Remote Display Control

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• Installing Remote Display Control
• Using the Program

Remote Display Control is free software that can be used with a PAC Mate. This freeware allows teachers, parents, and other sighted people to see the PAC Mate user interface on a computer monitor. With Remote Display Control, you can use a mouse, computer keypad, or the PAC Mate keyboard to navigate menus, dialogs, and even enter text on the PAC Mate "screen."

Note: As you use the desktop or PAC Mate keyboard to enter commands you will notice a 2 to 3 second delay in the screen response of Remote Display Control. Consequently, rapid command input may cause the program to hang. If this occurs, input the commands more slowly.

Installing Remote Display Control

Ensure that ActiveSync is installed on your desktop computer, and that the PAC Mate is connected to your computer with either a standard or guest partnership.

1. Insert the Documentation CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
2. Open the Start Menu and select Run.
3. In the Open edit field, type the following path D:\Teachers and Trainers\RemoteDSP.exe, where D: is your CD-ROM drive.
4. Follow the install wizard.

This installs Remote Display Control on both your computer and PAC Mate.

 

5. Open the Start Menu and select Run.
6. In the Open edit field, type the following path D:\Teachers and Trainers\Create.bat, where D: is your CD-ROM drive.

This creates a new folder on your computer's hard drive and copies several files that will be used when you run the application.

Using the Program

To use Remote Display Control for the first time, do the following:

1. Open the Start Menu and select Run.
2. In the Open edit field, type the following path D:\PMViewer\PMViewerInstall.exe, where D: is your CD-ROM drive. This action does two things:
• Starts a Remote Display Control session between your computer and PAC Mate.
• Creates a PMViewer icon on your computer's desktop.

In the future, all you need to do to start a Remote Display Control session is to create an ActiveSync session between your computer and any PAC Mate, navigate to your computer's desktop and locate the PMViewer icon, and press ENTER to start a Remote Display Control session between your computer and the PAC Mate. You do not need to follow the installation steps, above, since selecting the PMViewer icon on the desktop will install the Remote Display Control component to any PAC Mate that does not already have it installed.

Note: When Remote Display Control starts on your PAC Mate, you may see a dialog that must be dismissed by selecting the OK button. This may be followed by a dialog giving you four options: select Hide to place the Remote Display Control application in the background on the PAC Mate.

The Pocket PC user interface should now be displayed on your PC monitor in the Remote Display Control window. You can now use your PC's mouse and keyboard or use the PAC Mate keyboard to interact with Pocket PC.