Hi all.
I've got one of those little presentation remotes. On the iPhone, in presentation mode, it moves around the screen with Voiceover. On the Mac, it does ... stuff. Here's a dude with a really annoying video on remapping with Keyboard Maestro.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhJpmR3Exd4
How can I find out what codes this thing is sending without it triggering anything? No, keyboard help isn't the answer, it tells you what some keys are but other keys, e.g. mute, just kill speech and I have to mess with things to get it back. In case anybody's better at googling than I apparently am, it's specifically this one.
https://satechi.com/products/r2-bluetooth-multimedia-remote-control
The quick start guide is garbage, basically telling you how to pair with Bluetooth and power it on, fine, but I can't find anything on the default keymappings for the two modes, multimedia and presentation, and if there are any buttons that can't be remapped. One of them triggers some sort of mouse mode where you can wave the remote around in the air and have it move the pointer around in your presentation, for example.
Googling brings up a lot of stuff about an app called Remote Buddy, but that's totally inaccessible, the window just shows the app name and a quit button. Keyboard Maestro should be accessible, from everything I've heard about it, but of course, I need to know actual keycodes in order to remap things.
Comments
Keyboard maistro is accessible; to a point
I say to a point because I never could figure out how to remap keys etc in keyboard maistro. It might work, but at least for my part I didn't have any luck with it, cant say for sure if that part is accessible or not.
From Google
Hi,
I found this through Google AI search results on the remote you posted above in the second link. I hope this helps you. It's the best I've got to offer.
The remote's functionality changes based on the side switch position (M or P).
Volume +/–: Up/Down buttons.
Forward/Backward: Next/Previous track buttons.
Play/Pause: Center button.
Voice Assistant: Hold Home button for Siri.
Other: Mute, Keyboard toggle.
Arrows: Left/Right/Up/Down for navigation.
Air Mouse: Activate via the mouse icon button to control the on-screen cursor using motion.
Clicker: Left/Right buttons act as mouse clicks when active.
Home: Returns to main screen.
Key Details & Tips
Toggle Switch: Side switch changes between M and P modes.
Pairing: Hold the Bluetooth button for ~3–6 seconds until the light flashes.
Compatibility: Works with iOS devices (iPad/iPhone), MacBooks, and Android TV.
Sleep Mode: Auto-sleeps after 10 mins; press any button to wake.
Virtual Keyboard: Use the keyboard button in M mode, or trigger via Assistive Touch in P mode on iPad.
HTH.