The IR-422 receives infrared pulses from virtually any infrared VCR remote and converts them into the "9-pin" RS-422 VTR remote control protocol. It is now possible to have one IR remote in a viewing room that not only controls the VHS or 3/4 inch playback VCR in the room, but also controls any VTR, DDR or server in the machine room. No longer is it necessary to make a viewing dub or to stand in the machine room in order to show a tape to a client. Your product looks its absolute best, and the better ballistics of the higher quality VTR makes scanning a tape a pleasure, not a chore. Often in the television industry, a company is chosen by the way a demo tape is perceived, usually seen in the viewing room on a low cost viewing VCR. Now, it is practical to show your product in the comfort of your viewing room while taking advantage of the look and feel of quality that can only come from a high quality video format. Don't compromise picture quality unnecessarily during perhaps the most critical phase of video production, the bidAdding the IR-422 and running video, audio and control wires to the machine room, will make your viewing room the best it can be. Many new viewing digital VCRs don't have infrared remote capability, but do have RS-422 remote control capability. The IR-422 is ideal as an external add-on that adds IR remote to any RS-422 controllable VCR.