Black Box USB to RS-232 DB9 Converter
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1. Black Box Corporation All rights reserved IC188A version 1 724 746 5500 blackbox com2. operar normalmente o muestra un cambio en su desempe o O El aparato ha sido tirado o su cubierta ha sido da ada A Ze ge 4 724 746 5500 blackbox com Table of Contents Table of Contents rrr cope e ite cm n ee ee yq ee ee 6 E IN et tect I E A ae an te pone dee sae acc e e an E nad een T aqme A OR ANDERER 7 21 A e Po On ee E HH ee nee 7 PEE TT a een E AA PE ee A AEA E E E A E AE A 7 ww o A o o Po OO EE 7 24 SST E E a E een ern E A A een 7 e MAI E E E E gr 8 Il MAN VL AAN NONE Fersen een yg A 8 aT Jr ee ess 9 3 3 Verifying the Driver Installation on Windows cccccecccccccccce eee e eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeee yane lae n kwa cayan sean ee PERAE AEAEE EELEE ENAA EE SENERE EE EEE 10 DA Venna me Driver metalation On MacOS Renee ee ee bea 11 35 OS SU e acerca e ect cay sees AI HHH TEEN EEE 13 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 5 Chapter 1 Specifications 1 Specifications Data Transfer Rate 500 kbps Operating Systems Supported Windows 98 SE Me 2000 XP 7 Windows Vista 32 64 bit Mac 10 x Connectors 1 USB Type A male 1 DB9 male Power Bus powered Size Length 22 55 9 cm Page 6 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 2 Overview 2 Overview 2 1 Introduction Use the USB to RS 232 DB9 Converter to connect your RS 232 serial devices to the USB port on your PC Just connect the cable to the PC or hub s port and connect the other end to an RS 232 device such as a PDA scan
3. 3 Installation 3 4 Verifying the Driver Installation on Mac OS X The provided Mac X driver supports e Mac OS 10 1 and above for PowerPC based Mac e Mac OS 10 4 and above for Intel based Mac To install the drivers 1 Insert the provided driver CD into your CD ROM drive Double click the CD icon on the desktop and navigate to the Driver MacxX directory Copy and paste the PL2303_1 1 1r2 dmg file to the desktop 2 Double click the dmg file on the desktop to extract the file Then double click the PL2303_1 2 1 file that is extracted 3 When the Welcome screen appears click Continue See Figure 3 7 Install Prolific USB to Serial Gable driver v1 2 1 for Mac OS X Welcome to the Prolific USE to Sonal Cable driver v1 2 1 for Mac OS X Installer Welcome to the Mac O5 X Installation Program You will be guided through the steps necessary to install this software Continue Figure 3 7 Welcome screen 4 Select a destination disk to install the driver and click Continue See Figure 3 8 install Prolific USB to Serial Cable driver v1 2 1 for Mac OS X Select a Destination gt Select a destination volume to install the Prolific USB to Serial 3 e li troduction Cable driver v1 2 1 for Mac OS X software Read Me 1 License ui 4 i 4 r Select Destination id la za 9 2 2 installation Type 10 2 8 10 3 8 8 Installing 4 308 G 7GB Free 4 3GB 1 2GB Free 4 3GB 774M
4. B Free Finish Up SSS Fare Installing this software requires 97_0KB of space You have selected to install this software on the volume 10 3 8 GoBack Continue Figure 3 8 Select a Destination screen 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 11 Chapter 3 Installation 5 Click Install Install Prolific USB to Serial Cable driver v1 2 1 for Mac OS X Easy Install on 10 3 8 Introduction Read Me Click Install to perform a basic installation of this software package on the volume 10 3 8 License Select Destination Installation Type 8 Installing Finish Up Figure 3 9 Install screen 6 When the Authenticate screen appears enter your password in the provided field and click OK See Figure 3 10 Authenticate Installer requires that you type your password Name test Password Details Cancel Figure 3 10 Authenticate screen 7 Click Continue Installation See Figure 3 11 Installing this software requires you to restart your computer when the installation is done Are you sure you want to install the software now Cancel Figure 3 11 Continue Installation screen Page 12 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 Installation 8 Click Restart to finish installing the driver and reboot your Mac Install Prolific USB to Serial Cable driver v1 2 1 for Mac OS X Install Software Introduction
