Re: New remote, almost works like old remote... except one thing in Comcast Cable TV http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20433586 en Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:00:43 EDT Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:00:43 EDT Re: New remote, almost works like old remote... except one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20444567 andyross : The connection is called JP1. The Comcast remotes are typically JP1.2 or JP1.3 to be exact.

The Comcast silver remotes are made by Universal Electronics, which also sells remotes under the 'One-For-All' brand name and OEM's to many others such as Radio Shack. People figured out how to use the connector and wrote software to allow you to program it and even add features (called extenders.)

The original JP1 typically used a parallel port to talk. The newer JP1.x series use a serial port, but are also compatible with USB-to-serial adapters. You can make your own cable or buy one from several people who make them. You can download the software from the site:
»www.hifi-remote.com/ofa/]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20444567 Wed, 07 May 2008 09:39:27 EDT Re: New remote, almost works like old remote... except one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20443931 heat84 :
said by andyross See Profile :

There is a connector in the battery compartment you can use to program the remote and create your own codes.
I thought only Comcast or whatever cable or satellite company you got the remote from was allowed to do that. And where would an average Joe get the programming device?

Will cable and satellite companies ever give us learning remotes instead of universal remotes? Not anytime soon I guess. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20443931 Wed, 07 May 2008 04:06:11 EDT Re: New remote, almost works like old remote... except one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20433586 pfsmith : Sweet! Thanks everyone for all the links to reprogramming the remote! I will give those a try!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20433586 Mon, 05 May 2008 10:08:37 EDT Re: New remote, almost works like old remote... except one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20429488 andyross :
said by maxpower See Profile :

Its the same way on the couple of different brand receivers I tried, and I couldn't figure out how to change it or if it could be changed. I just got used to 4 is TV, 9 is Xbox etc..
Look at the KeyMover options for the remote. You can reassign keys as you want.
»en.wikibooks.org/wiki/How_to_use···Mover.29]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20429488 Sun, 04 May 2008 10:22:56 EDT Re: New remote, almost works like old remote... except one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20425356 maxpower :
quote:
However, there's no rhyme or reason to the layout... #'s 2,3,4,7,8,0 are the various inputs. #1 does something else, but I haven't figured out what, yet. Any idea why it's like that, and can it be changed?

Thanks for the help!


Its the same way on the couple of different brand receivers I tried, and I couldn't figure out how to change it or if it could be changed. I just got used to 4 is TV, 9 is Xbox etc..]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20425356 Sat, 03 May 2008 10:30:03 EDT Re: New remote, almost works like old remote... except one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20425086 andyross : You may want to check out the remotes section of the Wikibook:
»en.wikibooks.org/wiki/How_to_use···e_Remote

You may also want to check out the JP1 site. There is a connector in the battery compartment you can use to program the remote and create your own codes. Even if you don't, there are many experts there that can help:
»www.hifi-remote.com/forums/]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20425086 Sat, 03 May 2008 08:48:21 EDT Re: New remote, almost works like old remote... except one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20425063 owlyn : The numbers work to change inputs on my very old JVC amp.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20425063 Sat, 03 May 2008 08:32:38 EDT Re: New remote, almost works like old remote... except one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20424235 Greg_Z :
comcast_dvr_···nual.pdf
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20424235 Fri, 02 May 2008 23:57:10 EDT Re: New remote, almost works like old remote... except one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20424209 pfsmith : Hey! That seems to work. I never would have thought of that since the old remote didn't work that way.

However, there's no rhyme or reason to the layout... #'s 2,3,4,7,8,0 are the various inputs. #1 does something else, but I haven't figured out what, yet. Any idea why it's like that, and can it be changed?

Thanks for the help!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20424209 Fri, 02 May 2008 23:51:30 EDT Re: New remote, almost works like old remote... except one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20423705 maxpower : Do the number buttons work to change the input? ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20423705 Fri, 02 May 2008 21:49:10 EDT New remote, almost works like old remote... except one thing http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20423578 pfsmith : My DVR remote was failing... buttons were getting very hard to push or didn't work at all. What I had was the older model green-ish colored remote. So, I went to my local Comcast office and traded it in. They gave me a new remote that is silver/black and has the "ON DEMAND" and "My DVR" buttons (which my old remote did not have). It also has a red "ok/select" button.

My problem is with getting it programmed...

I have programmed in my TV and audio receiver codes, as well as removed the channel and volume lock features. All of this seems to work fine (just like my old remote) EXCEPT the "input select" button doesn't work for my audio receiver. I've tried all of the codes for Pioneer listed in the instruction sheet, but none have fixed this.

My receiver is a Pioneer model VSX-D411. Does anyone know what code might work to fix this? BTW, I've also tried to "code search" feature of the remote, but it didn't come up with anything better.

Thanks for the help!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20423578 Fri, 02 May 2008 21:19:04 EDT