Actually, this may have been a false-positive(?). Had to find this message again yesterday and tried going thru the steps again only it didn't work. I had assumed I had a bad cable. The answer is NO - instead, the software for this remote is pretty crappy. Try the following instead (thanks to Ernie -
[Link: remotecentral.com] ):
"I find the MX850 must be done this way, and then it ALWAYS works:
*connect adaptor
*connect MX850
*open editing program
*try to download
*when it fails, change the port to something or other, not 1
*try to download
*when it fails, change the port to 1
*enjoy your success
*if you disconnect the MX850 after this, expect to repeat this process"
**IMPORTANT** - do not buy a new cable until you try Ernie's instructions