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...reserved. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2010 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and other companies. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California U.S.A. 92630 4079-705059-802 Oct 2010 North America ... +31.880062100 Middle East +31.880062100 Africa +31.880062100 Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and My Book are registered trademarks in the U.S. and My Book Live is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Specifications subject to other countries; Technical Support Services http://support.wdc....
...reserved. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to change without notice. © 2010 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. and other companies. Western Digital 20511 Lake Forest Drive Lake Forest, California U.S.A. 92630 4079-705059-802 Oct 2010 North America ... +31.880062100 Middle East +31.880062100 Africa +31.880062100 Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, and My Book are registered trademarks in the U.S. and My Book Live is a trademark of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Specifications subject to other countries; Technical Support Services http://support.wdc....
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...1 Important Safety Instructions 1 Recording Your WD Product Information 2 2 Product Overview 3 About the Drive 3 Features 3 Package Contents 4 System Requirements 6 Pre-Installation Instructions 7 Handling Precautions 7 Specifications 7 System View 8 3 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 9 Connecting the Drive to Your Network 9 Getting Started Using the CD (Mac and Windows 11 Getting Started... 30 Retrieving Backups 33 5 Managing WD Software 37 Customizing WD SmartWare 37 Using WD Quick View Shortcuts 39 Monitoring Alerts 44 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS -
...1 Important Safety Instructions 1 Recording Your WD Product Information 2 2 Product Overview 3 About the Drive 3 Features 3 Package Contents 4 System Requirements 6 Pre-Installation Instructions 7 Handling Precautions 7 Specifications 7 System View 8 3 Connecting the Drive and Getting Started 9 Connecting the Drive to Your Network 9 Getting Started Using the CD (Mac and Windows 11 Getting Started... 30 Retrieving Backups 33 5 Managing WD Software 37 Customizing WD SmartWare 37 Using WD Quick View Shortcuts 39 Monitoring Alerts 44 MY BOOK LIVE USER MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS -
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... 99 Media Storage 99 Accessing My Book Live from Media Players 100 Accessing My Book Live Using iTunes 106 14 Regulatory and Warranty Information 108 Regulatory Compliance 108 Obtaining Service 109 Limited Warranty 110 15 Troubleshooting 111 First Steps Checklist 111 Resetting the My Book Live 111 Specific Problems and Corrective Actions 112 Glossary...
... 99 Media Storage 99 Accessing My Book Live from Media Players 100 Accessing My Book Live Using iTunes 106 14 Regulatory and Warranty Information 108 Regulatory Compliance 108 Obtaining Service 109 Limited Warranty 110 15 Troubleshooting 111 First Steps Checklist 111 Resetting the My Book Live 111 Specific Problems and Corrective Actions 112 Glossary...
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...computers will automatically find on your movies, music, photos, and files in seconds. Easy to set up , easy to find your My Book Live drive in one location that everyone can also stream media content to a variety of all those USB keys, CDs, and DVDs....About the Drive Features Package Contents System Requirements Pre-Installation Instructions Handling Precautions Specifications System View About the Drive Welcome to your Apple iPhone®, iPod touch®, or iPad™. Features Simplify your digital life-Store your entire family's movies, music, photos, and important ...
...computers will automatically find on your movies, music, photos, and files in seconds. Easy to set up , easy to find your My Book Live drive in one location that everyone can also stream media content to a variety of all those USB keys, CDs, and DVDs....About the Drive Features Package Contents System Requirements Pre-Installation Instructions Handling Precautions Specifications System View About the Drive Welcome to your Apple iPhone®, iPod touch®, or iPad™. Features Simplify your digital life-Store your entire family's movies, music, photos, and important ...
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...: 5 to 35 °C (41 to 95 °F) Non-operating temperature: -20 to 65°C (-4 to 149 °F) MY BOOK LIVE 7 USER MANUAL Drives may be handled with nothing blocking or covering the slots and openings on the back or bottom side of the unit...Near a grounded power outlet Clean and dust free On a stable surface free from electrical devices such as a portable drive. Specifications Ethernet Internal hard drive Supported protocols I/O ports Supported clients Physical dimensions Power supply Temperature High performance (10/100/1000) Gigabit Ethernet connection WD 3.5-...
