JP1 Remotes

[Bucky]

Hello. I'm brand-spanking new to all this. The object of my quest is to get my 6131 to work the major functions of my Dish 721. I'm not particularly interested in starting a new hobby, but I'm not afraid of the computer. I have Excel 2002 with the Anaysis ToolPack installed, KM & IR, a 6131 modified by Robman and a JP1 cable, so I figure I should be able to do this.

I found John Quaglino's 9131_6131.txt in the files section and loaded it into KM. In the Notes section, I have no idea what he's talking about. When he says "The 721 requires 2 devices", does that mean I'll have to give up, say, the VCR device button? If so, is this only temporary, can I re-add the VCR after key-moving the buttons I need? Lastly (for now), I have no idea what he means by "The EFC used for these key moves can be copied from the functions page."

Thanks in advance to whomever is knd enough to help!

[jon_armstrong]

[unclemiltie]

i reported that the discrete on in the original upgrade that I posted to start this thread didn't work, and in some of the notes even on the later upgrades posted by others.

I send an email to a guy I know at Echostar who reported this to the firmware team for the 721. I tested it yesterday and can convirm that the latest 721 firmware release has fixed this and that the discrete on (0x04) listed in many of these upgrades does in fact work. (discrete off always worked)

So, those of you using Macros for this device can now use the discrete on.


enjoy

[unclemiltie]

I see that you guys have been busy with KM and RM to use the built in protocol when possible, but being able to buidl upgrades with two devices in the. (and have renamed things to be more clear)

Anyway, some questions:

1: I've pretty much converted myself over to RM for my upgrades, but I can't find the "Dish Network Combo" protocol in the latest version that I downloaded last week. Is it in there? (I'm still working on a 721 which needs the combo)

2: I've seen people post that playin with the delays makes things work better in some cases, but even if I use KM to build the 721 upgrade (and use the ones on yahoo) where do I put the delay values?

3: I'm trying to make a 2117 work with the UHF repeater to have the PVR in the basement where it can make all the noise it wants for my bedroom TV. If I use the IR part of the 2117 by standing in the basement it works fine but if I try to use the UHF part from the bedroom on the 2nd floor it's intermittent. Any thoughts on this?


thanks guys

[jon_armstrong]

[jon_armstrong]

BTW, I made a couple of minor changes to the ini file above and the last one was at 5:51 pm EDT. So copy the latest change, please.
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-Jon

[gfb107]

I'll include these protocols.ini changes in v1.01
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[todd_i]

I'm trying to set up a 15-2116 remote for my brother in-law who has a Dish PVR 721. My initial attempt was unsuccessful, and I'm a bit confused about a few things.

- In KM, there are two settings I can change (Device and Remote ID's, I think). But, in the 721's system information screen it shows only one setting. It shows a remote id of '2', how does this equate to the KM settings?

- Is there any problem if the 721 uses RF remotes? I assume that the receiver will still accept IR. He also has a Dish 301 receiver, but that is on remote id '1', so I guess there is no conflict.

- There are several Dish 721 files in the file download area, which is the recommended one?

Thanks for any input.. the 721 seems more difficult than most devices. Also, since it's not my device - debugging remotely is even more difficult.

[jon_armstrong]

This is the best device upgrade for both but you must create two upgrades. Unit code=Remote address. Change Unit=2 for the 721 (unit=1 for the 301), the remote to the 2116, and give one of the upgrades a different setup code like 1776.

Also note that the default is setup to a PVR(VCR) device type. That will save net memory, but it will break VPT and you will need to key move the TV or Receiver's Vol+/-/mute to those keys on the two sat upgrades.
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-Jon

[rjbu]

[jon_armstrong]

Your right. If you select Unit=2, KM Master v8.25 sets the first byte of fixed data to 80 and v8.28 sets it to 40. (In v8.28 if you set unit= 0 or 1 the first byte of fixed data is 00)

However, setting the DSS receiver's remote address 3 (With unit=2 in KM ==> 40 set in the first byte of fixed data) should have worked. I just tested that. I don't have a dish receiver, but I decoded what it sent.
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[rjbu]

[jon_armstrong]