serial to USB converter doesn't work

[Guest Fred Harvey]

I have a 9-pin serial interface foot pedal that works with Express Scribe. I purchased a Radio Shack serial-to-USB converter, installed the drivers, and now ostensibly the footpedal should work through the USB port. Problem is, it doesn't. Regardless of which port I select in the Control tab (USB, serial, whatever), the Express Scribe software doesn't recognize that a pedal is attached.

 

Is there some way to enter settings manually that might allow this to work?

[Guest Guest_brian_*]

I have a 9-pin serial interface foot pedal that works with Express Scribe.  I purchased a Radio Shack serial-to-USB converter, installed the drivers, and now ostensibly the footpedal should work through the USB port.  Problem is, it doesn't.  Regardless of which port I select in the Control tab (USB, serial, whatever), the Express Scribe software doesn't recognize that a pedal is attached. 

 

Is there some way to enter settings manually that might allow this to work?

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Whilst most suppliers say serial to usb what they mean is usb to serial convertors. you have the latter. I am looking fro the former. A serial port outputing to a convertor to give a usb output.

Brian@seenite.com

 

If you find anything let me know and visa versa