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How
to use
your
existing
Remotes from
any
Room
Ever
had
the
situation
that
you
wish
you
could
turn
on
the
house
air
conditioner
while
you're
in
bed,
but
don't
want
to
get
up?
Or
how
about
hosting
a
party
out
the
back,
and
wish
you
quickly
adjust
the
lounge
room's
stereo
volume?
There's
all
sorts
of
situations
where
it
would
be
handy
to
change
the
settings
of
an
infrared-controlled
device,
whilst
you're
in a
different
room
to
where
it
resides.
The
problem
with
infrared
is
that
it
can't
pass
through
walls,
so
keeping
a
remote
control
with
you
isn't
going
to
help.
Infrared
is a
frequency
of
light
that
is
just
below
visible
light.
This
means
it
has
the
same
properties
as
visible
light
in
that
it
will
simply
reflect
off
a
wall;
not
pass
through
it.
Wireless
Infrared
Extender
One
solution
would
be
to
convert
the
infrared
commands
to
Radio-Frequency
(or RF,
at
433.9MHz))
to
pass
through
the
walls,
and
then
convert
them
back
to
infrared,
at
the
device
to
control.
 A
product
that
achieves
this
is
the
Powermid
IR
Extender.
It
has
a
receiver
you
place
where
you
want
to
be
able
to
control
from,
and
a
Transmitter
you
position
in
front
of
what
you
want
to
control
(eg:
the
stereo
system).
Simply
point
the
remote
at
the
Receiver,
and
it
will
receive
the
IR
command,
send
it
via
RF
to
the
Transmitter
(through
walls
&
floors),
which
converts
it
back
to
infrared
to
control
a
device.
You
can
use
the
Transmitter
to
control
many
devices
at
once,
keeping
as
many
remotes
with
you
as
you
desire.
To
simplify
matters,
consider
getting
a
universal
remote,
and
learn
all
your
existing
remotes
into
it.
Keep
this
remote
handy
(eg:
in
your
bedroom),
and
then
you
can
leave
the
original
remotes
in
the
rooms
they
belong.
Battery
Powered
Infrared
Extender
 Both
the
Powermid
Transmitter
&
Receiver
are
powered
by
plugging
their
cords
into
a
power
point.
If
you'd
like
to
control
devices
whilst
outside,
the
Enhanced
Powermid
IR
Extender
uses a
Receiver
that
runs
on
batteries,
so
you
can
take it
with
you
to the
BBQ
table
outside,
for
instance.
Infrared
Extender
over
Antenna
Cabling
Devices
operating
on
RF -
such
as
the
Powermid
units
-
usually
transmit
around
10-25m
through
walls
(or
up
to
100m
in
open
air).
The
more
walls/floors
in
between
the
Transmitter
&
Receiver,
the
weaker
the
signal.
If
your
home
contains
too
many
obstacles
between
where
the
Transmitter
&
Receiver
would
reside,
then
another
solution
is
to
use
your
existing
antenna
cabling!
 The
IRVC3
is a
Transmitter/Receiver
it
that
connects
to
your
antenna
points
in
the
home.
By
plugging
the
Receiver
in
the
antenna
point
of
room
you
want
to
operate
from,
and
the
Transmitter
in
the
room
that
contains
the
devices
to
control,
the
problem
of
interference
is
solved.
You
simply
point
your
remote
at
the
Receiver,
and
it
converts
the
infrared
commands
into
a
signal
that
can
travel
through
your
home's
antenna
cabling
(without
disrupting
any
TV
channels),
which
is
then
picked
up
by
the
Transmitter
and
transmitted
as
infrared
to
your
devices.
With
these
solutions
at
your
disposal,
you'll
be
able
to
make
any
room
in
your
home
a
central
control
point.
You
can
even
by
multiple
Receiver
units
(of
any
of
the
mentioned
models)
and
keep
them
in
as
many
rooms
as
you
desire,
allowing
control
of
common
devices
to
be
achieved
from
multiple
locations.
Or
you
can
also
purchase
multiple
Transmitters
in
order
to
use
the
one
location
to
control
devices
that
may
reside
in
different
rooms!
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