User’s Manual USB Port Replicator
CONTENT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Introduction-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 Package Content---------------------------------------------------------------------------2 Product Features---------------------------------------------------------------------------2 System Requirements-------------------------------------------------------------------2 LED indicators & Connectors--------------------------------------------------------3 Driver Installation--------------------------------------------------------------------------4 6.1 Windows® 98 Driver Installation-------------------------------------------4 6.1.1 6.1.2 6.1.3 6.1.4 6.1.5 6.1.6 6.1.7
First HUB Installation----------------------------------------------------------------------------4 Second HUB Installation------------------------------------------------------------------------5 Ethernet Installation------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 Serial Port Installation---------------------------------------------------------------------------8 Parallel Port Installation-----------------------------------------------------------------------10 PS2 Port Installation---------------------------------------------------------------------------12 Checking installation results-----------------------------------------------------------------16
6.2 Windows® ME Driver Installation----------------------------------------17 6.2.1 6.2.2 6.2.3 6.2.4 6.2.5 6.2.6 6.2.7
First HUB Installation--------------------------------------------------------------------------17 Second HUB Installation----------------------------------------------------------------------17 Ethernet Installation----------------------------------------------------------------------------17 Serial Port Installation-------------------------------------------------------------------------19 Parallel Port Installation-----------------------------------------------------------------------21 PS2 Port Installation---------------------------------------------------------------------------22 Checking installation results-----------------------------------------------------------------22
6.3 Windows® 2000 Driver Installation-------------------------------------24 6.3.1 6.3.2 6.3.3 6.3.4 6.3.5 6.3.6 6.3.7
First HUB Installation--------------------------------------------------------------------------24 Second HUB Installation----------------------------------------------------------------------26 Ethernet Installation----------------------------------------------------------------------------26 Serial Port Installation-------------------------------------------------------------------------29 Parallel Port Installation-----------------------------------------------------------------------31 PS2 Port Installation---------------------------------------------------------------------------31 Checking installation results-----------------------------------------------------------------31
6.4 Windows® XP Driver Installation-----------------------------------------32 6.4.1 6.4.2 6.4.3 6.4.4 6.4.5 6.4.6 6.4.7
First HUB Installation--------------------------------------------------------------------------32 Second HUB Installation----------------------------------------------------------------------32 Ethernet Installation----------------------------------------------------------------------------32 Serial Port Installation-------------------------------------------------------------------------34 Parallel Port Installation-----------------------------------------------------------------------35 PS2 Port Installation---------------------------------------------------------------------------35 Checking installation results-----------------------------------------------------------------35
6.5 MAC OS 9 Driver Installation----------------------------------------------37 6.5.1 6.5.2
Serial Port Driver Installation-----------------------------------------------------------------37 Serial Port Driver Un-installation------------------------------------------------------------37
6.6 MAC OS 9 Driver Installation----------------------------------------------39 6.6.1
Serial Port Driver Installation----------------------------------------------------------------39
7. FAQ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------41 8. Disclaimer------------------------------------------------------------------------------------42 9. FCC Statement----------------------------------------------------------------------------42
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1. Introduction This Port Replicator provides single connection for people to connect mouse, keyboard, printer and scanner to their portable computer. It contains USB2.0, Serial, Parallel, Mouse, Keyboard Port and Ethernet Port. Easy USB installation makes adding new hardware in a breeze. No complex installation, IRQ setting and just plug-play.
2. Package Content Hardware: USB Port Replicator Adapter (5V,2.6A) USB A-B cable Software: Driver software User’s Manual
3. Product Features With USB upstream port which supports High Speed Provides one Serial Port Provides one Parallel Port Provides two USB2.0 High Speed Port Provides one PS/2 Keyboard Port Provides one PS/2 Mouse Port Provides one USB2.0 Ethernet Port
4. System Requirements PC
AMD or Intel Pentium 133Mhz or better based computer Available USB port CD-ROM drive Windows® 98SE, Windows® ME, Windows® 2000, Windows® XP
MAC (Supports Serial Port, PS2 Port and USB Port only) Power PC G3, G4 or I-Mac Available USB port CD-ROM drive Mac OS 9 or higher
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5. LED indicators & Connectors 5.1 LED indicators Ethernet Port
USB Port
Serial Port Power
PS2-Port
Parallel Port
USB Upstream Port 5.2 Connectors USB Port
Keyboard
Serial Port
Mouse
DC Jack
Parallel Port
Ethernet Port
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6. Driver Installation When this station been plugged into PC USB port then system will sequentially install HUB, Ethernet, Serial Port, Parallel Port and PS2 Port. 6.1 Windows® 98 Installation 6.1.1 First HUB Port Installation 6.1.1.1 The “Add New Hardware Wizard” dialog box appears as below, click on “Next” to continue.
