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Hitch
USB Transfer Device
Model USB-101
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USB-101 User manual Introduction Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Hitch™ USB transfer device from Sima Products Corporation. This product is a designed to provide power while transferring data between two USB Mass Storage Class complaint devices -- without the need for a PC. The user can also transfer PTP digital camera files. It is a perfect solution for anyone who wants to transfer data, images or music between media pl
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USB-101 User manual Introduction Table of Contents Introduction...................................................................................................................... 2 Hitch™ Features ............................................................................................................ 5 Package Includes............................................................................................................ 5 Front
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USB-101 User manual Introduction FCC NOTICE TO USERS The system may cause interference to a TV or radio even when it is operating properly. To determine whether the system is causing the interference, turn it off. If the interference goes away, the system is causing the interference. 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 designe
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USB-101 User manual Introduction Hitch™ Features - Copy data (files or folders) between any two Mass Storage Devices without a computer - Delete data (files or folders) on any Mass Storage Device without a computer - User selectable copy destination location - Uses Linux 2.4.31 operating system - Compliant with OTG supplement Rev. 1.0 and USB specification version 2.0 for full-speed (12Mbps) USB host and device - Supports USB stor
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USB-101 User manual Getting Started Front panel drawings Front panel controls 1 1. Here/There USB device indicators - indicate that a recognized device is connected to the Here or There port and is being viewed on the display 2. HERE/THERE button Retreats through the active menu tree or toggles the display between Here and There devices 2 3. Scroll wheel To scroll between menu options 4. SELECT but
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USB-101 User manual Getting Started Side and top panel drawings 1 2 1 Top Panel Side panel 1. 5V DC adapter input 1. USB connection 2. Power Button – Press and hold for 3 sec. to turn on. Press to turn off Page 7
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USB-101 User manual Getting Started Getting Started Power up Step 1 – Power Up Press and hold the POWER button on the top of the TM unit for 3 sec. to power up your Hitch unit. You will see the start-up screen for about 15 seconds, followed by the Settings menu on the LCD screen. Press the SELECT button to advance to the Main Menu. Do not TM connect a USB device to the Hitch unit before power up. Note: T
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USB-101 User manual Getting Started Step 2 – Check your software version Turn the scroll wheel to clockwise to scroll down to the bottom of the main menu to highlight the About menu. Press the SELECT button. The software version number will be displayed on the top line. TM Please note the software version that your Hitch unit is running. The newest version of firmware is always available at www.gethitch.com.
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USB-101 User manual Transferring Files Hitch mode - transferring files TM After successfully powering up the Hitch unit, you are ready to connect two devices and transfer files. To transfer files between devices, you must connect two devices equipped with TM USB device connectors to the Hitch unit. File transfers fall into two categories: 1. Hitch Mode - Transferring files between 2 USB mass stora
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USB-101 User manual Transferring Files Connecting USB devices Connect a “Here” device… 1. Connect one end of the USB connector into the device that you want to transfer from. TM 2. Connect the other end into the Here side of the Hitch unit. It will scan your device and display the root directory tree on the screen, as illustrated at right. TM Note: The Hitch u
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USB-101 User manual Transferring Files Transferring Files TM The Hitch unit can transfer all of the folders, individual folders with multiple files or individual files from your device. To select files for transfer: 1. Press the HERE/THERE (< >) button to select the Here device. The appropriate icon at the top of the unit will light up. 2. Use the scroll wheel to sele
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USB-101 User manual Transferring Files To verify that the files have transferred successfully: 1. Press the HERE/THERE (< >) button and select the There device. 2. Scroll down to the hitch folder 3. Press the SELECT button to open the folder. 4. Select the folder named sav_0001 and press the SELECT button. 5. You will see the files that were transferred. Save to a folder of your choice: You also have the option to desi
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USB-101 User manual Transferring Files The following chart illustrates transfer times for typical files USB 2.0 High Speed Transfer times Song 4 MB 5 sec Album 15 songs 80 sec Video 30 min 3 min Video 2 hrs 12 min Note: Use the AC adapter when your file transfer will exceed TM the battery life of the Hitch unit. ( 1-4 hours). Also, you can plug the AC adapter in during file transfers and not interrupt TM the operati
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USB-101 User manual Transferring Files Music Mode – transferring music files TM The Hitch unit can also transfer music, photo and video files between two media players including Apple iPods*. We call this Music Mode. Music Mode is a special mode that places transferred music files into the Artist, Album & Song database format in the receiving iPod* device. TM Note: To determine what mode the Hitch unit is
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USB-101 User manual Transferring Files Connect to the Here side 1. Connect the USB end of one iPod* cable into TM the Here side of the Hitch unit. 2. Connect the iPod* end of your cable into your iPod*. TM 3. The Hitch unit will read the iPod* database. When finished the Here icon and arrow will be lit. 4. The screen will display the Artist, Album & Song folders. 5. The iPod* will display a “Do Not Disconnect
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USB-101 User manual Transferring Files To view the music database in the There iPod*, Press the HERE/THERE (< >) button, select one of the music folders and press the SELECT button. Now, return to the Here device by pressing the HERE/THERE (< >) button. Transferring a Music file 1. To select a song to transfer, turn the scroll wheel clockwise to scroll down the list to the Songs menu. 2. Press the SELECT bu
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USB-101 User manual Transferring Files As the file is transferring, a progress screen will be displayed. When complete a Copy Complete screen will also be displayed. Scroll down to continue and press the SELECT button. The song you have transferred can now be recognized by and played on the receiving iPod*. To verify that the files have successfully transferred: 1. Press the HERE/THERE (< >) button to view the There i
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USB-101 User manual Transferring Files After completing all of your file transfers, you can remove the iPod*s. To remove the There iPod*: 1. Press the SELECT button. 2. Scroll down to the “Remove There” option and 3. Press the SELECT button. The screen will prompt you to “Unplug there”. 4. Disconnect the iPod* cable from the There device. TM The Hitch unit will automatically switch to the Here iPod*. Follow the same
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USB-101 User manual Transferring Files Updating with iTunes* After transferring music to an iPod*, you can synchronize the database in your iPod* with the database in iTunes*. To sync up with iTunes* files: Open iTunes* on your computer. Connect your iPod* to your computer. iTunes* will load your iPod* and synch the iTunes* library to the iPod* library, deleting 1 of the 2 copies that was TM transferred with Hitch . T
