How does the battery (transceiver) receive the IR signal while enclosed in the battery compartment of your remote? It seems like it would need an IR eye wired to the front of the remote?
That's not how it works. The battery sends an RF signal to the base station, then the base station send out the IR signals. So you can use the remote from anywhere as long as the base station is pointed at your components.
ljasper: didn't you read the article? "It turns out that each IR command issued by your remote also produces a small amount of RF leakage that "looks" just like the IR command."
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ljasper79 @ Feb 4th 2008 9:09PM
How does the battery (transceiver) receive the IR signal while enclosed in the battery compartment of your remote? It seems like it would need an IR eye wired to the front of the remote?
Marrvia @ Feb 5th 2008 12:08AM
That's not how it works. The battery sends an RF signal to the base station, then the base station send out the IR signals. So you can use the remote from anywhere as long as the base station is pointed at your components.
David B @ Feb 5th 2008 11:18AM
ljasper: didn't you read the article?
"It turns out that each IR command issued by your remote also produces a small amount of RF leakage that "looks" just like the IR command."