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Information about the computer Infrared Port.

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Infrared Port ABCs
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INFRARED PORT ABCs

Infrared was discovered in the early 1800's by Sir William Hershel. He discovered upon moving a thermometer across the spectrum of colors that the heat would increase towards red. As he continued to move the temometer past the red the heating continued to rise. This area is what we call Infrared, or also known as "Below Red".

The Infrared port today or also commonly refereed to as the IRDA (Infrared Data Association) is a port much like what you would find on your TV/VCR remote. This port allows two computers or a computer and a device to communicate amongst each other without the use of wires.

INFRARED DEVICES

Below is a listing of known Infrared devices available to end-users:

IRDA Adapters
Keyboard
Mouse
PDA
Printer
Computer Remotes
Network Solutions

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TROUBLESHOOTING

General Troubleshooting
Windows 98 Troubleshooting

GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING

- Before beginning to trouble shoot the Infrared port, always ensure that you have the Infrared device enabled in CMOS.
- Ensure that the Infrared port is correctly aligned, pointing directly at each other and are no further than one foot.
- If the device trying to connect to the computer IR port uses batteries, ensure they are working properly.
- Ensure no other Infrared devices are located in the same area. Some devices such as TV / VCR remotes or other Infrared devices can cause problems with the Infrared port on your computer.
- If you are attempting to install another Infrared device, ensure that the original Infrared device is completely uninstalled.
- Do not suspend (Power Management) the computer while using Infrared or during the time that it is active.

Verify you are using the correct port:

If your are not using the correct Communication Port, the Infrared port will not work properly or at all. To test the available ports:

- Place the Infrared device near the Infrared port.
- Click Start / Settings / Control Panel / double-click on Infrared / Click on Options / Choose another COM port that is not currently being used.
- Test the Infrared device to determine if the issue is resolved; if not, repeat the above steps to see if the device will work on any other available Communications port.

Connection is established slow:

To increase the speed of your connection:

Click Start / Settings / Control Panel / Double-click on Infrared.
Click on the Options tab / Click Speed that is higher than the currently selected speed in the Limit Connections Speed To box / Click ok / and close out of the Control Panel.

Windows98

Receiving the following error message "The recipient device is not ready to receive. Please make sure
Infrared Transfer is enabled on the receiving device."

This error message is usually caused by having the minimum transmission for the Inferred Port device on one computer lower than the transmission speed for the IR device on the other computer.

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