Toshiba USB Port Replicator II User Manual

User's Manual

USB Port-Replicator

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Index

INTRODUCTION 3

YSTEM REQUIREMENTS.... 3

S P

ACKAGE CONTENTS........... 3

ONNECTORS........................ 4

USB

PORT-REPLICATOR FUNCTIONS.4

LED I

NDICATOR................... 5

INSTALLING USB Port-Replicator..

RIVER INSTALLATION........ 7

D S

ET UP THE PRINTER DEVICE 18

ET UP THE HYPERTERMINAL WITH USB TO SERIAL PORT ..........................................................................21

NINSTALLING THE DRIVER

PROGRAM.. 23

APPLICATION NOTE...... 24

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Introduction

Thank you for ordering the USB Port-Replicator. The USB Port-Replicator is an intelligent expansion module which connects to a PC or notebook via Universal Serial Bus (USB) port, providing one high-speed RS-232 serial port, one printer port, one PS/2 keyboard & mouse and 4 downstream USB ports. The USB Port-Replicator features easy connectivity for traditional serial devices, keyboard, mouse and other USB devices. By simply plugging in an USB Port-Replicator, you will:  Add one high-speed serial port, one printer port, one PS/2 keyboard & mouse and

4 downstream USB ports to your PC or notebook in seconds.

 Improve the inconvenience of configuring old PC solutions like card extension

solutions, which require to adjust IRQ or jumper settings and the incompatibility of various brands of docking solution or bus repeater.

 Avoid the hassle of removing your PC case, or rebooting the operating system

during installation.

System Requirements

 A PC with a minimum of a 75MHz Pentium, or equivalent  A minimum of 16M bytes of RAM.  One available USB type A downstream port. (either UHCI or OHCI)  Windows 98 or later.

Package Contents

The product you purchase should contain the equipment and accessories shown as follows:

USB DOCK converter

  One 6 feet USB AB type cable  One 1.8A switching power adapter (optional)  One USB Port-Replicator driver and User’s manual CD

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Connectors

 One DB-9 RS-232 serial interface connector supports baud rates from 1,200 to

115.2K.

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One DB-25 parallel connector supports IEEE-1284 bi-directional printer port.

 One Mini-din for PS/2 keyboard, mouse.  Four USB receptacle type A downstream ports.

One USB type B upstream connector.

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USB DOCK Functions

The available functions of USB Port-Replicator depend on the status of power supplied:

 Bus powered

1. Connecting USB cable to PC to provide bus power.

2. When you provide bus power only, the PS/2 mouse & keyboard, RS232 and printer functions will be enabled. However, the USB Downstream Ports are disabled.

 External powered

1. Connecting power adapter to provide external power.

2. When you provide external power, the USB Downstream Ports are enabled, and you can use all the functions of USB Port-Replicator.

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LED Indicator

 Power Indicator

The Power Indicator will turn ON when bus power is supplied.

 USB Indicators

There are four USB indicators to show if the USB Downstream Ports are ready for use.

1. If the USB Port-Replicator is not ready for use or only bus power is supplied, the USB Indicators will turn OFF, and the USB Downstream Ports can not be used.

2. If the USB Port-Replicator is ready for use, and external power is supplied, the USB Indicators will turn ON, and you can use all the functions of USB Port-Replicator.

3. If over-current happens for certain USB Downstream Port, the corresponding USB Indicator will turn OFF to indicate that this port is not working now.

4. When over-current situation is solved, the USB Indicator will turn ON again.

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Installing USB Port-Replicator

1. This installation guide is written in accordance with Windows 98/98SE. For Windows 2000/XP, the step A, B, and C of the "Driver Installation" section will be skipped.

2. Power on your computer and make sure that the USB port is enabled and working properly. Please refer to the "application note 1” if you have any trouble.

3. Connect the power adapter into USB Port-Replicator.

4. Connect the USB cable into USB Port-Replicator and the USB port of your PC.

5. Windows will first detect the HUB device. Install HUB using operating system software. Please refer to step A of "Driver Installation" section. (This section for Windows 98 only)

6. Windows will detect the IEEE-1284 device. Please refer to step B of "Driver Installation" section. (This section for Windows98/98SE/Me only)

7. Windows will detect the PS/2 keyboard & mouse device. Please refer to step C, the "Driver Installation" section.

8. And Windows will detect the RS232 device. Please refer to step D of "Driver Installation" section.

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Driver Installation

A A

The driver installation is divided into 4 steps. Please install USB Port-Replicator step by step by following the instruction from Step A-D.

Step A: (This step for Windows 98 only) To install the HUB function of the USB Port-Replicator:

1. Click “Next” to Continue

(Ref Figure A-1)

2. Click “Next” to initiate a search for the best driver for your device (Ref Figure A-2)

3. Please insert the “Windows 98” CD into CD-ROM. Click “Next” to continue (Ref Figure A-3)

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4. Click “Next” to continue

A A

(Ref Figure A-4)

5. Click “Next” to continue

(Ref Figure A-5)

6. Click “Finish”, Windows has finished installing USB Hub driver (Ref Figure A-6)

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