Monroe Electronics Charge Plate - Analyzer - model 300 - Manual (Page 31)

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APPENDIX III
CPA300 USB Driver Installation on Windows 7
1) Install the CPA300 pc software on to the Win7 PC. You may need to log onto the PC as
Administrator to install the software and the USB driver.
2) Turn on the CPA300 unit, the display shows: [CPA 300], [V1.03 1.02], then the system
prompt, [ -.-].
If all these are shown, then go on to Step 3.
If it shows [CPA 300], [COMM ERR], [V1.03 ???], then please check that the plate
cable on the back of the unit is properly connected to the plate assembly. Power the
Model 300 down and then up again to see if it is connected. If a problem persists,
report it to Monroe Electronics.
3) Connect the Model 300 to the PC via the USB cable.
4) Run the CPA300 software. It will start searching available comports and list the CPA300
with the comport if it is found. Selecting the port. It will flash green and the software is
ready to communicate with the unit.
If the 300 device is not found, then go on to Windows Start - Control Panel, find the
device, and update the driver:
Figure 1
Control Panel.
It may lead to one of the two pages.
Refer to the following screens to see
which one apply for you.