How does the battery (transceiver) receive the IR signal while enclosed in the battery compartment of your remote? It seems like it would need an IR eye wired to the front of the remote?
That's not how it works. The battery sends an RF signal to the base station, then the base station send out the IR signals. So you can use the remote from anywhere as long as the base station is pointed at your components.
ljasper: didn't you read the article? "It turns out that each IR command issued by your remote also produces a small amount of RF leakage that "looks" just like the IR command."
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How does the battery (transceiver) receive the IR signal while enclosed in the battery compartment of your remote? It seems like it would need an IR eye wired to the front of the remote?
That's not how it works. The battery sends an RF signal to the base station, then the base station send out the IR signals. So you can use the remote from anywhere as long as the base station is pointed at your components.
ljasper: didn't you read the article?
"It turns out that each IR command issued by your remote also produces a small amount of RF leakage that "looks" just like the IR command."