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E X T E R N A L S T O R A G E P E R I P H E R A L S

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A T T E N T I O N

• Do not use any benzene-based product, solvent, deterg e n t

or other chemical product to clean the device. This type of pro-

duct will discolour and spoil the materials used for the case and

the front panel. Simply wipe the device with a soft dry cloth.

C

E RT I F I C ATIONS AND 

C

OMPLIANCE 

WITH EUROPEAN COMMUNITY STA N D A R D S

PikaOne declares that this device has undergone control tests

and has been declared compliant with the restrictions laid down

for information technology equipment through European stan-

d a rd EN55022 relating to radio frequency emissions. Standard

EN55022 is in accordance with regulation CISPR22, published

by the International Committee on Radio Interf e rence. The CE

label applied to this product testifies that declaration of com-

pliance with the current European directives mentioned below

has been carried out:

• Directive 73/23/EEC, relating to low voltage

• Directive 89/336/EEC EMC, EMC directive (standards for elec-

tromagnetic compatibility)

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OTICE OF COMPLIANCE 

WITH THE STANDARDS OF THE DEPA RTMENT 

OF COMMUNICATIONS OF CANADA

This digital device satisfies all the re q u i rements of Canadian

regulations relating to devices liable to cause radio electric inter-

ference.

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OTICE OF COMPLIANCE 

WITH THE STANDARDS OF THE FEDERAL 

C O M M U N I C ATIONS COMMISSION

This equipment has undergone control tests, and has been

declared compliant with the restrictions laid down for class B

digital devices, through section 15 of FCC regulations. These

restrictions are intended to ensure reasonable protection fro m

unwanted interf e rence when this device is functioning in a

commercial environment. This equipment produces, uses and

emits radio frequency radiation, and, in the event of installa-

tion or use that does not comply with the instructions pro v i-

ded in this manual, can cause unwanted interf e rence with radio

reception. Use of this equipment in a residential environment

risks causing harmful interf e rence, a problem that the user

must rectify at their own expense. This peripheral complies with

p rovisions 15 of the FCC regulations. Use of the equipment

is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device must

not cause harmful interf e rence; and (2) this peripheral must

accept any interf e rence received, including that which is liable

to result in poor operation. 

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EGISTERED NAMES AND TRADEMARKS

All re g i s t e red names and trademarks cited in this document

a re protected by copyright and belong to their re s p e c t i v e

owners. Unless otherwise stated, the names of companies, pro-

ducts, persons and information used in the examples are fic-

tional. Any resemblance to existing names is fortuitous.

P

OTENTIAL MODIFICAT I O N S

The instructions and specifications appearing in this manual

a re for information only and may be changed without prior

notice by PikaOne. This document has been put together with

the utmost care, with the aim of providing you with re l i a b l e

i n f o rmation. However, PikaOne cannot be held responsible for

consequences related to any potential errors or omissions in

the documentation.

PikaOne re s e rves the right to alter this manual or to make

i m p rovements to the design of the product, without any re s-

triction or obligation to inform users of them.

© PikaOne 2004.

All rights re s e rved. Any re p roduction, even partial, of this

manual, in whatever form, without written authorization fro m

PikaOne is strictly prohibited and is a violation of Copyright

Summary of Contents for F L Y C A S E FIREWIRE 800 800

Page 1: ...F L Y C A S E P R O EXTERNAL STORAGE PERIPHERALS FIREWIRE 800 www pikaone com 1 V 1 1 user s manual ...

Page 2: ...eral s guarantee USER SAFETY Read this user s manual carefully and follow the procedure indicated to install your equipment Do not open the device and do not try to disassemble or modify it To avoid all risks of electric shock fire short circuit or hazar dous emission never insert metal objects into the device This device does not contain any internal elements that can be repai red by you If your ...

Page 3: ...en this device is functioning in a commercial environment This equipment produces uses and emits radio frequency radiation and in the event of installa tion or use that does not comply with the instructions provi ded in this manual can cause unwanted interference with radio reception Use of this equipment in a residential environment risks causing harmful interference a problem that the user must ...

Page 4: ...Leads and connections 7 LED and operating lights 7 Start up procedures 8 SOFTWARE I NSTALLATION 9 Installation with MAC OS 9 Installation Desinstallation with Windows 9 PIKAFORMAT software 10 To format your FlyCASE 13 PIKABACKUP software 13 ANNEXE S 18 FIREWIRE Technology IEEE 1394 18 Advice for use 19 STARTING UP USING STOPPING Troubleshooting 20 Contacting technical support 21 ...

Page 5: ...g and Play Hot plugging and unplugging Integration of standard 7200 RPM high performance ATA hard disk drives Any disk on the market meeting 3 5 physi cal standards is supported Standard interfacing compatible with SBP2 IEEE 1394A and B with host computer External power supply 12V 5V Multi platform Compatible with the main OS on the PC MAC market Designed for professional content creation applicat...

Page 6: ...r operating system INTERFACE ICONS These icons will enable you to easily identify FireWire interfa ces They also appear on FireWire cables next to FireWire port connectors on certain computers The generic names given to the FireWire interface IEEE 1394 can vary Three examples are given below FireWire IEEE 1394 and FireWire 800 name given by Apple to the IEEE 1394 iLink Name given by Sony to the IE...

