JP1 Remotes

digital_silence · Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 252

As per subject, looking for Upgrade for:

1. Device: Panasonic MultiLaser Disc Player / Karaoke Processor LX-K680
2. Type of device: LD/CDV/CD player & Karaoke processor
3. Year: unknown
4. JP1/UEI Remote model: URC-8811/8910
5. Do you have a JP1 cable? Yes
6. Still have original remote? No
7. Checked the file section? Yes (closest match is Panasonic LD player LX-H670)
8. Checked Pronto file section (at R/C)? Yes (same closest match as above)
9. Partially working setup code? No
10. Learning remote question? n/a

Extra request: if someone happens to have a User Manual for this device or can point me to the right direction for where to get it, could you please reply here. Many thanks.

Capn Trips · Expert Joined: 03 Oct 2003 Posts: 3990

So did you try that upgrade from the file section that you reference above? I would be very surprised if it does not work. Panasonic would have no reason to have different codes for such similar units (unless there is a "unit code" setting of some sort to differentiate betweeen multiple units in the same AV setup, in which case the user manual would probably be even more critical).

If so, did you remember to assign the upgrade code to a device on the setup page in IR before uploading to your remote?

If you HAVE tried it and it still does not work, then upload your KM or RM file and your IR file to the diagnosis area and provide a link here, and someone will have a look for a simple mistake (hopefully).
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johnsfine · Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:23 am Post subject:

I thought I remembered a thread about a Panasonic Karaoke processor at RemoteCentral.

To the extent I recall, that thread claimed the functions of the device that matched those of the similar LD player were a minor subset of the device's total function. It claimed the other functions were complicated and dangerous. That a non expert would likely do permanent damage to the device in any attempt to learn how to control the advanced features, even more so if you needed to start by randomly testing OBC numbers (with a Pronto and MakeHex and IrPanels, which is easier than doing so with an 8910, but no more nor less dangerous).

I tried a few simple searches at RemoteCentral and couldn't pull up that thread. I don't know why I couldn't, because there aren't many threads that mention Karaoke at all (even if you include some other spellings) and it should have been one of those but wasn't.

Capn Trips · Expert Joined: 03 Oct 2003 Posts: 3990

John, you MAY be right, but I suspect you may be thinking of THIS THREAD about an apparently sensitive PIONEER Karaoke LD model. And even in that case, it was a particular model, whereas the majority of PIONEER Karaoke LD players were apprently not so at risk. I don't recall any such threads about PANASONIC LD players.
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DVD/VCR: Pioneer DV-400VK (multi-region DVD), Sony BDP-S350 (Blu-ray), Toshiba HD-A3 (HD-DVD), Panasonic AG-W1 (Multi-system VCR);
Laserdisc: Pioneer CLD-D704.
Amazon Firestick
tape deck: Pioneer CT 1380WR (double cassette deck)
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johnsfine · Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:44 pm Post subject:

I reread that thread and didn't see enough similarity to what I remember reading.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if I'm misremembering and the other thread was Pioneer, not Panasonic. But I really don't think I'm misremembering that it was at RC, not here; That the universal remote being discussed was a Pronto, not a UEI; That the unfriendly expert giving the information was not James, and that he was more confident of all the details than James was in that thread, but no more helpfull.

I hope my memory isn't THAT bad. An unhelpfull expert certainly figured heavily in both threads. But that isn't as rare as it ought to be.

Of course I don't recall model numbers. If the Panasonic of this thread does not have the risks of that/those other device(s) then trying other OBC codes should solve the problem.

The Robman · Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:23 pm Post subject:

Do you remember if you posted in the thread at all, and if you did, do you think you would have used the word "Karaoke" in your post? This might help limit the search.
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johnsfine · Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 2:45 pm Post subject:

On a couple occasions recently I remembered an RC post that was relevent to a new question and remembered a pair of words that were certainly in that post and otherwise rarely together. I did the search for those two words and got a few hits but not the right one. Then I did the search for just the less common word and got lots of hits but not the right one. Later I found the right post a different way and saw that it did in fact have the two words I had expected.

The search engine at RC is not perfect. It seems to miss a few threads and it seems to hit a few that don't really include the requested words.

So far as I recall, I gave my typical MakeHex advice at the beginning of the thread before the complexity of the problem became clear, and after that I just read. I really don't think the word Karaoke was in my post, but I'm pretty sure it was in the first post and in the unhelpfull expert replies.

Anyway, we seem to be getting quite far off track for this thread. Sorry I brought it up.

digital_silence · Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 252

digital_silence · Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 252

Breaking News:

Tried LX-H570 upgrade loaded into my URC8811 on the device in subj - LX-K680.

Common buttons all work (Power, Play, Stop, FF, Rew, Eject etc.) Obviously, as LX-H570 is NOT a karaoke processor, a lot of required buttons for LX-K680 are missing in that upgrade...

Now, I guess, I'm up for exciting exersise of trying all other OBCs to find the ones working for karaoke functionality. Wish me a good luck... :-)))