Schmartz PS3IR-1000 User manual

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PS3IR‐1000
UserManual
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Version1.0
©Schmartz,Inc.2009

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Warnings:
•DonotexposePS3IR‐1000toexcessiveheat.
•Installonlyindoorsindrylocations.
•Cleanwithdryorslightlydampsoftcloth.
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LiabilityStatement
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Everyefforthasbeenmadetoinsurethatthisproductisfreeofdefects.Schmartz,Inc.cannotbeheld
liablefortheuseofthishardwareoranydirectorindirectconsequentialdamagesarisingfromitsuse.
Allrightsarereserved.Nopartsofthismanualmaybetransmittedorreproducedbyanymeans
mechanicalorelectronic,includingphotocopying,orrecordingbyanyinformationstorage/retrieval
systemwithoutthewrittenconsentofSchmartz,Inc.
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Schmartz,Inc.reservestherighttoreviseanyofitshardware/firmwaretoimproveitsproductswhere
necessaryordesirable.
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TableofContents
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INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................. 4
GETTINGACQUAINTED ....................................................................................................................................................4
UTILITYTOOL.................................................................................................................................................................5
EXTERNALIRINPUT............................................................................................................................................ 6
PS3POWERSENSING ......................................................................................................................................... 7
TRAININGYOURUNIVERSALREMOTE ................................................................................................................ 8
USERMACROS ................................................................................................................................................... 9
CREATINGMACROS ........................................................................................................................................................9
USINGMACROS...........................................................................................................................................................11
FIRMWAREUPDATES ........................................................................................................................................12
TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE ...............................................................................................................................13
PS3IR‐1000ISNOTWORKINGATALL..............................................................................................................................13
PS3WILLNOTPOWERDOWN .........................................................................................................................................14
REMOTEOPERATESINCONSISTENTLY,RANGENOTSATISFACTORY ...........................................................................................14
PS3POWERSUPUNEXPECTEDLY .....................................................................................................................................14
POWERSENSINGNOTWORKINGPROPERLY ........................................................................................................................14
REGULATORYCOMPLIANCE...............................................................................................................................15

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Introduction
GettingAcquainted
ThePS3IR‐1000hasseveralfeaturesthatrequireyoutobefamiliarwiththedevicelayoutand
terminology.Thepicturebelowiswhatyourdevicelookslikefromthetop.Therearethreeconnectors
ontheback,fromlefttorighttheseare:
•IR,a3½mmfemaleconnectorusedtoconnecttoanexternalIRsource(IRRepeater).
•USB,aminiUSBconnectorusedtopoweryourdeviceorconnecttoyourPCforvarious
configurationandsupportreasons.
•PS,a2½mmfemaleconnectorusedtoconnecttothePS3foroptionalexternalpowersensing.
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Thestatuslight,intheSchmartzlogo,willbeonwhenpowerisappliedandwillflashascommandsare
beingprocessed.Thestatuslightwillhelpyouverifythatthedeviceisoperatingproperly.
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TheIRwindowisonthefrontofthedevice.Thiswindowmusthavelineofsightwithyourremote
controlinorderfortheinternalsensorto“see”theIRcommands.
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3½mmexternal
IRconnector
Mini‐USBconnector:
•Power
•Connecttocomputer
2½mmPS3
powersensing
StatusLight
IRwindow
Back
Front

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Utilitytool
ThePS3IR‐1000comesfromthefactorywiththemostfrequentlyusedfeaturesproperlyconfiguredas
defaultsettings.Ifyouwishtoutilizeadvancedfeatures,youwouldusethePS3IR‐1000Utilitytoolto
configurethesefeatures:
•UseofexternalIRinputs(AreyouusinganIRRepeater?).
•UseofPlayStation3®(PS3)powersensing.
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TousethePS3IR‐1000Utility,connectthePS3IR‐1000toyourcomputerusingthesuppliedUSBcable.
TheUtilityisavailabletoanyPCrunningWindows2000orlaterandcanbefoundontheSchmartz.com
website.
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ThePS3IR‐1000Utilityisalsousedforotheradvancedfeaturessuchastrainingyouruniversalremote,
controllingyourPS3directlyfromyourcomputerandwritingusermacros.Allofthesefeaturesare
discussedelsewhereinthismanual.
PS3IR‐1000
Utilitytool
Status
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3½mm
2½mm
USB Cable

