USER GUIDE SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick for Android™ Color may vary Model: SDWS4 951 SanDisk Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035 ©2015 SanDisk Corporation.
IntroducGon GeIng Started • ConnecGng from Android • Charging Wireless SGck • LED Indicator ApplicaGon • Overview • File Management • Internet ConnecGvity • Camera Roll Backup • Photos • Videos • Music • Documents • Sharing & Social Network • Cast to TV (Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV) • Contact Management • WebDAV Personalize your Drive • Wi-Fi Security • Power Saving • Wi-Fi ConnecGon Name • ReformaIng Wireless SGck • About the Device • Firmware Update TroubleshooGng & Support • In-App Support • Onl
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Introduction SanDisk Wireless Stick Overview • Easily move photos to free up space • Wirelessly access your content, no Internet required • Automatically backs up your camera roll/photo gallery when connected • Stream HD movies and music to up to 3 devices at the same time • Manage content with the SanDisk Connect mobile app 4
Works with • USB 2.0 connection interface or higher • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 2.4Ghz capable device • Mobile device: Android version 4.2 or higher • Other Wi-Fi® enabled devices: a web browser, WebDAV client • PC or Mac: Windows® 10, Windows® 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista®, or Mac OS 10.
Getting Started Connecting from Android 1 Plug the SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick into a computer or USB-AC adaptor to ensure that it’s fully charged. A full charge can take up to 2 hours. Device cannot be connected using a USB cable. 2 Install the “SanDisk Connect” app from Google Play™, Amazon Appstore, or local Android application store if not already installed.
4 Launch the “SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick” mobile app. a. Select Wireless Stick Wi-Fi network through the app. b. Wireless Stick Wi-Fi network will appear as “SanDisk Connect ######” where ###### will be a unique identifier for your specific unit. Charging Wireless Stick Plug your drive into a computer USB port or a USB AC adaptor* to charge it. While Wireless Stick is plugged into a computer, the Wireless Stick will function like a normal USB drive.
LED Indicator The LED indicator light on the Wireless Flash drive indicates its battery, charging and transfer status as explained below 8
Wireless Stick Status LED Status Device on White blinking Wi-Fi data Transfer White rapid blinking Battery charging Amber solid Low battery warning Red blinking Firmware update Color cycling 9
Application Application overview SanDisk Connect app is the companion to your Wireless Stick. Its major functions are: 1. Add photos/videos/files from the android device to the drive with the ‘+’ button. 2. Access other functions such as Auto-backup, “My Downloads”, settings and transfer contacts through the menu icon in the top left corner.
File Management Use your Wireless Stick to transfer and manage files between your Android device, PC and Mac. Connect mobile app is required to transfer files to/from Android devices. Transfer files from your Android device to the Wireless Stick 1 Use the SanDisk Connect mobile app to access your Wireless Stick. 2 Select the add file button “+”. 3 You will be prompted to “Select from Photos” by default. You can change the option from drop down menu at the top left to select from videos/music/files.
Transfer files from Wireless Stick to Android 1 Use the SanDisk Connect mobile app to access your Wireless Stick. 2 Press the (options button) at the top right corner of the screen and choose “Select”. You can also initiate selection by long press on any file. 3 Select the files to be transferred. 4 Press the (options button) at the top right corner of the screen and choose “Download to Device”. Image files are added to the Android Gallery.
2 Drag and drop music, videos, photos, and documents between your computer and the Wireless Stick.
Transfer files between Mac computer and Wireless Stick To transfer content between your Wireless Stick and Mac computer: 1 Plug your Wireless Stick into your Mac computer’s USB port. 2 Drag and drop music, videos, photos, and documents between your MAC and your Wireless Stick. The default device name will appear as “NO NAME”. You can rename the device for easier identification. ‘Two Click’ the device name and select rename.
Transfer files between Wireless Stick and a device using a web browser You can transfer files between Wireless Stick and any device with a web browser. This could be useful when a mobile app is not available for a specific platform or it is not possible to install the mobile app on shared devices. For computers this will allow multiple devices to connect wirelessly via a browser instead of a direct USB connection. Not all features available in the mobile app are available via the web browser.
Delete files within the App 1 Use the SanDisk Connect mobile app to access your Wireless Stick. 2 Press the (options button) at the top right corner of the screen and choose “Select”. You can also initiate selection by long press on any file. 3 Select the files to be deleted. 4 Press at the top right of the screen. Search within the App 1 Use the SanDisk Connect mobile app to access your Wireless Stick. 2 In the file view, pull down the screen.
3 You will see a search box appear at the top. Enter the file name you would like to find. 4 You’ll see search results appear for any matching files. Internet Connectivity We understand how important it is for you to stay connected to Internet. Wireless Stick provides two options for your mobile device (phone/tablet) that will allow you to maintain an Internet connection while simultaneously connecting to the Wireless Stick: a local Wi-Fi network.
