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Bitronics AutoSwitch Kit
User Manual
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Guide de l’utilisateur du kit de
l’autocommutateur Bitronics
Bitronics AutoSwitch Set
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Handleiding Bitronics
AutoSwitch Kit
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Manuale utente Kit
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P73121/F1U126-KIT/EU/man.qxd 4/28/00 1:06 PM Page 3 Table of Contents En English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Fr Français . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 De Deutsche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Ne Nederlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 It Italiano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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P73121/F1U126-KIT/EU/man.qxd 4/28/00 1:06 PM Page 1 Introduction En Thank you for purchasing the Belkin Components Bitronics AutoSwitch Kit! Now, you can select between four different parallel devices from your desktop, or share one device between four computers. Plus, if you are using ® ® Windows 95/98 or Windows NT , you will be able to take advantage of Bitronics Software, which allows you to print automatically even if you have more than one printer! Features • Allows four computers to sh
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P73121/F1U126-KIT/EU/man.qxd 4/28/00 1:06 PM Page 2 Technical Specifications Compatible Standards: IEEE 1284 Parallel Port Communication Standard Electrical: Input Voltage: 9VDC Max Input Current: 600mA Max Power Consumption: 5.4W Max Heat Dissipation: 0.31 BTU/min Environmental: Storage Temperature: -10ºC to 50ºC Working Temperature: 0ºC to 40ºC Relative Humidity: 0 to 95%, Non-condensing Unit Dimensions: Width: 18.42cm Height: 10.8cm Depth: 2.54cm Weight: 222g 2
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P73121/F1U126-KIT/EU/man.qxd 4/28/00 1:06 PM Page 3 Product Detail En External Power LED Port activity LEDs Port A Connector Port B Connector RESET button SELECT button COMMON Connector DIP switches (side) Manual Switching Port C Connector Port D Connector DC power LED jack (side) DIP switch settings (located on the side of ON DIP the switch): SW1: Mode Switch OFF 4 PCs share 1 device ON 1 PC selects between 4 devices 123 4 ON is DOWN. SW4 is not used. SW2 and SW3: TimeOut Setting TimeOut
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P73121/F1U126-KIT/EU/man.qxd 4/28/00 1:06 PM Page 4 Hardware Installation Make sure all computers, devices, printers and other components are powered off. First, you must determine your setup mode: Four PCs sharing one device One PC using four devices This is "4 to 1" mode. This is "1 to 4" mode. You must then set DIP switch #1 according to your mode. Refer to the previous page for more info. • For “4 to 1” mode, DIP switch #1 is set to OFF • For “1 to 4” mode, DIP switch #1 is set to ON Se
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P73121/F1U126-KIT/EU/man.qxd 4/28/00 1:06 PM Page 5 Setting up your Parallel Port – ECP/EPP Mode En Make sure that the printer port on your computer is set to ECP mode. To do this, you must go into your computer’s BIOS or CMOS setup. Instructions on how to do this differ from one computer to the next. Please consult your computer manufacturer’s manual, tech support, or website for information regarding how to do this. Please do not call Belkin Tech Support regarding this because each computer
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P73121/F1U126-KIT/EU/man.qxd 4/28/00 1:06 PM Page 6 Software Installation There are two driver disks included with the package. Make sure you put in the correct disk in your computer depending on your operating system. When the setup program asks you what model switch you have, make sure you select F1U126. ® ® • For Windows 95/98 and Windows NT (disk P72735), click on START, then click RUN. In the space, enter “a:\BITRONIX.exe”. The setup program will commence. Follow the on-screen instructi
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P73121/F1U126-KIT/EU/man.qxd 4/28/00 1:06 PM Page 7 File Transfer Function En When two PCs are connected to the AutoSwitch, they can exchange files ® through any standard file transfer program such as Windows Direct Cable ™ ® Connection, Interlink or LapLink . NOTE: Port A can only file transfer to Port B and Port C to Port D only. If a pair of computers are in file transfer mode (example: A to B), computers C and D still have access to the shared device. See the examples below for the differ
