Asus Application User manual

AI Remote
With the ASUS AI Remote, you can play, pause, or adjust the volume on any songs
desired without leaving your sofa. Have AI Remote in your hand and do more with
your PC at a distance away.
Overview of the ASUS AI Remote
1. Power: Turns the computer on/off.
2. Full Screen: Puts the media application into full screen.
3. AI Gear: Changes modes for optimizing performance and quietness.
4. AI Nap: Snoozing system without terminating tasks into quietest state.
5. AP-1/2 Trigger: Initiates the pre-dened applications.
6. AP Menu: Displays the application menu.
7. Media Control Zone: Controls the media application.
1. Power
5. AP-1/2 Trigger
2. Full Screen
6. AP Menu
4. AI Nap
3. AI Gear
7. Media Control Zone
Volume Up
Next
Previous
Volume Down
Play/Pause

ASUS >>USB receiver
USB receiver
USB IR Receiver
Your motherboard will come bundled with a IR Receiver, simply connect the USB
end to your PC USB ports under the LAN2 port and place the IR receiver end at a
suitable place without hindrance.
IR Receiver
Software Installation
Before enjoying the convenience the
ASUS AI Remote brings you, you need
to install the software after the infrared
receiver installation. Simply click and
install the le ASUS AI Remote from
the Drivers menu of the Motherboard
Support DVD package for the rst
time, and it will launch automatically
everytime you start up your PC.
• The valid IR function distance is 6m depending on the environment.
Suggest you to aim at the IR receiver when using the ASUS AI Remote to
ensure a smooth and successful operation.
• These two USB ports support USB wake-up capability. So when the
computer is not turned on, removing USB devices such as the ASUS IR
receiver from these two ports will start up the PC.
• Back I/O differs depending on the motherboards.
• Refer to manual for the OS that supports the ASUS AI Remote.
USB Ports
USB end
Infrared end
ASUS AI Remote

Activating HID-Compliant Devices
Due to the limitation of the operating system, if you remove the IR receiver from
the previous port and have it reinstall into the other USB port, the IR receiver will
not function. To activate the HID-compliant devices again, go to Device Manager/
Power Manager and check the box of Allow this device to bring the computer
out of standby.
1. Click Windows icon and
choose Control Panel.
2. Double click System and
Maintenance.
3. Click Device Manager.4. Select HID-compliant device.
5. Check the box of Allow this
device to wake the computer.

ASUS AI Remote Settings
After the installation of the ASUS AI Remote software, the utility screen will show
up and allows you to congure the ASUS AI Remote settings. Set up the function
keys following the instructions below.
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1. Power On / Off Key
Enable power key
Click this box to enable this power button.
Enable power on after power loss
Click this box to restart the system after the AC power loss. Whenever the power
cord of your PC is removed from the outlet or there is a power failure, your PC will
auto-boot and shut down around few seconds to enable the Power On function of AI
Remote after the power supply is back.
Function switch
You can customize the Power key by switching the mode from Power off to
Hibernate or Standby based on your preference. Setting this item to Hibernate
allows you to lead your PC to the Windows S4 mode, which enables your PC to
enter Hibernate faster and return to full power much more quickly.
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• Power On/Off button does not support MS-DOS Mode.
• You have to check the box of Enable Power Key before using the ASUS AI
Remote to turn on and off your PC or to have it hibernate or standby. Visit
www.microsoft.com for details about Hibernate and Standby.

3. Multimedia Keys
Prole
There are nine default applications in the Prole drop-down menu and ve sets of
User Dene.
Default applications are Media Player, iTunes, PowerDVD, WinDVD, QuickTime,
Real Player, DivX Player, WinAmp and Power Point. (Default applications in the
ASUS AI Remote software may change without notice.)
Path
The software will help locate the executable (.exe) le of the nine default
applications. If the .exe le is not located, click Browse to direct the correct path.
The .exe les of the User Dene applications need to be located manually before
you using the ASUS AI Remote.
• Save after the .exe le path is directed.
• If the executable le is relocated or the application is re-installed, you have
to redirect the le path for a correct ASUS AI Remote operation.
2. AP-1/2
You are allowed to congure two sets of applications for AP-1 Trigger and
AP-2 Trigger buttons. After the setup, you can easily launch the pre-dened
application by pressing the designated button.
(1) Click the box before Use Prole, and you are able to select a default
application from the drop-down menu.
(2) To launch a non-default application, unclick the box before Use Prole.
(3) Click the Browse button and locate the executable (.exe) le of the
application you want to launch by pressing the AP-1 button.
(4) Follow the same instructions to congure the AP-2 button.
(5) Click Save to save the conguration.

Select File
After selecting the correct path, you
should select the correct executable
le (.exe) of the application for
launching the application.
If the executable le is located by the
software successfully or you have
already set up correctly in advance,
this screen will show up directly
when the application is chosen.
After selecting a desired le, folder
or CD-ROM, use / to choose
Back/OK/Cancel and then press
to conrm.
AP Menu Button and Application menu
Navigate with the media control zone.
Select Application Path
If the software fails to locate the
executable le of the applicaton
at the rst-time use, the Select
Application Path screen will appear.
Specify the correct path on screen.
• For music listening, making playlists beforehand is suggested.
• Press again to close the application and again to re-launch the prole
menu.
Select Application Profile
After you press (AP Menu) on the
remote control, an application prole
will be displayed on the screen. Use
the remote control to navigate and
initiate a desired application.
upward
leftward
enter
rightward
downward

Dene Hotkeys for Application
If you want to use the Media Control Zone to control non-default applications, such
as ACDSee, you can select User Dene from the drop-down menu and rename
it by pressing Rename. The ASUS AI Remote software has correctly set up nine
popular applications and dened the funtion buttons for your convenient operation.
User Define
After clicking the box before Use
Hotkeys for Application, you are
free to dene the hotkeys of the
User Dene applications.
Select User Dene 1~5 from
the Prole drop-down menu for
hotkeys denition. Press Save
to save the new setup or press
the Default button to clear ALL
personalized setups and restore to
the original denitions.
• The remote control buttons will function only when the denitions of the
application hotkeys are correct.
• The hotkey denitions may vary with different software versions. Click the
box of Redene default hotkeys to give new correct denitions if needed.
Press Save button to save the redenitions or press Reset button to restore
to the default hotkeys denition.
• After the initial setup, you will nd an ASUS AI Remote icon on the
Windows OS taskbar. Click the icon and select Settings to launch the utility
screen.

Media Player iTunes PowerDVD WinDVD QuickTime
Full Screen v v v v v
v v v/x v v
+vvvvv
- vvvvv
vvvvx
vvvvx
*NOTE
only play, no pause
Real Player DivX Player WinAmp Power Point User DefIne
Full Screen v v x v
v v v/x Full Screen
+ v x v B
- v x v ESC
v x v Page Down
v x v Page Up
*NOTE
only play, no pause
The Function Buttons and AP Prole
The ASUS AI Remote software helps you set up the correspondence between the
function buttons on the remote to the function hotkeys of nine popular applications
in advance and leaves ve sets for User Dene.
If you nd the 9 default applications insufcient and would like to add different
applications, you are able to rename the 5 sets User Dene and create your
preferred applications and favorable setups.