Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product IR4000US Actisys
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The W ireless Connectivity Expert 921 Corporate W ay , Fremont, CA 94539, USA T el: +1-510-490-8024 Fax : +1-510-623-7268 W eb: http://www .actisys.com , E-mail: irda-info@actisys.com ACTiSYS ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual WA R N I N G Please inst all driver BEFORE you plug in ACT -IR4000US to your computer USB port.
© Copyright 2002-2008 ACTiSYS Corp. Page 2 of 21 Jul 8, 2008 Version 1.6.0.1 The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual FCC & VCCI Compliance S tatement This device complies with part 15 of th e FCC Rules.
© Copyright 2002-2008 ACTiSYS Corp. Page 3 of 21 Jul 8, 2008 Version 1.6.0.1 The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS REVISION HISTORY .....................................................................
© Copyright 2002-2008 ACTiSYS Corp. Page 4 of 21 Jul 8, 2008 Version 1.6.0.1 The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual REVISION HISTORY Revision History Revision Date Comment 1.5c 1/1 1/2006 • Overall Reformat. Rewrite some sections.
© Copyright 2002-2008 ACTiSYS Corp. Page 5 of 21 Jul 8, 2008 Version 1.6.0.1 The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual 1. OVERVIEW ACT iSYS IR4000US is an advanced wireless Fast Infrar ed USB adapter designed to replace the serial port or FIR controller-based FIR/SIR wireless peripheral through the PC USB port.
The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual 5. ACT-IR4000US DRIVER INSTALLAT ION FOR WINDOWS 2000/ME/98SE Following are the instructions to properly install the ACTiSYS ACT-IR4000US Series under Windows 2000, Windows ME, and Windows 98SE.
The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual C. To complete the installation, Click on Finish to continue. D. You need to restart your computer. Select “Yes” and click Finish to reboot. © Copyright 2002-2008 ACTiSYS Corp. Page 7 of 21 Jul 8, 2008 Version 1.
The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual E. After reboot, plug the ACT-IR4000US into the USB port. It will pop up a “Found New Hardwa re” window and install the det ected drivers as follows: F. After this “ACTiSYS ACT-IR4000U Series” installation complete, it then completes the whole installation.
The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual 6. ACT-IR4000US DRIVER INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS XP Following are the instructions to properly install ACT-IR4000US Series under Windows XP: Important: Do NOT use Windows’ Native Driver.
The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual C. Click on Continue Anyway to continue. D. Insert the ACTiSYS ACT- IR4000US Series into the USB Jack and click on Finish . © Copyright 2002-2008 ACTiSYS Corp. Page 10 of 21 Jul 8, 2008 Version 1.
The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual E. Windows XP will detect ACTiSYS ACT-IR4000US Series. Select Install the software automatically (Recommended) . Please note that you should take the CD out of the CD-ROM BEFORE clicking on Next .
The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual G. Click on Finish to complete the installation. © Copyright 2002-2008 ACTiSYS Corp.
The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual 7. ACT-IR4000US WINDOWS XP NATIVE DRIVER REMOVAL PROCEDURE Your ACTiSYS ACT-IR4000US is shipped with the latest driver on the CD.
The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual B. If you see “Infrared Devices” at the Device Manager, click it. If it shows “SigmaTel USB-IrDA Dongle ”, that means you have installed Windows XP Native Driver.
The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual E. You will see a “Confirm Device Removal” Window then press OK . F. You have completed the removal of the Windows XP Native Driver. Click Yes . Congratulation! Y ou have successfully removed the Windows XP Native Driver for the USB Infrared Adapter .
The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual 8. ACT-IR4000US DRIVER REMOVAL PROC EDURE FOR WINDOWS XP/2000/ME/98SE Important: Please keep the ACTiSYS ACT-IR4000US Series plugging into the computer until prompted to remove it. A.
The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual C. To continue, click the Yes button to uninstall the ACTiSYS ACT-IR4000US Adapter. D. To complete the removal process, unplug the ACTiSYS ACT-IR4000US Series from your USB jack. Then click the Finish button.
© Copyright 2002-2008 ACTiSYS Corp. Page 18 of 21 Jul 8, 2008 Version 1.6.0.1 The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual 10. TROUBLE SHOOTING In order to help on general and miscellaneous problems you may be experiencing with, refer to the following pages for possible solution s.
The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual 11. PRECAUTIONS T o ensure trouble-free operation, please observe the following precautions: Optical communications are eas ily af fected by exte rnal light sources, we ak batteries, transfer distance, transfer angle, etc.
The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual 12. WARRANTY INFORMATION ACT iSYS Corporation war rants the first end-use r purchaser , for a peri od of 1 year fr om the date o f .
© Copyright 2002-2008 ACTiSYS Corp. Page 21 of 21 Jul 8, 2008 The Wireless Connectivity Expert ACT-IR4000US Series User’s Manual 13. CONTACT INFORMATION ACT iSY S Corporation 921 Corporate W ay Fremont, CA 94539, USA TEL: +1-510-490-8024, F AX: +1-510-623-7268 E-Mail: irda-info@actisys.
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