Kanguru FIREWIRE, PARALLEL, PCMCIA, CDRW User Manual

USER’S MANUAL

FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the Distance 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/TV technician for help.

TRADEMARKS

MS-DOS, Windows, Windows 98/2000/ME/XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer

*All of the third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.

Table of Contents:

Introduction ............…………………………………….….……1

System Requirements.........................……...…………….…..… 2

Installation Procedure ........……...…………………….………. 3

1. Introduction:

Thank you for purchasing a Kanguru Cable from Kanguru Solutions!

KanguruCables provide the true versatility of Kanguru products. Completely
interchangeable among our multi-interface products, they allow each product to, in
essence, connect to any computer! On one end, a special universal connector plugs into
the back of your Kanguru Device, and on the other end, a standard USB2, Firewire,
Cardbus/PCMCIA or Parallel connection.

Choose from one of our four cables to suit your needs:

USB2.0 - Also referred to as USB2, this interface is an upgrade from standard USB1.1. It
provides external throughput comparable to Firewire and is backwards compatible with
USB1.1 ports. Very fast and hot swappable!

Firewire* - Also referred to as IEEE & 1394, Firewire is a longstanding favorite of
people requiring fast throughput. Very fast and hot swappable!

*Note: Our Firewire connection is a standard six pin female connection.

Cardbus/PCMCIA - Great for Notebook users, this dual cable will work in either
Cardbus (32 bit) or PCMCIA (16 bit) mode. Just flick the micro switch to whichever
setting you prefer. Quick and hot swappable!

Parallel* - Works with DOS and Win 95! (As well as others.) Great for older model
computers and imaging hard drives! Comes with printer pass through port.

*Note: Parallel is not supported by our multi-interface 24x, 32x, or 40x CDRW

NOTE: In order to reach USB 2.0 speed, you must have a computer or host adapter
card that has USB 2.0 support. This device will automatically sense the speed of
your USB port and adjust between USB 1.0 and USB 2.0 speed. If you do not have
USB 2.0 support, the device will work at USB 1.1 speeds. Kanguru Solutions carries
a wide variety of USB 2.0 PCI cards, adapters, and hubs should the need arise.

2. System Requirements

Hardware:

USB1.1

USB2.0

Firewire

Cardbus/PCMCIA Computer with a Cardbus/PCMCIA slot

Parallel Computer with a Parallel cable connection

Computer with a USB or USB2.0 port

Computer with a USB or USB2.0 port

Computer with a FireWire port

Operation system:

USB1.1

USB2.0

Firewire

Cardbus/PCMCIA

Parallel Win95, 98SE, NT, ME, 2000, XP, Mac OS 8.6 or above.

Win98/98SE, ME, 2000, XP, Mac OS 8.6 or above.

Win98/98SE, ME, 2000, XP, Mac OS 8.6 or above.

Win98SE, ME, 2000, XP, Mac OS 8.6 or above.

Win95B, 98SE, NT, ME, 2000, XP, Mac OS 8.6 or above.

3. Installation Procedure:

The Kanguru Cables can connect to any of the Kanguru Multi interface products:
Kanguru Portable 2.5” and 3.5”, Kanguru CDRW, KanguruSlim CDRW, and the
Kanguru Disk with and Kanguru Adapter. Each cable requires drivers to operate on your
computer. Please refer to the section below for installing the required drivers.

USB Cables:

Note: The USB cables have three different versions:105,305,and 307. The USB1.1 cables
are version 105, and the USB2.0 cables are either 305 or 307. You can identify what
version of USB cable you have by examining the back of the universal connector. You
will either find a 105, 305 or 307 label. The drivers for the 105 and 305 cables are in the
Kanguru USB Cables folder and the 307 drivers are in the Kanguru USB 307 Cables
folder.

• Windows 98 & 98 SE/2000/ME/XP