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ExternalIRInput
Bydefault,thePS3IR‐1000receivessignalsfromyourremotecontrolusingitsinternalIRsensor.
Optionally,thePS3IR‐1000canreceivesignalsfromanIRrepeater(allbrandsaresupported).
Connections:
•Usea3½mmmaleconnectorforthePS3IR‐1000andtheIRrepeater(standardcable).
•Therearenopolarityorlengthconsiderationsforthisconnection.
Configuration:
•ConnectthePS3IR‐1000toyourcomputerusingthesuppliedUSBcable.
•GotoSchmartz.comandlocatethePS3IR‐1000Setuptool(clickhere).Clickonthelink.
•ThePS3IR‐1000UtilitytoolprovidestwooptionsforIRinputs:
oInternal(IRsensor)
oExternal(cableconnectedtoIRRepeater)
•ThefactorydefaultforIRinputis“Internal”.
•Configurationchangesarestoredautomatically.
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Thefollowingimageillustratesselecting“Internal”settingforInfraredinput:
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AnyBrand
IRRepeater
PoweredbyUSB
3 ½ mm cable

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PS3PowerSensing
ThePS3IR‐1000keepstrackofthepowerstatusofthePS3internally.Itispossibletolosepropertrack
ofpowerstatusduetomanualoperations(suchasinsertingaDVD).ForidealtrackingofPS3power
status,youmayusethepowersensingfeature.ThisfeaturerequiresacablebetweenthePS3andthe
PS3IR‐1000.Youmaymakethiscableyourself(seediagrambelow)orpurchasethiscableseparately
fromSchmartz.
Connections:
•MakesureyourPS3isatfirmwarelevel2.20orhigher.
•ConnectthepowersensingcablebetweenanyPS3USBportandthePS3IR‐1000PSport.
Configuration:
•ConnectthePS3IR‐1000toyourcomputerusingthesuppliedUSBcable.
•GotoSchmartz.comandlocatethePS3IR‐1000Utilitytool(clickhere).Clickonthelink.
•ThePS3IR‐1000Utilitytoolprovidestwooptionsforpowersensing:
oDisabled
oEnabled
•Thefactorydefaultforpowersensingis“Disabled”.
•Configurationchangesaresavedautomatically.
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Tocreateyourownpowersensingcable,refertothefollowingdiagram:
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Oneendisastandard2½mmmaleplug.Therearenopolarityconsiderations,soeitherwirecanbe
connectedtoeithersideoftheplug.TheotherendisaUSBconnector–usetheoutsidetwopins.
Therearenopolarityconsiderations,soeitherwirecanbeconnectedtoeitherpinoftheUSBplug.
PS3
PoweredbyUSB
2½mmto
USB cable
2½mm USB

