Fluke 434-II User Manual page 168

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Accessing the device manager from within Windows XP is like this:
Click START and select the 'Control Panel'.
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From within Win-7, the device manager becomes accessible as soon as you open the control
panel.
1) Sometimes application software may require a different port number (for
2) Some application programs automatically occupy specific COM-ports, including
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To check if the drivers have been
installed properly, connect the Power
Qualiy Analyzer 430 Series II to your
computer and open the Device Manager
(see below).
From the device manager click on the +
sign or ► symbol to expand the
'Universal Serial Bus controllers' group.
The 'Fluke 430 Series II' instrument
should now be listed here.
From the device manager click on the +
sign or ► symbol to expand the 'Ports
(COM & LPT)' group.
The 'Fluke USB Serial Port (COMx)'
should now be listed here.
Note that the COM-port number may
differ as this is automatically assigned by
Windows.
When in Classic View mode, select 'System', then the tab 'Hardware'.
Or when in Category View mode, select 'Performance and Maintenance', then
'System'. Here, you'll find the tab 'Hardware', just like described above.
Once you open the Hardware tab, you should see a selection field 'Device Manager'.
example in the range Com 1....4). In such case, the COM port number can be
changed manually.
To manually assign a different COM port number right click on 'Fluke USB
Serial Port COM(5)' and select 'properties'. From the Properties menu, select
the Port Settings tab, and click 'Advanced...' to change the port number.
the newly created port. Usually, this can be overcomeby disconnecting the Fluke
430 Series II Power Quality Analyzer's USB cable and then re-connecting the
cable.
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