Targus PA075U, PA075, PA095 User Manual
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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the Targus USB
Mobile Port Replicator. This ultra portable expansion
module directly connects to a desktop or notebook
computer via a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port.
The port replicator provides the following ports:
•PS/2
®
(two)
• RS232 serial
• Parallel (printer)
• High-speed USB 2.0 (two)
• RJ-45 Ethernet 10/100 Base T (Model PA095 only)
Contents
In addition to this user’s guide, the package contains:
• Targus USB Mobile Port Replicator
• 2-foot (60 cm) USB cable (A/B type) (Model PA075
only)
• Driver software CD
•AC power adapter
NOTE: The supplied AC power adapter is a universal
adapter that you can use in a 100 to 240 AC volt
outlet.
System Requirements
• USB 2.0 compliant port (When connected to a USB v1.1
upstream port, the Mobile Port Station's performance will
be less than optimal. For best results, connect it to a USB
2.0 port.)
•Windows
®
2000/XP operating system
• CD-ROM Drive
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WARNING: You must install the port replicator
software BEFORE connecting it to your computer.
Otherwise, the port replicator will not work properly.
Installing the Port Replicator
Drivers
1 Turn on your computer.
2 Insert the driver software CD into your computer’s CD-
ROM drive.
3 If setup does not begin automatically, click Start, Run,
then enter D:\Setup.exe (where D: is the path of your CDROM drive) and then click OK.
The Welcome screen appears.
4Click Next.
5 If you are running the Windows
®
XP operating system,
the Important Information screen appears. Click Next.
The Setup program begins installing the software
drivers.
NOTE: If you get a warning screen, please click
‘continue anyway’.
The Setup Complete screen appears.
6Click Finish.
Connecting the Port Replicator
to Your Computer
After installing the port replicator drivers, you are ready to
connect the port replicator to your computer. To do this:
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1 Turn off your computer.
2 (Model PA095 only) Open the USB cable
compartment, located on the bottom of the port
replicator, and uncoil the cable.
3 Connect the supplied AC power adapter to the AC
power jack on the port replicator.
4 Plug the USB connector end of the USB cable into the
USB port of your computer.
5 Turn on your computer.
The following will configure automatically:
• Ethernet 10/100 (Model PA095 only)
• Serial Interface Controller
• USB Device (twice)
• Parallel Interface Controller
• PS/2 Adapter (twice)
This configuration process takes a few minutes. The
operating system does not prompt when configuration is
complete. Watch that all hardware devices are configured
before opening another application or connecting devices
to the port replicator.
NOTE: some hardware devices may prompt you for the
location of device drivers.
To install the drivers:
1 Select “Install the software automatically
(Recommended)” and click Next.
The Found New Hardware Wizard program begins
installing the hardware drivers.
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The Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard
screen appears.
2Click Finish and repeat as needed for each device.
3 Restart your computer.
When your computer restarts, the port replicator/dock
should be completely configured.
LED Status Indicator Lights
Once all device drivers are installed, the LED status
indicator lights glow and you can connect devices to the
port replicator. The LED lights display as follows:
• Hub Link light blinks green.
• Serial light glows green.
• Each PS/2 light flashes green when a device is first
connected or there is activity on the port.
• USB lights glow green when a USB device is attached.
(Model PA095 only)
• Tx/Rx light flashes green when data is transmitted to or
from the network.
• 100M light glows green when connected to a 100 Mbps
network.
NOTES: The Ethernet port is compatible with 100 Mbps
networks. however, the actual throughput is 10 Mbps
maximum when connected to a USB v1.1 port due to the
bandwidth limitation. The throughput may decrease as
additional devices are attached to the port replicator
regardless of whether the port replicator is attached
to a USB 1.1 or 2.0 port.
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