User Manual for IR-2
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1. f control your PC remotely User Manual for IR 2 USB Windows control your PC remotely O is ree er an en ee eee AN T 3 WAV Ci MANS CA AWN a iaia elio 3 VAI RR RA 3 ODI RR A 4 CRI A 5 teri AREA 5 Con fistre T 2 IS BM fo GIPS sognene orena EEE EAO ESETERE ESEE 5 MOU OTC SOO INS nina 6 Guder m he IRR RR AE 7 SI OI AA A 8 Miiltisroup COMANDI 9 A a E A a 10 O ET Eee 10 A ri i i ri 10 EG PRI RR A 11 hall 11 Tro RI RR RR RE OI A 11 Mitrama in the lean me Mode RARE RARI 11 as ea RR A 11 DVR 9 o RI 12 Profiles ta SEL RR RR CR RR RR A 13 AAA Pu ni 14 Po e O E 14 EXDO RR RE IE 14 Page 2 ot 15 R control your PC remotely Foreword IR 2 usb works with the USB interface of your PC It is connected to the USB port with a standard USB A B cable A small USB driver must be installed available for download on www ir2pc com After the installation of an infrared program on the PC with Windows 95 98 NT4 2000 XP operating systems can be controlled with an infrared remote control Using a standard remote control like the one that came with your video recorder TV HiFi etc you can control many of your PC s functions You can emulate any mouse or keyboard operations including Ctrl and Shift key presses start and close applications or send emails at the touch of a button on your remote control Examples for applications are e Multimedia Presentations eg Powerpoint e Remote Control of TV or radio cards e Read2. are complete files for controlling different programs They can be downloaded and installed via ini files Import Please download your Plugin file and extract it into the LIB folder of Miriam The command of the Plugin will be added to the command list it has an own header so you can see and use it easily Export The export of a Miriam Plugin is really easy You only need to copy the ini file from the Miriam LIB folder Page 14 of 15 R Copyright 2000 2005 IR2PC com IR2PC All rights reserved control your PC remotely The IR2PC name and logo and all related product and service names design marks and slogans are the trademarks of IR2PC All other product and service marks contained herein are the trademarks of their respective owners You may not use any IR2PC or third party trademarks or logos without the prior written consent of IR2PC or the applicable trademark owner Page 15 of 15
3. as drive floppy drive e Windows offers the Win2000 driver Confirm the selection You get an warning message from Windows XP now The structures of W2K and Win XP are almost identical this error message can be ignored e Your PC now detects a further serial interface in the device manager under the USB bus Note the COM port NUMBER you still need the address in order to configure the infrared software correctly Page 4 of 15 R control your PC remotely Girder The Girder software is needed to convert the button presses on your remote control into keystrokes in your programs Thereby Girder has provided defined characteristics 1 e Notepad call up Install Girder The zip file can be opened with Winzip or WinRAR Unzip the file in a new file In the case that this directory does not exist it will be created automatically You have Girder EXE then Click on it it follows the familiar installation mask of Windows then The module itself is not needed for the installation in the USB Port stick Configure IR 2 USB into Girder This step is needed for the correct code transfer Girder needs to know from where the infrared codes come e start Girder e Choose the submenu file Settings ground and click on lt This profile automatically load gt e For the path statement you go on lt Look for gt e In Girder list you see several files Choose one Gir File e Click on hardware Plugins and look to
4. a different value in the Signalrepeatingspeed Now the codes should be received more stably Miriam in the learning mode Miriam offers two kinds of commands First is named Single Function and used for one command per key press The second is named Multi Function and can be used to execute a list of commands by pressing one key Single function If you click on the remote in your task bar the Miriam offers a lot of features If you press Learn a new key Miriam opens a window click on Next You have to give a name for the key and confirm it by clicking on Next Please select Single function in the next window and you will be forwarded to the command list Page 11 of 15 IRZPC control your PC remotely Add change function EJ Select a function Key assitant x Name for the key Please select a function which you want to associate with the key at your remote control or select Execute program to define a external program wich starts on keypress Please type in the name for the key The program needs this information to save the options BRAE mulate keyboard Emulate the mouse Miriam Windows Plugins Macros Name for the key XK Abort lt lt Back Next gt gt XK Abort Next gt gt You have to select your preferred command now If you have selected your command click on Next again You will
