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Preparing your personal computer
for infrared communication
Before you can perform a HotSync operation using the IR port, the
computer with which you want to synchronize must fulfill these
requirements:
■Your personalco mputer must support the IrCOMM
implementation of the IrDA standards.
■Yourpersonal computer must have an enabl ed infrared port that’s
built into it or have an enabled infrared device attached to it.
Desktopcomputers are likely to require an infrared device attached to
aphysical COM port. Laptops are likely to have a built-in IR port, so
no external device is necessary. Your computer must also have an
installedi nfrared driver.
Checkyour personal computer’s documentation to learn if the
computer supports infraredcomm unication. Ifyour computer is a
MacintoshG3, or uses Microsoft Windows 98, infrared
communication is built into the operating system. Some versions of
theMacintosh iMac also have built-in infrared communication.
Thefollowing proc edure explains how to find out if your Windows 95
computer hasa ninfrared driver installed.
Tocheck if your Windows 95 computer s upports infrared communication:
1. In the Windows taskbar, click Start.
2. Choose Settings, and then choose Control Panel.
3. Inth e Control Panel, look for the Infrared icon.
Iftheiconisthere,yourcomputerisenabledforinfrared
communication. If the icon does not appear, you need to install an
infrared driver.
Note: If you have an external infrared device attached to your
computer, a driver is probably included with the device.
Consult the documentation included with the device for
information on installing the required driver.