Please note, you only want to install WinAmp 3 if you want to control video and audio. If you only want to control audio, then go the WinLIRC and WinAmp 2.x page for a simpler install.
WinAmp 2.x Plugin Manager Directions
1. Extract all files in this zip file
2. Plug in the infrared receiver into an available serial port
either COM1 or COM2
3. Open WINLIRC.EXE
4. Ignore the error and click OK
5. Now, select the PORT, either COM1 or COM2
6. Select your SENSE as Autodetect
7. In the Config line, Click Browse... to select one of the CFG files.
For Packard Bell Remotes, it is packard_bell.cfg
For the Credit Card Remotes, it is psxamp.cfg
At this point, you should see a grey circle in your system tray.
8. Put two fresh 'AA' batteries into the remote control.
9. Point your remote toward the infrared receiver and push some buttons. FYI, the Packard Bell Remote does not have blinking lights.
If the grey circle in the system tray turns green, continue to Step 10.
If it stays grey, try selecting another COM port. For example, if you selected COM1 try COM2, or vice versa. If none of the COM ports work, you may have an IRQ conflict that may need to be resolved first. Jump to the troubleshooting
section below for additional help.
Installing WinAmp Plugin
10. If you do not have WinAmp 3.0 installed on your computer, please download WinAmp 3.0 here and install it now.
11. Now, install the WinAmp 2.x Plugin Manager.
12. Copy the GEN_IR.DLL (from WinLIRC_WinAmpPlugin.zip) into C:\Program Files\WinAmp3
13. Start Winamp and go to Options, Preferences, WinAmp 2.x Plugins
14. Go to the Plugin Path tab
15. Enter C:\Program Files\WinAmp3 and click Add
16. Restart WinAmp
17. Back to WinAmp 2.x Plugins - go to General Plugins
18. Click on GEN_IR.DLL and click Load
19. Click Configure
20. Click Add and you will see a "Button Assignment" menu.
The choice of Button IDs are:
Help, Phone, Message, SRS, CD, Aux1, Aux2, Aux3, LMB, RMB, Up, Down, Left, Right, Menu, Mute, Enter, CHUp, CHDown, VolUp, VolDown, Display, One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Zero, Star, and Hash.
Enter each Button ID and map an "action" to each Button ID.
Alternatively, you can run this registry file which will map the following Button IDs:
You're DONE!
Troubleshooting
1. Visit Jim Paris' troubleshooting pages for help:
<http://winlirc.sourceforge.net/trouble.html>
<http://winlirc.sourceforge.net/debug.html>
2. Visit TekGems Support Forum if you can not resolve:
<http://tekgems.com/Support.htm>
3. You can also contact us directly.
Last update: 9/1/2002
