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PC/TV Link Disk, pg. 4 

 
Please follow these tips to enjoy the safe use of the product and protect Your PC/TV Link 

Disk: 
 
DON’T:   

 

 

Do not shake, drop, or hit this product!  Vibrations or sharp impacts can 

permanently damage the IDE disk drive.   

 

 

Do not operate this product in extreme temperatures.  The Link Disk may not 

operate correctly if used in temperatures below 0C or above 70C. 

 

 

Do not use or store this product in a hot or humid environment. Don’t transport or 

store the PC/TV Link Disk in a glove box, trunk of a car, or any similar location.   

 

 

Do not use any liquids to clean this product!  Water or fluids can leak into the case 

and damage the electronics.  Solvents or other cleaners may damage the external 
case. 

 

 

Do not attempt to disassemble the PC/TV Link Disk or remove the Hard Drive from 

its case.  There are NO user-serviceable parts inside.   

 

 

Do not remove the Drive from the Media Player until you have turned off the power 
or disabled the Drive by pressing  “HDD OFF” on the remote.       

 

 

Caution: during extended playback, the PC/TV Link Disk can get HOT!  Take caution 

when removing the Drive from the HDD/DVD Media Player after extended use.  

 

DO:  
 

 

Store this product in a dry location, at a room temperature. 

 

 

Protect this unit from excess shock, vibration, or sharp impacts. 

 

 

Use only a soft, dry cloth to clean this product.   

 
 

 
 
 
 

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Summary of Contents for HD370

Page 1: ...PC TV Link Disk USB 2 0 Digital Video Storage Disk User Manual V1 0a ...

Page 2: ...ogo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Any other Trademarks and Copyrights referred to are the property of their Respective Owners Notice The information in this manual is provided for reference only INOi does not assume any liability arising out of the use of the information or the products described herein Product specifica...

Page 3: ... 6 OS Installation 7 Selecting the Partition Type 10 Partitioning the Link Disk Windows XP 2000 11 Partitioning the Link Disk Windows 98SE Me 13 Removing the Link Disk from a Windows PC 14 Installing the Link Disk into the Media Player 16 Removing the Link Disk from the Media Player 17 Troubleshooting tips 18 FCC Compliance 20 TABLE OF CONTENTS ...

Page 4: ...ack When installed in the HDD DVD Media Player The PC TV Link Disk lets you browse and play back your entire video library directly from your TV Just unplug the drive from your PC and install it directly into the Media Player s PC TV Link Disk slot the HDD DVD Media Player plays all your digital video files directly from the hard disk PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Device USB 2 0 Hard Disk Drive Power Ext...

Page 5: ... to clean this product Water or fluids can leak into the case and damage the electronics Solvents or other cleaners may damage the external case Do not attempt to disassemble the PC TV Link Disk or remove the Hard Drive from its case There are NO user serviceable parts inside Do not remove the Drive from the Media Player until you have turned off the power or disabled the Drive by pressing HDD OFF...

Page 6: ...V Link Disk Drive Front Rear 1 Locking tab 2 Handle pull here to remove drive from the HDD DVD Media Player 3 LED indicator Power Disk Activity 4 DC power input 12V DC 5 Power button 6 USB cable connection type B female 7 HDD DVD connector do not touch Not a user connection CONNECTING THE PC TV LINK DISK TO YOUR COMPUTER ...

Page 7: ... Please follow these steps to connect the PC TV Link Disk to your computer 1 Windows 98SE users only install software from CD ROM 2 Connect the Power Adapter cable to the connector marked DC IN 3 Install the USB cable and connect the PC TV Link Disk Drive to your PC 4 Press the power button 5 Proceed to OS Installation on page 7 1 2 3 INSTALLING THE CABLES ...

Page 8: ...uld see the new Drive listed in My Computer No additional device driver files are required The PC TV Link Disk uses a generic USB Mass Storage Class drivers that are already installed as part of the operating system Under Windows XP and Windows 2000 the installation should be completely automatic and no user intervention is required Note Although the PC TV Link Disk Drive uses standard device driv...

