[mythtv-users] Lirc, PVR 250, One for All Remote

[Harry Orenstein]

>From: Brent Brownfield <brent at sykescreek.net>
>Reply-To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
>Subject: [mythtv-users] Lirc, PVR 250, One for All Remote
>Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 19:46:20 -0500
>
>I am having trouble getting a One For All URC 6131 PVR remote control to
>be recognized by lirc. I have a PVR 250 and the hauppauge remote works
>fine with lirc. I have tried irrecord with the one for all remote using
>the rc-5 template file but I keep getting a gap not found error. It
>seems that the remote doesn't want to talk to my receiver. Has anyone
>had any luck with this remote? Does anyone know if this is actually an
>rc-5 remote, or how I could find out if it is? Thanks
>
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Brent,

You may have skipped a step.  To use this remote as an RC-5 remote
you need to set an emulation for the device.  Typically Philips, Marantz
and Magnavox devices use RC-5 codes (there may be others).  You
need to set the device being emulated (ie: VCR) to a, say, Philips
device code and the codes sent by the One-for-All should then be
RC-5 codes.  This will probably result in not all of the buttons being
set to RC-5 codes (ie: the PIP buttons for a Philips VCR probably do
not send any codes).  To get around this if you want to have a full
set of codes to send to the Hauppauge receiver you will most likely
need to contact One-for-All tech support to get the codes to
program individual buttons to send specific codes (ie: set the PIP
button for the VCR device to send the code for PLAY for an
alternate Philips VCR).  The idea would be to send the maximum
number of RC-5 codes for all available keys on the remote in order
to allow LIRC to decode them and assign them to Myth functions.

Using the remote you mention is one way I was thinking of to resolve
my own issues with maximum Myth functinality while maintaining
the maximum flexibility to operate other devices (TV, stereo, etc.).
So far I am just using an RC-5 emulation on a Radio Shack universal
remote and I don't have enough buttons for all the functions I
would like (skip fwd, skip back, PIP, etc.).  Good luck getting the
One-for-All working.  Post again if you need more help or get it
working well.


-- Harry O.

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