6-10 Communicating with Your NEC Versa
Enabling the IR Port
The IR port on your NEC Versa FX computer ships disabled. When you use your
system for the first time, the infrared icon on the right side of the taskbar displays with
an “x.” When you move the cursor over the infrared icon, the pop-up displays “Infrared
disabled.”
Follow these steps to enable the IR port.
1.
Right click the infrared icon, choose Enable Infrared Communication, highlight
Open to open the Infrared Monitor window, or go to Start, Settings, Control Panel,
and double click the infrared icon.
2.
Select the Options tab and place a check in the box labeled “Enable infrared
communication.”
3.
Click Apply, then click OK to close the Infrared Monitor window.
Using the IR Port
Follow these guidelines when using the IR port to communicate with another infrared
device.
!
Position the NEC Versa FX no more than three feet away from the IR peripheral
device you are using.
!
Make sure that there is no greater than a 30º angle between the computer and the
device.
