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PACKING LIST UC-1284 Printer Cable x 1 User's Manual x 1 CD-ROM Driver x 1 • Please read this manual thoroughly and follow the installation procedures to prevent any damage to the UC-1284 and/or the connecting devices. ©Copyright 1998 A TEN ® International Co ., Ltd. Manual P art No . P APE-0108-100 P rinted in T aiwan 06/1998 All brand na[...]
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INTRODUCTION 1 PRODUCT FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS 2 TROUBLE SHOOTING 13 PREVENTING RADIO AND TV INTERFERENCE 13 TABLE OF CONTENTS[...]
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1 A TEN UC-1284 Printer Cable is a bridge that links the traditional IEEE 1284 parallel i n t e r f a c e t o t h e U n i v e r s a l S e r i a l B u s ( U S B ) i n t e r f a c e . I t i s e a s y t o i n s t a l l a n d co m pa t ibl e w it h m o s t pr i n t ers f r om m aj or m a nu fa c tu r er s. T h e U C- 12 8 4 i s B u s powered and does n[...]
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2 PRODUCT FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS FEA TURES • Full compliance with the USB spec . 1.0. • L ow power consumption and is powered from USB connection . • F ull compatible USB host device drivers available . • Transparent fully automatic support for true bi-directional communication . • Hardware initiates and manages automatic negotiation[...]
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3 SPECIFICA TIONS[...]
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4 Hardware and OS Requirements P ersonal Computer with 486 (or higher) processor with : • 16 Mbytes of RAM • USB connector One of the two following operating systems: • Windows 98 • Wi n dow s 9 5 v er si on 4. 00 .9 5 0 b with t he US B su p pl eme nt ( QFE 12 1 4 ) , also known as OSR2.1. [Note: No upgrade path is available from previous [...]
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5 INST ALLA TION & OPERA TION 1. Conn ect t h e A TE N UC- 1 2 84 Printer Ca ble t o a pri nter or oth er I EEE S tanda rd 1284 peripheral that is turned on . 2. Plug the USB end of the ATEN UC-1284 Printer Cable into the USB HUB or PC’s USB port . A new Hardware Found box will appear stating that an Unknown Device has been found . Then, the [...]
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At this point , the files should automatically be copied from the disk ette . The installation process is now complete . (Note: If a Plug & Play printer is being used, then a Plug & Play prompt may appear at this point to install the printer drivers .) 3. T o i n stal l A TE N D OS BO X s up po rt u ti li ty fo r s ta nda rd P C p a ral lel[...]
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7 4. Use th e Wiz a r d t o com p let e the installati on o f the Unknown Devi ce , i . e ., t h e A TEN UC-1284 P rinter Cable: • Insert the disk ette into the floppy disk drive . • Click on the Next button in the Update Device Driver Wizard box. Windows 95 OSR2.1 (or Windows 98) will find the driver for the A TEN UC-1284 P rinter Cable .[...]
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8 5. T o verify that the ATEN UC-1284 Printer Cable has been correctly installed, right click on My Computer, and then left click on Properties to access the System P roperties box . 6. Choose the Device Manager tab in this box. The ATEN UC-1284 Printer Cable should appear in the list under Computer .[...]
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7 . Now do u b l e cl i c k o n A T EN U C- 1 284 Printer Ca bl e (UC1284U SBx). If the i n sta l l ation was su ccessful, a n ATEN UC-128 4 Printe r Ca ble Properti es box wi ll appear and the device status will state that the device is working properly . 10[...]
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11 8. If the installation was not successful, use the UCREMOVE.EXE file on the diskette to first uninstall the software , then return to step 2 above . 9. If the installation was successful and a printer was attached to the ATEN UC- 1284 Printer Cable in step 1, a test page can now be printed: • Click on Start/Settings/Printers . • Right click [...]
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12 following port:”. Under “ P rint using the following driver” select the driver that co rresp on ds t o t he corr ec t pr inte r . C lick o n th e “ A p p l y ” b u tt on and th e n select the “ General ” tab of the box . • T o begin the printing process , click on the “Print T est P age” button .[...]
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13 TROUBLE SHOOTING P le a s e r e fer t o W ind o w s 9 5 or Wi n do ws 9 8’ s Tro ub l e-s h oo tin g gu id e f or f ur t he r assistance . PREVENTING RADIO & TV INTERFERENCE W ARNING!! This equipment generates, Uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions manual, may cause i[...]
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14 LIMITED WARRANTY IN N O E V EN T SH AL L T HE D IR ECT V E ND OR ' S L I A BI LI TY EXCE ED T H E P RI C E PAID F O R T H E PRODUCT FROM DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESUL TING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT , DISK, OR ITS DOCUMENT A TION. The direct vendor makes no warranty or representation, expressed, impl[...]