OL97: Timex Wizard Does Not Work with Windows NT

• Microsoft Outlook 97

SYMPTOMS

If you try to use the Timex Data Link series 100 watch with the Microsoft Outlook 97 Timex Data Link Watch Wizard, the wizard may not communicate or calibrate with the watch.

CAUSE

The Timex Data Link Watch Wizard, which exports Outlook information to the Timex Data Link Watch, does not work with the series 100 watch and Windows NT version 3.51 or 4.0.

The Timex Data Link series 100 watch only calibrates using the "CRT Mode 2 - Unframed" output type, which is not available with Windows NT.

WORKAROUND

Use one of the following methods to export Outlook data to a Timex Data Link watch:

- Use the Timex Data Link series 150 watch and the Timex Data Link Watch

  Wizard with Windows 95 or Windows NT. Only if the default communication
  settings fail, use the steps below to calibrate the wizard with your
  watch.

  Wizard with Windows 95. If you choose this method, use the steps below to
  calibrate the wizard with your watch and set the output type to
  "CRT Mode 2 - Unframed" and the device type to "Timex Data Link Watch."

  device, visit the Timex Web site at the following Web address:

  http://www.timex.com/datalink/2index.html

MORE INFORMATION

To calibrate the Timex Data Link Wizard with the Timex Data Link series 100 or 150 watch, follow these steps:

1. On the Outlook File menu, click Import And Export to open the Import And Export Wizard.

2. In the "Choose an action to perform" list, click "Export to Data Link watch."

3. Click Next to open the Timex Data Link Watch Wizard.

4. Click "Setup and Calibrate" to open the Advanced Settings dialog box.

5. In the "Device Type" list, select the appropriate type of watch.

6. In the "Output Type" list, select the appropriate CRT Mode.

   For Windows 95:

   First, try to send data with Mode 2, and then move down the list. The modes are listed in the order of most reliable to least reliable. Only Mode 2 works with the series 100 watch.

   For Windows NT Workstation or Windows NT Server:

   Mode 2 does not work with this operating system, so you cannot calibrate a series 100 watch. Mode 3 provides the fastest transmission. Mode 4 is slightly faster than Mode 5. Mode 5 is the slowest mode, but the most reliable on this operating system.

7. To automatically calibrate your system for the output type you selected above, place your watch in COMM READY mode, and then click Setup.

   To verify the automatic calibration or to manually calibrate your system, place your watch in COMM READY mode, and then click Test. If you use Windows NT Workstation, perform the calibration manually.

REFERENCES

For more information about the Outlook Timex Data Link Wizard, type "Timex" in the Office Assistant, click Search, and then click to view "The Timex Data Link Watch."

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