Need Help? If you experience any problems using your new Tote-Remote, please do not return it to the dealer. Please first read this user’s manual, including the Compatibility & System Requirements, Installation, Features & Operation, and Troubleshooting sections. If you still cannot resolve the problem after reading the user’s manual, please check our website www.atek.com for possible additional...
AFETY NFORMATION WARNING! RISK OF INJURY! The Tote-Remote includes a laser pointer. The laser beam can cause permanent damage to eyes. Do not look into the laser beam. Do not shine the laser beam into you own eyes, other peoples’ eyes, or pets’ eyes.
“Items Prohibited in Aircraft Cabins” (see www.tsa.gov), but it does state that “other items that may be deemed to present a potential threat may also be prohibited”. You may want to consider packing your Tote-Remote in your check-in luggage rather than in your carry-on bag. Other Countries We have no specific information as of the publication date of this user’s manual about the laws and policies of any other countries...
If you have difficulty installing or using your Tote-Remote, please be sure to carefully read the Compatibility & System Requirements, Installation, Features & Operation, and Troubleshooting sections of this user’s manual.
● User’s manual ● Your Tote-Remote is simple to install. Just pop the battery compartment cover off using your fingernail or a small coin, insert the battery (with the text on the battery facing up), and snap the battery compartment cover back on.
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Plug the USB RF receiver into a USB port on your computer (or into a USB hub or USB extension cable). No special application software is required because the Tote-Remote uses operating system drivers. If you are using Windows XP or 2000, please allow the computer time to recognize the USB receiver and to call up the drivers it needs from the operating system.
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If you are using Windows 98SE or ME, a manual set up wizard may appear. It will prompt you to navigate to the location of the drivers, which may require you to place your original Windows operating system CD into your CD-ROM drive. Tote-Remote User’s Manual, Page 8...
& O EATURES PERATION The Tote-Remote is a radio frequency (RF) remote control and a laser pointer. Except for the laser function, the Tote-Remote works by sending keyboard commands to the receiver. The Tote- Remote’s RF technology allows you to control your presentation while moving around a room up to approximately 50 feet or more away from the computer.
(or arrow down) command to advance slides. Please be aware that if you push and hold the button up or down, rather than just click it up or down once and then quickly release FOR MICROSOFT POWERPOINT USHING UTTONS OUCH Tote-Remote User’s Manual, Page 10 ®...
However, to avoid accidental battery drain such as can happen when the remote control is tightly packed in a travel bag, your Tote-Remote has a button lock feature. Before traveling with your Tote-Remote, you can engage the button lock as follows: push and hold the laser pointer button, push the wheel button IN, and then release both buttons.
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Last, make sure you unlock the remote control (same procedure as locking the remote control). To re-enable the laser pointer, repeat this entire procedure. Tote-Remote User’s Manual, Page 12...
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PPLICATIONS Using one Tote-Remote to control multiple computers One Tote-Remote can be used to control multiple computers. But you must have more than one set of Tote-Remotes, because each computer must have its own receiver. Follow the “Program ID Code” instructions under “ADVANCED BUTTON FUNCTIONS”...
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Remote’s ID code (see “Reset ID Code” instructions under “ADVANCED BUTTON FUNCTIONS” section above), there is no way to set the ID code of a Tote-Remote to a specific ID code. Therefore, the only way you could use two (or more) remote controls...
If the receiver does not plug all the way in, use a USB hub (1.1 or 2.0) or a USB extension cable (USB “A” female to USB “A” male, available from most computer stores). Tote-Remote User’s Manual, Page 15...
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ID code. Please note that the receiver must be plugged into the USB port or USB hub, and the computer must be powered on, when you do this procedure. Tote-Remote User’s Manual, Page 16...
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Windows Updates from Microsoft. Ask your network administrator or computer consultant for assistance. If the Tote-Remote still does not work, try using it on another computer to help narrow down whether the problem seems to be the computer or the Tote-Remote.
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Possible Cause: The remote controls are coincidentally operating on the same ID code. Solution: In the unlikely event that two or more Tote-Remotes that you are using in close proximity to each other were coincidently randomly set to the same ID code in the factory or by the user, you can randomly reset the ID code of one of them by following the procedure in the Features &...
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Solution: Take off the battery cover and snap it back into place again. If the laser beam is still not performing well, replace the battery. The Tote-Remote uses one CR 2032 lithium coin cell battery (available at stores such as Radio Shack).
Clean with dry soft cloth only. Do not use abrasive pad, scouring powder, water, or solvents. Do not submerge in water or get wet. If you experience any problems using your new Tote-Remote, please do not return it to the dealer. Please first read this user’s manual, including the Compatibility &...
One Year Limited Warranty IMITED ARRANTY Please register your new Tote-Remote at www.atek.com. The following limited warranty applies only to the United States and Canada: Warranty: Atek, Inc. warrants this Atek product to the original purchaser to be free from relevant defects in material and workmanship at the time of original purchase and for a period of one year thereafter.
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Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so this limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. SAVE YOUR DATED RECEIPT AS PROOF OF PURCHASE. Tote-Remote User’s Manual, Page 22...
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB- 003 du Canada. LASER CLASS 2 LASER DEVICE Max. Output: 1 Mw Wave Length: 650 +/- 20 mm THIS PRODUCT COMPLIES WITH 21 CFR PART 1040.10 THIS PRODUCT COMPLIES WITH IEC60825.1 Tote-Remote User’s Manual, Page 23...
Serial # of receiver: ________________________________________ Place of purchase: _________________________________________ Date of purchase: __________________________________________ SAVE YOUR DATED RECEIPT AS PROOF OF PURCHASE. DATE OF PURCHASE MUST BE VERIFIABLE IN ORDER FOR WARRANTY SERVICE TO BE PROVIDED. Tote-Remote User’s Manual, Page 24...
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