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User’ s Guide For the DockPod Docking Station Model #: RPDOCKU2F A W indows & Mac Please retain this guide. ...
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C ONTENTS C ONTACT I NFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 W ELCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 P ACKAGE C ONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 P RODUCT R EGISTRATION FOR W ARRANTY C OVERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Mailing Address: P .O. BOX 5499 Diamond Bar , California 91765-7499 T elephone: (909) 348-0680 Fax: (909) 598-8663 Web: www .acomdata.com Customer Service: customerser vice@acomdata.com T echnical Support: techsuppor t@acomdata.com Pre-Sales Questions: sales@acomdata.com 3 C ONTACT I NFORMATION C ONNECTING D OCK P OD TO Y OUR C OMPUTER . . . . . . ...
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P ACKAGE C ONTENTS The package should contain the following items: • DockPod Docking Station • FireWire cable (6-pin to 6-pin) • USB 2.0 cable (compatible with USB 1.x) • AC adapter and power cord • User’ s Guide • W arranty Registration Card If you ar e missing any of the items listed above, please con tact AcomData Customer Ser vice ...
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P RECAUTIONS B E S U R E TO F O L L O W TH E P R E C A U TI O NS L I S TE D B E L O W . F A I L U R E TO F O L L O W TH E S E P R E C A U T IO N S M A Y C A U S E D A M A G E TO YO U R A C O M D A T A P R O D U C T A ND VO I D TH E WA R R A N TY . • Read this User’ s Guide carefully and follow the correct procedures for installing and using the ...
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A BOUT R OCKET P OD ™ RocketPod is a revolutionar y new line of hi-performance computer peripherals from AcomData––and they’re unlike anything you’ve seen before. If you want a computer peripherals solution that is por table, expandable, compact, can eliminate the ‘rat’s nest’ of wires on your desktop––and is ready for the futur ...
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Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and FireWire No matter what inter face you choose, you get blazing performance. Y ou can even combine USB 2.0 and FireWire RocketPod modules in the same stack with the DockPod Docking Station. Hot Swappable This is the way hot swapping was truly meant to be. Add or remove RocketPod peripherals without turning off your computer–? ...
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FireW ir e (IEEE 1394a) port USB 2.0 port AC adapter power port A G LANCE O N THE BACK PANEL 13 12 Stack&Play™ Connector Relays electrical power and data signals to stacked-on RocketPod modules. Stack Light Lights up when a link between the DockPod and stacked-on RocketPod module(s) is established. V oltage Meter Measures the amount of power ...
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Y our DockPod is equipped with a built-in, analog voltage meter . The voltage meter measures the amount of power used by stacked-on RocketPod modules. Whenever there is a suf ficient power fluctuation caused by some activity from a RocketPod module, the needle will fluctuate until a rest state is reached. P OWER B UTTON When the DockPod is turned o ...
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can get their power via the FireWire cable. Plug & Play Y ou do not need to install drivers, assign unique ID numbers, or con- nect terminators. Hot-swappable Devices can be added and removed while the computer is running. Also, you can turn off the device when not needed . About USB 2.0 USB (Universal Serial Bus) quickly became the standard fo ...
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Interfaces: FireWire (IEEE 1394a) – 400 Mbps USB 2.0 – up to 480 Mbps Physical Dimensions: W 4.7" x H 1.85" x L 7.4" W eight: ........... 450g Electrical Input DC voltage: .... 19~25V Input current: ......... 4A max Input power: ......... 75W max Output voltage: ....... 12V +/- 5% Output current: .... 5A average, 6A peak (10 sec) ...
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S YSTEM R EQUIREMENTS FOR M AC • Power Macintosh (G5, G4, Blue & White G3, iBook or iMac) • Mac OS 9 or Mac OS X • A vailable USB por t and/or FireWire port Mac OS 9 Users: • W e recommend using the latest version (OS 9.2.2). Y ou can down - load the updates you need at http://docs.info.apple.com/ar ticle. html?ar tnum=75288. • Mac OS ...
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USB cable FireWire cable AC adapter & power cord DockPod 1. Plug the AC adapter cord into the power por t on the back of the DockPod . Plug the power cord into the socket on the AC adapter . Plug the other end into a three- prong outlet. 2. Plug the USB 2.0 and/ or FireWire cable into the correct por ts on your computer and the DockPod. Y ou ca ...
