Voice Remote Pro (2nd edition) seems to connect to the Ultra 4850 via RF.
However with the paucity of documentation I can't seem to confirm that. AND, if it comms are via RF what is the frequency?
Does anyone know the answers and where that might be documented?
Thanks.
Voice remotes use Wi-Fi direct, so if your Roku device is connected to your network via Wi-Fi, it will use the same Wi-Fi channel. If it's a wired connection, I'm not sure what Wi-Fi channel/frequency it will use, but it's still a Wi-Fi direct connection.
Current voice remotes also have IR capability, so if it's not paired, it will use IR.
Hi there! BartelsJuice
We understand you're curious about the frequency used by the Roku Voice Remote Pro (2nd edition). Roku hasn't officially shared this detail, but most remotes from this generation likely use the 2.4 GHz ISM band, which is common for wireless devices like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
While this isn't confirmed, it's a reasonable assumption based on how similar remotes work.
Let us know if you have any further questions!
Roku Community Team
Hello renojim and RokuHaz-M
Thank you both for your replies on my Q re: the Voice Remote Pro (2nd edition)
I'll start with IR: My remote that came w/my 4850X (new as of 3 days ago FCC ID: TC2-R1051) has at the top end a cap where typically the IR sender would be. BUT the cap on this remote is completely opaque. This can be confirmed with the remote ON and pressing buttons while observing the remote with most any digital camera w/ a CMOS sensor. I therefore have to conclude that this remote does not comm using IR.
As for the RF Q: RokuHaz-M's is guessing that the COMM is via the 2.4 GHz ISM frequency band, and I would agree with that assumption. But this leads to yet another question. That ISM area is very busy with WiFi, Bluetooth, cordless phones, microwave ovens, Zigbee, and god knows what else, as RokuHaz-M indicates. Add to that mix the possibility of an open WiFi AP built into the base 4850 unit. The question for me then becomes one of security. Since the base unit is on my LAN, could one connect via the open WiFi AP in the base, and get through to the LAN. This would be a serious breach of security.
This is even more troubling because of the lack of documentation, and the "Just Trust Us" attitude of Roku . . . very strange indeed, when compared with other companies producing contemporary devices that interconnect with one's LAN and the WAN of the internet.
BartelsJuice , it may look opaque, but I can assure you it isn't to IR. If you have it set up to control your TV (not via CEC), press a TV control button and you can verify that it's transmitting via IR by using a digital camera. As for the rest of your questions, Wi-Fi direct is as secure as any other Wi-Fi connection. Take that for what it's worth.
Hi renojim,
Thanks for the additional info. I did not know that it needed to be paired to a TV set before it even transmitted any IR. I will check that out as time allows.
And as for "... Wi-Fi direct is as secure as any other Wi-Fi connection. "
Yup, true enough.
Thanks for your help.