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Trainingyouruniversalremote
Trainingauniversalremoterequirestworemotecontrols.The“teachingremote”referstotheremote
controlthatisprovidingthetrainingcommands.Fortheremainderofthisdiscussionthe“training
remote”referstoacombinationofthePS3IR‐1000andyourcomputerrunningthePS3IR‐1000Utility.
ThiswillserveasthePS3remotecontrol.The“learningremote”referstoyouruniversalremoteas
illustratedinthefollowingdiagram.
UsethefollowingproceduretotrainyouruniversalremotewithPS3commands:
•ConnectthePS3IR‐1000toyourcomputer,startthePS3IR‐1000Utilityandselectthe“Teach”
tab.
•PointthePS3IR‐1000IRwindowattheUniversalRemoteIRwindow.
•Refertothedocumentationforyouruniversalremotetodeterminehowyouruniversalremote
istrained.
•Whenthedocumentationreferstothe“TeachingRemote”,usethecorrespondingbuttonson
thePS3IR‐1000Utilityremote.
•RepeatthesestepsuntilyouhavetrainedyouruniversalremotewiththenecessaryPS3
commands.
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IR
“TeachingRemote”“LearningRemote”
USBConnected
PS3IR‐1000
Utility
UniversalRemote
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Down
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UserMacros
Usermacrosareaseriesofcommandsthatcanbedefinedonceandthenusedoverandoverto
automatefrequentlyusedfunctionssuchaslaunchingyourfavoritegame,listeningtomusic,or
displayingaslideshow.Tocreateoreditamacro,simplyconnectyourPS3IR‐1000toyourcomputer
andruntheUtilitytool.OncetheUtilitytoolisrunningclickonthe“Macro”tabtorevealthemacro
pageoftheUtilitytool.
CreatingMacros
Onthemacropageyouwillfindtwosettingsthatapplytoallmacrosinaglobalfashion.Astheauthor
ofmacros,youcancontrolhowlongacommandkeyispressed(KeyDuration)andhowmuchdelay
existsbetweenthekeys(InterkeyDelay).Thefieldsforthesevaluesareintheupperrightsectionofthe
macropage.Youmayleavethesystemdefaultsorsetyourownvaluestoyourownneeds.Thevalues
inthesefieldsarein1/10secondintervals.Youmayspecifyavaluefrom1to250meaningtime
intervalsassmallas1/10secupto25seconds.Ifyouclickthe“RestoreDefaultSettings”button,the
factorydefaultvaluewillbesetinbothKeyDurationandInterkeyDelayfields.
Macrosaremadeupofaseriesofsteps.Eachstepcanbe:
•SendaKeywithanoptionalduration(AllPS3remotekeysaresupported)
•Delayexecutionforaspecifiedduration
•Issueanothermacro(canNOTissuethismacrofromwithinthismacro)
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Youcandefineupto12macros,eachofwhichmaybeupto16steps.ThePS3IR‐1000willdetectand
prevent“neverending”macros.
ThereareseveralbuttonsandselectorboxesontheUtilitytoolrelatingtomacros.Theyare:

