Hauppauge IRRemoteBlaster User manual

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The IR RemoteBlaster lets the Hauppauge WinTV 7 application change the channel on
a satellite or cable TV set top box by transmitting ‘channel change’ commands to the
box via an Infra Red (IR) transmitter. The IR blaster duplicates the number keys which
would normally be transmitted by your set top box remote control.
Installing the IR blaster hardware
The IR RemoteBlaster for WinTV consists of four components:
1. The Hauppauge remote control, which sends infrared signals to the IR Receiver.
2. IR RemoteBlaster cable, which is plugged into the WinTV card. This cable has an
IR cable jack and two ends: a IR receiver and an IR transmitter. The IR trans-
mitter has a thin wire and is at the end of the longer “leg” of the cable.
3. IR32 application, a program which runs in the Windows device tray and interprets
signals received by the IR receiver.
4. IR Blaster Config program, for configuring the IR transmitter.
Note: if you are NOT using a set top box, you do not need to use the IR transmitter (blaster) end of the IR Remote Blaster cable.
Note: you can only use the Hauppauge remote control or a certified Windows Media
Center remote control with IR RemoteBlaster. The IR Receiver does not respond to
remote control transmitters from other devices like a TV set or VCR.
Note: 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
IR receiver
IR cable jack
IR transmitter
(blaster)
IR transmitter
(blaster)
IR cable jack
IR Remote / Blaster
cable
IR Blaster
cable
Colossus
HD PVR 2 model 1512
WinTV-HVR-2250
WinTV-HVR-1600
WinTV-HVR-1850
IRRemoteBlaster
Quick Installation Guide
for the WinTV v7 application
WinTV-HVR-1950
all TV channels you wish to receive through your set top box.
When finished, click Next. You will now have a list of set top box channels WinTV can
automatically tune to. When you want WinTV v7 to tune to a channel which is in the
Channel list, your Hauppauge TV tuner will send a sequence of IR ‘blinks’ to your set top
box, causing it to change channels.
Blaster Configuration:
Configure the IR Blaster for your set top box
If you are using a HD PVR 2 model 1512, Colossus, WinTV-HVR-1600 or the WinTV-HVR-
1950, there is a list of set top boxes which the IR Blaster is pre-configured to control. See
the section “Using the pre-configured list of set top boxes”. If you cannot find your
set top box in the pre-configured list, follow the Learn Mode instructions in this section.
If you are using the WinTV-HVR-1850 or the WinTV-HVR-2250, or you have a set top box
which the Blaster Config program does not know about, you must use the Learn Mode
for the IR Blaster.
Learn mode: learning the remote control codes for your set top box
The WinTV v7 application can “learn” new remote control codes for most cable TV and
satellite TV set top boxes. To access the learn function, in the Blaster Configuration
program, click on Advanced Config and then Learning. You will need to ‘learn’ the 0
through 9 keys, plus Power on and Enter.
Note: You will need the remote control from your set top box to complete the configura- tion in this section.
Note: this proceedure is only neces-
sary if you are using WinTV v7. If you
are using Windows Media Center, it will
configure the IR blaster as part of the
Media Center setup.
To learn your set top box remote control:
-hold the remote control from your
set top box as close to the IR
receiver and learn sensor as pos-
sible. If you do not hold your remote
control close enough to the learn
sensor, you will not get accurate
results
-in the Blaster Configuration pro-
gram, click the Key Number you
would like to learn (for example: 1)
-then depress and hold the corre-
sponding key on your set top box
remote control. You will be instruct-
ed in the message box when to
release the key on your remote con-
trol.
-Do this for the keys 0 to 9 plus On
and Enter
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: Configure the video source in the WinTV v7 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 channel 4 output via an RF output connector. Other boxes use
S-Video or Composite video for out-
put. In either case, you need to tell
WinTV where the video will be com-
ing from.
To configure blaster channels, in
WinTV v7 click on the Settings
button and go to Devices tab.
Highlight your Hauppauge TV tuner
device and click Tuner setup.
You will see the Device Setup
Wizard with your WinTV device
specified.
Put a check in Analog TV via set
top box.
Click Next.
Then choose the connection you are
using: S-video, composite or
tuner (if tuner, choose the channel
the box is tuned to).
