iWavit TV Pro User Manual
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1. buttons so you can control multiple devices in your home Moreover if you want even more control you can download and use the iWavit Tabula Rasa app which will allow you to create your own remotes and even share them online One more added bonus of the iWavit TV Pro app is that it is very fast to set up So you can bring the iWavit with you to your visits to friends relatives and even hotel rooms and be up and running in seconds SET UP TOP For all this to work properly you will need to make sure this app has the right settings The first time you use this app it will lead you through the initial set up but you can always repeat it by going to Settings and selecting Restart Setup Starting with the TV Listing you will be asked to specify your location by entering your Zip KAZNE Code or simply have the iPhone automatically determine it for you aa You will then be presented with a list of different TV Service Providers in your area like Comcast Dish DirecTV or ATSC Broadcast for over the air digital TV Select the one you have in your home Your TV Listing a k a TV guide is now configured You only need do this Keppnin iene once This online TV listing is being provided by our partner so me War to Serup your TitanTV ey 8 00 M CAST Cancel wu Next you will need to set up your Virtual Remote Control There are a two different ways to do this The simplest approach is to use the Rem2. have the iWavit Attachment properly connected or you have not connected to the Bluetooth Smart iWavit Blast Make sure that the red X is gone You will hear a hear a gun loading sound when the iWavit connected When you press the IR Blast button you will get the option to blast the IR light from the iWavit Attachment connected to your iPhone or from the optional iWavit USB dongle amp Lightbar which is part of the Wavit Premium Kit If you have an iDevice that supports Bluetooth 4 0 RF Technology you will also get the option to connect to any iWavit Blast devices within RF range The iWavit USB dongle amp IR Lightbar are a simple yet powerful addition to your remote control Plug the USB dongle into any powered USB socket this could be a PC or a USB charger or the USB port on your TV and it is ready to use If you plug it into a PC you will also be able to control the PC via RF commands as if you just plugged in a wireless keyboard and mouse There is no need to install any software on the PC There is also no need to have Bluetooth passwords or to mess with any WIFI The RF range is over 100 meters 300 feet Select iWavit device to use as Select iWavit device to use an Advanced IR Blast Selector a duit Cancel IR Blast Selector S Bac iWavit Device iWavit RF Channel 3 j iWavit Attachment F4 Attachment 2 ID 171 98 99 186 236 121 162 148 Custom name USB Channel 3 gt 4 USB 4
3. I5 aie PC CONTRe t 4 3 Y Lad g s G gt Pi a8 R 4 ig iy J w sy d f rA i POINTING2n E EF gt A Aids ne ee d ayy k lt gt E ryh RF a ey ao Ay r j tr A y 4 PF d Fi Hir T f rs uM Yi L _ T 4d i 43 A NE a es a plugs into the iPhone iPad It will allow you to turn your iDevice into a Universal IR learning remote W avit Premium 2012 consist of the iWavit Attachment in addition to the iWavit USB dongle amp IR Lightbar The USB dongle enables plug amp play control of any Computer that the USB dongle is plugged into This control includes the patented Direct Pointing mouse cursor control Moreover the USB dongle is also a wireless RF to IR extender which can increase the range of IR control to over 300 feet and allow for multi room control To be specific the Wavit hardware includes An IR emitter for sending IR signals and controlling TVs and DVD An IR detector for learning IR codes from real IR remotes A patented optical motion sensing module which allows for precise and absolute tracking of the iPhone s position and orientation in 3D space making it ideal for use as a Direct Pointing 3D air mouse for PCs and Macs A wireless PC microphone for controlling a PC or Mac via voice commands or simply for making VOIP calls on your PC This is separate from the iPhone s microphone Wireless 2 4GHz Plug amp Play USB
4. ID 171 98 99 186 6 e lt gt USB Channel 16 ID 223 139 170 195 The USB dongle and IR Lightbar act like a Wireless RF to IR Extender Why use the Lightbar There are two good reasons The IR Lightbar is about 10x more powerful than a normal remote control so it will be able to control almost any IR device that is in the same room The iPhone can be 300ft away from the iWavit USB dongle and still be able to control the USB dongle amp Lightobar The Lightbar is a must have for people who have their A V equipment inside a cabinet or who just don t want to have to point at the device they are controlling and want some freedom to roam around Furthermore if you want still more IR power you can purchase extra IR Lightbars and connect them together with a 2 5mm stereo splitter This can also be helpful if you want to control IR equipment inside of cabinets while at the same time blasting IR into the room You can chain many IR Lightbars together to achieve ungodly IR blasting power However if you do this make sure that your USB power supply can source the required current which is about 100mA Lightbar otherwise iWavit Attachment IR Lightbar C 2X IR Booster adding extra Lightbars will not improve your IR output For reference a normal PC USB port can source 500mA whereas an iPad charger can source 2000mA See this link for more on the IR Extender options OTHER BUTTONS TOP Fin
