To run QPIR13.EXE double-click the

icon. You should see:

You should not need to configure the port, as that was accomplished during the upgrade, and QPIR13 will remember the setting. If however you are installing on a different computer, or wish to use a different serial port you may configure that now.


To start file transfer click "Connect Port" and in a moment you should see the Quickpad IR folder listing appear in the right hand folder window. If not, check your cable and comm port setting. Once the folder listing appears you may transfer files. To transfer a file from the Quickpad IR to the PC click on the source folder, for example, F1. You'll see a listing of the files in that folder.


To transfer "Welcome to Quickpad!" to the PC, first choose your destination folder by scrolling though the folder listing in the top left window. Now highlight (click once) the file to transfer, then click "Copy to PC". That's all there is to it! You'll see a file transfer window pop up showing the transfer taking place. Small files transfer very quickly! You may select multiple files in a folder to transfer by holding down the CTRL key while making your selections. Transferring files from the PC to the Quickpad are just the same. Simply start by selecting the source folder and file(s) from the left side, then choose a destination folder in the Quickpad IR, then click "Copy to Quickpad".

Note: The Quickpad IR cannot process files bigger than 32K, and the file transfer program won't let you transfer them! Also, the Quickpad IR can only work with pure text files. If you have a document that is in other than "text" format most programs, such as Microsoft Word, choose the type of format that you save the file in. You will lose formatting information of course, but you will be able to view the text of the document. Also, when transferring files from the Quickpad to the PC a ".txt" extension is added. When a file is sent to the Quickpad, any ".txt" extension will be removed.

Note: If you are using the Quickpad IR in "Professional Mode" (folder F9 becomes a telephone rolodex), they will not transfer correctly as they contain special formatting characters. This will be fixed in a future revision. Backups and restores however work correctly with telephone files.

Quickpad IR Backups (and Restores)

Backing up important data you have on your Quickpad IR can be accomplished in just a few steps. Assuming you are already connected, just press "Backup" and you'll be prompted with the following screen:

You may alter it to backup1, or backup 03-04-2002 for example. If you have multiple Quickpad IRs, you might label the folders as /quickpad1, /quickpad2, etc.

When doing a backup, any files of the same name already in the backup folder will be overwritten.

To restore files to the Quickpad, first (very important!) choose the source folder from the top left window of QPIR13, and then press "Restore". Any files of the same name in a given Quickpad IR folder will be overwritten. You can use the restore function to copy files "en-masse" to another Quickpad for example, or simply restore the Quickpad to a previous state. If there are files on the Quickpad not in the backup folder they will remain. If you wish to clear out all files and start with a clean slate for example, use the Initialize function found in the Utilities menu of the Quickpad IR, then do the restore operation. Note that during backups and restores there are no ".txt" extensions added or removed.