DeckerDog97
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Q: I bought an IR receiver and an Apple Remote, and I can't get it to work. What am I doing wrong?

I bought an IR receiver and an Apple Remote, and I can't get it to work. What am I doing wrong? The receiver is a Lenovo eHome OVU430006/01 USB IR Receiver.

PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.5/1.33 GHz), Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jul 30, 2012 1:57 PM

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Q: I bought an IR receiver and an Apple Remote, and I can't get it to work. What am I doing wrong?

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  • by Knucklesmac,Helpful

    Knucklesmac Knucklesmac Jul 30, 2012 2:16 PM in response to DeckerDog97
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    Jul 30, 2012 2:16 PM in response to DeckerDog97

    Hello,

     

    I can't see this working, I believe your IR receiver is intended for PC running Windows. Unless I'm wrong and the reliever has mac drivers, personally I couldn't find any for this particular model.

    Without mac drivers I don't think it will work.

     

    Best of luck

  • by DeckerDog97,

    DeckerDog97 DeckerDog97 Jul 30, 2012 2:34 PM in response to Knucklesmac
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    Jul 30, 2012 2:34 PM in response to Knucklesmac

    Ok thanks. I also have a generic Mac/PC ir reciever that came with a different remote. Any way of using that? I already bought the Lenovo receiver and don't want to spend any more extra money. The generic did work with the remote it came with, but I don't like the remote.

  • by Knucklesmac,Helpful

    Knucklesmac Knucklesmac Jul 31, 2012 12:53 AM in response to DeckerDog97
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    Jul 31, 2012 12:53 AM in response to DeckerDog97

    Hello,

     

    You would need to pair the Apple Remote with the receiver. So I would use the generic Mac/PC receiver and follow these instructions:

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1619

     

    If that doesn't work then check in System Profiler to see if the IR receiver has been recognized by the PowerBook's hardware. You may require the install of drivers for this device to be recognized.

     

    Best of luck

  • by DeckerDog97,

    DeckerDog97 DeckerDog97 Aug 1, 2012 4:37 PM in response to Knucklesmac
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    Aug 1, 2012 4:37 PM in response to Knucklesmac

    I followed the linked instructions and had no success. The generic adapter didn't he activate the response light. The Lenovo acted like it worked, but I had no pairing indicator on-screen.