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    How to ue the infrared feature to receive files on the DV7?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by lengendnr, Mar 12, 2009.

  1. lengendnr

    lengendnr Notebook Geek

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    Hi, I tried to beam a file(less than 50kb) from my handphone. I aligned the phone's IR port and the DV7's IR port(just beside the microphone jack).. But I get no response from the DV7..

    How to activate it? Thanks..
     
    lengendnr, Mar 12, 2009
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  2. TonyZ

    TonyZ Notebook Evangelist

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    I believe the infrared on these HP notebooks are just for the media remote control and not for file transfers. I'm not entirely sure as I have not tried using it for file transfer on my HP's port, but there is no software for it, so I guess it is just for the remote?
     
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  3. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    You need a software that is compatible with the dv7 IR port/drivers.

    If your handphone comes with software then try installing that.
     
    flipfire, Mar 13, 2009
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  4. lengendnr

    lengendnr Notebook Geek

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    Been a year since the DV7 is released..
    No one bother about the infrared port, whether it can receive files or send out files.. Infrared is soooo slow for big files(this I know)..

    I must still be living in the dark old age of MS-DOS..
     
    lengendnr, Mar 13, 2009
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  5. j-dogg

    j-dogg Notebook Evangelist

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    the ir ports has been on there laptops for more than a year, no one bothers with them because of bluetooth, most cell phones have it and its real fast.
     
    j-dogg, Mar 14, 2009
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