JP1 Remotes

[collinsdean]

I have a remote controlled Adcom GTP-550 (tuner/preamp) and my Motorola DCH6416 cable set-top box is remote controlled by a Universal Electronics Atlas OCAP-5 "universal - learning" remote. The problem is they don't talk to each other. I suspect they are working at different frequencies, but there could be other problems.

The web site for the UE OCAP-5 does not list the device code for ANYBODY's pre-amp., only A/V receivers. That further leads me to speculate that the TV people and the remote control high end audio worlds went in different directions (using different frequencies) several years ago and we are having a bitch of time programming our supposedly "universal" remotes to operate our (slightly higher end) audio equipment.

Any help you can offer me would be greatly appreciated. If I have to buy a different preamp, I will. But I will never stuff an integrated A/V receiver into my otherwise high end (tubes, electrostatic speakers) system.

[Capn Trips]

Wow! What a rant! You sound almost Obama-esque in your elitism.

I wonder how you came to such a conclusion (about different frequencies)? Perhaps you don't have a built-in setup code for your pre-amp, but your remote can certainly generate the required signal. There is an upgrade for an ADCOM preamp (GTP-500) in the upgrade area which I would bet will operate your preamp from your Atlas remote, but you need to get a JP1.2 cable and read the beginner's readme's about using the JP1 tools available on this site.
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[collinsdean]

"elitism"?
You obviously don't know any audiophiles. I don't know of a one who would ever own a receiver. They are a miserable, unnecessary audio compromise compared to separate pre- & power amps, not to mention the fact my varying low impedance electrostats would fry it in short order. I have used a pair of 300 watt (stereo, using one side only for ea. speaker) Adcom power amps for the last 25 years without a hitch, but only for TV audio. For serious listening, I have an Audio Research D-250 servo (tubes). But a set of 36 matched quads Gold Lion KT-88s would set me back many $K. So, I save their limited life (approx. 3000 hrs) for LPs & DVD-audio.

If you don't know what a KT-88 is, Google it.

[collinsdean]

I think I downloaded the GTP-502.ccf upgrade setup code (JP-1 file?) to my hard drive, but haven't a clue how to upload it into my OCAP 1056B01-L (JP-1.3) remote. I don't have the proper cable either - looks like a 6-pin female-mini on one one end and probably a USB on the other. I wonder what level of operating system must be running the computer to achieve a successful transfer.

As they have different setup codes for the 500, 501 & 502 preamps, why would one for the 550 tuner/preamp be the same? Maybe it is. Can't work worse than the nothing it does now.

That's why I'm a beginner. I like to ask questions.

[MaximusPlank]

[kupakai]

According to the chart here, It seems like AUD/0616 is a match for Adcom devices listed in that chart. Unfortunately, that setup code is not in Atlas OCAP (oddly, it is in the older versions of the Atlas 5 remotes, though).

If you have JP1.2 cable, you can use this file to upload to your remote.

If you don't, you should be able to use AUD/0577 to program in advanced codes. Essentially, that code will not have any buttons programmed correctly for your remote. However, it does use the same protocol as your device and you can use it to program in all the functions for your device using advanced codes.

To do this, first set the setup code for the audio device to 0577. Then to program in each function do the following. As an example to program in volume up:

1. Press and release AUD
2. Press and hold SETUP until the remote blinks twice
3. Type 994
4. Press and release SETUP
5. Type 00112
6. Press and release Vol+ button
The remote should blink twice, and the Vol+ should now work. Test it before doing the other functions.

If the above works, to add the rest of the of functions, repeat steps 2-6 and use the following codes in step 5, and press the button you want the assign that function to in step 6:

vol up = 00112
vol down = 00113
bal check = 00101
center- = 00103
center+ = 00231
rear- = 00107
rear+ = 00235
sub vr+ = 00111
sub vr- = 00110
surround mode = 00106
delay = 00228
power = 00189
mute = 00191
video 1 = 00188
video 2 = 00192
video 3 = 00190
video 4 = 00194
cd = 00061
tuner = 00065
tape1 = 00063
tape2 = 00067
tuning+ = 00060
tuning- = 00064
shift = 00062
am/fm = 00066
preset 1 = 00125
preset 2 = 00129
preset 3 = 00127
preset 4 = 00131
preset 5 = 00124
preset 6 = 00128
preset 7 = 00126
preset 8 = 00130

As you can see, it's much easier with a JP1.2 cable, but it can be done without it if you really want.

BTW, most IR remotes, whether lowest end TV or high end audio work within a range of frequencies that most learning remotes can learn (I believe B&O is one of the rare exception). In fact, Adcom devices are using a very common NEC IR protocol that are used in many types of AV devices, and is quite common among inexpensive no-name brand TVs.

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[Capn Trips]