JP1 Remotes

i_am_jim · Joined: 26 Dec 2008 Posts: 134

The gracious folks on this forum have helped me program my Comcast remote a couple of times in the past. It's always so long between occasions I forget everything I knew.

Yesterday my DVR failed and I had to get a replacement from Comcast. The problem is they have changed models. And, I was told I also had to change remotes. Physically the two remotes look almost identical. The only differences I see are:
o The original was silver and the new one is gray.
o The original had the word Comcast at the bottom and the new one has Xfinity.

I haven't been able to find the model number of the new one.

Here's what I've done so far.

Using IR I downloaded the configuration of the new remote and saved it to a file. The "Code" given for the DVR in the new remote is 1982. I then loaded the configuration that has been working perfectly in the old unit and changed the DVR Code to 1982 -- see screenshot https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6246962/Untitled-1.gif

Almost everything worked, but two important DVR buttons don't. I really don't understand a lot about this process, but I thought the Code carried all the data required to program a device. About all I could imagine is the difference has something to do with the model differences, but again, I don't understand much about this.

I replaced the configuration data for the new device using the file I had saved and it works correctly for the DVR again.

Can someone suggest a way to combine the earlier configuration for the new device (DVR) with the configuration for the axillary devices such I have a remote that does what I need again.

vickyg2003

andyross · Joined: 13 Jun 2004 Posts: 261 Location: Aurora, IL

Even if it's the newer DCX series, it should still work. The newer ones support both the older Motorola codes, and the newer XMP. In fact, if you want the 30-second skip, you have to use the older code as there is no XMP equivalent.

i_am_jim · Joined: 26 Dec 2008 Posts: 134

Thanks for both replies, but you don't realize how little I understand about this process. For one thing I've only worked with IR and Keymap-Master.

Blundering through without really knowing what I'm doing I downloaded the Upgrade you linked to. Put it in KM and tried to copy and paste into IR. It produced this error https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6246962/Pasting-into-IR.gif

Note the device model shown in the grab bar of IE is the old remote. As I said in my original post I don't know the model of this new remote, and I'm assuming it's the one in the Upgrade -- URC-6131 PVR. BTW does RDF mean remote model? If so, I assume this will change if I can successfully copy over the upgrade?

Next, assuming I'm finally able to copy over the upgrade, do I copy it onto the configuration that worked for the old remote, burn it to the new remote and I'm done?

i_am_jim · Joined: 26 Dec 2008 Posts: 134

Here is the only ID label I've found for the new remote https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6246962/Xfinity-Comcast-remote.jpg

I have begun a collection of the pictures I have posted here https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8d05yg70qu5ujp7/uqyo0CsAeL

vickyg2003, I wasn't sure what you meant by

vickyg2003 · Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 3:31 pm Post subject:

Hey Jim.

I want the IR file you downloaded from old remote, and the IR file you downloaded from the new remote.

We'll do the work for you, or we can tutor you through it. Either way having the two FILES will let us tell you what needs to be done.

Vicky

i_am_jim · Joined: 26 Dec 2008 Posts: 134

Thanks a lot. I'll upload them to the Diagnosis Section

i_am_jim · Joined: 26 Dec 2008 Posts: 134

Here they are:
http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/dload.php?action=file&file_id=11908 Setup that was working on old DVR. Read description.
http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/dload.php?action=file&file_id=11909 Unmodified code dumped from new gray Xfinity remote -- used with new Cisco RNG200N DVR

vickyg2003 · Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 6:35 pm Post subject:

Give this a try
http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/dload.php?action=file&file_id=11910

i_am_jim · Joined: 26 Dec 2008 Posts: 134

vickyg2003 · Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 7:07 am Post subject:

i_am_jim · Joined: 26 Dec 2008 Posts: 134

I thought it was all over but no.

I have two copies of the same remote. The first of the two (the one I've been working on) the image/code installed without a hitch and is working. But, when I tried to install the same code on the second I get this error:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6246962/Clipboard01.jpg

When I try to download the contents of the remote into an empty/blank IR I get the same error message.

???????

mdavej · Expert Joined: 08 Oct 2003 Posts: 4501

Is it possible your second remote is actually one of THESE?

i_am_jim · Joined: 26 Dec 2008 Posts: 134

3FG · Expert Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 3367

Do a 983 signature blink back. If the sig is 3039, it should work with IR.exe. If instead it is 2556, you'll have to use RMIR. However, don't try to upload an IR file intended for a 3039 remote into a 2556. The inner workings are quite different.