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time

 

to

 

time

 

Schmartz

 

may

 

determine

 

that

 

firmware

 

updates

 

are

 

required

 

to

 

keep

 

the

 

PS3IR

1000

 

operating

 

properly

 

or

 

to

 

add

 

new

 

features.

  

It

 

will

 

be

 

necessary

 

to

 

attach

 

the

 

PS3IR

1000

 

to

 

your

 

computer

 

and

 

run

 

the

 

PS3IR

1000

 

Utility

 

tool

 

to

 

take

 

advantage

 

of

 

the

 

new

 

firmware.

 

To

 

obtain

 

the

 

latest

 

firmware,

 

go

 

to

 

Schmartz.com,

 

locate

 

the

 

PS3IR

1000

 

Utility

 

tool

 

and

 

click

 

on

 

the

 

link

 

to

 

start

 

the

 

program

 

running

 

on

 

your

 

workstation.

  

You

 

may

 

plug

 

the

 

PS3IR

1000

 

into

 

your

 

computer

 

before

 

or

 

after

 

starting

 

the

 

PS3IR

1000

 

Utility.

  

The

 

Utility

 

tool

 

will

 

locate

 

your

 

PS3IR

1000

 

and

 

automatically

 

update

 

your

 

firmware

 

as

 

needed.

  

When

 

you

 

are

 

finished,

 

you

 

may

 

unplug

 

your

 

PS3IR

1000

 

and

 

return

 

it

 

to

 

its

 

permanent

 

location.

 

Summary of Contents for PS3IR-1000

Page 1: ...PS3IR 1000 User Manual Version 1 0 Schmartz Inc 2009 ...

Page 2: ...iable for the use of this hardware or any direct or indirect consequential damages arising from its use All rights are reserved No parts of this manual may be transmitted or reproduced by any means mechanical or electronic including photocopying or recording by any information storage retrieval system without the written consent of Schmartz Inc Schmartz Inc reserves the right to revise any of its ...

Page 3: ...G YOUR UNIVERSAL REMOTE 8 USER MACROS 9 CREATING MACROS 9 USING MACROS 11 FIRMWARE UPDATES 12 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 13 PS3IR 1000 IS NOT WORKING AT ALL 13 PS3 WILL NOT POWER DOWN 14 REMOTE OPERATES INCONSISTENTLY RANGE NOT SATISFACTORY 14 PS3 POWERS UP UNEXPECTEDLY 14 POWER SENSING NOT WORKING PROPERLY 14 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE 15 ...

Page 4: ... your PC for various configuration and support reasons PS a 2 mm female connector used to connect to the PS3 for optional external power sensing The status light in the Schmartz logo will be on when power is applied and will flash as commands are being processed The status light will help you verify that the device is operating properly The IR window is on the front of the device This window must ...

Page 5: ...ion 3 PS3 power sensing To use the PS3IR 1000 Utility connect the PS3IR 1000 to your computer using the supplied USB cable The Utility is available to any PC running Windows 2000 or later and can be found on the Schmartz com website The PS3IR 1000 Utility is also used for other advanced features such as training your universal remote controlling your PS3 directly from your computer and writing use...

Page 6: ...onsiderations for this connection Configuration Connect the PS3IR 1000 to your computer using the supplied USB cable Go to Schmartz com and locate the PS3IR 1000 Setup tool click here Click on the link The PS3IR 1000 Utility tool provides two options for IR inputs o Internal IR sensor o External cable connected to IR Repeater The factory default for IR input is Internal Configuration changes are s...

Page 7: ...S3IR 1000 PS port Configuration Connect the PS3IR 1000 to your computer using the supplied USB cable Go to Schmartz com and locate the PS3IR 1000 Utility tool click here Click on the link The PS3IR 1000 Utility tool provides two options for power sensing o Disabled o Enabled The factory default for power sensing is Disabled Configuration changes are saved automatically To create your own power sen...

Page 8: ...ram Use the following procedure to train your universal remote with PS3 commands Connect the PS3IR 1000 to your computer start the PS3IR 1000 Utility and select the Teach tab Point the PS3IR 1000 IR window at the Universal Remote IR window Refer to the documentation for your universal remote to determine how your universal remote is trained When the documentation refers to the Teaching Remote use ...

Page 9: ...fields for these values are in the upper right section of the macro page You may leave the system defaults or set your own values to your own needs The values in these fields are in 1 10 second intervals You may specify a value from 1 to 250 meaning time intervals as small as 1 10 sec up to 25 seconds If you click the Restore Default Settings button the factory default value will be set in both Ke...

Page 10: ...re saving them To begin the process of creating a macro first think about what you want the PS3 to do and how you would accomplish the task using a remote control You may consider jotting the steps on a piece of paper and testing your plan using the PS3 and a remote control After planning your macro you are ready to start creating the macro with the Utility tool Start by selecting the Macro Number...

Page 11: ...a series of steps that are common to several tasks you can prefect this series of steps and save it as a macro that can be used over and over There may be cases in developing macros that you want to wait to give the PS3 time to perform a long operation perhaps power up or loading a game For the cases that you want to insert a deliberate delay in your macro there is a command in the drop down list ...

Page 12: ...o take advantage of the new firmware To obtain the latest firmware go to Schmartz com locate the PS3IR 1000 Utility tool and click on the link to start the program running on your workstation You may plug the PS3IR 1000 into your computer before or after starting the PS3IR 1000 Utility The Utility tool will locate your PS3IR 1000 and automatically update your firmware as needed When you are finish...

Page 13: ...ernal mode the status light should flash when IR commands are delivered through the IR Repeater If the status light is flashing when IR commands are delivered to the PS3IR 1000 go to step 3 If the status light is not flashing consider Is your remote control properly programmed with PS2 codes See the installation instructions Is the remote control working i e will it operate other devices properly ...

Page 14: ...roblem The PS3 powers up unexpectedly Usually when I am shutting everything down the PS3 comes on Solution The PS3IR 1000 normally keeps track of the PS3 power status internally If you have done anything manually to the PS3 that affects power that the PS3IR 1000 is unaware of powered off PS3 using a game controller use manual power switch or insert a DVD the PS3IR 1000 may be out of sync regarding...

Page 15: ...rference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television recept...

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