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P73121/F1U126-KIT/EU/man.qxd 4/28/00 1:06 PM Page 8 ® ® Windows 95 / 98 and NT ® B. Windows 3.x: • Click on “File Transfer”. C. MS-DOS: • At the command prompt, enter “SWPORT f”. You will see the LED of the port you are connected to on the Bitronics AutoSwitch turn GREEN. This means that your computer is set to be in File Transfer mode. However, you also need to set the other computer to File Transfer mode before you can run your file transfer program. Hence, you must repeat the above proced
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P73121/F1U126-KIT/EU/man.qxd 4/28/00 1:06 PM Page 9 ® ® Windows 95 / 98 and NT (continued) En Setting up the Bitronics Software for use with 1 PC to 4 Devices Before anything else, make sure that the drivers of the four devices are installed on the computer already, and that each device has been tested and works on its own. When one computer is switching between four devices, the AutoSwitch communicates to one device at a time only, and does not know which device to connect to unless instruct
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P73121/F1U126-KIT/EU/man.qxd 4/28/00 1:06 PM Page 10 ® ® Windows 95 / 98 and NT (continued) Click on “Settings” button, configure the ports as shown: “Device Type” gives you a pull-down menu showing the types of printers installed on your computer and other possible parallel device types as well. Here, you must select the correct type for the device connected to that port. • If you are using a device which adds a drive letter to your system (like a ® Zip Drive, CD-ROM, LS-120, etc...), use th
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P73121/F1U126-KIT/EU/man.qxd 4/28/00 1:06 PM Page 11 ® ® Windows 95 / 98 and NT (continued) En ® In this example, we have a Zip Drive on Port A, so we chose “Mass Storage Device” for Port A. And in Port B, we have the Epson printer installed, so we chose that driver in the Device Type for Port B. “Display Name” is a free text field. You can enter any description here for the attached devices. For ® instance, Port A has the Zip Drive connected and Port B has the InkJet connected. You can renam
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P73121/F1U126-KIT/EU/man.qxd 4/28/00 1:06 PM Page 12 ® ® Windows 95 / 98 and NT (continued) Change printer port from LPT1 to AutoSwitch port: ® ® (Windows 95/98 only, for Windows NT go to Page 15) If one of the four devices being shared is a printer, you must follow the procedure below to reconfigure the port connected to the printer. If none of the devices are printers, then you can skip to page 17. • Click on “Start”, select “Settings”, and double-click on “Printers”. • Right-click on the
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P73121/F1U126-KIT/EU/man.qxd 4/28/00 1:06 PM Page 13 ® ® Windows 95 / 98 and NT (continued) En Click on the “Details” tab. In the pull-down menu “Print to the following port:”, select the correct port this printer is connected to on the Bitronics switch: • LPx1 – PA (autoswitch) – Select this if the printer is connected to Port A of the Bitronics switch. • LPx1 – PB (autoswitch) – Select this if the printer is connected to Port B of the Bitronics switch. The same occurs for Ports C and D. I
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P73121/F1U126-KIT/EU/man.qxd 4/28/00 1:06 PM Page 14 ® ® Windows 95 / 98 and NT (continued) Click on “Spool Settings” and then click on “Start printing after last page is spooled”. If NOT grayed out, click on “Disable bi-directional support for this printer”. Otherwise, ignore. Click “OK” in the “Spool Settings” window. Click “OK” again in the main properties window. Skip to page 17. 14
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P73121/F1U126-KIT/EU/man.qxd 4/28/00 1:06 PM Page 15 ® Windows NT En Change printer port from LPT1 to AutoSwitch port ® (Windows NT only): ® The Printer properties in Windows NT is slightly different. After installing the software and restarting the computer, go the printer properties and select the PORTS tab. To find the correct ports to be used with the Bitronics switch, you must scroll down the list until the LPT1: PB (autoswitch) comes up. Put a checkmark on the port that connects to the
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P73121/F1U126-KIT/EU/man.qxd 4/28/00 1:06 PM Page 16 ® Windows NT (continued) To set the spool settings correctly, click on the “Scheduling” tab. Make sure “Start printing after last page is spooled” is selected. Also, set “Priority” to “Highest”: Click “OK” when finished. 16
