Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) Table of Contents 1 Introduction • Requirements • What's Inside The Package 2 Installation Instructions • • • • Overview Installing the Keyspan Remote Software Installing the Express Remote Hardware Uninstall Instructions 3 Using Your Express Remote • Overview • Using The Express Remote Via Airport Express • Using The Express Remote Via Your Computer 4 Changing Express Remote's Settings • Overview • Accessing Keyspan Remote Software 5 Trouble
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) 1 Introduction The Keyspan Express Remote infrared remote can be used in two ways... When used with AirPort Express, the Express Remote provides a powerful way to locally control music being streamed from iTunes on a remote PC or Mac. When connected directly to a PC or Mac, the Express Remote allows you to control audio and video media players on your computer in the same convenient way that you now control a TV or VCR.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) 2 Installation Instructions Overview The Express Remote can be used when it is directly connected to your computer or when it is connected to your Airport Express. Depending on where the Express Remote RECEIVER is connected, you will have different ways of controlling your computer. When the Express Remote receiver is connected to your Airport Express, you will be able to control iTunes via the Airport Express.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) 10.3 (or later), Airport Express Firmware version 6.1 (or later), Keyspan Express Remote remote control model URM-17A, and Keyspan Express Remote receiver model UIA-11H or UIA-11F. Before you begin installing the Keyspan Remote software (a note for previous users of Keyspan Digital Remote software and hardware)...
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) Turn your computer ON. When your computer starts up, place the Keyspan Express Remote CD into the CD-ROM drive. MACINTOSH NOTE: When the CD icon appears on your desktop, double click on its icon to display its contents. Locate the Keyspan Express Remote Installer icon and double click to start the installation process. Follow the instructions on screen. WINDOWS NOTE: Windows will automatically open the Keyspan CD Browser window.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) computer or your Airport Express. TROUBLESHOOTING: STATUS LIGHTS: MAC & WINDOWS: When connecting the Express Remote Receiver to your Mac or Windows computer, you should notice a red light turn on and then turn off. This indicates the Keyspan Express Remote is ready for use. If the light does not turn off, disconnect the Receiver and reinstall the Keyspan software. If the problem persists, please contact Keyspan Technical Support.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) MACINTOSH NOTE: In the Keyspan Remote Software, select the Uninstall command from the Settings menu. This will remove all files. To finish the uninstall process, close the Keyspan Remote Software and drag the KeyspanDMR icon to the trash. WINDOWS NOTE: Uninstall the Keyspan Remote Software using the Add/Remove Programs control panel. (located in START menu -> SETTINGS -> CONTROL PANEL ).
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) 3 Using Your Express Remote Overview The Express Remote can be used when it is directly connected to your computer or when it is connected to your Airport Express. Depending on where the Express Remote RECEIVER is connected, you will have different ways of controlling your computer. This section is intended to be used as an outline for using the Express Remote via either the USB port on your Airport Express or via the USB port on your computer.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) Tech Note: Airport Express Button Mapping Express Remote Button Mapping When Connected To Airport Express Button STOP PLAY PAUSE REWIND FAST FORWARD PREVIOUS TRACK NEXT TRACK VOLUME UP VOLUME DOWN MUTE CYCLE other buttons iTunes Action Stop Play-Pause Pause push: Rewind, release: Resume push: Fast Forward, release: Resume Previous Track Next Track increase volume by 1/10 to maximum decrease volume by 1/10 to sound off Toggle sound on/off Shuffle &
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) foreground/active application. Maps are a group of Actions for a particular application. For example, the Keyspan Remote Software has a Map for both QuickTime Player and PowerPoint. The QuickTime Player Map specifies that pressing the Fast Forward button on your remote will send a keystroke (or keystroke combination) that will result in fast forwarding through the currently playing song.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) MUTE CYCLE other buttons Toggle sound on/off Shuffle & Play no operation When iTunes is not running and iTunes Mode is enabled, you can control any application with the Keyspan Remote Software. The Keyspan Remote Software will then detect the active/foreground application and use that application's Map (see the How The Keyspan Remote Software Works subsection above for details).
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) (this is also called making the application active). To make an application active, launch the application, or, if it is running in the background, switch to that application. Once you have your application in the foreground (aka active), the Keyspan Remote Software will detect that software and send whatever Actions have been configured in that application's Map.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) • your application is not in the foreground (aka it is not active) • the Mapper is not running OR • you have a problem with your Express Remote hardware To add a Map for an application, please read the Changing The Keyspan Remote Software Settings section later in this manual. For other problems, please read the Troubleshooting section later in this manual.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) 4 Changing The Keyspan Remote Software Settings Overview If you want to change the Express Remote's default button settings, you will need to access the Keyspan Remote Software. To do this, please follow these steps... Accessing The Keyspan Remote Software & Map Editor If you want to change the Express Remote's default button settings, you will need to access the Keyspan Remote Software. To do this, please follow these steps...
