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    AIR port 1500 Inst allati on an d Refe rence Guide Part Numb er: 510832-00, Re v. B Print Spec Numbe r: 49 3577 -0 0 Current Da te : 5/16/95 ECN Date: 5/2 3 / 95 R Installation a nd Refere nce G uide AIRport 15 0 0 Model Number: AP A-9315 External I nfrared Adap ter[...]

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    1 AIRport 1500 I nstall ation and Referenc e Guide Pa rt Num ber: 51 0832 -00 , Rev . B Print Spec Number : 4 9357 7- 00 Current Date: 5/16/95 ECN Da t e : 5/23/95 AIRport 1500 Feature s The AIRpo rt ™ 1500 external infrar ed adap ter allo ws you to easil y t rans fer fi les betw een a desktop co m- puter and a por table com puter w ith a bu ilt-[...]

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    2 AIRport 1500 I nstall ation and Referenc e Guide Pa rt Num ber: 51 0832 -00 , Rev . B Print Spec Number : 4 9357 7- 00 Current Date: 5/16/95 ECN Da t e : 5/23/95 Ins talling AIRpo rt 1500 1 L ocate a COM (se ria l) p ort on the ba ck of yo ur PC. M ost COM ports use 9-pin male connec t o rs. Note: If all your PC’ s COM ports ar e already used b[...]

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    3 AIRport 1500 I nstall ation and Referenc e Guide Pa rt Num ber: 51 0832 -00 , Rev . B Print Spec Number : 4 9357 7- 00 Current Date: 5/16/95 ECN Da t e : 5/23/95 cable, as shown in the fol low ing diagram . (See Power Optio ns on page 4 fo r more information.) 4 Place the AIRpo rt 1 5 00 on a har d , flat, level sur- face at least 1 foot away fro[...]

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    4 AIRport 1500 I nstall ation and Referenc e Guide Pa rt Num ber: 51 0832 -00 , Rev . B Print Spec Number : 4 9357 7- 00 Current Date: 5/16/95 ECN Da t e : 5/23/95 Using AIRpo rt 15 00 Software Support AIRpo rt 15 00 r eq uir es file managem ent software that suppor ts infrared data trans fer and the IrD A s t an- dard. This soft ware may have been[...]

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    5 AIRport 1500 I nstall ation and Referenc e Guide Pa rt Num ber: 51 0832 -00 , Rev . B Print Spec Number : 4 9357 7- 00 Current Date: 5/16/95 ECN Da t e : 5/23/95 Positioning for Data T ransfer T ypicall y , you co nnec t an AIRpo rt 1 500 t o your des k- top comput er to enable w ir eles s c o mmu nication w ith a built-in infrared device on a la[...]

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    6 AIRport 1500 I nstall ation and Referenc e Guide Pa rt Num ber: 51 0832 -00 , Rev . B Print Spec Number : 4 9357 7- 00 Current Date: 5/16/95 ECN Da t e : 5/23/95 ■ Be sure t he infrared lenses are point ed directly at each other . ■ Be sure the infrared devices a re 0–1 m et er (0–39.4 inch es) apart wh en using COM port power o r 0–2 m[...]

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    7 AIRport 1500 I nstall ation and Referenc e Guide Pa rt Num ber: 51 0832 -00 , Rev . B Print Spec Number : 4 9357 7- 00 Current Date: 5/16/95 ECN Da t e : 5/23/95 ■ The Adaptec Interacti ve Fax sy stem provides answers to com - mon questio ns, pr od uct li terature, and current i n form ation about Adaptec products and servic es . The Adaptec In[...]