6.1.1.2
Choose “Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended)” then click “Next”
6.1.1.3
Windows® will search driver for this device, click on “Next” to continue.
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6.1.1.4
Please make sure that the driver Windows® found is “OEM0.INF”.
6.1.1.5
Click on “Finish” to end the “Generic USB Hub” installation.
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6.1.2 Ethernet Installation 6.1.2.1
The “Add New Hardware Wizard” dialog box appears as below, click on “Next” to continue.
6.1.2.2
Choose “Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended)” then click “Next”.
6.1.2.3
Select “Specify a location” and type D:\DRIVER\PORT REPLICATOR\USB2.0 TO Ethernet Adapter\WINDOWS (D: represents CD-ROM) in the dialog box, then click “Next”.
6.1.2.4
Windows® will search the driver for this device. Make sure the driver that Windows® found is at “D:\DRIVER\PORT REPLICATOR\USB2.0 TO ETHERNET ADAPTER\WINDOWS”, then click “Next”.
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6.1.2.5
Windows® will ask for “Windows 98 Second Edition CD-ROM”, click “OK” to continue.
6.1.2.6
Click “Finish” to complete the setup procedure of “GENERIC USB2 to Fast Ethernet Adapter”.
6.1.2.7
A dialog box will appear and asking for whether restart computer, click “Yes” to continue.
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6.1.3 Second HUB Port Installation (Same as 6.1.1) 6.1.4 Serial Port Installation 6.1.4.1
The “Add New Hardware Wizard” dialog box will appear as below, click on “Next” to continue.
6.1.4.2
Chose “Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended)” and then click on “Next” to continue.
6.1.4.3
Select “Specify the driver location” and make sure the driver is at “D:\DRIVER\PORT REPLICATOR\USB-SERIAL ADAPTER\WINDOWS”. Click “Next” to continue.
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6.1.4.4
Windows® search driver for “Prolific USB-to Serial Comm Port”. Please make sure that location of driver is at “D:\DRIVER\PORT REPLICATOR\USB-SERIAL ADAPTER\WINDOWS”. Click on “Next” to continue.
6.1.4.5
Click on “Finish” to complete this installation.
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6.1.5 Parallel Port Installation 6.1.5.1
The “Add New Hardware Wizard” dialog box will appear as below, click on “Next” to continue.
6.1.5.2
Chose “Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended)” and then click on “Next” to continue.
6.1.5.3
Select “Specify the driver location” and make sure the driver is at “D:\DRIVER\PORT REPLICATOR\USB-PARALLEL ADAPTER\WIN98&ME”. Click “Next” to continue.
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6.1.5.4
Windows® search driver for “USB-Parallel Bridge”. Please make sure that location of driver is at “D:\DRIVER\PORT REPLICATOR\USB-PARALLEL ADAPTER\WIN98&ME”. Click on “Next” to continue.
6.1.5.5
Click on “Finish” to complete this installation.
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6.1.6 PS2 Port Installation 6.1.6.1
The “Add New Hardware Wizard” dialog box will appear as below, click on “Next” to continue.
6.1.6.2
Choose “Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended)”, then click “NEXT”.
6.1.6.3
Windows® will search the driver for this device, click on “Next” to continue.
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6.1.6.4
Please make sure that the driver Windows® found is “OEM0.INF”, and then click on “Next” to continue.
6.1.6.5
Click on “Finish” to end the “USB 2.0 Composite Device” installation.
6.1.6.6
The “Add New Hardware Wizard” dialog box will appear as below and search driver for “USB Human Interface Device”, then click on “Next” to continue.
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6.1.6.7
Choose “Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended)”, then click “NEXT”.
6.1.6.8
Windows® will search the driver for this device, click on “Next” to continue.
6.1.6.9
Please make sure that the driver Windows® found is “HIDDEV.INF”, and then click on “Next” to continue.
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6.1.6.10 Click on “Finish” to end the “USB Human Interface Device” installation.
