JP1 Remotes

vickyg2003 · Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 7:21 pm Post subject: Menu Keys on Cable remotes

Even though I love cable remotes (Atlas and Comcast) I haven't had much chance to use them on the actual boxes. Now that Jim has shown me how to get more divisions out of my extenders, I'd like to seperate the M(menu) keys and the O(other) keys.

What I'd like to know from actual users of Cable equipment is Which of the keys need to be grouped with the M, to make the most out of using menus on your cable box.
_________________
Remember to provide feedback to let us know how the problem was solved and share your upgrades.

Tip: When creating an upgrade, always include ALL functions from the oem remote, even if you never plan on assigning them to a button. Complete function lists makes an upgrade more helpful to others.

jimdunn · Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Posts: 544 Location: NSW, Australia

The Atlas extender I'm using - Atlas JP1.3 Extender V2.10.zip :

mr_d_p_gumby · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 10:34 am Post subject:

It would be next to impossible to navigate the menus of recent cable boxes without the A, B, C, D buttons, so I'd consider moving them to the M keyset.
_________________
Mike England

JP1 Group at Yahoo!, JP1 Files Area

xnappo · Expert Joined: 30 Dec 2003 Posts: 861

pH7_jp1 · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 2:06 pm Post subject:

The Robman · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 2:11 pm Post subject:

But if they're needed in some markets, that's enough justification for including them in the Menu group.
_________________
Rob
www.hifi-remote.com
Please don't PM me with remote questions, post them in the forums so all the experts can help!

jimdunn · Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Posts: 544 Location: NSW, Australia

unclemiltie · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 10:08 pm Post subject:

It's a trivial change to move keys around in the extender (fortunately since I built it so that I can have complete control of the key lists)

if the general opinion is that the "letters" should be in the M keyset, I can build a set of JP1.3 releases in a couple of days that would make that change.
_________________
this JP1 stuff is a sickness!

vickyg2003 · Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 3:49 am Post subject:

Thanks for the insight. Without ever using these cable remotes with the cable boxes its hard to tell how these should work, and PH7_JP1's info will be especially helpful to me with the FL-MI insight.
_________________
Remember to provide feedback to let us know how the problem was solved and share your upgrades.

Tip: When creating an upgrade, always include ALL functions from the oem remote, even if you never plan on assigning them to a button. Complete function lists makes an upgrade more helpful to others.