Infrared connection
With infrared, you can transfer data such as business
cards, calendar notes, and media files with a compatible
device. See also ‘Modem’, p. 98.
Do not point the infrared (IR) beam at anyone's eye or
allow it to interfere with other IR devices. This device is a
Class 1 laser product.
Connections
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Send and receive data using infrared
1
Make sure that the infrared ports of the sending and
receiving devices are pointing at each other, and that
there are no obstructions between the devices. The
preferable distance between the two devices is up to 1
meter (3 feet).
2
The user of the receiving device activates the infrared
port.
To activate the infrared port of your device to receive
data through infrared, press
, and select
Tools
>
Infrared
.
3
The user of the sending device selects the desired
infrared function to start the data transfer.
To send data through infrared, locate the desired file in
an application or the file manager, and select
Options
>
Send
>
Via infrared
.
If data transfer is not started within 1 minute after the
activation of the infrared port, the connection is cancelled
and must be started again.
All items received through infrared are placed in the
Inbox
folder in
Messaging
. New infrared messages are indicated
by .
When
blinks, your device is trying to connect to the
other device or a connection has been lost.
When
is shown continuously, the infrared
connection is active, and your device is ready to send and
receive data using its infrared port.