RedEye User Manual
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5. s charging cradle if you use this setting Technical Support Button Feedback gives you options to provide a response when you tap on a indicate desired activity button feedback button within an activity Sound plays a Cancel Button Feedback Save short click when each button is tapped and vibrate causes the phone to vibrate briefly unfortunately we cannot control the dl duration of the vibration which may be a Sound only J little longer than ideal Please note the vibration setting does not work on iPod Vibrate only touch models and first generation iPod touch devices do not have a speaker for Sound and vibrate sound playback Main Setup and Preferences 11 Technical Support Go to ThinkFlood website opens the Safari browser on your iPhone and takes you directly to the support pages here Contact by email opens the Email application and addresses an email to supportOthinkflood com Software Version The number here indicates which version of the RedEye application you are currently running on your phone and may be useful if you are contacting our support team 12 Main Setup and Preferences Room Setup The Room Setup page displays basic information about the RedEye device controlling a particular room and is the place to begin configuring devices and activities Identification Name indicates the name you have given your RedEye room To edit the name simply tap on the nam
6. Fi network The RedEye app automatically detects each Family Room room i e you cannot add or remove a room other than by turning the RedEye Media Room hardware on or off or by changing its network settings If you expect to see a Master Bedroom room in the list but it is not there please ensure the following Play Room 1 The RedEye base station is turned on 2 Your iPhone or iPod touch is on the same Wi Fi network as the room If you still do not see the RedEye room you can try resetting back to the RedEye ad hoc network Dy F Rooms Activ c When you select a room the RedEye app will take you to the Activities tab You can select a different room by returning to the Rooms tab and tapping on the new room A checkmark appears next to the currently selected room Rooms 3 Activities The Activities tab displays the current activity for the selected room lf there is no current activity it displays a list of available FrontRow Plays media on my Mac Activities for Play Room pr activities Keynote Controls shdeshows on my Mac Launching an Activity braille To launch an activity simply tap on the Watch DVD appropriate row The activity screen will appear configured with the buttons specified in the activity button layout Changing Activities To switch to a different activity tap on the back button in the upper left corner of the screen to return to the Activities list Then T gt tap on
7. a button to bring up the Details page Activity Button Layout 33 Editing Button Details The Button Detail screen allows you to customize the look and function of an activity button Name In the Name section you can change the name and description of the button The button name is displayed in the activity layout if the Show Label option is set to On or if the Text Only icon is chosen in the Appearance section Button Type In the Type section you can specify how Choose a button type the button functions when tapped There o are four button types Normal buttons execute a single Normal v action one time when tapped m e Macro buttons execute more than m one action when tapped Macro Toggle buttons are particularly useful for creating buttons that jump to Repeating favorite television channels e Toggle buttons execute a single action at one time but cycle through a series of actions when pressed repeatedly For example perhaps you want a single button to switch between Play and Pause on successive taps because combining these actions into one button will save space in your activity layout You can create a toggle button with two actions one for Play and one for Pause so that each time you tap the button you alternate between the two Toggle buttons are similar to toggle commands but more powerful For example toggle buttons can work with discrete commands or even commands that target different devices e
8. settings on your Phone using the Settings application Resetting to the RedEye Ad Hoc Network On occasion you may need to connect your RedEye base station to a different network If you still have access to the old network this is easy you can follow the five steps above to switch over to the new network If the old network is unavailable however you will need to reset the base station back to the RedEye s ad hoc network so that you can connect to it and modify the network settings To reset back to the RedEye network first ensure that the RedEye unit is plugged into power Then turn the RedEye over and locate the reset button on the bottom of the unit adjacent to the T in the ThinkFlood logo Using a paperclip or similar object press and hold the reset button until the blue lights flash a few times At this point the base station will reboot in ad hoc networking mode and you can proceed to configure networking as you did on first use Advanced Editing Networking Details enti What if you want to assign your RedEye unit a static IP address or if you need to edit advanced networking information such as proxy settings subnet mask etc To access these finer details first proceed through step 3 above Once you have selected your network from the list or IP Address 169 254 83 112 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 Router entered your network name from the Other Network screen tap on the blue detail DNS disclos
