1st ... can I humbly suggest that troubleshooting this remote be moved to a different topic or forum? This thread is long, practically half the posts are associated with purchasing, associated with MC17, plus the fact this forum does not allow for searching for specific text strings (e.g.,
"You don't appear to have a Media Center remote connected to your computer")? OK, so much for my rant ...
In any case, my problem is associated with the above message when I click on 'Next' in the 'Tools/Options/Remote Control' setup wizard. The remote does appear to work ... it will put my computer in standby, scroll any window, type #s into Notepad, and shows up in 'Device Management" under USB controllers as "eHome IR Receiver" and under Input Devices as "MS eHome IR Tranceiver". I did find this problem earlier in this thread, without apparent remedy, and I did find the thread by which the problem was solved by uninstalling and re-installing MC, but the context of that remedy was MC14 and it did not work for me (MC 17.0.189). It seems strange this problem's remedy has not yet been built into subsequent versions of MC(?)
Let begin by asking question about the physical installation ...
(1)
The remote comes with a USB device and an apparent receiver with a mini-phono plug -- what is the latter for? (e.g., AVR?), and what functionality does it add? (e.g., AVR volume?)(2) My remote appears to be working with some functionality -- what is this functionality limited to and what functionality would the MC Remote Control wizard add?
(3) Is there a remedy for the Remote wizard recognizing the device?
Ultimately, I want to add this remote's instruction set to my Harmony One, but first things first ... but that topic does beg for a different forum more appropriately dedicated to similar devices (e.g., "PC's and Other Hardware"), so that topics can be about specific problems with fewer posts and more easily searched threads(??) E.G., each of my 3 questions should be specific topics!
Lastly ... I commend JR for adding this type of remote control functionality ... I'm anxious to get it working and exploiting the added ease of use ...
EDIT: The Wiki answers my question as to question (1), implying the phono IR receiver (and wizard regognition) would allow for turning off TV or ACR (etc), which I do not need (my Harmony will do that) ... but the Wiki also implies that installation via the wizard is the only way to send additional commands to MC. The first command I'd like to find or define is toggling Theatre view on/off(?)
TIA