FaceToFace 2.0 Desktop Addendum

January 2006, Revision A, Part Number 440310-001

Freedom Scientific BLV Group, LLC

Table of Content for Main Headings

• Overview
• Required Bluetooth Settings
• Installing FaceToFace Desktop
• Starting FaceToFace for the First Time
• Configuring FaceToFace Desktop
• Uninstalling FaceToFace Desktop
• FaceToFace Desktop Differences

Overview

FaceToFace™ Desktop is an application that runs on your desktop or laptop computer. It allows you to communicate, using Bluetooth® wireless technology, with a deaf-blind individual who is running FaceToFace on their PAC Mate™.

Keep this document with your FaceToFace user documentation. It describes how to:

• Configure Bluetooth settings on your computer
• Install and configure the FaceToFace Desktop application on a desktop or laptop computer
• Uninstall the application from your computer

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Required Bluetooth Settings

Your computer must be Bluetooth-capable or have a Bluetooth wireless adapter (usually USB or CompactFlash®) installed to use FaceToFace Desktop.

At a minimum, your Bluetooth settings must be configured as follows:

• Configure your Bluetooth settings as “discoverable” so that other Bluetooth devices can discover your computer.
• Make sure that your computer’s serial port service does not use a secure connection. Otherwise, you must enter a password each time you attempt a FaceToFace conversation.
• Make a note of the COM port selected for your serial port service. This is the COM port that you will use later when configuring FaceToFace Desktop.

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Installing FaceToFace Desktop

To install FaceToFace Desktop on a desktop or laptop computer, do the following:

1. Insert the FaceToFace Desktop CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
2. On your computer, open the Start menu, select the Run command, and enter D:\FaceToFaceDesktopInst.exe, where D is the letter of your CD-ROM drive, to start software installation.
3. The FaceToFace Setup dialog appears. Select Next.
4. The License Agreement dialog appears. Read the license agreement, and choose Yes.
   Choose Next to install the FaceToFace Desktop application. When installation is complete, select Finish to close the FaceToFace Setup dialog.

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Starting FaceToFace for the First Time

When you start FaceToFace Desktop for the first time, you must enter the Authorization code, which appears in print and braille on your FaceToFace Desktop activation card, as well as a user ID that identifies your computer to all FaceToFace users.

The following describes how to complete this task.

1. To start FaceToFace, choose the Start menu, select Programs, and choose FaceToFace.
   Type the 16-character Authorization code that appears on your FaceToFace Desktop activation card, and press ENTER.
2. Next, type a user name for your computer, and press ENTER.
   This identifier will appear before each message that you type. The user name can be up to 16-characters long. An identifier that is unique and short is recommended, for example, “Joe’s PC.”
   The FaceToFace main page appears. The next time you start FaceToFace Desktop, it will not be necessary to enter an Authorization code and user ID.

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Configuring FaceToFace Desktop

1. Start FaceToFace Desktop on your computer, and choose the Tools menu.
2. Choose Options and then select the Ports Settings tab.
3. Select Server and then choose the COM port that you noted earlier when configuring your Bluetooth settings.
4. Choose OK to save COM port settings.

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Uninstalling FaceToFace Desktop

To remove FaceToFace Desktop from your computer, do the following:

1. From the Start menu, choose Control Panel, and then choose Add or Remove Programs.
2. Select FaceToFace from the installed programs list, and choose Remove.
3. Select OK to confirm program deletion. When software removal is complete, select Finish.

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FaceToFace Desktop Differences

The following are differences between FaceToFace Desktop and the FaceToFace application that runs on the PAC Mate and HP™ iPAQ™ Pocket PC.

• With FaceToFace Desktop, you can query the battery status of a remote PAC Mate or iPAQ Pocket PC. However, you cannot use these devices to query the battery status of your computer.
• Quick start buttons, which are mentioned in the FaceToFace User’s Guide, are not applicable for FaceToFace Desktop.
• ActiveSync is not required to install or operate FaceToFace Desktop.
• The serial number for FaceToFace Desktop is available by selecting the About command from the Tools menu. Your Authorization code is tied to the serial number.
• With FaceToFace Desktop, you must manually configure the COM port. This is described in the Configuring FaceToFace Desktop section.

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