9. the new activity row RedEye will compare the shutdown and launch activities of the two activities to determine what commands to send to your equipment For example if you switch from Watch TV to Watch DVD RedEye 5 will figure out that you do not need to turn the TV off and then on again as part of the fawi transition 118 la To return to the current activity screen Ta Volume without switching activities tap on the Current Activity button in the upper right T a mu corner of the screen suso qua a ls Shutting Down an Activity fa To turn off an activity tap on the red power icon in the upper right corner of the current 1 rd 3 activity screen Ll A Activities Activities Activities Watch TV 38 Activities Devices Although you will primarily control your home theater through the Activities tab you can control specific devices through the Devices tab This can be useful for sending commands that you use less frequently or for making adjustments to the RedEye app if it becomes out of sync with a particular device Antenna Analog Aspect cc Sending Commands Channel Down The Device tab gives you access to all of the commands that you have configured for the device regardless of whether the Component 1 input device is part of the current activity or whether a particular command is mapped to a activity button Channel Up To send a command to a device first tap
10. the order of toggle values matters it should match the order that your equipment uses when the original remote button is pressed Toggle Values Add New Toggle Value gt Tap on a toggle value to edit or tap on Provide toggle value information Add New Toggle Value to create one Cancel Adda Toggle Value When you create a new toggle value you need to specify at least a name The name Name and icon are visible when you use toggle buttons in your activities Description This section does not appear if the Toggles row is set to No Icon M gt 24 Adding a Command Command Setup On the Command Setup page you can modify information about a command or re capture a control signal for a command that is not working properly Name The Name section contains basic identification information for the command its name and description This information is visible in many different parts of the RedEye application including the main Commands screen You can edit either value by tapping on the appropriate row and entering a new value using the onscreen keyboard Details The Details section provides information about the command type This information is fixed once the command has been created If you must change this information you can delete the command and then recreate it from the Device Setup screen Command Icon Command Icon shows the icon currently assigned to the command Tap on this row to choose an icon from t
11. to MP3 to the RedEye s list of FrontRow activities To add a new activity simply tap on the Add New Activity row To Keynote change or delete an activity tap on the E appropriate activity row and make your Watch DVD changes from the Activity Setup screen pi By default activities appear in the list Add New Activity according to the order in which you add them To reorder the list of activities tap on the Edit button at the bottom of the A AO screen and drag the device rows into the desired arrangement When you are finished reordering make sure you tap the Done button to save your changes Factory Reset Factory reset deletes all configuration information devices activities etc from your RedEye device and reverts it to the original factory conditions You cannot undo this step If you need to restore the original networking settings you should not use this feature Instead you should use the reset button on the bottom of the RedEye base station as explained here 14 Room Setup Adding a Device Adding a device to your RedEye Pr configuration is simple You need to provide the following information Cancel Add a Device 1 The manufacturer brand of the Manufacturer Samsung device 2 The device type TV DVD player A V Device Type Television gt receiver etc 3 The name that you would like to use to refer to the device in the RedEye Display Name TV app Model Name Manufacturer lo
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13. Repeating buttons function as do Normal buttons when tapped and released However if you tap and hold a repeating button the button s action is repeated rapidly until you release the button This type of button is useful for things such as volume and channel functions that ramp when you hold them down 34 Editing Button Details Appearance In the Appearance section you can change how a button looks Tap on the Icon row to choose an icon to display The list of available button icons includes all of the command icon choices in addition to the logos of many popular television networks Tap on the Size row to change the icon size Large icons are the same size as application icons on the iPhone s home screen and are the ideal size for reliable tapping without taking up too much screen real estate Shortcut Gesture The Shortcut Gesture indicates which Choose a shortcut gesture multi touch or accelerometer gesture shortcut if any is assigned to the button ea ee One of the problems with touch screen remote controls is that you must look down None v at the screen to know what button you are pressing Sometimes particularly when paging through information on a television or other display it is inconvenient to have to divert your eyes Shortcut gestures solve this problem by allowing you to Accelerometer Flick Forward C Accelerometer Flick Back Cha Accelerometer Flick Left Volu assign shortcuts t
14. Within the RedEye application you should add a device for each piece of equipment you want to control Commands A command is a bit of functionality that you can use to control a particular device For example you might have a command to turn on your TV and another to turn up the volume Activities An activity is something that you do with your home theater setup such as Watch a DVD or Listen to an MP3 Activities are a powerful way of grouping functionality from a number of different devices in one place Because they are based around what you do rather than the different pieces of equipment that you own activities make it easier to operate complex home theater systems For example consider all of the equipment involved in watching a DVD At the very least you need a television and a DVD player In many cases you also have a surround sound system To watch the DVD you need to turn on all of these devices and then tune the TV and the sound system to the proper inputs Then which remote control do you use You want the TV or sound system remote to change volume but the DVD remote to access the menu and specific titles With RedEye activities one tap on your iPhone turns on everything and presents you with a single button layout so you do not have to juggle remotes The general idea behind activities is that less is more Activity button layouts should include only the buttons that you regularly use Commands that you use less frequent
