Restoring The Stick Reader After A Software Update Has Been Interrupted - Tru-Test XRS Service Manual

Restoring the stick reader after a software update has been interrupted

If the stick reader is disconnected during a software update, it will become unusable and will fail to turn
on.
To restore the stick reader:
1 Connect the stick reader to the PC's USB port using the SRS/XRS-Serial cable and USB-Serial
adaptor.
2 If required, use the Device Manager to check which COM port the stick reader is connected to:
Windows 7:
Click on Start/Control Panel to access the Device Manager.
Click on System and Security then on Device Manager.
Click on Ports (COM & LPT) and expand the list by clicking +.
The port the stick reader is connected to will be named Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port
(COMxx) [where xx is the COM port number].
Windows XP:
Click on Start/Settings/Control Panel to access the Device Manager.
Double-click on the System icon, click on the Hardware tab then the Device Manager button.
Scroll to Ports (COM & LPT) and expand the list by clicking +.
The port the stick reader is connected to will be named Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port
(COMxx) [where xx is the COM port number].
3 Launch EziLink, click Tools/EziLink Options and click on the Connections tab.
Click Choose COM Port and select the COM port number you found in step 2 from the drop-down
list.
Click OK.
4 Click Tools/Recover SRS/XRS. Follow the onscreen instructions.
If the Tools/Recover SRS/XRS option does not appear in step 4, follow these instructions after
completing steps 1-3:
4 Close EziLink.
Modify EziLink‟s .ini file so that the Recover SRS/XRS option is available:
5
Locate the EziLink .ini file:
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