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    La v aP ort 650 Installation Manual Rev . B01 LAV A COMPUTERS SSERIAL PCI P .N. MOKO L74.1 MADE IN CANADA PNMOKO S-1 MADEIN JAPAN 0255351[...]

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    C ontents Quick Install Installing the LavaP ort-650 Hardware Windows Installation · Changing I/O Resources - Com & IRQ · Setting LavaP ort Data R ates · Lava Modem Speed Set - f or 230.4 kbps · Setting LavaP ort FIFO Control · Flow C ontrol Windows NT 4.0 Installation · High Speed Data Rates 3 4 5 8 10 12 14 16 17 18 Note: Instructions f[...]

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    Quick Install Windo ws 95/98/ME/2000/XP 1. With the power off , insert the LavaP ort-650 PCI card into any free PCI slot. 2. Launch Windows - new hardware will be detected . 3. When prompted , inser t the LavaP ort-650 installation diskette point Windows to look at the floppy's root directory . 4. After Windows has booted , click the Star t bu[...]

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    Hardwar e Installation 4 1. Before opening the casing of y our computer , make sure that all power is off . 2. Locate an unused PCI slot and insert the LavaP ort-650 into it. Ensure that it is well seated . 3. Screw the metal backplane of the LavaP ort-650 board to your PC’ s casing and replace the machine ’ s c over . 4. Connect your modem cab[...]

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    Windo ws Driver Installa tion 1. Once the Lav aPort-650 is installed in your PC, start your computer . Windows will automatically detect the Lav aPort-650 as a new PCI Serial Controller and ask you t o inser t the LavaP ort Installation diskette. The installation files are located in the root directory of this disk. 2. After the necessary files hav[...]

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    6 3. Click on the Start button, then choose S ettings, Control Panel, System, Device Manager . Y ou should see a window that is similar to the following:[...]

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    4. Click on Ports and select the Com port listed under the heading LavaP or t 650 PCI. 5. Click Properties. The following screen will appear: 7[...]

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    8 Because the LavaP or t 650 is a PCI device, Windows will alwa ys allocate non-standard I/O resources t o this por t (e.g . Assigning it as Com 5, even though any one of Com1-4 ma y be free). If your software requires the use of standard I/O resources , you may modify those used by the LavaP or t-650 in one of two ways: Click on the Resources T ab[...]

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    9 1. Y ou may physically modify the I/O Range and IRQ used by the LavaP or t 650 by de-selecting the “Use Automatic Settings” check box, and double-click ing the appropriate heading , or : 2a. F or Windo ws95/98/ME, you may use the La va P or t Redirect Utility provided in the Utils subdirectory of your Lav aPort diskette. This utility may be r[...]

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    10 Setting Lav aP or t Data Rates in Window s[...]

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    11 The data rate of the La vaP or t may be set using the Bits per Second pull down menu. Please note that this menu will also appear when setting the “Port Properties” in any c ommunications application, and may have to be set independently of your Contr ol Panel settings. Control P anel settings may not necessarily be linked to those of your C[...]

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    The Lav aPort-650 suppor ts data rates up to 460.8 kbps, including 115.2 kbps and 230.4 k bps. However , not all modems suppor t Com P or t rates above 115.2 kbps. If your modem does not support higher data rates and you select a higher data rate in the La vaPort Properties, Windows will automatically default to the slowest supported rate in the ch[...]

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    14 Setting Lav aP or t FIFO C ontrol in Windo ws[...]

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    The Lav aPort-650 uses a 16650 U ART incorporating a 32-byte FIFO (first- in first-out) buffer . The FIFO control tabs set the buff er “trigger ” levels. When the buffer is filled to its trigger level with the selected number of bytes , the CPU will be interrupted and asked to either reload the buff er (for transmission), or retrieve data from [...]

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    Flow C ontrol refers to the type of signaling that is used between the modem and the LavaP or t. If you are connecting the Lav aPort to a modem or ISDN terminal adapter , use the default setting of Hardware (RTS/CTS) flow control. Software Flow Contr ol (Xon/Xoff ) is used only for connecting the LavaP or t to a non-modem serial device (e.g . Using[...]

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    17 Windo ws NT 4.0 Installation Windo ws NT Driver Installa tion 1. Once the Lav aPort-650 is installed in your PC, turn your computer on and start NT . 2. Place the Lav aPort installation diskette into your floppy drive and select Run from the Star t Menu. When prompted type: A:NT4.0Setup. 3. After the necessary files have been copied , select M[...]

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    18 Please note that Com 1 ma y not appear in this applet if you have y our mouse attached to Com 1. The Lav aPort-650 suppor ts data rates up to 460.8 kbps, including 115.2 kbps and 230.4 k bps. However , not all modems suppor t Com P or t rates above 115.2 kbps. If your modem does not suppor t higher data rates and you select a higher data rate in[...]

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    La va C omputer MFG Inc. La v a T echnical Suppor t 9:00 am to 5:30 pm Monday t o Frida y (Eastern Time) T el: +416 674-5942 F ax: + 416 674-8262 E-mail: tech@lav alink.com Internet: www .lavalink.c om This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: (1) This device ma y not cause harmful interfe[...]