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It doesn't reflect in infra-red beam. The hand control emits infra red light and the the television sensor detects the signal. The hand control emits light in much the same pattern that a flashlight emits light.

The difference is that the hand control sends out light that we cannot see and it sends it in a string of pulses. The pulses allow the receiver to understand which command the hand control is sending.

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