I needed a way to control my receiver from my desk. Problem was, it was facing the wrong way from where I sat so receiver could not see the remote. I wanted a simple, reliable, and inexpensive way to get this to work. Found this product and it came with everything I needed (actually way more).
My situation only required one transmitter and only a couple feet of wire. Got it all hooked up (receiver and control box mounted to the side and back of the cabinet) and it works great. The only thing that could be better? I tried to plug a patch cord from the transmitter output to the IR input on the back of my Onkyo receiver. It did not work. Tried the MR input, too, and it did not work either. Had to do the stick-on transmitter over the IR window on the front of the unit. Not a deal breaker, but not having the little stick-on glued to receiver would be nice. Anybody know why this did not work?
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Product Description
How the IR Repeater Kit works
The setup is very is simple.
You will simply place the included distribution block in a location near where you wish to keep the devices you need to control with your remotes. From this block, you will run the provided IR receiver cable (or the eye of the kit) from the distribution block and place it in a location where you can point the remote control at, this may be on the bezel of the TV, on a shelf ledge, the wall or other such locations. You will need to place this IR receiver no further than 30' from where you will be using the remote control.
Now, plug one of the emitter cables into the distribution block and run that cable to where you have your devices being controlled located. You will place one emitter head from this cable over the IR receiver on the devices being controlled.
Lastly, simply plug the repeater kit into power using the supplied power adapter and you're ready to go!
Compaitibility
Many people wonder if our kit is compatible with a particular device.
Our repeater kit will work with all IR controlled AV devices. This includes but is not limited to devices such as: Logitech, Uverse, Onkyo, Sony, Pioneer, Yamaha, Cisco, Scientific Atlanta, Marantz, Denon, LG, Philips, Verizon Fios, Roku, Charter, Dish Network, DirecTV, Epson & More!
Should you have any troubles getting the BAFX Products IR repeater kit to work with these or any other IR controlled devices the BAFX Products Support team will be more than happy to assist you!
Important note: The repeater kit will NOT work with RF or Bluetooth remote controls
Kit Includes
• 1 Distribution block
• 1 IR Receiver cable
• 4 Dual head IR emitters for up to 8 devices
• 1 Power adapter
• Manual
• Link to a setup video
Specs
• IR receiver cable is 5' long tip to tip
• Emitter cables are approximately 8.5' long
• Distribution block measures 1.9" x 4.3" x 0.87"
• Has slots on sides for mounting
• Expandable for more 2 more emitter cables & 2 more receivers
• Dual band compatibility
• Distribution block can be powered by USB printer cable & wall adapter (not included)
• Emitters & Receiver may be extended using standard STEREO headphone extension cables
Additional Important Notes
Plugging directly into IR ports on devices: On some devices you may notice IR in/out ports. You MAY be able to use a Male to Male cable to connect our kit with such devices. We cannot promise that this will always work. It will depend on whether the device manufacturer has wired their port the same was as our kit and also handles the signal in the same manner. We have verified that many Onkyo & Denon devices do work with this but cannot make promises as to this.
Plasma TV's: Plasma TV's emit stray infrared signals. In some rare cases these stray signals may interfere with operation of the kit. In such cases simply moving the IR receiver slightly further from the TV will resolve this issue. LED & LCD TVs do not have this problem.
Extending via CAT5 lines: For this we offer a prepackaged CAT5 adapter kit that may be purchased separately. The parts may also be obtained individually on their own as needed.
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| Compatible w/ Single Zone Kit | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Used For | Extending IR receivers or emitters | Running IR receivers or emitters over existing CAT5/6 lines | Adding additional control locations | Adding more deivces controlled by kit | Adding additional IR receiver or emitter ports |
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| Model Number | BAFX3233 | BAFX0110 | BAFX0950 | BAFX1445 / BAFX1469 / BAFX1476 |
| Number of "Zones" | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Number of devices controlled | 12 (More w/ add-ons) | 2 Per Zone (more w/ add-ons) | 4 (more w/ add-ons) | 1, 2 or 4 (Depends on model) |
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The power adapter is not well made and may spark/fail
Update: no response to multiple support requests sent to bafx so I did a return swap. The new wall wart sparked but did not blow the breaker, so that's better.. otherwise the device itself works well.I purchased this item to expand IR reach to some devices behind a screen. Having read other reviews about the power adapter, I plugged it into a power strip with a circuit breaker. The adapter sparked and blew the breaker. Since the device was not connected, it was not damaged. It's a standard 12v 1A adapter, so I used a known good one and sent a note to them.The IR extender works well, includes long double emitters and allowed me to restore control to 6 devices so far. I am leaving space incase I need to double up or replace any emitters.Other than the failed power adapter the device seems well made and functions as expected.
Top reviews from other countries
Harsh
Great product to hid your instruments behind a cabinet.
Reviewed in India on March 22, 2016Amazon Customer
Replaced my Harmon Kardon Multi-room IR Transmitter.
Reviewed in Canada on January 9, 2022