is there a quick step someone can tell me how to program a discrete code for power off for my devices? thanks a lot.

what i am trying to say, if i know the code like power on aa-51
is there a way to program that code?
I dont' see any way in the manual. they only say download the codeset from somewhere (universal ir browswer).

thx

"aa-51" is not enough information. Maybe the brand would be enough extra info (for example I would know what "aa-51" means in a Pioneer brand device). Maybe much more info would be required.

With the extra info, you could use MakeHex to convert the code to ProntoHex.

Once you have the MakeHex output, some versions of the MX editor let you paste that directly in. But I've never had access to such a version.

Alternately, you can use IrPanels or hex2ccf to convert MakeHex output to a ccf file, then use universal browser to pull the desired signal(s) in. For a large number of related signals, that path is easier than pasting them directly would be.

it's a pioneer receiver . they have on code and off code.
we're in the technology age, and URC couldn't make their editor do this for us?
I mean have an option that you put in the HEX code and it does its own conversion.
Who do they have working for them? It's bogus that they don't give out updateable software, and then people go through all this work to put in a discrete code.
I feel like we're trying to hack Playstation games,

Does anyone have the ccf file for the pioneer receiver vsx-2010 and pioneer PDP-5040 plasam. Seems like the pioneer TV's use the same code and the pioneer receivers have the same on/off codes.

Pioneer posts their codes in .ccf pronto files, .rcc URC files and raw data.

There have been numerous posts lately with the link referenced.

Do a quick forum search and you will find them.

Likely, you will not need to convert anything. If your model is not on the list, try a similar file.

Thanks Johnsfine for the info.
If you dont mind, when you mention Pronto, are you refering to Pronto remotes?
Or is that just a name everyone uses for this hex codes.

Also, If i have Universal Remote mx-900, would i still go through your suggestion or is that only for Pronto?

I went to Pioneer site, and they have some files for Pioneer receivers and plasmas.
THey have .mxf extention. can those files help me in any way to reduce the pain?

AA-51 translated to Pronto Hex is

0000 0068 0000 0022 0168 00B4 0016 0017 0016 0044 0016 0017 0016 0044 0016 0017 0016 0044 0016 0017 0016 0044 0016 0044 0016 0017 0016 0044 0016 0017 0016 0044 0016 0017 0016 0044 0016 0017 0016 0044 0016 0017 0016 0017 0016 0017 0016 0044 0016 0017 0016 0044 0016 0017 0016 0017 0016 0044 0016 0044 0016 0044 0016 0017
0016 0044 0016 0017 0016 0044 0016 06DA


I was wondering about that. I scanned my collection of downloaded CCF files for Pioneer device code AA and all the devices I found were TV's, not receivers, and none of those CCF files included command 51 (hex).

To produce that code, I used MakeHex with the file pioneer.irp and I edited it to set device=170. (AA hex is 170 decimal) then I grabbed function 81 from the MakeHex output (51 hex is 81 decimal).

You could do something similar if you have a few more functions you want.

But Pioneer has CCF files on their web site for many of their devices. Probably it would be easier for you to get the signals you want from there.


There are a lot of different IR protocols. The translation is different for each one. The task of doing a bunch of those translations may be harder than you think (or the programmers working on it might be less skilled than they ought to be).


I agree, but I think we're not permitted to talk about that outside the one thread dedicated to talking about that.


I just tried to make that a little easier for you. I hope it helped.

I was interrupted before pressing send on my previous post, meanwhile a couple other posts were added.


Yes but


Lots of other universal IR systems include the ability to import codes from Pronto Hex.


Yes, unless you found a file for the right model on the Pioneer site.


The universal browser in your MX editor can drag buttons from a .mxf file. I don't expect that's any different from dragging from a .ccf file. There might also be other ways the MX editor could use that .mxf file (that wouldn't work for ccf). But to merge a few discretes into an existing config, I think Universal Browser would be easiest anyway.