I am hoping someone out there can help me with what I am trying to achieve:

Goal: Ultimately, I want to be able to use my slingbox to control my Buffalo Linktheatre DVD player. The player software does not list the buffalo dvd player in its database of codes. The only way to have the Slingbox control the DVD player, is via entering the 4-digit version of the IR codes...the same 4-digit codes that come with cheap universal remotes.

Since I have no idea what 4-digit codes are used with my buffalo, I figured I could have my Pronto 7000 learn all the codes via ProntoPro Edit and then "somehow" convert them to those 4-digit codes so that I can finally achieve my goal. I've done that, and now I am not sure what to do with these codes now, if anything now that I reflect on it. :*(

I'm definitely an IR code/code set newb so I hope that I can get some assistance from the outstanding folks in this forum!

TIA!
M

There is another way. See the forum at
[Link: hifi-remote.com]
You can use the software developed for JP1 to create files to give the Slingbox support for new devices.
I don't really understand the process myself (I have never even seen a Slingbox) but I'm sure you can get the help you need in that forum.


If you learned the codes into your 7000 and uploaded the results to a pcf file, you can look at (and copy/paste) the Pronto Hex of the learned signals.

The Jp1 version of the IrTools program plus Decodeir.dll can be used to translate the Pronto Hex into protocol/device/command form. From there any JP1 expert could tell you the 4 digit setup code (if it exists) for OneForAll brand remotes (the "cheap universal remotes" you mentioned). If the 4 digit setup code doesn't exist, the protocol/device/command form is the starting point for using JP1 software to add new support to Slingbox.

Since you'll need expert help anyway after decoding with IrTools, you might as well post the Pronto Hex and let the expert (likely me) use IrTool. If it's easier for you, you can email the pcf to me (see email address in profile) and I'll extract the Pronto Hex and decode. If emailing, it probably helps to include a URL back to this thread. I tend to forget where I talked about what.

For anyone lurking, the fact that I've recently told a few people they can email specific files related to specific threads here does NOT mean I'm giving lurkers blanket permission to start IR discussions with me via email. Please start IR discussions with me in an appropriate online forum and keep those discussions in the forum except where there is a compelling reason (can't attach a pcf file) to use email. I've gotten a bunch of emails recently about IR, in most cases with important context missing. I'm gradually giving partial responses by email. But I would give better responses to the same questions in any of the forums I frequent, plus in a forum there are several other experts who might answer sooner or better.

I received the pcf of learned signals.

They are NEC1 protocol, device 85, subdevice 234.

I checked Rob's list of OneForAll setup codes and the only one which is NEC1:85.234 is the DVD/1058.

According to Rob's list DVD/1058 is included only in the 15-2142. I have very little data about the 15-2142, so I can't tell whether the commands match these learned signals (with DVDs it is fairly common for the protocol, device and subdevice to match between two models but the commands don't match).

So DVD/1058 might be the right setup code and every other setup code in Rob's massive list is definitely not right.

If you have a file available for DVD/1058 for slingbox, try it. Otherwise there is enough info in your learned signals to build a new file. I don't know how, but I'm sure Rob or another expert in the JP1 slingbox forum would help.

I started a thread for you in the jp1 slingbox forum
[Link: hifi-remote.com]

John is correct, DVD/1058 is the correct code for the Buffallo. To select this code you can either select "other" and then select the Y1058 code directly, or you can select code for the Lite-On LVD2001 player as this uses the same code.

I checked a few OBC numbers between the PCF file and the JP1 upgrade for LVD2001. Power, Menu and Digit-1 all match. I don't know how to compare "TV-Mode". Surprisingly Eject does not match. I don't know if that's a difference between that upgrade and DVD/1058 or a difference between DVD/1058 and the Buffalo Linktheatre. If a few functions don't work with DVD/1058 tell us the details and we'll tell you what to tweak.

BTW: Where Rob said DVD/0158 above that was a typo (he meant DVD/1058).

Thanks gents for the help. I have downloaded the file and fumbled my way thru the process to generate the .bin file. For the most part, the basic functions work. The only thing that I am confused on is the fact that there are some key buttons on my buffalo remote that aren't listed in the buttons that you drag over to the map, such as "setup" and "home" and "refresh" they aren't even listed.

When I built the pcf file, I learned every button on the remote, but the Y1058_pl.bin file or the jp1 .txt file that I "imported from clipboard" doesn't include these buttons. In fact, when I look at the buttons that you drag over from the "available functions" panel after importing, there are buttons that I don't recognize, like "A", "B", "C" & "D" or "mem card<->disc".

Is it not possible to convert the .pcf file to .bin file with all included buttons instead of relying on the Lite-on file?

One last question: Is it possible to rename the button labels on the remote that is displayed on the layout tab so that I can add these additional buttons?

Thanks for all your help on this guys!
MR

I will reply over in the JP1 forum as I don't monitor this forum.