15. ation including the main Activities screen Activity Type Activity Type indicates the purpose of the current activity and cannot be changed once the activity has been created Devices The Devices section lists the devices used in the activity Once you have identified that a device is part of an activity the commands for that device are available in Choose device s for activity the Launch and Shutdown Actions Stereo Y sections and you may also assign them to buttons on the Button Layout screen TV J To choose which devices are involved in DVD the activity tap on the Select Devices to Use row A list of available devices appears lap on a device to select it tap again to de select it When you are finished tap on the Save button to save your changes or Cancel to return to the previous settings Cable Box Y Launch and Shutdown Actions Launch Actions are the actions the RedEye device will take when starting up an activity Shutdown Actions are the actions the RedEye device will take when turning off an activity Each action corresponds to a device a command and if the command toggles a toggle value which appear in the row separated by colons Tap on the action row to edit or tap on Add Action to add a new one 30 Activity Setup Shutdown Actions You can reorder or delete actions by Cable Box Power Off tapping on the Edit button in the bottom TV P Off left corner of the screen Drag the action owe
16. creating a button Moving a Button To Move a Button tap on the button to select it and drag to the desired position cue la ler As you drag the button will snap into alignment with other buttons and the edges or center of the screen When the de ox ho w button snaps into alignment it will display grid lines so that you can see the other Pen E rae objects with which it is aligned at that gt Down ANN moment Your activity layouts are not limited to the space immediately visible on screen If you drag a button below the bottom of the 4 5 5 le g Channel screen the layout area will expand automatically the farther you drag the larger the layout area You can scroll the layout area up and down by flicking 32 Activity Button Layout Deleting a Button To Delete a Button first tap the button to select it Once selected the button will appear with a thin blue border to deselect a button tap on a blank area of the layout screen Then tap on the Trash Can icon El to delete Undo and Redo To Undo or Redo changes to the activity layout including adding moving or editing buttons tap on the Undo and Redo s icons as appropriate The left arrow steps backward through your changes Undo and the right arrow steps forward Redo Editing Button Details To Change a Button tap on the button to select it and then tap on the Details icon You can also double tap on
17. d it or whether it toggles across a list of possible values Because infrared remote control signals are a one way street your controller can only send signals it does not receive responses we recommend using discrete signals whenever possible When you select Toggles Yes a Toggle Values section appears at the bottom of the page 22 Adding a Command Trying to decide whether to use a toggle command or not Let s consider how the power button works If your remote control uses discrete commands you will have two power buttons one to turn on the power and one to turn it off Whenever you press the Power On button the device will power up If the device is already powered up when you press the Power On button pressing the button again does nothing By contrast if you have a control that uses a power toggle button you will have a single button Whenever you press the button the device switches from off to on or vice versa Consider what happens when we try to make your remote control smart for example by controlling multiple devices as part of an activity When you launch the Watch TV activity you want the television to turn on If your controller has a discrete Power On command it sends that signal the TV turns on and life is good However if your controller uses a toggling Power command it needs to know whether the TV is already on to determine whether to send the Power command If someone presses the p
18. de of the unit as shown in the picture at right When choosing a location it is important that there be a direct line of sight between the RedEye device and the equipment you wish to control because the infrared control signals cannot pass through walls or Opening the Box 5 other opaque objects Even so you should not need to worry too much about the orientation of the RedEye device as it provides 360 degree coverage through its transparent sides In addition you should have no problems controlling equipment 30 feet or more away from the RedEye Once the RedEye is plugged in you can charge your iPhone or iPod touch using the dock connector on the topside of the unit We recommend inserting the appropriate Universal Dock Adapter to prevent unnecessary wear and tear on the dock connector and your phone To determine which dock en A connector to use with your model aa a of iPhone or iPod touch find the eT Universal Dock Adapter Pl corresponding to your model e iPhone first generation 12 Phone 3G 3GS 15 Universal Dock Adapter Number e iPod touch first generation 14 e iPod touch second generation 16 Step 2 Install the iPhone App Once you have the RedEye device situated and powered up it is time to install the RedEye app on your iPhone You can download it directly to your phone through the built in App Store just search for RedEye or you can download it to your com