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H OW TO S TACK &P LAY R OCKET P OD M ODULES Stacking RocketPod Modules 1. With the DockPod powered on, care - fully place a RocketPod module onto it, making sure the orientation is the same and the devices are aligned. When placed correctly , the DockPod connector will mate with the connector at the bottom of the RocketPod module you are stacki ...
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power on automatically . Y ou can stack up to five RocketPod modules onto your DockPod as shown in the illustration on page 26. About Stacking USB 2.0 and FireWire RocketPod Modules Par t of the beauty and power of the RocketPod Stack&Play system is you can stack USB 2.0 and FireWire RocketPod modu les together , and in any order . ( There may ...
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to communicate with it. When you dismount a device, the com- puter no longer sees it. The device may still be running but the computer cannot access it, as though the device no longer exists. 2. Once all necessar y modules are dismounted, you can safely remove them from the stack (even if they are still powered on). Replace any modules you had to r ...
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T o c on ne ct th e D oc k P o d t o a U SB hu b , c o n n e c t th e U S B ca b l e to th e U S B 2 .0 po rt o n t he ba ck of th e D o c k P o d an d t o an ap p r o p r i a t e U S B p o rt on th e hu b , as sh ow n i n th e il l u s t r a t i o n o n pa g e 3 0 . Fo ll o w t h e US B h u b m an u f a c t u r e r ’ s i ns tr uc ti o n s fo r p ...
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T ROUBLESHOOTING / F R E Q U E N T L Y A S K E D Q U E S T I O N S ( F A Q S ) Q: My DockPod won’t power on. A: Check to make sure all connections are secure. When the DockPod is powered on, the power button will light up blue. Q: My computer does not seem to recognize the DockPod. A: DockPod is not a desktop device, meaning it will not appear on ...
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Before you turn off the DockPod, be sure to dismount all modules. Q: Do I need to use both the USB 2.0 and FireWire interfaces of my DockPod in order for it to work? A: N o, you can use only one interface if you so choose. DockPod comes with both inter faces to accommodate both USB 2.0 users and FireWire users. Q: Can I connect DockPod to a USB or ...
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Q: The voltage meter doesn’t seem to work properly. A: Like the Stack light, the voltage meter is only active when one or more RocketPod modules are stacked onto the DockPod and the DockPod is turned on. Q: Do I need to worry about the exposed Stack&Play connector when my DockPod or RocketPod stack is powered on? A: Since ever y RocketPod per ...
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G LOSSARY B I T - The smallest unit of digital data. In binary code, a bit is repre- sented logically as a either a 1 or a 0. Buffer - RAM cache that temporarily stores data so it can be deliv- ered to a device as it is needed. Bus - An electronic link that allows the transmission of data between digital devices, such as computers and computer peri ...
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Mb (Megabit) - One million bits. Mbps (Megabits per second) - A data transmission speed of one million bits per second. Data transmissions are measured in bits (kilobits, megabits etc) per second. MB (Megabyte) - 1,048,576 bytes (binary); 1,000,000 bytes (deci- mal). Operating System (OS) - Software that controls the assignment and use of hardware ...
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O NE Y EAR L IMITED W ARRANTY AcomData warrants this product (the "Product") against defects in material or workmanship as follows: 1. LABOR: For a period of one (1) year from the original date of pur - chase from AcomData or its local representative supplier , AcomData will repair defective Product (or , at its option, replace with a new ...
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loss to any software programs, data or removable storage media; or damage due to the Product such as but not limited to excessive heat or humidity , or modifications of this Product; (2) improper instal - lation, operation, testing or maintenance of this Product; (3) power failure or connection to improper voltage supply; or; (4) attempted repair b ...
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N OTICES C OPYRIGHTS Copyright © 2004 AcomData. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical photocopying, recording or other - wise, without the prior written consent of AcomData. P ATENTS This product is protected by one or more ...
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C HANGES The material in this document is for information only and subject to change without notice. While reasonable efforts have been made in the prepara - tion of this document to assure its accuracy , AcomData assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. AcomData ...
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