User's Manual

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Connecting to the Workstation
Workstation connections will vary depending on the configurations option you choose. See
Figure 1 for connection options.
Connecting a OneTouch
®
DataLink
®
Connection Module to the Workstation
Follow this procedure to connect a connection module to the workstation (see Figure 7). If
you have a OneTouch
®
Flexx™ meter, you can connect the meter directly to the
workstation using the OneTouch
®
DataLink
®
serial cable or the serial cable in the cradle.
Turn off the workstation before making any connections.
1 Connect the 3-pin plug of the connection module power cord to the receptacle
on the AC adapter. Then, plug the AC adapter into an AC power outlet.
If you’re connecting a OneTouch
®
Flexx™ meter to the workstation using a
serial cable, skip this step.
Make sure the green indicator light on the connection module is on.
2 Connect a phone cable from the connection module to the serial port connector.
Then, connect the serial port connector to the workstation’s serial port.
If you’re connecting a OneTouch
®
Flexx™ meter to the workstation, you may
connect the serial cable (either the OneTouch
®
DataLink
®
serial cable or the
serial cable in the cradle) between the meter and the workstation (as shown in
insets).
▲ WARNING: Connect the phone cable to the serial port connector only. Failure to do so
could result in electrical shock.
3 If applicable, connect the network patch cable from the workstation to the
network jack.
4 Turn on the workstation.
Figure 7 Connection module-to-workstation connection
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