Operation Manual

GoFlex Satellite™ User Guide vii
Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Product Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Getting to Know the GoFlex Satellite™ Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
GoFlex Media™ app at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
About GoFlex Satellite™ Wi-Fi Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2. Setting up the GoFlex Satellite™ Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Step 1: Connecting GoFlex Satellite™ to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Step 2: Installing Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installing GoFlex Software (Mac Users) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installing Seagate Media Sync™ Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Step 3: Installing the GoFlex Media™ app . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3. Using the GoFlex Satellite™ Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Loading Content Onto the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Converting Files to Different Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Copying Content to the GoFlex Satellite Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Copying Files to GoFlex Satellite™ Using Drag and Drop . . . . . . . . . . 15
Copying Files to GoFlex Satellite™ Using Seagate Media Sync™ . . . . 15
Powering on the GoFlex Satellite™ Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Connecting to the GoFlex Satellite™ Wireless Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Connecting to the GoFlex Satellite™ Signal from an iOS Device . . . . . 20
Connecting to the GoFlex Satellite Signal From an Android Device . . . 21
Connecting to the GoFlex Satellite Signal from a Smartphone . . . . . . . 22
Connecting to the GoFlex Satellite Signal from a Computer or Browser 22
Viewing and Playing Your Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Changing How Files are Arranged in the app . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Searching for Files on the GoFlex Satellite Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Downloading Content to Your Media Device or Computer . . . . . . . . . . 28
Wirelessly Uploading Content From a Computer to GoFlex Satellite . . 29