Check the box Use IR Blaster to
control STB.
Click Next.
Now, you need to add your set top
box TV channels to the WinTV chan-
nel list.
If you are in the U.S., there is a
Internet based list of channels which
is available in some areas. To use
the Internet list of channels, see the
section entitled “Automatic map-
ping of your set top box channel
numbers to the IR blaster (U.S.
only)”.
If you cannot use the Internet list of
channels, you need to enter each
channel you want the IR blaster to tune to. To manually add these channels, enter the TV
channel number and name (optional) and click Add. You must repeat this process for
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.
When Windows is booted, the IR32 application is automatically run and 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 product
Plug the IR RemoteBlaster cable into the IR receiver jack on your WinTV prod-
uct.
Note: 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 from the IR RemoteBlaster cable so that the light beam
from the Hauppauge remote control can hit it. On the WinTV-HVR-1950, the IR
receiver is built into the front of the case.
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 open.
Note: If you click the Go button and the WinTV does not open, 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: Position the IR transmitter (blaster) at your set top box
Note: 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 sen-
sor 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
remote sensor in your set top box.
Message box
Key Numbers
Send button

You should receive a LearnKey(key#) Succeeded message. Then move on to the
next key.
If you receive a LearnKey(key#) Failed error, this means that the key was either held
down too long, or not long enough, or that the remote was not held close enough to the
IR sensor. Try again.
Once you are finished with the numbers 0 to 9 and On and Enter, you can test the learn-
ing by clicking the Send button in the Blaster Configuration program. It will send the
numbers 123 to your set top box. Your set top box should now be on channel 123.
Close the Blaster Configuration program to save the configuration.
Using the pre-configured list of set top boxes
(Colossus, WinTV-HVR-1600 and WinTV-HVR-1950 only)
Like universal remote controls, the Hauppauge IR RemoteBlaster has a list of com-
mon 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.
1. Run the BlastCFG program from Start / Programs / Hauppauge WinTV.
Note: 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.
2. Select your Region. Chose either Europe or North America. There is a special
region for Hauppauge if you want to control Hauppauge DEC boxes.
3. Select the Device (cable or satellite), then Vendor/Model of your set top box.
The CodeSet will contain a list of codes which IRRemoteBlaster knows about the
selected Vendor. There might be as many as ten codes for the Vendor chosen.
Click the Power On/Off button. You should see the IR transmitter blink after
each click of the Power On/Off button.
If your set top box turns on or off, then this code is the correct one for your set top
box. If not, click Test Next. Continue to click Test Next until your set top box turns
on or off, at which time you have found the correct code.
If you cannot find a code which works with your set top box:
- First make sure the IR transmitter is positioned over the remote sensor on your
Automatic mapping of your cable TV or satellite
set top box channel numbers for the IR blaster
(U.S. only)
You can use our Internet based channel lookup to map your set top box channels auto-
matically. To do this, open the Analog STB Setup menu by clicking the Configuration
menu (Gear button in the lower left corner of WinTV v7).
Then click on the Devices tab. Choose your WinTV device by clicking on it, then
click Tuner setup.
Put a check mark
where it says
‘Analog TV via set
top box’ and then
click Next.
In the Analog STB Setup menu, select Internet Lookup (USA only).
Input your ZIP code and press Next.
The program will list all of the set top box providers for the selected code. Choose your
TV provider and click Next to populate the channel lineup.
You can then go through and remove any channels if necessary. To remove a channel,
click once on the channel, then click your Right mouse button and click Delete.
Click Next and then Next again to finish the IR blaster STB setup.
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set top box. Remember, the IR transmitter has a very short distance and needs to
be positioned over the remote sensor on your set top box.
- Next, click the Test All button. This button will go through all of the codes in
our database of set top boxes (over 200 devices at present). After clicking Test All,
watch your set top box. If it goes on or off, immediately click Stop Test. You have
found the correct code for your set top box. If your set top box does not turn on or
off even after going through all the codes, then either the IR transmitter is not posi-
tioned correctly or your box is not supported. See the next section Learning the
remote control codes.
4. Once you have determined the Code, click Next to go to the IR Channel Test
menu. You can click the Send button to send a number sequence to your set top
box. If your set top box is on, you should see 1 2 3 appear on the channel indicator
of your set top box.