MisterEd wrote:If I just want to load the upgrade file you pointed to earlier and try it, what would I need to do? Just open and write it like I would a downloaded image of the existing control?
Being a newbie myself, I am not sure if this is what you are asking for.. if your skills have already gone beyond this I apologize.
1. download
Remote Control Programmer (IR for short) from the yahoo JP1 group
2. if you have microsoft excel, download
KeyMap-Master (KM for short) from the JP1 group. If you do not have microsoft excel, download RM
3. download the upgrade file for the
PVD4732. For this last link, to download it you may need to right click on it and then pick 'save target as' to download it to your computer. this is because it is a .txt file and Internet Explorer likes to just open text files in a new window.
4. unzip all files into a common directory such as c:\JP1
5. start microsoft excel. open the KM.xls spreadsheet
6. from within KM there is a LOAD button. Use it to load the PVD4732.txt into KM
7. now modify PVD4732: if you click on the remote cell you can activate a drop down arrow and select your remote from the list (6131)
8. click the buttons tab at the bottom and you may see some items in gray or not listed that you want. you can add and move buttons, as well as (re-)assign buttons to shifted-keys (second column) on this page.
9. use the SAVE button on the spreadsheet and save it to a new filename (i like to add an underscore and the remote type 6131 and another underscore then the word 'modified' to the initial filename, but that is just me)
10. now highlight everything in the device box, then press ctrl-c to copy it to your clipboard (or press edit dropdown box and click copy)
11. now press "go to IR" button.
12. in IR, select FILE, then NEW, then SELECT, then pick the rdf (remote defiinitions file) for your remote (6131)
12A. here is where you should hook up your remote to your JP1 cable, then test the connection (click interface, then click check interface), then click remote, then click download from remote, then save this virgin file (file/save as/"virgin 6131M IR.txt") so that you can restore your 6131 to this working condition should something go terribly wrong later and turn your remote into a paperweight)
13. now click on the devices tab, then click add button, then ctrl-v to paste the KM device stuff into IR.
14. leave IR open, go back to KM and now copy everything in the protocol box (ctrl-c or edit/copy)
15. go back to IR and click the protocol tab, then add, then ctrl-v to paste protocol info into IR.
16. in IR, save the file.. file/save as.. pick something descriptive, i usually add IR in the name to distiguish it from the KM text files. alternatively you can save IR files in one subdirectory like c:\JP1\IR_FILES and KM files in another subdirectory like c:\JP1\KM_FILES.
17. now, still in IR, click remote, upload to the remote, and watch for the lower left corner.. 2 red flashes means you are done. then unhook the remote and go test it.
18. don't leave the remote connected for long periods to the JP1 cable if you have batteries in it or they may decide to leak.
Also, consider reading the
Beginner's Guide to JP1, if you have not done so already.
Hope this helps! (hey, I went to the
surf site and did you know that jp1 guru, The Robman, soldiered your 6 pin connector and your eeprom into your 6131? You are touching an object that has been touched by greatness!)
Thank you so much for your help. The older model device loaded and worked 95%. A couple minor key assignments later and now it's better then free Viagra. Your step-by-step made it simple even for simple minded me. It proves how valuable resources like this board are. 
