B. Serial Port Connection; Serial Cradle Users - Franklin eBOOKMAN EBM-900 User Manual

B. Serial Port Connection

If you have purchased a serial cradle or cable, please read the
following sections to learn how to connect your device to your
PC.

Serial cradle users

The USB-to-serial cradle has three connectors:
• DB-9 serial connector
• Female PS/2 connector
• Male PS/2 connector
Keyboard
connector port
Keyboard
Male PS/2
connector on
keyboard cable
(B) Female PS/2 connector
on USB-to-serial port cable
Do the following to connect your device to a serial port on your
computer using the USB-to-serial cradle.
1. Plug your eBookMan into the USB-to-serial cradle.
2. Plug the DB-9 serial connector end into a free serial (COM)
port on your desktop computer.
3. Disconnect the keyboard from your computer.
4. Plug the Male (A) PS/2 connector end into the keyboard con-
nector port on your computer.
5. Plug the Female (B) PS/2 connector end into the Male PS/2
connector end of your keyboard cable.
Serial port
DB-9 serial
connector
(A) Male PS/2
connector on
USB-to-serial
port cable
eBookMan ®
Device
Cradle
User's Guide
Note:
The USB-to-serial
cable and cradle
must draw power
from the key-
board connector
port on your com-
puter to preserve
the battery life of
your eBookMan.
When using a
laptop without a
mouse, leave the
Female (B) PS/2
connector
unplugged.
To use a mouse
with a laptop,
plug the Female
(B) PS/2 connec-
tor into the Male
PS/2 connector
on the mouse.
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