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3 ½ Floppy to USB Flash Reader
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© Copyright 2008
PLRElectronics
PLRElectronics
© 2008 PLRElectronics
PO BOX 11977
Fort Worth, Texas
All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, transmitted, or
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  • Page 1 Manual © Copyright 2008 PLRElectronics PLRElectronics © 2008 PLRElectronics PO BOX 11977 Fort Worth, Texas All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, transmitted, or viewed in any form or by any means without permission in writing by its...
  • Page 2 3 ½ Floppy to USB Flash Reader Manual – PLRElectronics P a g e Version 1.1B...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    3 ½ Floppy to USB Flash Reader Manual – PLRElectronics P a g e Table of Contents About this document ............................ 4 About this document ..........................4 Trademark and Copyright information ......................5 Trademark and Copyright information ..................... 5 Chapter 1 ............................... 6 Product introduction ..........................

  • Page 4: About This Document

    3 ½ Floppy to USB Flash Reader Manual – PLRElectronics P a g e About this document About this document This document is to be used as a reference user’s manual for the 3 ½ Floppy to USB Flash Reader system.

  • Page 5: Trademark And Copyright Information

    PLRElectronics. The copyright of all parts of this product belong to PLRElectronics. Any imitation, copy or translated transcripts shall be prohibited. You are requested to read these instructions carefully before using this product. All content and legends used in this user’s manual are for explaining the basic operations and usage.

  • Page 6: Chapter 1

    USB Flash drive reader or use network data transferring. PLRElectronics brings you a USB Simulating Floppy Drive which offers a solution to companies with equipment needing the floppy drive upgrade. Just Install a SFDR to replace the original floppy drive in its existing location using the systems original hardware.

  • Page 7: Chapter 2

    3 ½ Floppy to USB Flash Reader Manual – PLRElectronics P a g e Chapter 2 Installation Instructions To install your 3 ½ floppy to USB Flash Reader, with the device powered off and unplugged, simply remove the existing drive from its existing cradle. Disconnect existing ribbon cable and power cable from existing drive.

  • Page 8: Chapter 3

    3 ½ Floppy to USB Flash Reader Manual – PLRElectronics P a g e Chapter 3 Usage Instructions Description 1.) SFDR-I: Uses the USB flash drive storage capacity as per the equipment’s identifiable floppy drive capacity: 1.44M/1.2M/720KB. Capability of being used as the system startup disk. USB flash drive plug- and-play.

  • Page 9: Making A Dos Startup Disk With The Sfdr

    3 ½ Floppy to USB Flash Reader Manual – PLRElectronics P a g e 2.) The SFDR will start writing files to USB flash drive 5 seconds after the green light is off. During the writing process errors such as “Floppy drive is not ready” may appear. In this event just wait until the read light of the SFDR is off and continue operating the device once the error disappears.

  • Page 10: Chapter 4

    3 ½ Floppy to USB Flash Reader Manual – PLRElectronics P a g e | 10 Chapter 4 How to use the File Chooser (when applicable) 1.) How to connect the SFDR-II File Chooser A.) Connect the File Chooser to the LK port of the SFDR and turn on the power of the device.

  • Page 11: How To Use The File Chooser

    3 ½ Floppy to USB Flash Reader Manual – PLRElectronics P a g e | 11 2) How to use the File Chooser: A.) The system will default to the root directory on the SFDR after the USB flash drive is inserted.

  • Page 12: Chapter 5

    3 ½ Floppy to USB Flash Reader Manual – PLRElectronics P a g e | 12 Chapter 5 Network System (optional) The SFDR system included a RS485 industry equipment network port. It is very simple to install and convenient to use in all kinds of settings. Directly connect all SFDR’s network port by parallel connection, or use three union network plugs to use parallel connection.

  • Page 13: Frequently Asked Questions

    3 ½ Floppy to USB Flash Reader Manual – PLRElectronics P a g e | 13 Frequently Asked Questions FAQs Q - Will this device work with a Windows NT operating system? A – YES. This device should work with any OS assuming it is capable of working with IBM type floppies.

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