Belkin F5F500 User Manual

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FCC statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with t he limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protecti on against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if no
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If
this equipment does cause harmful interference t o radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interferenc e by one or
more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from

that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help.
CE declaration of conformity

We, Belkin Components, declare under our sole responsibility that the
SmartBeam™ , to which this declaration relates, is in conformity with
generic emissions standard EN50081-1 and with generic immunity
standard EN50082-1 1992.

SmartBeam™

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Belkin Components
SmartBeam™. Now, communicating with your H/PC, laptop,
palmtop, and Sharp organizer has never been easier!

The Belkin Componen ts SmartBeam™ is a serial-to-infrared
device designed to work with the IrDA 1.0 and Sharp ASK
standards. Transfer files, network, send email, share drives
and fax modems, even play games between your PC and
H/PC, laptop or palmtop at speeds up to 115.2kbps. You can
also configure it to communicate with your Sharp organizer,
and backup its valuable data on your PC, all without cables!

Features

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IrDA 1.0 support for H/PC, laptops and palmtops up to

115.2kbps

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Sharp ASK support for Sharp Organizers up to 9600bps

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Also works with HP 5P, 5MP, 6P, 6MP and other IrDA­equipped printers

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Jumper-selectable operation for IrDA (default) or Sharp
ASK mode

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Works with any PC RS-232 serial port capable of

115.2kbps throughput

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5’-long cable with DB9 connector

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260 mm (10”) range in fluorescent lighting

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No power required

Package Contents

SmartBeam™ F5F500

DB25 to DB9 adapter F2L087
This manual P72064
Software disk
Registration card

Technical Specs

PC Connector: DB9 female
Standards supported: RS-232C (input)

IrDA 1.0 (output)
Sharp ASK (output)

Dimensions

Length: 2.5” (64 mm)
Width: 1.8” (46 mm)

Height: 1.5” (38 mm)
Weight: 4 oz. (114 g)
Operating Temp: 32 to 104 deg. F (0~40 deg. C)
Storage Temp: -4 to 140 deg. F (-20~60 deg. C)

Installation

POWER OFF THE COMPUTER AND ALL ATTACHED DEVICES AND
PERIPHERALS.

Locate a free serial port to be used with the SmartBeam™. It is
usually labeled as a COM port. This can either be a DB9 male or
DB25 male. If it is a DB25, the included adapter must be used to
that the SmartBeam™ cable can be attached properly. Once
attached, tighten the thumbscrews until snug. Do not over­tighten. Take note of this COM port.

DB9 serial port

DB25 serial port

SmartBeam™
cable

DB25 to DB9

Jumper Setting – IrDA Mode or Sharp ASK Mode

The SmartBeam™ is factory set to IrDA Mode.
If you wish to use it with Sharp organizers, it must
be set to ASK mode.

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Unplug the SmartBeam™ from the serial port.

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Carefully remove the black plastic label which
covers a hole at the back of the SmartBeam™

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Insert a small screwdriver, only about ½” inside,
and separate the top part of the case from the
bottom. Be careful not to touch the circuitry!!!

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Locate the jumper
and set accordingly.
IrDA mode is setting
the jumper toward
the cable; ASK is
setting the jumper

IrDA

away from the cable

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Snap the cover back onto the base with the circuit board

Sharp

ASK

holes on the posts, and the white cable tie inside the case.
The cable tie must be inside the case so as to provide
strain relief.

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Replace the black plastic label and cover the rear hole.

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Re-attach the SmartBeam™ to the serial port.

Note: Do not change the jumper setting while attached.

Installing the Drivers – Required for IrDA only

1. Insert the driver disk in you’re a:\ (or b:\) drive

2. Click on START, RUN…, then type “a:\setup.exe” (or

“b:\setup.exe”) in the space provided. Click on “OK”

3. The “Add Infrared Device Wizard” will begin. Click “Next”.

4. Select the Belkin SmartBeam™, and click “Next”.

5. Select the COM port where you connected the

SmartBeam™. Click “Next”.

