to the Main Menu in Hitch TM m ode. 2. Scroll down to the Remove User File m enu. Press the SELECT button. [...]

USB-101 User m anual Specifications Page 29 Here/There View (Music mode) Here/There View will change the mode that is displayed on the sc r een when an iP od* is connected to th e Here/There side. The options are Music (DB) to view the contents of the iPod’s* database or File to view the iPod* as a har d drive. Each side can have its specific vi [...]

USB-101 User m anual Specifications Page 30 Send Mode (Music mode) Send Mode pr ovides the opt ion of copy ing a music fi le to either the destination iPod ’s* Music (DB) only, to a folder only, or to both the iPod’s Music (DB) and folder (default). If the destination is not an iPod *, any file will only be copied t o a fol der. To enter Send M[...]

USB-101 User m anual Specifications Page 31 Problem 1. How do I s witch from M usic mode to hit ch mode whe n devices are connected to the Hitch TM unit? 2. When I powe r up my Hitch TM unit, only the Here and There icons will light. It will not power up. 3. When I plug my AC Adapter into the unit for ch arging the battery it doesn’t disp lay any[...]

USB-101 User m anual Specifications Page 32 S pecifications Hitch Unit Only Supports Ma ss Storage (MS ) devices includi n g FAT 8/16/32 Supports USB Picture Transfer Pr otocol (PTP) -Hitch™ unit will recognize a connected cam era automatically LED file transfer indicator lights Supports MP3 ID3 file identification for title and artist file infor[...]

USB-101 User m anual Warranty Page 33 Warranty 90 Day Limited Warranty Sima Products Corporation, (“Sima”) warrants that if the accompanying product proves to be defective to th e original purchaser in mater i al Or workmanship within 90 days from the original retail purchase, the Company will, at the its option, either repair or replace sa me [...]