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Installing AlphaBeam
AlphaBeam is available as a download from the AlphaSmart web site, as an application on its
own CD, or as a supplemental application on various other AlphaSmart product CDs.
For serial IR pod users
To install AlphaBeam with a serial IR pod from AlphaSmart:
1.
On your computer, locate the serial port and using the illustration shown here, determine
whether it requires a 9-pin or 25-pin connector.
2.
If you have a 25-pin serial port, connect the adapter that came with the serial IR pod, so that
the end of the cable can plug into your 25-pin serial port. If you have a 9-pin serial port on
your computer, you can skip this step.
3.
Plug the serial IR pod into the serial port on your computer.
4.
Do one of the following:
Insert the AlphaBeam CD into the CD drive on your computer. The AlphaBeam setup
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program should launch automatically. If it doesn't, start Windows Explorer and display
the contents of the CD.
Insert the AlphaSmart Manager 2 CD into the CD drive on your computer and navigate to
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the Extras\AlphaBeam folder.
If you downloaded AlphaBeam from the AlphaSmart web site, navigate to the directory
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where you saved the download file.
5.
Double-click the setup.exe file. (If the CD automatically launched the installation, you can
skip this step.)
6.
Step through the installation screens to complete the installation.
Note:
If you're running Windows 95 or 98, you'll be asked to which COM port the serial IR pod
is connected. You'll also be asked to set up a simulated COM port. When the installer
suggests a simulated COM port, press Next.
7.
When prompted, restart your computer.
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9-pin serial port
25-pin serial port
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