Lindy 42857 manual

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27

Go to page of

A good user manual

The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Lindy 42857, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.

What is an instruction?

The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Lindy 42857 one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.

Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Lindy 42857. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.

What should a perfect user manual contain?

First and foremost, an user manual of Lindy 42857 should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Lindy 42857
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Lindy 42857 item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Lindy 42857 item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards

Why don't we read the manuals?

Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Lindy 42857 alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Lindy 42857, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Lindy service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Lindy 42857.

Why one should read the manuals?

It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Lindy 42857 item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.

After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.

Table of contents for the manual

  • Page 1

    © LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED & LINDY-ELEKTRONIK GMBH - SECOND EDITION (NOV 2002) U SB to Se r ia l C on v e rt er User Manual English Benutzerhandbuch Deutsch Manuel Utilisateur Français Manuale d’uso Italiano LINDY No. 42856 & 42857 www.LINDY.com[...]

  • Page 2

    CONTENT All brand names and product names used in this document are trademarks, or registered trademarks of their respec tive hol ders. For detailed description of the DRIVE R INSTAL LATION with screen shots included ple ase refer to the ENGLISH man ual. The description in the german, fren ch and italian manuals are as short guide only.[...]

  • Page 3

    English Manual 1. Overview Congratulations on your purchase of the USB-Serial adapter. This device provides a simple and easy way to connect Universal Serial Bus (USB) and Serial port interface. W ith t he advantage of USB port, users have the capability to utilize the peripheral with serial port interface in an easy to use environment such as plug[...]

  • Page 4

    English Manual 5.1.3 Select “Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended) ”, and then click “Next” to continue. 5.1.4 Insert the USB-Serial adapter software driver into the CD-ROM drive and select Specify a location and type the “ D:DriverUSB-SERI A L A D APTERWindows” in the dialogue (D: represents CD-ROM)[...]

  • Page 5

    English Manual 5.1.5 W ind ows ® will detect the driver (SERWPL.INF ) and shows the Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port . Click “Next” to continue installation. 5.1.6 Click Next to continue and let Windows ® copy the needed files to your hard disk. 5.1.7 W hen W indows ® finished installing the software, click “Finish”. 5.1.8 After install [...]

  • Page 6

    English Manual 5.2 Windows ® 98 Driver Un-installation If you want to remove the USB-Serial adapter driver, you can un install it by following the steps below: 5.2.1 Unplug the USB-Serial adapter from your PC. 5.2.2 Run the D:DriverUSB-SERIAL ADAPTERWINDOWS Uninstall.exe from the software CD-ROM. 5.2.3 Click “Ok” to continue. 5.2.4 After r[...]

  • Page 7

    English Manual 5.3 Windows ® ME Driver Installation Follow the steps below to install W indows ® ME driver 5.3.1 Power on your computer and make sure that the USB port is enabled and working properly. 5.3.2 Insert the USB-Serial adapter software driver into the CD-ROM drive and Plug in the USB-Serial adapter into the USB port; select the A utomat[...]

  • Page 8

    English Manual 5.3.4 W hen W indows ® finished installing the software, click “Finish” . 5.3.5 After install the driver, you have to check the “Control Panel”-“S y s tem”- “Device Manager” to make sure the driver has already installed, you can see a USB to Serial Port (COM3) under the Ports (COM & LPT) and a Prolific USB-to-ser[...]

  • Page 9

    English Manual 5.4 Windows ® ME Driver Un-Installation If you want to remove the USB-Serial adapter driver, you can un install it by following the steps below: 5.4.1 Unplug the USB-Serial adapter from your PC. 5.4.2 Run the D:DriverUSB-SERIAL ADAPTERWINDOWS Uninstall.exe from the software CD-ROM. 5.4.3 Click “Ok” to continue. 5.4.4 After r[...]

  • Page 10

    English Manual 5.5 Windows ® 2000 Driver Installation Follow the steps below to install W indows ® 2000 driver: 5.5.1 Power on your computer and make sure that the USB port is enabled and working properly. 5.5.2 Insert the USB-Serial adapter software driver into the CD-ROM drive and Plug in the USB-Serial adapter into the USB port, W indows w il [...]

  • Page 11

    English Manual 5.5.5 W ind ows ® will detect the driver (SERWPL.INF) and Click “Next” to continue. 5.5.6 Click “Finish” to finish the step. 5.5.7 After the step, you have to check the “Control Panel”-“System”- “hardware”-“Device Manager” and you can see the (Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port) under the Ports (Com & LPT)[...]

  • Page 12

    English Manual 5.6 Windows ® 2000 Driver Un-Installation If you want to remove the USB-Serial adapter driver, you can un install it by following the steps below: 5.6.1 Unplug the USB-Serial adapter from your PC. 5.6.2 Run the D:DriverUSB-SERIAL ADAPTERWINDOWS Uninstall.exe from the software CD-ROM. 5.6.3 Click “Ok” to continue. 5.6.4 After[...]

  • Page 13

    English Manual 5.7 Windows ® XP Driver Installation Follow the steps below to install W indows ® XP driver: 5.7.1 Power on your computer and make sure that the USB port is enabled and working properly. 5.7.2 Insert the driver of USB-Serial adapter into CD-ROM drive and p lug in the USB-Serial adapter into the USB port, the “Found New Hardware W[...]

