[mythtv-users] Re:LIRC and Hauppauge question

Joseph A. Caputo jcaputo1 at comcast.net
Tue Nov 11 10:06:26 EST 2003


On Monday 10 November 2003 21:19, David Vasquez wrote:
>Original Message:
>> --------------------------
>>
>> Based on my experience, the receiver on the Hauppauge
>> cards will respond
>> to RC-5 codes from other remotes (usually Philips, or
>> universals
>> programmed as Philips). However, there seems to be a
>> limitation to
>> exactly which codes the receiver will respond to. To
>> date no one (at
>> least on this list) has reported getting all (or even
>> most) of the
>> buttons on a universal or other non-Hauppauge remote
>> to work with the
>> Hauppauge receiver. Thus, the options would seem to
>> be:
>>
>> - Get a learning remote and learn from a real
>> (borrowed?) Hauppauge
>> 'gray' remote
>> - Get a JP-1 programmable remote and see if you can
>> program it with
>> codes that will be accepted by the Hauppauge receiver
>> - Get or build a serial IR receiver and use any remote
>> you damn well
>> please.
>>
>> -JAC
>>
>>
> I created an RM upgrade for JP1 remotes that works
> fine for me with a Radio Shack 15-2116.  It's posted
> in the JP1 group.
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jp1/files/4. RM Upgrade
> Files/Misc/Hauppauge-PVR250.rmdu
>
> David
>

Great!  If I had a JP1 remote I could try this :-)
Incidentally, do you have any idea if your RM upgrade would work with 
the receiver on a WinTV 401 card?

-JAC



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