IBM THINKPAD S05L-1270-01 Instruction Manual

Communicating with the Infrared Port
Using the Infrared Communication Feature
To install the infrared device driver:
Chapter 7 .
To use TranXit (an infrared
application):
Page 15.
Your computer is equipped with an infrared (IR) communication
feature that allows point-to-point communication. The computer has
two infrared ports, one in the front of the computer below the hard
disk drive compartment and another on the rear of the computer.
The infrared feature supports the following three modes:
ThinkPad mode (IrDA High Speed extension, up to 1.15
megabits per second data transfer).
Use this mode when communicating with another 755 or 760
series ThinkPad computer with an infrared port or other
systems supporting ThinkPad mode.
Generic (IrDA 1.0, up to 115 kilobits per second data transfer
through a COM port).
Use this mode when communicating with generic infrared
communication device, such as Hewlett-Packard
**
100LX,
200LX, Omnibook, Mind Path Remote Control IR55 F/X, or
others.
Sharp
**
(ASK) (9600 bits per second data transfer through a
COM port).
Use this mode when communicating with the Sharp Wizard
**
or other systems with infrared ports supporting Sharp mode.
To communicate between your computer and another computer, you
need to run the same communication application on both computers.
Refer to the application manuals for more information.
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IBM ThinkPad 760E, 760ED, or 760EL User's Guide

IBM THINKPAD S05L-1270-01 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	THINKPAD S05L-1270-01
Category	Laptop
Language	English