It is recommended that you reset your Wireless Stick when the application informs you to do so. For some networks, it is recommended to close and restart your mobile application.
Gallery Backup You can back up your camera roll to the Wireless Stick by setting up Gallery auto-backup or manually backing up as needed. Automatic Backup Set-up once and transfer your gallery to the drive automatically each time the drive is connected. To set-up: 1 Use the SanDisk Connect mobile app to access your Wireless Stick. 2 On the app, go to Menu àSettingsàGallery Auto-Backup. 3 To change the destination of the backed up files on the drive, select the “Destination” as a folder on the drive.
Manual Backup Back up your gallery with the drive as needed using Backup Now. To back up: 1 Use the SanDisk Connect mobile app to access your Wireless Stick. 2 Go to Menu àSettingsàGallery Auto-Backup. 3 To change the destination of the backed up files on the drive, select the “Destination” as a folder on the drive. The default destination is “Gallery Backup” 4 Select “Backup Now”. 5 All the files in your gallery will be copied to the drive in the folder specified as the Destination.
Photos Supported file formats BMP, TIF, TIFF, JPG, PNG, XBM, ICO, TGA View 1 Use the SanDisk Connect mobile app to access your Wireless Stick. 2 The contents of the drive will appear. Browse to the folder containing your photos. 3 Tap the photo you’d like to view. 4 You can view other photos in the same folder by swiping left or right. Slideshow 1 Use the SanDisk Connect mobile app to access your Wireless Stick. 2 Browse to the folder containing your photos. 3 Choose the photo you want to start with.
Videos Supported file formats WMV, AVI, MKV, MP4, MOV, FLV, MPG, RMVB, M4V, TS Playback 1 Use the SanDisk Connect mobile app to access your Wireless Stick. 2 The contents of the drive will appear. Browse to the folder containing your videos. 3 Tap the video you want to play. 4 You can play other videos in the same folder by swiping left or right. Some DRM-protected content cannot be streamed. Check with the content provider for playback restrictions.
Music Supported file formats OGG, WAV, MP3, M4A Playback 1 Use the SanDisk Connect mobile app to access your Wireless Stick. 2 The contents of the drive will appear. Browse to the folder containing your music. 3 Tap the song you want to play. 4 You can play the other songs in the same folder by swiping left or right. Playback supports music purchased from iTunes. Some DRM-protected content is not supported. Check with the content provider for playback restrictions.
Documents Supported file formats DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, PDF Viewing 1. Use the SanDisk Connect mobile app to access your Wireless Stick. 2. The contents of the drive will appear. Browse to the folder containing your documents. 3. Tap the document you want to view.
The SanDisk Connect mobile app supports viewing of documents only. You may be able to open these file types in other apps for additional functionality. Sharing & Social Network You can share files from your Wireless Stick in many ways including Facebook, Twitter and others from within the app. How to share 1 Use the SanDisk Connect mobile app to access your Wireless Stick. 2 Press the (options button) at the top right corner of the screen and choose “Select”.
Connectivity for more details on connecting your Wireless Stick to an existing Wi-Fi network. 2 Open the Connect mobile app. You should see a message that an Amazon Fire TV was detected. You will not see a message for Google Chromecast. 3 In the Connect mobile app, you will see a Devices Available message and button when you select a media file. Click on that message. A list of devices will appear. Select the device you would like to receive your cast.
4 If the content is a video, it will play on the Amazon Fire TV or Google Chromecast. You will see a message similar to the below. If the content is a photo, the photo will be visible on both the phone/tablet and Amazon Fire TV or Google Chromecast. Swipe right and left on the phone/tablet to switch photos.
Contact Management Create a backup contact file and restore it when needed. This is particularly valuable when moving to a new iPhone. Backup 1 Use the SanDisk Connect mobile app to access your Wireless Stick. 2 Go to Menu à Settings à Transfer Contacts àBackup 3 Select the contacts to back up. 4 Select “Backup”. Restore 1 Use the SanDisk Connect mobile app to access your Wireless Stick. 2 Go to Menu à Settings à Transfer Contacts à Restore 3 Choose the backup file you’d like to restore.
WebDAV Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) is an extension of Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) that allows clients to perform remote Web content authoring operations such as file management. The Wireless Stick supports WebDAV as a file transfer protocol. Since WebDAV is an open protocol, many WebDAV client (iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, etc) will work. You will need to be on the same Wi-Fi network as the Wireless Stick. See the previous sections on how to connect to your Wireless Stick.
Personalize your Wireless Stick Wi-Fi Security You can secure the Wi-Fi connection enabled by your drive with a password and restrict the access. 1 Use the Connect mobile app to access your Wireless Stick. 2 Go to Menu à Settings à Security 3 Enable “Security”. 4 Choose and confirm the password of your choice. Any future Wi-Fi connection request will require this password.