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•Selectorbox“MacroNumber”–Usethistoselectwhichofthe12macrosyouwanttocreateor
edit.
•Therearetwobuttonstoclear(erase)macros.Thesebuttonsare:
oClearThisMacro–clearsthemacroselectedintheMacroNumberselectorbox.
oClearAllMacros–clearsall12macros.
WARNING:TheClearbuttonsarepermanentandcannotbeundone.
•ExecuteThisMacro–thisbuttonwillexecutetheselectedmacroifthePS3IR‐1000isproperly
pairedwithaPS3thatiswithinBluetoothreceiverrange.IfthePS3isnotavailabletoyouthen
youwillhavetotestthemacrousingyouruniversalremoteandPS3atalatertime.
•LoadfromFile–thisbuttonloadsall12macrosfromapredefinedlocationonyourcomputer.
•SavetoFile–Savesall12macrosfromyourPS3IR‐1000toapredefinedlocationonyour
computer.Ofcourseyouwillwanttocreatesomemacrosbeforesavingthem☺.
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Tobegintheprocessofcreatingamacro,firstthinkaboutwhatyouwantthePS3todoandhowyou
wouldaccomplishthetaskusingaremotecontrol.Youmayconsiderjottingthestepsonapieceof
paperandtestingyourplanusingthePS3andaremotecontrol.Afterplanningyourmacro,youare
readytostartcreatingthemacrowiththeUtilitytool.StartbyselectingtheMacroNumberyouwishto
create.Startingwithstep1selectthecommandyouwishtousefirst.Thescreenshotbelowshows
thatstep1ofMacro1willbethecommandkey“Play”.Witheachcommandyoumayoptionallyspecify
durationin1/10secondintervals.Specifyingdurationforeachcommandwilltakeextraspaceandmay
reducethenumberofstepsavailableforthismacro.Ifyoudonotspecifyduration,thedefaultduration
isused.Repeattheprocessofselectingacommandkeyforeachmacrostepuntilyouaredoneentering
yourmacro(upto16steps).Therearenospecialrequirementstoendamacro–whenyouaredone
issuingcommands,leavetherestofthemacrostepsblank.
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UsingMacros
ThePS3IR‐1000understandsIRcommandsforMacrokeys1through12.Youruniversalremotewillhave
tobetaughtthesekeysandmappedtolocationsofyourchoiceinyourparticularuniversalremote
beforeyoucanissueyourmacrocommandviayouruniversalremote.Ifyouhavenotdonethatstep,
youcanstilltestyourmacrousingthe“ExecuteThisMacro”buttonandyourPS3.
Whenplanningyourmacros,keepinmindthatamacrocanuseanothermacro.Ifthereareaseriesof
stepsthatarecommontoseveraltasks,youcanprefectthisseriesofstepsandsaveitasamacrothat
canbeusedoverandover.
TheremaybecasesindevelopingmacrosthatyouwanttowaittogivethePS3timetoperformalong
operation(perhapspoweruporloadingagame).Forthecasesthatyouwanttoinsertadeliberate
delayinyourmacro,thereisacommandinthedropdownlistofcommandscalled“Delay”.Thisisnot
actuallyaPS3commandbutitisacommandtothePS3IR‐1000.Inthiscaseyouwouldusetheduration
tosetthetimetowait.Ifyouwanteda15seconddelay,youwouldentera150inthedurationfield
withthemacrostepthatcontainedthe“Delay“command.

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FirmwareUpdates
FromtimetotimeSchmartzmaydeterminethatfirmwareupdatesarerequiredtokeepthePS3IR‐1000
operatingproperlyortoaddnewfeatures.ItwillbenecessarytoattachthePS3IR‐1000toyour
computerandrunthePS3IR‐1000Utilitytooltotakeadvantageofthenewfirmware.
Toobtainthelatestfirmware,gotoSchmartz.com,locatethePS3IR‐1000Utilitytoolandclickonthe
linktostarttheprogramrunningonyourworkstation.YoumayplugthePS3IR‐1000intoyourcomputer
beforeorafterstartingthePS3IR‐1000Utility.TheUtilitytoolwilllocateyourPS3IR‐1000and
automaticallyupdateyourfirmwareasneeded.
Whenyouarefinished,youmayunplugyourPS3IR‐1000andreturnittoitspermanentlocation.

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TroubleshootingGuide
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PS3IR1000isnotworkingatall.
Diagnosegeneralproblemssystematically:
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1) IsthePS3IR‐1000poweredupproperly?Isthestatuslightonsolid?
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Ifyes–gotostep2.
Ifno–PlugUSBcableintoanypoweredUSBport.Considerusing:
•Satellitereceiver
•DVR/TIVO
•Nearbycomputer
•OthercomponentwithaUSBport
•USBcharger
Makesuretheselectedcomponentispluggedintoaworkingpoweroutlet.DonotuseaPS3
USBportforpowerasthoseportsarenotpoweredwhenthePS3isinstandby.Ifthesesteps
fail,replacetheUSBcable.
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Ifyouareunabletogetthestatuslighton,contactSchmartzforhelp.
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2) IsthePS3IR‐1000receivingandprocessingIRcommands?IfyouareusingInternalIRmode,set
yourremotecontroltoaddressthePS3andclickbuttonsontheremotetosendIRcommands.
Ifthestatuslightflashesbrieflywhenyouclickabuttonontheremote,thentheunitisreceiving
andprocessingIRcommands.IfyouareusingIRexternalmode,thestatuslightshouldflash
whenIRcommandsaredeliveredthroughtheIRRepeater.IfthestatuslightisflashingwhenIR
commandsaredeliveredtothePS3IR‐1000gotostep3.
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Ifthestatuslightisnotflashing,consider:
•IsyourremotecontrolproperlyprogrammedwithPS2codes?Seetheinstallation
instructions.
•Istheremotecontrolworking(i.e.,willitoperateotherdevicesproperly)?
•IstheremotecontrolsettoaddressthePS3IR‐1000?
•IsthereanunobstructedlineofsightbetweentheremotecontrolandthePS3IR‐1000?
•IsthePS3IR‐1000setupforExternalIR?ThefactorydefaultsettingisforinternalIR
processing.IfyouhaverunthePS3IR‐1000Utility,youmayhavesetIRinputto
External.
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Ifyouareunabletogetthestatuslighttoflash(indicatingIRcommandprocessing),contact
Schmartzforhelp.
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3) IsthePS3IR‐1000properlypairedwithyourPS3?Assumingthestatuslightflashesinresponse
toIRcommandsandthePS3isnotacceptingcommandsfromthePS3IR‐1000,youhavetore‐do
thepairingprocedure.(Refertotheinstallationinstructions).Afterparing,ifthestatuslight
flashesandthePS3isnotresponding,contactSchmartzforhelp.

