Belkin Switch WINDOWS NT 2k XP User Manual

Windows NT/2k/XP  
Before you install the Belkin Bitronics software, you must first make sure that each  
device works properly on its own with each computer.  
1. Check your BIOS and make sure that the printer port on your computers is set to  
ECP mode.  
Note: Please consult your computers manufacture’s manual, tech support, or  
website for information on how to set your printer port to ECP mode.  
2. Log in as Administrator  
3. Verify that the software and driver’s for each device that will be shared is  
installed properly on all computers.  
4. Download the NT/2k/Xp Bitronics Switch software from Belkin’s download page  
on the website.  
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I. Introduction  
Thank you for purchasing the Belkin Components Bitronics Auto Switch Kit! Now,  
you and your colleagues can share between one parallel device from your desktop.  
Plus, if you are using Windows 95 or 98, you will take advantage of Virtual Port  
Software, which allows you to print automatically!  
The Bitronics Auto Switch gives you the ability to auto switch between two printers  
at any time. Also, it allows you to switch so that you can use either device through  
the switching software.  
II. Package Contents  
Bitronics Auto Switch, 1-2 or 2-1 F1U125 or F1U126  
Or 1-4 or 4-1.  
1 x IEEE 1284 compliant cable  
User manual  
Registration card  
F2A047-06  
P
P72009  
III. Windows 95 / 98  
BEFORE YOU INSTALL THE BELKIN BITRONICS SOFTWARE, YOU MUST FIRST  
MAKE SURE THAT EACH DEVICE WORKS PROPERLY ON ITS OWN WITH EACH  
COMPUTER  
Make sure that the printer port on your computer is set to ECP mode. To do this, you must go into  
your computer’s BIOS or CMOS setup. Instructions on how to do this differ from one computer to  
the next. Please consult your computer manufacturer’s manual, tech support, or website for  
information on how to do this. Please do not call Belkin Tech Support on this because each  
computer’s BIOS setup routine is different.  
Make sure that the software and drivers for the devices to be shared are properly installed on any  
Windows® 95 /98 computers. If you are sharing two printers between two computers, make sure  
that the printer drivers for both printers are installed and working properly on your computer. If  
you are sharing a Zip drive and a scanner between two computers, make sure that the software  
and drivers of each device are installed and working properly on both computers.  
Connect the two computers, and the device to be shared to the Bitronics Switch as shown below.  
The cables from the computers to the Bitronics switch are included in the package. Take note of  
which port each device is connected to:  
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IV. Hardware setup  
One Computer to Share Between  
Two Parallel Devices:  
Your Computer  
Click here for  
information about  
this cable  
Then type  
Cable model  
number:  
F3D111  
or  
F2A047  
Click here for  
information about this  
cable  
Then type  
Cable model number:  
F2A046  
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Two Computers Sharing One  
Parallal Device:  
Click here for  
information about this  
cable  
Then type  
Cable model number:  
F2A046  
Click here for  
information about  
these cables  
Then type  
Cable model number:  
F2A047  
or  
F3D111  
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V. Details  
Please take note of the dip switch settings on the bottom of the autoswitch.  
F1U126  
Dip Switch 1  
ON (down) 1 to 4 mode  
OFF (up) 4 to 1 mode  
SW2  
SW3  
ON  
Time Out Setting  
5 seconds  
ON  
ON  
OFF  
OFF  
OFF  
ON  
OFF  
10 seconds  
20 seconds  
40 seconds  
F1U125  
Dip Switch 1  
ON (up) 1 to 2  
OFF (down) 2 to 1  
VI. Software Installation  
1.a. Download the file BITRONICS.exe from Belkin’s download page on the web  
site.  
Click on  
in order to download  
this file.  
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1.b. You can either download it onto your hard drive( usually C:\).  
1.c. Or download it onto a blank floppy disk( usually A:\ ).  
2.  
