IR - Extending an IR receiver

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General

Applications for extending IR receiver

Overview of IR recievers

Cabling for IR signals

Types of IR receivers

Early Hauppauge remote with receiver Hauppauge PVR Infrared receiver cable

Preparing the plug end

Cut and prepare the receiver cable

  • 1. Cut the cable 8-10" (15-20cm) from the jack

  • 2. Strip outer jacket using TP strip tool

  • 3. Strip insulation from inner conductors

Identify the cable conductors

Digital Multimeter testing the tip, ring and shiled of the receiver's jack

Prepare and solder Category 5 to jack end of cable

  • 1. Prepare the Category 5 cable

  • 2. Bringing the soldering iron up to temperature

  • 3. Completed solder joint

  • 4. Preparing to place a crimp over the connection

  • An all-weather low voltage crimp encased with PIC

  • 5. Securing the cables with friction tape allowing for service loop

Punching down to the telephone connecting block

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    1. Identify the pairs or conductors needed

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    2. Punch down green pairs

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    3. Splice and crimp the white/brown conductor

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    4. Connect stereo plug to capture card

Preparing the receiver end

Connecting receiver cable to RJ-45 modular connector

  • 1. Prepare the receiver end of the cable

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    2. Cut conductors to length for connector insertion

  • 3. Complete the crimp using a modular plug crimp tool

Connecting Category 5 cable to RJ45 keystone

  • 1. Prepare Category 5 cable

  • 2. Punching down keystone jack

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    3. Attaching to wallplate

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    4. Installing receiver cable


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