Re: TV signal installation problem--what is the IR cable? IR hard

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The receiver/remote package should have come with an IR emitter. If not, complain to Hauppauge. Otherwise, you can check at www.smarthome.com for them.

http://www.smarthome.com/searchweb.asp?q=ir+emitter

I personally opted for

http://www.smarthome.com/8170.HTML

and ordered a couple of them.

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"Hamletmachin" <Hamletmachin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4A5AA559-102F-46AB-AC57-26527322345E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> I have the proper remote (it came with the wintv package).
>
> I have batteries in it and see the flashing green light when I press the
> Windows icon and other buttons. But it has no effect on on my comuter when
> I'm in the media center.
>
> Do I need to configure media center so that the remote works?
>
> Also, can you tell me where I can get an IR emitter cable?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>> The remote that comes with the Hauppauge USB Tuner does not work with the Media Center interface. You need a dedicated Media Center Remote. If your computer came with Media Center installed, it should have a remote and IR emitter port. If you built the system yourself, you'll have to provide it.
>>
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16880100853
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>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16880100851
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>> (Don't ask me what the difference is, they look the same)
>>
>> Additionally, you need an IR emitter cable between the PC (or IR Receiver) and the cable box, in order for Media Center to control the channel changing on the set top box. Both of the above remotes come with 2 IR emitters.
>>
>> Written for dual tuners and dual STB's, this article can easily be adapted for one tuner/one STB, just don't follow the steps for setting up the second tuner/stb.
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>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mce/expert/bowman_dualtuners.mspx
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>> --
>> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
>> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>> http://www.dougknox.com
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>> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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>> "Hamletmachin" <Hamletmachin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4F611E66-0708-4D35-B40E-E547B6B7BBF8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > HI,
>> >
>> > I connected a hauppage win tv pvr 2 usb to my cable box (turned on) and to
>> > my computer. When I went to windows media center to set the tv signall,
>> > things went i=fine until I got the following message:
>> >
>> > IR hardware not detected. Make sure that your IR control cable and the
>> > remote server are connected.
>> >
>> > Can someone explain what this means? I have the USB running from the
>> > computer, but no cable. The cable runs from the cable tv box to the hapuagge
>> > win tv pvr 2 usb.
>> >
>> > Am I failing to connect another cable?
>>
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