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jackching
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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 3:52 pm Post subject: Help for new setup |
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So one of my setups is having a uhf bell receiver downstairs with a hdmi cord ran up the wall to the tv, a firestick and a hdmi hub/switch all hooked to the same television. I have the upgrade files for both the bell receiver and the hdmi switch. Is there any way of running all of these devices on one remote? My assumption is that i have to run an ir extender up the wall from the bell receiver which i have not worked with before and have no idea about. Also i may have read something about an insight or something for the firestick maybe? Let me know your ideas. The RF bell receiver will also work with IR btw. |
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The Robman Site Owner
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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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Reading between the lines here, am I correct in guessing that you are looking to setup a remote to work the upstairs TV, the problem being that the satellite receiver is positioned near the downstairs TV? So the problem that you are trying to solve is, how to control the satellite receiver from upstairs? _________________ Rob
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jackching
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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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The Robman wrote: | Reading between the lines here, am I correct in guessing that you are looking to setup a remote to work the upstairs TV, the problem being that the satellite receiver is positioned near the downstairs TV? So the problem that you are trying to solve is, how to control the satellite receiver from upstairs? |
Not quite. There is no tv downstairs. The reason for positioning the receiver downstairs is because it is a dual tuner therefore running two tvs upstairs. It is already working with the upstairs tv via a uhf remote. The problem is also on that upstairs tv i have a hdmi switch in which is ran by remote and a firestick which is ran by remote. I have three remotes for that tv alone. I want to be able to have one remote for that tv running those three devices. |
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The Robman Site Owner
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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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I'm probably missing something here, but why does the fact it's a dual tuner mean it has to go downstairs when both of the TVs are upstairs?
The more info you give us, and the clearer it is, the better able we are to help. _________________ Rob
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jackching
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:38 am Post subject: |
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The Robman wrote: | I'm probably missing something here, but why does the fact it's a dual tuner mean it has to go downstairs when both of the TVs are upstairs?
The more info you give us, and the clearer it is, the better able we are to help. |
The two tvs upstairs are wall mounted with no room for stands under them and both rooms have no place to put the receiver as they are bedrooms thats why the receiver is installed downstairs. |
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The Robman Site Owner
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2021 9:38 am Post subject: |
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Go to Amazon and search for "IR remote repeater" to see your options. _________________ Rob
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jackching
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2021 10:26 am Post subject: |
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The Robman wrote: | Go to Amazon and search for "IR remote repeater" to see your options. |
Ya so what do i need for the firestick to work on IR? |
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The Robman Site Owner
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jackching
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2021 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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This is great information. I just need the IR extender and the IReTv and i think im good to go. Does it have to be specifically IReTV or can it be any IR receiver with a USB end on it? I just got the Y adapter in the mail a week or so ago. Oh one other thing, ill need the the upgrade file for the 2020 firestick with volume controls. |
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mdavej Expert
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2021 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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It has to be the IReTV. An IR receiver has no smarts or circuitry to communicate with the Firestick over USB.
It uses Xbox 360 codes (MCE), period. Use punch-thru and your TV or AVR codes for volume control. |
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jackching
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2021 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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mdavej wrote: | It has to be the IReTV. An IR receiver has no smarts or circuitry to communicate with the Firestick over USB.
It uses Xbox 360 codes (MCE), period. Use punch-thru and your TV or AVR codes for volume control. |
Can you curse in here? The IReTV is $58 in canada. Might have to pass on it |
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The Robman Site Owner
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2021 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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Did you check out Roku like Dave suggested (just avoid the stick). _________________ Rob
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jackching
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2021 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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The Robman wrote: | Did you check out Roku like Dave suggested (just avoid the stick). |
I have two firesticks and a roku stick already. I prefer the firestick way more as you can modify it whatever way you want. Maybe ill have to move the roku stick into that room. |
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