Ok this is what I had brought. " USB to RS232 Female serial DB9 cable adapter for XP New " Ok and here is what my clone box calls Panstar 2500A. I hope this info can help slove my problem.
Connect your cable, install your drivers from a provided CD or the manufacturer's website and then make sure you have your drivers properly installed by checking the device manager.
- Go to Start - Control Panel - System - Hardware
- Go to Device Manager and Ports and see what Com your USB cable is set to.
- The Advanced tab will allow you to change the port. Change it to 1, 2, 3 or 4.
- Also be sure to change the Baud (Bits per second) to 115200.
When using a loader for your reciever, be sure the com port selected on the loader matches the com port you changed in the previous step.
Load your file.
Issues/Solutions
- If you're having trouble installing drivers for your USB to Serial Cable, refer to the website of the manufacturer of your cable for any new drivers or help with your issue.
- If you did all the required steps and your loader sticks at 0% or doesn't make any connection to your receiver, your cable has not been installed properly. Please run through all the steps again or try cleaning out any old drivers and install them again.
- If you still can't get it to work, try a different USB port.
- If still you cannot get anything to work, look for any hardware conflicts with your USB to Serial Cable in your device manager. You should see a yellow icon.
- If you are still having issues, try the cable on a different computer.
- If you are still having issues, try different drivers instead of the ones provided.
- IF YOU CANNOT DO ANY OF THE ABOVE, GET A REGULAR COMPUTER WITH A SERIAL CABLE PORT AND SERIAL CABLE!
How To Guide: USB to Serial adapter to function properly
There are four basic steps required to get an USB to serial adapter to work properly:
1. Plug the USB to serial adapter into an available USB port
2. Install the driver for the adapter (recommend that you use the one that was actually supplied with the adapter; universal drivers may or may not work)
3. Connect the correct cable (null or straight-through) between the adapter and your FTA receiver
4. Match the com port assignment of the USB to serial adapter with a com port supported by the Loader program (they MUST be the same).
The above four basic steps are simple, but a lot of things can go wrong along the way. For example, communications will fail if:
1. You don't use the correct type of serial cable (null modem or a straight-through) between the adapter and your FTA receiver.
2. The com port assignment of the USB to serial adapter and the com port setting in the loader/software program do not match.
3. You use the wrong loader program or bin file for your particular brand/model of receiver or the bin file was not extracted and is still in a zipped or compressed format
For experienced computer users, the above is all the instruction you will probably need. For others, here's a simple step by step procedure for troubleshooting your USB to serial adapter:
1. Right click on [My Computer] » [Properties] » [Hardware] » [Device Manager]
2. Scroll down the list of devices to [Ports] and click on the [+] sign on the left of [Ports]
3. Find your USB to serial device under [Ports] and right click on it; select [Properties]
4. Under the [General] tab, the [Device Status] window will indicate whether it is functioning properly. If not, you should uninstall the device, reboot, and let Windows auto-detect the device. If it cannot locate the driver, you will be prompted to insert a driver disk
5. Click on the [Port Settings] tab and increase the port speed to the max (115200 or 128000 bps).
6. If you need to change the com port assignment of the USB to serial adapter to match one that your loader program will support, click on the [Advanced] button (under the [Port Settings] tab) and change the [com port] value.
7. Be sure to match the adapter's com port assignment with one that the loader program supports. If you disconnect the USB to serial adapter and plug it into a different USB port, the next time you go to use it Windows will automatically assign a different com port value to the adapter. To eliminate configuration issues, always plug the USB to serial adapter into the same USB port each time.
OK..you use this cable Rs232 DB9 FF cable (not null cable) for your new USB for your 2500A. first did you install the USB driver CD that came with the USB adapter? after you install the USB adapter go into the control panel..Device Manager..and check what USB port you are using...check to see if you are using port 1,2,3,or 4.....than use the same COMP PORT from your Blacklist updater 1.4 loader..
