. & Multi-Median Users Guide 2004-11-22 SoundGraph, Inc. Installation Process 1) S/W Installation 2) H/W (IR Receiver) Installation 3) Execute iMON Manager 2. Button Layout and its Feature of iMON Remote Controller 1) iMON PAD Remote Controller 2) iMON MM Remote Controller 3) iMON RSC Remote Controller Multi-Median Users Guide 1.
The second package from Soundgraph is the iMON VFD, which not only includes a large remote control, but also a two-line front display panel that fits into any 5.25' drive bay. This display can.
Using All Time Control 5. Using Monitor Resolution Changer 6. Using Timer 7. Using Virtual Keyboard 8.
Using VFD Control Panel (iMON VFD Model) 9. Setting Program Command 10. Setting Windows Command 11.
Setting Customized Windows Command 12. Setting Macro 13. Please check the components on the below in your box. IMON Station In the Box: 1 iMON PAD Remote Controller, 1 iMON Station (External IR Receiver), 1 Extension USB Cable, 1 Installation CD (iMON Manager, Multi-Median), 1 Quick Guide, 2 AAA Batteries 2. Internal iMON Station can be loaded to the 3.5”(iMON Inside) or 5.25”(iMON VFD) disk drive bay. The additional feature of internal type iMON IR receiver is that you can power on your PC system using the power button of the remote controller.
After turn off your PC system, open your PC cover and connect the cable to its proper pin refer to the following picture. You should be careful to connect these four cables refer to your mainboard manual. Stand-By Power Connection Cable A1: (2pin, iMON Inside ‘ST PWR1’ A2: (2pin, Mainboard power extension cable) connector). 3) Execute iMON Manager After finish S/W and H/W installation, please execute the iMON Manager using the desktop iMON icon.
Please refer to the iMON Users Guide in order to learn about the various settings and usage of iMON Manager. Controller 1) iMON PAD Remote Controller iMON PAD Remote Controller is designed to control the mouse pointer using the center PAD of the remote controller. The detail features of each button of iMON PAD remote controller are as like follows. Backspace: This button is used as same like Backspace key of the keyboard. Mouse/Keyboard: This button is used to toggle the ‘PAD’ operation mode of iMON PAD remote controller. This button could toggle the mode of the PAD between Mouse mode and Keyboard mode.
The following two icons on the. The mouse icon in the iMON Indicator on the screen shows that the PAD is now working as mouse. You could move mouse pointer using PAD. The keyboard icon in the iMON Indicator on the screen means that the PAD is now working as four way arrow keys.
CH -: This button is used to decrease the channel number. Timer: This button runs the timer setup screen of the iMON manager. This timer feature could turn off the PC or set the alarm assigned by timer setup. At iMON VFD model, user can set the turn on time of the PC too. Num 09: The numeric buttons from 0 to 9 are custom buttons that could be assigned by users. These buttons also could be used as input the number on the Multi-Median.
Shift+Tab: This button is used as same like Shift+TAB key of the keyboard. Tab: This button is used as same like TAB key of the keyboard. Thumbnail: This button is used to generate ‘Thumbnail’ or ‘Capture’ command in the various media applications. Aspect Ratio: This button is used to generate ‘Change the Aspect Ratio’ command in the various media applications. Full Screen: This button is used to generate ‘Full Screen’ command in the various media applications. 2) iMON MM Remote Controller iMON MM (Multi-Median) remote controller is designed in order to use every functions of Multi- Median. The detail features of each button are as like follows.
Power: This button is used to turn on or turn off the PC. You need to push this button more than 2 seconds in order to turn off the PC. Multi-Median: This button runs the Multi-Median which is provided with the iMON Manager. You could enjoy the various media files like DVD, Movie, Music, Photo and use the multimedia device like TV card, Digital Camcorder, and Digital Camera.
