Re: IR blaster adapting??

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the two jacks are for outputs to send IR signals to a STB or Comcast
DTA. There should have been at least one IR blaster cable in the kit
you received. The male end goes into the IR receiver and the sticky
LED goes over the receiver "eye" on a STB or DTA.

Comcast should be contacting you about DTAs or you might try calling
their local office. To set this up with MCE see
http://digitalmediaphile.com/index.php/2009/04/17/setup-a-comcast-dta-with-mce/





On Wed, 13 May 2009 13:28:13 -0700, "Scott Kindorf \(KCG\)"
<scottkin@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I've got a somewhat-related problem that is driving me nuts!

For starters: I was on the Vista Media Center beta, and was gifted by
Microsoft with a Hauppauge PVR-500 card with break-out panel, the standard
"Microsoft" Media Center Remote and the SMK USB IR Receiver with two 1/8"
jacks on the receiver, marked "1" and "2".

Please feel free to correct me, but aren't the two jacks in the back of the
SMK IR Receiver for IR Blaster OUTPUTS?!

Unfortunately (and I never saw this coming), that's all it came with. I am
absolutely clueless as to where to go in order to get my new Comcast
"Digital Transport Adapter" that Comcast is requiring us to use to continue
to receive ANY Basic channels beyond 30.

H E L P ! ! !

--ScottK

"Barb Bowman" <barb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:25ma05tvfc6kv7q02kb52pj7ku50c9c3bk@xxxxxxxxxx
there is definitely something going on inside the eHome receiver and
it is needed as a component.

On Fri, 08 May 2009 22:39:31 -0500, Charlie <mcsophie@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

A USB port is just 4 lines: data out, data in, power, ground. What I
haven't been able to find out is whether there is 'interface' circuitry
inside the IR receiver between the USB port's data out line and the IR
LED inside the 'blaster'.
--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
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http://www.digitalmediaphile.com/
http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
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Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx
http://www.digitalmediaphile.com/
http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
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