  • Page 14

    English Manual 5.7.6 After install the driver, you can see a new Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port (COM3) under the Ports (COM&LPT) .[...]

  • Page 15

    English Manual 5.8 Windows ® XP Driver Un-Installation If you want to remove the USB-Serial adapter driver, you can un install it by following the steps below: 5.8.1 Unplug the USB-Serial adapter from your PC. 5.8.2 Run the D:DriverUSB-SERIAL ADAPTERWINDOWS Uninstall.exe from the software CD-ROM, and then reboot the PC. 5.8.3 Click “OK” to[...]

  • Page 16

    English Manual 5.9 MAC Driver Installation Follow the steps below to install driver of USB-Serial adapter: 5.9.1 Power on your computer and make sure that the USB port is enabled and working properly. 5.9.2 Insert the USB-Serial adapter software driver into the CD-ROM drive and copy the “D:DriverUSB-SERIAL ADAPTERMACSETUP.SIT” to the deskto[...]

  • Page 17

    English Manual 5.10 MAC Driver Un-Installation If you want to remove the USB-Serial adapter driver, you can un install it by following the steps below: 5.10.1 Unplug the USB-Serial adapter from your MAC machine. 5.10.2 Remove the “PL-2303G” into the trash and then reboot your MAC machine. 6 Setting Up the RS232 Seria l Device Follow the steps b[...]

  • Page 18

    English Manual 7 Trouble Shooting If y ou can s ucce ssful install the driver but can not use the USB-Serial Adapter w ith connect the other device: Go to the Control Panel-System-Device Manager and check the COM (COM&LPT), if you cannot see this item: Please check t he BIOS setting → I/O configure setting → Onboard se rial port 1 , choose [...]

  • Page 19

    Deutsches Benutzerhandbuch Einführung Herzli chen Glückwunsch zum Kau f Ihres LINDY USB-Seriell Ko nverters! Dieser Konverter ermö g licht es Ihnen serielle Geräte auf ein f ache W eise an den Computer über USB anzuschli essen. Der Adapter ermö glicht über den USB Bus den A nschluss der meisten serie lle Geräte wi e z.B. Handys mit serielle[...]

  • Page 20

    Deutsches Benutzerhandbuch Für Nutzer von WINDOWS ME : e) W ähl en Sie Nach dem besten Treiber für das Gerät suchen und klicken Sie auf Weiter . f) W echs eln Sie in den Ordner Ihres CD-Laufwerks und klicken Sie auf Weiter . g) Überprüfen Sie den Pfad den W indow s anbietet. Klicken Sie auf Weiter . W ind ows wird den Treiber finden ( serwpl.[...]

  • Page 21

    Manuel en français Introduction Merci pour l‘a chat de notre conv ertisseur USB S érie LINDY! Ce convertisseur perme t de connecte r un périphérique Série sur le port USB de votre ordin ateur. La plupart des périph ériques co mm e les téléph ones mobiles avec inte rf ac e série, les appareil s photo numériques, les mode ms, les termina[...]

  • Page 22

    Manuale in Italiano Pour les utilisateurs de WINDOWS ME : e) Validez par Rechercher le meilleur pilote pour ce périphérique et cliquez sur Suivant . f) Recherchez le répertoire d‘accès à partir du lecteur CD et cliquez sur Suivant . g) Vérifiez le chemin que W indow s a ffiche. Cliquez sur Suivant . W ind ows va trouver le pilote ( serwpl.i[...]

  • Page 23

    Manuale in Italiano Introduzione Congratulazioni per aver acquistato l’adattatore USB-Seriale Lindy. Questo prodotto permette di connettere semplicemente delle periferiche con interfacce seriali a ttraverso la porta USB.. Grazie alla connessione USB potrete utilizzare queste pe riferiche con il vantaggio di un funzionamento completamente Plug&[...]

  • Page 24

    Manuale in Italiano Installazione de i Driver Windows ® 98 Seguite la seguente procedura per installare l’adat tatore: o Accendete il PC e controllate che le porte USB siano abilitate e funzionanti o Collegate l’adattatore USB-Seriale ad una porta USB e avviate l’installazione guidata di nuovo Hardware per assistervi nella conf igurazione. F[...]

  • Page 25

    Manuale in Italiano Windows ® 2000 Seguite la seguente procedura per installare l’adat tatore: o Accendete il PC e controllate che le porte USB siano abilitate e funzionanti o Inserite il CD-ROM dei driver e collegate l’adattatore alla porta USB del PC o Quando appare la finestra di installazione guidata selezionate l’op zione per la ricerca[...]

  • Page 26

    Manuale in Italiano MAC Seguite la seguente procedura per installare l’adat tatore: o Accendete il vostro MAC e controllate che le porte USB siano abilitate e funzionanti o Inserite il CD dei driver e copiate il file “D: Driv er USB-SERIAL A D APTERMACSETUP.SIT” (D: rappresenta la lettera associate al lettore di CD- ROM) sul Desktop. o Av[...]

  • Page 27

    Radio Frequency Energy , Certifications © LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED & LINDY-ELEKTRONIK GMBH - SECOND EDITION (NOV 2002) Shielded cables must be used with this equipment to maintain compliance with radio frequency energy emission regulations and ensure a suitably high level of immunity to electromagnetic disturbances. European EM C directive 89[...]