All Time Control Mode: This button used for the ‘All Time Control Mode’ of the iMON Manager. Please refer to the iMON Users Guide for the details of the ‘All Time Control Mode’. Eject: This button is used to open and close the CD/DVD ROM. Rew: This button is used to generate ‘Rewind’ command in the various media applications F.Fwd: This button is used to generate ‘Fast Foward’ command in the various media applications.
Stop: This button is used to generate ‘Stop’ command in the various media applications. 3) iMON RSC Remote Controller iMON RSC (Remote Stick Controller) Remote Controller is designed to control the mouse pointer in 16 directions using the Joystick of the remote controller. The detail features of each button are as like follows. Screen Saver: This button runs the screen saver instantly. Timer: This button runs the timer setup screen of the iMON manager. This timer feature could turn off the PC or set the alarm assigned by timer setup. Multi-Median: This button runs the Multi-Median which is provided with the iMON Manager.
You could enjoy the various media files like DVD, Movie, Music, Photo and use the multimedia device like TV card, Digital Camcorder, and Digital Camera. Keyboard mode. The following two states show the each mode, mouse and keyboard.
The mouse icon in the iMON Indicator on the screen means that you could use Joystick as a mouse. You could move the mouse pointer using the Joystick lever and you could get the double click action when you push the Joystick. VOL +: This button is used to increase the PC system volume. Play: This button is used to generate ‘Play’ command in the various media applications. Pause: This button is used to generate ‘Pause’ command in the various media applications. Full Screen: This button is used to generate ‘Full Screen’ command in the various media applications.
Screen Layout of Multi-Median 1) Main View Run the Multi-Median using the ‘Quick Launch’ button of the iMON PAD remote controller, you could see the main view of Multi-Median as like below picture. The icons on the menu bar located on the upper side of the main view show the each devices and functions as like below. ● Digital Camcorder: Multi-Median supports the DV Digital Camcorder which is connected through the IEEE1394 port of PC. You could control your Camcorder using the iMON remote controller and record the video clips of the Camcorder.
● Internet Radio: Multi-Median supports the internet radio if your PC is connected to the internet. files from network or change the scan folder, you could update your media database using this icon. Please select the scan folder that has media files, if you choose a root folder (like my computer) as a scan folder, it will take much time to scan. 3) Media Folder View If you choose the type of media like ‘My Music’, ‘My Movie’, ‘My Photo’, the media folder view will be appeared. 4) Media File View If you enter to the ‘Media File View’ from ‘Media Folder View’, you may see the following screen. ‘Media File View’ has different style according to the media type as like following pictures. You can enter to the ‘Media Preview’ from ‘Media File View’ after selecting the media file that you want.
displays the sequence number in the playlist with current playing time. 6) Full Screen View Full Screen View shows the current playing media file on the full screen.
If you want to see the detail information about the current playing media file, you may go back to the media preview or call the control panel using the ‘(Windows)-Menu’. Using Remote Controller on Multi-Median Multi-Median could be controlled by iMON PAD/MM/RSC remote controller. The following is the detail description of using iMON PAD remote controller. Using iMON MM/RSC is similar to iMON PAD remote controller.
1) PAD (Up, Down, Left, Right) The PAD is used to move the focus on the Multi-Median. 8) Next button ‘Next’ button is used to make ‘next’ command. 9) Rew button ‘Rew’ button is used to make ‘rewind’ command.
10) F.FWD button ‘F.FWD’ button is used to make ‘fast forward’ command. 11) Stop button ‘Stop’ button is used to make ‘stop’ command. 12) Open button ‘Open’. Multi-Median could be controlled by mouse, In order to execute the Multi-Median, you need an iMON Station which is connected to USB port of your PC through internal or external connection. If you move the mouse pointer to the upside or downside of the screen, you may see the control panel (control bar or shortcut bar). Setting Environment All the setting of Multi-Median could be changed by remote controller. Please refer to the followings in order to learn more about the various settings of Multi-Median.
