USB-400-IR IrDA-USB User`s Manual
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1. USB 400 IR Fast Infrared USB Hub The USB 400 IR Fast Infrared USB Hub enables infrared wireless data communi cation through your PC s USB port No IRQ DMA settings nor configurations the Fast Infrared USB Hub is much better than the traditional IrDA enhancements of adding serial dongle or ISA adapter card The hub allows high speed 4Mbps wireless data transfer for record synchronization file back up and network access The Fast Infrared USB Hub provides 3 additional USB ports to connect USB devices to your PC notebook or server This Fast Infrared USB Hub helps you access up to 3 USB devices simultaneously from the host port of your computer The USB down stream ports support all USB devices such as USB mice joysticks keyboards modems printers scanners digital cameras ZIP Drives speakers floppies and more As your needs of connectivity grow in the future you can daisy chain multiple USB hubs for easy expansion Windows 98 98SE Driver Installation During driver installation Windows may ask for files that are located on the Windows 98 98SE CD for installation of USB hub You will need to have Windows 98 98SE CD available Some PC s have the Windows CAB files already archived on the hard drive and will not require the actual CD 1 Insert Windows 98 98SE CD to the CD ROM drive 2 Insert the provided driver disk to floppy disk drive 3 Choose floppy disk A and double click the file Setup 4 The Sig2. communication is selected You can open the Infrared Monitor dialog box by clicking Start pointing to Settings clicking Control Panel and double clicking Infrared To turn off Infrared Monitor sounds make sure Play sounds for devices in range and interrupted communication is cleared If your computer has a sound card you can double click the Sounds icon in Control Panel to change which sounds are assigned to Infrared Monitor events To be Notified when Infrared Communication is interrupted 1 Click the Infrared icon on the taskbar 2 Click the Preferences tab 3 Select Play sounds when available devices come within range and when communication is interrupted Windows 2000 Driver Installation Insert the provided driver disk to floppy disk drive Choose floppy disk A and double click the file Setup The SigmaTel USB IrDA InstallShield Wizard appears Click Next to continue The Wizard shows License Agreement click Yes to accept the agreement Click Next to copy program files required for installation Connect the round plug of the supplied power cable to the power jack next to the upstream port on the hub Connect the type B connector of the USB cable to the upstream port Plug the type A connector of the USB cable to the host USB port 7 The computer will complete the driver installation 8 Choose Finish to comp
3. the file will not be sent until permission to receive the file is confirmed on the notebook or other computer When asked Do you want to accept this file click Yes The file is now transmitted to the other computer The IR icon in the System Tray changes to show actual file data transfer Windows XP Driver Installation Windows XP has built in the driver support of Fast Infrared USB Hub No extra driver installation is required Plug the Fast Infrared USB Hub to an available USB port in your computer the computer will automatically detect the Fast Infrared USB Hub and install the necessary drivers Then the Fast Infrared Hub is ready to use Checking Installation You can now verify the installation by looking at the listings in the Device Manger Go there by Start Control Panel Switch to Class View System Device Manager The listings of SigmaTel USB IR Dongle under Infrared Devices indicating the drivers for the IrDA USB device has been properly installed In the Control Panel a Wireless Link icon is added The plug and play icon in the device tray at the lower right hand corner of the desktop indicates the IrDA USB device is currently plugged in Double click on the icon reveals that the IrDA USB device is working properly File Transfer over Infrared To send a file from the computer connected with IrDA USB Adapter Point the IrDA USB port at the Infrared Port on the other compute
4. IR port of your PDA within a couple of inches of the IR port of Fast Infrared Hub Tap the HotSync icon to start the IR HotSync operation IR Sync Operations with Pocket PC of Windows CE After the installation of the Fast Infrared USB Hub you need to configure ActiveSync on your computer Configuring ActiveSync for Infrared Communication 1 2 3 4 From the ActiveSync file menu select Connection Settings Check the box labelled Allow serial cable or infrared connection to this COM port Click OK From the drop down box select Infrared Port If your Pocket PC is connected to the desktop computer via USB or Ethernet connection the drop down box will be greyed out You need to disconnect the PDA from the USB cable or cradle to enable the selection Performing an IR Sync Operation oP Oh D o N Turn on your Pocket PC and point the infrared port of Fast Infrared Hub Tap on Start Tap on Program and then on Connections Tap on IR ActiveSync A box appears on the screen showing Connect To Infrared Port The pocket PC is searching for infrared connection The connection between your pocket PC and Fast Infrared Hub is established A series of high pitched beeps sound The synchronization begins To disconnect when synchronization finishes move the Pocket PC away to break the IR connection All brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owne
