I am using urc8810B00 to work a magnavox mrd20037s
combo
code 0539 works for the dvd and i have entered more
advanced codes
code 1189 gets me into the tuner but does not put me back in standby
keypad 1=am & toggles fm & aux
channel up I think is to preset stations

any and all help is appreciated
thanks in advance

This message was edited by Spanish_mack on 07/19/04 13:06.

You can't use advanced codes with RCVR/1189, because it uses two byte hex commands.

You could program the advanced codes using a JP1 cable. Or you could use learning for whatever codes are missing from the main setup code.

There might be some other setup code that can be used for KeyMoves for some of the missing funtions. I'll try to check later.

thank u for the quick response
i will try learning the functions
i dont have jp1
uei told me I needed 1269 but that it is not in my remote. They said I needed to send it in. I only live
6 miles from them and they wouldnt let me walk it in

1269 is quite similar to 1189. Did I misunderstand your first post. I got the impression very little of 1189 worked. If so, then most of 1269 wouldn't work either. If most of 1189 worked, then 1269 MIGHT correct the rest.

Most of the functions 1269 has that 1189 lacks are available as advanced codes from the setup code CD/1120 (The 8810 doesn't care about the difference between a CD setup code and a RCVR one, so you can select that as if it were a RCVR setup code). Using 1120 the EFC numbers are:

044 power
111 menu
175 up
207 down
014 left
238 right
015 select

I hope you know how to test EFC codes. If you test and discover they work, you can use KeyMoves to merge them into whatever setup code you will be using for other functions (DVD/0539 or RCVR/1189 or whatever).

If you test (correctly) but discover those don't work, then 1269 wouldn't be useful, so it is either not necessary or not helpful.

Getting and using a JP1 cable is still a better idea than either sending it in for upgrade or patching it with KeyMoves.

BTW, the power key in 1120 is the same as the power key in 1269, so you can test that without knowing how to test EFC number (the 044). The CH+ and CH- keys in 1120 are the same as those keys in both 1189 and 1269. The 1 key in 1120 is the same as 7 in both 1189 and 1269. The rest of the predefined keys in 1120 are useless, its primary value is that (unlike 1189 or 1269) it can be used for EFC numbered KeyMoves.


This message was edited by johnsfine on 07/19/04 15:49.

I don't understand "preset stations".

I have many CCF file that include a signal identical to the channel up signal (in all three of those setup codes). In all cases it seems to be a channel up command (for various brands and models of receiver). If that command does something else in your receiver, then your receiver probably uses the whole code set in a different way than typical. In that case trying all 256 EFC codes in CD/1120 might be the best non-JP1 way to find the commands for your device.

Most receivers allow you to "preset" stations (like your car radio). The 3 receivers I use all select those presets using Channel UP and DOWN to scroll through the list. My guess is that's what's being referred to here as well.

If that's the case (that command is like the ordinary channel up command in all those CCF files, and is used to scroll through preset stations) then there are lots of CCF files for devices with that command, which are likely to share other commands with this Magnavox model. Most of those commands are available as EFC KeyMoves using 1120, and are not available with any other non JP1 approach. It MIGHT be easier to get those EFC numbers from decodes of the CCF files (which involves a lot of guesswork, because they have mostly icons and unknown fonts rather than clear function names), or it might be just as easy to try all the EFC numbers possible in 1120.

Maybe I try to read too much into phrasing when I see something like "to preset stations" and assume that must be something related to defining preset stations rather than the obvious CH+ function.

this many responses is overwhelming
this is my 1st request here and i'm loving it
thanks to everyone i'll do my best to use this info
btw i tried to learn from kameleon 1189 it didnt work
radio shack was very helpfull they let me program 1189
into kameleon and let me try it
they dont sell jp1 cables they dont know what they are
again thank you

Why? You have an 8810 with 1189 in it, right?

1189 in the Kameleon wouldn't be any better than in the 8810.

Or did you mean 1269? The Radio shack 15-2133 includes 1269. If you did the process right, you could learn the power, menu, select, and arrow keys from the 15-2133 to the 8810 and then test. But that's harder (and in several other ways inferior) vs. KeyMoving them from 1120.


Yes. We know that. You can buy a JP1 cable from one of a few internet sources, not from any walk in retail. You might be able to find the parts to make one yourself from walk in retail stores. For lots of info, start at

[Link: hifi-remote.com]

Also, [Link: hifi-remote.com] tells you more about JP1 and how it works.