1) Back The ‘Back’ menu on the list is used to go back to the previous step of the current setting. 2) Common At the ‘Common’. on your PC, and this media database helps you to select the media file you want without searching through the explorer one by one. When you execute the Multi-Median for the first time, the default scan folder sets as ‘My Music’, ‘My Video’ and ‘My Pictures’ folders under ‘My Documents’. You can set many properties of the Digital Camcorder View. Installation of Video Codec In order to see the various video files which are encoded by different Codecs, you need to install the appropriate Codec of the video file.
You can install the unified Codec package that installs many different Codecs at one time. Users Guide 1. Using Application Launcher Let’s start Application Launcher. While iMON Manger is running, press the ‘App.
The ‘Application Launcher’ will start as like shown on the below picture. ‘Application Launcher’ and ‘Task Switcher’, described in the next chapter, are useful application that allows you to use your remote controller for basic Windows functions to launch the application on the Windows and to switch the application like using ALT+TAB key. ‘Windows Media Player’ while ‘WinAMP’ is active, you have to activate ‘Windows Media Player’ first using ‘iMON Task Switcher’. But you can use the ‘All-Time Control’ in order to control the specific S/W regardless of the current active state of the application.
If you run the ‘All Time Control’. ● All Time Control ON: Use the application shown in the iMON icon as a ‘All Time Control’ mode.
You can use the Winamp as ‘All Time Control’ mode in the above picture. If the Winamp automatically starts, if it does not running before. To set the timer, press the timer button on the remote controller and use Left/Right arrow button to navigate, and use Up/Down arrow button to adjust the value of each item.
Then, press the timer button again. After set the iMON timer, you can se the iMON timer icon on the system tray.
Using VFD Control Panel (iMON VFD model) On the iMON VFD model, you can select the display mode of VFD using iMON VFD Control Panel and you can set the display information options by ‘Option’ button. If you push the knob. EQ at your VFD display, please choose the right recording source on your soundcard at the ‘Option’ menu.
5) E-Mail Check Mode iMON VFD can show the number of unread email messages on your POP3 account. You need to register your POP3 email account information at the ‘Option’ menu. 6) News Mode iMON VFD can show the important worldwide headline news. You can control many applications which are registered to the ‘Program Command’ setting on the iMON Manager. Many applications which are installed in your PC would be automatically registered during the installation process. You can also register the other application that you want.
Setting Windows Command In the Windows CMD section of iMON setup window, there are three different sections (Keyboard CMD, Mouse CMD and Power Management CMD) of Windows commands that will help you to use Windows with remote controller. You can assign various Windows system commands to remote controller. But if you want to log in to the website, you need a ID and password, in this case, you can use the Macro function of iMON usefully.
You can also register the command which is composed of mouse button and keyboard keys. The registration of Macro is little different to the above commands setting of the remote controller. Shows the usage of PAD and Joystick as Keyboard 3) Adding Sound Effect This option is the function that let you know the IR signal reception from the iMON Station. You can set the sound or turn off the sound of IR signal reception.
You can select the resolution that will be listed on the ‘Monitor Resolution Changer’ window. 8) Virtual Keyboard You can assign the word that you will use the URL set of iMON virtual keyboard. Update of iMON & Multi-Median iMON and Multi-Median will be continuously updated through the iMON website,. 2. The contents of this manual are subject to change without any prior notice for product function addition and performance enhancement. IMON is the registered trademark for USB IR reception device of SoundGraph Co., Ltd.
Other mentioned software band names are registered trademarks of each owner.
Please, to anyone coming here, read this first: Hi all, We are a lot of people there using this fabulous Plugin. All the potential of this really nice feature is very often occulted by this little piece of hardware that do not always want to work as we would like to. There are a lot of threads on the forum: a lot of people are exposing there the problem they meet, a few are posting the solution they found and in all cases, it is really really hard to find a working solution. The idea is this one: have only one place were every working solutions are concentrated. A kind of solution database or compendium. This can exist and have an interest only and only if are posted here working solutions. Please do not post here in order to get some help!
