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15.06.2010 02:28:42

Kanex XD - Hot key function (command+F2)

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Hello,

can't figure this one out. I have my PS3 hooked up through an apadpter called the Kanex XD. I uses the new (late 2009) 27" imac as an external display. TO toggle between my imac and the ps3 I use command + F2 to toggle back and forth from desktop computer to HD source (the pS3).

How can I assign a button on my remote to do this action for me? I tried in the mapping, but was unable to.

Thanks for your help.

Gabriel

These entries from the FAQ may be relevant to this topic:

Hardware - Sony® BD Remote Control

I'm having problems with the Sony® PS3 BD Remote under OS X® 10.8/10.9. (FAQ015E0246)
There's a bug in the Bluetooth®-stack of OS X® 10.8/10.9 in the context of pairing a Sony® PS3 BD Remote. OS X® 10.8/10.9 will ask you to enter a PIN code when you try to connect your remote control. This problem is known by Apple®.

If you pair your Sony® PS3 BD Remote with your Mac® for the first time
1. Use Remote Buddy's Setup Wizard to pair your remote control
2. Restart your Mac® directly after the pairing was successful, while the remote is still connected.
3. The remote should now work without problems.
If you've already paired the Sony® PS3 BD Remote with your Mac®
1. 10.9 only: Try entering 0000 as PIN and reboot. If you're lucky, that was all you needed to do. If this does not solve your issue, please continue with the steps that follow.
2. First, we'll need to remove the Link Key of your Mac® from the memory of your remote control. Since this remote control can only store one Link Key, it's as easy as pairing the remote control with another Mac®. To do so, open System Preferences > Bluetooth on another Mac® and pair your remote with it.
3. All steps that follow should be performed on the Mac® that you want to use your remote control with.
4. Remove - if it exists - the entry of your remote control at Remote Buddy > Preferences > Hardware ® Bluetooth Receiver. The entry usually is titled "BD Remote".
5. If existant, remove the device "BD Remote" from System Preferences > Bluetooth.
6. Delete the Bluetooth preferences files by entering the following in Terminal.app and hitting return (Warning: this deletes all information about all paired Bluetooth® devices):
```
sudo rm /Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist
sudo rm ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Bluetooth.plist
sudo rm ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.Bluetooth.*.plist
```
  Please enter your admin password when requested. Then restart your Mac®.
7. Use Remote Buddy's Setup Wizard to pair your remote control
8. Restart your Mac® directly after the pairing was successful, while the remote is still connected.
9. The remote should now work without problems.

User

23.06.2010 10:50:41

Re: Kanex XD - Hot key function (command+F2)

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Thanks for asking.

If Cmd+F2 is a global hotkey, you can still enter it this way:

1) Click in the hotkey entry field
2) Press just F2 (without pressing the Cmd key)
3) Tick the Cmd checkbox next to the hotkey entry field

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

User

29.10.2010 22:45:50

Re: Kanex XD - Hot key function (command+F2)

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Hello,

How can I assign a button on my remote to do this action for me? I tried in the mapping, but was unable to.

Thanks for your help.

Gabriel

I am having the same issue!! Ive spent the better part of this afternoon and I keep going in circles!! Please Help!

User

29.10.2010 22:48:28

Re: Kanex XD - Hot key function (command+F2)

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This didnt work for some reason....any other advice?

User

30.11.2010 16:42:05

Re: Kanex XD - Hot key function (command+F2)

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Having the same problem. Any new news?

User

02.12.2010 20:36:46

Re: Kanex XD - Hot key function (command+F2)

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Have you succeeded to enter the hotkey as suggested in my previous post (http://www.iospirit.com/support/forums/remotebuddy/singlethread/14992/) - i.e. does the field now read "Cmd F2" (or "88 F2")?

Depending on your keyboard and settings, you may have to press the Fn key on your keyboard to enter F2 instead of adjusting brightness.

If you read Cmd F2 in the keystroke field and the execution of the action doesn't result in a switch, chances are the switch can't be triggered by a simulated keystroke - only by a real keystroke from an actual keyboard.

Best regards,
Felix Schwarz

User

08.12.2014 19:59:50

Re: Kanex XD - Hot key function (command+F2)

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Hi,

Has anyone found any solution to this problem?

Best regards

Uffe

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