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Operating instructions
Thank you for choosing a Hama product.
Take your time and read the following instructions
and information completely. Keep these operating
instructions in a safe place for future reference.
1. Safety Instructions
• The product is intended for private, non-
commercial use only.
• Protect the product from dirt, moisture and
overheating and use it in dry rooms only.
• Do not use the product in the immediate vicinity
of heaters or other heat sources or in direct
sunlight.
• Do not drop the product and do not expose it to
any major shocks.
• Do not attempt to service or repair the product
yourself. Leave any and all service work to
qualified experts.
• Do not open the device or continue to operate it
if it becomes damaged.
• Do not modify the product in any way. Doing so
voids the warranty.
• Keep this product, as all electrical products, out
of the reach of children!
3. System Requirements
The Card Reader supports the following operating
systems:
• Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP
• Mac OS 10.x
3. Product Features
The product supports the following memory cards:
• SD / SDHC / SDXC
• MicroSD / microSDHC / microSDXC
4. Getting started and operating
Note – Compatibility USB 1.1
• The USB 2.0 Card Reader is backwards
compatible to USB 1.1.
• No additional drivers are needed. The
installation runs automatically.
• Connect the USB 2.0 Card Reader to an available
USB port on your computer.
• Plug your memory card into the appropriate
slot of the Card Reader. You can now run the
data transfer between your computer and the
memory card.
• You can only ever transfer data from/to one
memory card, even if multiple cards are inserted.
Warning – Data Loss
• Ensure that the data transfer is done before you
remove a memory card from your Card Reader.
• Always use the eject function of your
operating system before you remove a
memory card from your Card Reader or
disconnect your Card Reader (with inserted
memory card) from your end device.
• Data loss can´t be excluded at disregard!
Note
• Most cards in the SDXC/microSDXC format
are formatted with the exFAT file system. This
system will only be supported by Windows
Vista (from SP1)/7/8/10 and Mac OS 10.6.5
(or higher).
• To also use SDXC/microSDXC cards (with the
exFAT formatting) under Windows XP, you
need at least XP SP2 and the exFAT update
from Microsoft.
5. Exclusion of Warranty
Hama GmbH & Co. KG assumes no liability and
provides no warranty for damage resulting from
improper installation/mounting, improper use of
the product or from failure to observe the operating
instructions and/or safety notes.