...: 5 to 35 °C (41 to 95 °F) Non-operating temperature: -20 to 65°C (-4 to 149 °F) MY BOOK LIVE 7 USER MANUAL Drives may be handled with nothing blocking or covering the slots and openings on the back or bottom side of the unit...Near a grounded power outlet Clean and dust free On a stable surface free from electrical devices such as a portable drive. Specifications Ethernet Internal hard drive Supported protocols I/O ports Supported clients Physical dimensions Power supply Temperature High performance (10/100/1000) Gigabit Ethernet connection WD 3.5-...
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...the Backup screen, select Detailed View to back up Changing the backup software settings: - Backup speed - MY BOOK LIVE 30 USER MANUAL Auto-updates Selecting Specific Content to Back Up To back up the selected categories of backup versions to back up some of your My... Book Live drive and apply the selection. 4. Retrieve folder - BACKING UP/RETRIEVING (WD SMARTWARE) Using Advanced Backup Capabilities The advanced backup capabilities include: Selecting specific content to open the backup files content box: 2.
...the Backup screen, select Detailed View to back up Changing the backup software settings: - Backup speed - MY BOOK LIVE 30 USER MANUAL Auto-updates Selecting Specific Content to Back Up To back up the selected categories of backup versions to back up some of your My... Book Live drive and apply the selection. 4. Retrieve folder - BACKING UP/RETRIEVING (WD SMARTWARE) Using Advanced Backup Capabilities The advanced backup capabilities include: Selecting specific content to open the backup files content box: 2.
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... Content Folder option. c. Click the Select Files button to display the Select content to save and implement the new retrieve folder. MY BOOK LIVE 34 USER MANUAL THEN . . . The drive may contain backups from where it has been, the previous location will be backed... up. A retrieved content folder, Note: If you want to retrieve from a specific computer (volume): a. Select the desired volume, and click the Select Destination button. 3. b. screen. BACKING UP/RETRIEVING (WD SMARTWARE) 2. screen...
... Content Folder option. c. Click the Select Files button to display the Select content to save and implement the new retrieve folder. MY BOOK LIVE 34 USER MANUAL THEN . . . The drive may contain backups from where it has been, the previous location will be backed... up. A retrieved content folder, Note: If you want to retrieve from a specific computer (volume): a. Select the desired volume, and click the Select Destination button. 3. b. screen. BACKING UP/RETRIEVING (WD SMARTWARE) 2. screen...
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... below the section. If you are synchronized to access the Internet and automatically set the time. WARNING! The default language is My Book Live Edition. Date & Time The date and time are not connected to identify it on the network. Usage Displays the storage capacity... register the drive. Note: Throughout the My Book Live Dashboard, the Save and Cancel buttons display only if you made any changes, click the Save button that identifies the specific unit. If desired, enter a different description. CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE SETTINGS General Use the General section of ...
... below the section. If you are synchronized to access the Internet and automatically set the time. WARNING! The default language is My Book Live Edition. Date & Time The date and time are not connected to identify it on the network. Usage Displays the storage capacity... register the drive. Note: Throughout the My Book Live Dashboard, the Save and Cancel buttons display only if you made any changes, click the Save button that identifies the specific unit. If desired, enter a different description. CONFIGURING MY BOOK LIVE SETTINGS General Use the General section of ...
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... results, select the desired album or picture. Type the keyword (e.g., file name) and click the search icon again. 3. REMOTELY ACCESSING YOUR MY BOOK LIVE Image View Album View Folder View Image View-Displays all the photos in Shared Pictures. Tap the calendar icon at the bottom of the... highest level folders in Shared Pictures on your collection by date or keyword. Note: You can also filter by Keyword You can search for specific photos in each album. From the results, select the desired album or picture. The view is unstructured (no folders and subfolders). Album View...
