To Print On An Infrared Printer; To Disable Infrared Printing; Linking Computers; Using A Direct Connection - HP OmniBook 800 User Manual

3 feet
(1 meter)
maximum
2. Start the IR Monitor: click Start, then Infrared. This activates the
connection between two IrDA-compatible infrared ports.
Under the Options tab, the box Enable Infrared Communications should
be checked. (For more information about the Infrared Monitor, see its
online Help.)
To see the status of the Ir Monitor or to change its settings, double-click
the Ir Monitor icon in the taskbar.
You can also view all port information in HP User Tools, Information,
Resource Allocation.
Hint
If you put a shortcut to the Ir Monitor in
Windows\StartMenu\Programs\Startup, then the infrared link is restarted
whenever Windows 95 reboots.

To print on an infrared printer

1. To connect to an infrared (IrDA-compatible) printer, install the correct
printer driver and set the OmniBook printer port to be the infrared printer
port, LPT3. See
2. Align the infrared ports as described above.
3. Turn on the Ir Monitor as described above. You can print to an infrared
printer only while Windows and the Infrared Monitor are running.
4. Print from your application as you normally would.

To disable infrared printing

Clear the Enable Infrared Communication box under the Options tab
(Infrared Monitor).

Linking Computers

Using a Direct Connection

"To install a printer".
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