Connect the devices for IR control

After you create an IR driver using the Driver Wizard, you must add it to the Composer Pro project tree and connect the device. This section uses the Samsung TXP1430 as an example.

To connect the IR device:

  1. Start Composer Pro and connect to a Director.
  1. Click the Connections view to make the appropriate video, audio, and control connections or network connections (if appropriate) for the device.
  2. For the Samsung TX-P1430 television driver, select Television.
  3. Make all the necessary Control and AV connections.

    4. Example (Television): In Connections under Theater, click Television. The right pane displays all of the inputs and outputs on the back of the television. For television, from the top pane: 

    Under Audio Video Inputs, drag the object from the top pane to the bottom pane:

  1. Click AV In (Video—COMPOSITE), and drag it to Receiver (Output—Theater).
  1. Click AV In (Audio—STEREO), and drag it to Receiver (Output —Theater).
  1. Under Control Inputs, click IR Sensor (Control—IR_OUT), and drag it to Home Controller HC-500 (IR Output 1—Theater).
  1. Click System Design, and double-click the device on the project tree.
  2. Use the Device Control window to test the control of the device. For the Samsung TX-P1430 television driver, double-click Television.