You can choose a name for your drive to make it easier to identify the Wireless Stick 1 Use the SanDisk Connect mobile app to access your Wireless Stick. 2 Go to Menu à Settings à Change Drive Wi-Fi Name. 3 In the text box, name the drive and hit OK. Reformatting Wireless Stick 1 Connect the drive to a PC/Mac computer through the USB connector. 2 Format the drive as a regular USB flash drive. The 64GB and higher capacity drive can be formatted as exFAT. 16GB & 32GB devices must be formatted as FAT32. .
d. SanDisk Privacy Statement e. Legal terms and conditions Firmware Update SanDisk continuously improves our user experience with bug fixes and enhancements. The SanDisk Connect mobile app may notify you that a new firmware is available. The app will also provide any instructions to update firmware. It is always recommended to update to the latest firmware version.
Troubleshooting & Support Hardware Reset To reset settings to factory default values: while the Wireless Stick is off, press and hold the power button down for about 15 seconds until the LED flashes red and green (will turn white again). The device name, password, power save time, and Internet Connectivity settings will all be reset to default values. This reset will not change the firmware version. The content on the device will remain the same. In-app Support Go to Menu àHelp.
Technical Specifications Form Factor: USB flash drive Memory/Storage: embedded flash memory, not user removable (available capacities: 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128, and 200 GB1) Battery Type: Built-in, non-replaceable rechargeable lithium polymer battery Operating Duration: Up to 4.5 hours of continuous usage2 Battery Charging: Over USB 2.0-powered connection (500mA); up to 2 hours for a full charge Simultaneous wireless usage and charge with compatible USB power adapter Wireless Connectivity: Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.
Operating relative humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3,048m) Maximum File Size: <4GB (16 GB, 32 GB versions), limited only by capacity (64 GB, 128 GB versions) Dimensions: 3.03” x 0.75” x 0.43” (77mm x 19mm x 11mm) Weight: 21.76g (0.77oz) Regulatory Statement FCC Compliance Statement: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment to a different outlet so that the equipment and receiver are on different branch circuits. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Important: Changes or modifications to this product not authorized by SanDisk could void the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and wireless compliance and negate your authority to operate the product.
deux conditions suivantes : (1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et (2) l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d'en compromettre le fonctionnement. EU Declaration of Conformity Hereby, SanDisk declares that this SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. EN 300 328 v1.7.1 (2006-10) EN 301489-17 v1.3.
Brazil Este equipamento opera em caráter secundário, isto é, não tem direito a proteção contra interferência rejudicial, mesmo de estações do mesmo tipo, e não pode causar interferência a sistemas operando em caráter primário 3466-15-7909 Hong Kong Indonesia 41671/SDPPI/2015 5190 Israel 51050156 אישור תאמה .
UAE Taiwan 注意！ 依據 低功率電波輻射性電機管理辦法 第十二條 經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率 、加大功率或變更原設計之特性及功能 第十四條 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通信；經發現有干擾現象時，應立即停用，並改 善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。 前項合法通信，指依電信法規定作業之無線電通信。 低功率射頻電機須忍受合法通信或工業、科學及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。 Malaysia 41
Saudi Arabia Complies with the CITC Technical Specification CITC Certification Number TA 03112015-03112016-11858 Thailand Vietnam 42
Safety and Care All wireless devices are susceptible to interference, which might affect the performance of a Wireless Stick. Do not switch on a Wireless Stick in restricted areas or areas where wireless devices are prohibited. When instructed to do so, switch off the Wireless Stick in restricted areas such as those near medical equipment, fuel/chemicals, or blasting areas, or when instructed to in aircraft. The Wireless Stick contains a lithium polymer battery that has been fully tested for safety.
The Wireless Stick is not water resistant. Do not store a Wireless Stick in extreme temperatures. High temperatures can shorten the life of the device by damaging the battery or cause warping or melting of the plastic enclosure. Cold temperatures can also shorten the life of the Wireless Stick by damaging the battery, causing plastic enclouse to crack, or causing moisture to condense on or inside the device. Keep the Wireless Stick dry. Water or other liquids can damage it.
Cleaning Before cleaning a Wireless Stick, disconnect it from any USB port and turn off device. If the outside of the Wireless Stick is soiled, use a cloth that has been slightly dampened with water to clean the outside. Do not allow water to enter the Wireless Stick around the power button or USB connector.
Maintenance and Storage The Wireless Stick contains a lithium polymer battery that needs proper care for best usage. Note that while the lithium polymer battery does not have any memory effect, proper case is required for the best usage Standard Maintenance For proper maintenance of the battery, it is best to periodically let the Wireless Stick discharge. We do not recommend keeping the Wireless Stick plugged in.
When the Wireless Stick has reached the end of its useful life, return it to a recycling station in your community to prevent uncontrolled waste disposal and dispose of the battery properly. SanDisk is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. SanDisk Connect is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
