There's one overall procedure that I know about, with two alternative steps in the middle.
STEP 1: You need to get a copy of Philips' ProntoEdit (for standard Prontos, not NEOs). Create a new CCF file. Add a new device, then add a new panel in that device. Create a new button, double-click it to get to its properties, select "Add IR" or double-click the existing IR code, and then click the "Advanced" button. This will bring up a window where you can select RC5/6/6a codes. Click "OK" on all the windows you've opened up. Repeat this procedure for every button you want to program. When you're done editing the CCF, save it.
STEP 2: Use a program like CCF Dumper from the CCF Tools suite (look in the Pronto files section here on Remote Central) to get the codes out in that "many sets of 4 digits" format.
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Here's where the procedures diverge:
STEP 3A: Next, use NEOedit to create your desired NEO layout, making sure that the buttons you want to use the RC5 codes with have some IR code associated with them--the actual code doesn't matter, but having a code there is important. Save the NCF file.
STEP 4A: Use NEOhacker (from the NEO files section here at Remote Central) to open the NCF file. Open the directory tree and burrow down to the button you want to change the code on. Select the "Learned IR" entry under "Actions"; the NEO code will appear in the parameter entry box. Open the HTML files generated by CCF Dumper, find the corresponding button, and copy the many-sets-of-4-digits Pronto code. Paste the Pronto code into the parameter entry box in NEOhacker. Repeat for every button you want to change the code on. Save the NCF file.
STEP 5A: Open the NCF file in NEOedit. If desired, run it in the emulator to be sure that everything functions as intended. Download to the NEO.
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Here's the alternate route:
STEP 3B: Download the latest version of RC3200 Setup (from the NEO files section of Remote Central or from
www.marantz.com), which allows direct pasting of Pronto codes. Open or create an NCF file layout that you like. Double-click on each button you want to change to a Pronto code, then double-click the existing code or select "Add IR". Click "Edit IR" to bring up a window where you can actually change the code. Open the HTML files from CCF Dumper and copy/paste the appropriate Pronto code into RC3200 Setup. Repeat for each desired code change. Save the NCF file.
STEP 4B: Use NEOhacker to open the NCF file and save it as a NEO file (as opposed to an RC3200 file).
STEP 5B: Open the NCF file in NEOedit. Download it to the NEO.
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All of the convoluted wrangling one has to go through to get this done makes it clear to me that Philips is purposefully crippling the NEOedit's capabilities to avoid reducing sales of the regular Pronto (and now the Pronto NG). I see no compelling reason why NEOedit couldn't have RC5/6/6a code input or accept Pronto codes directly--or change the startup screen, for that matter...but that's another debate.
Wow. What a long post. Hope you find it helpful.
Mike
This message was edited by Mike Stewart on 03/14/03 20:07.
