This will make Martin happy, seeing how he strongly recommends using an EQMod cable over the handset in 'PC Direct' mode.
A PegasusAstro EQMod cable arrived in the mail the other day - now I just have to get the rig sorted out and using that instead of the hand controller.
It will speed up the setting up, as I no longer need to mess around with configuring the HC. Not to mention making the cables neater - something that's been bothering my OCD for a long time.