(there are some other threads for it! ) This rule is extremely important if we want this thread kept easy to read through and clean. Rules for posting: We all have different Operating systems, remotes, iMon VFD or LCD kind (VFD/LCD, OEM/Retail, etc.) with different firmwares, different iMon manager versions. It seems that there is a different solution for every different configuration!
Therefore, it is very important to be very precise when giving your configuration. For this purpose, please fill in this chart before giving your solution:. OEM or PC case Manufacturer (If and only if OEM?): Antec/Silverstone/CoolerMaster/3R System/Thermaltake/. MediaPortal Version: (Please, precise SVN if it applies). Cyberdisplay/Minidisplay version: (if it applies, since Cyberdisplay will be now integrated as Minidisplay starting from 1.0.0.0 RC4 release of MP). Operating System: XP Home/XP Pro/VISTA Basic/VISTA Home Premium/VISTA Ultimate/etc.
Please precise SP1/SP2/SP3. Motherboard: your motherboard brand and model (may be somebody just has an USB issue!). Imon Display Model: can be of those kinds. iMon VFD (Retail). iMon Ultrabay (Retail).
OEM Type (If and only if OEM):. Type A (simple display). Type B1 (Type A with Volume). Type B2 (Type A with Button controller),.
Type C (Type A with Volume and Button controller). Type Custom (totally customized by the PC manufacturer) (example: AVC-K1 case by G.M. Corporation). Firmware:as shown by iMon manager in 'Options-updates' (example: 0x3801). IMon Manager Version: 6.01.122/7.20.0502/7.40.0806/etc.
Please precise 'beta' if it is a beta release (Please, do not hesitate to precise if it is an OEM customized Manager software). Remote Controller: iMon Pad (RM200) / iMon Mini (RM100) / Harmony (precise 525/555/etc) used as iMon Pad/MCE remote / Microsoft MCE remote (wich one?)/Trust MCE remote/etc.
Here is a blank chart (for Copy/Paste in your post). BRemote Controller:/B Then and last, put your entire solution in Quote, so that the solution will be easily caught by the eye.
Thank you everybody for your participation Here is an example of my solution: OEM or PC case Manufacturer and Case model: Antec Micro Fusion 350 MediaPortal Version: Same beahaviour and proposed solution for 1.0.0.0 RC3, RC4 and 1.0.0.0 final. Cyberdisplay/Minidisplay version:CybrDisplay for RC3, Minidisplay plugin enabled otherelse.
Operating System: XP Pro SP3 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H (AMD 780G chipset) Imon Display Model: iMON OEM (LCD) Connection kind:USB 2.0 OEM Type: Type A Firmware: 0x3801 IMon Manager Version: 7.40.806 Remote Controller: Logitech Harmony 555 used as a iMon Pad remote controller. I configured my logitech harmony as a RM200 ( iMon Pad Remote Controller in the Logitech software). I was obliged to configure the iMon manager in order to not display the knob like widget (the kind of circle that displays the RC commands on the desktop), because it was displaying over the MP window each time I was pressing a key of my remote. ( Note: there is a dropdownlist in iMon Manager, somewhere.
Can't remember where exactly, but is is in the 'remote' section if I am right) I had, then, two minor issues: - First: the logitech harmony seems to throw IR commands to fast or in double so that it looks like when I press enter on my RC, MP receives the 'enter' key command twice in a throw. I partially solved the issues by adjusting the keyboard delay and repetition settings (which can be done from within iMon manager' or Control panel). I do not have this issue with the little mini remote I got with my case. And I finally solved totally this issue like this: Just a few settings to modify (delays, repeat) in the Logitech Harmony programmation: - device/settings/delays or device/settings/troubleshoot/. For the delays (I set it to 100/300/150 in the fields) - devices/troubleshoot/responds to some commands. For the number of repeat (set to 2 by default, I set it up on 1 ) - Second: If your remote starts as a 'mouse', even if I check the 'Enforce keyboard' setting in cyberdisplay, here is the solution: If you enforce driver restart- bam, your remote will act as a mouse.
