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1. Introduction

 Product Specifications

Seagate Wireless Plus User Guide

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Supported File Types

For iPads

Video: H.264 video, MPEG-4, Motion-JPEG

Audio: AAC, MP3, M4a, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, WAV

Documents: Microsoft

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 Office

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iWork

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, Adobe

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 (PDF)

Select files supported by third-party apps

For Laptops, Tablets, and Smartphones

Any files supported by your device applications 

Hardware Specifications

Drive Capacity: 1TB

SuperSpeed USB 3.0 port (required for USB 3.0 transfer speeds) or USB 2.0 port

Battery: Non-user replaceable lithium-ion battery

Battery Life: Up to 10 hours of continuous streaming (1 user); up to 25 hours standby

Maximum Wi-Fi range: 45 meters (147 feet)

Drive Format: NTFS

The Paragon NTFS driver is available to enable read/write access using the Mac operating 
system. The software is available on your 

Seagate Wireless Plus

 device. 

Summary of Contents for 1AYBA2

Page 1: ...Seagate Wireless Plus User Guide Model 1AYBA2...

Page 2: ...hen referring to hard drive capacity one gigabyte or GB equals one billion bytes and one terabyte or TB equals one thousand billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity In addition some of the...

Page 3: ...lt the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful...

Page 4: ...dispositifs mobiles D claration d exposition aux radiations Cet quipement est conforme aux limites d exposition aux rayonnements IC tablies pour un environnement non contr l Cet quipement doit tre in...

Page 5: ...to the manufacturer s instructions or equipment manual for proper charging instructions Do not leave a battery on prolonged charge when not in use After extended periods of storage it may be necessary...

Page 6: ...Seagate Wireless Plus User Guide vi...

Page 7: ...ontent 6 Step 3 Disconnecting and Powering On 7 Step 4 Connecting to Your Seagate Wireless Plus 7 Connecting to Your Seagate Wireless Plus from an Apple or Android Device 8 Connecting to Your Seagate...

Page 8: ...Seagate Wireless Plus Device 25 Restarting Your Seagate Wireless Plus Device 25 Shutting Down the Seagate Wireless Plus Device 26 Restoring Seagate Wireless Plus to its Original Settings 26 Changing t...

Page 9: ...he 1TB hard drive can store over 300 high definition movies 1 5GB MP4 H 264 125 000 songs or 100 000 photos1 Load your media quickly Your device comes with a USB 3 0 port compatible with USB 2 0 for f...

Page 10: ...joying Your Videos Photos and Music on page 13 Synchronize your media files Seagate Media Sync software a free application available from Seagate automatically synchronizes all of your media files wit...

Page 11: ...pps For Laptops Tablets and Smartphones Any files supported by your device applications Hardware Specifications Drive Capacity 1TB SuperSpeed USB 3 0 port required for USB 3 0 transfer speeds or USB 2...

Page 12: ...e it can be seen by any Wi Fi device within its range up to 45 meters 147 feet You can set a password to restrict access to your Seagate Wireless Plus device See Setting a Password on page 27 to restr...

Page 13: ...have all of these items before continuing For a detailed description of these components review An Overview of Your Seagate Wireless Plus Device on page 29 Step 1 Connecting Your Seagate Wireless Plus...

Page 14: ...user s responsibility to comply with applicable copyright laws and to respect owner s rights in content usage You can also install Seagate Media Sync software to help you copy your files and synchroni...

Page 15: ...arging the Battery on page 31 For more information about all of the components LED lights cables etc of your Seagate Wireless Plus device review An Overview of Your Seagate Wireless Plus Device on pag...

Page 16: ...the Seagate Media app on page 13 1 Open your wireless network settings For Apple devices choose Settings Wi Fi For Android devices choose Settings Wireless networks Wi Fi settings 2 Select Seagate Wi...

Page 17: ...omatically redirected to the Seagate Wireless Plus main page Connecting to the Seagate Wireless Plus from a Browser on a Computer You can stream your content from Seagate Wireless Plus with a Web brow...

Page 18: ...Click the Wi Fi icon at the top of the Seagate Media App On smartphones and similar devices tap the icon on the right side of the screen then tap the Wi Fi icon Figure 3 Location of the Wi Fi icon in...

