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AcID ZeR0
Joined: Nov 27, 2003
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Hi everyone sorry if this has already been posted I'm a total newb!
I've got a laptop with a standard IR device on it and I can't seem to activate it.
I've got the device enabled and all that but it says it will display infered activity when a connection is near by but when i wave my phone next to the port it doesn't do anything.
Can someone advice on what I could try to get it working please because it's driving me insane |
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masseur
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From: Sydney, London
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did you also turn IR on your phone on? and are you sure you know where the phone IR port is? which phone is this?
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anish
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Also I don't think you should be waving the phone. Its IR port should be on a straight line with the IR port of your laptop. The IR post is usually like a small glass window
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Ayush
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Yeah there should be a straight line of sight
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AcID ZeR0
Joined: Nov 27, 2003
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Well when I say wave I mean change the place but i do lay the phone down align with the port
I'm using a Ericsson P800
and I even tryed my old Nokia 7650 on it. |
anish
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@Acid Zero
You didn't answer what masseur asked. Did you turn on the IR on the phone? I have no problems connecting the p800 with a laptop. You can turn it on by going to Applications>control panel> Connections (tab on the bottom) >Infrared> and select PC connect and ON as well
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AcID ZeR0
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Sorry I forgot to add that, yes it's defenatly selected I think it must be some setting on the IR itself but i unno what. |
wrath000
Joined: May 14, 2003
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From: Norway
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On a lot of older laptops (and some newer ones too), you need to enable IR in BIOS
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"Hacker"
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I think that the laptops IR is working continuous.You have only to turn on the phones IR and to bring it near to the IR port on the laptop.
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russdaplaya
Joined: Aug 19, 2003
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What about the laptops IR Port settings, don't they have to be changed to the same speed as what the phone is capable of? |
wrath000
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Speaking from experience with my old laptop. The IR was disabled in BIOS by default. Before I could use IR, I had to first turn it on in BIOS.
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As for speed, the default always worked for me (note that I neither use nor have IR any more, so I can only talk from past experience). Can always try changing it to 9600 to see if it works.
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ESTOR
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The IR adapter is supposed to speed adjust... |
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Posted: 2003-11-27 17:18
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