Put the disk into your floppy drive. Click on START, then RUN. Enter  
A:\BITRONIX.exe, substitute C: for A: if it is on your hard drive, then click OK  
3. You will see the following window. Click SETUP.  
4.  
Close all other running applications so that the software installation can proceed  
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quickly and smoothly. Click NEXT.  
5. Select the model of Bitronics Switch you have, which is the F1U125 or F1U126. Click  
NEXT  
6. Select destination folder. The default folder is recommended. Click NEXT.  
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7. Select Program Folder. The default is the recommended. Click NEXT.  
8. When done installing, the program will ask you to restart your computer. You must restart in  
order to activate the software properly. Click FINISH.  
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9. Once your computer has rebooted, the Bitronics icon will appear in your system tray.  
10. Double-click on the icon to open up the setup program:  
11. Click on SETTINGS. Here, we have to tell the software what devices are connect to which  
port:  
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12. If one or both of the devices being shared is a printer, you must follow the procedure below to  
reconfigure the port connected to the printer. If both devices are printers, then this must be done  
for both printers.  
12.a. Click on START, SETTINGS, PRINTERS.  
12.b. Right-click on the printer installed on the Bitronics switch, and click on  
PROPERTIES:  
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13. 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 – PA (auto switch) ! Select this if the printer is connected to Port A of the  
Bitronics switch  
LPx1 – PB (auto switch) ! Select this if the printer is connected to Port B of the  
Bitronics switch  
In the image below, the printer is connected to Port B of the Bitronics switch.  
Therefore, LPx1 – PB (auto switch) is selected. When done, click OK.  
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14. Click on SPOOL SETTINGS and click on “Start printing after last page is spooled”.  
15. If NOT grayed out, click on “Disable bi-directional support for this printer”.  
Otherwise, ignore.  
16. Click OK in the Spool Settings window, and OK again in the main properties window.  
VII. Using the Bitronics Software  
Example: Two Printers Shared Between One Computer  
The Bitronics Software automatically handles printing chores by directing your print jobs to the  
correct port on the switch based on the settings you set in the Printer Properties and the Settings in  
step 7 previously. When you print something in Windows , you simply select the printer you  
wish to print to, and the Bitronics software handles the switching duties. ITS FULLY  
AUTOMATIC!  
How does it work? The Bitronics software tells the Bitronics switch to switch to the port  
the selected printer is connected to. In the example below, the Bitronics software tells the  
Bitronics switch to switch to Port B first, then it allows the print job to go through the  
switch, out to Port B, and to the Epson printer.  
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Then if you wish to print to the second printer, let’s say a LaserJet for example, all you  
have to do is select that particular printer in the PRINT dialog box. Click OK, and the print  
job is automatically sent to the LaserJet printer on Port A of the Bitronics switch.  
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 to your system like “E:”)  
such as a Zip drive, the Bitronics Software in the system tray must be configured so that the  
Bitronics switch is defaulted to the Port attached to the Zip drive. It is necessary for the switch  
to always remains connected to the Zip drive so that anytime you access that drive, you will  
always be connected, and not get error messages:  
1. Make sure that the port that connects to the Zip drive is set to MASS STORAGE  
DEVICE in settings. See Step 7 above for more info. The image below shows the  
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Zip drive is connected to Port A, and that the device type is MASS STORAGE  
DEVICE. Type anything you want in Display Name. Click OK when done.  
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 entered it. Click OK.  
Now what happens is that the Bitronics switch always keeps your computer connected to  
the Zip drive. That way, anytime you access it, you will not get any strange errors. Then  
when you print to the Ink Jet Printer on Port B (as shown above), the Bitronics switch will  
switch to Port B temporarily to send the print job, then switch back to Port A to keep  
communication with the Zip drive.  
Visual Feedback – How do I know what port I am on?  
