Mitsubishi Floppy to USB Retrofit User Manual

FLOPPY TO USB RETROFIT USER’S MANUAL

FOR MITSUBISHI MACHINES

PACKAGE CONTENTS

Floppy to USB Conversion Unit

Formatted USB Drive

Mounting Screws (4)

User Manual

FEATURES

·       Uses ordinary USB drive as the medium for transfer design.

·       Same size and interface as floppy drive unit, easy to install.

·       Connects through floppy drive interface, no need to modify

                   system settings.

·       1.44Mb/720 Kb built-in flash memory used for conversion of

                   file system between USB stick drive and format of floppy disk.

·       All files in root directory and 99 folders can be searched.

3.5” FLOPPY TO USB DRIVE RETROFIT

 FOR MITSUBISHI

INSTALLATION

1.      Shut down the Mazak Fusion 640 control.

2.      Unscrew all the mounting screws to remove the front panel and access the floppy drive.

Mounting   Screws

 

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3.      Disconnect the floppy drive from the power and signal connectors of the F130 cable.

Power Connector

Signal Connector

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4. Remove the floppy drive from the machine.

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5. Remove the mounting brackets from the floppy drive.

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6. Attach the floppy to USB conversion unit to the mounting brackets using included screws.

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7.       Connect the floppy to USB conversion unit to the power and signal connectors of the F130 cable.

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8. Reattach the front panel with the original screws and mount the floppy to USB conversion unit in place.

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9. Floppy to USB conversion unit is now installed. Insert provided USB drive and refer to operating instructions.

FLOPPY TO USB CONVERSION UNIT OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

1.      Insert included USB drive into the floppy to USB conversion unit. If using a new USB drive, it must be formatted with “USB-floppy-format-tool” prior to use. *

2.      FD No. LED will display “00.” Use buttons to select a “floppy disk” (00-99). ** Button #1 increments the tens digit, and button #2 increments ones digit.  “00” is the root directory.

Button #2

Button #1

  

Figure 1

3. Read and write operation performs the same as it did with the old floppy drive.

      CAUTION: Wait until the green light on the floppy to USB conversion unit is off before removing the 

                                                                 USB drive or data will be lost!

*          The retrofit kit comes with a pre-formatted USB drive. To format additional USB drives, refer to Software Manual.

                                                                                                                                   

**        Each partition = (1) 1.44MB floppy disk.

SOFTWARE MANUAL

Installation of Software

1.      Connect a USB drive to computer.

2.      On the computer, click on start then click on “My Computer.”

 

                     

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3.      Find USB drive and double-click to open.

                         

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4.      A new window will appear. Double-click on Floppy Emulator installation file.

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5.      On the new dialogue box “Setup-Floppy Emulator,” click “Next” to install Floppy Emulator 1.31T on   

 the computer.

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6.      Select a location to install Floppy Emulator or keep default location. Click “Next.”

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7.      Verify settings and click "Install."

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8. Click "Finish" to exit Setup. USB_Floppy _Manager II_V1.31T is now installed.

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Formatting USB Drive

1.      Click on the Windows “Start” button, and then right click on the “USB_Floppy_ManagerII_V1.31T” file and choose “Run as administrator.” If option doesn’t appear, click on “Properties,” then go to the “Compatibility” tab and click on the “Run this program as an administrator” option.

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2.      Click on the Windows "Start" button again and open “USB_Floppy_Manager II_V1.31T” to format USB drive. The following window will open up.

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3.      Click “USB Flash Drive” at the top left corner of the window and select “Format.”

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4.      On the new dialogue box, select floppy format “1.44M.” Set “The number of floppy disks" to create to “100.” Make sure “Quick Format” is not selected. Click “Begin to Format.”

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5.      A pop-up will warn that the format will erase all data from the drive. Select “OK.”

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6.      The USB drive will be formatted. Do not remove until formatting is complete.

        

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7.      Click “OK” when the formatting is complete. The 100 floppy disk blocks will be displayed on the screen as shown in Figure 6.

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Saving and Deleting Data from Floppy Disk Drive

1.      Open “USB_Floppy_Manager” software.

2.      Go to “Options” and select “Set.”

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3.      A new dialogue box “Set” will pop-up. Select the destination where the floppy disk folders will be created. Choose Desktop. A new folder will be created at the chosen destination. Make sure the marked options in Figure 2 are checked, then click OK.

                                                           

    

                                        

    

   

                      

                                                                     

                       

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4.      Double-click the floppy disk block to save to.

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5.      A new folder with the corresponding block name will open up. Files already on the floppy disk will be shown in the folder. Copy and paste the files to the desired floppy disk.

      *Note: floppy disk 000 can be accessed from any computer without the software.

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6.      Go back to “USB to Floppy Manager” window and click on “Download Floppy Disk Block.” The files will then be saved to the selected floppy disk. Notice the percentage change in used space.

Download Floppy Disk Block

Percentage Change

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7.      To delete a file from the floppy disk block, double-click on the block. Delete any files, and then go back 

 to “USB to Floppy Manager” window and click on “Download Floppy Disk Block.”

8.      To edit multiple floppy disks at the same time use the “Bulk” menu. Hold “Ctrl” while clicking to select multiple floppy disks. To select all press “Ctrl + A.” Once multiple floppy disks are selected, click “Bulk” and select “Bulk Open.” Once files are copied to appropriate folders select “Bulk Save.”