5. E blackbox com UN Xy 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 3 N In OM Statement strucciones de Seguridad Normas Oficiales Mexicanas Electrical Safety Statement 1 U Bb w N 10 11 T 15 14 15 16 17 18 Pa Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operaci n deber n ser leidas antes de que el aparato el ctrico sea operado Las instrucciones de seguridad y operaci n deber n ser guardadas para referencia futura Todas las advertencias en el aparato el ctrico y en sus instrucciones de operaci n deben ser respetadas Todas las instrucciones de operaci n y uso deben ser seguidas El aparato el ctrico no deber ser usado cerca del agua por ejemplo cerca de la tina de ba o lavabo s tano mojado o cerca de una alberca etc El aparato el ctrico debe ser usado nicamente con carritos o pedestales que sean recomendados por el fabricante El aparato el ctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo s lo como sea recomendado por el fabricante Servicio El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo el ctrico m s all a lo descrito en las instrucciones de operaci n Todo otro servicio deber ser referido a personal de servicio calificado El aparato el ctrico debe ser situado de tal manera que su posici n no interfiera su uso La colocaci n del aparato el ctrico sobre una cama sof alfombra o superficie similar puede bloquea la ventilaci n no se deb
6. IC188A lt gt BLACK BOX NETWORK SERVICES Customer Order toll free in the U S Call 877 877 BBOX outside U S call 724 746 5500 Support FREE technical support 24 hours a day 7 days a week Call 724 746 5500 or fax 724 746 0746 Inf ti Mailing address Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 ua ATE on Web site www blackbox com e E mail info blackbox com Trademarks Used in this Manual Trademarks Used in this Manual Black Box and the Double Diamond logo are registered trademarks of BB Technologies Inc Mac and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Pentium and Intel are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation IBM Is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the property of their respective owners We re here to help If you have any questions about your application or our products contact Black Box Tech Support at 724 746 5500 or go to blackbox com and click on Talk to Black Box You ll be live with one of our technical experts in less than 30 seconds Page 2 724 746 5500 blackbox com FCC and IC RFI Statements CE Notice WEEE Federal Communications Commission and Industry Canada Radio Frequency Interference Statements This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energ
7. Read Me License 6 Select Destination 6 Installation Type The software was successfully installed installing ZA Finish U Click Restart to finish installing the software Go Back Figure 3 12 Restart button 9 Connect the converter to a free USB port on your Mac 10 To verify the installation Go to Apple System Profiler gt Extensions You should find ProlificUSBSerial among the list This means that the installation is successful 3 5 Connecting the Serial Device Now you can connect your RS 232 device to the converter If prompted to install the driver for your serial device follow the instructions in the manual that you received with your serial device to complete the installation Notebook Scanner Printer Figure 3 13 Serial device connection 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 13 NOTES Page 14 724 746 5500 blackbox com NOTES 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 15 Black Box Tech Support FREE Live 24 7 Tech support the way it should be Rn ae at 724 746 5500 or blackbox com 3 Great tech support is just 30 seconds away amp BLACK BOX About Black Box Black Box provides an extensive range of networking and infrastructure products You ll find everything from cabinets and racks and power and surge protection products to media converters and Ethernet switches all supported by free live 24 7 Tech support available in 30 seconds or less Copyright 2011
8. cessfully to installed PL 2303 USB to Serial driver Please press Finish button to close and out of InstallShield If you have been plugged cable on PC before run this setup please unplug and then plug cable again for system detect this device Cancel Figure 3 5 Installation complete screen Once the installation is complete connect the USB to RS 232 DB9 Converter to a free USB port on your computer 3 3 Verifying the Driver Installation on Windows To verify the converter installation follow the instructions below to launch Device Manager e On Windows 2000 XP Right click the My Computer icon on the desktop and select Properties gt System gt Hardware gt Device Manager e On Windows Vista Windows 7 Right click the Computer icon on the desktop and select Properties gt Device Manager In the Ports COM amp LPT group a string similar to USB to Serial Port or Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port displays NOTE If there is a question or exclamation mark next to that item then the driver is not properly installed Delete the item and repeat the installation steps ce Network adapters H b Other devices E Ports COM amp LPT LXI Printer Port LPT1 A Processors Sound video and game controllers E Storage controllers E ie System devices je F Universal Serial Bus controllers Figure 3 6 Selecting the ports Page 10 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter
