ASRock X79 Extreme9 manual ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide, CIR sensors in different angles

2.11 ASRock Smart Remote Installation Guide

ASRock Smart Remote is only used for ASRock motherboard with CIR header. Please refer to below procedures for the quick installation and usage of ASRock Smart Remote.

Step1. Find the CIR header located next to the USB 2.0 header on ASRock motherboard.

USB 2.0 header (9-pin, black) CIR header (4-pin, gray)

Step2. Connect the front USB cable to the USB 2.0 header (as below, pin 1-5) and the CIR header. Please make sure the wire assignments and the pin assignments are matched correctly.

USB_PWR

P-

P+

GND DUMMY

1 2 3 4 5

GND

IRTX

IRRX

ATX+5VSB

Step3. Install Multi-Angle CIR Receiver to the front USB port. If Multi-Angle CIR Receiver cannot successfully receive the infrared signals from MCE Remote Controller, please try to install it to the other front USB port.

3 CIR sensors in different angles

1.Only one of the front USB port can support CIR function. When the CIR function is enabled, the other port will remain USB function.

2.Multi-Angle CIR Receiver is used for front USB only. Please do not use the rear USB bracket to connect it on the rear panel. Multi-Angle CIR Receiver can receive the multi-direction infrared signals (top, down and front), which is compatible with most of the chassis on the market.

3.The Multi-Angle CIR Receiver does not support Hot-Plug function. Please install it before you boot the system.

*ASRock Smart Remote is only supported by some of ASRock motherboards. Please refer to ASRock website for the motherboard support list: http://www.asrock.com

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