Uwatec Aladin Prime IrDA issues?

Intersting note. After canceling the first install my attempt to reinstall
came up with no ports to pick. Oh well, it's working on the wife's laptop
so I can get all the dives downloaded.


"Lee Bell" <pleebell2@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> bullshark wrote
>
>> Try com3, if that doesn't work, try com4.
>
> . . . and make sure you don't have something else using the same port. In
> particular, watch out for PDAs. My Palm powered Garmin PDA/GPS software
> loads when the computer boots and takes control of the Com port my
> computer uses to communicate with external devices. To download my
> Citizen HA, I had to manually close the Hotsync software.
>
> Lee
>

Intersting note. After canceling the first install my attempt to reinstall
came up with no ports to pick. Oh well, it's working on the wife's laptop
so I can get all the dives downloaded.


"Lee Bell" <pleebell2@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:T6frg.19183$7K2.18666@bignews2.bellsouth.net. ..
> bullshark wrote
>
>> Try com3, if that doesn't work, try com4.
>
> . . . and make sure you don't have something else using the same port. In
> particular, watch out for PDAs. My Palm powered Garmin PDA/GPS software
> loads when the computer boots and takes control of the Com port my
> computer uses to communicate with external devices. To download my
> Citizen HA, I had to manually close the Hotsync software.
>
> Lee
>

Anyone else have problems with getting the IrDA to work with XP Home? When
I install I get the option of COM3 or 4, not 1 or 2.

Don't you see an "Auto" option?

I can't get DataTalk to work at all but have no problems with DataTrak.


"Chuck" <PANTS_thresher2@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Anyone else have problems with getting the IrDA to work with XP Home?
> When I install I get the option of COM3 or 4, not 1 or 2.
>

Auto option in the SmartTrak software on when installing the IrDA?

"ben bradlee" <NoWay@Way.Bite.Me> wrote in message
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> Don't you see an "Auto" option?
>
> I can't get DataTalk to work at all but have no problems with DataTrak.
>
>
> "Chuck" <PANTS_thresher2@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:zNwqg.2907$cd3.2414@newsread3.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>> Anyone else have problems with getting the IrDA to work with XP Home?
>> When I install I get the option of COM3 or 4, not 1 or 2.
>>
>
>

bullshark wrote:
> Chuck wrote:

> > Anyone else have problems with getting the IrDA to work with XP Home?
> >When I install I get the option of COM3 or 4, not 1 or 2.

Ahhh. I see. It's the old "I'm taking PC advice from a Scuba Company"
trick. No doubt you are using Uwatecs IrDA installation guide? Screw
that, it's useless. It has nothing
to do with their software, and everything to do with their original
intent of selling
IrDA devices.

Your hardware came with instructions. Follow that. If the IrDA hardware
is installed, Smart Trak will open it.

Meanwhile, the comp port question is not that hard to figure, supposing
that your
hardware is the same as the (incredibly limited) suggestion in the
Uwatec guide:

Try com3, if that doesn't work, try com4.

bullshark

bullshark wrote

> Try com3, if that doesn't work, try com4.

.. . . and make sure you don't have something else using the same port. In
particular, watch out for PDAs. My Palm powered Garmin PDA/GPS software
loads when the computer boots and takes control of the Com port my computer
uses to communicate with external devices. To download my Citizen HA, I had
to manually close the Hotsync software.

Lee

Intersting note. After canceling the first install my attempt to reinstall
came up with no ports to pick. Oh well, it's working on the wife's laptop
so I can get all the dives downloaded.


"Lee Bell" <pleebell2@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:T6frg.19183$7K2.18666@bignews2.bellsouth.net. ..
> bullshark wrote
>
>> Try com3, if that doesn't work, try com4.
>
> . . . and make sure you don't have something else using the same port. In
> particular, watch out for PDAs. My Palm powered Garmin PDA/GPS software
> loads when the computer boots and takes control of the Com port my
> computer uses to communicate with external devices. To download my
> Citizen HA, I had to manually close the Hotsync software.
>
> Lee
>