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MY PASSPORT AIR USER MANUAL Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software To install the WD Drive Utilities software: 1. Double-click the My Passport icon, and then double-click the .dmg file on the screen that displays: 2. Drag the WD Drive Utilities application to the alias Applications folder on the screen that displays: 3. In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Drive Utilities application. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 11
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MY PASSPORT AIR USER MANUAL 4. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue and display the WD Drive Utilities screen: 5. See “Managing and Customizing the Drive” on page 19. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 12
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MY PASSPORT AIR USER MANUAL Locking and Unlocking the Drive 3 1 This chapter includes the following topics: Password Protecting the Drive Unlocking the Drive Changing Your Password Turning Off the Drive Lock Feature Password Protecting the Drive You should password protect your drive if you are worried that someone else will gain access to your drive and you do not want them to see your files on the drive. CAUTION! The WD Security software uses your password to electronically lock and unlock
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MY PASSPORT AIR USER MANUAL 4. Retype your password in the Verify password box. 5. Type a hint to help remember your password in the Password hint box. 6. Select the Enable auto unlock for user: check box if you want the WD Security software to remember your password for the selected drive on this computer. Important: If you select the Enable auto unlock for user: check box, the first time you restart your computer or disconnect and reconnect the drive after creating a password, your o
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MY PASSPORT AIR USER MANUAL The WD Unlocker VCD provides the WD Drive Unlock utility that you can use to unlock the drive. Or you can use either the WD Security or the WD Drive Utilities software to unlock the drive. Unlocking the Drive with the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities Software Whenever you shut down and restart your computer or disconnect and reconnect the drive to your computer, starting either the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software displays the Unlock Drive dialog: Thi
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MY PASSPORT AIR USER MANUAL Unlocking the Drive with the WD Drive Unlock Utility Whenever you connect your password-protected drive to a computer that does not have the WD Security or WD Drive Utilities software installed, you can use the WD Drive Unlock utility to unlock the drive there. The Drive Unlock utility is on a virtual CD (VCD) drive that appears on your desktop display. To unlock the drive: 1. Double-click the WD Unlocker VCD icon on your desktop: 2. Double-click the WD Drive Un
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WD Service and Support Should you encounter any problem, please give us an opportunity to address it before returning this product. Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or email support service at http://support.wdc.com. If the answer is not available or if you prefer, ® please contact WD at the best telephone number shown below. Your product includes 30 days of free telephone support during the warranty period. This 30- day period starts on the date of
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MY PASSPORT AIR USER MANUAL Table of Contents WD Service and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Accessing Online Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Contacting WD Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii 1 About Your WD Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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MY PASSPORT AIR USER MANUAL A Compliance and Warranty Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Regulatory Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 FCC Class B Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 ICES/NMB-003 Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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MY PASSPORT AIR USER MANUAL About Your WD Drive 1 1 ® Welcome to your My Passport Air™ portable hard drive for Mac users who need to take their creative life on the road. This chapter includes the following topics: Features Kit Contents Quick Install Guide Operating System Compatibility Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering the Drive Handling Precautions Features Major features of the My Passport Air drive include: Ultra-slim, all-metal design—At just 11 mm, this ultra-slim, all-me
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MY PASSPORT AIR USER MANUAL Kit Contents As shown in Figure 1, your My Passport Air portable hard drive kit includes the following: • My Passport Air portable hard drive, with the WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software • USB 3.0 cable • Quick Install Guide My Passport Air USB 3.0 Cable Quick Install Guide Portable Hard Drive Figure 1. My Passport Air Drive Kit Contents Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories for WD products, visit: US http://www.shopwd.com o
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MY PASSPORT AIR USER MANUAL Disk Drive Format Your My Passport Air drive is formatted as a single HFS+J partition for compatibility with Mac OS X operating systems. If you want to use the drive with a Windows computer, see “Reformatting the Drive” on page 28 and “Troubleshooting” on page 29. Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport Air drive has: • Power/Activity LED • A USB 3.0 interface port USB 3.0 Interface Port Power/Activity LED Figure 2. My Passport Air Drive Pow
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MY PASSPORT AIR USER MANUAL Handling Precautions WD products are precision instruments and must be handled with care during unpacking and installation. Rough handling, shock, or vibration can damaged drives. Always observe the following precautions when unpacking and using your external storage product: • Do not drop or jolt the drive. • Do not move the drive during activity. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 4
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MY PASSPORT AIR USER MANUAL Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 2 1 This chapter provides instructions for connecting the drive to your computer and installing the WD software. It includes the following topics: Connecting the Drive Enhancing Performance with WD +TURBO Installing the WD Security Software Installing the WD Drive Utilities Software Connecting the Drive 1. Turn on your computer. 2. Connect the My Passport drive to your computer as shown in Figure 3. Figure 3. Connecting t
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MY PASSPORT AIR USER MANUAL 3. Verify that the My Passport drive appears under DEVICES in the Sidebar area of your Finder display: Note: If the External disks check box is selected on your Finder Preferences dialog, the My Passport icon displays on your desktop: 4. The first time you connect your My Passport drive to your computer, a message asks if you want to use the drive to back up with Time Machine: On Leopard and Snow Leopard On Lion and Mountain Lion Note: Currently the Encrypt
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MY PASSPORT AIR USER MANUAL 6. On Lion or Mountain Lion: IF you . . . want to use the drive with the Time Machine software, THEN . . . Do not Click Don’t Use and skip to step 8 . Do Proceed to step a. a. If you want to create a password to secure your backup files, select the Encrypt Backup Disk check box. b. Click Use as Backup Disk. c. If you selected the Encrypt Backup Disk check box at step a, complete the backup password dialog that displays: d. Click Encrypt Disk. 7. The My Passpor
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MY PASSPORT AIR USER MANUAL 2. Double-click the Extras folder on the screen that displays: 3. Double-click the WD +TURBO Installer application: 4. Click Install on the WD +TURBO Driver Installer screen: 5. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue. 6. A message informs you that installing the drivers requires you to restart your computer to make them active: Click Yes to continue. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 8
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MY PASSPORT AIR USER MANUAL 7. Type the password that you normally use to access the computer in the Password box and click OK: 8. When the installation completes, click Yes to restart the computer: 9. After the computer restarts, the My Passport icon on the desktop looks like this Your My Passport drive is now ready to use as an enhanced-performance external storage device. You can enhance its capabilities by installing the WD Security and WD Drive Utilities software that is also on th
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MY PASSPORT AIR USER MANUAL 2. Drag the WD Security application to the alias Applications folder on the screen that displays: 3. In the alias Applications folder, double-click the WD Security application. 4. Read the license agreement and click Accept to continue and display the WD Security screen: 5. See “Locking and Unlocking the Drive” on page 13. CONNECTING THE DRIVE AND GETTING STARTED – 10
