Radio Shack 26-184 User's Manual
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1. as fuses or batteries d cosmetic damage e transportation shipping or insurance costs or f costs of product removal in stallation set up service adjustment or reinstallation This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state RadioShack Customer Relations 200 Taylor Street 6th Floor Fort Worth TX 76102 12 99 Windows has found the following hardware RadioShack USB to Parallel Printer Cable appears 2 Select Automatic search for a better driver Recommended and click Next to continue 3 When Windows reports it has finished installing the software required for the new RadioShack USB Parallel Printer Cable device click Finish Windows 2000 and Windows XP Windows 2000 and Windows XP recognize the cable and automatically install driver software to support the USB device PRINTER SETUP CHANGING THE COM PORT If you have already connected a parallel printer to your computer s printer port you will need to change the COM port as part of installing this USB to parallel printer cable Windows 98 and Windows ME 1 Turn off your printer 2 Plug the USB to parallel printer cable s 36 pin plug into your printer s 36 pin socket If you have already connected a parallel cable remove the cable and replace it with the USB to Parallel printer cable 3 Turn on your computer Click Start Settings Printers Right click the default ins2. D OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts or the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you In the event of a product defect during the warranty period take the product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store RadioShack will at its option unless otherwise provided by law a correct the defect by product re pair without charge for parts and labor b replace the product with one of the same or similar design or c refund the purchase price All replaced parts and products and products on which a refund is made become the property of RadioShack New or recondi tioned parts and products may be used in the perfor mance of warranty service Repaired or replaced parts and products are warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period You will be charged for repair or replacement of the product made after the expiration of the warranty period This warranty does not cover a damage or failure caused by or attributable to acts of God abuse acci dent misuse improper or abnormal usage failure to follow instructions improper installation or mainte nance alteration lightning or other incidence of ex cess voltage or current b any repairs other than those provided by a RadioShack Authorized Service Facility c consumables such
3. RadioShack www radioshack com OWNER S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment 6 Foot USB to Parallel Printer Cable 26 184 PACKAGE CONTENTS e Installation driver in floppy diskette for Windows 98 Windows 98SE and Windows ME The driver is pre installed in Windows 2000 and Windows XP e 6 ft USB to Parallel Printer Cable This Owner s Manual CY NOTE Y You cannot operate this printer cable with Windows 95 USB Universal Serial Bus Connector Parallel Connector RadioShack Thank you for purchasing the RadioShack 6 ft USB to Parallel Printer Cable This printer cable lets you connect a printer with a traditional IEEE 1284 parallel interface to a USB Universal Serial Bus interface This cable is compatible with most printers that have a 36 pin socket and fully compatible with USB host device drivers The cable uses single chip ASIC USB to parallel for full speed communication It supports both true bi directional communication and standard PC parallel port register based operation It is both USB Specification Rev 1 1 compliant and IEEE 1284 1994 bi directional parallel interface specification compliant Since the cable is powered by the USB port it has a very low power consumption SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Hardware Your computer must be an IBM PC compatible with an Intel compatible 486DX 66 MHz CPU or higher It must have one standard 4 pin USB port with
4. ble driver diskette into the floppy disk drive 1 IMPORTANT If an icon appears at the end of a paragraph go to the box on that page with the corresponding icon for pertinent information A Warning _ Important Y Note XW Hint X Caution 2002 RadioShack Corporation All Rights Reserved RadioShack and RadioShack com are trademarks used by RadioShack Corporation Limited Ninety Day Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use for ninety 90 days from the date of purchase from RadioShack company owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN Ra dioShack MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THE WRITTEN LIMITED WARRANTIES CONTAINED HEREIN EX CEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN RadioShack SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO CUSTOMER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR EN TITY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LIABILITY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED DIRECTLY OR INDI RECTLY BY USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM INCONVE NIENCE LOSS OF TIME DATA PROPERTY REV ENUE OR PROFIT OR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF RadioShack HAS BEEN ADVISE
5. talled printer and click Properties The properties dialog box of the installed printer appears 4 Click Details and change the printer port to LPT2 RadioShack USB to Parallel Printer Cable Windows 2000 and Windows XP ADDING A PRINTER If you have not yet installed your parallel printer to your computer you will need to configure your printer for the computer Windows 98 and Windows ME 1 Click on Start in your Windows task bar 2 Select Settings Printers and then Add Printer The Add Printer Wizard displays to help you install a new printer device 3 Select the printer manufacturer and model name from the list provided by the wizard or use the printer driver diskette supplied with your printer 4 When prompted which port the printer will use click on LPT2 RadioShack USB to Parallel Printer Cable 5 Follow the succeeding on screen instructions to complete the installation and also run Print Test Page to see if it prints without problems Windows 2000 and Windows XP 1 Click Start Settings Printers and then Add Printer The Add Printer Wizard displays to help you install a new printer device 2 Select the printer manufacturer and model name from the list provided by the wizard or use the printer driver diskette supplied with your printer 3 When prompted which port the printer will use click USBO01 Virtual printer port USB 4 Follow the succeeding on screen instructions to comple
6. te the installation and also run Print Test Page to see if it prints without problems REMOVING THE DRIVER If you no longer need the USB to Parallel cable you may remove the driver 1 Turn off your printer 2 Plug the USB to parallel printer cable s Y NOTE Y Windows 2000 and Windows XP users do not need to remove the driver since the driver is built in to Windows 36 pin plug into your printer s 36 pin socket If you have already connected a parallel cable remove the cable and replace it with the USB to Parallel printer cable 3 Click Start Settings and then Printers 4 Right Click on the icon for your printer and select Properties 5 Select Ports Check USB001 Virtual printer port USB and then click OK 1 In Windows 98 and Windows ME execute the DrvUnin exe program on the driver diskette 2 Double click Add Remove Program Properties under Control Panel 3 Select RadioShack USB to Parallel Printer Cable and click Add Remove 4 Click OK to complete the removal of the driver and reboot Windows RadioShack Corporation Fort Worth Texas 76102 26 184 07A02 Printed in China
7. the symbol Software Windows 98 Windows 98SE Windows ME Windows 2000 or Windows XP USB INSTALLATION 1 Turn on your computer 2 Make sure the USB port is enabled and works properly 3 Plug the USB plug into the USB port Connectors are gold plated to deliver the best signal possible Depending on which operating system you have Windows will detect a USB device and the corresponding Wizard will be initiated Windows 98 Windows 98 detects the RadioShack USB to Parallel Printer Cable device and runs the Add New Hardware Wizard to help you installing the driver software for the printer 1 Click Next to continue 2 Insert the supplied USB to parallel printer cable driver diskette into the floppy disk drive 3 Select Search for the best driver for your device Recommended and click Next to continue 4 Select Floppy disk drives and click Next to continue Windows will detect the driver A PARUPL INF and shows the RadioShack USB to Parallel Printer Cable device 5 Click Next to continue installation 6 When Windows reports it has finished installing the software required for the new RadioShack USB to Parallel Printer Cable device click Finish Windows ME Windows ME detects the RadioShack USB to Parallel Printer Cable device and runs the Add New Hardware Wizard to help you installing the driver software for the printer 1 Insert the supplied USB to parallel printer ca
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