NEC VersaDayLite, User Manual

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6-8 Communicating with Your NEC Versa
IR transfer speed ranges from 9.6 Kbit/sec to 4.0 Mbit/sec. Follow these steps to choose
the IR transfer speed:
1.
Go to Start, Settings, Control Panel and double click the Wireless Link icon and
select the Hardware tab.
Note
The IR port must be enabled in BIOS in order to see the wireless link
connection.
2.
Select the Infrared controller from the Device list and click the Properties tab.
3.
Select the Advanced tab and choose a value for the MaxConnectRate property.
Choose a transfer speed compatible with the receiving device.
4.
Click the OK button to save the changes.
Your NEC Versa notebook ships with the IR port disabled.
Before using the IR port for the first time, you must enable the device. See detailed
instructions in the section that follows.
Enabling/Disabling the IR Port in Windows 2000
The IR port on your NEC Versa notebook ships set to off. When the IR port is enabled
in BIOS, an icon appears on the taskbar and provides access to the system’s infrared
utility. If for any reason you want to enable (or disable) the IR port to reassign system
resources, refer to the following procedure.
Note
To increase battery life, disable the IR port if you won’t be using it.
Follows these steps to enable/disable the IR port in Windows 2000.
1.
Go to Start, Setting, Control Panel, and double click the Wireless Link icon.
2.
Select the Hardware tab and click the Properties button.
3.
Select (or deselect) ‘Use the device (enable)’ in the device usage section of the
window.
4.
Click OK, then click OK again to close the Wireless Link window.
Using the IR Port
Follow these guidelines when using the IR port to communicate with another infrared
device.