... results, select the desired album or picture. Type the keyword (e.g., file name) and click the search icon again. 3. REMOTELY ACCESSING YOUR MY BOOK LIVE Image View Album View Folder View Image View-Displays all the photos in Shared Pictures. Tap the calendar icon at the bottom of the... highest level folders in Shared Pictures on your collection by date or keyword. Note: You can also filter by Keyword You can search for specific photos in each album. From the results, select the desired album or picture. The view is unstructured (no folders and subfolders). Album View...
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... your home network. The server is pre-set, so you can just transfer your multimedia content to the respective shared folders on your My Book Live (as described on the next page), and you to stream photos, music, and videos to your home entertainment center and/or other... all the media stored in a private share that is designed to find specific files, place them in the Public share on your home network. The TwonkyMedia server searches for example, Xbox 360™, PlayStation® 3, or DLNA® 1.5 Digital Media Adapters, such as iTunes. PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC ...
... your home network. The server is pre-set, so you can just transfer your multimedia content to the respective shared folders on your My Book Live (as described on the next page), and you to stream photos, music, and videos to your home entertainment center and/or other... all the media stored in a private share that is designed to find specific files, place them in the Public share on your home network. The TwonkyMedia server searches for example, Xbox 360™, PlayStation® 3, or DLNA® 1.5 Digital Media Adapters, such as iTunes. PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC ...
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... user guide for the media content you want to the home network: 4. Navigate to the Home screen, and select the icon for more specific instructions on the device. 2. Connect My Book Live to the My Book Live and accessing and playing your home network and power on connecting to your media content. 1. MY...Music ,Video , or Photo . It can connect the WD TV Live HD Media Player to media content stored in a network drive such as the My Book Live. PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC 7. Make sure the WD TV Live is connected to your home network for using the WD TV Live to...
... user guide for the media content you want to the home network: 4. Navigate to the Home screen, and select the icon for more specific instructions on the device. 2. Connect My Book Live to the My Book Live and accessing and playing your home network and power on connecting to your media content. 1. MY...Music ,Video , or Photo . It can connect the WD TV Live HD Media Player to media content stored in a network drive such as the My Book Live. PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC 7. Make sure the WD TV Live is connected to your home network for using the WD TV Live to...
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... Media Server, you have the Media Serving setting enabled, including the Public share by default. MY BOOK LIVE 106 USER MANUAL PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC 4. Storing Content You can drag and...page in the Public share (e.g., music files into My Book Live's '/Public/Music' default folder). Go to Windows or Mac computers running iTunes. DLNA Devices See specific DLNA media device user manuals for instructions on connecting a... to stream media files from the My Book Live to http://www.dlna.org for a list of DLNA-certified devices and for specific instructions.
... Media Server, you have the Media Serving setting enabled, including the Public share by default. MY BOOK LIVE 106 USER MANUAL PLAYING/STREAMING VIDEOS, PHOTOS, & MUSIC 4. Storing Content You can drag and...page in the Public share (e.g., music files into My Book Live's '/Public/Music' default folder). Go to Windows or Mac computers running iTunes. DLNA Devices See specific DLNA media device user manuals for instructions on connecting a... to stream media files from the My Book Live to http://www.dlna.org for a list of DLNA-certified devices and for specific instructions.
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... warranty is WD's sole warranty and is for the term defined below, be free from state to state. MY BOOK LIVE 110 USER MANUAL This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may not apply to you. The term of your sole and exclusive warranty shall be, ...limited warranty depends on your Product was stolen from WD or that the Product, in connection with the purchase, use , will conform to WD's specification therefor. REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION Limited Warranty WD warrants that the asserted defect a) is not present, b) cannot reasonably be rectified because of damage...
... warranty is WD's sole warranty and is for the term defined below, be free from state to state. MY BOOK LIVE 110 USER MANUAL This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may not apply to you. The term of your sole and exclusive warranty shall be, ...limited warranty depends on your Product was stolen from WD or that the Product, in connection with the purchase, use , will conform to WD's specification therefor. REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION Limited Warranty WD warrants that the asserted defect a) is not present, b) cannot reasonably be rectified because of damage...
