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P73045 F1U128-KIT Bitr onics DualBus S witch Kit User Manual.
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1 Intr oduction Featur es Thank you for purchasing the Belkin Components Bitr onics DualBus Switch Kit! Now , you and your colleagues can share and select between two differ ent parallel devices from your desktop.
2 Compatible Standards: IEEE 1284-1994 Parallel Port Communication Standard Electrical: Input V oltage 9VDC Max Input Current 600mA Max Power Consumption 5.4W Max Heat Dissipation 0.31 BTU/min Dimensions: Width : 7.0” (17.8cm) Height: 3.75” (9.5cm) Depth: 1.
3 DIP switch settings (located underneath switch): SW1: Reset Switch T o r eset, OFF → ON → OFF SW2 and SW3: TimeOut Setting TimeOut is the amount of time the switch remains locked on a PC port after data transfer . Use a longer TimeOut when connecting to scanners, mass storage devices and for large print jobs.
In manual mode, you can select a port manually through the buttons on the Bitronics switch. Y ou can also use this mode in conjunction with software to see your switch in action! • Press COMPUTER to select which computer port you wish to configur e or monitor .
5 Windows ® 3.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 6 MS-DOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7 Windows ® 95/98 and NT ® . . . . . . . .
6 Softwar e installation: Windows ® 3.x Insert the diskette labeled P27236 in your floppy drive. In the Program Manager , click on File then click Run.
7 Softwar e installation: MS-DOS T o switch port, simply click on the port letter of your choice, and your computer will be connected to the device on the port chosen. Software-Installation: MS-DOS Enter the following at the DOS prompt and pr ess ENTER: Copy a:dosswport.
8 BEFORE YOU INST ALL THE BELKIN BITRONICS SOFTWARE, YOU MUST FIRST MAKE SURE THA T EACH DEVICE WORKS PROPERL Y ON ITS OWN WITH EACH COMPUTER. DO NOT CONNECT THE BITRONICS SWITCH TO THE COMPUTERS OR INST ALL THE SOFTWARE UNTIL INSTRUCTED BY THIS PROCEDURE! 1.
9 3. Connect four computers and the devices to be shared to the Bitr onics Switch as shown below . T wo cables that connect computers to the Bitronics switch ar e included. T ake note of which port each device is connected to: Connect the power adapter to the power jack on the side of the switch, and plug it into an outlet.
10 4. In order for all computers to pr operly share the devices, the software must be installed on all four computers. 4.1. Insert the disk into your floppy drive. Click on Start, then click Run. Enter a:BITRONIX.exe, then click OK. 4.2. Y ou will see the following window .
11 4.4. Select the model of the Bitronics Switch you have, which is the F1U127 / F1U128. Click Next. 4.5. Select Destination Folder . The default folder is recommended.
12 Windows ® 95 / 98 and NT ® (continued) 4.6. Select Program Folder . The default, Belkin Bitr onics Switch, is the recommended. Click Next. 4.7. When done installing, the program will ask you to r estart your computer . Y ou must r estart in order to activate the software pr operly .
13 Windows ® 95 / 98 and NT ® (continued) 5. Once your computer has rebooted, the Bitr onics icon will appear in your system tray . This is how you can easily control and configure the Bitronics Switch. 6. Double-click on the icon to open up the setup program: Select the correct LPT port the Bitronics switch is connected to.
14 Windows ® 95 / 98 and NT ® (continued) 7. Click on Settings. This is where you tell the softwar e what devices are connected to each port: Device T ype gives you a pull-down menu showing the types of printers installed on your computer and other possible parallel device types as well.
15 Windows ® 95 / 98 and NT ® (continued) In our example, we have a Zip ® drive on Port A, so we chose Mass Storage Device for Port A. And in Port B, we have the Epson printer installed, so we chose that driver in the Device T ype for Port B. Click OK when finished.
16 Windows ® 95 / 98 and NT ® (continued) 8. Change printer port from LPT1 to AutoSwitch port: If one or both of the devices being shared is a printer , you must follow the procedur e below to reconfigure the port connected to the printer . If both devices are printers, then this must be done for both printers.
17 Windows ® 95 / 98 and NT ® (continued) 8.3. Click on the Details tab. In the pull-down menu Print to the following port:, select the correct port this printer is connected to on the Bitronics switch: • LPx1 – P A (autoswitch) – Select this if the printer is connected to Port A of the Bitronics switch.
