RaidSonic IB-NAS5520 - 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1 General Information and Safety

Manual IB-NAS5520
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1. INTRODUCTION
NASisshortfor"NetworkattachedStorage",whichisusedtoname a specializeddevice that
offers mass storage towards a data network. SOHO NAS like the ICY BOX
IB‐NAS5520aresmalldevicesthatsimplysharedatafromHDDstoanEthernet.Therearemany
approaches;someareusingcustomshapedmethodsinofferingthestoragespacetothenetwork
participants.Thisapproachneedsspecialsoftwaretobeinstalledonthenetworkclientsandin
esislimitedtomostcas oneparticularoperatingsystem.
The ICY BOX IB‐NAS5520 has chosen to offer the HDD space in thewaycommonoperating
systemsareexpectingit.Thismeansitusesthesameprinciples(protocols)toofferHDD‐Storage
ascommonfileserversaredoingitbutwithlessnoise,lowerpowerconsumptionandinamuch
simplerway.Themainadvantageisthat,thatspecialsoftwareis unnecessary to access the
storageprovided.
1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION
Thisplayer’sdesignandmanufacturehasyoursafetyinmind.Inordertosafelyandeffectively
usethisplayer,pleasereadthefollowingbeforeusage.
1.1.1Usage 
User should not modify this player. The environmental temperatureshouldbewithin+5~
+35.
cautions
1.1.2Power
Theplayer’spowervoltage:DC12V.
Whenusingthisplayer,pleaseconnectthesuppliedACadapteror AC adapter cable to the
player’spowerjack.Whenplacing the adapter cable, make sure it cannot get damaged or be
subjecttopressure.Toreducetheriskofelectricshock,unplugtheadapterfirstbeforecleaning
it.Neverconnecttheadaptertotheplayerinahumidordustyarea.Donotreplacetheadapter
orcable’swireorconnector.
1.1.3Radiointerference/compatibility
‐Ifnotproperlyshielded,almostallelectronicdeviceswillgetradiointerference.Undersome
conditions,yourplayermightgetinterference.
‐ThedesignofthisdevicehasfollowedtheFCC/CEstandard,and has followed the following
rules:
(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference;
(2)Thisdevicecouldacceptsomeinterferencereceivedincludinginterferencethatmaycause
undesiredoperation.
1.1.4Repair
Ifthedevicehasaproblem,youshouldtakeittoanappointed repair center and let the
specialists do the repair, never repair the player yourself, you might damage the device or
endangeryourselforyourdata.