5. bring up the Infrared Monitor The infrared communication could be in the disabled state Click on Options then check Enable infrared communication box Set the connection speed up to 4Mbps and check Limit connection speed to Click Apply to start infrared communication service Click Status to check the current status The Infrared Monitor indicates it is currently searching for available infrared device within range Your computer is now fully IrDA enabled File Transfer over Infrared Point the IrDA USB port at the Infrared Port on the other computer Both systems detect each other and connect The Infrared Monitor icon in the system tray on the Taskbar is activated Double click on the Infrared Recipient icon in My Computer The Infrared Transfer panel opens up and displays One available Infrared device is within range The connected Infrared device is shown in the panel To transfer file click on the Send Files button Locate the folder from Look in and select the files to be sent Click on the Open button The file is now transmitted to the other computer The received files in another computer are stored in My Received Files of Received Files To Turn on Infrared Monitor Sounds Open the Infrared Monitor dialog box Click the Preferences tab Make sure Play sounds before devices in range and interrupted
6. lete the installation The Fast Infrared USB hub is ready for use oP oh D Checking Installation You can now verify the installation by looking at the listings in the Device Manger Go there by Start Settings Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager The listings of SigmaTel USB IR Dongle under Infrared Devices indicating the drivers for the IrDA USB device have been properly installed In the Control Panel a Wireless Link icon is added The plug and play icon in the device tray at the lower right hand corner of the desktop indicates the IrDA USB device is currently plugged in Double click on the icon reveals that the IrDA USB device is working properly File Transfer over Infrared To send a file from the computer connected with Fast Infrared USB Hub Point the IrDA USB port at the Infrared Port on the other computer Both systems detect each other and connect The IR icon in the system tray on the Taskbar is activated A Wireless Link icon appears on the Desktop Double click on the IR icon or Wireless Link icon will bring up the Wireless Link dialog box Locate the folder from Look in and select the files that you want to send Click on the Send button If the notebook or other computer is running Windows 2000 or ME the file will not be sent until permission to receive the file is confirmed on the notebook or other computer When asked Do you
7. maTel USB IrDA InstallShield Wizard appears 5 Click Next to continue 6 The Wizard shows License Agreement click Yes to accept the agreement Click Next to copy program files required for installation 7 Select Finish when file copy has finished 8 Connect the round plug of the supplied power cable to the power jack next to the upstream port on the hub Connect the type B connector of the USB cable to the upstream port Plug the type A connector of the USB cable to the host USB port 9 The computer will complete the driver installation 10 Setup has finished Choose Finish to restart the computer The Fast Infrared USB Hub is ready for use Checking Installation You can now verify the installation by double clicking on the My Computer on the Desktop The Infrared Recipient icon is added to the My Computer Folder The Infrared Recipient allows for file transfer between computers In the Control Panel an Infrared icon is added In the System Tray on the Taskbar an icon of Infrared Monitor is added The listings of SigmaTel USB IrDA Adapter under Network adapters and Virtual Infrared COM Port and Virtual Infrared LPT Port under Ports indicate the network driver for the IrDA USB device has been properly installed To Enable Infrared Communications Double click the IrDA icon in the system tray in the lower right corner of your screen to
