I have a Direct TV DVR in the family room, a D10 reciver in the kitchen, they recievers are not to far away from eachother. My problem is my remote DTV RC16, in the kitchen, changes channel etc. on my DVR, and vice versa.
Are there any codes to lock the remote to only one reciever.

Not all D10's can switch remote addresses, but the R15 can, so lets switch it.

Before you start, program AV1 or AV2 with code 00002( in the case of the HR20 use code 00003 instead), leaving DTV symbol set to code 00001. at this point it doesn't matter what remote you use to do this, the RC16 or RC23 that came with R15.

On the R15, press Menu> Settings> Setup> Remote> Receiver Mode:

1. you will see either DIRECTV or AV1/AV2, click on whichever to reveal both at the same time.
2. press AV1/AV2, the remote shouldn't work any longer, now slide to AV1 or AV2 whichever has code 00002 (in the case of the HR20, 00003)
3. Press Done, now the receiver changes addresses
4. now exit the menu

Now if you want you can program the DTV symbol device with code 00002 as well, and change AV1 or AV2 to whatever you want.

Edited by Tivoburkee(edmund)

Thanks Edmund, it worked perfect. By the way I called Direct TV Tech. Support, (before I put a post here) the first guy hade no solution for me, he turned me over to advanced Tech Support, the gal also had no answer for me, her solution was to move the receivers further apart. Thanks again.

got an sd hbf hughes directv receiver (2) and 2 urc 9910 one for all remotes. need to associate one remote with one reciever. one for all support told me to change the receiver address but directv support couldn't tell me how to change the receiver address. can you tell me how to change the receiver address to uniquely associate it with a one for all remote?

From the manual:

1. From the MAIN MENU, highlight the SYSTEM SETUP menu tab. Press SELECT
2. Highlight REMOTE menu tab to acess Remote Control Settings
3. Highlight the REMOTE ID menu button
4. Press and hold the remote control SAT button
5. Press and release the MUTE button
6. Release the SAT button. It should remain lit. If it does not, repeat steps 4-6
7. Enter desired numder(001-008)
8. Press the SAT button to lock in the code
9. Point the remote control at the receiver. Press SELECT

The number to the right of the highlighted REMOTE ID menu button will change to the new ciode. Check that the ID has been successfully set by testing the remote control to see that it controls the Satellite receiver.

What do I do if I have more than 2 R15 receivers, (6 to be exact), that need to be programmed seperatly? For some reason I'm only able to program 2 receivers.

You abandon the oem remotes and get yourself a universal like the mx850, 650, or 350. In combination with the addressable RF basestations, the MRf250 or 300, you can control them separately.

How would I program the receiver to receive the different universal remote frequencies?

You don't program the receivers at all. You setup 6 devices on the universal remote, each device is set to RF only, meaning it will only communicate with basestation, its the basestation then actually sends IR signals over wired emitters that are taped to the receivers. Taped in way that only IR commands from emitter reach the receiver.

thx a bunch edmund the switch r15 then learn to remote worked great thx for all your help

OK, here is my scenario. I have the new H20 (HD) and HR20 (HD DVR) in an electronics rack down in my home theater room. They serve many TVs in the house thru a crosspoint switch. All the rooms have IR pickups that go into a IR receiver and are spidered out to all my electronic equipment in this rack. (eg. HR20, H20, DVD player, Home TheaterPC, etc.). So, I need IR, not RF. Before I previously had a HR10-250 and Sony HD300 so the IR codes operating these units were different. Thus, when the remote IR command went out thru the IR pickups and broadcast to all the units in the rack only the one that understands the code responds.

The issue: with the HR20 and H20 it appears the only code each of them respond to is 00001. The problem is simple, when I hit a button on one remote both receivers change....ugh ! So, what I'm looking for is a IR code that only the HR20 or H20 understand...not the other. I only need one of them to understand a unique code since I can have the other set to 00001. So, is there a IR code that one accepts the other won't ?

Note: I have tried to program 00002, 00003, 00004 into the remote and neither of the receivers seem to respond. I talked to DTV Tech support and their "documentation" says only 00001 code is known for HR20 and H20. My remotes are RC24s.

Thanks !

Just programming the remote is not enough, when in the menu you pick AV1/AV2 code and press DONE, that's when the receiver actually switches to the alternate codeset.

Thanks Edmund....it worked !

I had so many calls with DirecTV regular and Advanced support and they had not clue. I'm going to post this as a seperate thread (giving you all the credit) with the step-by-steps for other Newbie's like me. I'm guessing there are alot of other folks out there who have these settops near each other for one reason or the other and don't want to use RF.

HR20 First:
1) Make sure RC24 remote slider bar is on DirecTV logo
2) In the HR20 go to Menu> Settings> Setup> Remote> IR/RF
3) Select IR if not already and proceed with the hold [MUTE]+[SELECT], then 961, then [PgDn] button selection. This will set Receiver to IR
4) Go ahead on remote and hold [MUTE]+[SELECT] again, then type 00001. This puts 00001 as the code set for this remote....DirecTV slider position.

H20 Next:
1) Slider on RC24 remote is on DirectTV logo....power on H20.
2) In the HR20 go to Menu> Settings> Setup> Remote> Receiver Mode. You will see either DIRECTV or AV1/AV2, click on whichever to reveal both at the same time. Press AV1/AV2. At this point the remote will not work so you'll need to go to the H20 unit front panel and use the arrow buttons to select [DONE] on the screen. This has now set this H20 Receiver to understand the code sets from AV1/AV2 slider position.
3) Go ahead on remote put the slider on AV1 position. Now go ahead and hold [MUTE]+[SELECT] again, then type 00002. This puts 00002 as the code set for this remote....AV1 slider position.

OK....done. Now when the RC24 remote slider is on DirecTV logo is controls HR20, when on AV1 it controls H20.

So, for me having a Home Theater and wanting to integrate the functions into a Philips Pronto although I do not know the discrete IR code sets I can perform learn functions with the RC24 remote to my Pronto for both slider positions.

Isn't Edmund the greatest? Don't kid yourself -- it isn't just newbies who benefit from his amazing knowledge. We all do. He is unique in just plain having answers like this, all apparently at his fingertips!

Thanks, Edmund!

A question about the 2nd R15 remote codes. The primary code is enabled in other remotes or devices by using the Sat 1377 code. What is the code (or whatever) to activate or enable the secondary (AV1) code in a remote (so the remote would work with an R15 set to the AV1 secondary code)?

The specific remote I am attempting to use is the one built into the Slingbox.

Thanks,

Carl