Your 6131 since it came back from upgrade, it is a jp1 ready remote, all you need to do is add the cable.

I just ordered a cable. I'm ready for the brave new world of JP1. I've had it with this remote. Time to teach it a lesson.

was there ever a solution for people with a MX-500 and the 1014? i have both and dont have a Pocket PC to send the codes too. any suggestions on how to get the MX-500 to take the codes from the remote?

Have basicly the same problem with MX-500 and Pioneer VSX-515: cannot get working STEREO, STANDART, MIDNIGHT, SYSTEM SETUP...
No solution?..

Resurecting an older thread....

I've got one of the very early MX-500s. I recently upgraded my receiver to the Pioneer Elite VSX-72TXV. I am having a terrible time trying to get the MX-500 to learn the receiver's remote. Many of the basic functions are working using the MX-500 Audio 033 PrePro programming. But many buttons just refuse to be programmed. Such as the direct iPod button, THX, Standard, and even the joystick buttons refuse to be learned.

After reading this, I downloaded and tried the OmniRemote software for the Palm OS. I was successful in teaching the OmniRemote the difficult Pioneer commands but I was STILL unsuccessful in getting the MX-500 to learn the commands from the OmniRemote. The MX-500 APPEARS to learn the commands (I get the "Good" text), but those problem commands just won't work from the MX-500 to control the receiver.

Is there any chance that my MX-500 is so old that it just won't handle the frequencies generated by the Pioneer remote? Do I need a firmware upgrade?

This is all very frustrating. The Pioneer receiver commands are the only ones giving me trouble. HELP please!!

Thanks in advance!

Mark

Well, it took a bit of doing, but I finally got all of my Pioneer VSX-72TXV remote commands programmed into my MX-500. Per the hints in this thread, I picked up a One4All URC-8811 and used it as the go-between learning remote. As I said, it took some doing... because the 8811 has a very small amount of memory (and the Pioneer's advanced commands are long), I had to stop and reset the 8811 between "batches" of commands. (I found the reset codes for the 8811 on the web.)

Now the URC-8811 goes in a drawer until I might need it again. I've got the MX-500 configured exactly how I want it and I'm half tempted to buy another one to clone over and keep a "backup".

BTW, I set up a device called "DSCRTS" (short for Discretes) on my MX-500. I used a Harmony remote to teach some of my component's discrete codes to my MX-500. Rather than put them on pages with each device (due to lack of room), I created a dedicated "device" for them. Now I can add them to Macro's as needed. That still leaves me with two open device slots on my MX-500 so no problem.

Oh.. one last thought... as components (like the Pioneer receiver) get more and more complex, the 4 pages of LCD screen buttons on the MX-700 and newer models is looking mighty attractive. Too bad it absolutely requires a Windows computer (I'm a Mac user). If they had a Mac version of their editor software, I'd probably already have purchased an MX-700. (Yes, I am aware of using PC Emulation software but that would double the cost of buying one.)

Mark