Lindy 42856 Manuel utilisateur
© LINDY ELECTRONICS LIMITED & LINDY-ELEKTRONIK GMBH - SECOND EDITION (NOV 2002)
USB to Serial Converter
User Manual English
Benutzerhandbuch Deutsch
Manuel Utilisateur Français
Manuale d’uso Italiano
LINDY No. 42856 & 42857
www.LINDY.com
CONTENT
All brand names and product names used in this document are trademarks, or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
For detailed description of the DRIVER INSTALLATION with screen
shots included please refer to the ENGLISH manual.
The description in the german, french and italian manuals are as short
guide only.
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.
With the 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 and play & hot swap
function. This adapter is designed for ideal connections to Cellular Phone, Digital
Camera, Modems or ISDN terminal adapter with over 120kbps data transfer rate.
The USB-Serial adapter and software drivers are capable of providing a no-firmware-
change feature that enable USB interface to be transparent to serial port peripherals with
minimum modifications.
2. Package Content
Hardware: USB-Serial adapter, USB type A to type B cable
CD-ROM with USB-Serial drivers and User’s Manuals
3. Product Features
USB Specification Rev. 1.1 compliant
Support the RS232 Serial interface
Over 120kbps data transfer rate
Support remote wake-up and power management
4. System Requirements
PC
IBM® PC 486DX4-100 MHz CPU or higher or compatible system
Available USB port
CD-ROM drive
Windows® 98, ME, 2000 or XP
MAC
Power G3 OR G4 CPU or I-MAC
Available USB port
CD-ROM drive
Mac OS 8.6 through 9.X
5. Driver Installation
5.1 Windows®98 Driver Installation
Following the steps below to install Windows®98 driver
5.1.1 Power on your computer and make sure that the USB port is enabled and
working properly.
5.1.2 Plug in the USB-Serial adapter into the USB port and run the Add New
Hardware Wizard to assist you in setting up the new device. Click “Next”
to continue.
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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:\Driver\USB-SERIAL
ADAPTER\Windows” in the dialogue (D: represents CD-ROM)
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5.1.5 Windows®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 When Windows®finished installing the software, click “Finish”.
5.1.8 After install the driver, you have to check the “Control Panel”-“System”-
“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-serial Com Port under the Universal Serial Bus
Controller.
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5.2 Windows®98 Driver Un-installation
If you want to remove the USB-Serial adapter driver, you can uninstall it by
following the steps below:
5.2.1 Unplug the USB-Serial adapter from your PC.
5.2.2 Run the D:\Driver\USB-SERIAL ADAPTER\WINDOWS\ Uninstall.exe
from the software CD-ROM.
5.2.3 Click “Ok” to continue.
5.2.4 After remove the driver, you have to reboot the PC
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5.3 Windows®ME Driver Installation
Follow the steps below to install Windows®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 Automatic
search for a better driver (recommended), and then click “Next” to
continue.
5.3.3 Windows®will detect the driver (SERWPL.INF) and show the Prolific
USB-to-Serial Comm Port.
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5.3.4 When Windows®finished installing the software, click “Finish”.
5.3.5 After install the driver, you have to check the “Control Panel”-“System”-
“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-serial Com Port under the Universal Serial Bus
Controller.
English Manual
5.4 Windows®ME Driver Un-Installation
If you want to remove the USB-Serial adapter driver, you can uninstall it by
following the steps below:
5.4.1 Unplug the USB-Serial adapter from your PC.
5.4.2 Run the D:\Driver\USB-SERIAL ADAPTER\WINDOWS\ Uninstall.exe
from the software CD-ROM.
5.4.3 Click “Ok” to continue.
5.4.4 After remove the driver, you have to reboot the PC
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5.5 Windows®2000 Driver Installation
Follow the steps below to install Windows®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, Windows will run the
Found New Hardware Wizard to assist you in setting up the new device.
Click “Next” to continue.
5.5.3 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommend) and click
“NEXT” to continue.
5.5.4 Select the “Specify a location” drive and click “NEXT” to continue.
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