Hauppauge IR RemoteBlaster Install Manual

N ote: Before installing the IR Remote Blaster cable, install the WinTV board plus driver
and application software from the WinTV Installation CD ROM. Make sure that the
WinTV application works properly when using your mouse or keyboard.
During the installation of the WinTV software from the WinTV Installation CD-ROM, the Hauppauge
WinTV IR and IR Blaster Applications will be automatically installed. You will be asked during the IR
software installation to acknowledge a software license.
You can manually install the Hauppauge WinTV IR and IR Blaster applications from the Installation
CD by running irblast.exe from the IR32 directory of your Hauppauge Installation CD-ROM.
Every time you boot Windows, the IR32 application should automatically run. You will notice a small IR
icon in your system device tray. You can reset the IR application by running RestartIR from the
Hauppauge WinTV folder.
Step 1: Plug the IR RemoteBlaster cable into your WinTV board
Plug the IR Cable Jack at the end of the IR RemoteBlaster cable into the IR receiver jack on the
WinTV card or WinTV-PVR-USB2 box.
N ote: be sure the IR Cable jack is well seated in the WinTV board. You might need to
wiggle the WinTV board and/or the IR RemoteBlaster cable to get it firmly seated. If
it is not well seated, the WinTV application will not respond to commands from the
Hauppauge remote control.
Step 2: Position the IR receiver
Place the IR Receiver so that the infrared light from the Hauppauge Remote control can reach the
IR Receiver.
Step 3: Check the function of Hauppauge Remote for WinTV
Point the Hauppauge remote at the IR receiver and click the Go button. You should see the WinTV
selector pop up. Use the up arrow and down arrow on the remote to navigate through the menu.
Click Go again to close the selector.
N ote: If you click the Go button and the WinTV selector does not pop up, wiggle the
WinTV board and/or the IR RemoteBlaster jack to get the jack firmly seated. If it is not
well seated, the WinTV application will not respond to commands from the Hauppauge
remote control. Also, make sure you have installed batteries in the Hauppauge remote.
Step 4: Install the IR transmitter (blaster) at your set top box
N ote: The next steps (4 through 7) are optional and only required if you want WinTV to
control the TV channels on a satellite or cable TV set top box through WinTV's IR
transmitter (blaster).
Attach the end of the IR transmitter over the remote sensor on the set top box to be controlled.
Placement of the IR transmitter is important! The IR transmitter only works over a 2 inch distance,
so you need to make sure it is placed over the remote sensor in your set top box. Some set top boxes
have the position of the remote receiver indicated on the plastic front of the set top box. With others, you
might need to look carefully at the set top box for what looks like a round or square area underneath the
plastic front panel. There is double sided tape on the back of the IR transmitter to hold it in place over the
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remote sensor in your set top box
Step 5. Connect the set top box's audio/video outputs to the WinTV
This is the same as connecting a set top box to a TV set: chose either composite video, S-Video or TV
tuner as the way to connect from the set top box to WinTV. Some set top boxes send video via channel 3
or 4, others have composite or S-Video outputs.
Chose one method and make the necessary
audio/video connections from your set top box to
WinTV.
Step 6: Set your set top box output
in the WinTV application
After you make the video connection from your
set top box to WinTV in step 5, you need to tell
WinTV where the audio/video from your set top
box is coming from. Many set top boxes use a
channel 3 or 4 out via a RF output connector.
Other boxes use S-Video or Composite video for
output. In either case, you need to tell WinTV
where the video will be coming from.
If your set top box has an RF output (a coax
cable going from the set top box to the TV input
on the WinTV board), click Menu / Suite
Manager / Sources. Under Input Sources,
click Analog Source . In Channel, select the
channel (channel 3 or 4) where the video comes
from. Click Add .
If you connect to your set top box via com-
Menu Suite
posite or S-Video, click /
Manager / Sources . Under Input Sources,
click the A/V connector which is connected to
your set top box (Composite or S-Video) and
click Save . A channel will be created and given
a Preset number.
Now, close the WinTV application.
Step 7: Configure the IR transmitter to control your set top box
Like universal remote controls, the Hauppauge IR RemoteBlaster has a list of common set top boxes
which it can control. And like universal remote controls, you must test various codes from the list to see
which one applies to your specific set top box. Here is how to do this.
7a. Run the IR Blaster Configuration from Start / Programs / Hauppauge WinTV.
N ote: if some of the controls are greyed out, it means the IRRemote Blaster hardware is
not found on your WinTV. Make sure the IR RemoteBlaster cable is firmly plugged in.
7b. Select your Region. Chose either Europe or North America. There is a special region for
Hauppauge if you want to control Hauppauge DEC boxes.
If your set top box has
an RF output
If your set top box connects to
WinTV via composite or S-Video
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