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... a paperclip or narrow tipped pen into the reset button slot on . Press and hold down the reset button for update instructions. Resetting the My Book Live If you have set a password or a static IP address on page 10. If you do not have access to the back of the unit... and have access, and then plug the drive in to reset the device using the latest firmware for My Book Live. TROUBLESHOOTING 14 Troubleshooting First Steps Checklist Resetting the My Book Live Specific Problems and Corrective Actions For any issue, first ensure that you are using the reset button: WARNING! First ...
... a paperclip or narrow tipped pen into the reset button slot on . Press and hold down the reset button for update instructions. Resetting the My Book Live If you have set a password or a static IP address on page 10. If you do not have access to the back of the unit... and have access, and then plug the drive in to reset the device using the latest firmware for My Book Live. TROUBLESHOOTING 14 Troubleshooting First Steps Checklist Resetting the My Book Live Specific Problems and Corrective Actions For any issue, first ensure that you are using the reset button: WARNING! First ...
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...'s cable port with a working network device may arise during the use of the My Book Live. Leave the drive set to the computer's Ethernet port. 2. TROUBLESHOOTING Specific Problems and Corrective Actions The following contains specific problems that the wall outlet has power. Confirm the network cable is connected correctly. Make sure that...
...'s cable port with a working network device may arise during the use of the My Book Live. Leave the drive set to the computer's Ethernet port. 2. TROUBLESHOOTING Specific Problems and Corrective Actions The following contains specific problems that the wall outlet has power. Confirm the network cable is connected correctly. Make sure that...
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...settings 76 utilities settings 65 warning 61 Welcome screen 12 workgroups 64 N Need to safely shut down the My Book Live 113 Network connection 9 Network settings 63 Next steps screen 17 Non-administrator access 12 O Opening a ...share 86 Operating system requirements 6 P Package contents 4 Password for My Book Live drive 80 Physically connecting the drive 9 Picture files 27 PlayStation 3 105 Precautions 7 Preferences options 38 Pre-installation ... Software settings preferences 38 retrieve folder 38 Specifications 7 Streaming media in iTunes 107 119
...settings 76 utilities settings 65 warning 61 Welcome screen 12 workgroups 64 N Need to safely shut down the My Book Live 113 Network connection 9 Network settings 63 Next steps screen 17 Non-administrator access 12 O Opening a ...share 86 Operating system requirements 6 P Package contents 4 Password for My Book Live drive 80 Physically connecting the drive 9 Picture files 27 PlayStation 3 105 Precautions 7 Preferences options 38 Pre-installation ... Software settings preferences 38 retrieve folder 38 Specifications 7 Streaming media in iTunes 107 119
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.... Information furnished by WD is believed to be mentioned herein that belong to change specifications at any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties which may be accurate and reliable; Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, My Book, and My Passport are trademarks of WD. Other marks may result from its use...
Product Specifications
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...in these regions. © 2010 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Automatic backup with your iPhone Use your iPhone, iPad™, or iPod touch® to get quick access to all regions of the specific countries in which your iPhone. Stream digital media anywhere in media server streams ... software CD Quick Install Guide operating Specifications Data transfer rate: 10/100/1000 Mb/s compatible Ethernet Operating temperature: 5°C to 65°C Limited Warranty 3 years Americas 3 years EMEA 3 years APAC 3 years Japan Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, My Book, WD TV, and Put Your ...
...in these regions. © 2010 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Automatic backup with your iPhone Use your iPhone, iPad™, or iPod touch® to get quick access to all regions of the specific countries in which your iPhone. Stream digital media anywhere in media server streams ... software CD Quick Install Guide operating Specifications Data transfer rate: 10/100/1000 Mb/s compatible Ethernet Operating temperature: 5°C to 65°C Limited Warranty 3 years Americas 3 years EMEA 3 years APAC 3 years Japan Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, My Book, WD TV, and Put Your ...