Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 650 Lava Computer
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La v aP ort 650 Installation Manual Rev . B01 LAV A COMPUTERS SSERIAL PCI P .N. MOKO L74.1 MADE IN CANADA PNMOKO S-1 MADEIN JAPAN 0255351.
C ontents Quick Install Installing the LavaP ort-650 Hardware Windows Installation · Changing I/O Resources - Com & IRQ · Setting LavaP ort Data R ates · Lava Modem Speed Set - f or 230.4 kbps · Setting LavaP ort FIFO Control · Flow C ontrol Windows NT 4.
Quick Install Windo ws 95/98/ME/2000/XP 1. With the power off , insert the LavaP ort-650 PCI card into any free PCI slot. 2. Launch Windows - new hardware will be detected . 3. When prompted , inser t the LavaP ort-650 installation diskette point Windows to look at the floppy's root directory .
Hardwar e Installation 4 1. Before opening the casing of y our computer , make sure that all power is off . 2. Locate an unused PCI slot and insert the LavaP ort-650 into it. Ensure that it is well seated . 3. Screw the metal backplane of the LavaP ort-650 board to your PC’ s casing and replace the machine ’ s c over .
Windo ws Driver Installa tion 1. Once the Lav aPort-650 is installed in your PC, start your computer . Windows will automatically detect the Lav aPort-650 as a new PCI Serial Controller and ask you t o inser t the LavaP ort Installation diskette. The installation files are located in the root directory of this disk.
6 3. Click on the Start button, then choose S ettings, Control Panel, System, Device Manager . Y ou should see a window that is similar to the following:.
4. Click on Ports and select the Com port listed under the heading LavaP or t 650 PCI. 5. Click Properties. The following screen will appear: 7.
8 Because the LavaP or t 650 is a PCI device, Windows will alwa ys allocate non-standard I/O resources t o this por t (e.g . Assigning it as Com 5, even though any one of Com1-4 ma y be free).
9 1. Y ou may physically modify the I/O Range and IRQ used by the LavaP or t 650 by de-selecting the “Use Automatic Settings” check box, and double-click ing the appropriate heading , or : 2a. F or Windo ws95/98/ME, you may use the La va P or t Redirect Utility provided in the Utils subdirectory of your Lav aPort diskette.
10 Setting Lav aP or t Data Rates in Window s.
11 The data rate of the La vaP or t may be set using the Bits per Second pull down menu. Please note that this menu will also appear when setting the “Port Properties” in any c ommunications application, and may have to be set independently of your Contr ol Panel settings.
The Lav aPort-650 suppor ts data rates up to 460.8 kbps, including 115.2 kbps and 230.4 k bps. However , not all modems suppor t Com P or t rates above 115.
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14 Setting Lav aP or t FIFO C ontrol in Windo ws.
The Lav aPort-650 uses a 16650 U ART incorporating a 32-byte FIFO (first- in first-out) buffer . The FIFO control tabs set the buff er “trigger ” levels.
Flow C ontrol refers to the type of signaling that is used between the modem and the LavaP or t. If you are connecting the Lav aPort to a modem or ISDN terminal adapter , use the default setting of Hardware (RTS/CTS) flow control. Software Flow Contr ol (Xon/Xoff ) is used only for connecting the LavaP or t to a non-modem serial device (e.
17 Windo ws NT 4.0 Installation Windo ws NT Driver Installa tion 1. Once the Lav aPort-650 is installed in your PC, turn your computer on and start NT . 2. Place the Lav aPort installation diskette into your floppy drive and select Run from the Star t Menu.
18 Please note that Com 1 ma y not appear in this applet if you have y our mouse attached to Com 1. The Lav aPort-650 suppor ts data rates up to 460.8 kbps, including 115.2 kbps and 230.4 k bps. However , not all modems suppor t Com P or t rates above 115.
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La va C omputer MFG Inc. La v a T echnical Suppor t 9:00 am to 5:30 pm Monday t o Frida y (Eastern Time) T el: +416 674-5942 F ax: + 416 674-8262 E-mail: tech@lav alink.com Internet: www .lavalink.c om This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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