User's Manual

B EAMING FILES TO AND FROM NEOS
Using AlphaBeam to Beam Files from NEO to Computers
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What do I do if the file I’m receiving is too big?
The device receiving the beam will accept as much data as it can and truncate
the file at the point where it can’t receive any more. To work around this, the
person beaming the file should break up the file into separate files and beam
them separately.
My friend beamed an AlphaWord Plus file to me, but Beamer didn’t let me
choose a file to put it in. It automatically put it in a new file. What
happened?
AlphaWord Plus on your NEO probably had not been “initialized,” meaning it
hadn’t set itself up yet to receive beamed files. This can happen if you have a
brand new NEO, or if you have a new installation of AlphaWord Plus on a
NEO, and you started Beamer before ever starting up AlphaWord Plus.
All you need to do to initialize AlphaWord Plus is to start it. Do this before
you use Beamer again, and Beamer should give you the opportunity to choose
a file the next time it’s receiving a file.
Using AlphaBeam to Beam Files from NEO to Computers
What You Need to Beam Files from NEO to Your Computer
NEO’s IR Port
NEO has a built-in infrared module that conforms to IrDA industry
standards.
IR Capability on Your Computer
Your computer must have one of the following:
A built-in IrDA transceiver
An IR Pod (serial or USB) purchased from Renaissance Learning for
computers that don’t have a built-in IrDA transceiver. IR Pods are not
compatible with some Windows operating systems older than those in the
NEO requirements.
Computer Requirements
For computer requirements for NEO, go to www.renlearn.com/requirements.
AlphaBeam is used
with NEO 1 more often
than NEO 2. For
NEO 2, NEO Share can be
used.