Belkin F1U125-KIT User Manual page 15

Zip drive is connected to Port A, and that the device type is MASS STORAGE
DEVICE. Type anything you want in Display Name. Click OK when done.
2. Click on the port that has the mass storage device connected. In this case, it is a Zip
drive on Port A. As you can see, the Display Name entered above appears below as
you had entered it. Click OK.
Now what happens is that the Bitronics switch always keeps your computer connected to
the Zip drive. That way, anytime you access it, you will not get any strange errors. Then
when you print to the Ink Jet Printer on Port B (as shown above), the Bitronics switch will
switch to Port B temporarily to send the print job, then switch back to Port A to keep
communication with the Zip drive.
Visual Feedback – How do I know what port I am on?
When the Bitronics switch is in its normal scanning mode, the LEDs are flipping back and
forth across the computer ports. To see the software in action, simply hit the COMPUTER
button so you can see a computer port's connection. Press the COMPUTER port until the
LEDs around "1" are lit up, and you will see which device port it is currently connected to.
If it is in File Transfer mode, the computer port LEDs are green, and neither device port
LEDs will be lit. Then, click on the Bitronics software icon in the taskbar and change
ports. You will see the LED of the Bitronics switch to the port you chose.
Using any other parallel device (not printers or mass storage devices) with a printer
When dealing with other parallel port devices, they are set as SCANNERS in the
SETTINGS (step 7 above). Examples of these are scanners, parallel port cameras, and tape
drives. When you need access to this device, simply single-click on the Bitronics system
tray icon, and select the
A check mark will
device you wish to use.
appear showing which
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