[mythtv-users] Remote advice

Mon Sep 13 01:39:12 EDT 2004

Robin,

Things may change on a remote to remote basis (in
other words, different OFA models may behave a bit
differently).  In the table on my web page, you might
note that I picked most of the EFCs completely at
random, just to get unique codes.

What kind of receiver are you using with the remote? 
Perhaps the receiver doesn't like the EFCs that you
entered for the buttons.  Another possibility is that
those codes are already mapped on your remote to
another button.

On my remote, the Exit button was already sending a
code (if I recall correctly), so I didn't have to
program it.  (Perhaps I did program it, and just
forgot to document it, I'm really not sure, it's been
at least six months since I programmed the remote). 
If yours isn't sending a code, then just pick another
(unique) code out of the RC-5 table and map it to Exit
using the same procedure.

-- Joe

--- 1canuck2 <1canuck2 at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Joe,
> 
> Thanks for the reply. That kicks ass! As with the
> 6131, the direct entry of 
> EFC codes method is not mentioned in the manual.
> Thus, I was over thinking a 
> solution to the problem, assuming that I could not
> directly enter EFC codes. 
> However, following the same technique (the sneaky
> second tap of the set key 
> after entering 994) I *AM* able to enter them!
> 
> Your confusion is understood, as I had a hard time
> composing the email as it 
> is. Basically, I did not know how to program EFCs,
> but now I do thanks to 
> your help.
> 
> This remote is the key to getting acceptance of
> MythTV with my wife, as she 
> is already frustrated by the number of remotes we
> have. Now we need one and 
> it only cost $25 Canadian. Its a pretty nice remote
> if anyone is looking for 
> a cheap universal remote.
> 
> Hmm, after playing with your instructions for a
> while, I cannot seem to get 
> Replay and Skip to work, and I can't find Exit.
> Every other key appears to 
> be fine. Strangely, if I do an "irw" and press the
> keys I want for 
> skip/replay, it shows up as skip/replay, yet when
> I'm in myth, it doesn't do 
> what I want (jump 2minutes forward or back). It did
> this with the Hauppage 
> remote. To confirm, I switched lirc back to the
> Happauge and the jump 
> buttons work. If I "irw" the hauppage, those buttons
> show up as replay and 
> skip, so I would have thought I'd get the same
> action if I program the 
> OneForAll to do replay/skip, but it doesn't work. Am
> I missing something 
> here? Also, how do you program Exit?
> 
> Thanks for the heads-up.
> 
> Robin
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joe Votour" <joevph at yahoo.com>
> To: "Discussion about mythtv"
> <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2004 11:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Remote advice
> 
> 
> >I don't know about the URC-8017, but I'm using an
> > URC-6131 with my MythTV machine, on the RC-5
> receiver
> > of my Hauppauge PVR-250.  I used the keymover
> function
> > (992) to assign VCR code 0081 (base RC-5) to the
> PVR
> > button.
> >
> > On my remote, I use the key combination 994 to
> program
> > individual keys.
> >
> > Rather than copy/paste my information, check out
> my
> > website at http://www.vulturesnest.net, and look
> at
> > the "URC-6131 With Hauppauge IR Receiver" page.
> >
> > I'm a little confused though as to what your
> problem
> > is (maybe I'm not reading your e-mail correctly). 
> Is
> > keymover not working?  Do you not know how to
> program
> > EFCs?  Or are you looking for a table of EFCs for
> a
> > particular device?  If so, which device?
> >
> > -- Joe
> >
> > --- 1canuck2 <1canuck2 at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Is anybody out there using the One For All remote
> >> URC-8017 with MythTV? Its a
> >> significantly cheaper version of the RadioShack
> >> 15-2116 universal remote that
> >> Jarod describes a setup for.
> >>
> >> The model number I have sited is the Canadian
> >> version, there is a US model as
> >> well URC-8011. See them both here:
> >>
> >
>
http://www.ofausa.com/list_remotes.php?type=Mainstream%20Line
> >>
> >> Anyway, following Jarod's RS remote instructions,
> I
> >> can get as far as the
> >> basic functioning of buttons. Jarod then
> describes
> >> using "keymover" to map
> >> extended function codes to the currently dead
> keys.
> >> With my cheaper remote,
> >> keymover does not have the ability to directly
> enter
> >> 3 digit EFC's, so I
> >> can't get some of the critical buttons working
> >> (left, right for example).
> >>
> >> What keymover does on my remote, is let me map
> the
> >> keys from another
> >> programmed device to this one. So, if I setup
> "Cbl"
> >> on the remote to be a
> >> device that has those keys, I could remap them to
> my
> >> Aux device for Myth
> >> control. I hope that last bit makes sense. Does
> >> anyone know how I can go
> >> about doing this (finding a device that uses
> those
> >> EFC commands) short of
> >> programming devices like crazy and testing it.
> >>
> >> Where would be the best place to look for such
> help.
> >>
> >> If its an impossible task, I guess I am returning
> my
> >> $25CAN remote for its
> >> $60CAN big brother. :(
> >>
> >> Robin
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> >
> >
> >
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> 
> 
>
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