Other else, there is a specific entry in the windows registry to change: with regedit, look for SoundGraph or Imon entries so that you find the all bunch of settings for the iMon driver: HKEYCURRENTUSER Software SOUNDGRAP IMON You will find here some particularly interesting entries and in particular 'MouseMode': if you have a value of '1' showing here, turn it into a '0' Anyway, it is a lot better than before. Finally I do not use IRSS: it meets the same issue if set up in order to receive MCE remote signals. When Cyberdisplay/Minidisplay is running, MCE remote signal do not work, only iMon remote signals are handled! (with my config! Other hardware versions may work!) I have to precise that if I do not use cyberdiplay (or Minidisplay) (if I run the Frontview in 'automatic' mode in order to display things like Weather forecast or news, the logitech Harmony works perfectly if everything is configured (iMon manager+remote) for a MCE remote.
The MCE signals are not working at all as soon as Cyberdisplay (Minidisplay) is running (with my LCD hardware version). Edit (2009-03-27): I found an interesting post on the forum that partially solved this issue, a step forward to make it work with future releases of Minidisplay. When Minidisplay runs and and subsequently stops the MCE remote working, the MCE remote can be reset by changing the remote back to Imon mini, and then back to MCE remote in imon manager. The MCEremote then responds again. This also works within Mediaportal if you simple alt and tab back into imon manager and do the same thing.
Alt and tab back into mediaportal and everything works!! Obviously this isn't a workable solution but does prove a couple of things: 1) Minidisplay and Imon MCE commands can co-exist and work.
2) Minidisplay must be interupting the MCE commands in Imon when it launches. Once launched, if the imon settings are reset everything works again. Click to expand.The iMon mini remote that came with my case do not have the repeated 'keys' issue. Main settings of Minidisplay: A little word about Brightness and Contrast settings: the most comfortable I found was setting both to 25% (sliders put close to left end side) I checked only: - Ensure is running.
Force to use keyboard mode. And that's it! A bit of topic:. SPDIF Volume control under XP: When you use S/PDIF in XP master volume change won't work (this is a Windows 'issue'). Open iMON Manager and go to OptionSystem and set mixer line to 'wave', 'wave sound' or 'wave out' (I don't remember), instead of 'Main Volume Control'. Also go to iMON Manager iMON Utilities FrontView Graphic Equalizer and make 'All System Sounds' unchecked. Then rerun iMON.exe.
iMON Device Disconnection problem with Game Controller (Note: file is attached below) A partial solution and a patch can be found on. Symptoms When some games or Windows Control Panel’s Game Controllers is running, the problem that iMON device is disconnected and then connected repeatedly occurs with some models and some versions of iMON hardware. Cause This problem occurs because Windows DirectInput Device Enumeration API function requests the ‘device description string’ of iMON hardware even it talks to Windows that it does not support the description string. Solution In order to avoid this problem, iMON device should be disabled before the Windows DirectInput Device Enumeration API function is called. Because some games and Windows Control Panel’s Game Controllers call this API function periodically, it would be better disable iMON device before these programs are running and enable it again after exiting these programs.
Tool and patch file One tool and new iMON.exe file are supported in order for users faced on this problem to make iMON device disable/enable easily. Please refer the following; 1. Make iMON Software up to date. (Version 7.40.0806 of iMON required.) 2.
Download the patch file at the following URL 3. Unzip the downloaded GameControllerProblem.zip file in the temp folder. There’re two files extracted; iMON.exe and EnableDisableiMON.exe 4. Exit iMON Manager and overwrite iMON.exe to the iMON installation folder. Run this new iMON.exe. Move EnableDisableiMON.exe to the folder where you could easily access such as Windows Desktop.
(Because the step 1 to 5 is for applying patch and being ready to use the tool, there’s no need to do these steps again if once applied. The following step 6 to 8 should be done whenever you’d like to enjoy game program.) 6.Before running a game program, run EnableDisableiMON.exe first. Then iMON device will be disabled and iMON indicator will show yellow color. Enjoy the game.
