HP e500s manual Solving Infrared Problems Possible Cause Solution

Solving Infrared Problems Continued

Problem	Possible Cause	Solution
Cannot transmit	Direct sunlight,	Remove the interfering
data	fluorescent light, or	light source(s).
	flashing incandescent
	light is close to the
	infrared connection.
	There is interference	Keep remote control
	from other wireless	devices such as wireless
	devices.	headphones and other
		audio devices away from
		the infrared connections.
	There is a physical	Do not place objects
	obstruction	between the two devices
		if the objects will
		interfere with a line-of-
		sight data transmission.
	One of the devices	Do not move either
	was moved during	device during data
	data transmission.	transmission.
	The units are	Adjust the devices so
	orientated incorrectly.	that they point directly at
		one another.
	The distance between	Verify that the devices
	the devices is too	are not more than 1.5
	great.	feet (about 0.5 meters)
		apart.
Infrared port does	Direct sunlight,	Remove the interfering
not work	fluorescent light, or	light source(s).
	flashing incandescent
	light is close to the
	infrared connection.
	There is interference	Keep remote control
	from other wireless	devices such as wireless
	devices.	headphones and other
		audio devices away from
		the infrared connections.

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