Re: Remote Control Not Working

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From: Drumguy (drumguy1384_at_NOSPAM.com)
Date: 02/21/04 

Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 19:20:32 -0600

"Andrew Chan" <chanpangchi@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eNm2xY$9DHA.3640@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> I have my comment typed below.
>

<snip...>

> >
> > I have the PVR-250 with the Hauppauge remote.
> >
> > It can work to control most functions of Media Center, but the remote's
> > configuration file must be altered to remap all the buttons to Media
> Center
> > functions. Basically the config file is modified to map keyboard
shortcuts
> > to the various buttons giving you almost complete control of MCE.
>
> So you don't gave the error message that "Remote sensor not located"
>

During the remote detection phase MCE will say "Remote sensor not located",
this is because it's looking specifically for an MCE remote.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=80-100-201&depa=1

> >
> > 1. You need to use the Hauppauge IR software (but not WinTV2000) in
order
> > for your remote to work at all.
>
> I have to install the Hauppauge CD (which include both Hauppauge IR
software
> and WinTV2000) before my MCE works; otherwise, I got some error message
said
> file missing. But even I have the Hauppauge IR software installed, I
still
> cannot use the remote control (from Hauppauge) to control MCE; although
the
> remote control works perfectly with WinTV2000 (so this conclude the
> hardware, i.e. both control and receiver work).
>

I found an MCE cracked driver for my card (I forget where now), got the
latest update patch (which I had to use to get the IR to work) and IR
software from Hauppauge. No WinTV2K installed at all, and it works like a
champ.

> > 2. Media Center will NOT recognize your remote during the remote
detection
> > part of initial setup ... this is normal. MCE will only recognize a MCE
> > remote during that part.
>
> So when MCE would recongnize the remote control?
>

MCE will recognize the remote when you get a real MCE remote (see the link
above). Until then it will always say that it can't find your remote. That
doesn't mean that the remote you have won't work, because it has it's own
separate software apart from MCE. If your remote works in WinTV2K it should
work fine in MCE, so long as you make the correct modifications to ir.ini.

> > 3. The modifications required to be made to the remote's config file can
> be
> > relatively easily found online, or I'd be happy to e-mail you a copy of
> mine
> > if you like.
>
> Yeah, I got a copy of the ini file as well but it didn't help to solve my
> problem.
>

I don't know what to tell you about that. Mine worked just right as soon as
I changed the ir.ini file. Although, I modified mine myself from
instructions I found on a message board somewhere. As I recall I had a
little trouble because the instructions (which I just cut and pasted from)
had comments out to the side that the IR software was mistaking as commands.

Drumguy

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