Franklin EBM-911 Manuel D’Utilisation
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eBookMan
®
User’s Guide
If you have purchased a serial cradle or cable, please read the
following sections to learn how to connect your device to your
PC.
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
Do the following to connect your device to a serial port on your
computer using the USB-to-serial cradle.
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.
Keyboard
connector port
connector port
Serial port
DB-9 serial
connector
connector
Device
Cradle
Keyboard
(A) Male PS/2
connector on
USB-to-serial
port cable
connector on
USB-to-serial
port cable
(B) Female PS/2 connector
on USB-to-serial port cable
on USB-to-serial port cable
Male PS/2
connector on
keyboard cable
connector on
keyboard cable
Note:
The USB-to-serial
cable and cradle
must draw power
from the key-
board connector
port on your com-
puter to preserve
the battery life of
your eBookMan.
cable and cradle
must draw power
from the key-
board connector
port on your com-
puter to preserve
the battery life of
your eBookMan.
When using a
laptop without a
mouse, leave the
Female (B) PS/2
connector
unplugged.
laptop without a
mouse, leave the
Female (B) PS/2
connector
unplugged.
To use a mouse
with a laptop,
plug the Female
(B) PS/2 connec-
tor into the Male
PS/2 connector
on the mouse.
with a laptop,
plug the Female
(B) PS/2 connec-
tor into the Male
PS/2 connector
on the mouse.
B. Serial Port Connection