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Troubleshooting

The following table provides troubleshooting tips. The topics are arranged in the order in which they should 
be executed in most situations. If you are unable to resolve the problem after following these instructions, 
please contact 

 for further assistance.

PROBLEM 

CAUSE

SOLUTION

All฀LEDs฀on฀LEX฀

are off.

•฀฀The฀LEX฀is฀not฀receiving

 

   power from the USB port.

1.฀฀Ensure฀that฀the฀USB฀connection฀between฀the฀LEX฀

     and host computer is properly installed.
2.  Move the USB connector to another USB port  
     on the host computer.

All฀LEDs฀on฀REX฀

are off.

•฀฀The฀REX฀is฀not฀receiving

 

   power from the AC adapter.

1.  Ensure that the AC power adapter is properly 

฀฀฀฀฀connected฀to฀the฀REX.

2.  Check that the AC adapter is connected to a live 
     source of electrical power. 

Status฀LEDs฀on฀
both฀the฀LEX฀
and฀REX฀are฀

blinking.

•฀฀There฀is฀no฀connection฀between

 

฀฀฀the฀LEX฀and฀REX.

•฀฀The฀LEX฀is฀not฀connected฀to

   a USB 3.0 port.

•฀฀The฀host฀computer฀does฀not

   support USB 3.0.

1.  Ensure that the host computer supports USB 3.0, 

฀฀฀฀฀refer฀to฀your฀computer’s฀manual฀for฀conirmation.
2.฀฀Ensure฀the฀LEX฀is฀connected฀to฀a฀USB฀3.0฀port.฀฀฀

 

     The centre of the port should be blue.  Another 
     colour, such as black usually indicates a USB 2.0 
     port. 

3.฀฀Ensure฀that฀a฀LC฀multimode฀f฀iber฀optic฀cable฀is฀
฀฀฀฀฀connected฀between฀the฀LEX฀and฀REX.
4.฀฀Connect฀a฀f฀iber฀optic฀patch฀cord฀between฀the฀LEX฀
฀฀฀฀฀฀and฀REX.฀Recheck฀operation฀of฀the฀system.

Host฀LED฀is฀

blinking on one 
or both units.

•฀฀

The computer went into

   suspend, hibernate or sleep 
   mode.

•฀฀

The computer tried to suspend 

   the USB 3.0 port that is  

฀฀฀connected฀to฀the฀LEX.

1.  Follow the steps in “Preparing Your Computer” on
     page 7 t
o disable suspend modes on your 

฀฀฀฀฀computer.฀Refer฀to฀your฀operating฀system’s฀

     manual for additional instructions if necessary.

2.฀฀Power฀cycle฀the฀REX฀and฀the฀devices฀connected

 

฀฀฀฀฀to฀the฀REX.
3.฀฀Power฀cycle฀the฀LEX฀and฀REX,฀and฀the฀devices฀

 

฀฀฀฀฀connected฀to฀the฀REX.

Host฀LED฀on฀
LEX/REX฀is฀off.

•฀฀The฀host฀computer฀is฀not฀

   powered on.

•฀฀The฀LEX฀is฀not฀connected฀to

   the computer (when used with 

฀฀฀the฀optional฀LEX฀AC฀adapter).

•฀฀The฀LEX฀is฀not฀connected฀to฀a฀

   USB 3.0 host. 

•฀฀The฀extender฀is฀malfunctioning.

1.฀฀Disconnect฀all฀USB฀devices฀from฀the฀REX.
2.฀฀Disconnect฀the฀LEX฀from฀the฀computer.
3.฀฀Disconnect฀the฀REX฀from฀the฀AC฀power฀adapter.
4.฀฀Reconnect฀the฀LEX฀to฀the฀computer.
5.฀฀Reconnect฀the฀REX฀to฀the฀AC฀power฀adapter.