After exiting the game, run EnableDisableiMON.exe again. Then iMON device will be enabled and iMON indicator will show blue color. On Windows Vista, UAC (User Account Control) window will show whenever EnableDisableiMON.exe is run because the administrator level is needed to enable/disable device on Windows Vista. Windows UAC can be disabled in Windows Control Panel. Even during iMON device disabled with EnableDisableiMON.exe, the mouse cursor movement with the thumb PAD on iMON PAD remote and input the numeric character with the numeric buttons on iMON PAD remote can work, because only iMON HID device is disabled. OEM or PC case Manufacturer and Case model: Silverstone LC20M MediaPortal Version: latest SVN Minidisplay version: SoundGraph iMON USB VFD/LCD Plugin V Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit SP1 Motherboard: Asus P5K with 1006 BIOS version Imon Display Model: iMON OEM (VFD) Connection kind: USB OEM Type: Type A Firmware: 0x80 IMon Manager Version: 7.40.0806 Remote Controller: Harmony 555 as MCE remote Using 'IR Server Suite - Test Build 1.4.2.2331.exe' (self-compiled) everything works fine out of the box. Nothing need to be tweaked in IRSS or in Harmony software.
MiniDisplay autodetection log line in MediaPortal.log. OEM or PC case Manufacturer and Case model: mCubed HFX classic MediaPortal Version: 1.0 Cyberdisplay/Minidisplay version: Minidisplay (in MP 1.0 included version) Operating System: Vista Ultimate 32bit Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H (Bios F5) Imon Display Model: iMON OEM (VFD) Connection kind: USB OEM Type: Type A (simple display) Firmware: 0x360101 IMon Manager Version: 7.40.0806 Remote Controller: Logitech Harmony 785 as MCE remote (Selected device: Micro$oft Media Center PC).attached are my iMON Manager MediaPortal key setting file and some screenshots of the most important settings. For some special key combinations i use ShortCuter plugin. Don't forget to disable all iMON Manager 'Windows-Commands' which are needed by MediaPortal key settings before you import this setting file! OEM or PC case Manufacturer and Case model: Silverstone LC16M MediaPortal Version: RC3 Cyberdisplay/Minidisplay version: the one in MediaPortal SVN-Snapshot:- 16-42h - Revision:20755.rar Operating System: Windows XP SP2 Motherboard: ASUS M3A78-EMH HDMI Imon Display Model: iMon VFD Connection kind: USB OEM Type: C Firmware: 0x360101 IMon Manager Version: 7.40.0806 Remote Controller: iMon Pad Previously I had the problem, that only my iMon display OR the remote control worked, but not both together. I don't now which component did the trick, but with the new Imon Manager 7.40.0806 and the current minidisplay plugin everything works fine. The settings from the previous post do not work on my computer.
In addition to the standard settings I have to check - Ensure is running before driver start - Force restart after driver start otherwise my remote control does not work at all. I also configured MP to be always on top, because otherwise the remote input data is not passed to it.
Using this configuration everything works perfect for me, the display shows all mediaportal information and the remote works in mediaportal, windows and other programs flawlessly. OEM or PC case Manufacturer and Case model: Chiftech Hi-Fi MediaPortal Version: 1.0.0.0 RC4 Cyberdisplay/Minidisplay version: Soundgraph iMon USBVFD/LCD Plugin v Operating System: XP SP2 Motherboard: ASUS M2N-VH Imon Display Model: iMON OEM (VFD) Connection kind: USB OEM Type: Type A Firmware: 0x87 IMon Manager Version: 7.40.08.06 Remote Controller: Harmony 525 configured as iMon PAD That's my configuration: iMon Manager - Frontview = Never Minidisplay - Port = USB - Advanced. Display Type = VFD.
