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  • ferris209
    dBpoweramp Enthusiast

    • Oct 2003
    • 181

    Multimedia Keys not working for Dbpoweramp

    I would love to use my multimedia keys (play/pause, fwd, rwd, stop, etc.) but everytime I push one it activates another program to play DVD's (Intervideo WinDVD). I use a Compaq Presario with a Compaq enhanced 7 key easy access keyboard model #SDM4540UL. How can I get Dbpoweramp to utilize these controls so that I can play/pause and all that other stuff with my keyboard? Thanks to anyone for any help that can be offered.
  • Razgo
    Administrator
    • Apr 2002
    • 2532

    #2
    Re: Multimedia Keys not working for Dbpoweramp

    see if this page helps. scroll down to see keyboard control: http://www.dbpoweramp.com/dbpoweramp-remote.htm

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    • ferris209
      dBpoweramp Enthusiast

      • Oct 2003
      • 181

      #3
      Re: Multimedia Keys not working for Dbpoweramp

      I dowloaded the control program, but I cannot get my computer to change the keys on the keyboard. It seems that Compaq has the multimedia keys locked or something. I've treid evrything I know to do.

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      • Razgo
        Administrator
        • Apr 2002
        • 2532

        #4
        Re: Multimedia Keys not working for Dbpoweramp

        hmmmm... i don't know anything about Compaq. might have to wait for others to respond that might have more experience with this.

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        • ferris209
          dBpoweramp Enthusiast

          • Oct 2003
          • 181

          #5
          Re: Multimedia Keys not working for Dbpoweramp

          Spoon, any suggestions on this matter, I've called Compaq and they were about as helpful as a shoe full of sand in the ocean.
          :yawn:

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          • Spoon
            Administrator
            • Apr 2002
            • 44475

            #6
            Re: Multimedia Keys not working for Dbpoweramp

            I don't know, dAP can work 'out of the box' with Microsoft compatible multi-media keyboards and the 'Freak controls' download are little programs that most other keyboards can run (with their control program).
            Spoon
            www.dbpoweramp.com

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            • donny
              dBpoweramp Guru

              • Oct 2002
              • 761

              #7
              Re: Multimedia Keys not working for Dbpoweramp

              what can you configure with the multimedia tasters? maybe there is a way around ...

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              • ferris209
                dBpoweramp Enthusiast

                • Oct 2003
                • 181

                #8
                Re: Multimedia Keys not working for Dbpoweramp

                What do you mean "configure with the multimedia taster"?

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                • Razgo
                  Administrator
                  • Apr 2002
                  • 2532

                  #9
                  Re: Multimedia Keys not working for Dbpoweramp

                  can you explain what isn't working? what keys have you assigned? i know for me dap has to be already started in the background for my key command to open a file to work.

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                  • ferris209
                    dBpoweramp Enthusiast

                    • Oct 2003
                    • 181

                    #10
                    Re: Multimedia Keys not working for Dbpoweramp

                    The prblem is that my keyboard doesn't seem to recognize that Dbpoweramp is on. When I push play or fwd on my keyboard when Dbpoweramp is playing, the Intervideo WinDVD program comes on my computer. I think it may be in the windows xp programming somewhere, I've been all thorugh the system trying to figure it out, there must be some way that I can tell the computer that I want the multimedia keys to control Dbpoweramp so I can puase, fwd, rwd, and all that other stuff with the touch of a button. I went to the program to program the buttons for my keyboard, but they only allow me to program the internet keys and not much else. I don't know what to do, I was hpoing that somebody could help me with this.

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                    • Razgo
                      Administrator
                      • Apr 2002
                      • 2532

                      #11
                      Re: Multimedia Keys not working for Dbpoweramp

                      hmmm.... this is the keyboard?



                      i could only find this info on the driver: http://www.input-drivers.com/drivers/39/39373.htm

                      i can only guess that because the keys are already assigned to windvd it won't assign to another device.

                      are you able to assign other keys to make dap work?

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                      • ferris209
                        dBpoweramp Enthusiast

                        • Oct 2003
                        • 181

                        #12
                        Re: Multimedia Keys not working for Dbpoweramp

                        Yep thats the keyboard right on the money Raz, I've treid playing around with programming it, but there isn't much luck. I think I might uninstall that WinDVD to see what happens, maybe the winDVD program is hijacking the multimedia keys and preventing any other programs from using them. I'll have to wait to find out though, I'm at my fiance's apartment right now and my PC is 40 miles away at home. Other than That I dunno what else to do. The small things seem to aggravate me.

                        PS: the multimedia keys work perfect on her HP.

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                        • Razgo
                          Administrator
                          • Apr 2002
                          • 2532

                          #13
                          Re: Multimedia Keys not working for Dbpoweramp

                          maybe the winDVD program is hijacking the multimedia keys and preventing any other programs from using them
                          yes i think this is exactly what is happening.

                          if so then i guess you will have to figure out how to stop windvd from taking over when you re install it.

                          it will be interesting to see the results.

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                          • donny
                            dBpoweramp Guru

                            • Oct 2002
                            • 761

                            #14
                            Re: Multimedia Keys not working for Dbpoweramp

                            I was talking about programming the buttons... too bad it can't be done with the current drivers :(

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                            • ferris209
                              dBpoweramp Enthusiast

                              • Oct 2003
                              • 181

                              #15
                              Re: Multimedia Keys not working for Dbpoweramp

                              Uninstalling winDVD didn't do any good, now when I have Dbpoweramp playing and I push a multimedia key, the windows media player comes on and acts like I want it to do something. I dunno, I'm thinking of giving up! :vmad:

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