5. and scroll through large documents e Simple operation of multimedia programs like MP3 Players video Players or DVD players e and much more The module has its own microcontroller which is responsible for the decoding of the IR signals thus no CPU load develops Driver Installation Win98 WinME e First download the USB drivers and save it on a disk before you begin with the installation e Connect the module using an A B cable to the USB port of your PC e The hardware recognition starts automatically if not please go to control panel and click on Hardware The installation routine starts now where you are asked for the driver e Please select Searching for the best Driver and as drive floppy drive e Windows offers the Win98 driver Confirm the selection e Your PC now discovers a further serial interface in the device manager under the USB bus Note the COM port NUMBER you still need the address in order to configure the infrared software correctly Page 3 of 15 R control your PC remotely Win2000 WinXP e First download the USB drivers and save it on a disk before you begin the installation e Connect the module using an A B cable to the USB port of your PC e The hardware recognition starts automatically af not please go to control panel and click on Hardware The installation routine starts now where you are asked for the driver e Please select Searching for the best Driver and
6. be forwarded to the next window which asks you for the key Press on the preferred key on your remote until you see a confirmation The key is now associated with the selected function Press OK to close Key assitant EJ Key assitant x Please press the key at your remote control The signal from the remote control is saved successfully Please press the key at your remote control for a half second The key is now associated with the selected function Press OK to close Abort lt lt Back Next gt gt X Abort New OK The commands and keys are saved in DATA dat which you can find in the Miriam folder Multi function If you click on the remote in your task bar Miriam offers a lot of features If you press Learn a new key Miriam opens a window click on Next You have to give a name for the key and confirm it by clicking on Next Please select Multi function in the next window and you will be forwarded to an overview on which you can add and delete functions Key assitant ES Key assitant Name for the key Create multi command You can add the commands for the multi command in the listbox below Please type in the name for the key The program needs this information Miriam execute them step by step one after the other to save the options Add X Delete Name forthe key X Abort lt lt Back Next gt gt X Abort lt lt Back Next gt
7. ce Enabled GirderEnable Input Device Enabled GirderEnable o 4 Now select what Girder should to do if the key of the remote control is pressed You can combine all remote features with themselves so you have an expiration plan which goes if only one key of your remote is pressed Open a new group if requested and add a Multigroup into it Then generate and edit the requested commands Very important To ensure for a correct schedule please add between every step a small pause option wait in the drop down menu of Window and set the timer X timeout to 500 ms Girder 3 2 o x Girder 3 2 File Edit Commands Help File Edit Commands Help 163 Test Enabled A gt 1 83 Test Enabled All vi Learn Event i All vili ic ei fr team Event 00 Multigroup E Inver Start Word Start Word Wait 500ms Comment repeatwaittime rel Wait 500ms CAMMANE repeatwaittime ms o Start Macro Start Macro EJ EventString UIR IRman IRA CTInfra Hollywood Plugin OS Command Girder Mouse Keyboard 4 gt O S Command Girder Mouse Keyboard 4 gt Control Control F Shit M Shit 6 Alt ja Alt Special Key y Special Key y Centence Sentence Canceled learn AAB000000000 TQ Captured IR code AAB000000000 z If you are finished with editing please select the Multigroup and press on the butt
8. gt Page 12 of 15 R To add a command click on Add and you will be forwarded to the command list where you can select your preferred key If you have selected your command click on Next again You will be forwarded back to the function list control your PC remotely Add change function EJ Select a function Please select a function which you want to associate with the key at your remote control or select Execute program to define a external program wich starts on keypress E p Macros X Abort Next gt gt To delete a command then you will have to mark this command in the command list and click on Delete If you have selected your command click on Next again You will be forwarded to the next window which asks you for the key Press on the preferred key on your remote until you see a confirmation The key is now associated with the selected function Press OK to close Key assitant Key assitant Please press the key at your remote control The signal from the remote control is saved successfully Please press the key at your remote control for a half second The key is now associated with the selected function Press OK to close X Abort lt lt Back Next gt gt X Abort New OK The commands and keys are saved in DATA dat which you can find in the Miriam folder Profiles in Miriam Miriam offers a special feature You can enable or d
