ReplayTV
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ReplayTV
ReplayTV is a brand of Digital Video Recorders (DVR), a term synonymous with Personal Video Recorder (PVR). It is a consumer video device which allows users to capture television programming to internal hard disk storage for later viewing (and time shifting). All of which are at end of life since 2006.
Some of the ReplayTV DVRs come with a JP1 compatible remote controls. However the contribution does not stop there. Some of these units also have the capability of control third-party set-top boxes in order to facilitate scheduled recordings. Many of these upgrades were originally sourced from JP1's Remote Master Device Upgrade (RMDU) files. RID
RIDgen
RIDgen is a software tool created by Flipflop to convert UEI's EFC or OBC codes into a format useable by ReplayTV DVRs.
How to use RIDgen
Prequisites:
- RIDgen software package
- RemoteMaster with associated RDF files.
Instructions:
- Find a JP1 upgrade file the Device Upgrade category of the File Section.
- Load that file into Remote Master (RM).
- Run RIDGen and copy the "Protocol", "Device Number", and "Sub-Device" or other sub-parameter from RM into the respective fields.
- Select the "Functions" tab in RM.
- Copy the EFC or OBC codes for all digits 0 through 9, as well as Enter and Power functions (if available) from RM to RIDGen.
- Click the "MakeHex" button to verify the Initial bits and Repeated bits get generated and propagate into their respective columns.
- You might get an error stating, "Unknown Protocol". This is an indication that MakeHex does not have a InfraRed Protocol (IRP) file for the respective protocol included with the RIDgen distribution. You may need to generate one or find an appropriate IRP file which address the selected protocol.
- You might get an error stating, "Unknown Protocol". This is an indication that MakeHex does not have a InfraRed Protocol (IRP) file for the respective protocol included with the RIDgen distribution. You may need to generate one or find an appropriate IRP file which address the selected protocol.
- At this point you can click "Save" in RIDGen, the filename will default to "C1000fi.rid". The nomenclature of the filename is "(first letter of Type)(Code#)fi.rid". Altering the values for Code and Type in RIDgen will change the output filename respectively when opting to save.
- You can see an overview of the fields in the RM to RIDgen Overview document.
| There is a dedicated JP1 sub-forum related to ReplayTV topics. Also, you can find ReplayTV relative downloads from JP1's respective File Section. |
