Alphasmart AS 3000 User manual
Beamer SmartApplet®
User’s Guide
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Contents
Chapter 1
Getting Started ...............................................................................1
Starting Beamer ................................................................................... 3
Infrared ports........................................................................................ 3
Thinking about the clipboard.............................................................. 4
Chapter 2
Beaming and Receiving with Beamer ...............................................5
Beaming from one AlphaSmart device to another ........................... 5
Receiving a beamed file on an AlphaSmart device.................... 7
Beaming to and from password-protected files......................... 9
Cancelling a beam on AlphaSmart devices ................................ 9
Beaming AlphaWord Plus files between devices ............................ 10
Beaming from an AlphaSmart device to a Palm OS device ........... 10
Receiving a beamed file on a Palm OS device ......................... 12
Beaming from a Palm OS device to an AlphaSmart device ........... 14
Receiving a beam from a Palm OS device
to an AlphaSmart device............................................................ 16
Additional considerations.......................................................... 18
Chapter 3
Settings .........................................................................................19
Changing Beamer settings ................................................................ 19
Permitting sending from AlphaSmart devices ......................... 20
Warning about overwriting the clipboard................................. 21
Choosing a beaming format for Palm OS devices ................... 21
Requiring a master password .................................................... 22
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Chapter 4
Troubleshooting ............................................................................ 25
Appendix A
Contact Information ...................................................................... 29
Index ........................................................................................... 33
Getting Started 1
Chapter 1
Getting Started
Welcome to the Beamer User’s Guide. Beamer is a SmartApplet® that
runs on IR-capable AlphaSmart devices and takes advantage of the
built-in wireless capabilities of these devices.
Note: Beamer does not run on the Dana family of products from
AlphaSmart® because Palm OS devices (such as Dana and Dana
Wireless) have beaming technology built into many of their
applications.
With Beamer, you can beam data
• Between two AlphaSmart devices (Neos and/or
AlphaSmart 3000s)
• From an AlphaSmart device to a Palm OS device
• From a Palm OS device to an AlphaSmart device
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Using IrDA®technology, you can transfer information in seconds,
without the use of cables, cords, or networks.
The type of information you can beam is described in “Beaming and
Receiving with Beamer” on page 5.
Beaming between two AlphaSmart devices
Beaming from an AlphaSmart device to a Palm OS device
Beaming from a Palm OS device to an AlphaSmart device
Getting Started 3
Starting Beamer
Starting Beamer
This section assumes you have correctly installed Beamer on your
AlphaSmart device. Complete instructions for installing Beamer on
your computer and your AlphaSmart device can be found in the
SmartApplet Installation Guide included in your package.
To start Beamer:
1. Press on/off on your AlphaSmart device, then press applets. The
SmartApplets menu appears.
2. Use the arrow keys to scroll down and select Beamer from the
menu, then press enter.
From here, you beam data, receive data, or change Beamer settings,
all of which are described in the following chapters.
Infrared ports
Obviously you need devices with infrared capabilities to use Beamer.
Where the infrared port is on each device might not be so obvious.
Before you try the tasks described in the rest of this manual, take a
moment to locate the infrared ports on the devices you’re using.
You’ll need to know where they are to ensure the devices are correctly
pointing at each other when you’re beaming.
On AlphaSmart products, the infrared port is located along the top
edge of the device. On Palm OS devices, the port may be located
along the side or top. Consult the documentation that accompanied
your product for more information.
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Thinking about the clipboard
Thinking about the clipboard
Before you begin beaming files back and forth, one thing you should
think about is whether you routinely want to overwrite data you’ve
copied to the clipboard.
AlphaSmart devices have a built-in clipboard, like most computers.
The clipboard is a place where you temporarily store data to reuse in
another area. When you use cut, copy, or paste commands, you’re
placing text on (or taking text from) the clipboard.
Beamer uses the clipboard to receive beamed data before placing it
into a SmartApplet such as AlphaWord™ or AlphaWord Plus. You
can set Beamer to warn you each time if you have data on the
clipboard before receiving a beam. (In fact, this is Beamer’s default
behavior.) This gives you a chance to save the data on the clipboard
in another file before you agree to receive the beam.
On the flip side, if you’re beaming frequently, you might not want to
be warned about clipboard data each time. In this case, you would
turn this setting off.
Complete information about Beamer settings is described in
“Settings” on page 19.
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Chapter 2
Beaming and Receiving
with Beamer
This chapter explains how to use Beamer to beam between various
devices:
• Between AlphaSmart devices (Neos and/or AlphaSmart 3000s)
• Between AlphaSmart devices running AlphaWord Plus (using a
keyboard shortcut)
• From an AlphaSmart device to a Palm OS device
• From a Palm OS device to an AlphaSmart device
Beaming from one AlphaSmart device
to another
You can beam AlphaWord or AlphaWord Plus files between two
AlphaSmart devices as long as both devices have infrared ports and
are within three feet of each other.
Important: If the receiving device is a brand new device running
AlphaWord Plus, or is a device that has AlphaWord Plus newly
installed on it, you need to perform an important step before you use
Beamer for the very first time. Make sure to turn on the device and
start AlphaWord Plus before starting Beamer. Doing so ensures that
AlphaWord Plus “initializes,” meaning that it sets itself up to receive
beamed files correctly. You only need to initialize the device once.
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Beaming from one AlphaSmart device to another
To beam an AlphaWord or AlphaWord Plus file between
AlphaSmart devices:
1. Make sure you know which AlphaWord or AlphaWord Plus file
contains the data you want to send.
2. Turn on both AlphaSmart devices by pressing on/off on each
device.
3. On both devices, press applets to view the SmartApplets menu.
4. On both devices, use the arrow keys to scroll and select Beamer
from the list, then press enter. The Beamer screen appears.
5. On the device from which you want to beam, select Send. Files
that contain data appear in a list.
6. Select the file you want to send by doing one of the following:
•Using the arrow keys, scroll the list of files to select the one
you want, then press enter.
•Press the appropriate file # key along the top of the keyboard
on the device.
Select a Beaming function:
- Send
- Receive
- Settings
Select the file you want to send:
- File 1 (274 bytes)
- File 2 (992 bytes)
LFile 6 (1433 bytes)
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