6.1.6.11 Repeat 6.1.6.6 to 6.1.6.10 to install second “USB Human Interface Device”.
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6.1.7 Checking installation results 6.1.7.1
Go to “Device Manager” and there will have “HID-complaint keyboard” at “Keyboard”, “HID-complaint mouse” at “Mouse”, “GENERIC USB2 to Fast Ethernet Adapter” at “Network adapters”, “USB to Parallel Port [LPT2] “ and “USB to Serial Port [COM3]” at “Ports [COM & LPT]”, Two “Generic USB Hub on USB 2.0 Bus”, “Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port”, “USB 2.0 Composite Device” and “USB-Parallel Bridge” at “Universal Serial Bus Controller”.
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6.2 Windows® ME installation When this station been plugged into PC USB port then system will sequentially install HUB, Ethernet, Serial Port, Parallel Port and PS2 Port. 6.2.1 First HUB Port Installation (Windows® will automatically install driver for this device) 6.2.2 Ethernet Installation 6.2.2.1
The “Add New Hardware Wizard” dialog box will appears as below, chose “Specify the location of the driver (Advanced) and then click on “Next” to continue.
6.2.2.2
Choose “Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended)” and Select “Specify a location” and type D:\DRIVER\PORT REPLICATOR\USB2.0 TO ETHERNET ADAPTER\WINDOWS (D: represents CD-ROM) in the dialog box, then click “NEXT”.
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6.2.2.3
Windows® will search the driver for this device; make sure the driver that Windows® found is at “D:\DRIVER\PORT REPLICATOR\USB2.0 TO ETHERNET ADAPTER\WINDOWS” then click “Next”.
6.2.2.4
Click “Finish” to finish installing “GENERIC USB2 to Fast Ethernet Adapter” driver.
6.2.2.5
A dialog box will appear and asking for whether restart computer, click “Yes” to continue.
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6.2.3 Second HUB Port Installation (Windows® will automatically install driver for this device) 6.2.4 Serial Port Installation 6.2.4.1
The “Add New Hardware Wizard” dialog box will appear as below, chose “Specify the location of the driver (Advanced)” then click on “Next” to continue.
6.2.4.2
Choose “Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended)” and Select “Specify a location” and type D:\DRIVER\PORT REPLICATOR\USB-SERIAL ADAPTER\WINDOWS (D: represents CD-ROM) in the dialog box, then click “NEXT”.
6.2.4.3
Windows® will search the driver for this device; make sure the driver that Windows® found is at “D:\DRIVER\PORT REPLICATOR\USBSERIAL ADAPTER\WINDOWS” then click “Next”.
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6.2.4.4
Click “Finish” to finish installing “Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port” driver.
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6.2.5 Parallel Port Installation 6.2.5.1
The “Add New Hardware Wizard” dialog box will appear as below, chose “Specify the location of the driver (Advanced)” then click on “Next” to continue.
6.2.5.2
Choose “Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended)” and Select “Specify a location” and type D:\DRIVER\PORT REPLICATOR\USB-PARALLEL ADAPTER\WIN98&ME (D: represents CD-ROM) in the dialog box, then click “NEXT”.
6.2.5.3
Windows® will search the driver for this device; make sure the driver that Windows® found is at “D:\DRIVER\PORT REPLICATOR\USBPARALLEL ADAPTER\WIN98&ME” then click “Next”.
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6.2.5.4
Click “Finish” to finish installing “USB-Parallel Bridge” driver.
6.2.6 PS2 Installation (Windows® will automatically install driver for this device) 6.2.7 Checking installation results 6.2.7.1
Go to “Device Manager” and there will have “HID-complaint keyboard” at “Keyboard”, “HID-complaint mouse” at “Mouse”, GENERIC USB2 to Fast Ethernet Adapter” at “Network adapters”, USB to Parallel Port [LPT2] “ and “USB to Serial Port [COM3]” at “Ports [COM & LPT]”, Two “Generic USB Hub on USB 2.0 Bus” , “Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port”, “USB 2.0 Composite Device” and USB-Parallel Bridge” at “Universal Serial Bus Controller”.
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6.3
Windows® 2000 installation When this station been plugged into PC USB port then system will sequentially install HUB, Ethernet, Serial Port, Parallel Port and PS2 Port. 6.3.1 First HUB Port Installation 6.3.1.1 The “Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard” dialog box appear as below. Click “Next” to continue.