Page 9: ...at the installation is complete If the PC TV Link Disk is pre formatted as an NTFS Disk Windows Me will not be able to access the drive even though the new hardware device is listed correctly in Windows Device Manager Windows Me does not support the NTFS File system You will need to delete the existing NTFS partition and reformat the PC TV Link Disk using the FAT32 file system Use FDISK or a simil...

Page 10: ...ice but you will not be able to access the drive in My Computer until the PC TV Disk is formatted with the FAT32 file system 8 FILE SYSTEM CONVERSION If the PC TV Link Disk is pre formatted as a FAT32 Disk you will see a new Hard Drive in Windows My Computer indicating that the installation is complete If the PC TV Link Disk is pre formatted as an NTFS Disk Windows 98SE will not be able to access ...

Page 11: ...ng systems do not support the NTFS file system Windows 2000 and Windows XP support both FAT32 and NTFS drives The FAT32 file system has some size limitations but it is also supported by many different operating systems Even if your computer does support NTFS partitions a FAT32 partition might still be a better choice if you expect to be moving files between many different computers The HDD DVD Med...

Page 12: ...ck Start Settings Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management This opens the Computer Management Window see fig 3 In Windows XP Click Start Control Panel Performance and Maintenance Administrative Tools Computer Management This opens the Computer Management Window see fig 3 Fig 3 2 Click on Disk Management on the left part of this window All disk drives currently connected to the system...

Page 13: ...n 3 To delete an existing partition right click on the drive and select Delete Partition Warning this action will erase all everything in the partition 4 To create a new partition right click on the disk again and select New Partition This will open the New Partition Wizard 5 Click Next to start the wizard 6 Select Primary Partition and click Next 7 Set the partition size If you are creating a FAT...

Page 14: ...k drive If you do not change it to the external hard disk drive the data of internal hard disk drive will be destroyed If the option 5 does not appear on this screen it means the external hard disk drive is not installed properly please check the software installation 6 In Change Current Fixed Disk Drive screen type the disk drive number that is assigned to the external hard disk drive usually the...

Page 15: ... The Remove Hardware Icon is a small green arrow located in the System Tray on your Windows Taskbar see fig 4 When the PC TV Link Disk drive is connected to your computer you should see the arrow near the time clock on your Desktop Clicking this icon notifies the Operating System that you are about to disconnect the drive from the computer and instructs all running programs to complete their USB d...

Page 16: ...isk by clicking on Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device fig 5 3 Wait a few moments for Windows to stop the device Once it has completed all disk operations Windows will display a pop up message indicating that The USB Mass Storage Device can now be safely removed from the system fig 6 4 Unplug the USB cable from the Computer 5 If you are installing the PC TV Link Disk into your HDD DVD Media play...

Page 17: ...is on the right side of the Drive towards the center of the Player 3 Slowly slide the drive into the slot B The Drive will make a clicking sound as it seats on the connector at the back of the HDD slot 4 Lock the Drive into place by closing the locking tab C see fig 8 5 Press the HDD button on the remote control to activate the drive 6 Use the Arrow keys on the remote to browse folders and Video F...

Page 18: ...6 3 Grasp the drive by the finger handle E and slowly remove it from the HDD slot see fig 7 Caution During extended use the PC TV Link Disk can get HOT Be careful when removing the Link Disk from the HDD DVD Media Player Warning The PC TV Link Disk is NOT a Hot Swap device Pulling the Drive from the player while it is still playing files can result in damage to the drive Make sure to press the HDD...

Page 19: ...USB Hub 3 Check OS correctly detected hardware If the power and USB connections are good the operating system may not have detected the device correctly Is there a Green Arrow showing in the Windows System Tray Is the new hardware visible in the Windows Device Manager Suggestions Try removing and reattaching the USB cables this will force the USB controller to rescan the Bus Try running the Add Ne...

Page 20: ...USB 2 0 ports are available consider purchasing an add on card USB 2 0 add on cards are available for Desktops PCI add on cards or Laptops Cardbus add on cards Error Drive is listed in My Computer but not able to open the drive or save files to the drive Cause Drive needs to be formatted Windows 98SE Me will display a drive that is properly partitioned even if it is not yet formatted Solution Righ...

Page 21: ...armful interference to radio and TV reception There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception this can be determined by turning the equipment on and off the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the rece...

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