Actisys ir4000us ir adapters: user guide (21 pages)
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ACTiSYS Corp. USB-IR Dongle Installation Manual ACT-IR2000U FIR-USB Adapter User’s Manual ACTiSYS Corporation 48511 Warm Springs Blvd, Suite 206 Fremont, CA 94539, USA Tel: (510)490-8024, Fax: (510)623-7268 E-Mail: irda-support@actisys.com Web: www.actisys.com Release V1.42 ACTiSYS Corporation 2001 All Rights Reserved...
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Please retain this information. Model Number Serial Number Date of Purchase Place of Purchase All indicated copyrights and trademarks in the following pages are copyrights and trademarks of their respective corporations. Release V1.42 ACTiSYS Corporation 2001 All Rights Reserved...
WINDOWS ME INSTALLATION GUIDE ............................20 WINDOWS ME UN-INSTALLATION GUIDE ..........................23 WINDOWS XP INSTALLATION GUIDE ............................26 WINDOWS XP UN-INSTALLATION GUIDE..........................31 TROUBLE SHOOTING ................................... 34 SPECIFICATION....................................... 35 WARRANTY INFORAMTION ................................37 CONTACT INFORMATION .................................. 39 Release V1.42 ACTiSYS Corporation 2001 All Rights Reserved...
USB-IR Dongle Installation Manual INTRODUCTION ACTiSYS IR2000U is an advanced wireless Fast Infrared USB adapter designed to replace the serial port or FIR controller based FIR/SIR wireless peripheral through the PC USB (Universal Serial Bus) port. Taking advantage of the true plug-and-play nature and the high bandwidth of...
USB-IR Dongle Installation Manual PACKING CHECK LIST When you unpack the package, the following items should be found. ACT-IR2000U. User’s Guide 2 floppy disks. One is for ACT-USB Driver, another is for UserManual. Release V1.42 ACTiSYS Corporation 2001 All Rights Reserved...
ACTiSYS Corp. USB-IR Dongle Installation Manual SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS To use ACT-IR2000u, your computer MUST meet the following requirements. Window 98/ME/2000/XP. One unoccupied USB port. Release V1.42 ACTiSYS Corporation 2001 All Rights Reserved...
ACTiSYS Corp. USB-IR Dongle Installation Manual BIOS SETUP Before you are trying to use this device, You MUST enable your computer USB port in BIOS Settings. Release V1.42 ACTiSYS Corporation 2001 All Rights Reserved...
Note: Make sure no hardware or software is occupying or binding the USB port that you intend to use for ACT-IR2000u. Plugging and unplugging multiple USB devices on the same USB port may cause damage to your registry and may make your Windows O.S unstable.
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Click Next> Highlight KC Technology, Inc from Manufacturers list, Highlight ACTiSYS USB IrDA Adapter – Windows 98 Click Finish Click Finish, reboot your system. Plug ACT-IR2000U on USB port when your computer start. Release V1.42 ACTiSYS Corporation 2001 All Rights Reserved...
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USB-IR Dongle Installation Manual After booting your system, enable infrared communication. After a few seconds, the light on the top of ACT-IR2000U begins to blink every three seconds. The device has been successfully installed on you computer. Release V1.42 ACTiSYS Corporation 2001 All Rights Reserved...
If you have removed the wrong components, your Windows system may have to be reinstalled and ACTiSYS will not be liable for your fault. If you are not a PC advanced user, you should choose only the Simple Uninstall Procedure. It will leave some components in your system but harmless.
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ACTiSYS Corp. USB-IR Dongle Installation Manual Click Yes Click OK Double click System icon Go to Device Manager, highlight Infrared Communication Device, Click Remove Click OK Release V1.42 ACTiSYS Corporation 2001 All Rights Reserved...
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Highlight Adapter, then Click Remove Highlight ACT USB Irda Adapter – Windows Me, then Click Remove Click Yes Unplug ACT-IR2000U when your system reboots. So far, you have successfully uninstalled the device. Release V1.42 ACTiSYS Corporation 2001 All Rights Reserved...
Remove drivers kcIrUSB.sys and kcIrNet.sys files under c:\windows\system32\drivers\ Remove kcirnet.inf, precompiled information files DRVDATA.BIN and DRVIDX.BIN under c:\windows\inf Remove copies of inf files ACTiSYS Corp. KCIRUSB.INF and ACTiSYS Corp. KCIRNET.INF under c:\windows\inf\other\ Delete registration key: Run Start | Run…| regedit Find HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Enum\USB\VID_09C4&PID_0011 and delete it.
Make sure no hardware or software is occupying or binding the USB port that you intend to use for ACT-IR2000u. Plugging and unplugging multiple USB devices on the same USB port may cause damage to your registry and may make your Windows O.S unstable.
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Click Next> Click Finish Plug ACT-IR2000U on USB port when your computer start. After a few seconds, the light on the top of ACT-IR2000U begins to blink every three seconds. The device has been successfully installed on you computer. Release V1.42...
ACTiSYS Corp. USB-IR Dongle Installation Manual WINDOWS 2000 UN-INSTALLATION GUIDE Note: Make sure of PLUGGING ACT-IR2000U on your computer before you uninstall the device. Boot your system Go to Control Panel Double click Add/Remove Program Highlight ACT USB Irda Adapter,...
