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<sect1 id="irtrans-howto">
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<title>The irtrans Driver</title>
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<sect2 id="itrans-general">
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<title>General</title>
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<para>
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The <code>irtrans</code> driver controls
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<ulink url="http://www.irtrans.de/en/main.php">IRTrans VFD</ulink>
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devices, that are preinstalled in cases such as the Ahanix MCE303.
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</para>
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<para>
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The IRTrans VFD sports a vacuum fluorescent display with 16x2 characters
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that connects to the computer using USB. Although the device is shipped
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with an IR remote control, <package>LCDproc</package>'s driver currently only supports
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the display part of the device.
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</para>
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<para id="irtrans-irserver">
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In order to be able to use it, you have to get and install the IRTrans irserver package
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from <ulink url="http://www.irtrans.de/en/download/linux.php"></ulink>.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<!-- ## IRTrans driver ## -->
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<sect2 id="irtrans-config">
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<title>Configuration in LCDd.conf</title>
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<sect3 id="irtrans-config-section">
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<title>[irtrans]</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<property>Backlight</property> = ¶meters.yesnodef;
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</term>
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<listitem><para>
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Tell whether the device has a backlight, or whether the backlight shall be used.
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If not given, it defaults to <literal>no</literal>.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<property>Hostname</property> =
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<parameter><replaceable>HOSTNAME_OR_IP-ADDRESS</replaceable></parameter>
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</term>
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<listitem><para>
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Set the hostname or IP address of the IRTrans device to connect to.
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If not set or set, the default is <code>localhost</code>.
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>
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<property>Size</property> = ¶meters.size;
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</term>
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<listitem><para>
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Select the display size [default: <literal>16x2</literal>]
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</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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