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IR control on M300

maxmedia

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I placed my M300 behind my tv on the wall in my bedroom and thought I could use a IR receiver like the one pictured to control the K system with the provided remote. I have used IR receivers like this with a controller and a repeater system in the past, but I thought the 1/8" mini plug on the M300 was for a direct input to the receiver bypassing the need for a controller and a repeater?

Does anyone know if this is how it works and what brand/type of IR receiver I should get?

Thank you.
 

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You'll need a separate power supply to use the pictured receiver (or a traditional repeater system like you have used in the past). The IR in is a non-powered 1/8 MONO input designed to come straight from a connecting block or control system IR output.

From the install manual:

c. Connecting to an IR controller
The IR receiver on the front of the player is paired with an IR emitter
wired directly to the IR-IN port on the back panel of the player.
Use the IR-IN port to connect the player to a remote IR receiver, an
RF gateway, or a control system that sends IR commands.
 Cut the emitter off any existing IR repeater or control system.
 Solder a cable with an 1/8 in. (3.5 mm) tip-sleeve (mono)
connector to the leads that were connected to the emitter.
 Connect the signal to the tip of the connector and the ground to
the sleeve.
When this cable is connected to the player IR-IN port, the player
receives the same IR commands that would have been sent by the
emitter.

Kevin D.
 
Thanks Kevin. My slingbox has a direct input for just an IR receiver, so I was hoping it was the same way, and I had some extra IR parts (not the controller). Oh well, no problem.
 
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