Dell Inspiron 8500 - Manual (Page 148)

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Changing Printer Modes
Set the Parallel Mode option according to the type of printer or device
connected to the parallel connector. To determine the correct mode to use,
see the documentation that came with the device.
Setting Parallel Mode to Disabled disables the parallel port and the port’s
LPT address, freeing computer resources for another device to use.
Changing COM Ports
Serial Port allows you to map the serial port COM address or disable the
serial port and its address, freeing computer resources for another device to
use.
Enabling the Infrared Sensor
1 Enter the system setup program:
a Turn on your computer.
b Press when the DELL™ logo appears.
2 Press until you locate Infrared Data Port under Basic
Device Configuration.
NOTE: Ensure that the
COM port that you select
is different from the COM
port assigned to the serial
connector.
3 Press the down-arrow key to select the Infrared Data Port setting, and
press the right-arrow key to change the setting to a COM port.
4 Press the down-arrow key to select the Infrared Mode setting, and
press the right-arrow key to change the setting to Fast IR or Slow IR.
It is recommended that you use Fast IR. If the infrared device cannot
communicate with your computer, shut down the computer and
repeat steps 1 through 5 to change the setting to Slow IR.
5 Press and then click Yes to save the changes and exit the system
setup program. If you are prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.
6 Follow the instructions on the screen.
7 After the infrared sensor has been enabled, click Yes to restart the
computer.
NOTE: If neither Fast IR
nor Slow IR work,
contact the infrared
device manufacturer.
After you enable the infrared sensor, you can use it to establish a link to an
infrared device. To set up and use an infrared device, see the infrared device
documentation and the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Help and Support Center.