[mythtv-users] interfacing MythTV with a DTA, lirc queries

[James Miller]

On Sat, 23 Jul 2016, James Miller wrote:

> One of my remaining questions regarding this DTA concerns the 3.5 mm jack on 
> the back labeled "ir in." From what I so far gather, this is included to 
> provide a means for Tivo systems to interface with the DTA by wire rather 
> than by sending IR signals. Is there some way a MythTV system can interface 
> with the device by wire using that 3.5 mm port? (see 
> https://www.amazon.com/TiVo-Cable-Direct-Connect-Control/dp/B00VQWYNB8 for an 
> example of a cable that is meant to connect a Tivo system with the DTA)

To continue in the vein of discovering answers to my own queries, I see 
that this issue of the "ir in" port on this DTA was also addressed on this 
list about a year ago in the thread entitled "How can I change channels on 
a Cisco HD271 DTA (with TWC)" 
(http://lists.mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2015-June/379485.html).