Radio Shack 26-184 User Manual

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OWNER’S MANUAL — Please read before using this equipment.

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• Installation driver in floppy diskette (for Windows 98, Windows 98SE and Windows ME. (The driver is pre-installed in Windows 2000, and Windows XP.)

• 6 ft. USB to Parallel Printer Cable

• This Owner’s Manual

USB (Universal Serial Bus) Connector

Parallel Connector

Thank you for purchasing the RadioShack 6 ft. USB to Parallel Printer Cable. This printer cable lets you conne ct a printer with a traditional IEEE-1284 parallel interface to a USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface. This cable is compatible with most printers that have a 36-pin socket, and fully compatible with USB host device drivers. The cable uses single chip (ASIC) USB to parallel for full speed communication. It supports both true bi-directional communication, and standard PC parallel port register based operation. It is both USB Specification Rev.

1.1 compliant and IEEE-1284 1994 (bidirectional parallel interface) specification compliant. Since th e cable is po wered by the USB port, it has a very low power consumption.

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Connectors are gold-plated to deliver the best signal possible.

Depending on which operating system you have, Windows will detec t a USB device and the corresponding Wizard will be initiated.

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Windows 98 detec ts the Rad ioShack USB to Parallel Printer Cable device and runs the

Add New Hardware Wizard

installing the driver software for the printer.

1. Click

2. Insert the supplied USB to parallel

3. Select

to continue.

printer cable driver diskette into the floppy disk drive.

Search for the best driver for

your device (Recommended)

click

to continue.

to help you

, and

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Your computer must be an IBM PC-compatible with an Intel-compatible 486DX-66 MHz CPU o r hi ghe r. It must have one standard 4-pin USB port with the symbol.

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Windows 98, Wind ow s 98 SE, W ind ow s M E,

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You cannot operate this printer cable with Windows 95.

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If an icon appears at the end of a paragraph, go to the box on that page with the corresponding icon for pertinent information.

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Windows 2000, or Windows XP.

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1. Turn on your computer.

2. Make sure the USB port i s e nab le d an d works properly.

3. Plug the USB plug into the USB port.

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4. Select

5. Click

6. When Windows reports it has finished

Floppy disk drives

to continue. Windows will detect the driver (A:\PARUPL.INF) and shows the RadioShack USB to Parallel Printer Cable device.

to continue installation.

installing the software required for the new RadioShack USB to Parallel Printer Cable device, click

, and click

Finish

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Windows ME detects the RadioShack USB to Parallel Printer Cable device and runs the

Wizard

software for the printer.

1. Insert the supplied USB to parallel printer cable driver diskette into the floppy disk drive.

RadioShack and RadioShack.com are trademarks used by

Add New Hardware

to help you installing the driver

2002 RadioShack Corporation.

RadioShack Corporation.

Limited Ninety-Day Warranty

This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defe cts in material and workmanship under normal use for ninety (9 0) days from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOS E, ARE LIM ITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THE WRITTEN LIMITED WARRANTIES CONTAINED HEREIN. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO CUSTOMER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LIABILITY, LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OF TIME, DATA, PROPERTY, REVENUE, OR PROFIT OR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF RadioShack HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Some states do not allow limitati ons on how long an implied warranty lasts or th e exclu sion or l imitat i on of incidental or consequen tial damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. In the event of a product defect during the warranty period, take the prod uct and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store. RadioShack will, at its option, unless otherwise provided by law: (a) correct the defec t by produ ct repair without charge for pa rts and labor; (b) replace the product with one of the same or similar design; or (c) refund the purchase price. All replaced parts and products, and produc ts on which a refund is made, become the property of RadioShack. New or reconditioned parts and p rod ucts m ay be used in the pe rfo rmance of warranty service. Repaired or replaced parts and products are warranted for the rem ainder of the original warranty period. You will be charged for repair or replacem ent of the product made after the expiration of the warranty period. This warranty does not co ver: (a) damage or fa ilure caused by or attributable to acts of God, abuse, accident, misuse, imprope r or abnorma l usage, failu re to follow instructions, improper installation or maintenance, alteration, ligh tning or other incidence of excess voltage or current; (b) an y repairs other than those provided by a R adioShack Auth orized Service Facility; (c) consumables such as fu ses or batteries; (d) cosmetic damage ; (e) transporta tion, shipping or insurance costs; or (f) costs of product remo val, installation, set-up service adjustment or reinstallation. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rig hts which vary from stat e to state.

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Windows 2000 and Windows XP users do not need to remove the driver, since the driver is built-in to Windows.

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Windows has found the following hardware. RadioShack USB to Parallel Printer Cable

2. Select

Automatic search for a better driver (Recommended) Next

to continue.

appears.

, and click

3. When Windows reports it has finished installing the software required for the new RadioShack USB - Parallel Printer Cable device, click

Finish

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Windows 2000 and Windows XP recognize the cable and automatically install driver software to support the USB device.

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If you have already connected a parallel printer to your compute r’s printer port, you will need to change the COM port as part of installing this USB to parallel printer cable.

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1. Turn off your printer.

2. Plug the USB to parallel printer cable’s 36-pin plug into your printer’s 36-pin socket. If you have already c onnected a parallel cable, remove the cable and replace it with the USB to Parallel printer cable.

3. Turn on your computer, Click

Settings, Printers

. Right-click the

default installed printer and click

Properties

. The properties dialog box

of the inst alled printer appears.

4. Click

Details

, and change the printer

LPT2: (RadioShack USB to

port to

Parallel Printer Cable)

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1. Turn off your printer.

3. Click

4. Right-Click on the icon for your printer

5. Select

Start, Settings

Printers

and select

Properties

Ports

. Check

printer port USB

, and then

USB001 Virtual

, and then click OK.

Start

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If you have not yet installed your parallel printer to your computer, you will need to configure your printer for the computer.

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1. Click on bar.

2. Select

Add Printer

The you install a new printer device.

3. Select the printer manufacturer and model name from the list provided by the wizard or use the printer driver diskette supplied with your printer.

4. When prompted which port the printer will use, click on

USB to Parallel Printer Cable

5. Follow the succeeding on-screen instructions to complete the installation and also run prints without problems.

Start

in your Windows’ task

Settings, Printers

Add Printer Wizard

LPT2: RadioShack

Print Test Page

, and then

displays to he lp

to see if it

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1. Click

2. Select the printer manufacturer and

3. When prompted which port the printer

4. Follow the succeeding on-screen

Start, Settings, Printers

Add Printer

then

Add Printer Wizard

The

, and

displays to he lp

you install a new printer device.

model name from the list provided by the wizard or use the printer driver diskette supplied with your printer.

will use, click

port USB

USB001 Virtual printer

instructions to complete the installation and also run Print Test Page to see if it prints without problems.

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If you no longer need the USB to Parallel cable, you may remove the driver.

1. In Windows 98 and Windows ME execute the

DrvUnin.exe

the driver diskette.

2. Double-click

Properties

3. Select

Printer Cable

Add/Remove Program

Control Panel.

under

RadioShack USB to Parallel

, and click

4. Click OK to complete the rem oval of the driver and reboot Windows.

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Add/Remove

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