PC Remote
Manage one (or more) remote with IR reception on COM port. This program was initially designed for the PCTV remote from Pinnacle, it can also be used with the remote of the Guillemot MaxiTV 3 card TV and the Real-magic remote and it should work with any remote with a COM port IR reception.
When launched, you you have an icon in the systray (near the clock). By right-clicking, you can confgure keys, com port and OSD.


COM Port Configuration
Just Choose the COM Port on which your IR receiver is plugged.
To verify it's well configured, just open the key configuration window, activate 'Show COM data fow' option and press remote keys : you should see some text...


Key configuration example
For an example, let's configure the 'Full Screen' key of the pinnacle remote.
We want it to execute the full screen function of K!TV, BSPlayer, PowerDVD, and if none of this prog is running, we want to simulate keyboard events ALT+SPACE then X.



First, choose the key by clicking on it in the picture or pressing the key on the remote.

K!TV
- add a function by clicking 'Add...' button in the 'Functions' panel.
- Configure K!TV window detection :



- Click Ok
- add an action by clicking 'Add...' in the 'Actions' panel.
- all the K!TV actions are known by PCRemote, so go the the 'Misc' tab and choose 'K!TV', 'FullScreen'



It's ok for K!TV, let's configure BSPlayer.

BSPlayer
- add a function by clicking 'Add...' button in the 'Functions' panel.
- Configure BSPlayer window detection :



- Click Ok
- add an action by clicking 'Add...' in the 'Actions' panel.
- PCRemote do not know BSPlayer cammand because they can be configured by the user. So you have to choose the keyboard event to emulate. Let's suppose the fullscreen function of BSPlayer is activated by typing 'F'.



As you can see, you can choose the target window of the keyboard emulation event. It's ok for BSPlayer, let's configure PowerDVD.

PowerDVD
- add a function by clicking 'Add...' button in the 'Functions' panel.
- Configure PowerDVD window detection :



- Click Ok
- add an action by clicking 'Add...' in the 'Actions' panel.
- You have to choose the keyboard event to emulate. Fullscreen function of PowerDVD is activated by typing 'Z'.



It's ok for PowerDVD, let's configure other programs.

Other programs
- add a function by clicking 'Add...' button in the 'Functions' panel.
- Choose default window :



- Click Ok
- add an action by clicking 'Add...' in the 'Actions' panel. Emulate ALT + SPACE. Choose Ok.
- add an action by clicking 'Add...' in the 'Actions' panel. Emulate 'X'. Choose Ok.
You should see this :


Here it is, this key should work for K!TV, BSPlayer, PowerDVD and any other programs.

Note : Order of functions is important. PCRemote make the test in the choosen oder. For example, here, if K!TV and PowerDVD are both running, only K!TV function is executed. Because of this, you have to always put the default function at the end of the functions list.


OSD configuration
Does that really need help ?