19. ds out to control each device Control Signal Each command must have an infrared control signal The control signal is a pattern by which the RedEye base station flashes it s infrared lights to address a particular device The Capture Control Signal button invokes the RedEye s learning function Before pressing this button you should make sure you have on hand the remote control from which you will be capturing the control signal Place the remote control about 3 to 6 inches from the front of the RedEye device as shown in the illustration at right Once you are ready press the Capture Control Signal button The RedEye base station s status light will begin to flash From this point you have about 30 seconds to press the appropriate button on your remote control Once the RedEye device has captured the signal the processing Please aim your remote screen will disappear and you will be able control at the RedEye and to save the command press the appropriate button Mz Once you have captured a control signal you can test it by pressing the Test Control Signal button If the signal does not work properly you can re capture the command by pressing the button and starting over again aa aa a a a nn a a na IN Y Cancel Adding a Command 21 Tips for capturing control signals e Position the remote control no closer than 2 inches from the front of the RedEye device and no farther than 10 or 12 inches Try to ke
20. e row and enter a new name using the onscreen keyboard Living Room Serial Number is the RedEye room s unique factory assigned serial number and should match the values printed on the bottom of the RedEye box and the RedEye unit Networking Network displays the RedEye s current network name To change network settings tap on the network row You iN z m v B N M a can read more about networking configuration here GKJ MC or MAC Address is the RedEye room s unique factory assigned MAC address and should match the values printed on the bottom of the RedEye box and the RedEye unit Devices Devices MacBook The Devices section is the place to go to add a device such as a TV or DVD player DVD to the RedEye s list of controllable equipment To add a new device simply tap on the Add New Device row To Add New Device gt change or delete a device tap on the appropriate device row and make your changes from the Device Setup screen Po Room Setup 13 By default devices appear in the list according to the order in which you add them To reorder the list of devices tap on the Edit button at the bottom of the screen and drag the device rows into the desired arrangement When you are finished reordering make sure you tap the Done button to save your changes Activities The Activities section is the place to go Activities to add an activity such as Watch TV or Listen
21. e package has Cancel transferred over to the RedEye unit the N progress bar will disappear and then the RedEye will reboot If you wait a minute it should reappear in your Rooms list and then you are ready to go Opening the Box 7 Networking Out of the box your RedEye hardware uses an ad hoc Wi Fi network In order to access certain functionality such as the online database of remote control codes we recommend switching the RedEye over to your home Wi Fi network Step 1 Open the Setup Tab From within the RedEye application tap on Identification the Setup tab in the lower right corner of the screen Doing so brings you to the Main neme Presentation Room Setup screen which displays a list of nen available RedEye rooms Tap on the room number a you want to change Networking network RedEye Step 2 Select the Network Row address Once you are on the Room Setup screen for the room you want to change find the Networking section The Network row TV gt displays the Wi Fi network that the RedEye hardware is currently using Tap on this row co r E to change to a different network Devices 8 Networking Step 3 Find Your Preferred Network When you arrive on the Wi Fi Networks screen the RedEye app will automatically initiate a network scan which should return with a list of available networks within a few Choose a Network seconds Y RedEye Each network row identifie
22. e this button tap the Exit Setup button at the top of the screen and verify that you see only one room listed on the main Rooms tab in the RedEye app Then check to make sure that your other RedEye device s are powered on If you still do not see them in the Rooms list at this point you may need to go through the initial setup process to ensure that they are connected to the Wi Fi network you are currently using When you are ready return to the Device Setup screen and tap the Copy Device to Another Room button A list of available rooms will appear Device Setup Cancel Room List Choose a destination for the device Play Room Family Room Y Master Bedroom Kitchen 19 Move Device to Another Room is similar to the Copy Device to Another Room button except that after the device and command information has been copied over the device and its commands are removed from the current room This option can be useful if you are moving a piece of equipment from one room to another Delete Device removes the device and all of its commands from the RedEye system This operation cannot be undone If you are moving the device to another room in which you have a different RedEye device you should use the Move Device to Another Room button instead 20 Device Setup Adding a Command The Add a Command page is the place to create a new command Commands represent the different infrared signals that the RedEye base station sen
23. entify the new device throughout the RedEye app Model Name is optional but in some cases can help us find better matches within our control code database Description is also optional and is a short line that appears below the Display Name in the application Downloading Infrared Control Codes We back the RedEye system with a database that contains infrared control codes for thousands of devices In order to access this database your RedEye base station must be on a network that connects to the Internet If you cannot connect to the Internet you can still add a device but you will need to use the RedEye s learning function to create Cannot connect to the infrared code commands for the device database Internet connection required for this feature Database Unavailable You may find that the online code database does not have any codes for the particular manufacturer and device type that you specified In this case you may want to try again with a different manufacturer for example the manufacturer of your Comcast cable box may actually be Motorola or if you Know of a source of device codes online you can contact us to see if we can load the codes into our database Of course you can also proceed without downloading codes and then add commands manually using the learning function When the RedEye system finds codes in the database it will automatically download a sample code from each set of possible matches and prese
