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Sony PlayStation 3 Advanced Control Roundup
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The following page was printed from RemoteCentral.com:
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Another button on the first tab, [Edit Macros], loads up an entirely new screen where the PS3IR-1000�s user macros can be edited. A total of 12 macros are supported, with up to 16 commands on each. The twelfth macro is assigned to the [Power Off] function, while the other 11 are given custom trigger codes. A wealth of macro management options are provided such as saving and loading macros from file and running the macro through the PS3IR-1000 as a test. Macro configuration is handled slightly differently than other adapters, with there being a �general� setting for key duration and inter-key delay. If longer transmission times are needed for a particular command (such as holding down the [PS] button) then a multiplier value is added to that step. And if a longer delay is needed after a command, a separate delay step must be added to the macro.
For any learning remote...
The second program tab is called �Teach Your Remote� and it does just what it says � transmits the PS3IR-1000�s commands directly from the adapter, to be captured by any learning remote control. The software presents a simple remote-like representation of all supported commands, and all you have to do is press and hold the button on-screen to get the infrared version. The PS3IR-1000 is one of only two adapters in this roundup to offer this feature, which may well prove invaluable to owners of older learning remotes that don�t want to upgrade to newer computer programmable models just so they can send the discrete [Power Off] command or one of the user macro triggers.
The PS3IR-1000 comes pre-configured to use the Sony DVD codeset with PS2 extensions, and as that�s the only option offered it won�t be possible to use the adapter in a system with an existing Sony DVD player. Prepared codes are offered in Pronto hex format; remote-specific configuration files are not provided.
Not just PC programmable...
Not only is the PS3IR-1000 configurable by PC, but it�s the only product in the roundup that can control the PS3 directly through a PC interface. The third program tab is labeled �PC Remote Control� and presents an on-screen remote just like the �Teach Your Remote� tab, but now instead of sending out local commands via infrared the adapter transmits Bluetooth functions direct to the PS3. Of course the PS3 shouldn�t be too far away from your computer for this to work. Ostensibly this is for testing and debugging purposes, and as there doesn�t appear to be an API for programmers it might remain that way, but if a method were developed to allow other software to control the PS3IR-1000... well, it could allow for some rather interesting opportunities.
Pairing the PS3IR-1000 with your system couldn�t be easier � quite literally. Simply enable remote pairing mode on the PS3, add power to the adapter and bam � it automatically pairs without needing to do anything else!
Finally, the PS3IR-1000 can easily have its firmware upgraded. A [Check Firmware] button on the first screen checks the version installed on a connected adapter, and automatically updates if necessary.
When you want the basics...
For those who don�t require all the bells and whistles, Schmartz also offers a feature-reduced version of the PS3IR-1000 at half the cost, known as the PS3IR-500 � so it�s also half the model! Housed in the same case as its big brother, the PS3IR-500 of course had to forfeit many of its sibling�s advanced capabilities. This means it doesn�t have hardware-based PS3 power tracking, infrared output, onboard custom user macros, or computer-based control of the PS3. Some useful features did make the cut, including USB-based firmware upgradeability, an external IR input jack, plus an onboard �power off� macro with variable-based tracking.
Schmartz offers a full website with a forum for technical support, as well as software, manuals, codes and other related file downloads.
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Schmartz PS3IR-500 & PS3IR-1000
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