MSACUS1 - Memory card reader SONY - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Memory Stick card reader/recorder
Brand	Sony
Model	MSACUS1
Dimensions (L x W x H)	68 x 25 x 89 mm
Weight	70 g
Interface	USB (USB 1.1 compatible, max speed 12 Mbps)
Power Supply	5 V DC supplied via USB cable (max consumption 100 mA, standby max 500 μA)
Supported Operating Systems	Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional; Mac OS 8.5.1/8.6/9.0
Compatible Memory Cards	Memory Stick (standard format, including versions with write-protect tab)
Main Functions	Data transfer between Memory Stick and computer; use as removable disk
Supplied Accessories	Specified USB cable, CD-ROM with drivers
Operating Temperature	0 °C to 40 °C (without condensation)
Safety and Precautions	Do not touch the Memory Stick connector; use the lock tab to prevent writing; do not remove Memory Stick or disconnect device when access light is on; do not format Memory Stick on a Macintosh
Maintenance and Cleaning	Clean with a soft, dry cloth; avoid any liquid or solvent
Spare Parts and Repairability	Contact Sony authorized service center for any repairs; no user-serviceable parts available
General Information	Trademarks: Memory Stick and Memory Stick are trademarks of Sony Corporation; Windows and Macintosh are trademarks of their respective holders

Frequently Asked Questions - MSACUS1 SONY

Which operating systems are compatible with the Sony MSACUS1?

The reader is compatible with Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional and Mac OS 8.5.1/8.6/9.0. Ensure you have a working USB port.

Do I need to install a driver to use this device with Windows Me?

No, under Windows Me the driver is not necessary. Simply plug in the device with a Memory Stick inserted and the installation happens automatically.

How do I install the driver under Windows 98/98SE/2000?

Insert the included CD-ROM, open 'My Computer', access the CD drive, double-click 'Setup.exe' and follow the on-screen instructions. Then restart the computer.

Why does my computer not start with a Memory Stick inserted?

Under Windows, if a Memory Stick is inserted in the reader at startup, the computer may not start correctly. Remove the Memory Stick then restart.

How do I safely remove the Memory Stick under Windows 2000/Me?

Close all software using the device, click the 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon in the taskbar, select the device, then remove the Memory Stick or disconnect the cable.

The Memory Stick icon does not appear under Macintosh. What should I do?

Check that the USB cable is properly connected and a Memory Stick is inserted. Under Mac OS, the icon appears on the desktop after a few moments. If not, restart the Mac and reinstall the drivers.

Can I use a Memory Stick formatted on another device?

Yes, but if the Memory Stick was formatted under Windows, it must be reformatted on a compatible Sony device to work correctly. Note that formatting erases all data.

Is it possible to format a Memory Stick on a Macintosh?

It is not recommended to format a Memory Stick on a Macintosh as it may become incompatible with Sony devices. Use a Sony device for formatting instead.

Can I use this device with other USB peripherals connected?

Operation is not guaranteed if multiple USB peripherals are connected at the same time. Connect the reader directly to a USB port on the computer, preferably without a hub.

What should I do if the access light stays on permanently?

If the light stays on without blinking, it may indicate a communication error. Disconnect the USB cable, remove the Memory Stick, restart the computer, then reinsert the Memory Stick and reconnect the device.

USER MANUAL MSACUS1 SONY

Memory Stick Reader/Writer

Operating Instructions US

Before operating the unit, please read this instructions thoroughly, and retain it for future reference.

For the customers in U.S.A.

If you have any questions about this product, you may call: Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222-SONY(7669) or write to: Sony Customer Information Center 1 Sony Drive, Mail Drop #T1-11, Park Ridge, NJ 07656

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name : SONY

Model : MSAC-US1

Responsible Party : Sony Electronics Inc.

Address : 1 Sony Drive, Park Ridge, NJ, 07656 USA

Telephone number : 201-930-6972

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 interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

Note:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, 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, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

The specified USB cable (supplied) must be used with the equipment in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules.

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For the customers in Germany

Directive: EMC Directive 89/336/EEC.

92/31/EEC

This equipment complies with the EMC regulations when used under the following circumstances:

• Residential area
• Business district
  • Light-industry district

(This equipment complies with the EMC standard regulations EN55022 Class B.)

You can connect this unit to a personal computer so that data in a “Memory Stick” can be transferred to the personal computer at high speed. You can also use a “Memory Stick” as a removable disk.

This manual describes how to connect this unit, how to install the driver, how to use and customer service.