Page 19: ...to join If security is enabled on the selected Wi Fi network enter the required password 3 The Seagate Media app asks whether you want to disable access to the contents of the Seagate Wireless Plus de...

Page 20: ...the Internet but they will not be able to see any of the contents on the Seagate Wireless Plus device If you select No other users can connect to the Wireless Plus network access the Internet and see...

Page 21: ...website or Google Play from your device 2 Search for and install the Seagate Media app Now you re ready to begin viewing and playing your media Installing Seagate Media Sync 1 Go to this link to go to...

Page 22: ...all or part of the file name and tap the Search button Playing Videos Follow these steps to play videos that you have copied to your Seagate Wireless Plus device 1 Open the Seagate Media app or point...

Page 23: ...en on Android devices or on Apple devices then tap each of the videos you want to view to place a check mark next to them then tap the Play button in the left part of the screen To play all videos sel...

Page 24: ...at the top of the app select Music to display the songs on the device To play one song select the music file To play multiple songs tap the Options or button select the songs you want to play and then...

Page 25: ...ing song To pause the currently playing song tap the button To skip to the next song in the selection tap the button To go back to the previous song in the selection tap the button To move forwards or...

Page 26: ...nt you want to view Not all documents can be viewed on all devices See your device s documentation for a list of supported document types Viewing Content in Folders The Folder View provides another wa...

Page 27: ...our media device or computer To download files 1 Locate the file s that you want to download in one of the media views Videos Photos Music or Documents 2 Tap the Options or button and then either indi...

Page 28: ...he computer to the Seagate Wireless Plus device Once uploaded the files are added to Videos Photos Music or Documents screen on the Seagate Media app depending on the file type Synchronizing Your File...

Page 29: ...ext to Include to filter what is synchronized Each box that is checked is included in the synchronization 7 Click Sync Now or check Automatic Sync if you want to automatically synchronize media when y...

Page 30: ...Make sure that the Seagate Wireless Plus drive appears in the My Devices window 3 Click the Sync Now icon for the Seagate Wireless Plus device There are three different methods available to copy your...

Page 31: ...nc Click Simple Sync to automatically synchronize your computer s media folders My Documents Personal with an external drive Click OK on the confirmation screen to complete the sync task If you want t...

Page 32: ...nected Drives The My Devices window provides a central point from which to manage your connected drives You can use the Seagate Media Sync application with any NTFS or FAT32 formatted USB FireWire or...

Page 33: ...ng Content from Your Seagate Wireless Plus Device Resetting Your Seagate Wireless Plus Device If your Seagate Wireless Plus device isn t working as you expect it to try resetting the device by pressin...

Page 34: ...defaults All the files stored on your Seagate Wireless Plus device are retained no files or folders are deleted but all other settings such as the your Seagate Wireless Plus device name and password a...

Page 35: ...the name has been changed Disconnecting From the Seagate Wireless Plus Network 1 Open your media device s list of wireless networks 2 Choose a wireless network other than Seagate Wireless Plus Settin...

Page 36: ...ese instructions to safely remove your Seagate Wireless Plus device from your computer 1 Make sure that no files on Seagate Wireless Plus are open or in the process of being saved or copied to the dev...

Page 37: ...information to help you keep your device charged and ready to stream your media library to your viewing listening device The following diagram shows an illustration of your Seagate Wireless Plus devic...

Page 38: ...is button to reset your Seagate Wireless Plus device to its original factory settings No data is lost during this process For more information see Restoring Seagate Wireless Plus to its Original Setti...

Page 39: ...vice enters standby mode after five minutes of inactivity When the power LED turns red your Seagate Wireless Plus device has about 15 20 minutes of battery life and should be charged soon The fastest...

Page 40: ...ndicates the device is ready to be connected blue indicates the device is broadcasting Tip The Seagate Wireless Plus device does not broadcast while connected to a computer Make sure to select Seagate...

Page 41: ...Seagate Wireless Plus device is designed to work with both Windows and Mac operating systems However you must install the Seagate Media software MacInstaller dmg to enable file copying from a Mac If y...

Page 42: ...ice Album cover art appears in my photo slideshows Your Seagate Wireless Plus device includes pictures that are larger than 50 kilobytes in its collection of photos so album cover art larger than this...

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