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If there were a help message going out right now?this is one!
Need help with installing software and how to set up a SANDISK ImageMate 12-in-1 Reader/Writer. I run a Mac system 10.2.3 presently.
The SanDisk unit was manufactured in China. I think the instruction manual was also written in China with a translation back to many languages!
I cannot follow these instructions on how to install the software. Starts out with Windows, than Mac in OS9.2 and 10.2.1 and back and forth between Windows and Mac.
Installing the button: STOP! First install application for button. Don?t need it with Mac and so forth. Confusing as Hell! I could also go to the Chinese or French set-up also. Just as confusing. I cannot read or speak Chinese. I hate manuals because most manuals are written by technical writers that do not know what the difference is between a space bar and outer space!
The CD disk is equally confusing with icons that do not start with Windows or Macintosh setup. Lots of confusing languages and icons though.
The following is just a smattering that I found on the disk.
NOWHERE did I find how to install to a Mac
Please go to the end of text and see help that I need.
Thanks!
The following is what I found on the CD. Just more jibberish as far as I am concerned.
USER GUIDE:
SDDR-89 Bedienungsanleitung.pdf
SDDR-89 Guida dell?tente.pdf
SDDR-89 Guide d?tilisation (France).pdf
SDDR-89 User Guide.pdf
Installing
Before connecting the ImageMate 12-in-1 Reader/Writer to your computer, you may need to install the
device driver.
You can skip this section if your operating system is Windows XP, ME, Windows 2000 with
Service Pack 3, or Mac OS 10.1.2+ and proceed to Installing the Button Application.
Install the Windows 98SE and Windows 2000 driver (for systems with Windows 2000 and with SP1
or SP2 installed)
1. Insert the CD included with the ImageMate 12-in-1 Reader/Writer into the CD-ROM of your computer.
2. Left-click on the START menu and open the RUN menu. Click BROWSE to locate the drive letter of
your CD-ROM.
3. Select the setup.exe file and click OK. Follow the on-screen directions.
Install the Macintosh 9.2.X driver:
1. Install the CD included with the ImageMate 12-in-1 Reader/Writer into the CD-ROM of your computer.
2. Double-click the CD-ROM icon on the desktop and then run the USB Reader Installer application for
your Macintosh operating system. The Read Me file opens first.
3. Click Continue.
4. In the Installer Dialog, select USB Reader Installer in the drop-down menu and then click Install to
install the device driver.
5. Follow the on-screen directions.
Installing the Button Application (Media Card Companion, only for Windows)
1. Insert the CD included with the ImageMate 12-in-1 Reader/Writer device into the CD-ROM of your
computer.
2. Left-click on the START menu and open the RUN menu. Click BROWSE to locate the drive letter of
your CD-ROM.
3. Select the \Button Application\setup.exe file and click OK. Follow the on-screen directions.
Connecting
Connecting the ImageMate 12-in-1 Reader/Writer to the USB port is simple. You don?t need to turn off or
restart your computer when attaching the ImageMate 12-in-1 Reader/Writer. Since the ImageMate 12-in-1
Reader/Writer is powered by the USB connection, an AC/DC power adapter is not needed.
Before connecting the ImageMate 12-in-1 Reader/Writer, complete the device driver installation.
See INSTALLING.
There are two ways to connect your ImageMate 12-in-1 Reader/Writer to your computer:
1. Insert the ImageMate 12-in-1 Reader/Writer into the Docking Station. Connect the Docking Station
cable to your computer.
?or?
2. Use the extra Travel USB cable to connect your ImageMate 12-in-1 Reader/Writer to a computer
directly (the Docking Station is not required in this case)
When the ImageMate 12-in-1 Reader/Writer is connected for the first time, your computer may display a
message that the device is being installed (may vary slightly depending on your operating system).
Windows Disk Icons
When you connect the ImageMate 12-in-1 Reader/Writer on a Windows operating system four removable
disk icons representing the media slots show in My Computer with newly assigned drive letters.
