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Hey all, I have a PowerPoint Presentation Pointer that an Exec wants to use. It consists of a USB receiver and a pen like laser pointer and Infra Red remote control for presentations. I've plugged in the USB receiver and seen the devices being loaded in the Device Manager. It loads a HID Mouse and other HID devices, they all look ok. When I try to use the remote nothing happens. I've replaced the batteries, the laser pointer works just fine, but nothing from the remote. I've found a company that sells these things but they have no support. If you want to see a picture of what it looks like go to http://www.greenpointer.com/powerpoint.htm and look at the PPT645. Any help would be appreciated.
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by faradhi
Three possibilities.
1) Line of sight. Infrared must have it.
2) Distance. Infrared is unreliable beyond 6ft and 8ft is usually the max.
3) Interference, try turning off Fluorescent lights. I have seen some occasions that fluorescent lights interfere with Infrared.
by faradhi
On a side note, find him a radio rather then infrared remote. I find them more reliable.
Hey there, well line of sight and distance are not an issue. I have the receiver sitting on my desk plugged into a laptop with the remote about two inches from the reciever.
by saihib
What OS are you using? What kind of laptop? I agree with the above: infrared blows. Kensington makes a kick-ass RF device.
The OS is Windows XP and we have tried it now on multiple laptops and PCs.
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We finally got to a support person and it turns out the receiver was bad. We are getting a replacement through the company.
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