HP m700 manual Solving Infrared Problems

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Solving Infrared Problems Continued

Problem

Possible Cause

Solution

Cannot transmit

Direct sunlight,

Remove the interfering light

data.

fluorescent light,

source(s).

 

or flashing

 

 

 

incandescent light

 

 

 

is close to the

 

 

 

infrared connections.

 

 

 

There is interference

Keep remote control units

 

from other wireless

such as wireless

 

devices.

headphones and other audio

 

 

devices away from the

 

 

infrared connections.

 

 

There is a physical

Do not place objects that will

 

obstruction in the way.

interfere with a line-of-sight

 

 

data transmission between

 

 

the two units.

One of the units was moved during data transmission.

Do not move either unit during data transmission.

 

The orientation of the

Adjust the devices so that

 

units is wrong.

the IR ports point directly at

 

 

each other.

 

The distance between

Verify that devices are not

 

the units is too great.

more than 1.5 feet (0.5

 

 

meter) apart.

Infrared port

Direct sunlight,

Remove the interfering light

doesn’t work.

fluorescent light,

source(s).

 

or flashing

 

 

incandescent light

 

 

is close to the

 

 

infrared connections.

 

 

There is interference

Keep remote control units

 

from other wireless

such as wireless

 

devices.

headphones and other audio

 

 

devices away from the

 

 

infrared connections.

 

Computer is in

Press the suspend button.

 

Standby (Windows

 

 

2000 Professional

 

 

only)

 

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