Page 7: ... 6 to 6 pin iLink cable 6 to 4 pin FireWire 800 to 800 cable 9 to 9 pin Power Supply connector On Off Switch Firewire iEEE 1394 connector 6 points FireWire 800 connectors 9 points Fan REAR VIEW OF THE FLYCASE PRO At the back of your FlyCASE PRO you will find 1 Firewire iEEE 1394 connector 6 points and 2 FireWire 800 connectors 9 points LED AND OP ERATING LIGH TS OPERATING LIGHTS LED LED Descriptio...

Page 8: ...rnal power supply supplied with your Fly CASE PRO on the rear Power Supply connector of the FlyCASE PRO and the other end to the wall outlet 2 Connect your computer to the wall outlet 3 Power On your computer 4 Switch On your FlyCASE PRO On Off switch at the rear of the FlyCASE PRO 5 Connect one end of the selected FireWire cable to your Fly CASE PRO and the other end to the FireWire port of your ...

Page 9: ...ormat is completed Unplug and plug again the FireWire cable on your FlyCASE PRO Your partitions are ready to use For more information on the use of PikaFORMAT refer to next chapter INSTALLATION UNINSTALLATION WI TH WINDOWS INSTALLATION PikaFORMAT enables you to format reformat configure or clear partitions in Windows A procedure for automatic installation of all PikaOne software programs for Windo...

Page 10: ...ench if your Windows installed is in French It will be in English for all other languages On MAC the display will be in English by default To change to French click on the PikaOne logo at the bottom left of the PikaFOR MAT screen In the example below 2 FLYCASEs are connected to your com puter in order to access either of these disks you just need to click on the corresponding tab and the informati...

Page 11: ...r left of the screen and type in the size required for this partition Then on the 2nd etc You can also adjust your partitions using your mouse This method is not available with MAC Disk selection tabs On MAC click here to change language to french or english Information on the red partition selected MAC Enter the required size of the partition selected Select Windows FAT 32 format or HFS Mac forma...

Page 12: ...down move the mouse to the left screen 4 Follow the same procedure to create other partitions After creating all the sizes of your partitions screen 5 all that remains is to define the type of formatting required and the name you want to give them At this point you can always start again all you need to do is click on a partition and clear it by clicking on the DELETE but ton of your software Clic...

Page 13: ...n English for all other versions of Windows You will find this software very useful for saving your critical data as it alerts you to any problem that may arise on your computer s internal hard disk We advise you to organize your internal hard disk and save all your work files Word Excel Photoshop etc in the My Docu ments directory Having done this you can back up all your work with PIKABACKUP ent...

Page 14: ...age will confirm this This enables PikaBACKUP to become resident each time Windows starts up It remains in sleep mode and will start automatically when you connect your FlyCASE see adjustments below UNINSTALLATION If the software has already been installed in the Start Pro grams FlyCASE menu the installer will behave as an unins taller and display the Uninstall button The Installer will remove Pik...

Page 15: ...CASE during the first backup This may take time During subsequent backups only modified files in the source will be backed up considerably reducing backup time FINDING OUT ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF A BACKUP When a source that has already been backed up in the current destination is selected the date and its last status are displayed automatically A backup can have one of the following statuses GREY No...

Page 16: ...LES TESTED Total number of files checked in the source FOLDERS CREATED Total number of folders created in the destination FILES UPDATED Total number of files updated in the destination ERRORS OCCURRING DURING BACKUP CAUTION This section gives the path and name of files that have caused pro blems during backup The reason for the problem is also explained Files that are in use or are opened in Windo...

Page 17: ...e destination FlyCASE The Clear display Source list button enables you to remove from the sources list display all the folders that have been used as a backup source This does not delete the fol ders only their appearing in the list making it easier to read RESTORING FILES BACKED UP ON THE FLYCASE On your FlyCASE you will find the directories of every backup sorted by date Inside each of them is t...

Page 18: ...istinct from USB technology you do not have to use a hub for FireWire connections The IEEE 1394 multimedia connec tion enables simple low cost high bandwidth isochronous real time data interfacing between computers peripherals and consumer electronics products such as camcorders VCRs printers PCs TVs and digital cameras with IEEE 1394 com patible products and systems users can transfer video or st...

Page 19: ...reasons we recommend that in every case you choose FAT 32 format CAUTION Antivirus software that is not designed to function on a FAT 32 file system risks destroying all data on a FAT 32 disk since it will treat the file system as a virus If your computer must only be used with MAC it is preferable for rea sons of perfor mance and compatibility between several MACs to for mat your disk in HFS syst...

Page 20: ...n format also the FlyCASE PRO in NTFS using the Hard Disk drive manager My FlyCASE PRO is not recognized or is randomly recognized on my computer Are both connectors of the FireWire cable firmly attached Disconnect the FireWire cable wait 10 seconds and then reconnect Ensure that the FireWire connectors are properly aligned Fire Wire cables can only be inserted one way Make sure that they are corr...

Page 21: ...lect My Computer icon by double clicking and turn up the new peripheral and connect the 1394 port on both com puter and the device with the cable provided A new drive listed as E drive in the picture will appear in the My Com puter file as shown below A green arrow icon representing an external device connection will shown in the picture Your computer is running Windows ME or Windows 2000 or Windo...

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