Newbie help with jp1 interface troubleshooting

catania62 · Post by **catania62** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:41 pm

I am new to this, but learning quickly. I have a Olevia TV that no remote will work with, well at least what I have read. So I purchased a JP1 simple cable (parallel) cable from DYI. I am trying to get it to work with a newer style comcast remote, 3dvr with the red select button. They post Olevia codes but don't work, anyhow I get the error message thru the IR that "no response from the remote. Make sure your interface is plugged into JP1 correctly." I read a lot and tried the battery trick and others, no go.
Is this cable I purchased only for the older JP1 remotes? If so, please suggest my next course of action, buy the serial cable- will that work with this remote? or try to find an older jp1 remote to work with this cable?

Also since I have tried the interface, the remote just blinks on the cable button, and will not work at all. Any suggestions?
Thank you in advance.

Blaze

Capn Trips · Post by **Capn Trips** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:09 pm

You need to read this post. It's rather prominently listed in the Hardware forum.

Your remote is a JP 1.3 remote and will not work with the cable you have.

You need a JP 1.2 cable to work with that remote, or a JP 1 remote to work with your cable.

catania62 · Post by **catania62** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 6:04 am

Thank you for the link. I enjoy learning about interesting topics such as this. I did not realize when I ordered the cable that each computer interface, parallel, serial, usb etc had jp limitiations on the other end. I re ordered the serial cable.
I guess I was too excited about using only one remote for my Olevia TV.

catania62 · Post by **catania62** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:35 am

For others: I just received the serial cable and it works fine with the Comcast 1067 remote. I was able to upgrade and get my Olevia 232 TV to work with the comcast remote.