Lighthouse SOLAIR 1100LD, Operating Manual

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Lighthouse SOLAIR 1100LD Operating Manual
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Figure 5-2 “A to B” USB Cable
3. Connect the ’A end’ to any available USB port on the PC.
4. Apply power to the instrument.
5. Windows will recognize that a new hardware device has been
attached and will finalize the installation as needed. This is a
routine “registering” of components that should take only a
moment. An additional COM port will be added to the PC.
6. Identify the computer port that has been added to the PC by using
the “Properties” of My Computer and examining the COM ports.
USB ports are generally added to the bottom of the list and named
USB COM port “x”. Refer to Figure 5-3 for screen examples
(Windows XP).
Figure 5-3 Example Device Manager Screens
’B’ end
’A’ end
After port is added
Before port is added
Device Manager
Screen