Ir Hotsync Operations; Preparing Your Computer For Infrared Communication - Palm m500 Series Handbook

Actions revert to their default settings. To use a new
setting on an ongoing basis, click Make Default.
Thereafter, whatever you selected as the default setting is
used for HotSync operations.
7. Click OK.
8. Repeat steps 4 through 7 to change conduit settings for other
applications.
9. Close the Conduit Settings window.

IR HotSync operations

Your handheld is equipped with an infrared (IR) port that supports
the IrCOMM implementation of the standards for infrared
communication established by the Infrared Data Association
(IrDA). This means that you can not only beam data to another
Palm OS handheld that's equipped with an IR port, but you can
also beam data to a mobile phone and any other device that
supports the IrCOMM implementation of the IrDA standards.
Most importantly, you can use the IR port to perform HotSync
operations; you don't need your cradle. This is especially useful if you
travel with an infrared-enabled laptop. You simply enable infrared
communication on your laptop and handheld and follow the steps
in "Performing an IR HotSync operation" later in this section.
Preparing your computer for infrared
communication
Before you can perform a HotSync operation using the IR port, the
computer with which you want to synchronize must fulfill these
requirements:
Your computer must support the IrCOMM implementation of the
IrDA standards.
Your computer must have an enabled infrared port that's built into
the computer, or an enabled infrared device attached to the
computer.
Some desktop computers may require an infrared device
attached to a physical COM port. Laptops are likely to have a
built-in IR port, so no external device is necessary.
Your computer must have an installed infrared driver.
If you have an external infrared device attached to your computer,
a driver is probably included with the device. Consult the
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