6.3.1.2 The wizard starts to install device. Chose “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)” then click “Next”.
6.3.1.3 Windows® will search the driver for this device. Click “Next” to continue.
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6.3.1.4 Please make sure that the driver Windows® found is “oem0.inf”.
6.3.1.5 Click on “Finish” to end this installation.
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6.3.2 Ethernet Installation 6.3.2.1 The “Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard” dialog box appears as below. Click “Next” to continue.
6.3.2.2 The wizard starts to install device. Chose “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)” then click “Next”.
6.3.2.3 Locate the driver files, select “CD-ROM Drivers” and “Specify a location”. Click “Next” to continue.
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6.3.2.4 Locate detail driver files, type “D:\DRIVER\PORT REPLICATOR\USB 2.0 TO ETHERNET\WINDOWS” at dialog box. Click “OK” to continue.
6.3.2.5 The Wizard search for drivers for device. Make sure the device driver that Windows® found is “d:\driver\Port Replicator\usb2.0 to ethernet adapter\windows” and then click on “Next” to continue.
6.3.2.6 When device search for driver, it may pop up a dialog box about “Digital Signature Not Found” and asking whether continue to installation. Click “Yes” to continue.
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6.3.2.7 Click on “Finish” to finish installation of “GENERIC USB2 to Fast Ethernet Adapter”.
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6.3.3 Second HUB Port Installation(Same as 6.3.1) 6.3.4 Serial Port Installation 6.3.4.1 The “Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard” dialog box appears as below. Click “Next” to continue.
6.3.4.2 The wizard starts to install device. Chose “Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)” then click “Next”.
6.3.4.3 Locate the driver files, select “CD-ROM Drivers” and “Specify a location”. Click “Next” to continue.
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6.3.4.4 Locate detail driver files, type “D:\DRIVER\PORT REPLICATOR\USB-SERIAL ADAPTER\WINDOWS” at dialog box. Click “OK” to continue.
6.3.4.5 The Wizard search for drivers for device. Make sure the device driver that Windows® found is “d:\driver\Port Replicator\usb2.0 to ethernet adapter\windows” and then click on “Next” to continue.
6.3.4.6 Click on “Finish” to finish installation of “Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port”.
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6.3.5 Parallel Port Installation (Windows® will automatically install driver for this device) 6.3.6 PS2 Installation (Windows® will automatically install driver for this device 6.3.7 Checking installation results 6.3.7.1 Go to “Device Manager” and there will have “HID-complaint keyboard” at “Keyboards”, “HID-complaint mouse” at “Mice and other pointing devices”, “GENERIC USB2 to Fast Ethernet Adapter” at “Network adapters”, “Prolific USB-toSerial Comm Port [COM3]” at “Ports [COM & LPT]”, Two “USB Hub” , “USB Composite Device” and “USB Printing Support” at “Universal Serial Bus Controller”.
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6.4
Windows® XP installation installation
When this station been plugged into PC USB port then system will sequentially install HUB, Ethernet, Serial Port, Parallel Port and PS2 Port. 6.4.1 First HUB Port Installation (Windows® will automatically install driver for this device) 6.4.2 Ethernet Installation 6.4.2.1
The “Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard” dialog box appears as below. Chose “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)” and then click “Next” to continue.
6.4.2.2
Insert installation CD at CD-ROM, Select “Search for the best driver in these locations” and enable “Search removable media”, “Include this location in the search”. Locate detail driver files, type “D:\DRIVER\PORT REPLICATOR\USB2.0 TO ETHERNET ADAPTER\ WINDOWS” at dialog box and then click “Next” to continue.
6.4.2.3
When device search for driver, it may pop up a dialog box about “Digital Signature Not Found” and asking whether continue to installation. Click “Continue Anyway” to continue.
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6.4.2.4
Click on “Finish” to finish installing the “GENERIC USB2 to Fast Ethernet adapter”.
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6.4.3 Second HUB Port Installation (Windows® will automatically install driver for this device) 6.4.4 Serial Port Installation 6.4.4.1
Click on “Finish” to finish installing the “GENERIC USB2 to Fast Ethernet adapter”.
6.4.4.2
The “Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard” dialog box appears as below. Chose “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)” and then click “Next” to continue.