5. SONS TO USE THIS APP TOP There are 4 key reasons why you want the iWavit and this app 1 Save money You already pay for your TV subscription Now you can get the most out of it Granted it is great to have a DVR to be able to record shows and skip commercials but many of us are not that organized or we just want the freedom to roam the channels Also in order to record a show you have to Know what is on and one of the most expedient ways to do THAT is through channel surfing With hundreds of shows to choose from you can now make sure you dont miss out on anything important With a few flicks of your finger you can scan all your TV channels for anything interesting to watch 2 save Time Channel Surfing with the iWavit TV Pro app is FAST The app will download the list of all the TV shows that are on right now on your TV and you can quickly scan this list for anything you like No more having to tap the remote control GUIDE button then press the remote control arrow keys to painstakingly slow crawl through the on screen IV guide 3 Be a crowd pleaser When you scan the TV listings on your iWavit TV Pro app you can do it discretely while you and your family can continue to watch your current TV show unobstructed on the big screen TV There is no need to block most of the TV screen with the on screen TV guide while you hunt for something better to watch 4 More Control The Virtual Remote will allow you to reprogram specitic
6. ally there are two buttons on the app that will launch different iWavit apps The first one is the HOME button aj Pressing the HOME button will take you to the app called IWavit Flow if it is installed or it will prompt you to install it if you do not have it Wavit Flow provides a convenient cover flow way to navigate between all iWavit apps whether they are installed on your iPhone or you just want to browse iWavit apps that are available on the App Store The other button is the Tabula Rasa app link BoA This button will launch the iWavit Tabula Rasa app This is a must have app for anyone who has the iWavit hardware With this app you can create your own custom remote controls USEFUL iWAVIT LINKS TOP If you have any questions or just want to learn more about the iWavit then try tapping on these helpful links For example contact us at support thinkoptics com or visit our iWavit Forum to participate in discussions 29 22 iWavit News iWavit Forum Email Support we iWavit Manual iWavit Overview iWavit Videos THE iWAVIT HARDWARE TOP iWavit is an Apple certified accessory that adds new hardware capabilities to Apple s platform of iPod iPhone and iPad devices The iWavit currently comes in three flavors 1 iWavit Basic 2012 2 IWavit Premium 2012 3 IWavit Blast IWavit Basic 2012 consists of the iWavit Attachment which iWavit Attachment 49 gt d ia i d N C ontro i VC
7. content while the More Info screen allows you to do a deep dive into each specific TV show gabon TE Ay Select the info button to display more information about the TV Show On the iPad the info can be shown in quarter screen or half screen mode You can scroll this screen up down The icons are also direct hyperlinks to even more info From here you can scroll up down to read a full description of each show and if it is a movie you will also see an additional tomato rating and movie poster courtesy of Rotten Tomatoes online reviews Rotten Tomatoes and the Certified Fresh Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Flixster Inc in the United States and other countries We do not imply any affiliation sponsorship endorsement or other false association with Flixter apart from their agreeing to allow ThinkOptics to use their API to show links to their online reviews There are several active internet links you can select as well if you want even more information about the TV show or the actors For example tap on the IMDb link to take you to the IMDb website for this show and similarly for Google Wikepedia Rotten Tomatoes and YouTube You can of course tap the Watch now button to change your channel There are a few more important features to note about this app The most important is that there is a button called IR Blast If there is a red X over this button it means that you do not
8. dongle for controlling PC Mac Linux machines Simply plug it in and you are ready to go It is like plugging in a wireless HID keyboard and mouse No software installation is required on the PC The iWavit Blast is a new addition to the iWavit family It is a Bluetooth Smart USB Dongle The iWavit Blast is most similar to the iWavit Premium in that it is a powerful Remote IR Blaster and give you direct wireless control of almost any PC Mac Linux or PS3 system However unlike the iWavit Premium the iWavit Blast does NOT require any iWavit Attachment to be plugged into the iDevice It communicates directly with the Bluetooth 4 0 radios that are in the latest generation iPhone 4S iPhone 5 iPad 3 and en Aan pens NUG Blast IR Blaster amp PC Control 3 Bluetooth co Food Tharwemete SMART App Store 4 gen iPod touch 5 gen and iPad mini Moreover we have expanded the functionality a bit and will be adding new hardware options via the 2 5mm jack The first of these new modules is the Temperature Probe that can turn your iPhone into a wireless food thermometer So what does the iWavit Blast NOT do It is not compatible with older generation iDevices that do not have a Bluetooth 4 0 RF radio Also it does not have IR learning built in and does not have a wireless microphone Finally while it can act aS a wireless TrackPad and PC keyboard it does not offer the direct pointing 3D mouse features of the iWavit Pre