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ACTiSYS Corp. USB-IR Dongle Installation Manual Click Yes To All Click OK Click Close Double click System icon Click Device Manager Release V1.42 ACTiSYS Corporation 2001 All Rights Reserved...
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IRXpress IrDA Highlight Adapter in Universal Serial Bus controller, then Uninstall Click OK, then close the Device Manager Unplug ACT-IR2000U when your system reboots. So far, you have successfully uninstalled the device. Release V1.42 ACTiSYS Corporation 2001 All Rights Reserved...
Make sure no hardware or software is occupying or binding the USB port that you intend to use for ACT-IR2000u. Plugging and unplugging multiple USB devices on the same USB port may cause damage to your registry and may make your Windows O.S unstable.
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Infrared devices list, then click OK Click Finish Click Finish Plug ACT-IR2000U on USB port when your computer start. After a few seconds, the light on the top of ACT-IR2000U begins to blink every three seconds. Release V1.42 ACTiSYS Corporation 2001 All Rights Reserved...
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ACTiSYS Corp. USB-IR Dongle Installation Manual The device has been successfully installed on you computer. Release V1.42 ACTiSYS Corporation 2001 All Rights Reserved...
ACTiSYS Corp. USB-IR Dongle Installation Manual WINDOWS ME UN-INSTALLATION GUIDE Note: Make sure of PLUGGING ACT-IR2000U on your computer before you uninstall the device. Boot your system Go to Control Panel Double click Add/Remove icon Highlight ACT USB Irda Adapter, then click Add/Remove.
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ACTiSYS Corp. USB-IR Dongle Installation Manual Click Yes To All Click OK Click OK Double click System icon Go to Device Manager, highlight Infrared Communication Device, click Remove Release V1.42 ACTiSYS Corporation 2001 All Rights Reserved...
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IRXpress IrDA Highlight Adapter, then Remove Highlight ACT USB Irda Adapter – Windows Me, then Remove Click Yes Unplug ACT-IR2000U when your system reboots. So far, you have successfully uninstalled the device. Release V1.42 ACTiSYS Corporation 2001 All Rights Reserved...
Note: Make sure no hardware or software is occupying or binding the USB port that you intend to use for ACT-IR2000u. Plugging and unplugging multiple USB devices on the same USB port may cause damage to your registry and may make your Windows O.S unstable.
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ACTiSYS Corp. USB-IR Dongle Installation Manual Click Next> on the following window. Click Next> Release V1.42 ACTiSYS Corporation 2001 All Rights Reserved...
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ACTiSYS Corp. USB-IR Dongle Installation Manual Click Next> Choose Yes, I want to restart my computer now, then click Finish Release V1.42 ACTiSYS Corporation 2001 All Rights Reserved...
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Restart your computer and plug ACT IR2000U into your computer. Your computer will pop up to a window. Choose Install the software automatically, then click Next>. Wait… System will install driver for ActIsys IR2000U Release V1.42 ACTiSYS Corporation 2001 All Rights Reserved...
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ACTiSYS Corp. USB-IR Dongle Installation Manual Click Finish You have successfully installed the device. Release V1.42 ACTiSYS Corporation 2001 All Rights Reserved...
ACTiSYS Corp. USB-IR Dongle Installation Manual WINDOWS XP UN-INSTALLATION GUIDE Go to Control Panel Double Click Add or Remove Programs Release V1.42 ACTiSYS Corporation 2001 All Rights Reserved...
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ACTiSYS Corp. USB-IR Dongle Installation Manual Highlight KC ACTiSYS IR2000U then click Change/Remove Click Yes Click Yes To All. Click Yes. Release V1.42 ACTiSYS Corporation 2001 All Rights Reserved...
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ACTiSYS Corp. USB-IR Dongle Installation Manual Click OK. You have successfully uninstalled the device from your system. Release V1.42 ACTiSYS Corporation 2001 All Rights Reserved...
Before you unplug it, you should before. But after I plug procedure disable the device. And enable unplug it then plug, it the device after you plug it into does not work again. your computer Release V1.42 ACTiSYS Corporation 2001 All Rights Reserved...
ACTiSYS Corp. USB-IR Dongle Installation Manual SPECIFICATION Product Name: ACT-IR2000U FIR-USB Adapter Compatibility: Fully compliant to USB specification 1.1 and IrDA specification 1.1 Communication speed and Distance: IrDA-1.0 (9.6, 19.2, 38.4, 57.6, 115.2Kbps): 3-100cm; IrDA-1.1 (4Mbps): 3--100cm; Connection: Standard USB connector with 4-ft USB cable Power Source: Obtain power from USB port.
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Never touch the pins of computer connection terminal. The internal circuits can be damaged by a static Electricity discharge. If this device requires any servicing, use only an ACTiSYS service dealer, an ACTiSYS approved service facility, or an ACTiSYS repair service.
OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. ACTiSYS Corporation warrants to the first consumer purchaser, for a period of one year from the date of purchase, that this wireless interface (“the Product”) will be free from defective workmanship and materials, and agrees that it will, at its option, either repair the defect or replace the defective Product or part thereof at no charge to the purchaser for parts or for labor.
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ACTiSYS Corp. USB-IR Dongle Installation Manual ACTiSYS Corporation warrants to the first consumer purchaser, for a period of 1 year from the date of purchase, that this wireless interface (The Product? Will be free from defective workmanship and materials, and agrees that it will, at its option, either repair the defect or replace the defective Product or part thereof at no charge to the purchaser for parts or for labor.
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