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We hope you enjoy the many benefits of your Aero Drive product.  This manual contains the basic 

and advance functions of the product.  Keep it and the Quickstart Guide in a safe place for 

reference.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Connectivity:

•     Wi-Fi  (802.11 b/g/n)

•     WEP/WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Security

•    USB 3.0 port for High Speed Wired Connection 

•    Connect up to 8 Devices at a time 

•    Stream HD Movies (up to 720p) and Music with up to 5 Devices Simultaneously 

•    Supports Internet Connection Through a Home or Business Wi-Fi Network  (Internet pass-thru)

Power:

•    AC Wall Power Charger   (100-240V ~ 50-60Hz)

•    Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery 

•    Up to 5.5 Hours of Operation on a Full Charge

Warranty:

•    2-Year Limited Warranty

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

    

•     iPad®, iPhone® (3GS or higher), iPod® Touch (4th generation or higher) running iOS

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      4.2 or higher, 

      or Android phone with v2.3 or higher, 

      or Android tablet with v3.0 or higher, 

      or PC running Windows XP / Vista / 7 or higher, 

      or Apple Mac running OSX 10.5 or higher, 

      or Kindle Fire

•     USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 port  (when not using a Wi-Fi connection)

•     Patriot Connect App for Phone, Tablet, and Kindle Fire Device Data Transferring    

 

      (available online at respective app stores)

•    Internet Explorer® 6 or higher, Firefox® 4 or higher, Chrome®, or Safari® 4 or higher

•    2.5” HDD or SSD drive, NTFS formatted, maximum height 9.5mm, 

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Summary of Contents for Aero Product

Page 1: ...Rev 2 0 content subject to change Aero Product Guide English...

Page 2: ...e and Folders Create Playlists Playing Music Viewing Movies or Pictures Manage Aero Drive Unit Upload Photo Quality Slideshow Settings Options Access Your Data Wirelessly on a Windows System Access Yo...

Page 3: ...ion This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada PRODUCT AND BATTERY SAFETY The Aero product contains sm...

Page 4: ...100 240V 50 60Hz Rechargeable Lithium ion Battery Up to 5 5 Hours of Operation on a Full Charge Warranty 2 Year Limited Warranty SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS iPad iPhone 3GS or higher iPod Touch 4th generation...

Page 5: ...en used between PC Mac and notebooks The supported file format list is based on the specific smartphone and tablet file support that each device allows Your specific Apple Android or other Wi Fi devic...

Page 6: ...ing the reset button Warning Do not power off the unit while the White LED is flashing to avoid losing data CHECK THE BATTERY CHARGE STATUS To check the status of the battery charge at any time press...

Page 7: ...nnection Connect the included USB cable to the computer s USB port A USB 3 0 port will provide the fastest file transfer speed To Connect to Smartphone Tablet or Kindle Fire 1 Power ON the device and...

Page 8: ...iPad iPhone iPod 6...

Page 9: ...would with any other drive Note If connected by Wi Fi the Aero Drive will appear in the Network as a network drive on Windows computers and as an available network drive in the Finder on Apple compute...

Page 10: ...the Aero Drive are located in the Wi Fi Drive tab on your device only DRM free movies and photos are uploadable B Downloading photo video files to iphone or ipad Select the Download tab press select...

Page 11: ...Gallery folder on your phone or tablet only DRM free movies and pictures are downloadable 2 Using Android Phone Tablet Kindle Fire A To upload and download files Select the Control tab select the desi...

Page 12: ...Android Android 10...

Page 13: ...and folders that are stored in your phone tablet or Kindle Fire device Upload Select this tab to upload files from your phone ot tablet to Aero Drive Download Select this tab to download files from y...

Page 14: ...phone or tablet device such as an unsupported music movie picture or document file The Open In menu will enable you to select a 3rd party App other than Patriot Connect to open the unsupported files...

Page 15: ...iPad iPhone iPod 13...

Page 16: ...T The Settings tab at the bottom of the app main home page contains many network system and other general settings to manage the drive Android app settings are in Menu How to use each of them follows...

Page 17: ...iPhone iPod SETTINGS page Android 15...

Page 18: ...iPad iPhone iPod 16...

Page 19: ...e photo upload quality from your tablet or phone to the Aero Unit Select the quality level preferred and the photo will be uploaded with a higher or lower resolution than the original photo file Defau...

Page 20: ...oose between 3 to 30 second intervals Slideshow Type Tap this box to change the visual effect mode for each photo as it transitions in the slideshow iOS You can choose between None default Cube Flip V...

Page 21: ...iPad 19...

Page 22: ...iPhone iPod 20...

Page 23: ...box to view the current status information of the following items Host name Windows network system name Workgroup Windows network workgroup name Aero Drive firmware version Your device current Date a...

Page 24: ...e Aero Drive storage information total drive storage available unused storage and the percentage of total storage used Note The drive name cannot be changed Also if a partition is created on the Aero...

Page 25: ...iPad iPhone iPod 23...

Page 26: ...est firmware version onto the Aero Drive in any location You can tap the status box to see the current firmware revision to compare to the website Support page file download to determine if a newer ve...

Page 27: ...iPad iPhone iPod 25...

Page 28: ...er that device Wi Fi must be connected to this SSID Samba account Samba or SMB allows file sharing between computers running Windows OS and the Aero unit when connecting wirelessly The setting for the...

Page 29: ...iPad iPhone iPod 27...

Page 30: ...appear to make the settings changes to the Aero drive without using the Patriot Connect app TO ACCESS YOUR DATA WIRELESSLY ON A MAC OSX SYSTEM Click on the Finder icon in the Dock click on AeroNode i...

Page 31: ...Android iPad 29...

Page 32: ...make sure the Aero Drive Wi Fi is set to ON position once the desired wireless SSID name appears on the screen click on the SSID and enter the wireless password if applicable The Aero unit will reboot...

Page 33: ...located on the label on the bottom of the unit Some units may only have the number of the original product carton RESTORE DEFAULT SETTINGS In order to reset the unit or to restore default settings you...

Page 34: ...default IP address click on Setup tab click on Network connection choose the desired SSID and enter password if necessary Q How to set a password on the Aero Drive A To set a password go to Settings S...

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