9. eck out this link for some video help with IR learning htto www thinkoptics com iWavitT Vaid IRlearning mov NOTE IR Learning requires the iWavit Attachment To see a short demo of the Wavit TV Pro app in action go to this link htto www thinkoptics com iWavitl Vaid Demo mov The main buttons which NEED to be working on the IR Remote Control are the NUMBER buttons As long as they are there changing channels should work In fact if you have any problems changing channels from the TV Listing screen go to the Remote screen and make sure that you can change the channels from here first NOTE At this time the Remote Wizard does not include the or IR Codes This only matters if you are trying to watch TV using a digital TV antenna where you will see channels like 7 1 or 65 4 In this case you WILL need to use the manual approach outlined above for this button only until it gets added to our database MORE FEATURES TOP The iPad and iPhone versions of this app are slightly different in the way that information is displayed but apart from that their features are identical For example with the iPhone version of iWavit TV Pro you will navigate between Home button Filter the TV listing launches iWavit Flow Favorites Recent All Top 10 Current time 30min 30min Bafi M ee e Home Launches Tabula IR Blast selector Rasa app different screens using the Tab bar at the bottom of the
10. he newer IPhone iPad iPod models to communicate to a Bluetooth Smart iWavit USB dongle which has an IR blaster see www thinkoptics com for more details about all iWavit hardware When you launch this app it will show you a virtual remote which you can use to control your TV Home Theater system and Cable box You will even be able to learn IR codes from your old remotes This app will also display a live TV guide that will display a real time TV listing for your specific Zip code and IV Service for example Comcast Digital Cable in San _ Jose California It will update automatically as time goes by The really exciting magic happens when these two features are combined Now you can select a IV show in the TV Listings screen and the app will automatically change the channel on your IV or cable satellite box It Is The interactive TV listing essentially a reinvention of the old Newspaper TV channel guide This app and the iWavit hardware works for ALL TV brands and ALL TV services Cable dish broadcast over the air in the United States The one time setup is simple and takes only a few seconds TV Control PC Control PLUL l SSN pon gt na 9 a e S j DVD amp Set top Box Control As we mentioned the iWavit Blast model does not require an attachment Instead when you press a button on your iPhone it sends an RF signal from the iPhone to the iWavit Bla
11. iWavit TV Pro User Manual 2 in 1 TV Listing amp Remote Control IS GIVISRA Pro 2 in 1 TV Listing amp Remote Control This app requires the Apple certified iWavit Basic or iWavit Premium hardware accessory or the latest Bluetooth Smart iWavit Blast It will not work without them See www iwavit com for details If you have any support questions please contact support thinkoptics com TABLE OF CONTENTS Tap Section to jump to it 1 Introduction 2 An Interactive TV Guide 3 Four reasons for this app 4 Set up 5 More Features 6 Other Buttons 7 Useful tWavit Links 8 The iWavit Hardware INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your Wavit purchase The iWavit TV Pro app is a 2 in 1 TV Listing and Remote Control app that works together with your Wavit hardware to turn your iPhone iPad or iPod touch into 1 A Universal IR Learning Remote and 2 An interactive TV Channel Guide You can use it together with the iWavit Basic iWavit Premium ofr iWavit Blast products Focussing first on the iWavit Premium and Basic they both come with an IWavit Attachment Plug It into your iDevice and you iWavit Virtual Remote will be able to control your TV and your set top box much like you would with any normal Universal IR learning remote control The iWavit Blast is very similar but it does not require the iWavit Attachment Instead it uses the Bluetooth 4 0 RF technology in t
12. l list by Favorites by selecting from the pull down menu in the upper right of the screen You can also filter channels by most recent which gives you a history of your last viewed channels and by My Top 10 to see your most commonly viewed channels It is also important to note that on the iPhone and iPod touch the virtual remote control is a 3D rotating remote with 4 screens Slide you finger right left to swipe between the different screens Tap the TV listing icon to switch back to the channel guide view On the iPad the screen is much bigger and the TV listing can be displayed on the left side of the screen while the remote control Is shown on the right side of the screen On the iPad you can pinch zoom the remote to zoom in on it The buttons then become larger and easier to hit When viewing the TV listing you can tao the central portion of the button to immediately switch channels on your IV or can tap the numbers on the right to quickly jump to the channel Tap here to add this channel to your Favorites Tap here for More Info The Favor The Roommate Sergeant Rutledge Changing Hearts Tap here to Tap here to change the jump quickly to channel new numbers number range you are interested in You can also tap the More Info button on the right to get a screen with more information about the show The main TV listing screen is a fast way to get an overview of your TV channel
