A capture bar for use with a digitizing system, the capture bar comprising: a plurality of first receivers (20, 22) operable to receive an ultrasonic location signal from a stylus wherein the first receivers are ultrasonic receivers; a second receiver operable to receive a secondary signal, wherein the secondary receiver is an infrared receiver and the secondary signal is an infrared signal transmitted from the stylus simultaneously to the ultrasonic signal, wherein the secondary signal received by the secondary receiver indicates to the capture bar that the stylus has transmitted the location signal and activates the first receiver (20,22). a processor communicatively coupled to the first and second receivers and operable to determine a position of the stylus from the location signal; a computer interface communicatively coupled to the processor and operable to establish a communication channel between the capture bar and a user computer, the communication channel operable to send and receive information from the user computer; and a remote control transmitter (23; 52) operable to transmit wirelessly one or more codes to a display device, the one or more codes operable to cause the display device to perform a control function including at least one of powering on, powering off, entering standby mode, or changing resolution; wherein the remote control transmitter transmits a power off, sleep or stand-by code upon the processor detecting a period of inactivity; wherein the remote control transmitter transmits a power on code upon the processor detecting that the stylus is in use; wherein the information received from the user computer includes a set of codes corresponding to the make and model of the display device, and wherein the signals transmitted by the remote control transmitter (23; 52) include a selected one of said set of codes. a plurality of first receivers (20, 22) operable to receive an ultrasonic location signal from a stylus wherein the first receivers are ultrasonic receivers; a second receiver operable to receive a secondary signal, wherein the secondary receiver is an infrared receiver and the secondary signal is an infrared signal transmitted from the stylus simultaneously to the ultrasonic signal, wherein the secondary signal received by the secondary receiver indicates to the capture bar that the stylus has transmitted the location signal and activates the first receiver (20,22). a processor communicatively coupled to the first and second receivers and operable to determine a position of the stylus from the location signal; a computer interface communicatively coupled to the processor and operable to establish a communication channel between the capture bar and a user computer, the communication channel operable to send and receive information from the user computer; and a remote control transmitter (23; 52) operable to transmit wirelessly one or more codes to a display device, the one or more codes operable to cause the display device to perform a control function including at least one of powering on, powering off, entering standby mode, or changing resolution; wherein the remote control transmitter transmits a power off, sleep or stand-by code upon the processor detecting a period of inactivity; wherein the remote control transmitter transmits a power on code upon the processor detecting that the stylus is in use; wherein the information received from the user computer includes a set of codes corresponding to the make and model of the display device, and wherein the signals transmitted by the remote control transmitter (23; 52) include a selected one of said set of codes.