Asus P5W DH Deluxe: instruction

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DH Remote

User Guide

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Welcome

Tired of sticking to your PC and busy with your keyboard and mouse? With the

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ASUS DH Remote, you can play, pause, or adjust the volume on any songs

desired without leaving your sofa. Have DH Remote in your hand and do more with

your PC at a distance away!

Overview of the ASUS DH Remote

1. Power

5. Noise Off

2. Quick Power

6. EZ WiFi

3. Full Screen

7. Application Launch

Volume Up

Play/Pause

4. Media Control Zone

Next

Previous

Volume Down

1. Power: Turns the computer on/off

2. Quick Power: Puts the computer quickly into sleep mode which is S3

3. Full Screen: Puts the media application into full screen

4. Media Control Zone: Controls the media application

5. Noise Off: Reduces the noise coming from the computer

6. EZ WiFi: Puts the computer quickly into sleep mode but allowing WiFi-AP Solo™

to still operate

7. Application Launch: Launches the media application

• TouseQuickPower,saveyourdatarst.

• The Noise Off mode is suitable only for light-loading computer operations like

word processing and web page browsing, and it will intelligently adjust the fan

speed according to the system loading.

• Different system equipments (the number of VGA, PSU, chassis fan) will act

on the effect of Noise Off.

• *When using a fan speed controllable VGA card or a fanless VGA card,

remember to connect the power fan and chassis fan cable to the fan connector

on the motherboard to get a better Noise Off effect.

*Not all power supply units have fan connectors, refer to the the motherboard

manual for details.

EZ-WiFi mode is suitable especially when you are away from the PC and still want

to download data or use devices like wireless applications and Skype phone. Re-

press the EZ-WiFi function button to disable the EZ-WiFi function.

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Infrared Receiver Installation

USB IR Receiver

Your motherboard will come bundled with a IR Receiver, simply connect the USB

end to your PC USB ports under the LAN2 port and place the IR receiver end at a

suitable place without hindrance.

IR Receiver

USB end

USB Ports

Infrared end

• The valid IR function distance is 6m depending on the environment.

Suggest you to aim at the IR receiver when using the ASUS DH Remote to

ensure a smooth and successful operation.

• These two USB ports support USB wake-up capability. So when the

computer is not turned on, removing USB devices such as the ASUS IR

receiver from these two ports will start up the PC.

• Back I/O differs depending on the motherboards.

• Supports operating system: Windows XP, 2003 server, XP (64-bit), and

2003 server (64-bit).

Software Installation

Before enjoying the convenience the ASUS

DH Remote brings you, you need to install

the software after the infrared receiver

installation. Simplyclickandinstallthele

ASUS DH Remote from Utilities menu of

the Motherboard Support CD package for

thersttime,anditwilllaunchautomatically

everytime you start up your PC.

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Utilites

screen differs depending on the motherboard.

Activating HID-Compliant Devices

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Due to the limitation of the operating system, if you remove the IR receiver from

the previous port and have it reinstall into the other USB port, the IR receiver will

not function. To activate the HID-compliant devices again, go to Device Manager/

Power Manager and check the box of Allow this device to bring the computer

out of standby.

1. Click Start and choose Control

2. Double click

System

.

Panel.

3. Click

Hardware

. 4. Click

Device Manager

.

5. Select

HID-compliant devices

. 6. Ch e c k th e b o x of

A l l o w

th is device to bring the

computer out of standby

.

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ASUS DH Remote Settings

After the installation of the ASUS DH Remote software, the utility screen will show

upandallowsyoutoconguretheASUSDHRemotesettings.Setupthefunction

keys step by step.

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1. Power On / Off Key

Setting this item to Hibernate allows you to lead your PC to the Windows S4

mode, which enables your PC to enter Hibernate faster and return to full power

much more quickly.

• You have to check the box of Enable Power Key before using the ASUS

DH Remote to turn on and off your PC or to have it hibernate. Visit www.

microsoft.com for details about Hibernate.

• Power On/Off button does not support MS-DOS Mode.

• Check the box of Enable power on after power loss Function Switch.