Notes

• We recommend backing up valuable data.
• The contents of data cannot be compensated if recording or playing back is not made due to malfunctions such as a “Memory Stick” error.
• Do not touch the terminals on the “Memory Stick” with your fingers or metal objects.
• To prevent recording or deletion of data on “Memory Stick”s set the “Memory Stick” write-protect switch to “Lock”.
• The communications state is sometimes not restored even if your personal computer is restored from a suspend state or sleep state.
• Do not optimize "Memory Stick"s.
• Do not compress the data on "Memory Stick"s.
• Operation is not guaranteed when two or more USB devices are connected to a single personal computer.
• Make sure that the specified USB cable is connected to the USB jack on the personal computer. Operations are not guaranteed when the USB cable is connected to other jacks such as on the keyboard or the hub.

"Memory Stick" and Memory Stick are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

Microsoft® and Windows® are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Macintosh, iMac and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

MMX® and Pentium® are registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation.

All other company names and product names mentioned here may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

About Formatting "Memory Stick"s

When “Memory Stick”s are shipped from the factory, they are already formatted to a special standard format. When you format “Memory Stick”s, we recommend formatting them on the device you are using so that they are compatible when used on “Memory Stick”-compatible device.

Cautions When Formatting "Memory Stick"s on a Personal Computer

Pay attention to the following points when formatting “Memory Stick”s on the personal computer, for example, that you are using.

• Operation of “Memory Stick”s formatted on Windows machines is not guaranteed on “Memory Stick”-compatible device. To use a “Memory Stick” that has been formatted on a Windows machine, the “Memory Stick” must be reformatted on “Memory Stick”-compatible device. Note, that, in this case all data stored on the “Memory Stick” will be lost.
• "Memory Stick" formatted on a Macintosh sometimes cannot be used on "Memory Stick"-compatible device. Do not format "Memory Stick" on the Macintosh.

Table of Contents

Parts identification .... 6

Before You Begin

Checking the accessories 7

How to use

For Windows 8

For Macintosh 12

For users of SONY Digital Handycam and Cyber-shot 14

Additional Information

Troubleshooting 15

Specifications 16

Recommended connections 17

Parts identification

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    A["USB jack"] --> B["Connector A Connector B"]
    B --> C["Access lamp"]

- Connector A

Insert the connector (A) on the specified USB cable into the USB jack on the personal computer (into any USB jack on the personal computer if the personal computer has more than one USB jack).

- Connector B

Insert the connector (B) on the specified USB cable into the USB jack on this unit firmly.

Notes

• The access lamp lights when you access data on "Memory Stick".
  When the access lamp is lit, never remove the "Memory Stick", turn off the power of your personal computer or pull out the USB cable. Doing so might damage the data in "Memory Stick."
• When disconnecting this unit from the personal computer, do not hold it by its cable; hold it by its connector.

Checking the accessories

Make sure that you have all the accessories below. If some of the accessories are missing, contact the store or purchase of a Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility.

• Memory Stick Reader/Writer (1)

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- Specified USB cable (1)

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• CD-ROM (SPVD-003 USB driver) (1) (for Windows/Macintosh)

- Manual (1)

• WARRANTY CARD (1)

For Windows

First, you must install the USB driver software in the package on the personal computer you are using. Follow the procedure below to install the USB driver software.

Installation

The screens shown in the following procedure are examples. Actual screens differ according to the OS.

- For Windows Me -

You can use this unit without using the USB driver (supplied).

Follow the procedure below.

Insert "Memory Stick" into the unit, and connect the USB jack on the personal computer to the USB jack on this unit using the specified USB cable (supplied).

The “Memory Stick” driver software installation starts automatically.

- For Windows 98/98SE/2000 -

If you are using Windows 2000, you must log in using administrator's privileges.

1 Turn on your machine to start up Windows, and insert the USB driver software CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD-ROM drive.
2 Open "My Computer."
3 Open the CD-ROM drive (Sony USB Driver (ex: [E:]).

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4 Start up SETUP.EXE.

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5 Click "Next."

This starts installation of the USB driver.

Follow the on-screen instructions until the end to install the USB driver software.

InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Sony USB Driver The InstallShield® Wizard will install Sony USB Drivers on you computer. To continue click Next.

6 After the USB driver software has been installed, reboot your personal computer.

Follow the on-screen instructions to reboot your personal computer.

USSETUP You must restart your computer before the new settings will take effect. Do you want to restart your computer now? Yes No

7 After your personal computer has rebooted, remove the CD-ROM.

8 Insert "Memory Stick" (optional) into the unit, and connect the USB jack on the personal computer to the USB jack on this unit using the specified USB cable (supplied).

The "Memory Stick" driver software installation starts automatically.

