Roland ME-US3 Guide

ME-US3
Installation and Connection Guide
Read This First
* For safety precautions related to handling the modeling/engraving machine and similar informa-
tion, see the user's manual of the modeling/engraving machine.
The ME-US3 (hereafter, "this cable") is a USB to serial conversion cable for connecting the serial port on
the modeling/engraving machine that you are using to a USB port on a PC. Read this document before
using this cable.
Included Items
ME-US3
(USB to serial conversion
cable)
Installation and Connection
Guide (this document)
System Requirements
Operating system (OS) Windows 7/8.1/10 (32-bit version/64-bit version)
CPU Minimum required CPU for the operating system
Memory Minimum amount of required RAM for the operating system
Optical drive CD-ROM drive
Port USB port
Free hard-disk space re-
quired for installation
3 MB
Display A monitor with at least 256 colors and a resolution of 800 × 600 or
more is recommended.
For the latest information, see the Roland DG Corporation website (https://www.rolanddg.com).
When using this cable, the method for installing the Windows-based driver for the modeling/
engraving machine to connect di󱐯ers from that written in the user's manual of the modeling/en-
graving machine. Also, if the Windows-based driver for the same modeling/engraving machine
is already installed, you will have to delete this installed driver.
* For details, see the explanation of how to install/uninstall the corresponding driver.
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Contents
Read This First .........................................................................................................................................................I
Included Items ........................................................................................................................................................I
System Requirements ..........................................................................................................................................I
Contents ...............................................................................................................................................................1
Installation Procedure .......................................................................................................................................2
Procedure Overview ............................................................................................................................................2
Installing the ME-US3 Driver ............................................................................................................................2
Responding to an Error Message ...................................................................................................................4
Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................................................5
Cutting Data Was Deleted during Cutting .................................................................................................5
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2
Installation Procedure
Procedure Overview
Windows-based driver for the modeling/engrav-
ing machine to connect is not installed
Windows-based driver for the modeling/engrav-
ing machine to connect is installed
1Installing the ME-US3 Driver
(P. 2) 1Uninstalling the Windows-based Driver (separate document)
2Installing the Windows-based Driver
(separate document) 2Installing the ME-US3 Driver (P. 2)
3Installing the Windows-based Driver
(separate document)
Installing the ME-US3 Driver
Procedure

Log on to Windows as the computer's administrator (or as an "Administrators" account).

Insert the Roland Software Package CD-ROM into the disk drive (CD-ROM, DVD-RW, etc.) of the
computer.
(When the automatic playback window appears, click [Run menu.exe].)
The setup menu appears automatically.

If the Windows-based driver for the modeling/engraving machine to connect is installed, unin-
stall it.
For the uninstallation method, see the explanation of how to uninstall the corresponding driver.
If the Windows-based driver is not installed, go to step .
At this time, do not connect the ME-US3 to the computer. If the connection is made before you in-
stall the ME-US3 driver, the driver installation will fail. Make the connection according to the instruc-
tions during driver installation.

ME-US3
(USB to serial conversion cable)
3
Installation Procedure

Click [Install] for "ME-US3 Driver."

Click [Next].
The installation begins.
If the [User Account Control] window appears,
click [Yes].

If the window shown on the left ap-
pears, connect the USB plug of this ca-
ble to the computer.
• Do not connect multiple modeling/engraving machines to the same computer.
• Do not use cables other than this cable.
• Do not use a USB hub.

4
Installation Procedure

Select the "COMx was added." check
box.
Make a note of "COMx."
"COMx" ("x" varies depending on the com-
puter being used) has newly been added
to the printer port being used.

Click [Finish].
The computer is restarted automatically.
(To restart later, click [Cancel].) The installa-
tion of the ME-US3 driver nishes after the
computer restarts.

Install the Windows-based driver for the modeling/engraving machine to connect this cable to.
For the installation procedure, see the explanation of how to install the corresponding driver.
Responding to an Error Message
If a message such as those shown on the
left appears during installation, follow the
on-screen instructions and perform the in-
stallation again.
Be sure to make a note of the "COMx" ("x" varies depending on the computer being used) dis-
played on this screen. You will have to select this port when installing the Windows-based driver.

5
Troubleshooting
Cutting Data Was Deleted during Cutting
Has the Z (depth direction) movement speed been set to 1 mm/s (0.04 in./s) or less?
Was cutting paused for 30 minutes or more?
With either of the usage methods listed above, the cutting data may be deleted during cutting. Change
the computer settings.
Procedure

In the Start menu search box, enter "Device Manager."
Click [Device Manager].
The [Device Manager] window appears.

Under [Ports (COM & LPT)], double-click [USB
Serial Port (COMx)].
[COMx] is the same as the note that you made in
step  on page 4.

Click the [Port Settings] tab.
Click [Advanced].

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Troubleshooting

Select the [Serial Printer] check box under
[Miscellaneous Options].
Click [OK].

Close the [Device Manager] window.
This completes the changes to the computer settings.