Installing the hardware

BARR/CHANNEL-OUT

Complete the following steps to install the CHANNEL-OUT hardware and device driver.

  1. Install the hardware

  2. Install the device driver

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Installing the hardware

Follow the instructions in the CHANNEL-OUT (BT) manual to install the hardware. After you install the hardware, you must run hardware diagnostics.

See the following table for a description of the CHANNEL-OUT (BT) hardware.

Hardware

Description

CHANNEL-OUT (BT) Adapter

CHANNEL-OUT (BT) adapter – The CHANNEL-OUT (BT) adapter is a high-performance, PCI-compatible adapter. You do not need to set any adapter jumpers or switches, and it fully supports interrupt sharing.

CHANNEL-OUT (BT) Cable

CHANNEL-OUT (BT) cable – The cable is used for connecting the adapter to the first control unit.

Installing the device driver

Windows 2000 or Windows XP will automatically detect the hardware and install the device driver for you. Although you can manually configure device properties and settings, you should let Windows do it. When you manually configure properties and settings, the settings become fixed, which means Windows cannot modify them if a problem arises or there is a conflict with another device. After you have installed the software complete the following steps for your operating system.

If Windows 2000 or Windows XP does not detect the CHANNEL-OUT device, you may have to use the Add/Remove Hardware utility in the Control Panel to tell Windows what type of device you are installing. See the Microsoft Help for additional information.

Windows 2000

  1. After you've installed the CHANNEL-OUT hardware, turn on your computer.

  2. The Found New Hardware dialog box displays. When the dialog box closes, installation is complete.

    Found New Hardware Dialog Box

Windows XP

Windows Server 2003 users – Because of a change in default behavior in Windows Server 2003, users must explicitly enable the ability to add kernel-level drivers required to access to Barr printer drivers. See the Support for Windows Server 2003 topic for more information.

  1. After you've installed the CHANNEL-OUT hardware, turn on your computer. Windows displays a message that the Device Manager is scanning for Plug and Play compliant hardware, and then the Found New Hardware Wizard opens.

    Found New Hardware Wizard

  2. Select Install the software automatically and click Next. Windows will search for the software and then install the appropriate device driver. Once Windows has successfully located and installed the appropriate device driver, a dialog box will display confirming that the Found New Hardware Wizard has finished installing the software.

  3. Click Finish to close the wizard.