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(02-14-2018 03:49 PM)DavidM Wrote:  But the 50g's IR output is very weak compared to other models, and everything has to be "just right" for consistent results. I find that I have to keep the 50g within about an inch of the printer, carefully aligned, and sometimes I have to block out extraneous light as well.

HP deliberately limited the IR x-mit power to require devices be very close to communicate as schools were complaining about students "beaming" data back and forth. Though the administrators no doubt feared that test questions and/or answers were being sent, in truth it was much more likely to be chatting than cheating.

This is also the same reason the Prime has no IR, unit-to-unit is disabled, and they offer the proprietary wireless solution for schools.