Alphasmart AS 2000 Operation & User’s Manual

1, 1 AlphaBeam for PC Description AlphaBeam™ is a software application you install on your computer that lets you beam text from your IR-capable AlphaSmart device to an IR-capable computer. AlphaBeam sends text using industry-standard infrared (IrDA®) communications. This document descr…

2, 2 Installing AlphaBeam AlphaBeam is available as a download from the AlphaSmart web site, as an application on its own CD, or as a supplemental application on various other AlphaSmart product CDs. For serial IR pod users To install AlphaBeam with a serial IR pod from AlphaSmart: 1. …

3, 3 For USB IR pod users Warning! Do not plug the USB IR pod into your computer before you install AlphaBeam on your computer. Wait until the installation finishes and you restart your computer before plugging the USB IR pod into a USB port on your computer. To install AlphaBeam with a…

4, Alphasmart AS 2000 4 4. On your computer, open the file to which you want to send the text (it can be a new file or a file that already has content), and place your cursor where you want the text to begin. This should be the last thing you do before going to step 5. This ensures your application …

5, 5 4. Double-click Add a new device, then select Select hardware from a list and click Next. 5. Select Infrared Devices from the list of hardware types. 6. Select ACTiSYS from the list of Manufacturers, then select the ACTiSYS IR-220L Serial Infrared Device. 7. Click Next to accept the default set…

6, 6 Infrared troubleshooting for AlphaBeam This section describes special steps for those using a serial IR pod on Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, or XP. (Windows Me is not compatible with the serial IR pod.) Test circle testing my COM port doesn’t turn red. If you chose a typical installation…