9. e colocar en libreros o gabinetes que impidan el flujo de aire por los orificios de ventilaci n El equipo el ctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de calor como radiadores registros de calor estufas u otros aparatos incluyendo amplificadores que producen calor El aparato el ctrico deber ser connectado a una fuente de poder s lo del tipo descrito en el instructivo de operaci n o como se indique en el aparato Precauci n debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarizaci n del equipo no sea eliminada Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos poniendo particular atenci n a los contactos y recept culos donde salen del aparato El equipo el ctrico debe ser limpiado nicamente de acuerdo a las recomendaciones del fabricante En caso de existir una antena externa deber ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia El cable de corriente deber ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo Cuidado debe ser tomado de tal manera que objectos liquidos no sean derramados sobre la cubierta u orificios de ventilaci n Servicio por personal calificado deber ser provisto cuando El cable de poder o el contacto ha sido da ado u Objectos han ca do o l quido ha sido derramado dentro del aparato o El aparato ha sido expuesto a la lluvia o El aparato parece no
10. ner or printer 2 2 Features e Complies with the USB 1 1 specification e Supports an RS 232 serial interface e Supports a 500 kbps data transfer rate e USB suspend condition e Plug and play compatible e USB host device drivers available e Draws its power from the USB connection no extra power adapter required e Supports Windows 2000 XP 7 Windows Vista 32 64 bit and Mac 10 x 2 3 What s Included Your package should contain the following items If anything is missing or damaged contact Black Box Technical Support at 724 746 5500 or into blackbox com e USB to RS 232 DB9 Converter e CD ROM containing software drivers and this user s manual 2 4 System Requirements e BM compatible computer or Mac computer e Windows 2000 XP 7 Windows Vista 32 64 bit or Mac 10 x e An available USB port e 64 MB of RAM or more e Pentium 233 MHz or higher 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 7 Chapter 3 Installation 3 Installation 3 1 Windows Vista Windows 7 NOTE Do not connect the USB to RS 232 DB9 Converter to your computer before you install the software drivers 1 Insert the product CD into your CD ROM drive Figure 3 1 appears Run the Setup file under EADriver where E is your CD ROM drive letter A DYD RW Drive EN Driver E Always do this for software and games f _ Run Setup exe ha Published by Prolific Technology Inc General options Open folder to view files using Windows Explorer Set Au
11. toPlay defaults in Control Panel Figure 3 1 AutoPlay screen When the Welcome screen appears click Next Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for PL 2303 USB to Serial The InstallShield Wizard will install PL 2303 USB to Serial on your computer To continue click Next Figure 3 2 Welcome screen Page 8 724 746 5500 blackbox com Chapter 3 Installation 2 Click Finish to complete the installation See Figure 3 3 InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed PL 2303 USB to Serial Click Finish to exit the wizard i Cancel Figure 3 3 Installation complete screen Once the installation is complete connect the USB to RS 232 DB9 Converter to a free USB port on your computer 3 2 Windows 2000 XP NOTE Do not connect the USB to RS 232 DB9 Converter to your computer before you install the software drivers 1 Insert the provided CD into your CD ROM drive When the Welcome screen appears click Next InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for PL 2303 USB to Seral The InstallS hield wizard will install PL 2303 USB to Serial on your computer To continue click Next Back Cancel Figure 3 4 Welcome screen 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 9 Chapter 3 Installation 2 When the screen shown in Figure 3 5 appears click Finish InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete InstallShield already suc
12. y and if not installed and used properly that is in strict accordance with the manufacturer s instructions may cause interference to radio communication It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area Is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emission from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of Industry Canada Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de la classe A prescrites dans le Reglement sur le brouillage radio lectrique publi par Industrie Canada Ce This product complies with the EMC and Low Voltage directives of the European Community ROHS WEEE This product complies with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances ROHS and the Waste trom Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEE
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