[mythtv-users] Controlling Scientific Atlanta Explorer 3200

Mike mythtvuser at optonline.net
Fri Jun 10 23:06:34 UTC 2005


Typically those ir ports on the back of cable boxes are so the cable box 
can control the VCR with something like this:
http://www.irblaster.info/tivo.html

and not the other way around.



Todd Bowman wrote:

> George Nassas wrote:
>
>> On 9-Jun-05, at 5:04 PM, Derek Battams wrote:
>>
>>> Is anyone having success controlling the SAE3200 (Rogers Cable) with 
>>> an IR
>>> blaster?  I'm using the SAE2000 licd.conf file and my streamzap IR 
>>> receiver
>>
>>
>>
>> I can't comment on your setup but I'm controlling a 3200 (also 
>> rogers) with one of these:
>>
>> http://www.mytvstore.com/product_id_004.html
>>
>> and it works great. Only problem is telling if the 3200 is on or off, 
>> sometimes I send an unnecessary poweron code and it ends up turning 
>> the box off. Anyway, the myblaster itself works well.
>>
>> - George
>
>
> I'm using this on my Scientific Atlanta 3100 and having good results 
> also.  Does anybody know if I can use the litte port marked "IR" on 
> the back or the USB port on the front to control it?
>
> -Todd
>
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