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10-2 Using the Infrared Port
Writer: Carey Gregg Project: Comments: 113733-001
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COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED
Configuring the Infrared Port
As you set up your infrared software, the following information may be helpful.
■ The infrared port default settings are: Port, COM3; address, 3; Interrupt
Request (IRQ), 3.
■ If you use Direct Cable Connection and the utility asks you to choose a
port for the infrared connection, you can select Serial Cable on COM5
or, if the computer is running a preinstalled Windows 95 or Windows 98
operating system, Parallel Cable on LPT3.
Enabling the Infrared Port
In Windows 95 the infrared port must be enabled each time the computer is
turned on or restarted. To enable the infrared port, select
StartÅSettingsÅControl PanelÅInfrared.
In Windows 98 the infrared port is enabled by default each time the computer
starts up.
■ When the infrared port is enabled, the infrared icon appears on
the taskbar and Infrared Monitor search is enabled by default.
■ While the Infrared Monitor search is enabled
❏ You can establish an infrared link.
❏ The system cannot initiate Suspend (Standby). User-initiated
Suspend (Standby) is not affected.
■ When the Infrared Monitor search is disabled
❏ Power is conserved.
❏ You cannot establish an infrared link.
❏ The system can initiate Suspend (Standby).