24. ep the remote control level with the RedEye rather than at an angle e Quickly press and release the button on your remote control Often we have a tendency to press and hold remote control buttons to make sure that they register but if your remote control is the proper distance from the RedEye device you need not do so One quick button press makes it more likely to capture a clean signal from the remote e Avoid otherwise interacting with the RedEye device for example from another iPhone or iPod controller while it is in learning mode Command Type The Command Type describes the nature of a command When properly assigned the RedEye application can use this information to create intelligent button layouts and manage the devices you use 100 for different activities You cannot change command type settings once the command is created so please take a minute to consider your best options here Choose a command type Tap on the Command Type row to see a list of available command types If you 3 cannot find a command type appropriate to the command that you are creating you 4 can use the command type Other although we recommend using this option sparingly as the RedEye application cannot determine how to make use of commands without a specific type Toggle Commands The Toggles row allows you to indicate whether the command is discrete that is whether the command produces the same result every time you sen
25. he list available options If none of the icons seems appropriate you can choose Text Only to display the name of the command instead of an icon Toggle Values Toggle Values omy The Toggle Values section shows a list of Ml Component values through which the device cycles when a Toggles Yes command is sent gt E AV This section does not appear if Toggles is dE MN om Ml uo Tap on a toggle value to edit or tap on Add New Toggle Value to create one U a RBG Delete When you create a new toggle value you need to specify at least aname The name Add New Toggle Value and icon are visible when you use toggle buttons in your activities ea Command Setup 25 To change the list of toggle values tap on the Edit button at the bottom of the screen To delete a toggle value tap on the red circle to the left of the row you wish to delete Then tap on the Delete button to delete or tap somewhere else on the screen to cancel To reorder toggle values drag the toggle value rows into the desired arrangement When you are finished deleting and reordering make sure you tap the Done button to save your changes Control Signal You can recapture and test control signals using the buttons at the bottom of the screen You can read more about capturing control signals on the Adding a Command page Delete Command The Delete Command button removes the command from RedEye system This action cannot be undone 26 Command Setup
26. ing properly just go to the Devices screen select the device you need to adjust then tap on Adjust and tap the appropriate command row until everything is they way you need it Because you only need to adjust toggle commands the Adjust screen only shows the toggle commands you have configured for the device not the entire list of device commands 40 Devices Commands The Commands tab displays a list of all available commands for all devices you have configured in the selected room Because some devices may have identical command names the name of the device appears to the right of the command name in parentheses You can scroll through the list by flicking or drag through the index on the right hand side of the screen Tap on any command row to execute Commands Commands for Presentation Angle DVD Antenna Analog TV Aspect TV Audio DVD CC TV Channel Down DVD Channel Down TV E s mMm Ac 41 ThinkFlood the ThinkFlood logo RedEye the RedEye logo and the RedEye stylized R logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of ThinkFlood Inc Apple the Apple logo iPod and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc Wi Fi WPA and WPA2 are trademarks or registered trademarks of y the Wi Fi Alliance All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners FLOOD 2009 ThinkFlood
27. ly are always available through the Commands and Devices Basic Concepts 3 screens in the application so there is no need to complicate the button layout by adding them there as well 4 Basic Concepts Opening the Box Assuming you already have an iPhone or iPod touch your RedEye device came with everything you need to control your home theater or other equipment using traditional infrared control signals Inside the box you will find 1 RedEye device In addition to enabling your iPhone to control your equipment the device also provides a dock for you to charge the phone 2 Important Product Information Guide This booklet includes important safety and regulatory information product warranty and other details about your purchase You can download a copy of the guide here http thinkflood com products redeye product information pdf 3 Quick Start Guide Outlines the initial setup process for your RedEye system You can download a copy of the guide here http thinkflood com products redeye quick start guide pdf 4 Universal Dock Adapters Assortment We recommend using a Universal Dock Adapter insert when charging your iPhone or iPod touch to reduce strain on the dock connector 5 AC Power Adapter not shown Step 1 Plug In First things first your RedEye device needs power so find a good location in the room with your equipment and plug it in You can find the plug receptacle on the undersi
28. nt them to you 1 Volume Up V jna list When you select a row from the Cancel Samsung Televis Save 16 Adding a Device list the RedEye base station will test the signal Once you have found a set that works with your device ensure that the appropriate row is checked and then tap on the Save button to download and install the rest of the codes It can take a minute or two for this process to finish If none of the codes work you can deselect the currently selected row by tapping on it again then when you hit Save the RedEye will skip the download step and bring you to the Device Setup page where you can add commands manually Adding a Device 17 Device Setup On the Device Setup screen you can change basic device information such as the device display name and manage the list of device commands Name The Name section contains basic identification information for the device its display name and description This information is visible in many different parts MacBook of the RedEye application including the main Devices screen You can edit either value by tapping on the appropriate row and entering a new value using the onscreen keyboard Details The Details section displays information about the device s type and model The A s D F G H m K n RedEye application uses this information such as the device type when yS Fa m a v B N Mio 7 configuring activities and other ae functionality Because the