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PS3willnotpowerdown
Problem:IissueacommandfromthePS3IR‐1000topoweroffthePS3butthePS3doesnotshutoff.
Solution:IfyouhaveenabledpowersensinginthePS3IR‐1000buthavenotconnectedthepower
sensingcable,thePS3IR‐1000willneverpoweroffthePS3.Tocorrectthis,connectthepowersensing
cableordisablethepowersensingfeature.
Remoteoperatesinconsistently,rangenotsatisfactory
Problem:MyremoteworkssometimesorIhavetomoveclosertothePS3IR‐1000.
Solution:MostIRremotecontrolsshouldoperatecorrectlyupto25feet.Putnewbatteriesinthe
remotecontroltomakesuretheyarefresh.Makesurethereisanunobstructedviewbetweenthe
remoteandthePS3IR‐1000.AvoidbrightsunlightorverybrightincandescentlightnearthePS3IR‐1000.
PlasmaTVscreensmayalsointerferewithoperationofIRremotecontrols.
PS3powersupunexpectedly
Problem:ThePS3powersupunexpectedly.UsuallywhenIamshuttingeverythingdown,thePS3
comeson.
Solution:ThePS3IR‐1000normallykeepstrackofthePS3powerstatusinternally.Ifyouhavedone
anythingmanuallytothePS3thataffectspowerthatthePS3IR‐1000isunawareof(poweredoffPS3
usingagamecontroller,usemanualpowerswitchorinsertaDVD),thePS3IR‐1000maybeoutofsync
regardingpowerstatus.Ifthesemanualsituationsresultinanundesirableoperatingenvironment,you
canusetheoptionalpowersensingfeatureofthePS3IR‐1000andconnectapowersensingcable
betweenthePS3IR‐1000andthePS3.Withthepowersensingfeatureenabledandproperlyconnected,
unexpectedpowerupiseliminated.
Powersensingnotworkingproperly
Problem:IamusingpowersensingbutPS3notpoweringup/downcorrectly.
Solution:ProperoperationofPS3IR‐1000powersensingdependsontwothings:
•ConnectingapowersensingcablebetweenthePS3(anyUSBportandthePS3IR‐1000PSport).
Verifythatthiscableisconnectedproperly.
•Verifythatpowersensingisenabled(SeePS3POWERSENSINGsection.)
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RegulatoryCompliance
ThePS3IR‐1000complieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:
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1. Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference
2. Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesired
operation.
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ChangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbySchmartzInc.couldvoidtheauthoritytooperatethe
equipment.
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NOTE:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,
pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainst
harmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradio
frequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmful
interferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurina
particularinstallation.
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Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedetermined
byturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormore
ofthefollowingmeasures:
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•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiveris
connected.
•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
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