Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto 1394 del fabbricante ActionTec
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Proprietary Notice and Disclaimer 1 T ab le of Contents Proprietary Notice and Disclaimer ........ ................ 1 Introduction ................................................................ 2 Contacting Action tec Technical Support .............
2 Introduction Intr oduction Thank you for purchasing an Act io n tec 13 94 F ireWire Car d. Ac t i o n tec’ s implementation of the IEEE 1394 standar d brings the latest in serial bus technology to your PC in an inexpensive PCI car d.
Do This First 3 Do This Fi rst Minim um System Requirements • 333Mhz (or above) PC with 32MB of RAM and CD- R OM dr ive • One available PCI slot • Microsoft W indo ws 98, Windo w s 98SE, or Wind.
4 Do This First • Do not, under any circumstances, insert or remo ve the PCI car d while the comput er is turned on. Doing so with any PCI card will have unpredictable results which may include per- manent physical damage to the card, your computer ’ s mainbor d, or both.
Instal ling the PCI Card 5 Installing the PCI Car d C AU T I O N : A l ways discharge static electricity before handling the1394 FireWire Card. Y ou ma y d ischarge static electricity by touch- ing a grounde metal structure or by using any commer- cially a v ailab le grounding s trap.
6 Installing the PCI Card S tep 5 Insert the PCI card into the available PCI expansion slot. Ensure that the car d is seated properly before securing it with the screw removed in Step 4, as shown in the foll owing diagram.
Configuring Windows 98 7 Configuring Windo w s 98 S tep 1 After you have installed the 1394 F ireWire Card in your computer , turn on the po wer and allow the sys- tem to boot normal ly. S tep 2 Windo ws 98 will immediately display the Ad d New Hardware W izard and identify the modem as a “PCI OHCI Compliant I EEE 1394 H ost Controller”.
8 Configuring Windows 98 Note: After inse rting the CD-ROM, m ake sure to wait a f ew seconds before clickin Ne xt. Other- wise, the Wizard ma y rep ort that it was un able to find the drivers. If this is the case, cli c k Back and then click Next, repeating this pro- cess un til th e CD- ROM has been rec- ogniz ed by th e drive.
Configuring Windows 98 9 Note: If the Add New Hardware Wizard asks y ou to inser t your Win dows 98 CD-ROM, le ave the Action tec 1394 FireWire Card instal- lation CD-ROM inser ted and follow the on-screen instruction s. The files that Windows is asking f or ha v e bee provided on the installation CD- RO M .
10 Configuring Windows 98 Chec king the installation in Win dows 98 N ext, find o ut if the 1394 F ireWir e Card has been pr operly installed and configured for use with your operating system. S tep 1 On the Windows desktop , right-click the icon for M y Computer .
Configuring Windows 2000 Professional 11 Configuring Windo w s 2000 Prof essional S tep 1 After you have installed the PCI card in your com- puter , turn on the power and allow the system to boot normall y. S tep 2 On the W indows desktop , right-click the icon for My Computer .
12 Configuring Windows 2000 Professional S tep 4 Double-click the listing for OH CI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controlle r. Click the Driver tab to bring it to the front, then click U pdate Driv er . S tep 5 This will start the U pdate Device Driver W izard.
Configuring Windows 2000 Professional 13 S tep 6 In the dialog bo x that appears next (shown below) make sur e “S earch for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended) is selected, then click N ext. S tep 7 In the dialog box that appears next, make sure that “CD-R OM dri ves” is the only option selected.
14 Configuring Windows 2000 Professional S tep 8 In the dialog box that appears next, W indo ws will announce that it has found a better driver (the Action- tec driver) on the CD-R OM. Click N ext. S tep 9 Windo ws will copy the necessary file s an d report that installation of the “ Actiontec 13 94 F ireWi r e Car d” i complete.
Configuring Windows 2000 Professional 15 Chec king the installation in Windows 200 0 Professional N ext, find out if the 1394 F ireWir e Card has been pr operly installed and configured for use with your operating system. S tep 1 On the W indows desktop , right-click the icon for My Computer .
16 Notices Notices FCC Regulations—Declaration of Conformity This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursu ant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits ar e designed to pro vide r easonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installa- tion.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il ActionTec 1394 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del ActionTec 1394 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso ActionTec 1394 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul ActionTec 1394 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il ActionTec 1394, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del ActionTec 1394.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il ActionTec 1394. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo ActionTec 1394 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
