Belkin F5U012, User Manual

Page 1: ...P73213 A F5U012 ExpressBus Plus User Manual ...

Page 2: ...xpressBus Plus you can add three more USB ports a parallel printer port and a serial RS232 port all from one cable Simply plug it in pop in the floppy disk and you re done You don t even have to reboot Requires Windows 98 Package Contents 1 ExpressBus Plus F5U012 1 USB Device Cable 6 ft 1 8m F3U133 06 1 Power Adapter 5 V DC 2 0A Registration Card P72009 Software Driver Diskette This Manual Introdu...

Page 3: ... Front View Power LED USB_1 LED USB_2 LED USB_3 LED Serial Port LED Right Side View USB Downstream Ports USB_1 USB_2 USB_3 Left Side View USB Upstream Port Power Adapter Jack Rear View Serial Port Parallel Printer Port ...

Page 4: ...ncluded USB Device Cable to the USB port of your PC This end of the cables has the flat connector 3 Plug in the other end of the cable into the upstream port of the ExpressBus Plus This end of the cable has a more square shape The first LED will light up in green At this point a message in Windows 98 should appear saying New Hardware Found 3 ...

Page 5: ...ndows will detect Generic USB Hub Click Next 2 Leave on Search and click Next 3 Uncheck everything and click Next Windows may prompt you to insert a Windows 98 installation CD If so insert the installation CD into your CD ROM drive and follow the system prompts ...

Page 6: ...e sure your Belkin Windows 98 Driver Installation diskette has been inserted into your floppy disk drive and click Next 9 Windows will find the drivers for Belkin F5U012 P USB Bay Serial Interface Controller Click Next 10 Windows will install the Belkin F5U012 P USB Bay Serial Interface Controller driver Click Finish 11 Windows will detect Unknown Device Click Next 12 Leave on Search for the best ...

Page 7: ...Next 14 Windows will find the drivers for Belkin F5U012 P USB Bay Parallel Interface Controller Click Next 15 Windows will install the Belkin F5U012 P USB Bay Parallel Interface Controller driver Click Finish 16 Windows will detect Serial on USB Port and install the driver automatically Driver installation is now complete Software Installation continued 6 ...

Page 8: ...r 1 1 device Click Next 2 Leave on Search and click Next 3 Select the Floppy disk drives box and make sure the Belkin Driver Installation Diskette has been inserted into your floppy drive Click Next 4 Windows will find the drivers for Belkin F5U012 P USB Bay Serial Interface Controller Click Next ...

Page 9: ...the Floppy Disk Drives box make sure your Belkin Windows 98 Driver disk is still in your floppy disk drive and click Next 9 Windows will find the drivers for Belkin F5U012 P USB Bay Parallel Interface Controller Click Next 10 Windows will install the Belkin F5U012 P USB Bay Parallel Interface Controller drivers Click Finish 11 Windows will detect Serial on USB Port and will automatically install t...

Page 10: ...nued 9 To verify that the drivers are loaded right click on My Computer and select properties Click on the Device Manager tab and you will see the device list as shown below The encircled devices are parts of the ExpressBus Plus ...

Page 11: ...rent Overcurrent Protection shuts off all power to the faulty downstream port and changes the appropriate LED color to red When the faulty device is unplugged from the ExpressBus Plus the Auto Recovery feature automatically resets the Overcurrent Protection and in approximately 5 seconds the LED is green again and the port is free to be used Parallel Printer Port The Parallel Printer Port of the E...

Page 12: ...an now free up that parallel port and connect your printer to the ExpressBus Plus To do that you must tell Windows that the printer is attached to a new port Click on Start select Settings and right click on your printer Choose Properties and click on the Details tab In the Print to the following port box make sure you select PB1284 1 Click on OK to save your settings ...

Page 13: ...so by clicking on Start select Settings then right click on your printer choose Properties and then the Details tab Then click on Spool Settings Click on Disable bi directional support for this printer then click OK If it is grayed out then your printer driver does not support bi directional communication in the first place You can also try replacing the current printer driver with a Raster or Out...

Page 14: ... device obtain Belkin Components USB Parallel Printer Adapters and connect all your printers to the USB ports of the ExpressBus Plus Out of USB ports Just get a Belkin Components ExpressBus 4 Port or 7 Port Hub and give your computer more USB ports to connect with USB Serial Port The Serial Port of the ExpressBus Plus gives your system a fully functional serial port for Windows capable of speeds o...

Page 15: ...ur computer is to be certain that you have the correct serial cable External modems require a straight through cable while serial printers require a crossed cable Connecting serial devices to the ExpressBus Plus requires you to indicate to the software the correct serial port For instance when installing an external modem be sure to select the Serial on USB port as shown below ...

Page 16: ...sly on one of the serial ports on the back of your PC and you wish to connect it now to the ExpressBus Plus you will have to change the port setting To do this click on Start Settings Control Panel and double click on Modems Click on your modem and click on the Properties button ...

Page 17: ...es through the ExpressBus Plus Serial Port and the serial ports on the back of your computer are free to connect to other serial devices Still need more serial ports Grab yourself Belkin Components USB Serial Adapters Part F5U003 and ExpressBus Hubs 4 Port is F5U001 and 7 Port is F5U010 Adding serial ports is as easy as plugging in a cable ...

Page 18: ... Belkin dealer from whom you purchased the product Proof of purchase may be required This warranty does not apply if the product has been damaged by accident abuse misuse or misapplication if the product has been modified without the written permission of Belkin or if any Belkin serial number has been removed or defaced THE WARRANTY AND REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHERS ...

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