The Infrared Monitor applet shows what devices are in range, and
the Communication Efficiency when sending/receiving data.
By default, the SmartBeam™ communicates at 115.2k in IrDA
mode. However, the speed and other settings can be changed by
going to the Options tab of the Infrared Monitor applet.

6. Take note of the newly installed Infrared COM and LPT

ports. This is usually COM4 and LPT3. Leave “Use default
ports” as selected, and click “Next”. Change the ports to
different COM and LPT addresses only if they conflict with
other programs or hardware.

7. Restart your PC.

Usage – IrDA

To enable the SmartBeam™, you must run the Infrared
Monitor applet from the Control Panel. Point the
SmartBeam™ to any IrDA-equipped device about 10” away or
less. Once the SmartBeam™ finds a device, it will be shown
in the IR Monitor. If it is a plug-and-play device such as a
printer, Windows will automatically install it, maybe even ask
you for drivers.

Here, you can Enable/Disable Infrared Communication, change the
physical COM port to where your SmartBeam™ is connected,
change the time intervals between device detections, enable Plug
and Play for detected devices, and limit the data rate. For nearly
all applications, using the default settings produce the best results.
Lower connection speed may help solve some connection
problems. NOTE: When communi cating from Smart Beam™

to SmartBeam™, 57.6kbps must be used.

Now you can communicate to any other device through any
Windows application using the Infrared COM and LPT ports. As
shown in the image above, those ports are COM4 and LPT3. For
example, using Direct Cable Connection would requ ire selecting
“Serial Cable on COM4”. For additional details on making Direct
Cable Connection work, please check your Windows95/98 Help file,
documentation, or Microsoft® website. Networking software such
as “File and Printer Sharing”, NetBEUI, bindings, protocols, names
and passwords must all be properly configured before Direct Cable
Connection can work. The function of the SmartBeam™ here is
only as a “cable”.

Another example is printing through the virtual parallel port. The
picture in the lower left shows an HP6P printer, which will be
connected to LPT3 after the drivers have been installed. So in any
application, one can print to that HP6P printer through LPT3.

Usage –Sharp A SK

When using the SmartBeam™ with Sharp organizers, there is no
need to install the IrDA software. You only need to set the jumper
correctly, and install the Sharp software. Chances are, the Sharp
software will ask you what COM port the SmartBeam™ is
connected to. Note that the data rate is 9600 baud, and it is also
recommended to have the SmartBeam™ less than 6” from the
Sharp organizer.

Troubleshooting

Make sure that no other infrared drivers exist in your system.

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Go to the Control Panel, and run the SYSTEM applet. Make
sure there are no Infrared devices listed. If there are, you
may have to remove them.

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Go to Control Panel, and run the “Add/Remove Programs”
applet. The driver of the SmartBeam™ is “Infrared Support
for Windows 95 Version 2.0” – DO NOT REMOVE THIS.
Remove or uninstall any OTHER driver except this one.

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Restart your PC and try again. If it still does not work, remove
all the drivers including the one mentioned above. Reboot, and

reinstall the drivers from the beginning.
Also make sure that the COM port that you will be using must not
be sharing any IRQ with any other device, especially a serial
mouse. Otherwise, conflicts will occur when the devices sharing
the IRQ are in operation. In general, COM1 & COM3 share IRQ4,
and COM2 & COM4 share IRQ3. If you are using a PS/2 mouse,
you should have no problems at all. You can verify this by looking
in the SYSTEM applet of the Control Panel. Go to the Device
Manager tab, click on “Computer”, then the “Properties” button.
This shows the IRQs in use by Windows.

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If you are using a serial mouse, make sure that the serial

mouse and the SmartBeam™ use different IRQs.

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If your modem shares the IRQ with the serial port of the

SmartBeam™, either avoid using the modem while the
SmartBeam™ is in use, or put the modem on a different IRQ.