29. o as many as twenty Accelerometer Flick Right Volu three different buttons within each activity layout To execute these shortcuts you do Accelerometer Shake Guide not need to look down at the screen simply make the appropriate gesture and the RedEye application will respond as if you had tapped the corresponding button 2 Finger Swipe Left Left NN Cinrnnar Cusina Dinht Dinaht A shortcut may be assigned to only one button at a time so if you select a shortcut that is currently assigned to another button the previously assigned button will no longer have that shortcut Button Actions The name and format of the last section on the page changes depending on the Button Type but in all cases this is the place to assign the button s functionality in the form of one or more actions Tap on an action row to change the action Macro and Toggle buttons each make use of more than one action As a result when you have selected one of these button types you can tap on the Add New Macro Action or Add New Toggle Value row to add a new action Editing Button Details 35 You can reorder or delete actions by tapping on Edit in the top right corner of the page To delete tap on the red circle and then confirm by tapping on the red Delete button that appears 36 Macro Actions O TV Exit Add New Macro Action Editing Button Details Rooms The Rooms tab displays a list of RedEye Rooms rooms on the current Wi
30. on the device row and then choose Send Command RedEye will present you with a list of commands for the device Flick through the list to scroll or drag your finger TV Adjust TV down the index column on the right hand side of the screen Tap on any row to send Adjusting a Device If you are using toggle commands it is possible that the RedEye system will lose track of your devices For example if you are using a Power On Off command to control your TV RedEye keeps track of whether the TV is currently on or off When you launch an activity that requires the TV if RedEye thinks the TV is already on then it will leave the TV alone This works fine until someone turns off the TV by pressing the power button on the front of the set instead of using the RedEye device Devices 39 If RedEye thinks your TV is on when it is really off what should you do Sending the Power command will have the desired effect turning it on but the RedEye will now think the TV is off What you need to do here is adjust the system When you adjust a device RedEye sends a command but does not change its opinion of what it thinks about the device Back to our example if RedEye thinks your TV is on when it is really off and you tap Adjust gt Power then RedEye will turn on the set and everything will be in sync Although this sounds complicated in practice it is simple If you launch an activity and one of your toggle commands is not operat
31. or video Radio frequency remote control Radio frequency remotes also use light waves to send signals but they use higher frequency microwaves which gives them certain advantages Chief among these are the ability to travel through walls longer range and wider bandwidth Although much less common than infrared remotes radio frequency remote controls have become more popular recently as they have become more affordable For example both the Sony PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii use radio frequency Bluetooth remote controls The RedEye system uses both infrared IR and radio frequency RF signals The RedEye dock sends out IR signals to control your home theater equipment However in order to overcome the limitations of IR tt communicates with your iPhone using RF signals specifically a Wi Fi network This combination of IR and RF gives you the best of both worlds compatibility with a wide array of 2 Basic Concepts equipment over IR and the ability to control your equipment from any room in your house over RF Rooms Because of the practical limitations of IR a RedEye hardware unit must have line of sight to the equipment you are controlling Thus each RedEye unit corresponds to one room in your house lf some of the equipment in a particular room is tucked away in a closet or A V rack we recommend using an IR repeater Devices A device is a piece of equipment in your home theater system such as a TV or DVD player
32. ort redeye Introduction Screen Auto Lock Sutton Feedback Go to ThinkFlood website Contact by email In application help Basic Concepts We have tried to structure the RedEye system around the way you actually use your home theater equipment Even so sometimes a high level overview can be helpful Here is a brief rundown of the philosophy and the basic concepts you will encounter when using RedEye Infrared remote control Since the 1970 s most wireless remote controls for home theater equipment have relied upon infrared signals While relatively easy and inexpensive to produce infrared signals have some drawbacks 1 Most infrared remote controls are one way that is they only send signals to the equipment and cannot receive information back from them 2 Infrared signals cannot travel through walls or other opaque objects Often this limitation is referred to as the line of sight problem your equipment must have an unobstructed view of the remote control in order for the system to work 3 Infrared signals have relatively poor range usually between 25 and 50 feet 7 5 to 15 meters In addition sunlight contains large amounts of infrared light can degrade the effective range of an infrared remote 4 Infrared signals are low bandwidth meaning that they cannot send large amounts of information quickly As a result they are good for turning the TV off or on but forget about streaming audio
