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Solution of the Week
Make Any Remote Work Through Walls & Doors
All your A/V components provide a necessary service, but they aren't exactly decorative. But if you keep them in a cabinet, you have to leave it open in order to maintain control, right? Not any more. With a few affordable, easy-to-use Smarthome products, you'll be able to control A/V devices in cabinets or even from other rooms as if they were directly in your line of sight.
| | | Remote Range Xtender | |
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One our coolest devices is the Remote Range Xtender, a unique device that inserts into the battery compartment of any remote control that uses AA or AAA batteries. This converter senses the infrared codes that the remote sends out and converts them into radio frequency signals that travel through walls and doors.
On the receiving end of the radio frequency signals is a compact, AC-powered receiver that you place in the same room with your A/V system. It picks up these signals, converts them back into infrared and beams them to your TV. Each command takes fractions of a second, with no perceptible delay.
How can this unit handle both AA and AAA batteries? The internal RF adapter has a AAA-size transmitter and AA-size sleeve, so it can extend your existing remote control's operating range, regardless of which type of battery it requires.
| | | Infrared Remote Extender | |
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Another solution is the Infrared Remote Extender. It consists of two parts: an IR-to-RF converter that attaches to your remote control, and a base unit that converts the RF signals back into IR and re-sends the signals to the original equipment you want to control.
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To set it up, connect the IR-to-RF converter to the remote with the included double-sided foam tape. Next, place the base unit facing the equipment you want to control and plug it in. Now you can use the remote from any room in the house (150-ft. range). The conversion process takes just fractions of a second, with no detectable delay (click to see the full size diagram).
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The Powermid functions similarly to the Infrared Remote Extender, except that it does not attach to your original remote. To set it up, simply place the transmitter in the room where you plan on using the remote control, and then place the receiver in the room with the original equipment.
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Both units need to connect to an AC outlet. Once the parts are in place, you'll be able to control devices from up to 100 feet away, even through walls and doors (click to see the full size diagram).
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One of the most common questions we get from customers is how to control audio/video equipment hidden behind cabinet doors without having to keep the cabinets open all the time. Fortunately we have an all-in-one solution that handles that very task: The Hot Link Pro.
Setup is easy! Just mount the tiny receiver eye in a visible location using a screw tab or Velcro tabs. Because of its compact size, mounting it in an unnoticeable area is fairly easy. Next, adhere up to six infrared emitters to the original equipment eyes on the devices you want to control. If you want a confirmation light to signal you when your commands were received, then mount the confirmation LED in a visible location using the adhesive tab.
Finally, simply mount the compact repeater box in the cabinet with Velcro tabs, and then plug the power supply into a nearby outlet (click to see a diagram or a full size photo). Now you'll be able to skip a CD, flip between radio stations, or change the satellite TV music channel without keeping the cabinets open!
Have more than six components? The Hot Link Pro X12 will manage 12 components behind closed doors. To extend the emitters over 100 feet or longer, add the Emitter Extension Kit.
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