Hi Barry, On 25/8/05 9:17 AM, "Barry Hee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> After searching the forums I am unsure of the following aspects > regarding IR transmission. ie controlling the Pace DC420 STB via LIRC. > I did find a product from IRTrans (www.irtrans.de/en/) which seems > exactly what I am after as it states that it controls Pace STBs > although its expensive at 99 Euros. You don't need the IRTrans, you can build an IR blaster using parts from Dick Smith Electronics following the schematic here: http://www.lirc.org/transmitters.html The first simple transmitter is what I built. Then you stick that on the front of the Foxtel box. You need the remote codes for LIRC, which can be downloaded here: http://www.nexusuk.org/projects/mythtv/lirc/ And a channel change script, which is fairly simple with a couple of caveats -- you should send the SKY button (FOXTEL button) twice and do a short wait before changing the channels. (This makes sure the box is switched on and not in any menus or active services.) Add a wait at the end and set the Foxtel box's Banner Timeout to 1 second in the Picture Settings menu as well. > > Has anybody been successfully in controlling the Pace STB via some > IRBlaster? (homebrew or retail product). Very successful -- the homebrew above. > Also does the retail version > of the PVR 150 contain an IRBlaster as it does in the US? I don't know, but as a side note I'm very happy so far with my PVR150MCE. Hope this helps. Joshua King
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