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Interesting remote codes for Toshiba HD DVD players
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Post 1 made on Sunday November 18, 2007 at 02:40
tapsas
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Use this information at your own risk!

I shot the whole range of remote codes at my Toshiba HD DVD player yesterday with a Pronto and thought I'd share my results with you guys. I have an European HD-XA2 (HD-XE1) but reading from Internet I think many of these codes work for other Toshiba HD DVD players as well, perhaps HD-A1 and HD-A2 as well as HD-E1 at least?

Apparently the Tosbiha HD DVD remote code is using some NEC format which in short-hand (that is supported by many universal remote controllers) looks like this:

900A 006D 0000 0001 45B5 xxxx

Where the last xxxx is formed of two hex numbers that total FF when added together. Like the first code is 00FF where 00 I think is the actual function and FF is a checksum. This means that there are 256 possible remote codes ranging from 00FF to FF00.

This is all my conjecture, so use at your own risk, but see this thread on RemoteCentral.com for some insight into this and also on the subject of how to convert the NEC1 protocol short-hand above to a longer format if your remote requires it:

[Link: remotecentral.com]

The most important remote code, of course, that could be gleaned from all this is the discrete off (play could be used for discrete on):

- Discrete off: 900A 006D 0000 0001 45B5 936C

But I also found some interesting maintenance codes in the Cxxx range. Trying this though, I'd recommend being very careful and avoiding e.g. the code ending with xx3A. That starts some kind of update process apparently saying don't shut down. It accepts no remote commands (it shows the remote code pressed on player's screen though, which is interesting), no powerdown but is fortunately exitable by pressing Eject on the player - or at least was for me, I'm not trying that one again... Whew. Some other codes also produce error messages on video or on player screen.

These codes I found to do something interesting:

- Player display test, all the items in the player display light up and animate: 900A 006D 0000 0001 45B5 C738

- Disc tray lock (for all you folks with kids) on and off: 900A 006D 0000 0001 45B5 C639

- Time and date on players screen (sorry, only for a moment): 900A 006D 0000 0001 45B5 CB34

- Factory reset (you loose all your settings): 900A 006D 0000 0001 45B5 CD32

- Perhaps the coolest, version/revision information screen:900A 006D 0000 0001 45B5 CF30

See here what it looks like, thanks to gsw at AVS:



[Link: avsforum.com]

Except on mine it says HD-XE1 something on the first row and I guess some of the other numbers are different too, I don't recall.

Also the codes C936, CC33 and CE31 produce firmware etc. version information that is displayer on player's screen.

I wonder if some of the maintenance codes could be used to help bricked players. OTOH, toying with the maintenance codes might brick your player so try at your own risk and please be careful.

I'm sorry I'm no remote code expert so this is the extent of help I can offer, others at RemoteCentral.com might be able to so try that.
Post 2 made on Wednesday November 21, 2007 at 11:23
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a pcf file including all 256 IR codes to test:
XE1, A30 (ep30) & A35 (ep35)

[Link: cromddr.free.fr]
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OP | Post 3 made on Wednesday November 28, 2007 at 16:53
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Thanks a lot VoTT!

More discussion on this subject here:

[Link: avsforum.com]
Post 4 made on Sunday December 2, 2007 at 07:11
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Toshiba HD-DVD EP35 (A35) and maybe EP30 (A30) and XE1


Power Off:
900A 006D 0000 0001 45B5 936C

Change resolution:
900A 006D 0000 0001 45B5 C43B

Reset setup:
900A 006D 0000 0001 45B5 CE31

Info Firmware:
900A 006D 0000 0001 45B5 CF30

i post the complete ccf to remotecentral.
RU990 (TSU7500)
OP | Post 5 made on Monday December 3, 2007 at 15:50
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I think I got it...!

Discrete ON would seem to be:

900A 006D 0000 0001 45B5 FE01

At least I can't seem to get it to do anything other than to turn the machine on (it won't initiate play when pressing it in stopped state nor will it toggle power)...
Post 6 made on Sunday December 9, 2007 at 03:29
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Do you know how to convert those codes to .CCF format?

On December 2, 2007 at 07:11, VoTT said...
Info Firmware:
900A 006D 0000 0001 45B5 CF30

i post the complete ccf to remotecentral.
Post 7 made on Sunday December 9, 2007 at 08:50
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On December 9, 2007 at 03:29, acvelon said...
Do you know how to convert those codes to .CCF format?

It depends what you want the CCF file for.

For almost all models of Pronto, you could use ProntoEdit, go to the properties of some button and paste in one of the short Pronto Hex strings quoted in this thread.

But most non Pronto programs that understand Pronto Hex and/or CCF files, won't understand that version of Pronto Hex. For those, you would need to use MakeHex and nec1.irp to generate the longer form of Pronto Hex from some of the numbers in the short form.
Post 8 made on Sunday December 9, 2007 at 11:12
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hi
can anyone help me out please?
i would like to try the discrete code for off on my hd30 using my prontoneo(i know its old but dont laugh) :p
i cant enter the code into neohacker, it says proper pronto codes must start 0000

any ideas?
Post 9 made on Sunday December 9, 2007 at 16:28
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Thanks for your advise John.
I'm trying to import Pronto .CCF into Crestron IR editing software. Acceptable format is .CCF codes that starts from 0000. I've tried to use MakeHex but I have no clue what numbers to use for 'Device' and 'Function' fields. Can you please give me a hint or link where I can read how to get those numbers from for example "900A 006D 0000 0001 45B5 936C" combination.

-a
Post 10 made on Sunday December 9, 2007 at 16:34
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On December 9, 2007 at 16:28, acvelon said...
for example "900A 006D 0000
0001 45B5 936C"

900A means you need to use the nec1.irp file with MakeHex.

45 hex is 69 decimal.
B5 hex is 181 decimal.

Together those mean that you must edit the device line in nec1.irp to say:
Device=69.181

93 hex is 147 decimal. That means you need to select function 147 from the MakeHex output.

The other parts of the short Pronto Hex string should be ignored.

On December 9, 2007 at 16:28, acvelon said...
Acceptable format is .CCF codes

Not sure if you really mean a CCF file, or you mean individual Pronto Hex strings. If you mean Pronto Hex strings, they are all in the nec1.hex file output by MakeHex. Copy them out one at a time with a text editor.

If you mean a CCF file, it is probably it is easiest to pass the entire MakeHex output to IrPanels or hex2ccf to create a CCF file with 256 numbered buttons, import that ccf, then edit, drag, alias etc. (whatever makes sense in Crestron) button 147 to the desired function.

For other functions, if you don't know how to convert hex to decimal, use Windows calculator in view/scientific mode.


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