Epson Zip-100, Installation & User Manual

Page 1: ...EPSON Installation User s Guide For Macintosh and IBM Compatible PCs with a SCSI Connection ...

Page 2: ...NG YOUR ZIP DRIVE MAC Users PowerBook Users PC Users Installation Instructions USING YOUR ZIP DRIVE Getting the Most of Your ZIP Drive Drive Operation Maintenance ZIP Tools Software SCSI Guidelines Troubleshooting 12 14 15 16 18 ...

Page 3: ...ows DOS or Windows 95 If you encounter any problems while installing your ZIP Drive refer to Troubleshooting in the Using Your ZIP Drive section SCSI Small Computer System Interface Requirements MAC USERS All Macintosh computers have a built in SCSI connector marked by the SCSI symbol SCSI Connector 1 ...

Page 4: ...connect the ZIP Drive to your PC W Refer to SCSI Adapters in the Using Your ZIP Drive section for information on compatible adapters Make sure the adapter is installed in the computer before attempting to connect your ZIP Drive SCSI Host Adapter inside computer Computer Back SCSI Connector from host adap W OS 2 Support If you want to use your ZIP Drive in an OS 2 operating environment you need to ...

Page 5: ...00MB ZIP Tools Disk Turn off your computer s power switch and pick up the ZIP data cable B Always turn off computer power before connecting the ZIP Drive Connect one end of the cable to the ZIP connector on the back of your drive If the connector does not go on easily try turning it over Tighten all connector screws ZIP Connector 3 ...

Page 6: ...C USERS km Make sure you connect the ZIP cable to a SCSI connector and NOT to a parallel port printer port The parallel port is the same size and shape as some SCSI adapter connectors but the parallel port will not support this model of the ZIP Drive n If your adapter has a 50 pin SCSI connector Use a 25 to 50 pin SCSI cable or cable converter to connect the ZIP Drive If you need a cable or conver...

Page 7: ...lines in the Using Your ZIP Drive section to make sure the SCSI ID and termination on your ZIP Drive are set correctly To Another SCSI Device To Computer or Previous SCSI Device 6 Connect the external power supply The power cord fits in the groove on the side of the ZIP Drive m Use only an approved EPSON ZIP power supply Other power supplies may damage your ZIP Drive W Tip To make it easier to mov...

Page 8: ...ure you hold down the Shift key until you see the message indicating that extensions are disabled Insert the 100MB Took disk into the ZIP Drive Always make sure the green power light is on before inserting or ejecting a ZIP disk When you insert a ZIP disk the amber data light on the ZIP Drive will flash momentarily MAC USERS m Ejecting ZIP Disks The disk eject button is disabled when the ZIP disk ...

Page 9: ... 95 Install Disk Start the Setup or Install program as described below and follow the screen instructions to install your ZIP software MAC USERS Double click on the ZIP Install icon and follow the screen instructions to install the ZIP Tools software If you encounter any problems refer to the Using Your ZIP Drive for help There is additional help in the electronic Installation Guide that is includ...

Page 10: ... Open My Computer and double click on the floppy drive icon Double click on Setup95 If your system seems slow after installing Tools 95 it is probably due to the way some plug and play devices handle system refreshes To solve this problem simply restart your system Accessing ZIP Took After the software installation is complete you can access tools for your EPSON drives by clicking the RIGHT mouse ...

Page 11: ...5 allows you to move your ZIP Drive from one computer to another with ease Now there s no need to reboot the system when you add a ZIP Drive Simply attach the ZIP Drive to any compatible PC and run the Guest95 program to assign a drive letter Any time you install new ZIP hardware on your system you can use Guest95 to load the drivers needed by Windows 95 You can run Guest95 from the Tools installa...

Page 12: ... needs to be reconfigured Look for a yellow circle containing a black exclamation point It looks something like this 5 Choose the Resources tab and change resource settings as needed to eliminate any conflicts identified by Windows 95 Refer to the documentation that came with your adapter for information on optional settings 6 Shut down the system open the computer and adjust the adapter s switch ...

Page 13: ... to use your ZIP Drive on a PC as well as on your Macintosh The Guest program on the Install disk for Windows DOS will provide temporary access for your ZIP Drive on a PC with a SCSI connection For full ZIP benefits call 1 800 922 8911 to order a copy of ZIP Tools software for Windows DOS PC USERS Your ZIP Drive will have its own drive letter in the File Manager n If you want to use your ZIP Drive...

Page 14: ...sitive information n Keep financial and business records safe and secure Move your work to different locations and computers n Create a multimedia library n Store large scanned or downloaded files n Organize large amounts of information n Collect stuff from on line services without filling up your hard drive n Design and demo multimedia presentations n Use one disk per account project or client n ...

Page 15: ...cause of their high capacity removability and random access ZIP disks are ideal for storage hungry image sound and video files Clips can come from a variety of sources including scanners CD ROMs and video input devices You can create and store multimedia presentations and demonstrations including video that you can replay directly from the ZIP disk Archive Your Important Records Do you need to kee...

Page 16: ...not use ordinary 3 5 inch floppy disk head cleaning diskettes or data diskettes They will damage your ZIP Drive ZIP Power The ZIP Drive has an automatic sleep mode designed to reduce power consumption and prolong the life of ZIP disks Sleep mode automatically spins down a disk after 15 minutes of inactivity During sleep mode the green power light remains on and the disk automatically spins up agai...

Page 17: ...age of all the features of your ZIP Drive either install ZIP Tools or always use the Guest program when operating the drive Refer to MANUAL EXE on the Windows DOS Install Disk for additional information on SCSI adapters ZIP Tools Software Your 100MB ZIP Tools disk contains a complete package of software tools to help you manage everything you use and create with your ZIP Drive The ZIP Setup or Ins...

Page 18: ...are includes a special read write protect feature that allows you to l Write Protect a disk through software instead of with a mechanical write protect switch n Write Protect a disk and assign a password that must be used to remove the write protect n Read Protect a disk so that it cannot be read from or written to unless the user enters the password you assign For information on using read write ...

Page 19: ...h SCSI Termination Switch ZIP Connector SCSI Connector for connecting other SCSI drives Emergency Disk Eject use only when power is disconnected d SCSI Termination If your ZIP Drive is the only or last drive on the SCSI connection the termination switch should be in the down position ON If your ZIP Drive is in the middle of the SCSI chain turn off termina tion by moving the SCSI termination switch...

Page 20: ... drive should be ON Try disconnecting the power cable from the ZIP Drive and then reconnecting it b Make sure the data cable for the ZIP Drive is connected as shown in the installation instructions and that the cable connections are straight and secure Tighten all connector screws firmly and evenly both on the connector to the ZIP Drive and to the computer c Make sure the ZIP Drive is connected to...

Page 21: ...IP Took disk If you are using the ZIP Drive on a Macintosh or a PC using Windows DOS you must install ZIP Tools on your system before you can write to the ZIP Tools disk If you are using the ZIP Drive on another SCSI system such as Windows NT or UNIX you must perform a low level surface verify format on the ZIP Tools disk before you can use it on your system SCSI command 04h More Problem Solving H...

Page 22: ... to operate the equipment may be voided by the FCC Canadian DOC Information This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital devices as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications German BZT information Epson hereby certifies that the EPSON manufactured equipment referenced in this guide is in compliance...

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