9 The icon of the newly identified driver "Removable disk" (ex: [E:]) is displayed in the "My Computer" window, and installation of the "Memory Stick" driver ends.

* Note that addition of the removable disk takes a while.

My Computer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help STA Floppy (A) Local Disk (C) Sorry USB Driver (D) Removable Disk (E)

Note

When you install the "Memory Stick" driver software, a message which is not described in this manual may appear on the screen. If this happens, follow the on-screen instruction.

For Windows (continued)

How to use

When you turn on your personal computer, make sure that the "Memory Stick" is not in this unit.

If the "Memory Stick" is in this unit, you may not be able to start up your personal computer.

In this case, reboot your personal computer after removing the "Memory Stick" from this unit.

Insert "Memory Stick" into the unit, and open "Explorer" or "My Computer."

Removable disk is newly set up so that you can access data on "Memory Stick."

Desktop My Computer 3½ Floppy (A:) (C:) (D:) Removable Disk (G:) Dcim 100msdcf Mssony Imcif100 Moml0001 Momlv100 Folder containing still image data Folder containing E-mail data Folder containing video data Folder containing voice memo data

The screen shown above is an example. Actual screen may differ according to the OS.

This screen shows a window opened by Explorer.

Removing "Memory Stick" or disconnect this unit

When the access lamp is lit, never remove the "Memory Stick", turn off the power of your personal computer or disconnect the connector. Doing so might damage the data in "Memory Stick."

- For Windows 98/98SE -

1 Close softwares such as Explorer running for this unit.

2 Make sure that the access lamp is not lit, then remove the "Memory Stick" or disconnect this unit.

- For Windows 2000/Me -

1 Close softwares such as Explorer running for this unit.
2 Click the "Disconnect or remove hardware" icon in the task bar.

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3 Click "Stop Sony Peripheral-Drive (ex: [E:])" or "Stop USB Disk-Drive (ex: [F:])".

Stop Sony Peripheral - Drive(E:)

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Stop USB Disk - Drive(F:)

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4 Click "OK", then remove the "Memory Stick" or disconnect this unit.

Safe To Remove Hardware The 'Sony Peripheral' device can now be safely received from the system. OK

Safe To Remove Hardware The USB Disk P: device can now be safely removed from the system. OK

Note

If you remove the "Memory Stick" or disconnect this unit improperly, the warning messages appear on the screen.

In this case, the "Memory Stick" data may be corrupted.

Follow the procedures at all times when you remove the "Memory Stick" or disconnect this unit.

For Macintosh

First, you must install the USB driver software in the package on the personal computer you are using. Follow the procedure below to install the USB driver software.

Installation

1 Turn on your Macintosh to start up the Mac OS.
2 Insert the USB driver software CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD-ROM drive.
3 Connect the USB jack on the personal computer to the USB jack on this unit using the specified USB cable (supplied).
4 Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon.
5 Double-click the hard disk icon containing the System Folder to open the hard disk window.
6 Drag the following two Mac driver files in the window opend in step 4 onto the System Folder in the window opened in step 5. (Drag and Drop):
- Sony Peripheral USB Driver
- Sony Peripheral USB Shim
7 The message "Place files in Extensions Folder?" is displayed. Select "OK."
8 Restart your Macintosh.

How to use

Insert a "Memory Stick" after your Macintosh has started up.

When you insert "Memory Stick" into the unit, Memory Stick icon appears on the desktop.

You can access data on "Memory Stick."

* Note that displaying the Memory Stick icon takes a while.

Removing "Memory Stick"

1 Close softwares running for this unit.
2 Make sure that the access lamp is not lit.
3 Move the Memory Stick icon from the hard disk to Trash or select [Eject] from [Special] menu.
4 Remove the "Memory Stick."

Note

You may not be able to copy the whole of folder on “Memory Stick” at once to the hard disk on the Macintosh. In this case, open the folder first and copy the contents in the folder.

For users of SONY Digital Handycam and Cyber-shot

You can view or capture data on “Memory Stick” on a personal computer by connecting this unit to a personal computer using the specified USB cable (supplied) on which the USB driver software has been installed. For details on how to use SONY Digital Handycam or Cyber-shot, refer to the manual for your Digital Handycam or Cyber-shot.

"Memory Stick" data made on a SONY Digital Handycam or Cyber-shot is stored to the following file names in the following folders.

Desktop My Computer 3½ Floppy (A:) (C:) (D:) Removable Disk (G:) Dcim 100msdcf Mssony Imcif100 Moml0001 Momlv100 Folder containing still image data Folder containing E-mail data Folder containing video data Folder containing voice memo data

Actual screens differ according to the OS.

