a couple of questions on the 8910

wlasley · Post by **wlasley** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 11:28 am

1. on both th 8910, and the radio shack 2116, the vcr playback functions (play, rew, fwd, pause, stop, pause, and record) are triggered when those keys are pressed in the TV, CBL, and SAT modes. Any way to change this?

2. My RCA vcr's initial setup code of 0060 (factory default) would operate the unit on a few basic funtions (on/off, play, ch+, etc). since i wished to add advanced functions of tracking and discrete power, i used JP1 and added the extras with the setup code of 0060 resulting in NOTHING working. after experimenting with other setup codes listed for the RCA, i hit on 1060 and everything works! SO, why did adding to 0060 render even the power on/off useless?

Mark Pierson · Post by **Mark Pierson** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 12:34 pm

1) Try changing the Transport device on IR's general tab. For the 8910, it's called "HT transport device" and the 2116 calls it "My System transport device".

2) If you built an upgrade to replace 0060, did you specifiy the proper protocol and device settings on the Setup sheet, and enter the proper EFC's on Functions?

wlasley · Post by **wlasley** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 12:54 pm

1. i tried that on the 8910 and the 2116 with no success-the VCR wins out on those buttons.

2. i was building an upgrade and there was no protocol change listed and i did enter all the efc's. but come to think of it, i don't remember entering/changing the device code, which for my situation would have been 2 for a vcr. and since you asked, i guess that's important?

Post by **The Robman** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 1:09 pm

The fact that you called your upgrade VCR/0060 doesn't in anyway associate it with the built in VCR/0060 code. So, you are not "changing" the VCR/0060 code, you are "replacing" it, therefore you need to have the correct protocol selected and the correct device codes entered.

wlasley · Post by **wlasley** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 1:34 pm

thanks Rob. So when you say "device code" you mean whether it's 1-15 (for the 8910 and the 2116 in the IR) not the EFC's? right?

also, on both th 8910, and the radio shack 2116, the vcr playback functions (play, rew, fwd, pause, stop, pause, and record) are triggered when those keys are pressed in the TV, CBL, and SAT modes. Any way to change this? I have tried to designate another device other than VCR as the transport device in the IR to no avail. is this designation hardwired?

johnsfine · Post by **johnsfine** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 1:50 pm

(Assuming no extender) the transport device set in IR.EXE only affects Home Theater (My System) mode. It doesn't affect other device modes.

The punch through to VCR mode for transport keys in other device modes only occurs when the transport keys are otherwise undefined in those modes. You certainly can override it with KeyMoves. You could override with a device upgrade, but that might require changing the device type displayed when you select that device mode, which you may prefer not to change.

Post by **The Robman** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 1:50 pm

wlasley wrote:thanks Rob. So when you say "device code" you mean whether it's 1-15 (for the 8910 and the 2116 in the IR) not the EFC's? right?

I didn't follow that, which probably means that you're missing something. When I say "device code" I am referring to the code that's encoded in the IR signals. Maybe you're confusing the terms "setup code" (eg, VCR/0060) with "device code". At any rate, if your goal is to re-create VCR/0060 in KM, you will need to select the RCA protocol and enter 14 as your device code.

wlasley wrote:also, on both th 8910, and the radio shack 2116, the vcr playback functions (play, rew, fwd, pause, stop, pause, and record) are triggered when those keys are pressed in the TV, CBL, and SAT modes. Any way to change this? I have tried to designate another device other than VCR as the transport device in the IR to no avail. is this designation hardwired?

I just checked the layouts in KM for both the URC-8910 and the 15-2116, and the transport keys are defined in every mode except TV, so if you create CBL and SAT upgrades that have these buttons defined, the problem will go away. In TV mode, you will have to either create an upgrade using another device mode (which will also change the LCD display) or you will have to use key moves to program the transport keys.