Black Box USB to RS-232 DB9 Converter manual

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    B L A C K B O X ® C o n v e rt s a U S B p o rt i n t o a D B 9 m a l e RS - 232 serial por t . • Pe r fe ct fo r PD A s , ca mer as , mode ms, a nd mob ile p ho nes . • Po wer ed by t he US B por t . USB to RS-232 DB9 Converter I C18 8 A Ord er toll-fr ee in the U.S . : Call 8 77 - 877-B BOX (out side U. S. ca ll 72 4 - 7 4 6 -550 0 ) FREE te[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbo x.c om Pa ge 2 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbo x.c om T rademark s Use d in this Manual T rademar ks Used in this M anu al Black Box and the Double Diamond logo are regi stered tr ademarks of B B T e chnologies, Inc. Mac and Macintosh are registered trademar ks of Apple C omputer , I nc. Pentiu m and Intel are register[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbo x.c om 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbo x.c om Pa ge 3 FC C and IC RF I S t at ements / CE Not ice / WE E E Feder al Com mun ications C ommi ssion a nd Industr y Canad a Rad io F requenc y Int er ferenc e S tatements This e qui pment generates, use s, and can r adiate radio-frequenc y energy , and if not installed and u[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbo x.c om Pa ge 4 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbo x.c om NOM Stat em ent Instrucc iones de Seguri dad ( Normas Ofic iales Mexi canas E lec tri cal Sa fety Statemen t) 1 . T odas las instrucciones de seguridad y op erac ión deberán ser leídas an tes d e que el apar ato eléc trico sea operado. 2 . L as instrucciones de [...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbo x.c om 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbo x.c om Pa ge 5 T able of Co ntents T able of C ont ents 1 . Specif ications .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 2. Over vie w ..[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbo x.c om Pa ge 6 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbo x.c om Cha pter 1: Spec ifi c at ions 1 . S pecifications Data T ransfer Rate — 50 0 kbps Oper at in g Syst ems Sup ported — Window s ® 98 SE / Me / 2 0 00 / XP /7 , Windo ws Vista ® 32/ 6 4- bit, M ac ® 10 . x Connec t ors — ( 1 ) US B T yp e A m al e , ( 1 ) D B[...]

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    72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbo x.c om 72 4 - 7 46 -5 50 0 | blac kbo x.c om Pa ge 7 Chapte r 2 : O ver view 2. Over vi ew 2. 1 Intr oduc tio n Use the USB to R S-2 32 DB9 C onver te r to connect your R S - 232 serial devices to the USB por t on your P C . Just connect the cable to the PC or hub ’s por t, and connect the other end to an RS - 232 d[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x . co m Pa ge 8 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x . co m Cha pter 3 : Instal la t ion 3. Ins tal lat ion 3. 1 Windows Vista / W i ndows 7 NOTE: D o not c onnec t the USB to RS-23 2 DB9 C onverter to your computer before you install the soft ware drivers. 1 . Inser t the produc t CD into your C D - ROM drive . Figure[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x . co m 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x . co m Pa ge 9 Cha pter 3 : Instal la t ion 2 . C lick “F inish ” to complete the installation. See Figure 3 - 3. Figure 3-3. Inst all ation complete screen. Once the installation is complete , connect the USB to R S - 232 DB9 C onver ter to a free USB por t on your comp[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x . co m Pa ge 1 0 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x . co m Cha pter 3 : Instal la t ion 2 . When the screen shown in Figure 3 -5 appear s, click “Finish . ” Figure 3-5. Installation complete s creen . Once the installation is complete , connect the USB to R S - 232 DB9 C onver ter to a free USB por t on your com[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x . co m 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x . co m Pa ge 1 1 Cha pter 3 : Instal la t ion 3.4 V erifying th e Driv er Ins tal lati on on Mac OS X The provided Ma c X driver suppor t s: • Mac OS 1 0. 1 and above for PowerPC based Mac • Mac OS 1 0.4 and above for Intel ® based Mac T o in stall the driver s: 1 . Ins[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x . co m Pa ge 1 2 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x . co m Cha pter 3 : Instal la t ion 5. Click “Inst all. ” Figure 3-9. Inst all s creen. 6. When the Authenticate screen appears, ent er you r password in the provided field and cli ck “ OK. ” See Figure 3 - 1 0. Figure 3 - 10 . Authenticate screen. 7 . C li[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x . co m 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x . co m Pa ge 1 3 Cha pter 3 : Instal la t ion 8. C lick “R est art” to finish installing the driver and reboot your Mac. F i gu re 3- 1 2 . R es ta rt b u tt on . 9 . C o n nec t t h e c on v e rt er to a f r ee U S B po rt o n y ou r Ma c . 1 0. T o verify the in stalla[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x . co m Pa ge 1 4 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x . co m NO TES[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x . co m 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x . co m P age 1 5 NO TES[...]

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    72 4 - 7 4 6 -5 50 0 | bl ackbo x . co m About Bl ack B ox Black Box provides an ex ten sive range of net working and in frastructure produc ts. Y ou’ll find ever y thing from c abinets and racks a n d p o w er an d s ur ge pr o t ect io n p ro du cts t o m e d i a c on ve rte rs an d E t h e r n e t sw it c h e s a l l s up po rte d b y f r ee ,[...]