9. ion You will be asked where Girder should save the generated GML file Page 10 of 15 R control your PC remotely Miriam The Miriam software is needed to convert the entries on your remote control in your programs This software is appropriate for users who want a simple and easy to use tool to add and edit commands easily Install Miriam Please remove the USB receiver from your PC Install miriam_irman exe in your preferred folder and start Miriam Miriam answers Error while opening COM port Please check your settings Connect the receiver with your PC now wait a moment for installing the driver and take a short look in your device manager on which COM port a virtual COM port is generated Confirm the error message and go on the question mark in your task menu and open Receiver Setup Please edit and confirm this setting If the COM port is correct please confirm it again otherwise it will be buggy after restarts The question mark changes to a remote control which blinks red if a key is pressed Troubleshooting If the remote control changes into a question mark and the receiver does not work Close Miriam first and unplug the receiver second not reversed you will get an endless software string Wait a few seconds and connect the receiver and start Miriam as in chapter Install Miriam described If the receiver works but you have different codes output Please open setup and insert
10. isable some profiles by connecting Miriam with programs So you connect Miriam with Word and execute Macros via 1 on your remote key if Word is open or starting play if Winamp is active You can add delete enable or disable profiles You can enable or disable profiles by starting programs One profile Profile is always activated You can connect this profile with executables programs by clicking on Enable this profile if following window is active You have to click on the button Classname then and open the preferred program Now go with your mouse pointer to the open program window and click lt Cntrl gt lt 9 gt on your keyboard The setting is saved now in Miriam Page 13 of 15 R Profile 27 rename profile control your PC remotely Edit keys b Emulate Kevboardoress 1 D New profile 5 Rename key Add key Delete key f Change function Delete function If you add a new profile the new profile has all available commands Click Add Key to add a command to the new profile or Delete Key for deleting over the routine You can also edit functions and keys All names of profiles and keys strings can be changed as required Mark up the command what you want to rename and enter the new name If you want exchange the remote keys you should delete the old string and add a new one with the preferred command s Plugins Plugins
11. mote Every command will be saved in the Groups Girder offers two different kinds of command First is The simple command which has always one deposited code The second way To control more complex programs is the Multigroup function one deposited code starts a lot of commands automatically Girder 3 2 loj x Fie Edit Commands Hep Test1 El Start Word gt SE All Learn Event E EventString ube A usi 2 Fommank repeatwaittime ms EH Start Word Wait 500ms E Print Document 7 Store Document eg Window los Command Girder Mouse K 4 gt M Mouse Po Waittor vvindow Fi 745495 Canceled learn 1040100888900 o In the folder Test 1 is one event and an event string deposited If you press on the right button on your remote Word will be started automatically In the folder Test 2 are 5 events and only one event string deposited If you press on the right button on your remote Word will be started with an active macro the printer will print the document and the generated document will be saved automatically Start Girder 1f not started and press lt F9 gt for starting the infrared receiver module Add a Toplevelgroup and a command Page 7 of 15 IR2PC control your PC remotely Single commands Girder 3 2 lol x HACE lol x Fie Edit Commands Help Fie Edit Commands Help 4 M Enabled All v Learn E
12. on Learn Event in the right area An Event String icon will be added to the command list Press a button on your remote control and the received code will be shown in the black area You do not need an event string for every command If you want test your commands press lt F5 gt the command will be executed or not if there are any faults Page 9 of 15 R If you want more commands implemented onto your computer then repeat the steps above control your PC remotely If you have finished the Girder configuration you have to save it otherwise it will be lost and it is not available at a restart of Girder The saved file will be shown with the well known remote icon on your desktop Plugins Plugins are complete files for controlling different programs They can be downloaded and installed via the Import Group Import Please download your Plugin file and extract it into a folder Then go to File gt Import Group and go to the folder where the plugin stays You need a GML file it has almost a remote icon as girder itself The click on open and the plugin is added to Girder Now new entries are available in the command list Your PC has to learn only the key presses of your remote so you have to generate only an Event String for every command and to save the edited file Export You can also create a plugin You need only to use the File gt Export Group funct
