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<blockquote data-quote="VdR" data-source="post: 400603" data-attributes="member: 25818">I'm not familiar with the Z cinema system (googled it and find it sleek looking) . Some IR commands (volume, mute, ...) should go to the sound system and others to the HTPC to control MP? Would you expect the sound system to ignore the MP commands and visa versa?I have an HP MCE remote controlling MP and a Z5500 sound system. But the sound system is also controlled through the HTPC. To do this I use a blaster output from my HTPC and fitted the bug (IR emitter) inside (not required, but it looks good) the Z5500 controller.To make this work I use HIP (search for HIP ByRemote) and the message plug-in. Most keys are mapped to MP messages to control MP, but the audio related ones are mapped to the blaster (to blast codes learned from the Z5500 remote) to control the audio system. HIP also has a schedular that I have programmed to power the Z5500 up and down together with the HTPC. This works great.The IR server can do the same thing for you. I tried it but went back to using HIP in combination with just the message plugin (also from And81). I find HIP much simpler to configure and more reliable.Maybe this helps you on the way.VdR</blockquote>

[QUOTE="VdR, post: 400603, member: 25818"] I'm not familiar with the Z cinema system (googled it and find it sleek looking) . Some IR commands (volume, mute, ...) should go to the sound system and others to the HTPC to control MP? Would you expect the sound system to ignore the MP commands and visa versa? I have an HP MCE remote controlling MP and a Z5500 sound system. But the sound system is also controlled through the HTPC. To do this I use a blaster output from my HTPC and fitted the bug (IR emitter) inside (not required, but it looks good) the Z5500 controller. To make this work I use HIP (search for HIP ByRemote) and the message plug-in. Most keys are mapped to MP messages to control MP, but the audio related ones are mapped to the blaster (to blast codes learned from the Z5500 remote) to control the audio system. HIP also has a schedular that I have programmed to power the Z5500 up and down together with the HTPC. This works great. The IR server can do the same thing for you. I tried it but went back to using HIP in combination with just the message plugin (also from And81). I find HIP much simpler to configure and more reliable. Maybe this helps you on the way. VdR [/QUOTE]

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