Bose FREESPACE 4400 User Manual
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5.0 Using FreeSpace
®
4400 Installer™ Software
5.1 Installing the software
Insert the FreeSpace
®
4400 Installer™ software CD into the CD
tray of your laptop PC.
If the install program does not start automatically, open “My com-
puter” from the desktop, double-click on the CD-ROM drive icon,
and double-click on the “Setup.exe” icon.
puter” from the desktop, double-click on the CD-ROM drive icon,
and double-click on the “Setup.exe” icon.
Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
Programmer’s Note: For the FreeSpace 4400 Installer™
software to operate properly, your PC must be connected to
the FreeSpace 4400 system. See the following section,
software to operate properly, your PC must be connected to
the FreeSpace 4400 system. See the following section,
5.2 Connecting to the FreeSpace 4400
system
To create a design file in FreeSpace 4400 Installer™ software,
your PC must have an active connection with the FreeSpace
4400 system hardware. This means that your PC must first be
physically connected to the hardware device with a serial cable
and then that connection must be activated using the software.
your PC must have an active connection with the FreeSpace
4400 system hardware. This means that your PC must first be
physically connected to the hardware device with a serial cable
and then that connection must be activated using the software.
1.
Connect your PC to the FreeSpace 4400 system.
Using a serial cable (not supplied), connect the RS-232 serial port
of your laptop PC to the RS-232 serial port on the rear panel of
the FreeSpace 4400 system.
of your laptop PC to the RS-232 serial port on the rear panel of
the FreeSpace 4400 system.
Programmer’s Note: If your computer does not have
an RS-232 port you will need to use an RS-232 to USB
adapter.
an RS-232 port you will need to use an RS-232 to USB
adapter.
Programmer’s Note: The RS-232 port should only be
used to connect a FreeSpace 4400 system to a PC.
used to connect a FreeSpace 4400 system to a PC.
2.
Set the FreeSpace 4400 rear panel POWER switch to
ON.
ON.
Verify that the STANDBY indicator is lit on the FreeSpace 4400
front panel. Then press the STANDBY push button to switch the
FreeSpace 4400 hardware to the operating mode.
front panel. Then press the STANDBY push button to switch the
FreeSpace 4400 hardware to the operating mode.
RS232
Laptop PC
RS-232 serial data cable
(not provided)
4400 system
POWER switch
STANDBY indicator
STANDBY push button