[mythtv-users] annoying erratic key presses with remote on HD-PVR

[Richard Woelk]

Greg Oliver wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 12:56 PM, Kaushik Mallick
> <kmallick2000 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>   
>>>>  Try fresh batteries in your remote. Weak batteries can cause all sorts
>>>>         
>> of funkiness.
>>
>> Thanks Jarod for the suggestion. I thought of the same. Tried new batteries, but no luck.
>>
>> I noticed that pressing the SELECT button (the one that causes random key presses)
>> has a long pulse or signal. The little LED on the RS15-2116 remote flickers for a
>> long time when I press the SELECT button, much longer than any other button. Any ideas
>> why this button could be acting so weird?
>>
>> DO I need to reset the entire remote to default settings and try again? I was hoping to avoid this.
>>     
>
> You may have a defective remote.  You could always open it up and make
> sure there is nothing causing the strike pad to get hung, or debris on
> the contacts.
>
>   
 From your original irw printout, it looks like your remote or receiver 
is stuttering somehow.
the first column is the remote code, the second is the repeat number.

a proper irw looks like this for holding down a button

00000000000017f5 00 play hauppauge
00000000000017f5 01 play hauppauge
00000000000017f5 02 play hauppauge
00000000000017f5 03 play hauppauge
00000000000017f5 04 play hauppauge
00000000000017f5 05 play hauppauge
00000000000017f5 06 play hauppauge
00000000000017f5 07 play hauppauge
00000000000017f5 08 play hauppauge
00000000000017f5 09 play hauppauge
00000000000017f5 0a play hauppauge
00000000000017f5 0b play hauppauge
00000000000017f5 0c play hauppauge
00000000000017f5 0d play hauppauge
00000000000017f5 0e play hauppauge
00000000000017f5 0f play hauppauge
00000000000017f5 10 play hauppauge

Its impossible to press a button fast enough for only one pulse to 
output, but the repeat and delay items in lircrc make it respond properly.

Check your remote with a digital camera, webcam or even a cell phone 
camera - they can sometimes see enough IR to make sure its working. also 
check with your HDPVR remote.
There is also the program xmode2 that shows a graph of the remote code. 
It may help show if the IR signal is dropping out.

HTH

Richard