[mythtv-users] Re: Echostar, lirc & actisys 200l

Ajay Sharma ssharma at amntv.com
Thu Jan 22 15:40:22 EST 2004


On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 12:05, Jason Miller wrote:
> On 21/01/04 00:04 -0500, Frank Linhares wrote:
> > I've spent the entire day reading up on getting lirc to work with my 
> > echostar dp301 receiver, and I've just come short of whipping 
> > everything against the wall.
> > 
> > I've tried the scripts in the remotes package, the jvc_send and jvc_raw 
> > and still no go.  The best I can get is the 200l can send the numbers 1 
> > & 4, when it feels like it.
> > 
> > Has anyone yet successfully been able to get the actisys 200l to change 
> > the channels on an echostar box ?  And if so, can you please share in 
> > the secret on how to go about doing so.
>
> IIRC, the Actisys is a fixed frequency transmitter which can't handle the
> very picky protocol the Echostar Receivers use.  

I think the only solution for us Dish Network guys is to use a home
built ir transmitter.  I'm just too lazy to do it myself and would pay
good money to get a transmitter that worked correctly with my dish
network receiver.

--Ajay



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