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9.7Chapter 9 Using HotSync
®
Operations
To check if your Windows computer supports infrared communication:
1. Click
Start in the Windows taskbar.
2. Choose
Settings, and then choose Control Panel.
3. In the Control Panel look for the infrared icon.
If the icon is there, your computer is enabled for infrared communication. If it isn’t there, you need to install an infrared driver.
After you install the infrared driver or determine that the infrared driver is already installed, check the ports used by your
computer for infrared communication.
To determine the ports used for infrared communication:
1. In the Windows taskbar click
Start, choose Settings, and then choose Control Panel.
2. Double-click Infrared
.
3. Click the
Options tab.
4. Select Enable infrared communication
.
The COM port displayed in the drop-down box is the port where your infrared device is attached. It should be differ
-
ent from any port used by the HotSync
®
Manager.
5. Make a note of which port is listed as “Providing application support.” You need this information to configure the
HotSync Manager for infrared communication. This port is the simulated port. It is the channel through which the
actual infrared communication takes place between your computer and your handheld.
6. Deselect all other check boxes in the Options tab.
7. Click
Apply, then click OK.
Configuring
HotSync Manager for Infrared Communication
Next you need to go to the HotSync Manager and specify that the infrared port should be used for the HotSync operation.
To configure HotSync Manager for infrared communication:
1. Click the
HotSync Manager icon in the Windows system tray.
2. Make sure
Local is checked on the menu.
3. Choose
Setup.
4. Click the
Local tab.
5. In the Serial Port drop-down box, select the COM port that was given as
the simulated port in the Options tab of the Infrared Monitor.
6. Click OK.
NOTE: You cannot use your cradle again until you reconfigure the
HotSync Manager to communicate with the port defined for cradle
synchronization.
HotSync
®
Operations: Via an IR Port