Echo™ ExpressCard® Pro Thunderbolt™ Adapter Introduction Thunderbolt SxS™ Card Reader + ExpressCard Adapter Congratulations on your purchase! The Echo ExpressCard Pro Thunderbolt adapter is a professional SxS card reader, and expansion system for PCIe-based ExpressCard/34 adapter cards. Connection of the Echo adapter to your computer requires a single Thunderbolt cable (sold separately). Mac Compatibility • Mac® with a Thunderbolt or Thunderbolt 2 port • Mac with a Thunderbolt 3 port with an Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter • OS X® 10.6.8+ • macOS® Sierra compatible Windows Compatibility • PC with a Thunderbolt 2 port • Windows® 10, 8, 7 SxS Media Compatibility • Mac and PC compatible

Support Note: This document was up to date at the time of printing. Please check the Sonnet website for the latest documentation. 1. Go to www.sonnettech.com/support/ 2. Click the Downloads, Manuals, FAQs link. 2. Click the Thunderbolt Product link. 3. Click the Echo ExpressCard Thunderbolt Adapters link, and then click the Manual link. User’s Guide 5. Click the Echo ExpressCard Thunderbolt Adapters User's Guide [English] link and then check the Document Version information. If the version listed is later than this document (revision D), click the Download Now button for the latest version.

Before Using the Echo Adapter Connecting the Echo Adapter Prior to using the Echo adapter with your computer, familiarize • Connect the Echo adapter to your computer or another yourself with the adapter and any cards you plan to use. Thunderbolt device using only a Thunderbolt cable.

Figure 1 shows the Echo adapter’s ExpressCard/34 (SxS card) slot. • Connect the Echo adapter directly to your computer, or to another Figure 2 shows the Thunderbolt port. peripheral device at the end of the Thunderbolt daisy chain connected to your computer. Inserting and Removing Cards • Do not force a card into the slot, as you may damage the card or the slot connector.

• To insert a card, push it straight into the slot until it stops.

• To remove a card, pull it straight out. ExpressCard/34 slot • If you are using an ExpressCard/34 card to which you connect cables, always connect the cables to the adapter card before inserting it into the Echo adapter’s slot.

Thunderbolt port SxS Memory Card Support Tips SxS memory card support requires the installation of Sony® drivers Device Drivers on your computer. Go to sonnettech.com/support/kb/kb.php, click Many ExpressCard/34 cards require additional drivers and application the Thunderbolt link, then click the Echo ExpressCard Thunderbolt software to operate or have full functionality. Software should Adapters link, and then click the Driver link to access the latest Sony be included with the device, or available to download from the drivers. manufacturer’s web site. Check the peripheral’s user’s manual for information about necessary software. Compatible ExpressCard/34 Cards Sonnet currently maintains a list of cards compatible with the Echo Operating System (OS) Updates May Break Compatibility adapter. Check for compatibility information at Specific device drivers that work under one OS version may not work www.sonnettech.com/product/echoexpresscard34thunderbolt.html. under a later version. This is especially true with later OS versions

Please note that ExpressCard/34 cards not listed on the Sonnet Powering Devices Connected to Adapter Cards Website may be also be compatible, but Sonnet makes no Although some peripherals may draw power directly through representations regarding the accuracy or reliability of this statement, adapter cards plugged into the Echo adapter, many devices may draw nor makes any guarantee of future compatibility. more power than the Sonnet device can provide from a Thunderbolt connection and require an external power source. Remember to use Unsupported ExpressCard/34 Adapters external power supplies when necessary. An ExpressCard slot supports two bus standards, PCIe and USB. ExpressCard adapters fall into two basic categories: those that use the ExpressCard’s PCIe interface, and those that use its USB interface. Upon inserting the ExpressCard card into the Echo adapter, a computer automatically senses which interface the adapter is using. Examples of PCIe-based adapters include the cards listed on the Echo adapters’ product page (URL listed above). Examples of USB-based adapters include USB 2.0 adapter cards and many multi-format memory card readers.

Thunderbolt does not natively support the USB bus standard, so the Echo adapter only interfaces with PCIe-based ExpressCard/34 adapters. As a result, all USB-based ExpressCard/34 cards are unsupported.

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