Targus Charge-Sync Cable User Manual

Targus Charge-Sync Cable

Targus Charge-Sync Cable

Features

The Targus Charge-Sync Cable supports one
touch synchronization between your Palm
PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) and your
desktop or notebook computer and includes a
charger function.

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V

1

The operating systems supported are Windows
98, Windows
Edition.

In addition to this user’s guide, this package
contains:

• Targus Charge-Sync Cable

• Sync-Cable software

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2000, and Windows® Millennium

Installing the Targus
Software

Follow these instructions to install the Sync-

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Cable software on your desktop or notebook
computer.

NOTE: You must install and configure the Palm Desktop
software on your computer before connecting the Targus
Charge-Sync Cable.

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WARNING: Do not connect the Targus Charge-Sync Cable
until instructed to do so.

1 Insert the Sync-Cable software CD into your

computer’s CD-ROM drive.
Setup begins automatically.

2 If Setup does not begin automatically, click

Start, then Run, and type D:\setup\setup.exe

(where

D: is the path of your CD-ROM drive).

The Welcome to the Install Shield Wizard for
Targus Charge-Sync Cable window appears.

3 Click

Next.

The Select Program Folder window appears.

Select Program Folder window

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4 Click Next to install the software.

The application files are then copied to your
computer.

5 Click

Finish.

The message “Please insert the Targus
Charge-Sync Cable” appears.

6 Insert the cable into your computer’s USB

port.

Windows now builds a driver database and
installs the driver.

7 Click

Yes when driver installation is

complete.

8 Click

NOTE: You must reboot your computer before you can use
the cable.

OK and reboot your computer.

When your computer completes rebooting, the
COM port information box appears in the lower­right corner of the screen.

No conflict COM port information window

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If there is no conflict with the COM port setting,
the message “USB Charge-Sync Cable (COMx)
at COMx” (where x is the number of the COM
port) appears in green.

NOTE: If the message “No Cable” appears, refer to the
“Troubleshooting” section on page 11.

If there is a conflict with the COM port setting, the
message “USB Charge-Sync Cable (COMx) at
COMx” (where x is the number of the COM port)
appears in red.

To fix the COM port setting conflict, record the
COM port number shown in the message box
and refer to “Changing the COM Port Setting” on
page 5.

Installation is now complete and you can use the
Targus Charge-Sync Cable to synchronize your
data or charge your Palm V.

NOTE: You must match the Targus Charge-Sync Cable
COM port with the Palm Desktop HotSync Manager COM
port settings before you can synchronize your data.

Matching COM Port Settings for Palm
Desktop HotSync

This section explains how to match the Targus
Charge-Sync Cable COM port with the Palm
Desktop HotSync

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Manager COM port settings.

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1 To access HotSync Manager, right-click the

HotSync icon in the lower-right corner of

the screen or click

Desktop

, and HotSync Manager.

Start, then Programs, Palm

2 To match the COM port settings, click

HotSync, then Setup, Local, and Serial Port.

Select the COM port that matches the COM
port number you recorded during
installation.

3 Click

OK to save your changes and close

HotSync Setup.

NOTE: Palm Desktop HotSync Manager supports COM1 to
COM4 only. If your desktop or notebook computer uses
more than 4 COM ports, release COM1, 2,3 or 4 for the
Targus Charge-Sync Cable to use.

After setting the COM port, you can synchronize
your data or charge your Palm V.

Changing the COM Port Setting

After installing the Sync-Cable software, your
computer automatically assigns a COM port to
the cable. If there is a conflict (the COM port is
already in use) or if the COM port is not set to
COM1, 2, 3 or 4, you must change the COM port