6.  In the Universal Serial Bus controllers section of 
     Device Manager, check that the Spectra 3022 is 
     recognized as two “Superspeed Hubs” or two 
      “3.0 Hubs”.
7. If problem persists, contact 

 for 

    assistance.

note

 

It may be recognized as  “Superspeed Hub”, 

               “3.0 Hub” or by other names, depending on 
               the operating system and driver installed.

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Summary of Contents for USB 3.0 Spectra 3022

Page 1: ...USB 3 0 Spectra 3022 2 Port USB 3 0 100m Multimode Fiber Extender System User Guide Best nr 21 0091 ...

Page 2: ...EE Implementation of WEEE regulations may vary slightly by individual EU member states Please check with your local and state government guidelines for safe disposal and recycling or contact your national WEEE recycling agency for more information Product Operation and Storage Please read and follow all instructions provided with this product and operate for intended use only Do not attempt to ope...

Page 3: ...aring Your Computer 7 Connecting a USB 3 0 Device 11 Installing the LEX Unit 11 Installing the REX Unit 12 Checking the Installation 12 Compatibility 13 USB Extender Mounting Options 14 Option 1 USB Extender Mounting Kit 14 Option 2 USB Extender Direct Surface Mounting 15 Troubleshooting 16 Contacting Technical Support 18 Warranty Information 18 Obtaining Warranty Service 19 Contacting Sales 19 Co...

Page 4: ...X Remote Extender REX Locking AC power adapter USB 3 0 cable Country specific power cable Quick Start Guide and Warranty Information About the USB 3 0 Spectra 3022 The Spectra 3022 incorporates Icron s patented ExtremeUSB technology enabling users to extend beyond the approximate 3m cable limit for USB 3 0 peripheral devices With the Spectra 3022 USB 3 0 devices can be located up to 100 meters fro...

Page 5: ...tatus ON LEX REX are linked and operating normally Status OFF Fault detected power cycle required 3 Host ON SuperSpeed Host detected on upstream facing port Host OFF SuperSpeed Host not detected Host Blinking SuperSpeed Host is suspended 4 USB 3 0 Type B port Used to connect the LEX to the host computer Port accepts locking or non locking USB 3 0 Type B connectors Read the message on the white sti...

Page 6: ...g or non locking USB 3 0 Type A connectors 2 Power ON Unit is powered properly Power OFF Unit is not powered or not powered properly 3 Status Blinking Waiting for connection to LEX Status ON LEX REX are linked and operating normally Status OFF Fault detected power cycle required 4 Host ON SuperSpeed Host detected on upstream facing port Host OFF SuperSpeed Host not detected Host Blinking SuperSpee...

Page 7: ...depending upon the application and cabling standard note For assistance sourcing appropriate fiber optic cabling contact Icron Technical Support If premise cabling will be used for the installation then the distances provided above must be met when measuring from LEX to REX inclusive of the premise cabling and the patch cables All cables must meet the ratings speciied Patch cables must be terminat...

Page 8: ...ce prepared properly terminated and within the maximum distances as defined for the cabling standard used Preparing Your Computer The Spectra 3022 does not support suspend modes of operation As such your computer should be configured to not go into suspend mode or to suspend the USB ports Please refer to the instructions for your operating system listed below To perform the changes Windows 7 8 8 1...

Page 9: ...nge Plan Settings 2 Select Never for Put the computer to sleep for all the configurations presented a Click Change advanced power settings b Expand USB settings c Expand USB selective suspend setting 3 Select Disabled ...

Page 10: ...9 OS X To disable suspend settings on your computer 1 Open System Preferences and select Energy Saver 2 For both Battery and Power Adapter power settings move slider bar to Never for Computer Sleep ...

Page 11: ...e suspend settings on your computer 1 Edit etc default grub as root 2 Append usbcore autosuspend 1 without quotations to the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT variable 3 Run update grub as root under ubuntu 4 Reboot the host computer 10 ...

