Tha'ts correct. The infra Read adapters - if required - can be held in your hand so - if you know you're going to be controlling an infra red device from Roomie Remote - you can point the adapter at the device as you would with its standard remote control.
There's also an adapter which plugs into the dock of your IOS device. On 11 Jan 2014, at 3:10 pm, Glenn <glenner...@cableone.net> wrote: > Dane, > Don't the devices need to be "line of sight" from wherever the infrared > device is? > Glenn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net> > To: "OS X & iOS Accessibility" <mac-access@mac-access.net> > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 9:35 PM > Subject: Roomie Remote, Just Incredible > > > The Roomie Remote App for IOS is nothing like the remote Apps I've ever seen > before. > > If you're device is connected to your Wi-Fi network or has an Infra red > remote control receiver then chances are Roomie Remote can control it or use > an Infra Red adapter to do the work the Wi-Fi connection can't. > > I've used Roomie Remote successfully thus far with my Denon AVR2113 > Surround-Sound receiver which connects to my Network via a LAN connection. > > I chose "Add Device" to Roomie Remote and the App picked up my Denon along > with the Apple TV I have in my system, more of that later on. > > The basic edition of Roomie Remote is the one I'm using which allows you to > configure 1 room, say "Living Room" - the upgraded Home Theatre package > allows you to configure multiple rooms in your home for control -. > > So now the "Living Room" has bee set its time to add devices which I did, > you can use a design along with your device by either creating one or > downloading and editing a design specific to your needs, in this case I used > the Denon Remote controller design which I'm yet to edit. > > You can add as many devices as required for your room, you may like to say > add your Air Conditioner, Electric Reclining Chair, and so on, its all left > to your imagination. For the sake of keeping things simple and straight > forward I'm going to concentrate on the Denon device I added. > > So presented to me was the remote controller for the Denon which at first > glance didn't make all that much sense, just buttons all over the iPhone > screen without labels associated with them however when I pressed a button > the screen changed dramatically in 99% of cases presenting me with another > screen pertaining to what that button controlled thus I was able to label > buttons and use them affectively. > > For example a button may open the controls relating to the subwoffer output, > another enables the user to select the input source whilst another allows > the user to adjust input levels, the controls here can be pretty advanced > and even I'm going to have to reference the AVR2113 owners manual for > further information on a lot of those. > > Now to the final part of the Roomie Remote App which allows you to structure > "Activities" these are macros if you like which enable the App to send > multiple commands to multiple devices at the same time. > > You could create an activity entitled "Watch TV" which would in tern turn on > your television, turn on the AV system and dem the lights, close the blinds > etc. > > Roomie Remote can control infra red only devices by the use of a Wi-Fi infra > red adapter, the adapter connects to your Network thus and has an Infra Red > transmitter/receiver at the other end thus Roomie Remote can send and > receive commands from other devices. > > > > > ********** > > Dane Trethowan > Skype: grtdane12 > Phone US (213) 438-9741 > Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > Mobile: +61400494862 > Fax +61397437954 > > > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. 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