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The Wireless Connectivity Expert
921 Corporate Way, Fremont, CA 94539, USA
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ACTiSYS ACT-IR4000US Series
User’s Manual
WARNING
Please install driver BEFORE you plug in
ACT-IR4000US to your computer USB port.
July 8,2008
Version 1.6.0.1
Copyright (C) 2002-2008 ACTiSYS Corp.
All Rights Reserved
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ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual The Wireless Connectivity Expert FCC & VCCI Compliance Statement This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. WARNING-FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly appro
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ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual The Wireless Connectivity Expert TABLE OF CONTENTS REVISION HISTORY ................................................................................................. 4 1. OVERVIEW................................................................................................................. 5 2. PACKAGING CHECK LIST ...................................................................................... 5 3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ......................
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ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual The Wireless Connectivity Expert REVISION HISTORY Revision History Revision Date Comment • Overall Reformat. Rewrite some sections. 1.5c 1/11/2006 • Add cross-out wheeled bin logo at the warranty chapter, per WEEE directive, EN-50419. 1.6 4/27/2007 • Added feature & Installation Chapter for Vista OS 1.6.0.1 7/08/2008 • Updated company Address ACTiSYS reserves the right to make changes without further notice to any products herein to improve
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ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual The Wireless Connectivity Expert 1. OVERVIEW ACTiSYS IR4000US is an advanced wireless Fast Infrared USB adapter designed to replace the serial port or FIR controller-based FIR/SIR wireless peripheral through the PC USB port. Taking advantage of the true plug-and-play nature and the high bandwidth of USB, IR4000US offers the easiest conversion of existing wireless to the legacy-free personal computer platform with the following features: ® Fully compl
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ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual The Wireless Connectivity Expert 5. ACT-IR4000US DRIVER INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 2000/ME/98SE Following are the instructions to properly install the ACTiSYS ACT-IR4000US Series under Windows 2000, Windows ME, and Windows 98SE. Important: Do NOT use Windows’ Native Driver. Please use the driver on this CD to ensure a smooth installation. A. Insert the attached CD to CD-ROM, Windows will display install manual. Please click Installation then it will exe
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ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual The Wireless Connectivity Expert C. To complete the installation, Click on Finish to continue. D. You need to restart your computer. Select “Yes” and click Finish to reboot. Page 7 of 21 Jul 8, 2008 © Copyright 2002-2008 ACTiSYS Corp. Version 1.6.0.1
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ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual The Wireless Connectivity Expert E. After reboot, plug the ACT-IR4000US into the USB port. It will pop up a “Found New Hardware” window and install the detected drivers as follows: F. After this “ACTiSYS ACT-IR4000U Series” installation complete, it then completes the whole installation. Page 8 of 21 Jul 8, 2008 © Copyright 2002-2008 ACTiSYS Corp. Version 1.6.0.1
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ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual The Wireless Connectivity Expert 6. ACT-IR4000US DRIVER INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS XP Following are the instructions to properly install ACT-IR4000US Series under Windows XP: Important: Do NOT use Windows’ Native Driver. Please use the driver on this CD to assure a smooth installation. If you have plugged IR4000US into USB port and mistakenly loaded WindowsXP Native Driver, please refer to Chapter 7 “ACT-IR4000US Windows XP Native Driver Removal Procedur
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ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual The Wireless Connectivity Expert C. Click on Continue Anyway to continue. D. Insert the ACTiSYS ACT- IR4000US Series into the USB Jack and click on Finish. Page 10 of 21 Jul 8, 2008 © Copyright 2002-2008 ACTiSYS Corp. Version 1.6.0.1
