Discrete on/off, internal mute for Philips 42PF9431D/37?

[clemon79]

1. Device: Philips 42PF9431D/37
2. Type of device: TV
3. Year: 2006
4. JP1/UEI Remote model: URC 6131
5. Do you have a JP1 cable? Yes
6. Still have original remote? Yes, desired codes are not on it
7. Checked the file section? Yes
8. Checked Pronto file section (at R/C)? Yes
9. Partially working setup code? Yes
10. Learning remote question? No

(I'm specifically looking for the discrete on/off and internal mute codes for this TV (if either exist, or confirmation that they don't if not), for the purpose of programming a Harmony One, but I can upload into my 6131 if necessary to have something the One can "learn" from. Thanks much!)

[Mark Pierson]

1. Device: Philips 42PF9431D/37
9. Partially working setup code? Yes

What is the partially working setup code that works on the 6131?

[clemon79]

What is the partially working setup code that works on the 6131?

Oh, that was pretty dumb of me, sorry about that.

According to what I have in IR, the code is 1454.

[Mark Pierson]

Is the "internal mute" function different than the standard "mute" function mapped to the MUTE button?

[clemon79]

Is the "internal mute" function different than the standard "mute" function mapped to the MUTE button?

Well, I'm hoping so. The regular "mute" puts a little icon in the upper-left corner of the screen that stays there for the duration of the mute. Apparently some TV's have a second "internal mute" option, that does the same thing, but without any kind of onscreen acknowledgment. For some activities on the One, I want to kill the sound on the TV and use my stereo to provide sound instead, but I don't want that mute icon on-screen. Hence, why I am trying to find out if my TV has "internal mute", and if so, where it is.

[clemon79]

I've found the discretes! 018 (on) and 082 (off), same as TV_0054.

So I just need to get to the bottom of this "internal mute" mystery.

[Capn Trips]

You may have to just make a macro with a lot of Vol- sequences.

[clemon79]

You may have to just make a macro with a lot of Vol- sequences.

Yeah, I know that's an option, but that's a gawd-awful ugly option. Right now I'm just doing that by hand, but that's not why I got the One, ya know? I think I'd stick to doing it by hand before I resorted to making 37 VolumeDowns part of the "Watch TV through the stereo" activity.

[Capn Trips]

Well, a lot of these TV's have a menu-selectable option to disable the internal speakers, or "select" external speakers, or something like that, presumable without the "muted" icon. . If that menu selection exists, you should be able to craft a macro that gets you to that selection with somewhat fewer than 37 steps.

[clemon79]

Well, a lot of these TV's have a menu-selectable option to disable the internal speakers, or "select" external speakers, or something like that, presumable without the "muted" icon. . If that menu selection exists, you should be able to craft a macro that gets you to that selection with somewhat fewer than 37 steps.

True. Unfortunately, mine does not.

I found a good compromise while I wait to see if there is a better option, though: there's an up/down rocker on the One, betwen the Menu / Info / Exit / Guide buttons. Nothing I have uses that for a specific purpose, so I now have that set to control TV volume on all activities. So it's not perfect, but at least I don't have to tap over to the Devices menu to get to an easy TV volume turndown, now.