13. mium So in summary get the iWavit product that best suits your needs or if you are in doubt get all three There is a lot of hardware packed into the small iWavit Use iWavit TV Pro Tabula Rasa and other iWavit apps to unlock the full potential Note Wavit TV Pro is a more full featured version of the FREE iWavit TV Aid app It adds more detailed program information and is ad free
14. ote Wizard The Wizard will ask you what type of TV or set top box you want to control when you change channels Once you select one such as Comcast box or Sony LCD TV or even your PC you will be presented with a list of different Remote Control options All or some of these may work To figure out which one will work for you tap the Test button right next to the name This will send out the Power ON OFF signal to your TV or set top box Make sure to have the iWavit attached and pointed at your TV when you press this button If your TV or set top box powers on off when you press this button it is very likely that this is your remote NOTE More than one Remote may work Select the remote that appears to work the best You have now configured your Remote Control with the Wizard You can always re launch the Remote Wizard by going to settings gt Remote Wizard and it will overwrite your current remote control The extensive library of IR codes if being provided by our partner Remotec Inc The other way to make sure you have the right IR codes in your Virtual Remote Control is to skip the Wizard and instead go directly to the Remote Control screen Here you can re learn any of the IR codes for buttons individually from your old remote control To do this you hold down the p button on the remote control screen at the same time as you tap the button you want to re learn You will now be guided through how to learn an IR button Ch
15. screen There is also a menu bar at the top of the screen that can be used to make further selections For the iPad almost everything is contained on a single screen The selections are made using the Top Menu bar as shown here The TV Listing screen will allow you to scroll up down to select different channels By default it will display a list of TV shows that are on at the current time but you can also go back and forth in time The TV listings may turn red if Go to Settings Filter the TV listing Switches between Launches Tabula Favorites Recent Lisit and Ate Rasa app All Top 10 view Current time 30min 30min TV Listings R TOP MENU BAR f BOTTOM TAB BAR T Home button IR Blast selector launches iWavit Flow you do this This will indicate that the TV shows are in the future or the past and are not directly accessible You can still press the channel to go there but it will obviously change to what is currently being shown on that channel You can also sort your channels into different categories Gube NFO Prairie anoa T power ce pee SUBTITLE SLEEP REW PLAY FPN CH AL 3B PREV CH STOP NETCH p e CH omy me MUTING Swipe to rotate the 3D Remote on Pinch to zoom the Remote on the iPad the iPhone For example it is easy to add or remove channels from your Favorites list by tapping on the heart icon above the channel number You can then filter your channe
16. st USB dongle which in turn blasts a powerful IR signals to control your TV or Cable SAT box as shown above The iWavit Premium also has an additional iWavit USB Blaster but this one does need the iWavit Attachment This ts because it uses a different Zigbee RF radio built into the iWavit Premium hardware The advantage of this is that it works with older versions of iPhones that do not have a Bluetooth 4 0 Radio AN INTERACTIVE TV GUIDE TOP Understanding what happens behind the scenes is very simple When you browse your TV listing in this app and find a TV show you want to watch like Speed 2 on HBO channel 801 on Comcast you just tap that listing The app will then send a command to your iWavit hardware to blast the series of Infrared IR signals corresponding to you manually pressing numbers 8 0 1 on your old remote control So from your perspective you simply browse your TV listings on your iPad iPhone and tap the TV Show you want to watch and your TV will automatically change to that channel You can further select to limit your TV channel list to your favorite channels or to most watched channels or to see a history of channels you have been watching ex how do get back to the show watched before this darn commercial made me channel jump You can also get more detailed information on each TV Show with star rating description and online links to more information about the movie and its actors FOUR REA
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