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KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE™ DC220/DC260 Zoom Camera
Infrared transceiver

Infrared is invisible light that the camera uses to transfer pictures through the air without cables or wires. Like your television remote, the camera requires a clear line of sight between its infrared transceiver and the infrared port on the computer.

IrDA (Infrared Data Association) compliant devices use both a transmitting mode and a receiving mode which allows these devices to acknowledge the information was received, generate responses, and even automatically detect the presence of another infrared device.

IrDA 1.0 has the same maximum data transfer rate of the serial port, 115 Kb per second.

Note: Remember that infrared communication usually requires system resources that are used by the serial port. On most computers you will have to disable the serial port and enable the infrared port for infrared communication to work and reverse these settings if you wish to use your serial port again.

Note: IrDA is not currently supported in the WINDOWS NT 4.0 environment.

To determine if your computer supports an infrared connection:

1. Click the right mouse button on the My Computer icon on your computer's desktop.
2. Click on Properties in the pop-up menu.
3. Click the Device Manager tab.
4. Verify that an "Infrared Devices" entry exists.
5. Double click on Infrared Devices.
6. Verify that the "Infrared port on laptops or desktop" is present.
7. On your computer, click Start > Settings > Control Panel.
8. Verify that the Infrared icon is present.
9. Double-click the Infrared icon.
10. Click the Options tab.
11. Verify that the "Enable infrared communication on Com X" and "Search for and provide status for device in range" checkboxes are selected.
12. Verify that you have an internal or external IrDA transceiver connected to your computer. Check your computer hardware manual for information on the IrDA transceiver location.

    Note: If you are using the camera's infrared transceiver to connect to the computer, and the camera automatically turns off because of inactivity, you need to press the camera's POWER button to turn the camera back on.

Connecting via an infrared transceiver

Your camera automatically detects when a compatible infrared device is present.

1. Place the camera facing the computer's infrared transceiver.

   

   When the two infrared ports establish contact, the PC emits a beep.

   Note: While in the Review mode, you can transfer pictures from one camera to another using an infrared connection. Refer to Copying marked pictures from camera to camera.

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