USB Serial Converter

User's Manual
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Information in this document is subject to change without notice. The manufacturer
does not make any representations or warranties (implied or otherwise) regarding
the accuracy and completeness of this document and shall in no event be liable for
any loss of profit or any commercial damage, including but not limited to special,
incidental, consequential, or other damage.

Safety Instructions
Always read the safety instructions carefully

Keep this User’s Manual for future reference

Keep this equipment away from humidity
If any of the following situation arises, get the equipment checked by a service
technician:
• The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
• The equipment has been dropped and damaged.
• The equipment has obvious sign of breakage.
• The equipment has not been working well or you cannot get it work
according to User’s Manual.

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction ....................................................................................................... 1
Features ............................................................................................................................. 1
Package Contents .............................................................................................................. 1
System Requirements ........................................................................................................ 1

2. Installation ......................................................................................................... 2
Windows OS ................................................................................................................... 2
Verify the Driver Installation on Windows® OS ............................................................... 3
Mac OS ........................................................................................................................... 4
Connecting Serial Device.................................................................................................. 7

3. Specifications .................................................................................................... 8

4. Regulatory Compliance .................................................................................... 9

FCC Conditions................................................................................................................. 9
CE...................................................................................................................................... 9

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1. Introduction
How to find a lightest way to contact your PDA to the USB port on your PC? USB
Serial Converter operates as a bridge between one USB port and standard RS-232
Serial port. You just easily hook the cable into PC or Hub’s port, and it can connect
any RS-232 devices, such as PDA, scanner, printer…etc.

Features
Compliant with the USB 1.1 version specification
Supports RS-232 serial Interface
Supports 500 kbps data transfer rate
USB suspend condition
Plug & Play compatible
USB host device drivers available
Draws its power from USB connection – no extra power adapter required

Package Contents
Before installation, please check the items of the package.

USB Serial Converter x1

Driver CD x1
Quick Installation Guide x1

System Requirements
IBM compatible computer or Mac
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista 32/64-bit, Windows 7,
Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Mac OS
Available USB port
64 MB RAM or more.
Pentium 233 MHz or higher

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2. Installation

Windows OS
Note: DO NOT connect the USB Serial Converter to your computer before
completing the driver installation.

* The strings of the driver and screenshots may vary slightly on each
operating system.
* The driver version is subject to change due to the driver updated.

1. Insert the provided CD into your CD-ROM drive. Click Run Setup.exe to
execute the installer program. Wait for the program to install the drivers.

2. Please click Finish to complete the installation.

NOTE:
1. If the AutoPlay does not start automatically, locate and double-click on the Setup.exe file in the
driver folder to launch the setup.
2. For some Windows Operating Systems, the driver will automatically be installed. If the driver
installation doesn’t start automatically, please install the provided driver as instructed above.

Once the installation is done, connect the converter to a free USB port on your
computer.

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Verify the Driver Installation on Windows® OS

Once you finish the installation, you can open Windows Device Manager to verify if
your Ethernet adapter is properly installed. To access the Device Manager:

Windows® 10: Settings\Devices\Connected devices

Windows® 7/ Windows® 8/ Windows® 8.1: Control Panel\System and
Security\System\Device Manager
Windows® Vista: Settings\Control Panel\System and
Maintenance\System\Device Manager
Windows® 2000/ Windows® XP: Control Panel\System\Hardware\Device
Manager

In the Ports (COM & LPT) group, a string similar to USB to Serial Port or Prolific
USB to Serial Comm Port should be displayed.

If there is a question or exclamation mark next to that item, then the driver is not
properly installed. Please delete the item and repeat the installation steps.

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Mac OS
The provided Mac OS X driver supports:

Mac OS 10.1 and later for PowerPC based Mac

Mac OS 10.4 and later for Intel based Mac
* The strings of the driver and screenshots may vary slightly on each
operating system.
* The driver version is subject to change due to the driver updated.

To install the drivers:

1. Insert the provided driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. Double-click the CD icon
on the desktop and navigate to the directory of \Driver\MacX. Copy and paste
the PL2303_MacOSX_v1.6.0 file to the desktop.

2. Double-click the file on the desktop to extract it. Then double-click the extracted
file.

3. When the welcome screen appears, click Continue.

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4. Select a destination disk to install the driver and click Continue.

5. Click Install.

6. When the Authenticate screen appears, enter your password in the provided
field and click OK.

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7. Click Continue Installation.

8. Click Restart to finish installing the driver and reboot your Mac.

9. Connect the converter to a free USB port on your Mac.

10. To verify the installation: Go to Apple System Profiler > Extensions and you
should find IOGraphicsFamily and IONDRVSupport among the list. This
means the installation is successfully done.

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Connecting Serial Device

Now you can connect your RS-232 device to the converter. If prompted to install
the driver for your serial device, follow the manual that comes with your serial
device to complete the installation.

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3. Specifications

Data Transfer Rate 500 kbps

Function USB1.1 Serial Converter operates as a bridge between

one USB port and standard RS-232 serial port

Ports USB 1.1, USB Type A male

Power Bus-powered

Operating System Support - Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista

32/64-bit, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1,
Windows 10
- Mac OS

Compliance FCC,CE

*Specifications are subject to change without prior notice.

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4. Regulatory Compliance

FCC Conditions
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference

(2) This device must accept any interference received. Including interference that
may cause undesired operation.

CE
This equipment is in compliance with the requirements of the following regulations:
EN 55 022: CLASS B