8. ny port used by the HotSync Manager Make a note of which COM port is listed as Providing application support on COMx and LPTx The x is the Port Number Normally its COM4 and LPT3 You need this COM port information to configure the HotSync Manager for infrared communication Deselect any other check boxes in the Options tab Click Apply and OK Go to HotSync Manager and specify the simulated port used for infrared communication Configuring HotSync Manager for Infrared Communication oP ONS NO 8 Click the HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray Make sure Local is checked on the menu Choose Setup Click the Local tab In the Serial Port drop down box select the COM port that was given as the simulated port in the Options tab of the Infrared Monitor For example if the COM Port listed as providing application support on COM4 then select COM4 in the Serial Port drop down box Click OK The HotSync Manager is now configured to communicate with the simulated port defined for infrared communication You cannot use your cradle again until you reconfigure the HotSync Manager to communicate with the port defined for cradle synchronization Now you are ready to perform an IR HotSync operation Performing an IR HotSync Operation to o In the Application Launcher tap the HotSync icon Tap Local Tap the pick list below the HotSync icon and select IR to a PC Handheld Position the
9. r Both systems detect each other and connect The IR icon in the system tray on the Taskbar is activated A Wireless Link icon appears on the Desktop Double click on the IR icon or Wireless Link icon will bring up the Wireless Link dialog box Locate the folder from Look in and select the files that you want to send Click on the Send button If the notebook or other computer is running Windows ME 2000 or XP the file will not be sent until permission to receive the file is confirmed on the notebook or other computer When asked Do you want to accept this file click Yes The file is now transmitted to the other computer The IR icon in the System Tray changes to show actual file data transfer IR HotSync Operations with PDA of Palm OS Instead of using cradle you can use the IR port of your PDA to perform HotSync operations with the desktop PC connected with Fast Infrared USB Hub After the installation of the Fast Infrared USB Hub you need to check the port used by your computer for infrared communication To Check the COM Port Used for Infrared Communication 1 2 3 4 oND In the Windows taskbar click Start Setting Control Panel Double click Infrared Click the Options tab Select Enable infrared communication The COM port displayed in the drop down box is the port where the Fast Infrared Hub is attached It should be different from a
10. r will complete the driver installation 9 Choose Finish to restart the computer The Fast Infrared USB Hub is ready for use Checking Installation You can now verify the installation by looking at the listings in the Device Manger Go there by Start Settings Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager The listings of Infrared Communication Device under Infrared device and SigmaTel USB IrDA Dongle under Network adapters are added to indicate the drivers for the IrDA USB device have been properly installed In the Control Panel a Wireless Link icon is added The plug and play icon in the device tray at the lower right hand corner of the desktop indicates the IrDA USB device is currently plugged in Double click on the icon reveals that the IrDA USB device is working properly File Transfer over Infrared To send a file from the computer connected with Fast Infrared USB Hub Point the IrDA USB port at the Infrared Port on the other computer Both systems detect each other and connect The IR icon in the system tray on the Taskbar is activated A Wireless Link icon appears on the Desktop Double click on the IR icon or Wireless Link icon will bring up the Wireless Link dialog box Locate the folder from Look in and select the files that you want to send Click on the Send button If the notebook or other computer is running Windows ME or 2000
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12. want to accept this file click Yes The file is now transmitted to the other computer The IR icon in the System Tray changes to show actual file data transfer To receive a file from the other computer running Windows 2000 Select a default folder to received files The default folder is the Desktop To select a new default folder double click on the Wireless Link Click on the Properties button to bring up the dialog box The default location for received files is displayed Click on Browse button Select a folder of your choice or the My Received Files folder Click OK to set the new default folder Click OK to accept the new default folder to store received files 3 Windows 98 ME Driver Installation 1 Insert the provided driver disk to floppy disk drive 2 Choose floppy disk A and double click the file Setup 3 The SigmaTel USB IR InstallShield Wizard appears 4 Click Next to continue 5 The Wizard shows License Agreement click Yes to accept the agreement Click Next to copy program files required for installation 6 Select Finish when file copy has finished 7 Connect the round plug of the supplied power cable to the power jack next to the upstream port on the hub Connect the type B connector of the USB cable to the upstream port Plug the type A connector of the USB cable to the host USB port 8 The compute
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