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Chapter 8 | Troubleshooting | 147 Connection is unreliable • Make sure the modem is firmly seated and connected to both your HP Jornada and the telephone jack. • Disable call waiting. On the Start menu, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click the Dialing icon. Select Disable call waiting by dialing and enter the disable code specified by your telephone company. Network connection is not listed in the ActiveSync dialog box • Close the dialog box, wait a few minutes, and try again. • Reset your HP Jornada. (See the Resetting section in this chapter.) Infrared transfer between Windows CE-based devices If you are unable to transfer information between Windows CE-based devices by infrared, try the following. • Transfer only one file, or no more than 25 contact cards, at a time. • Position the infrared ports so that they line up and are less than 1 meter (3 feet) but more than 5 centimeters (2 inches) apart. • Make sure nothing is blocking the path between the two infrared ports. • Adjust the room lighting. Some types of lighting inter- fere with infrared communication. Try moving to a different location or turning off some lights. Chapter8.p65 0108 147 2/4/99, 4:14 PM

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Chapter 8
|
Troubleshooting
|
147
Connection is unreliable
Make sure the modem is firmly seated and connected to
both your HP Jornada and the telephone jack.
Disable call waiting. On the
Start
menu, point to
Settings
, click
Control Panel
, and then double-click
the Dialing icon. Select
Disable call waiting by
dialing
and enter the disable code specified by your
telephone company.
Network connection is not listed
in the ActiveSync dialog box
Close the dialog box, wait a few minutes, and try again.
Reset your HP Jornada. (See the
Resetting
section in
this chapter.)
Infrared transfer between Windows CE–based
devices
If you are unable to transfer information between
Windows˚CE–based devices by infrared, try the following.
Transfer only one file, or no more than 25 contact cards,
at a time.
Position the infrared ports so that they line up and are
less than 1˚meter (3˚feet) but more than 5˚centimeters
(2˚inches) apart.
Make sure nothing is blocking the path between the two
infrared ports.
Adjust the room lighting. Some types of lighting inter-
fere with infrared communication. Try moving to a
different location or turning off some lights.
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