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Palm Handheld Installation and Operation
To interface with a Spectra dome drive or IPS-RDPE-2 remote data port using a Palm handheld, first
install the Control/Upload Utility and then install the IPS-CABLE.
The Control/Upload Utility is compatible with Palm OS version 3.5 or higher.
NOTE: Know how to operate a Palm OS-compatible handheld before attempting to control or
upload software using the IPS-CABLE.
INSTALL THE CONTROL UTILITY FOR A PALM OS-COMPATIBLE
HANDHELD
1. Insert the Resource CD into the CD drive. The main menu appears on the monitor.
NOTE: If autoplay is not enabled on your system, you need to navigate to the CD drive and select
Start to open the main menu.
2. Click the Control/Upload Utility button for Spectra, Esprit, or ExSite. The File Download box
appears on the monitor. Open or save the Control/Upload Utiltiy file to the PC.
3. Use the HotSync
®
function to install the application software onto the Palm OS-compatible
handheld. Refer to the manual supplied with the Palm OS-compatible handheld for
instructions on how to perform a HotSync operation.
INSTALL THE CABLE
To install the IPS-CABLE, refer to Figure 2 and do the following:
1. Connect a Palm OS-compatible serial cable (not supplied) to the handheld serial port.
2. Connect the 9-pin male connector from the IPS-CABLE to the Palm OS compatible serial cable.
3. Connect the IPS-CABLE to the RJ-45 port of the Spectra dome drive or IPS-RDPE-2.
NOTE: When connected, the IPS-CABLE will interrupt control from the normal control source.