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Toshiba USB001Z manual

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    E6581299 c USB-to-Serial Conv ersion Unit Instruction Manual USB001Z Contents 1. Exterior features ･････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････････ 4 2. Installing the device driver ･･･[...]

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    E6581299 c - 1 - Introduction Thank your for purc hasing a “USB- to-serial c onver sion unit (USB001Z unit) ,” an optional device f or the TO SVERT s eries inverter s. The USB-to-ser ial convers ion unit mak es it pos sible to use a USB port on your com puter as a CO M port for c onnecting it to an inverter f or data co mm unic ations. This ins[...]

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    E6581299 c - 2 - Read first Safety precautions This instruc tion m anual and the inver ter unit c ontain im portant inform ation to avoid endangering actual operators and other per sons and damaging properties and to ensur e the proper and saf e product usage. Before reading this m anual, f ully understand the saf ety precautions in the instruction[...]

  • Page 4

    E6581299 c - 3 -  Operation s Danger Prohibited Do not apply a dropping shock or other phy sical shoc ks . Otherwise, dam age or m alf unction will result. Do not y ank the inter connect cable. Otherwise, dam age or m alf unction will result. Even if this pr oduct is deactivated by the occurr ence of an event such as an abnorm ality, when power [...]

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    E6581299 c - 4 - 1. Exterior features (1) Here are the nam es and f unctions of the exterior c om ponents of the USB001Z unit. (2) Interconnect c ables (No c ables are inc luded with this converter unit.) - Inverter s ide (Point of connec tion: Either (1) or (2) in the above f igure) Use one of the optionally available To shiba- specif ied cables l[...]

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    E6581299 c - 5 - 2. Inst alling the dev ice driv er W hen using the USB001Z unit for the f irst tim e, you have to install its driver on your com puter. Since the steps to be f ollowed to install the driver vary depending on the operation system used, r efer to the sect ion that corres ponds to the operating system used. These s teps do not need to[...]

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    E6581299 c - 6 - (3) Inse rt the supplied floppy disk in the floppy disk drive. (4) Spe cify the path to the device dr iver. In the “@Found New Hardware W izard” window, click the chec kbox for “ @Search the bes t driver in these loc ations” clic k the chec kbox for “ @Search r em ovable m edia (floppy, CD-ROM...)” to select it, and the[...]

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    E6581299 c - 7 - (6) The installation of the de vice driver is now complete. On com pletion of the installation, the window shown below appears. Then, clic k [F inish]. The f loppy disk is also used in s tep (7), s o do not eject it yet. (7) Then, the installation of the US B port driver star ts. The “@F ound New Hardware W izard” appears again[...]

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    E6581299 c - 8 - (8) Complete t he installatio n. W hen a window appears, telling y ou that the driver has been installed succ essf ully, click [Finis h] to com plete the installation. Ej ect the floppy disk, put it in its case, and s tore it along with this instruc tion manual. The COM por t num ber is needed f or com m unications with the inverte[...]

  • Page 10

    E6581299 c - 9 - 2.2. Windows 98 SE (1) Turn on y our computer and start Windows. (2) Connect t he USB001Z unit to the co mputer w ith a USB cable. * At this tim e, do not connec t the USB001Z unit to the inverter. After a while, the “@Add New Hardware W izard” appears on the sc reen of your com puter m onitor , as shown in the figure below. T [...]

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    E6581299 c - 10 - (4) Inse rt the supplied floppy disk in the floppy disk drive. After ins erting the floppy disk, clic k the check box for “Floppy disk drives” in the window , mak e sure a check m ark is put in the chec kbox , and then click [Next]. (5) A search for the driv er file is made aut omatically. Click [Next].[...]

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    E6581299 c - 11 - (6) The in stallation o f the dev ice driver st arts. On com pletion of the installation, the window shown below appears. Then, clic k [F inish]. Do not eject the f loppy disk y et, because the USB port dr iver will be installed next. (7) Then , the USB port driver is installed automatically and the installatio n of all necessary [...]

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    E6581299 c - 12 - 3. Checking the COM port number The CO M port num ber is needed f or com m unications with the inverter. So, follow these steps to check on it. The COM port num ber is r ecognized automatically when the installation of the device driver is com pleted. COM port num bers vary depending on how y our com puter is s et up. * Per form t[...]

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    E6581299 c - 13 - (3) Click the “ Device manag er” butt on in th e “Hardw are” menu . (4) Click the [+ ] sign on the left si de of “@Port (COM/LPT).” The num ber in parentheses nex t to “USB/Serial Port” refers to the COM port number. (In the exam ple shown below, the COM port num ber is “C OM3.”) (If the USB001Z unit is not con[...]

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    E6581299 c - 14 - 4. Connecting and st arting the USB001Z unit To c onnect the USB001Z unit to your computer , follow these steps : 1) Turn off the input power to the inverter, and af ter waiting f or at least 15 m inutes, m ak e sure that the charge lam p on the inverter is no longer lit. (Your pers onal com puter can r emain powered on.) 2) Conne[...]

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    E6581299 c - 15 - 5. Outline draw ing Here is an outline drawing of the USB001Z unit. (Unit: m m )[...]

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    E6581299 c - 16E - 6. S pecifications Item Specific ations Model number USB001Z Applicable m odel Model with either an RS485 (2-wire type) connector or a comm on s erial connector (optional). Usable applications: PCM001Z (V013 or suc cess or), PCS001Z (V001 or succes sor) Applicable OS W indows 98 SE , W indows 2000, W indows XP SP1 *1 However, the[...]