HP Pavilion n5000 - Notebook PC Reference Manual page 74

Making Connections
Connecting External Components
To set up the infrared connection
Your notebook provides one IR port located on the rear panel. The IR port provides
wireless, serial communication between your computer and other IR-equipped devices
such as printers and other computers.
= Line up the notebook's IR port and the other IR port in as straight a line as possible.
The two ports should be no more than one meter apart, with no obstructions in
between. Noise from nearby equipment can cause transmission errors.
= To check the status of communications in Windows 98, go to Infrared Monitor. To
check the status of communications in Windows 2000 and Windows ME, go to
Wireless Link. You can find both under Start, Settings, Control Panel. If infrared
communication is not enabled, you can enable it here; consult help in the application.
To print to an infrared printer
With Windows 2000 or Windows ME, when you align the IR ports of the computer and
the printer, the appropriate drivers are loaded automatically. Follow the onscreen
directions, and you can proceed to print.
With Windows 98, you must install the printer driver and assign it to the notebook's
Infrared Printing (LPT) port, which is usually assigned to LPT3. Click Start, Settings,
Printers, Add Printer, and follow the onscreen directions.
If you have already assigned a printer to the parallel port, you can assign the same printer
to the infrared port by adding another printer. Windows will keep the same printer driver,
and you can then also assign it to the infrared port.
You can print from your applications to an infrared printer in the same way as you would
to a printer connected to the parallel port. Set the infrared printer as your default printer—
or select it when you print from within the application. Be sure the computer and printer
IR ports are properly aligned.
To transfer files with an infrared connection
To transfer files through the IR port, right-click on the name or icon of the file you want
to transfer and click Send To, Infrared Recipient. In Windows 2000 and Windows ME,
"Infrared Recipient" appears only when the computer is aligned with another IR device
and detects it.
For higher-performance file transfer, you can also use the Direct Cable Connection
software built into Windows 98, or the Wireless Link software built into Windows 2000
and Windows ME.
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