Macintosh Disk Icons
When you connect the ImageMate 12-in-1 Reader/Writer on a Macintosh operating system, removable
disk icons labeled ?no name? representing the media slots show on desktop when media is inserted.
Using
The ImageMate 12-in-1 Reader/Writer has four media slots. Each slot can be used for two or four types of
media. When you install the ImageMate 12-in-1 Reader/Writer, you will see four new removable drives
appear. The new drive letters represent the following memory types:
? 1st new removable drive: CompactFlash I/II
? 2nd new removable drive: SmartMedia/xD
? 3rd new removable drive: SD/miniSD/MultiMediaCard/RS-MMC
? 4th new removable drive: Memory Stick/Memory Stick PRO/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick PRO Duo
Inserting Media
To install media into one of the Reader/Writer?s
slots, insert the connector end of the card/stick.
Do not force the media into the slot.
For CompactFlash I/II, SD, miniSD, MultiMediaCard,
RS-MMC, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO,
Memory Stick Duo, and Memory Stick PRO Duo,
insert with memory card label facing the SanDisk
logo on the side of the ImageMate 12-in-1
Reader/Writer. For SmartMedia/xD, insert with gold
plated side facing the SanDisk logo on the side of
the ImageMate 12-in-1 Reader/Writer.
SD
miniSD
MultiMediaCard
RS-MMC
Memory Stick
Memory Stick PRO
Memory Stick Duo
Memory Stick PRO Duo
SmartMedia
xD
CompactFlash I
CompactFlash II
Using it on Macintosh without the button application
(The button application is not compatible with the Macintosh operating systems)
1. Connect the ImageMate 12-in-1 Reader/Writer to the USB port on your Mac (do not connect to
Monitor or Keyboard).
2. To transfer files place a card into the Reader/Writer unit. A new drive will appear on your desktop
called ?untitled?.
3. Drag and drop files to and from the new drive as you would to any other disk or folder.
SDDR-89 Gu? del usuario (Spain).pdf
SDDR-89 Gebruiksaanwijzing.pdf
SDDR-89 Gu? del usuario (Latin).pdf
SDDR-89 Guide d?tilisation (Canada).pdf
SDDR-89 Guia de Usu?io (Brazil).pdf
BUTTON APPLICATION:
SDDR-89 Bedienungsanleitung.pdf
SDDR-89 Guida dell?tente.pdf
SDDR-89 Guide d?tilisation (France).pdf
SDDR-89 User Guide.pdf
SDDR-89 Gu? del usuario (Spain).pdf
SDDR-89 Gebruiksaanwijzing.pdf
SDDR-89 Gu? del usuario (Latin).pdf
SDDR-89 Guide d?tilisation (Canada).pdf
SDDR-89 Guia de Usu?io (Brazil).pdf
WINDOWS 98 SE
DATA1.CAB
Win98Re.dll
DATA2.CAB
ProductName.ini
WinXPAdd.dll
Win2kRe.dll
Win98&ME
Setup.exe
SETUP.INX
Setup.ini
WinXP
WinXPRe.dll
Win2kAdd.dll
DATA1.HDR
WinCom.dll
Win98Add.dll
LAYOUT.BIN
IKERNEL.EX_
SETUP.JPG
Win2K\
They seemed to have left out a number of languages.
To bad for them!
To top it of there is a free Adobe Photoshop Album 2.0 Starter Edition. Same jibberish on installation.
PHOTOSHOP ALBUM
Autoplay
Chinese Simp
English
Portuguese
Italiano
Deutsch
Espanol
Francais
Who the heck wrote this junk for an instillation manual?
Anyone out there that can give me help installing the software and hardware on a simplified and easy to follow setup? I call it KISS. Keep It Simple Stupid for me. If all else fails I will have to call the tech people at San Disk. Hope that I will speak to a member of CNET on board. Could happen. Who knows?
Thanks, Kevin