Whenever the power cord of your PC is removed from the outlet or there is

a power failure, your PC will auto-boot and shut down around few seconds

to enable Power On Function of DH Remote after the power supply is back.

Multimedia Keys

2. Prole

There are nine default applications in the Prole drop-downmenuandvesetsof

User Dene.

Default applications are Media Player, iTunes, PowerDVD, WinDVD, QuickTime,

Real Player, DivX Player, WinAmp and Power Point. (Default applications in the

ASUS DH Remote software may change without notice.)

3. Path

Thesoftwarewillhelplocatetheexecutable(.exe)leoftheninedefault

applications.Ifthe.exeleisnotlocated,clickBrowse to direct the correct path.

The.exelesoftheUser Dene applications need to be located manually before

you using the ASUS DH Remote.

• Saveafterthe.exelepathisdirected.

• Iftheexecutableleisrelocatedortheapplicationisre-installed,youhave

toredirectthelepathforacorrectASUSDHRemoteoperation.

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AP Launch Button and AP Launch Menu

Navigate with the media control zone.

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upward

leftward

rightward

enter

downward

Select Application Prole

After you press on the remote control, an

applicationprolewillbedisplayedonthe

screen. Use the remote control to navigate and

initiate a desired application.

Select Application Path

If the software fails to locate the executable

leoftheapplicatonattherst-timeuse,the

Select Application Path screen will appear.

Specify the correct path on screen.

Select File

After selecting the correct path, you should

selectthecorrectexecutablele(.exe)ofthe

application for launching the application.

Iftheexecutableleislocatedbythesoftware

successfully or you have already set up

correctly in advance, this screen will show up

directly when the application is chosen. After

selectingadesiredle,folderorCDROM,use

/ to choose Back/OK/Cancel and then

press toconrm.

• For music listening, making playlists beforehand is suggested.

• Press again toclosetheapplicationandagaintore-launchtheprole

menu.

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Dene Hotkeys for Application

If you want to use the Media Control Zone to control non-default applications, such

as ACDSee, you can select User Dene from the drop-down menu and rename

it by pressing Rename. The ASUS DH Remote software has correctly set up nine

popularapplicationsanddenedthefuntionbuttonsforyour convenient operation.your convenient operation. convenient operation.

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User Dene

After clicking the box of

Use Hotkeys for Application

,youarefreetodenethe

hotkeysoftheUserDeneapplications.

Select User Dene 1~5 from the Proledrop-downmenuforhotkeysdenition.Press

Save to save the new setup or press the Default button to clear ALL personalized

setupsandrestoretotheoriginaldenitions.

• Theremotecontrolbuttonswillfunctiononlywhenthedenitionsofthe

application hotkeys are correct.

• Thehotkeydenitionsmayvarywithdifferentsoftwareversions.Clickthebox

of Redene default hotkeystogivenewcorrectdenitionsifneeded.Press

SavebuttontosavetheredenitionsorpressReset button to restore to the

defaulthotkeysdenition.

Aftertheinitialsetup,youwillndanASUSDHRemoteicon on the Windows

OS taskbar. Click the icon and select Settings to launch the utility screen.

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Appendix

The Function Buttons and AP Prole

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The ASUS DH Remote software helps you set up the correspondence

between the function buttons on the remote to the function hotkeys of nine

popularapplicationsinadvanceandleavesvesetsfor

User Dene

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Media Player iTunes PowerDVD WinDVD QuickTime

Full Screen v v v v v

Play/Pause v v v/x v v

Vol+ v v v v v

Vol- v v v v v

Ch+ v v v v x

Ch- v v v v x

*NOTE

only play, no pause

Real Player DivX Player WinAmp Power Point User Defne

Full Screen v v x v

Play/Pause v v v/x Full Screen

Vol+ v x v B

Vol- v x v ESC

Ch+ v x v Page Down

Ch- v x v Page Up

*NOTE

only play, no pause

Ifyoundthe9defaultapplicationsinsufcientandwould liketoadddifferent

applications, you are able to rename the 5 sets User Dene and create your

preferred applications and favorable setups.

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