Instruction Manual MM850432 ed. 05
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RS232 – USB ADAPTOR INSTALLATION SETUP
The RS232/USB adaptor can be used to directly connect the instrument to a computer without the RS232 serial port, but with the USB port only. The adaptor can be used with PCs
under the operating systems Windows™XP and Windows™ 95/98. Depending on the configuration of the computer, the adaptor could be automatically identified or not. If the adaptor
isn’t properly identified you’ll need to manually install its driver, that you can find on the instrument’s software CD.
You need to follow the driver installation below only at first connection of the adaptor. Then, every time you connect the adaptor to your USB port, it will be automatically identified and
it will be ready to operate.
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If you have previously installed a similar adaptor on your pc and the drivers that are about to install are different from those already installed, please uninstall the already installed
drivers FIRST. Please refer to the Driver’s Uninstall procedure of your Operating System.
7.1 Installing
driver
for the RS232/USB adaptor
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Close all the active windows and/or applications.
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If you computer runs in Windows™XP or Windows™ XP SP1, temporally disconnect the PC from the web. To do this, temporally remove the network cable from your pc, if
connected, or by disabling your network card going to the “Control Panel \ Network and Dial-Up Connections”, right-clicking on the appropriate connection and selecting “Disable” from
the menu. The connection can be re-enabled after the correct driver installation. This it’s not necessary if your computer runs Window™ XP SP2 if configured to ask before connecting
to Windows Update. Windows™ XP SP2 can have this parameter already setted, and to verify this open the Control Panel, select “System”, select the Hardware tab and click
“Windows Update”. Please verify that this option is DISABLED.
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Connect the adaptor to a USB port of your computer. This will automatically launch the “Windows Found New Hardware Wizard”, if the adaptor is not automatically identified and
installed on your system.
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The following page will be displayed: