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IrDA 1.0 has the same maximum data transfer rate of the serial port, 115 Kb per
second.
☞Remember that infrared communication usually requires system resources
that are used by the serial port. On most computers you will have to disable
the serial port and enable the infrared port for infrared communication to
work and reverse these settings if you wish to use your serial port again.
☞IrDA is not currently supported in the WINDOWS NT 4.0 environment.
To determine if your computer supports an infrared connection:
1Click the right mouse button on the My Computer icon on your computer’s
desktop.
2Click on Properties in the pop-up menu.
3Click the Device Manager tab.
4Verify that an “Infrared Devices” entry exists.
5Double click on Infrared Devices.
6Verify that the “Infrared port on laptops or desktop” is present.
7On your computer, click Start ➔ Settings ➔ Control Panel .
8Verify that the Infrared icon is present.
9Double-click the Infrared icon.
10Click the Options tab.
11Verify that the “Enable infrared communication on Com X” and “Search for
and provide status for device in range” checkboxes are selected.
12Verify that you have an internal or external IrDA transceiver connected to
your computer. Check your computer hardware manual for information on
the IrDA transceiver location.
☞If you are using the camera’s infrared transceiver to connect to the
computer, and the camera automatically turns off because of inactivity, you
need to press the camera’s POWER button to turn the camera back on.