[mythtv-users] Ortek VRC-1100 IR receiver on Gentoo

[Peter Bennett]

On 04/05/2017 01:36 PM, mythtv wrote:
> If you're not using it with lirc, how do you map all of the keys? Is 
> that explained in the inputlircd portion of the wiki page? And do you 
> have to use the remote that came with it, or can you use other generic 
> IR remotes like a Hauppauge or other MCE remote?
>
I do not believe it will recognize any other remote than the one that 
came with it.

Map the keys with the frontend Setup->Edit keys. When you select a 
function to map, press the remote key and it will detect the key and map 
it to the function.

Many keys will already be correct, so check them before trying to map them.

A few wierdnesses -
- Mapping the rewind and fast forward - The Ortek generates Ctl-Shift-B 
and Ctl-Shift-F. In order to use these you must map Ctl-F and Ctl-B, so 
you will have to press those combinations on a keyboard to map it, 
instead of pressing the Ortek keys.
- The "i" button generates a right mouse click, so cannot be mapped.
- The Play and Pause buttons generate the same keystroke, so whatever 
you map to one works with the other as well.
- The volume control keys and the next / previous keys may be assigned 
to default operations in your window manager. You have to unassign those 
functions in that case to use those keys with MythTV.

Peter