6.4.4.3
Insert installation CD at CD-ROM, Select “Search for the best driver in these locations” and enable “Search removable media”, “Include this location in the search”. Locate detail driver files, type “D:\DRIVER\PORT REPLICATOR\USB-SERIALADAPTER\WINDOWS” at dialog box and then click “Next” to continue.
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6.4.4.4
When device search for driver, it may pop up a dialog box about “Digital Signature Not Found” and asking whether continue to installation. Click “Continue Anyway” to continue.
6.4.4.5
Click on “Finish” to finish installing the “Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port”.
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6.4.5 Parallel Port Installation (Windows® will automatically install driver for this device) 6.4.6 PS2 Port Installation (Windows® will automatically install driver for this device) 6.4.7 Checking installation results 6.4.7.1
Go to “Device Manager” and there will have “HID keyboard Devices” at “Keyboard”, “HID-complaint mouse” at “Mice and other printing devices”, “GENERIC USB2 to Fast Ethernet Adapter” at “Network adapters”, “Prolific USB-to-Serial Comm Port [COM3]” at “Ports [COM & LPT]”, Two “Generic USB Hub on USB 2.0 Bus”, “USB Composite Device”, “USB Printing Support ”
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6.5
MAC O.S 9 Driver installation
When this station been plugged into MAC USB port, system will sequentially install HUB and PS2 Port. 6.5.1 Serial Port Driver installation 6.5.1.1 6.5.1.2 6.5.1.3
6.5.1.4
Power on your computer and make sure that the USB port is enabled and working properly. Insert the USB-Serial adapter software driver into the CD-ROM drive and copy the “D:\Driver\PORT REPLICATOR\MAC\MAC OS 9\SETUP.SIT” to the desktop from the CD-ROM. Run the SETUP.SIT from the desktop, it will auto run the program and create a PL-2303G on desktop.
Copy the “PL-2303G” to the “System Folder”-“Extensions”.
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6.5.1.5
To make sure that your computer can use the device correctly, you have to check the “Apple System Profiler”-“Device and Volumes”. It will show the USB Device
6.5.2 Serial Port Driver Un-Installation If you want to remove the USB-Serial adapter driver, you can uninstall it by following the steps below: 6.5.2.1
Unplug the USB-Serial adapter from your MAC machine.
6.5.2.2
Remove the “PL-2303G” into the trash and then reboot your MAC machine.
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6.6
MAC OS X Driver Installation
6.6.1 Serial Port Driver installation 6.6.1.1
Put the driver CD into the CD-ROM drive and copy the D:\Driver\PORT REPLICATOR\MAC\MAC OS X” folder to the desktop.
6.6.1.2
Explore the folder and extract the MD_PL2303_V105.zip, it will create a ProlificUSBSerial105.pkg.
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6.6.1.3
Run the ProlificUSBSerial105.pkg and click “Continue” to install the driver.
6.6.1.4
Select a destination that you want to install the driver and click “Continue”.
6.6.1.5
Click “Upgrade” to install the software package.
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6.6.1.6
After installed the driver, click “Close” to finish this procedure.
6.6.1.7
To make sure that your computer can use the device correctly, you have to check the “Apple System Profiler”-“Device and Volumes”. It will show the USB Device
7 FAQ Q: Why system ask for driver at Windows98SE when install PS2 port? A: If your USB2.0 port is provided by PCI card then update your driver with your PCI card vendor. If your USB2.0 port is on-board then it won’t have this problem.
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8 Disclaimer 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 other commercial damage, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or information recording and retrieval systems without the express written permission of the manufacturer. All brand names and product names used in this document are trademarks, or registered trademarks of their respective holders. 9 FCC Statement This device generates and uses radio frequency and may cause interference to radio and television reception if not installed and used properly. This has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B computing device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC Rules. These specifications are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this device does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by plugging the device in and out, the user can try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the device and receiver. Connect the computer into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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LIMITED WARRANTY： ： THE LIABILITY OF MANUFACTURER FOR DAMAGES UNDER THIS CLAUSE, OTHER THAN FOR PERSONAL INJURY, RELATING TO ANY ALLEGEDLY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, SHALL, UNDER ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, BE LIMITED TO THE ACTUAL PRICE PAID BY YOU FOR SUCH PRODUCTS AND SHALL IN NO EVENT INCLUDE INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND. NO WARRANTY NOT SET FORTH ABOVE IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The abovementioned clause is applicable to Product supplier and distributor.
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