To Connect An Infrared Device - HP OmniBook 6100 Reference Manual

To connect an infrared device

Your computer includes an infrared port—located below the volume control on the right
side of the computer—which provides wireless, serial communication between the
computer and other infrared devices such as printers or other computers.
By default, the infrared port is not enabled, so you must enable it before you can use it.
1. Enable the infrared port in the BIOS Setup utility—see "To run the BIOS Setup
utility" on page 125.
2. Windows 98 only: click Start, Run, and type c:\hp\drivers\fir\quikbeam\setup.exe to
install the QuickBeam software. For more information, see the Readme file in the
same directory.
Using the infrared port
• Make sure the infrared ports of your computer and the other device lie in as straight a
line as possible. The two ports should be no more than 1 meter apart, with no
obstructions in between. Noise from nearby equipment can cause transmission errors.
• To check the status of communications, open Infrared (Windows 98) or Wireless Link
(Windows 2000 or XP) in Control Panel.
Disabling the infrared port
You should generally disable infrared communication when you aren't using it.
1. Close any applications that are using infrared, and any folders on an infrared link.
2. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel (Windows 98 or 2000) or Start, Control Panel,
Printers and Other Hardware (Windows XP).
3. Windows 98: double-click Infrared and disable communications.
Windows 2000: double-click Wireless Link and disable the hardware.
Windows XP: click Wireless Link. On the Hardware tab click Properties, and disable
the device in the pull-down menu.
Printing to an infrared printer
• Install your printer and assign it to the computer's infrared port. You can then print
from your applications as you would to any other printer.
Add-On Devices
Connecting External Devices
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