When the Bitronics switch is in its normal scanning mode, the LEDs are flipping back and  
forth across the computer ports. To see the software in action, simply hit the COMPUTER  
button so you can see a computer port’s connection. Press the COMPUTER port until the  
LEDs around “1” are lit up, and you will see which device port it is currently connected to.  
If it is in File Transfer mode, the computer port LEDs are green, and neither device port  
LEDs will be lit. Then, click on the Bitronics software icon in the taskbar and change  
ports. You will see the LED of the Bitronics switch to the port you chose.  
Using any other parallel device (not printers or mass storage devices) with a printer  
When dealing with other parallel port devices, they are set as SCANNERS in the  
SETTINGS (step 7 above). Examples of these are scanners, parallel port cameras, and tape  
drives. When you need access to this device, simply single-click on the Bitronics system  
tray icon, and select the  
A check mark will  
device you wish to use.  
appear showing which  
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device is connected. For example, we have a scanner and a printer on the Bitronics switch:  
You will be connected to the scanner device indefinitely. But lets say you wish to print to  
the Ink Jet printer, the software will again automatically switch to the port that has the  
printer and send the print job. However, the switch will remain connected to the printer - it  
will not change back to the Scanner, unlike the mass storage device mentioned previously.  
This means that you have to use this method to switch to the scanner each time you need to  
use it.  
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).  
The Bitronics software may not function properly in some systems if there is no  
DEFAULT PRINTER set. To do this, add a printer using the Add Printer Wizard (click  
START, SETTINGS, PRINTERS), and just use the “Generic / Text Only” driver.  
Remember to use “Local Printer” and “LPT1” when the wizard asks you. This will then be  
set as your default printer, so that the Bitronics software can work properly.  
Removing and Adding the Bitronics Switch Icon from the System Tray  
To remove the icon, simply right click on it, and answer YES to the prompt.  
To reload the icon back into the system tray, click on START, PROGRAMS, BELKIN  
BITRONICS SWITCH, “AutoSwitch-Multi PCs”  
Using the File Transfer Feature  
The file transfer feature of the Bitronics  
switch allows both computers to connect as if  
there was a file transfer cable connected  
between them. To do this, double-click on the  
Bitronics switch system tray icon, and click on  
FILE TRANSFER:  
A set of PC LEDs on the Bitronics switch will  
turn green. These LEDs represents the  
computer you are on now is set for file  
transfer mode.  
Next, the second PC must also perform the  
same operation. When both sets of PC LEDs  
on the Bitronics switch are green (all four),  
then the computers are ready for file transfer. At this point, the cables and the Bitronics  
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switch act as if it was a file transfer cable. You can now run programs such as Windows  
Direct Cable Connection, or Laplink. Please refer to their user manuals or websites for  
information on how to configure their software. Just remember that your Bitronics switch  
setup mimics the file transfer cable requirement.  
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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY WITH FCC RULES FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC  
COMPATIBILITY  
We, Belkin Components, of 501 West Walnut Street, Compton CA 90220, declare under our sole  
responsibility that the product:  
F1U125/126-KIT  
Bitronics Switch Kit  
to which declaration relates:  
Complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the  
following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful  
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference  
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.  
CE Declaration of Conformity  
We, Belkin Components, declare under our sole responsibility that the  
F1U125/126-KIT Bitronics Switch Kit  
to which this declaration relates, is in conformity with Generic Emissions  
Standard EN50081-1 and with Generic Immunity Standard EN50082-1 1992.  
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Belkin Components warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship for its  
lifetime. If a defect is discovered, Belkin will, at its option, repair or replace the product at no  
charge provided it is returned during the warranty period, with transportation charges prepaid, to  
the authorized Belkin dealer from whom you purchased the product. Proof of purchase may be  
required.  
This warranty does not apply if the product has been damaged by accident, abuse, misuse, or  
misapplication; if the product has been modified without the written permission of Belkin; or if  
any Belkin serial number has been removed or defaced.  
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