Franklin 901, 911 B. Serial Port Connection

B. Serial Port Connection

If you have purchased a serial cradle or cable, please read the following sections to learn how to connect your device to your PC.

Serial cradle users

The USB-to-serial cradle has three connectors:

•DB-9 serial connector

•Female PS/2 connector

•Male PS/2 connector

Keyboard
connector port	Serial port

Keyboard

DB-9 serial

connector Device

Note:

The USB-to-serial cable and cradle must draw power from the keyboard connector port on your computer to preserve the battery life of your eBookMan.

When using a laptop without a mouse, leave the Female (B) PS/2 connector unplugged.

Male PS/2 connector on keyboard cable

(B)Female PS/2 connector on USB-to-serial port cable

Cradle

(A)Male PS/2 connector on USB-to-serial port cable

To use a mouse with a laptop, plug the Female

(B)PS/2 connec- tor into the Male PS/2 connector on the mouse.

Do the following to connect your device to a serial port on your computer using the USB-to-serial cradle.

1.Plug your eBookMan into the USB-to-serial cradle.

2.Plug the DB-9 serial connector end into a free serial (COM) port on your desktop computer.

3.Disconnect the keyboard from your computer.

4.Plug the Male (A) PS/2 connector end into the keyboard con- nector port on your computer.

5.Plug the Female (B) PS/2 connector end into the Male PS/2 connector end of your keyboard cable.

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