13. oting If you have trouble with the configuration and the IR 2 USB receiver is not enabled and codes are not received Unplug the receiver and wait a few seconds Disable the IR device with lt F9 gt Girder itself need not be restarted Connect your receiver module again wait until the driver is installed and press lt F9 gt to enable device again It should work now If the receiver works but you have different codes output Select lt UIR IRman gt in the setting and open Settings to edit the COM port settings Now push the sliding control for speed more to the left or right Now the codes should be received more stably Page 6 of 15 IR2PC control your PC remotely Girder in the learning mode Girder has a lot of features and windows which need a few descriptions You can load edit and save your personal profiles You can lock you specified profile 1f you need Girder 3 2 loj x Fie Edit Commands Help Y Enabled M Invert All v Leam Event Comments repeat wait time ms 1 61 Toplevelgroup 2 Group 1 Group 2 Ey Group 3 Window OS Command Girder Mouse K_4 gt alimenti T Mouse Po art tar Window EN x 745 v 495 Captured IR code 1040 100888900 You can open Toplevelgroups and Groups which are implemented in them You can choose every name but note that you need clear names if you want to control more than one program via re
14. t time ms o Comments repeat wait time ms UIR IRman IRA CTinfra Hollywood Plugin Window los Command Girder Mouse k 4 gt Window los Command Girder Mouse K 4 gt Clicked v Apply Target i Timeout I Timeout fr o Wvaittor vindow ig Wait for Window Input Device Enabled GirderEnable Clicked sent 40040 100BCBD 4 Press now the preferred key on your remote control It should be a new code in the black area If you want test your commands press lt F5 gt the command will be executed or not 1f there are any faults If you want more commands implemented onto your computer then repeat the steps again Page 8 of 15 PA control your PC remotely If you are finish with Girder configuration you have to save it otherwise it will be lost and it is not available at a restart of Girder The saved file will be shown with the well known remote icon on your desktop Multigroup commands Girder 3 2 lol x HACES lol x Fie Edit Commands Help File Edit Commands Help J if Enabled All Leam Event all y Leam Event Invert Comments repeat wait time ms Window los Command Girder Mouse Kale Comments repeat wait time ms af Clicked v y Target of Timeout tt Timeout fr o Y I Mouse Po Y 0 T Mouse Po Wait tor window El Valor yvindow pe Input Devi
15. the right on top in the list lt UIR IRman gt Settings E x General User Interface Plugins osp Settings IV Auto Enable Input device Get more plugins Settings LI Question OSD O SendM L SendMessade Version 1 1 O Silitek Device Number 201 O TaskCreate API Version 1 mii IB Ema a IBA CT nira Halkanad Plurin hd Description Plugin written by Ron Bessems status Plugin is loaded in memory sending events Path to plugins FAEigene Dateien IR2PC IR Software Girder3290 Plugins coma Ay e If you selected lt UIR IRman gt and apply this setting changes the Button Settings Page 5 of 15 control your PC remotely UIR IRman IRA CTInfra Hollywood Plugin xl m Settings IRSpeed com 3 z Universal Infrared Remote UIR v Hardware type l Fast UIR Init F Skip UIR init check Strip Zeros from UIR string Default IR Speed Default SARI in pe e Slow cent e Check the COM port number and select the correct one if necessary e Select Universal Infrared Remote if it is not selected e enable Skip UIR init check e apply these settings and close this menu e If you want click lt Equipment automatically tune in gt e Click now on lt Apply gt You can open the device with lt F9 gt You will see a message Girder enabled and a green point in the bottom right corner in the Window of Girder Now you can work with this configuration Troublesho
16. vent AI Leam Event M Invert Comments repeat wait time ms Window los Command Girder Mouse K gt Comments repeat wait time ms 7 Clicked v Apply Target Ai Timeout tt Timeout Ir fo Y I Mouse Po Y 0 T Mouse Po Wait for Window E vatto Window ES Input Device Enabled GirderEnable 7 Input Device Enabled GirderEnable Dd Z Now select what Girder should do if the key of the remote control is pressed If you want a feature on your screen then take a look in the drop down menu of Window If you want to request a feature of Windows e g Windows shutdown Monitor power on or off you will find the commands in O S sector If you want special behaviour of Girder select Girder you will find all defined features there for an easy remote control If you want to imitate mouse or keyboard then go to sector Mouse or Keyboard If you have edited your favourite feature then you have to add the remote control key which should start this Click on the key icon in the list and then on the button Learn Event in the right area It will be added an Event String icon to the command list Girder 3 2 10 x Girder 3 2 File Edit Commands Help File Edit Commands Help M Enabled far Sl Learn Event New ava All v M Invert GE EventString Invert Comments repeat wai
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