User manual ACOMDATA RPDOCKU2FA

[. . . ] User's Guide DockPod Docking Station Model #: RPDOCKU2FA Windows & Mac For the Please retain this guide. CONTENTS CONTACT INFORMATION . Diamond Bar, California 91765-7499 Telephone: (909) 348-0680 Fax: (909) 598-8663 Web: www. acomdata. com Customer Service: customerservice@acomdata. com Technical Support: techsupport@acomdata. com Pre-Sales Questions: sales@acomdata. com 4 5 WELCOME Thank you and congratulations on your purchase of DockPod, the Docking Station for RocketPod Hi-Performance Peripherals from AcomData. This guide contains instructions on how to connect your DockPod to your computer and stack on RocketPod modules using the patented Stack&PlayTM system. For instructions pertaining to the usage of a specific RocketPod product, please see the User's Guide for that product. [. . . ] (Any USB cables and power cords are not shown. ) 32 If your RocketPod stack is first in the chain (starting from the computer): As shown in the illustration at right, connect the FireWire DockPod to your comdevices puter; then connect the right-hand FireWire port of a stacked-on RocketPod module to the next FireWire device open in the chain. FireWire port 33 RocketPod Stack TROUBLESHOOTING/ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQS) Q: My DockPod won't power on. When the DockPod is powered on, the power button will light up blue. FireWire cables If your RocketPod stack is NOT first in the chain: Connect the DockPod to the previous device in the chain. If the RocketPod stack is not last in the chain, connect the righthand FireWire port of a stacked-on RocketPod module to the next FireWire device in the chain. Q: My computer does not seem to recognize the DockPod. A: DockPod is not a desktop device, meaning it will not appear on your computer's desktop or in My Computer. Only RocketPod modules, such as the DrivePod, will appear on the desktop. If you have any USB hubs connected to the same computer as the DockPod, the number of USB 2. 0 RocketPod modules you can stack on the DockPod decreases by the number of hubs, whether the DockPod is connected to a hub or not. The number of FireWire modules you can stack is not affected by USB hubs, so you can still stack up to five modules in total by combining USB 2. 0 and FireWire modules in the same stack. For example: if you have two USB hubs connected to your computer, you can stack up to three USB 2. 0 34 RocketPod modules rather than five. However, you can stack on two FireWire RocketPod modules, for a total of five modules. If your DockPod is turned on, stacked-on RocketPod modules will power on automatically. If the DockPod is turned off, any stackedon modules will power on when you turn on the DockPod. Q: Do I need to turn my RocketPod modules off before I remove them from a stack?Anyway, in most cases you simply can't because the power is controlled from the DockPod. If you want to remove a RocketPod module from a stack, you only need to dismount the device before removing it. After the device is dismounted, it will still be powered on but it is perfectly safe to remove it. If the module you wish to remove has one or more modules stacked above it, you must dismount and remove these modules first. Q: Can I select which RocketPod modules in a stack to turn on and which to turn off?Q: Do I need to use both the USB 2. 0 and FireWire interfaces of my DockPod in order for it to work?DockPod comes with both interfaces to accommodate both USB 2. 0 users and FireWire users. Q: Can I connect my DockPod to more than one computer at the same time?It is possible to connect the USB 2. 0 interface to one computer and the FireWire interface to another computer. [. . . ] This Limited Warranty is invalid if the factory applied serial number has been altered or removed from the Product. REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE CONSUMER. ACOMDATA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, BREACH OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY RELATED TO THIS PRODUCT. SUCH DAMAGE INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT OR ANY ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, DOWN TIME AND PURCHASER'S TIME. [. . . ]