2011-10-01, 20:21
Hello,
I've played around with the newly bought AD10 for a couple of days now.
There is something I need help with:
The AD10 comes with an external IR USB-dongle(this one) and a built-in IR-receiver on the front.
In order get the build-in receiver to function you need to activate the device in the BIOS first, and then install the ITECIR driver that is included on the driver disc.
In the device manager you'll now find the Microsoft eHome receiver driver. CreateTestConfig.reg helps a lot with tweaking the {745a17a0-74d3-11d0-b6fe-00a0c90f57da}-Key in the registry.
But due to weak reach and small angle reception this built-in IR-receiver is not adequate for a middle sized+ living room.
The external IR USB-dongle has far better reception, so that's the way to go if you are sitting 4+ meters away from the AD10.
If both IR receivers are simultaneously up and running, it's like as if you have two remotes attached to your system, meaning one button push registers as two button pushs, so you definitly want to disable or cover the build-in IR.
But the external IR dongle is only a "generic" HID input device and not eHome driver compatible as it seems. Meaning I was unable to customize the buttons via registry. Meaning it's useless for me in conjunction with XBMC.
Any help with that issue is highly welcomed!
But in case there is no solution, what do you think of this remote/IR-receiver?
Is it eHome driver compatible, what about it's reach/angle, is it customizable via registry?
Thanks in advance.
I've played around with the newly bought AD10 for a couple of days now.
There is something I need help with:
The AD10 comes with an external IR USB-dongle(this one) and a built-in IR-receiver on the front.
In order get the build-in receiver to function you need to activate the device in the BIOS first, and then install the ITECIR driver that is included on the driver disc.
In the device manager you'll now find the Microsoft eHome receiver driver. CreateTestConfig.reg helps a lot with tweaking the {745a17a0-74d3-11d0-b6fe-00a0c90f57da}-Key in the registry.
But due to weak reach and small angle reception this built-in IR-receiver is not adequate for a middle sized+ living room.
The external IR USB-dongle has far better reception, so that's the way to go if you are sitting 4+ meters away from the AD10.
If both IR receivers are simultaneously up and running, it's like as if you have two remotes attached to your system, meaning one button push registers as two button pushs, so you definitly want to disable or cover the build-in IR.
But the external IR dongle is only a "generic" HID input device and not eHome driver compatible as it seems. Meaning I was unable to customize the buttons via registry. Meaning it's useless for me in conjunction with XBMC.
Any help with that issue is highly welcomed!
But in case there is no solution, what do you think of this remote/IR-receiver?
Is it eHome driver compatible, what about it's reach/angle, is it customizable via registry?
Thanks in advance.
