- Allows you to control your audio/video equipment with your infrared remote from another room.
- Simple five minute installation; just plug it into an A/C wall outlet in both rooms and you're done.
- Transmits up to 100 feet, even through walls
- Use your remote to control VCRs, cable boxes, even stereo equipment in cabinets in another room.
- Optional Infrared Extender cable allows placement of Receiver behind the line-of-sight field of the equipment being controlled.
Extend your remote's reach with this two-piece system from X10. It can transmit your remote's signals through walls, floors, and furniture. It's perfect for folks who want to conceal their A/V gear inside a cabinet or closet for a clean, stylish look. And with its 100-foot range, Powermid is also a great option for multi-room audio/video systems.
Simple to set up and use
Getting started is a snap. First, plug the transmitter into a standard power outlet, and place it in a location where you can comfortably aim your remote - beside your television, for example. Next, plug the receiver into a standard power outlet, and position it in front of the audio/video components you want to control. Once you've set up both units, you can send commands to your gear through using a multi-brand IR (infrared) remote control. You probably already have some of these around the house, from your TV, DVD player, cable box, or other common A/V components.
How Powermid works You could have two remotes operating at the same time, etc. However, the biggest problem with the PowerMids is not interference at the transmitters, but rather at the receiver - which has a propensity for picking up signals that it shouldn't (close by Wifi devices, nearby TVs, phones, etc), and creating IR noise that both prevents the repeater from working, but it can also make controlling the TIVO within the same room impossible (the TIVO sees too much IR signal and stops accepting any of it).
