Saving Your Photos to an External Drive

You can use your PictureMate to save photo files from your memory card onto a USB-connected CD-R/RW (CD-R media only), Iomega Zip disk, or flash memory (thumb) drive.

Note: To save your photos on your computer, see Copying Photos to and From Your Computer.

This gives you an extra backup copy so you can delete the photo files from your camera's memory card and take more photos. With your backup, you can print your photos later, share them with a friend, or copy them onto a computer.

Tip: It's a good idea to have multiple backups of your photos, in case your computer's hard drive crashes or your photo files are deleted from your camera's memory card.

Note: Epson cannot guarantee the compatibility of any drives. If you're not sure about your drive, check www.MyPicturemate.com/support for a list of supported drives. If you have the optional battery, you still need to connect the AC adapter when transferring files to an external device.

  1. Disconnect PictureMate from your computer and turn it on.
  2. Insert your memory card into PictureMate. (See Inserting Your Memory Card and Copying Photos.)



  3. If you are using a CD-R/RW drive or Zip drive, plug it into an electrical outlet.
  4. Connect the drive to PictureMate:
    • For a CD-R/RW or Zip drive, connect your drive's USB cable to the EXT/IF port on the back of your PictureMate. Insert a CD-R or Zip disk in the drive.



    • For a flash memory drive, plug it into the EXT/IF port on the back of PictureMate.



      • Note: If you insert a blank CD-R in the drive before inserting a memory card in PictureMate, you see an error message. Eject your CD-R to clear the error, insert your memory card, then re-insert your CD-R.

  5. Press the Menu button.
  6. Press or to highlight Setup, then press to open the menu.
  7. Select Save to External Drive. You see this message:



  8. Make sure PictureMate is not connected to your computer, then press OK to start saving your photos.

    9. Note: PictureMate checks to make sure there is enough free space for your photos. If not, insert a new CD-R or Zip disk, clear off space, or connect a different thumb drive.

    When your photos are saved, you see a message that the backup is complete.

    Caution: Don't remove the drive or memory card while the photos are being saved, or you may lose photos on your card or drive. If you need to stop the backup, press the Cancel button.

You can save photos multiple times to the same disk or drive until it is full (unless you are using CD-R discs, which can only be "burned" once). Each time you save photos on the same disk or drive, they are saved in a new folder. The first folder is named 001, the second folder is named 002, and so on. If you save on a CD-R, PictureMate names the CD-R Photo.