3 feet (1 meter) maximum 2. Start the IR Monitor: click Start, then Infrared. This activates the connection between two IrDA-compatible infrared ports. Under the Options tab, the box Enable Infrared Communications should be checked. (For more information about the Infrared Monitor, see its online Help.) To see the status of the Ir Monitor or to change its settings, double-click the Ir Monitor icon in the taskbar. • You can also view all port information in HP User Tools, Information, Resource Allocation. Hint If you put a shortcut to the Ir Monitor in Windows\StartMenu\Programs\Startup, then the infrared link is restarted whenever Windows 95 reboots. To print on an infrared printer 1.
To connect to an infrared (IrDA-compatible) printer, install the correct printer driver and set the OmniBook printer port to be the infrared printer port, LPT3. See “To install a printer” . 2. Align the infrared ports as described above. 3. Turn on the Ir Monitor as described above. You can print to an infrared printer only while Windows and the Infrared Monitor are running. 4. Print from your application as you normally would. To disable infrared printing • Clear the Enable Infrared Communication box under the Options tab (Infrared Monitor). Linking Computers Using a Direct Connection 31