Anyone have any idea if the URC-9800 can control the Xbox (and, yes, I already have the Xbox DVD remote kit)? My old DVD player died and I'm now using the Xbox as a DVD player but hate using a 2nd remote.

Any idea what the device code might be?

The code is DVD0522, which is present in the 9800.

Hmmm...I tried DVD 0522 and it didn't work for me. Not sure if my DVD kit is a different rev or something. Any other recommended codes? Thanks, BTW.

I half remember a discussion about a remote kit for the xBox that had a brand name I hadn't heard of before and used a different IR code set than most xBox remotes.

Most xBox remotes use the standard RCA DVD code set, which is DVD/0522. If that really doesn't work you must have one of the odd ones.

You might want to post the brand name of your remote kit here and/or do a search on that brand name to find the previous thread on that subject.

Are you just trying the power key? If the original doesn't have power command, this won't either.

It seems there are a lot of different manufacturers of Xbox remote kits. Looks like this one's manufactured by "Osmart." And, no, I'm not trying the power button. I realize that the Xbox can't be turned off/on remotely without extra wiring, so I'm using the play/skip buttons to test it.

I too have an Osmart kit though it is for PS2 and not Xbox. I don't know if that matters because they seem rather generic. Anyhow I had figured I would need to find out the code the hard way. So I started at 0000 and am now at 1225. Long ways to go and any short cuts would be appreciated!

1) Osmart and PS2 are enough different from the subject of this thread that you're better off starting a new thread with those in the subject line rather than tacking onto a (very) old thread titled Xbox and URC-9800.

2) Which OFA remote do you have?

3) A standard IR kit for the PS2 uses setup code DVD/0533. Double check that one just in case you were careless the first time you tested it. But since Osmart used a nonstandard code for Xbox, I expect they used a nonstandard code for PS2.

4) I found data for IR signals (that I don't recognise at all) for a PS2 remote by a company called Saitek. I don't know how many different nonstandard remotes there are for PS2, but maybe that one is sold under more than one brand name. Unfortunately, I don't know an OFA setup code for that Saitek remote. I doubt that there is one. But it's something else you might want to do a network search on in case you find something by someone who knew more than I know (or remember).

5) Trying the 4 digit numbers one at a time is a major investment of effort with little chance of success. But you might finish it off fairly quickly (if you really did the low numbers already). The devices spreadsheet from the JP1 group lists just the following as DVD setup code numbers above 1225 that are available in any OFA remote other than the 15-2142.

1521
1762

A bunch more are just in the 15-2142:

6) It's easier (and worth the investment) to get a JP1 learning remote (if your existing OFA remote isn't already JP1 and learning) and a JP1 cable. And learn/decode the signals (probably needing help from the JP1 forum) and invent your own setup code.

Is JP1 a brandname then or merely describing the type under the different brands?

Many OneForAll remotes and some models of other brands designed by the same company have a connector designed in to allow the company to "upgrade" the remotes after they're sold (to add support for a code set that was left out or that didn't even exist when the remote was sold).

A group of users of these remotes has figured out how to use the same connector themselves to make their own "upgrades" and to give much more flexible customization of the remote than the manufacturer intended.

More details available in the JP1 forum at:
[Link: hifi-remote.com]