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2. CD with test program and USB drivers.
Fitting the link to the knitting machine
For uploading or downloading, connect the cable to the 8-way FB100 connector on the knitting
machine or PPD. In the case of the KH970, the 8-way connector attaches to the FB100
connector on the CB-1.
Installing the Driver
The process varies according to the version of Windows and whether the same driver already
happens to be installed for a similar device. All the DesignaKnit cable links, and many other
devices use the same driver.
Installing the driver should be done by an Administrator Windows user. If your computer doesn't
offer you a choice of user names when starting up, it almost certainly means you are an
Administrator user.
For the driver for Windows CE, please visit
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
If your DesignaKnit computer is not connected to the internet, go straight to the section titled
"Installing the driver from CD".
Installing the driver from the internet
Insert the USB cable into a standard USB port on your computer.
When Windows starts, or if the link is connected while Windows is running, it will recognize that
the cable link has been attached and may show a message saying that it is searching for a
driver. A message may appear to say that devices are being installed or it might say that the
best driver is already installed. If a problem is reported please see the Troubleshooting section.
If Windows does not react when the cable link is connected for the first time, it could mean that a
similar USB device has previously been installed on the computer. In this case, Windows might
not search or request a driver for the cable link but may just continue to use the driver that is
already installed, which may be too old to work well with your current version of Windows. If
Windows does not react when the cable link is connected for the first time, please see the
Troubleshooting link about updating the cable link driver.
Finally you may be presented with an instruction to restart the computer - if so, do it.
Now please go to the section titled "Telling DesignaKnit 8 or 9 which cable & port number to use"
Installing the driver from CD
Do not connect the DesignaKnit cable link yet. If the cable is already connected, disconnect
it.
If the cable link was purchased after DesignaKnit, insert the CD that came with the cable link,
otherwise insert the DesignaKnit CD to install the driver (if the DesignaKnit Setup program
opens, do not install DesignaKnit again - close the window).
If Windows offers to open a folder to view the files accept that option; otherwise open a My
Computer window yourself, right click on your CD or DVD drive and select Explore, Browse, or
Open in a new window. Run the program whose filename begins with USBlinks_DriverInstaller.
The driver will then be installed. Finally you may be presented with an instruction to restart the
computer - if so, do it.
Insert the USB cable into a standard USB port on your computer.
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