33. ower button on the front of the TV instead of using the remote control then the remote control loses track and may mistakenly turn off the TV when it should remain on Although many manufacturers provide discrete commands for their devices sometimes you may not have access to them If you are going to use the command to launch an activity such as will be the case with toggling Power and Input commands it is probably worthwhile to deal with the hassle of making these toggle commands However in other cases in which you will not use the command to launch an activity for example with a Mute command it is simpler to treat the command as one that does not toggle Name The Name section contains basic identification information for the command its name and description This information is visible in many different parts of the RedEye application including the main Commands screen You can edit either value by tapping on the appropriate row and entering a new value using the onscreen keyboard Command Icon Command Icon shows the icon currently assigned to the command Tap on this row to choose an icon from the list available options If none of the icons seems appropriate you can choose Text Only to display the name of the command instead of an icon Adding a Command 23 Toggle Values The Toggle Values section defines the list of values through which the device cycles when a Toggles Yes command is transmitted As a result
34. puter through iTunes and sync your phone The RedEye app and future software upgrades are free 6 Opening the Box Step 3 Connect to the RedEye Base Station Your iPhone or iPod Touch communicates ES with the RedEye device using Wi Fi so the next step is to set up a Wi Fi connection a The RedEye device ships from the factory in hdd ON an ad hoc Wi Fi mode and does not Cho Network require a separate wireless access point to terri Ttt communicate with your phone iPhone V RedEye gt O owners should review this notice regarding issues with ad hoc networking and your YLHE2 gt cellular connection http thinkflood com support redeye iphone Other networking issues In order to establish a network connection between your phone and the RedEye device open the Settings SAE S S on application on your iPhone or iPod Touch Known networks will be joined automatically and tap on the Wi Fi option You should see er ete e et Lt a new network called RedEye in the TTT THAT network list Tap on this network to connect to it 8 50 AN Step 4 Launch the RedEye App and Install Updates We update the RedEye app regularly so there is a good chance that the software in your RedEye base station needs to be upgraded as well This will happen automatically when the RedEye app finds your RedEye base station on the network for the first time Updating new room software rr After the software updat
35. r 0 rows into the desired order To delete tap O Stereo Power Off on the red circle to the left of the action and confirm by tapping the Delete button Add Action gt which appears to the right of the action When you are finished make sure you tap SSS the Done button to save your changes o O Layout Activity Buttons Tap on the Layout Activity Screen button to arrange the buttons you will use to control your activity after it has launched Delete Activity Tap on the Delete Activity button to delete the current activity This operation cannot be undone Activity Setup 31 Activity Button Layout The Activity Button Layout screen is the place to arrange the buttons you use most often in the process of an activity Layouts are specific to each activity so you can include just the buttons you need in the ideal arrangement for that activity If there are commands that you use only occasionally you can access them from other parts of the application i e the Devices and Commands screens so you do not need to clutter your button layouts with obscure functions Adding a Button To Add a Button tap on the Plus icon and the New Button screen will appear The New Button screen closely resembles the Action Setup page you tap on the top row to select a device and on the bottom row to select a command Once you have chosen a device and command tap Save to create the button You can tap Cancel at any time to exit without
36. s B A gt 1 The network name SSID 2 Whether the network is secured a Simply Good Marke gray padlock icon or open 3 Network signal strength ThinkFlood a gt If your desired network appears in the list KoMarketing a simply tap on its row to select If you do not a see your network you can scan for networks TandB a O again by tapping on the Scan button in the Other lower left corner of the screen If you have hidden your network SSID you will needto gt tap on the row labeled Other to manually O enter the network name and security information Enter network information Step 4 Enter Your Network Password if required If you are using a secured network enter Name ThinkFlood your password case sensitive twice for verification and tap on the Save button The RedEye application uses industry standard strong encryption RSA 1024 bit to protect your password for transmission to and storage on the RedEye base station Cancel Other Network Security WPA2 gt Password 0 0 0 0 Confirm o Step 5 Save Your Changes Once you have finished selecting your desired network settings tap on the Save button Because the RedEye base station cannot be a member of more than one network at a time when you save these changes it will drop off the current Networking 9 network and join the new network To see the RedEye room again you will need to change network
37. se values are 123 B space pr fundamental to the device you cannot modify them on this screen If you need a device with a different model name or type you should add a new device 18 Device Setup Commands Commands represent the signals you use to control your device You can edit or delete an existing command by tapping on the command name Also you can add a command using the learning capability of the RedEye base station by tapping on the Add New Command row To reorder the list of commands tap on the Edit button at the bottom of the screen and drag the command rows into the desired arrangement When you are finished reordering make sure you tap the Done button to save your changes Commands Menu Play Skip Forward Skip Backward Volume Up Volume Down Add New Command Moving Copying or Deleting a Device Copy Device to Another Room allows you to create a copy of the device and all its commands to a RedEye in another room This option can be useful if you have the same model of device in multiple rooms for example as with a set top box from a particular cable or satellite service provider Select the room to which you wish to copy the device and tap on Save button to copy the device information and all of its commands The Copy Device to Another Room button is only available if your iPhone detects more than one RedEye on the current network If you have multiple RedEye rooms but you do not se
