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6. Disposal notes
The device must not be disposed in the regular domestic waste.
Send the device directly to us (sufficiently stamped), if it should be disposed.
We will dispose the device appropriate and environmentally sound.
7. Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
7.1 How to check whether the adaptor has been installed correctly and via which COM-
port can I approach the installed adaptor?
Start the Device-Manager and open the submenu
“Ports (COM & LPT)”
If the installation was successful, there will be the entry
“USB Serial Port (COMx)”
, in which the x after the
Com indicates the available COM-port (i.e. COM4).
Note: The adaptor will not be shown in the device manager, if it is not connected to the PC.
If the entry is occupied by an exclamation mark or the entry is not there, then the driver has not been
installed correctly.
7.2 How to change the COM-port of the adaptor?
Make sure that the adaptor is connected, start the Device-Manager and open the submenu
“Ports (COM &
LPT)”
If the installation was successful, there w
ill be the entry “
USB Serial Port (COMx)
”, in which the x after the
Com indicates the available COM-port (i.e. COM 4).
Open the features of this connection by a double-click, go to
“Port Settings”
and then click there the
button
“Advanced...”
.
There you can choose the preferred COM-Port at the point
“COM Port Number”
. If this port is already
reserved for another (even not connected) device, a error message will appear:
“In principle it is possible that 2 devices are set on the same COM-port, but then you have to take
care, that not both devices are connected at the same time, because this would lead to a conflict
!“
7.3 How to find out the used version of the driver?
Make sure that the adaptor is connected and start the Device-Manager start \ settings \ control panel \
performance and maintenance \ system \ hardware).
For the COM-driver open the submenu
“Ports (COM & LPT)”
, open the features for this connection
“
USB Serial Port (COMx)
” by double-click and change then to
“Driver”
.
There you can see the currently used driver version.