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ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual The Wireless Connectivity Expert E. Windows XP will detect ACTiSYS ACT-IR4000US Series. Select Install the software automatically (Recommended). Please note that you should take the CD out of the CD-ROM BEFORE clicking on Next. Note: If you keep the CD in the CDROM, Windows XP will automatically search for all drivers compatible with IR4000US. You will see a window with a choice of different drivers, please select the OEM one. If you install the dri
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ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual The Wireless Connectivity Expert G. Click on Finish to complete the installation. Page 12 of 21 Jul 8, 2008 © Copyright 2002-2008 ACTiSYS Corp. Version 1.6.0.1
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ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual The Wireless Connectivity Expert 7. ACT-IR4000US WINDOWS XP NATIVE DRIVER REMOVAL PROCEDURE Your ACTiSYS ACT-IR4000US is shipped with the latest driver on the CD. If you had already installed the Windows XP Native Driver, the following steps will tell you how to remove it and then you can follow Chapter 6 to install the correct driver from installation CD. Question: How do you know whether you have installed the Windows XP native driver? Answer: It is
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ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual The Wireless Connectivity Expert B. If you see “Infrared Devices” at the Device Manager, click it. If it shows “SigmaTel USB-IrDA Dongle”, that means you have installed Windows XP Native Driver. C. Then you need to follow next step to remove it before go back to install the correct driver from installation CD. D. Right click on “SigmaTel USB-IrDA Dongle”. Click on Uninstall. Page 14 of 21 Jul 8, 2008 © Copyright 2002-2008 ACTiSYS Corp. Version
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ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual The Wireless Connectivity Expert E. You will see a “Confirm Device Removal” Window then press OK. F. You have completed the removal of the Windows XP Native Driver. Click Yes. Congratulation! You have successfully removed the Windows XP Native Driver for the USB Infrared Adapter. Before PC restarting, you should un-plug your ACT-IR4000US USB connector from the PC’s USB port. Then please refer back to Chapter 6 “ACT-IR4000US DRIVER INSTALLATION
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ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual The Wireless Connectivity Expert 8. ACT-IR4000US DRIVER REMOVAL PROCEDURE FOR WINDOWS XP/2000/ME/98SE Important: Please keep the ACTiSYS ACT-IR4000US Series plugging into the computer until prompted to remove it. A. Open Control Panel and select Add / Remove Programs. B. Select ACTiSYS ACT-IR4000US Series from the list. Click on the Add/Remove button to begin the removal process. Page 16 of 21 Jul 8, 2008 © Copyright 2002-2008 ACTiSYS Corp. Ver
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ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual The Wireless Connectivity Expert C. To continue, click the Yes button to uninstall the ACTiSYS ACT-IR4000US Adapter. D. To complete the removal process, unplug the ACTiSYS ACT-IR4000US Series from your USB jack. Then click the Finish button. 9. DRIVER INSTALLATION FOR VISTA Since Vista has already had its local driver for this dongle, you can just directly enjoy plug & play! Page 17 of 21 Jul 8, 2008 © Copyright 2002-2008 ACTiSYS Corp. Ve
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ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual The Wireless Connectivity Expert 10. TROUBLE SHOOTING In order to help on general and miscellaneous problems you may be experiencing with, refer to the following pages for possible solutions. Look up your problem and try the solution. SYMPTOM PROBLEM Solution Can not establish link 1. The two IR devices are not 1. Properly align them again (General) aligned properly. 2. Move one device to a 2. Distance is too near or far. proper distance. 3. Devic
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ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual The Wireless Connectivity Expert 11. PRECAUTIONS To ensure trouble-free operation, please observe the following precautions: Optical communications are easily affected by external light sources, weak batteries, transfer distance, transfer angle, etc. Any of these conditions may cause a data transfer failure, incomplete, missing or incorrect data. Make sure that the wireless interface is away from direct sunlight and the other strong light source. D
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ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual The Wireless Connectivity Expert 12. WARRANTY INFORMATION ACTiSYS Corporation warrants the first end-user purchaser, for a period of 1 year from the date of purchase, that this wireless interface (The Product) will be free from defective workmanship and materials, and agrees that it will, at its option, either repair the defect or replace the defective Product or part thereof at no charge to the purchaser for parts or for labor. This warranty does not