38. to Tap on the Manufacturer row to choose a manufacturer from the RedEye system s list of known manufacturers You can scroll quickly through the list or jump to a O particular spot by using the alphabetical index on the right edge of the screen just as in the iPhone s built in Contacts application When you find the appropriate manufacturer tap on it to select and then tap the Save button to return to the AI II Add a Device screen cancel Add Manufacturer Save If you do not see the manufacturer of your device in the list you can Add a Manufacturer by tapping on the plus button in the lower left corner of the screen Doing so presents you with a box into which you can type the new manufacturer name Enter the name and tap Save Please note that our database will not contain infrared control codes for rjvfulijoje a w E R RA manufacturers not already in the A Ss D F G H mn K manufacturer list Hz xic visinimid Device Type Tap on the Device Type row to identify the 123 E space eine kind of device you are adding to your Adding a Device 15 ThinkFlood RedEye configuration The RedEye app will use this information to locate infrared control codes in our online database If you do not see the appropriate device type in the list you can choose Other but we will not be able to provide any infrared control codes for download Name and Description You must provide a Display Name which we will use to id
39. to avoid Power Off in the TV shutdown action list Source To add an action to either the launch or shutdown action list tap on the YPbPr appropriate Add Action row The Action Setup screen will appear where you can choose the device command and as necessary toggle value for the action Tap save to finish adding the action AV2 S Video You can edit an existing action in a similar way just tap on the action row and then adjust the device command or toggle value as appropriate YPbPr You can also reorder and delete actions 28 Adding an Activity from the list Tap on the Edit button Drag the rows up or down to reorder To delete tap on the red circle and then confirm by tapping on the Delete button When you are finished making changes tap on the Done button Once you have your launch and shutdown actions in place tap on the Save button to finish creating your activity Cancel Watch TV Actions Save Launch Actions TV Power On TV Source YPbPr Cable Power On Add Action gt Shutdown Actions TV Power Off Cable Power Off Done o Adding an Activity 29 Activity Setup On the Activity Setup screen you can specify what is involved in common activities such as watching television or playing a DVD Name The Name section is the place to identify the activity name and optionally provide a description The activity name is visible in many parts of the applic
40. to direct input to your TV from the set top box then you would select all four of these devices In addition to providing button layouts optimized for each activity type the real power of RedEye activities is that they simplify the operation of such complicated configurations Adding an Activity 21 Tap on a device row to select a device at which point the text color change will to blue gray and a checkmark will appear To de select the device simply tap on the row again Activity Actions Launch Actions Once you have chosen your activity type name and devices tap on the Save button Y Power On r to continue The RedEye app will examine Cable Power On your devices and suggest some Launch and Shutdown Actions Launch actions TV Source YPbPr gt are those steps which the RedEye system will take when you start the activity and Add Action gt shutdown actions are those which it will take when you close it Typically launch Shutdown Actions actions involve turning on the power to your devices and switching to the TV Power Off gt appropriate inputs while shutdown actions Cable Power Off gt involve turning off the power Please note that the RedEye system is Ee smart enough to know that if you are switching among different activities that use the same devices it will not bother to turn those devices off and then back on again but rather will leave them in their powered up state For this reason there is no need
41. ure button on the right hand side of the network row to bring up the network Search Domains details screen This screen works in the same way as the similar screen in the Client ID iPhone s Settings application 0 10 Networking Main Setup and Preferences The Main Setup screen is the jumping off point for configuring any RedEye rooms on your network It also provides some basic Rooms application preferences and links to technical support resources Presentation Room gt Justin s RedEye gt Rooms Tap on a room in the Rooms section to edit APA specifics for that room Preferences Screen Auto Lock MTM Screen Auto Lock allows you to override Button Feedback Sound only gt the Auto Lock preference for your iPhone while the RedEye application is open By default Screen Auto Lock is set to Yes which means that your iPhone s screen will Ga ta ThinkFlaad website 25 go to sleep after the amount of time you i have specified in Settings gt General gt m Auto Lock If you turn off Auto Lock then while the RedEye application is open your iPhone will never go to sleep The benefit of preventing the iPhone from going to sleep is that the Wi Fi radio on your iPhone will not shut down so you will not have to wait for the radio to turn on again before using the RedEye system Of course the downside is that your iPhone s battery drains quickly when the screen is on so you may want to dock the phone in the RedEye
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