18 Windows ® 95 / 98 and NT ® (continued) 8.5. If NOT grayed out, click on Disable bi-dir ectional support for this printer . Otherwise, ignore. 8.6.
19 Windows ® 95 / 98 and NT ® (continued) How does it work? With the Bitronics Softwar e loaded and the ports properly configured for the printers as shown in step 8 above, when you print in Windows ® , the print job goes to the Bitronics softwar e first.
20 Windows ® 95 / 98 and NT ® (continued) All you have to do is pick your printer , and the software does everything else. But remember , ALL THE SETTINGS MUST BE CORRECT , otherwise you may print garbage out of the wrong printer! Below , the user has chosen the LaserJet ™ printer .
21 Windows ® 95 / 98 and NT ® (continued) EXAMPLE: Sharing One Printer and a Zip ® drive (or any other mass storage device) When dealing with a mass storage device (devices that add a drive letter .
22 Windows ® 95 / 98 and NT ® (continued) 2. Click on the port that has the mass storage device connected. In this case, it is a Zip ® Drive on Port A. As you can see, the Display Name entered above appears below as you had enter ed it. Click OK. Now , the Bitronics switch will always keep your computer connected to the Zip ® Drive.
23 Windows ® 95 / 98 and NT ® (continued) Visual Feedback – How do I know what port I am on? When the Bitronics switch is in its normal scanning mode, the LEDs ar e moving back and forth across the computer ports. T o see the software in action, simply press the COMPUTER button so you can see a computer port’ s connection.
24 Windows ® 95 / 98 and NT ® (continued) If no printers are installed If no printers are installed, the Settings type (see step 7) for each device must be set either for Mass Storage Device (if the device adds a drive letter to your system), or Scanner (for all other types of devices).
25 Windows ® 95 / 98 and NT ® (continued) Using the File T ransfer Feature The file transfer feature of the Bitr onics switch allows both computers to connect as if there wer e a file transfer cable connected between them. T o do this, double-click on the Bitronics switch system tray icon, click on File T ransfer , and click OK.
26 Windows ® 95 / 98 and NT ® (continued) Usage in Windows NT ® In Windows NT ® , you can perform the same installation as in the Windows ® 95/ 98 procedur e above. Make sure the power supply is connected to the Bitronics switch, otherwise, ther e may be a significant delay in the processing of requests fr om NT ® -based machines.
Windows ® 95 / 98 and NT ® (continued) 27 T o set the spool settings corr ectly , click on the SCHEDULING tab. Make sure "Start printing after last page is spooled" is selected. Also, set "Priority" to highest: Click OK when done.
Windows ® 95 / 98 and NT ® (continued) 28 If you are still having pr oblems using the BITRONIX.exe software in Windows ® NT : First UNINST ALL the Bitronics softwar e. Y ou can do this by right-clicking on the taskbar icon and answering YES to the prompt.
Appendix Changing your PC’ s parallel port mode to ECP Changing your computer’ s parallel port mode to ECP increases speed and reliability of data transfers with the Bitronics Switches. Below ar e the steps on changing the settings on certain computers.
30 Appendix (continued) Hewlett-Packard Steps for HP Pavillion PC Models 1. At the HP Blue Scr een, press F1 to enter Setup. 2. Select Advanced fr om the menu bar . 3. Following the legend dir ections, select Peripheral Configuration and then use the arrow-down key to move to Parallel Port Mode.
31 Appendix (continued) Steps for IBM Aptiva 2176-C33, IBM BIOS v BSTUS4B NOTE: The steps for this computer are not included in the document received in the box. 1. While the computer is booting, follow the dir ections on the screen: Press F1 to enter Setup.
Appendix (continued) 32 Sony Models PCV -70/90/100/120: 1. Restart your computer . 2. During the first black and white Sony scr een, press F3 to enter the boot screen. 3. Pr ess F1 to enter the BIOS Setup. 4. Use right arr ow to reach the Advanced menu.
33 Appendix (continued) 1. Normal (Output only) 2. Bi-directional (default) 3. ECP (requir es IEEE 1284 printer/parallel cable) 7. Select ECP and click OK to save r esults and close the window . 8. Click Y es to restart the computer . NOTE: Changes made in the Sony Notebook Utility are also made in the BIOS.
FCC Statement DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMP A TIBILITY W e, Belkin Components, of 501 West W alnut Street, Compton CA 90220, declare under our sole responsibility that the product: F1U128-KIT to which this declaration relates: Complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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