Toshiba PA3680U-1PRP User Guide - Page 25

Installing a printer (Windows® XP), Configuring audio ports - manual

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Setting up and using the port replicator 25 Configuring audio ports Installing a printer (Windows® XP) 1 Connect your printer to the parallel port on the port replicator. 2 Dock your computer in the port replicator. 3 Click Start, Settings, and then Control Panel. 4 Double-click Printers and Faxes. 5 Click Add a printer. 6 In the Add Printer Wizard window, click Next. 7 Select Local printer attached to this computer. Make sure the "Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer" checkbox is not selected. 8 Click Next. 9 Select USB001 (Virtual printer port for USB) from the "Use the following port:" drop-down list. 10 Click Next. 11 Select the printer manufacturer and model. 12 If the printer came with an installation disk, click Have Disk.... Otherwise, click Next. 13 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. Configuring audio ports You can playback or record audio either through the port replicator's audio ports or the docked computer's audio ports. However, you cannot use the audio ports on the docked computer and on the port replicator at the same time. By default, the audio ports on the port replicator are automatically enabled each time you dock the computer. When you undock the computer, the audio ports on the computer are automatically reenabled. To change the default settings, you may need to manually adjust the audio settings in Windows®, as described in this section. NOTE If your media player is running when you undock or dock, you must close the application and wait approximately 10-15 seconds for the new settings to take effect before restarting the application.

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Setting up and using the port replicator
Configuring audio ports
Installing a printer (Windows
®
XP)
1
Connect your printer to the parallel port on the port replicator.
2
Dock your computer in the port replicator.
3
Click
Start
,
Settings
, and then
Control Panel
.
4
Double-click
Printers and Faxes
.
5
Click
Add a printer
.
6
In the Add Printer Wizard window, click
Next
.
7
Select
Local printer attached to this computer
. Make sure
the “Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer”
checkbox is
not
selected.
8
Click
Next
.
9
Select
USB001 (Virtual printer port for USB)
from the “Use
the following port:” drop-down list.
10
Click
Next
.
11
Select the printer manufacturer and model.
12
If the printer came with an installation disk, click
Have
Disk….
Otherwise, click
Next
.
13
Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
Configuring audio ports
You can playback or record audio either through the port
replicator's audio ports or the docked computer's audio ports.
However, you cannot use the audio ports on the docked computer
and on the port replicator at the same time.
By default, the audio ports on the port replicator are automatically
enabled each time you dock the computer. When you undock the
computer, the audio ports on the computer are automatically re-
enabled.
To change the default settings, you may need to manually adjust the
audio settings in Windows
®
, as described in this section.
If your media player is running when you undock or dock, you must
close the application and wait approximately 10-15 seconds for the
new settings to take effect before restarting the application.
NOTE