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Chapter 2: Hardware
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Powering With the USB Cable
When the Diamante is connected to your computer for realtime via a USB cable, the main battery
continues to power the writing machine. In most situations, the USB port can power the Diamante when
the main battery is not charged or you want to run on USB power without the battery. It is not necessary
to remove an uncharged battery to run on USB power.
When the main battery becomes low while using a USB connection, low battery messages display on
the Diamante, but all features continue to operate. The USB port provides power to run all the Diamante
components except WiFi and Bluetooth communications. When powered by the USB port, the Diamante
Tilting screen displays at about half of the Backlight brightness setting.
To use the USB cable, you must install the Diamante USB driver on your computer. See Install the
Diamante USB Drivers on page 18 for instructions on loading the driver.
Updating With the USB Cable
Software updates for your Diamante, when available, can be easily downloaded from the Stenograph
web site. Once downloaded onto your computer, you can load the software update onto your Diamante
over a USB cable. See Updating Diamante Software on page 103 for more information about updating
the Diamante.
Connect for Realtime Writing
To connect your Diamante to your computer for realtime writing, you must have one of the following:
• a USB cable connection which requires using a USB compatible CAT software, such as Case
CATalyst V4.096 or higher. A USB cable is included with your Diamante. Check with your CAT
software vendor for compatibility information.
• a virtual serial port connection via USB cable. The virtual serial port connection is compatible with
any CAT software that accepts a serial connection and Stentura protocol. See USB Virtual Serial
Port Communication on page 21.
• a wireless kit. Stenograph provides technical support for Diamante wireless communication when the
Diamante Wireless Communication kit is used. Technical support for other wireless adapters are not
supported.
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