JP1 Remotes

vickyg2003 · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 4:35 am Post subject:

I'm really confused. If the signals are capturing dittos, why is it saying NEC indstead of NEC1.

If you are having trouble with your bins, zip all your files (ICT, RDMU, Bin) together and post them in the diagnosis area with a link here.

As you mentioned JP1 has a crazy learning curve, and newbies often miss a step here or there.

Alan usually posts a readme file with a bin, that helps users figure out where they have gone wrong. The section below comes from Alan's Readme(DVR) file.

diysteve · Joined: 24 Dec 2012 Posts: 28

ok...checking checklist:

I am using the web interface for Slingbox to import the .bin files. I really just want to take a remote with a known protocol and see if I can just get it to work. Then I would know that something is going on with the off the wall remotes that I have for the dvr's. but here is the link of the .ict file:

http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/dload.php?action=file&file_id=11643

1. Was there any error message after you typed in the Code and tapped the Power button ? NO

2. Did you give the Power command plenty of time to react ? (I have a DVR that takes about 6-8 seconds to power up/down) YES

3. After completing the setup (regardless of whether the Power button worked) do any of the other buttons work ? NO

4. Have you used a Digital Camera to confirm the IR Blaster is actually firing when you tap the Power button ? (Watch the tip of the IR Blaster thorugh the viewfinder while you tap a button. You should see a white (not red) flash)

YES with link to short movie clip of the Slingbox IR in action:

http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/dload.php?action=file&file_id=11641

5. Have you experimented with the placement of the IR Blaster ? On some devices this is critical so don't give up too quickly. YES

6. Are you sure the device is working correctly using the real remote ? YES

vickyg2003 · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 6:01 pm Post subject:

Steve, I wanted to check your work. I know how to create a bin from a ICT, but I wanted to see your bin/rdmu.
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diysteve · Joined: 24 Dec 2012 Posts: 28

I have made so many of these things I am losing track...but here are the bin and rdmu files...I made them with only the power and menu buttons for time sake.

rdmu:

http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/dload.php?action=file&file_id=11645

bin:

http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/dload.php?action=file&file_id=11644

vickyg2003 · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 6:58 pm Post subject:

Well no wonder it didn't work.

The signals you posted the first time used a custom protocol, (manual settings)

The signals in the current ICT are NEC signals.

You need to select NEC1 from the Protocol dropdown.

Problem is that NEC1 will have a repeat (ditto).

So you are probably need to manually update your protocols ini with Alan's non-repeating NEC1 protocol entry or you may get multiple numbers and arrows with 1 push.
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diysteve · Joined: 24 Dec 2012 Posts: 28

>The signals in the current ICT are NEC signals.

Yes that is what shows up when I enter them in...If I hold down the remote button I get dittos

>You need to select NEC1 from the Protocol dropdown.

I have tried NEC1 and NEC2 from a previous post and was told to use the NEC1 but that did not work either.

>Problem is that NEC1 will have a repeat (ditto).

>So you are probably need to manually update your protocols ini with Alan's non-repeating NEC1 protocol entry or you may get multiple numbers and arrows with 1 push.

From the ict it says no repeats...I deleated the ones that had dittos.

But from what you can tell I am creating these files correctly?

vickyg2003 · Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 8:36 pm Post subject:

diysteve · Joined: 24 Dec 2012 Posts: 28

Well this has been a great learning experience so far...but the bins with different protocols and obcs was b/c I wanted to try out the other dvr that WAS coming up with a known protocol so I thought that one would be easier.

Because of these off brand dvr's that I have maybe this is not the time to be learning how to do all of this b/c I don't have the learning curve down enough yet to see what a working one looks like.

diysteve · Joined: 24 Dec 2012 Posts: 28

HALLELUJAH! IT WORKS! ok I think I am onto something...First off...no one mentioned that dittos were a good thing so I was just pushing the remote with one tap so that there were no dittos. When I pressed the heck out of the button I came up with 6 dittos and it finally said NEC1 (missing link 1)

(missing link 2) Even though it says that in the Parm box to enter a 0 for default, leave it BLANK and it works without it.

I also checked other .ict files in the download area which helped me figure out what these files are supposed to look like which is how I determined what I was missing.

Soooo..now that I have my second DVR working which is cool by me the first one is still screwy I don't know how to make sense of what the “gap” protocol means or how to interpret it in RemoteMaster but here is the .ict file that I captured.

http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/dload.php?action=file&file_id=11646