junebug Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Anyone heard when the IR will be active on the speaker point? I have a need to control a sat box in a basement that is next to a speaker point but no HTC nearby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Wired Up! Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 If it's an Ethernet speaker-point and the cat5 goes back to the MC you could hijack 2 of the wires for the IR. We have done this with success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junebug Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share Posted January 5, 2006 its an ethernet sp but it goes through a switch would that still work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Wired Up! Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 you break out two wires before the switch and route them around the switch to the cat5 going from the switch to the MC. Same idea as my first idea, you just do it twice and splice them together at the switch. Get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junebug Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share Posted January 5, 2006 Got it, Great idea, Thank you!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Wired Up! Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Here's another that has worked for us. You put in a wireless IR extender ($12-$30) and stick the IR emitter from the MC to the face of the extenders transmitter (use the brighter IR outputs on the MC) and then use the extenders receiver to control the satellite box. The reliability of this is going to depend on range and quality of the extender but as "rigged" as it may sound, we've used it reliably on 1 job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junebug Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share Posted January 5, 2006 I am using that now, in another room to control the sat box. Kinda wanted to get away from it but oh well..it is eaiser then splittin cat5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Wired Up! Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Splitting Cat5, with the right tools, should be a snap! You could probably even use scotchloks that don't require you to cut in to the original cat5's twisted pairs, just open the outer shielding about 2" and clamp it right over the existing wire. Anyway, good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 I've tried this too, and it works great. You can remove two pairs (the pairs used for powering over ethernet) Blue and Brown. Use either of those pairs for IR control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgrace Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 If you really need to do this I suggest you get a 2-3 jack surface box at each end and bulid them wit 2 RJ45 blocks and a RJ11 Block (for the IR in/out) This way standard Cat5/6 standards can remain intact and future generations to come (other dealers, users, etc) have less chance of somking some gear in trhe future.Just a thought . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfjv4 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 hgrace, that's a great forward thinking idea! thanks.. mfjv4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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