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Mac® Compatibility 

• Mac with a Thunderbolt 3 port  

• Mac with a Thunderbolt 2 port with an Apple Thunderbolt 3    

  (USB C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter 

• macOS

®

 10.12.1+

Windows® Compatibility 

• PC with a Thunderbolt 3 port 

• Windows 10 

SxS Media Compatibility

• Mac and PC compatible

Package Contents Description

 Power  Adapter 

and Power Cord 

Connect the power 

adapter to SxS card 

reader’s 12VDC 

socket. Note that the 

power indicator on 

top lights when the 

adapter is connected 

to AC power.  

 

Connect the power cord between a power outlet and the power 

adapter. Note that the power cord included with your product may 

appear different than the one pictured here, depending on where the 

product was purchased. 

Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps) Cable 

Connect this cable between the SxS card reader 

and your computer (or other Thunderbolt 

peripheral device in the chain connected to the 

computer).

Thunderbolt Connector Retainer Clip 

This secures a Thunderbolt 3 connector plugged into one of 

the SxS card reader’s Thunderbolt 3 ports to prevent accidental 

cable disconnection. This clip is compatible with Sonnet 0.5 meter 

Thunderbolt 3 cables, but not with Sonnet 1-meter Thunderbolt 3 

cables.

 

 Support  Note:

 This document was up to date at the time 

of printing. Please check the Sonnet website for the latest 

documentation. 
 

1.

  Go to www.sonnettech.com/support/

 

2.

  Click the Downloads, Manuals, FAQs link.

 

2.

  Click the Thunderbolt link.

 

3.

   Click the SF3 Series - SxS Pro Card Reader link, and then click the 

Manual link. 

 

5.

   Click the SF3 Series - SxS Pro Card Reader QSG [English] link and 

then check the Document Version information. If the version 
listed is later than this document (revision A), click the Download 
Now button for the latest version.  

Quick Start Guide 

for SF

3

 Series — SxS

 Pro Card Reader

SF3 Series — SxS Pro Card Reader Description

1 –  Card Slots

  

These slots accept all SxS cards; XQD™ and SDXC™ cards are 

supported with adapters (sold separately).

2 –  Thunderbolt 3 (USB Type-C) Connector

 

Connect the included Thunderbolt cable between either of these 

ports and your computer’s (or intermediate peripheral device’s) 

Thunderbolt port; the open port may be used to connect another 

Thunderbolt peripheral device. You may not connect two computers 

to this adapter’s Thunderbolt ports, nor to a daisy chain of Thunderbolt 

peripheral devices.

3 –  12VDC Socket

 

Connect the included DC power adapter between this socket and 

the included power cord.

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