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) This first screen shows the current state of your remote hardware and software. It also allows you stop and start the Mapper (the application that enable the Keyspan remote to work), enable/disable iTunes mode, control Remote Wakeup, change which Audio Mixer you want to control (Windows only), and access the Keyspan Map Editor.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) Step 2 - Open The Keyspan Map Editor In The Keyspan Remote Software To access the Keyspan Map Editor, please do the following... MACINTOSH: Click the CONFIGURE button. WINDOWS: Click the OPEN MAP EDITOR button. This will open the Map Editor Window (Mac and Windows shown below) Keyspan Express Remote Map Editor window.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) In the Edit Button Action window, select the action that you want to happen when you press the selected button and what 'repeat rate' (if any) you want the action to happen when you press and hold the selected button. You can configure the following Actions: Action Type The Action Type states what type of action will happen when you press the selected button.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) between any open applications. This command is equivalent to pressing ALT+ESC on your keyboard. Mouse: This action allows you to configure a button to control the mouse cursor on your screen. You can specify a button to the mouse cursor to move UP, DOWN, LEFT, or RIGHT. You can also configure a button to perform a single or double mouse click using the left mouse button (this is standard click on a single button mouse) or the right button.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) This will open a dialog window asking you to select the application that you want to map. Select the application and you will return to the Map Editor window. The name of your application will be already selected in the Application list. Once you see your application in the Application list, you can configure the individual button settings as outlined in Step 3. This User Manual applies to the Keyspan Express Remote Software Version 2.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) 6 Troubleshooting Before You Begin The Keyspan remote and receiver operate differently when directly connected to an Airport Express as opposed to when they are connected directly to your computer. Because of this, the process of troubleshooting problems is also different. If your Keyspan remote and receiver hardware are connected to an Airport Express, please skip ahead to the Airport Express Troubleshooting subsection later in this manual.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) If your Keyspan Express Remote Receiver's light stays on and does not turn off, you will need to disconnect the adapter/receiver and then reinstall the Keyspan Remote Software. If the Keyspan Express Remote Receiver light still stays on, please contact Keyspan Technical Support for further support.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) Airport Express Trouble: Basic Requirements Before troubleshooting the Keyspan hardware, you should determine if you have met all the requirements for using your Keyspan Express Remote with your Airport Express. Please make sure that you have the following: iTunes 4.7 or later Airport Express firmware version 6.1 or later Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Mac OS X 10.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) If the Keyspan Express Remote Receiver light does not turn on at all, or displays a different behavior, please contact Keyspan Technical Support for further support. If you are using a your Keyspan remote (model URM-17A or URM-17B) and the light does not blink when you press and hold a button, please contact Keyspan Technical Support for further support.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) 7 Appendices • Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions • Status Light Behavior Description of the Express Remotes' LED status lights and what they indicate • Notices FCC, CE, VCCI, Copyright and Trademark Information • Keyspan Warranty Information Keyspan Warranty Information • Support Information Information about obtaining technical support This User Manual applies to the Keyspan Express Remote Software Version 2.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) The following is a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the Keyspan Express Remote. We frequently update our FAQs and add them to our web site and future version of this document. For the most recent and complete version of this list, please visit the our web site at: http://www.keyspan.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) Answer : The Keyspan Express Remote uses an infrared technology called tvIR. The tvIR technology is the same technology that is found in most standard television remote control units. tvIR is used to transmit small amounts of data (in comparison to irDA) over relatively long distances (i.e. across a room).
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) Status Light Behavior The Keyspan Express Remote allows you to diagnose many hardware and software problems using the Express Remote Receiver's status light. The following guide describes all of the LED behaviors of the Express Remote Receiver and what they mean (see next page): This User Manual applies to the Keyspan Express Remote Software Version 2.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) Express Remote Status Light Behavior Behavior Indication - Solution Behavior: Status light turns on and then turns off when Express Remote Receiver is connected. The Status light will blink rapidly when pressing a button on the remote control. Indication(s): This is normal behavior. Solution(s): None needed.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) Using Other Remote Controls The Keyspan Express Remote allows you to use other 3rd party remote controls when the receiver is connected to your Mac or PC (this does not work on Express Remote Receiver's connected to an Airport Express).
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) Notices Notices United States FCC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY We, InnoSys Incorporated at 4118 Lakeside Drive Richmond, CA 94806 USA (510) 222-7717 declare under our sole responsibility that the KEYSPAN EXPRESS REMOTE, Model URM-17A complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) CE MARK DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY (According to EN 45014) Manufacturer's Name and Address InnoSys Incorporated 4118 Lakeside Dr Richmond CA 94806 Declares that the product: Product Name: KEYSPAN EXPRESS REMOTE Model Number: URM-17A Conforms to the following Product Specifications: EN 55022: 1998 Class B EN 55024: 1998 following the provisions of the 73/23/EEC and 89/336/EEC Directives.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) Australia/New Zealand This device complies with AS/NZS 3548 Class B limits for the operation of Information Technology Equipment. Copyright This manual and the software described in it are copyrighted, with all rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual or the software may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of KEYSPAN. NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXTENDED BY THIS DOCUMENT.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) Keyspan License and Warranty Information Keyspan License Agreement This Agreement constitutes a legal agreement between you, the end user, and Keyspan, a division of InnoSys Incorporated ("Keyspan") regarding the Keyspan software accompanying this Agreement (“Software”). You should carefully read the following terms and conditions before installing this software.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS WITH YOU. KEYSPAN DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE OR THAT SOFTWARE DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) warranty service, please provide your name, address, telephone number, and email address. Unless you registered your ownership of the Product with KEYSPAN within 90 days of purchase, also include a copy of the bill of sale from KEYSPAN or from a KEYSPAN Authorized Reseller as proof of the date of original purchase. You may be charged a fee if no trouble with this Hardware can be found.
Keyspan: Express Remote - User Manual (Mac OS X & Windows) Support Information Contacting Support If you require assistance with any Keyspan product, you may contact us by one of the following ways: • web/email: http://www.keyspan.com/support/ • fax: +1.510.222.0323 (Monday through Friday) • telephone : (tech support) +1.510.222.