Use SGVFD.dll = flag. Force reload during driver start = flag Cheers Daniele. OEM or PC case Manufacturer and Case model: Antec Fusion Max MediaPortal Version: 1.0 Cyberdisplay/Minidisplay version: Operating System: Vista Ultimate x64 Motherboard: Gigabyte 81945PL-G Imon Display Model: iMON OEM (LCD) Connection kind: USB OEM Type: Firmware: 0x380280 IMon Manager Version: 6.20.1102 (ANTEC) Remote Controller: iMON PAD RM200 Problem: LCD Not loading correctly when starting mediaportal (No backlight). When working, not resuming frontview correctly.
Volume knob also not working. OEM or PC case Manufacturer and Case model: SilverStone GDM01 MediaPortal Version: 1.0 Cyberdisplay/Minidisplay version: Soundgraph Imon USB VFD/LCD V Operating System: Windows Vista Imon Display Model: LCD HID OEM Connection kind: USB OEM Type: Firmware: 380101 IMon Manager Version:, 7.20.0502 Remote Controller: IMON IRRS does not work with firmware version 380101 So I have setup working with Imon manager using Imon Pad. The remote is working no problem even after resume from standby (S4 Hybrid mode) Keyboard mode is on. Great My problem is with MiniDisplay if I setup to use it I have the same problem as in the first post, after resuming from S4 mode, the Imon is in mouse mode, If I close MP and reopen Keyboard mode is back (the estrange thing is that I have on mp configure to restard after resume but it does not does work for the imon, I have to close and open MP manualy) I have setup on minidisplay on 'advanced' settings 'Enforce keyboard' but no efect after resuming from S4, only solution to close and open MP Any Idea to try?
Chieftec HM-02 working with quirks. PC case Manufacturer: Chieftec HM-02. MediaPortal Version: 1.0. Minidisplay version: The one integrated in MP1.
Operating System: XP Home SP3. Motherboard: Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H. Imon Display Model: iMON OEM (VFD). Connection kind: USB onboard connector. OEM Type:Type C (Type A with Volume and Button controller).
Firmware: 0x360201. IMon Manager Version: 7.40.0806. Remote Controller: iMon Pad (RM200) I'm using the MiniDisplay with the standard 'Soundgraph iMon VFD USB' type. In the 'Advanced Settings' section if have to set the display type to 'VFD' and activate 'Force restart after driver start and 'Force to use Keyboard mode with iMon Pad', leaving all other options unchecked.
Contrary to most other solutions, I have to configure FrontView as 'always' on in iMon Manager, with 'never' or 'automatic' the VFD turns blank as soon as the MediaPortal plugins are started. With this setting, the VFD and the iMon Pad remote will work but show some peculiar behaviour: When the Media Portal GUI has started, the VFD works at once while the remote and the volume and function knob don't react at all. After 16-20 seconds of waiting, the Media Portal window title bar(I'm testing in windowed mode) changes color as if the program loses and regains (due to the 'always on top' option I assume) focus. From this moment the external knobs and the remote start working again so I have a fully functionable iMon VFD and remote at the same time. So I would recommend users with similay problems (VFD working but no remote) to wait a little bit longer to see if the remote kicks in later.
Not really a good solution, but perhaps better than nothing Another fact of interest (maybe): If I check 'Delay driver initialization' in MiniDisplay's advanced settings, then the remote control works when Media Portal starts up, while the normal front view display is still on. After some seconds the delayed driver initialization takes over the VFD and the remote stops working. Again, there is the same 'unfocus-focus' effect after 16-20s and then the remote starts working again. If I might be allowed an uneducated guess, it seems people who are suspecting an interaction between the VFD and the remote receiver might be right. In my case it looks as if the VFD initialization by the MiniDisplay plugin forces a restart/initialization procedure of the IR receiver software and/or hardware during which the remote does not work. After a noticeable delay this procedure is completed and the remote works again.
Hopefully this might help the techies around here to better understand the problem and maybe come up with a solution. Though I fear it is probably a problem within the iMon software and Soundgraph's erratic and not at all customer-friendly policy.