Beaming is a settings application that allows the user to set-up the device to
receive and send data via an integrated infra-red (IR) port.
Features
Hardware
Devices fitted with an infra-red port may use infra-red communications (IR) or "beaming" to transmit and receive data with other devices, desktop computers or printers etc.. which have IR capability. There are a number of different IR protocols and in order for the transmission to succeed a protocol must be used that matches that expected by the other device.
Send/Receive Data in Various Formats
With this feature the protocol to be used for IR beaming may be changed
from Qtopia's standard protocol (Object Exchange or OBEX) to another IR
protocol that suits the target device for the transmission.
Protocols which may be selected are:
Standard
Palm OS
quoted ASCII.
Activate or Deactivate the IR Port
For convenience of different types of beaming usage it is possible for
the IR capability to be:
enabled indefinitely
enabled in a one-shot mode
set to turn off automatically after 5 minutes.
The last two modes have the advantage that the user does not need to remember
to deactivate IR beaming after the transmissions have been completed.
Note: If the IR function is left on, more power may be used by
the device and undesired interactions with IR capable devices may take
place. It is therefore recommended that it be turned off when not needed.
The user is able to:
Select "Off" to deactivate the IR port. (Used if the IR port has been set to "On" using the next option).
Select "On" to activate the IR port and have it remain on until turned off (caution: see Note above).
Activate the IR port and automatically deactivate after 5 minutes (delay fixed, not user configurable).
Activate the IR port and automatically deactivate after transmitting one item.
