Sharp EL-6890 Software Manual

EL-6890
PC Interface Software
User's Guide
What Does PC Interface Software Do?
Backup Backs up all EL-6890 data to
your PC.
Restore Restores data from a backup
file into an EL-6890.
Address Utility Allows you to type in an
address, E-mail or WWW
entry on a PC and download it
into your EL-6890.
Supplied Items
* One 3.5" Floppy Disk (PC Interface Software)
* PC Interface Cable
* PC Interface Software User's Guide (this sheet)
Please contact your nearest SHARP dealer if
any of the above items are missing from the
EL-6890P package or are damaged.
Getting Started
Known Incompatibilities
• While you are backing up or restoring data, a
transfer error may occur with certain 3D
screen saver utility programs enabled. Before
transferring data, disable any 3D screen saver
utility programs you may be running.
• PC Interface Software may not run reliably
with certain virus scanning programs enabled.
If you have problems in transferring data with
your EL-6890, disable any virus checking
software you may be running.
• PC Interface Software may not run reliably
with certain power management features
enabled. If you have problems in transferring
data with your EL-6890, disable any power
management features you may have turned
on.
System Requirements
• Windows ® 2000 Professional, Windows
®
or Windows 95
• 8MB free hard disk space
• VGA monitor or better
®
• Microsoft Mouse or compatible Pointing
Device
• 3.5" disk drive
• One available serial port with D-sub 9-pin
connector
And for Windows ® 2000 Professional:
• 133MHz or higher Pentium-compatible CPU
• 64MB RAM available
And for Windows ® 98, Windows ® 95:
• IBM-compatible 486 or Pentium-compatible
CPU (66MHz or higher)
• 24MB RAM available
PC Interface Software Main Screen
All operations can be accessed from the Main
Screen.
To access the Main Screen, click [Start]
[Program] [Sharp EL-6890] [EO-Utility].
Before You Begin
Connecting Your EL-6890 to a PC
PC Interface Cable
® 98,
(supplied)
1. Turn off your PC and the EL-6890.
2. Connect the standard 9-pin connector of the
PC interface cable into a COM port on your
PC.
NOTE
* Using a 25-pin connector instead of the
standard 9-pin connector requires an
additional adaptor.
3. Connect the other end of the PC Interface
Cable into the PC interface connector
located on the left side of the EL-6890.
Setting the COM port
1. Connect your EL-6890 to a PC.
2. Click [Start] [Program]
[EO-Utility].
The PC Interface Software Main Screen
appears.
3. Click [COM port...].
The COM port setting dialog box appears.
* Click the radio button to select an
appropriate port, or
* Click [Auto Detect...]
to allow an
appropriate port to
be selected
automatically.
Installing
1. Insert the PC Interface Software disk into
your disk drive.
2. Click on the Windows [Start] button and then
click [Run].
EL-6890
Your PC
3. Type in a:\Setup.exe and click on [OK].
• Type in your disk drive name ("a:" in this
example).
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
The software is installed into the following
location and can be accessed in the
following directory:
C:\Program Files\Sharp EL-6890\
Application: [Start]
ReadMe
You are recommended not to change the
default folder name: [Sharp EL-6890].
5. Click [Finish].
NOTE
* When you are using a notebook PC, an error
message may be displayed when you click
[Auto Detect...]. Check the BIOS setting on
[Sharp EL-6890]
your notebook PC and set it to the serial port.
Even when the BIOS setting is correctly
made, you may need to select an appropriate
port manually.
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[Program] [Sharp
EL-6890] [EO-Utility]
: [Start] [Program] [Sharp
EL-6890] [ReadMe]
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