Recording mode	Folder name	Folder name	File name (Example)
Still picture	Dcim	100msdcf	Dsc00001.jpg
Moving picture	Mssony	Moml0001	Mov00001.mpg
VOICE	Mssony	Momlv100	Dsc00001.mpg
E-MAIL	Mssony	Imcif100	Dsc00001.jpg

Note

The folder names and file names vary according to the equipment you are using. Refer to the user's manual for the equipment you are using.

Troubleshooting

Symptom	Cause/Solution
You cannot install the USB driver software.	The specified USB cable is not correctly connected.→ Connect correctly. (page 17)Device other than this unit is connected to the USB jack on the personal computer.→ Disconnect or turn off the USB devices except this unit."Memory Stick" is not in the unit.→ Insert "Memory Stick" into the unit.
You cannot start up your computer. (Windows)	You have started up your computer with a "Memory Stick" inserted in this unit.→ Remove the "Memory Stick" from the unit, and then start up your computer again.
Memory Stick icon does not appear in Explorer or My Computer. (Windows)	The connection between the personal computer and the unit is not correct.→ Connect the cable correctly. (page 17)"Memory Stick" is not in the unit.→ Insert "Memory Stick" into the unit.
Memory Stick icon does not appear. (Macintosh)	The connection between the personal computer and the unit is not correct.→ Connect the cable correctly. (page 17)"Memory Stick" is not in the unit.→ Insert "Memory Stick" into the unit.

Specifications

Memory Stick Reader/Writer

Interface: USB interface

Baud rate: Max. 12 Mbps

Required system

Recommended Windows environment

OS: Microsoft® Windows® 98, Windows® 98SE, Windows® Me, Windows® 2000 Professional (standard installation)

Operation after upgrading from the above OSs is not guaranteed.

CPU: MMX® Pentium® 200 MHz or more

* The USB jack must be installed as standard.

Recommended Macintosh environment

OS: Mac OS 8.5.1/8.6/9.0 (standard installation)

“iBook”, “Power Mac G4”, “CD-ROM drive slot-loading type iMac” pre-installed with Mac OS 8.6 before they leave the factory must be upgraded to Mac OS 9.0

* The USB jack must be installed as standard.

Operating voltage 5 V DC (supplied from USB cable)

Current consumption Action Max. 100 mA

Standby Max. 500 μA

External dimensions

Operating environment 0 °C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104 °F) (condensation not allowed)

Recommended connections

Operation when connected as follows has been confirmed.

1 When this unit is connected to the USB jack on the personal computer, and nothing is connected to the other USB jack:

2 When a USB keyboard is connected to the USB jack on a personal computer on which a USB keyboard and mouse are equipped as standard, and this unit is connected to the other USB jack by the specified USB cable:

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    A["Computer"] -->|USB cable| B["Server"]
    B --> C["Switch"]
    C --> D["Desktop"]
    D --> E["Keyboard"]
    E --> F["Mouse"]

Notes

• Operation is not guaranteed when two or more USB devices are connected to a single personal computer, depending on the USB devices.
• Make sure that the specified USB cable is connected to the USB jack on the personal computer. Operations are not guaranteed when the USB cable is connected to other jacks such as on the keyboard or the hub.
  • Operation on all personal computers in the recommended environment is not guaranteed.

Français

3D rendering of a curved, rectangular electronic device with a small hole at the bottom (no text or symbols)

Pure electrical circuit lines without any symbols

• CD-ROM (pilote USB SPVD-003) (1) (pour Windows/Macintosh)

- Mode d'emploi (1)

• CARTE DE GARANTIE (1)

Windows

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4 Lancez SETUP.EXE.

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InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Sony USB Driver The InstallShield® Wizard will install Sony USB Driver on you computer. To continue, click Next. OK Next > Cancel

USBSETUP You must restart your computer before the new settings will take effect. Do you want to restart your computer now? Yes No

My Computer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help 376 Floppy (A) LocalDisk (C) Sony USB Driver (D) Removable Disk (E)

Remarque

3 Cliquez sur "Stop Sony Peripheral-Drive (ex: [E:])" ou "Stop USB Disk-Drive (ex: [F:])".

Stop Sony Peripheral - Drive(E:) 5:46 PM

Stop USB Disk - Drive(F:)

Safe To Remove Hardware The "Sorry Peripheral" device can now be safely removed from the system. OK

Safe To Remove Hardware The USB Disk F: device can now be safely removed from the system. OK

Remarque

If you have any questions/comments related to this product, please visit our Customer Support website at http://www.sony.com/service (If you do not have internet access, please call 1-800-22 SONY.)