Dynex DX-CR112 User Manual

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Data LED
Indicates when a slot is reading from or writing to a card.
• LED off–Your card reader is not being used
• LED on–A card is inserted in one of the slots
• LED flashing–Data is being transferred to or from a card and the hard drive or another 
card
Formatting a memory card (Windows)
Caution: Formatting a memory card permanently deletes all files on the card. Be sure that 
you copy any valued files to a computer before formatting a memory card. Do not 
disconnect the card reader or remove the memory card while formatting is in progress.
If your computer has trouble recognizing a new memory card, format the memory card in 
your device (refer to the documentation that came with the device) or by using the following 
procedure.
To format a memory card:
Click Start, then click My Computer or Computer.
Under Removable Storage, right-click the appropriate memory card drive.
Select Format.
Type a name into the Volume Label box. The name of your memory card appears 
next to the drive.
Click Start, then click OK in the Warning dialog box.
Click OK on the Format Complete window. 
Click Close to finish. 
Formatting a memory card (Macintosh)
Caution: Formatting a memory card permanently deletes all files on the card. Be sure that 
you copy any valued files to a computer before formatting a memory card. Do not 
disconnect the card reader or remove the memory card while formatting is in progress.
If your computer has trouble recognizing a new memory card, format the memory card in 
your device or by using the computer.
To format a memory card:
Click Go, then click Utilities.
Double-click Disk Utility from the list.
In the left-hand column, select the memory card you want to format, then click the 
Erase tab.
Specify a volume format and name for the memory card, then click Erase. A warning 
box opens.
Click Erase again. The Erase process takes a minute or so to erase and reformat your 
memory card.
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