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Expanding the OmniBook
Connecting Devices
To enable the Fn keys
If you’ve connected an external keyboard, you need to enable the external Fn keys.
1.Press Fn+F2 to start the SCU.
2.From the Input/Output menu, select External Devices.
3.Check Enable External Fn Key.
To access the Fn key on your external keyboard, use Ctrl+Alt. For example, to access Fn+F2, press Ctrl+Alt+F2.
To connect a serial device
The OmniBook
To view or change serial port assignments
You can see and change the serial communications port names (COM1, COM2, COM3, and COM4) assigned to the serial port and infrared port.
1.Save any open
2.Press Fn+F2 to enter the System Configuration utility.
3.Use the Input/Output menu COM Ports command to change the COM names for the serial port and the physical infrared port (normally COM1 and COM2). PCMCIA
4.Exit the utility without
5.If you changed the port assignments, you must reboot the OmniBook to make the new assignments active.