URC 8820 extender No VPT

rindertp · Post by **rindertp** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 1:16 pm

I tried the extender. Like it a lot, but I am not able to get VPT or TPT right. When I use a macro like C_DVD;T_DVD;V_AUD;P_DVD;O_DVD, I expect the volume buttons of my receiver to work when I am in the DVD remote mode.
Unfortunately it doesn't. I must be doing something wrong and it's probably something simple, but I don't see it.
If someone can take a look, I uploaded file in the diagnosis area
called "URC-8820 EXTENDER 3 devices VPT attempt.IR"
here http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/dload ... le_id=5091

Evan_s · Post by **Evan_s** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 2:22 pm

Well looking at your file I notice 2 things that immediately seem off to me.

1) There is no initial setting for most of the sets. In the other settings on the general tab set the T V P and O devices to what you want them to initially start out at.

2) Your Macros for the device keys are still mostly default. You dvd key does set the V to Aud and that should work but it's not really the best way to do it. If you leave the V set out entirely for DVD it will leave the volume to what ever the last device is so it's usually best to just have the device macros set what you need to be switched to that device and just leave everything where it is. If you want normal VPT behavior you can just leave the V off of all the device macros except AUD and it should always be on V_aud.

underquark · Post by **underquark** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:34 am

I'm not clear about "VPT Status" in this extender; under General Tab, Other Settings, try setting VPT status to "On", initial V device to AUD, TV or whatever you commonly use and seeing if your macros re-assign V correctly. I think it's quite sensible to assign V commands to each button macro and find that VPT globally "on" or "off" confuses me somewhat.

rindertp · Post by **rindertp** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:50 am

Even_s wrote

1) There is no initial setting for most of the sets. In the other settings on the general tab set the T V P and O devices to what you want them to initially start out at.

You are right. I simplified my original file (some of the initial settings are therefor not activated) just to demonstrate that the VTP was not working and that it was not due to over complicating things.
My ultimate goal is to have the choice to have the original settings (short press) and a VTP (long press)
So I can't use the VPT set on one device in the other settings as long as I can't override this by a V_ command when I wish too.
I tried this and it doesn't work either.

Post by **vickyg2003** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 2:06 pm

You've discovered a bug in the rdf.
The V_ and P_ keys are in the wrong order. I'll fix it when I'm sober.

The keys are supposed to be C_, T_, V_, P_ and O_

Instead I typed them in C_, T_, P_, V_ and O_ order.

You can fix this in your RDF or you can wait until I fix it tomorrow.

Post by **vickyg2003** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:21 am

I uploaded the corrected RDF this morning.

When you replace the RDF examine your macros since the P_ buttons will now be V_ buttons and visa versa.

rindertp · Post by **rindertp** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:04 pm

Thanks Vicky. That fixed it. I had chanced the RDF file myself before and downloaded it to the remote. It didn't work. So I waited until you fixed the RDF yourself. The problem was not my faulty chancing of the RDF but the fact that I hadn't checked the swapping of the V- and P_. Now it works as I had intended it.

Post by **vickyg2003** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:23 pm

I'm glad I remembered to mention that P_ V_ thing.

Enjoy!