Page 12: ... LEX near the computer 4 Connect the link cable to the LEX and the REX With Surface Cabling Plug one end of the iber optic cabling not included into the Link port on the LEX Plug the other end of the f iber optic cabling into the Link port on the REX With Premise Cabling Plug one end of a f iber optic patch cord not included into the Link port on the LEX Plug the other end of the patch cord into t...

Page 13: ... the Power Status and Host LEDs are on and solid If the Host or Status LEDs are permanently off then the cabling between the LEX and REX units may not be installed properly or is defective 2 For Windows users open Device Manager to confirm that the Spectra 3022 has installed correctly Expand the entry for Universal Serial Bus controllers by clicking the sign If the Spectra 3022 has been installed ...

Page 14: ...detect please consult the Troubleshooting section in this guide To open System Proiler in OS X Open the Finder select Applications then open the Utilities folder and double click on the System Proiler icon To open Device Manager in Windows 10 8 8 1 or Windows 7 Open the Start menu right click on Computer then select Manage Device Manager Compatibility The Spectra 3022 complies with USB 3 0 speciic...

Page 15: ...ded on page 15 OPTION 1 USB Extender Mounting Kit each kit includes 2 mounting brackets 4 M3 0 locking washers 4 M3 0 x 5mm Phillips pan head screws Mounting bracket installation guide see diagram below 1 kit required to mount per LEX or REX 2 kits required per Spectra 3022 extender system Using a Phillips screwdriver in the order as illustrated below fasten and secure the provided screws locking ...

Page 16: ...g washers and M3 0 screws 4 of each per extender noting screw length will depend upon thickness of mounting surface 3 Drill through each of the four hole markings on the mounting surface using a 4 7625mm 3 16 drill bit 4 Align the bottom enclosure holes to the newly drilled out holes on the mounting surface 5 Place a locking washer on each of the four screws and using a screwdriver fasten the exte...

Page 17: ... multimode f iber optic cable is connected between the LEX and REX 4 Connect a f iber optic patch cord between the LEX and REX Recheck operation of the system Host LED is blinking on one or both units The computer went into suspend hibernate or sleep mode The computer tried to suspend the USB 3 0 port that is connected to the LEX 1 Follow the steps in Preparing Your Computer on page 7 to disable s...

Page 18: ...n for the device 4 Update your system BIOS chipset or USB Host controller drivers from your System Mother board manufacturer s website 5 If the USB device operates properly when directly connected to the computer connect another device of a different type to the Spectra 3022 Connect the Spectra 3022 to the computer 6 If the second USB device does not operate the Spectra 3022 may be malfunctioning ...

Page 19: ...lure of the hardware has resulted from accident abuse or misapplication Limitation of Liability The hardware warranty set forth in this agreement replaces all other warranties Icron Technologies Corporation expressly disclaims all other merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement of third party rights with respect to the hardware Icron Technologies Corporation dealer a...

Page 20: ... at Icron Technologies Corporation s expense not later than thirty days after Icron Technologies Corporation receives the defective product Address the returning product to RMA Coordinator Icron Technologies Corporation 4664 Lougheed Highway Suite 221 Burnaby BC Canada V5C 5T5 Contacting Sales Email sales icron com Tel 1 604 638 3920 Contacting Technical Support icron com support Tel 1 604 638 393...

Page 21: ...nector Dimensions 100mm x 76mm x 26mm 3 94 x 2 99 x 1 02 Power Connector 24V DC 1A Locking 2 5 mm center positive Available Current 900mA for each USB Port Power Supply 100 240V AC Brick Locking ENVIRONMENTAL Operating Temperature Range 0 C to 50 C 32 F to 122 F Storage Temperature Range 20 C to 70 C 4 F to 158 F Operating Humidity 20 to 80 relative humidity non condensing Storage Humidity 10 to 9...

Page 22: ...Icron Technologies Corporation 4664 Lougheed Highway Suite 221 Burnaby BC Canada V5C 5T5 Tel 1 604 638 3920 Fax 1 604 638 3930 icron com ...

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