DMTA-10026-01EN, Rev. D, January 2015
Chapter 8
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8.2 Setting Up USB Communication
The default communication protocol for the Magna-Mike 8600 is USB 2.0. The Magna-
Mike 8600 can also be set to use RS-232 serial communication (see “Setting Up RS-232
Serial Communication” on page 139).
To set up the USB communication
1. Ensure that the Magna-Mike 8600 driver is installed on the computer.
This driver is installed when you install the WINXL interface program.
2. Once WINXL has been installed, turn on the Magna-Mike 8600.
3. In the measurement screen, press [SET UP], and then highlight
COMMUNICATION.
4. In the COMMUNICATION submenu, select CONNECTION TYPE.
5. In COMMUNICATIONS SETUP screen, set the CONNECTION TYPE to USB
(see Figure 8-1 on page 138).
Figure 8-1 The COMMUNICATIONS SETUP screen — USB
6. Press [MEAS] to return to the measurement screen.
7. Connect one end of a USB cable to the USB client connector behind the I/O door of
the Magna-Mike 8600, and the other end to a USB port of the computer (see
Figure 8-2 on page 139).