I have a Philips 60PP9601 HD-ready set. Like most Philips sets, it has no discrete codes for input selection. Like a few Philips sets, including the $7000 64PH9905, it has no way of getting to a known input state. Well, except I worked out a hack for the '9601 and '9701 that takes about 10 seconds and involves cycling the power, but does wind up anchoring the set on the "ANT A" input.

I am thinking that I should get a remote control with state memory, so that I would only have to use this ugly hack occasionally to sync the system. Which remote controls have state memory? Would I be better off going with a HTPC, runnning a remote control program on it?

-Abdul

I can't think of any remotes (that I've covered) with state memory.

the RTI T2 has sensors, I don't know if that helps

If the RTI T2 could sense whether my TV was on ANT A, AUX 4, or AUX 5, I would be thrilled. :-/

-Abdul

The Niles Intellicontroller has state memory. It costs $1200 though and needs to be professionally installed. you can customize it using the Pronto/Marantz which works great.
Mark A

most tv's when you press the ch+ button will change back to ant.a...then program the input+ button how many ever times you need to to get the input you want....just make it part of your macro...you program into your remote.......Robert....hope that helps.

I use an Ocelot (an inexpensive but cumbersome to program home controller) to control states. For example:

1) My Rotel preamp does not support discrete codes, so I use variables to flag whether or not it is on or off. (The Rotel even has an IR-in mini plug in the back, which ensures great IR transfer.)

2) The preamp does not have a surround on/off toggle; I have to cycle through 6 modes to get back to off. So, I created a variable to track surround on and off. When I send a command I created for Surround On, it checks to see if the preamp is on, and also checks the surround status. If already on, it does nothing. If it is off, it hits the surround key 6 times. I set up another command to sense if surround is off, then turn it on.

The Ocelot is great for storing macros of this type. For triggers I use unused IR commands generated by my Cinema 7. For example, I taught it to recognize the first ten advanced codes for my TV, since these codes are not used by my TV. I then "assign" them functions in the Ocelot: Preamp On, Preamp Off, Surround On, Surround Off, etc. These IR codes can then be used in macros as needed.

Scott

I know it is probably overly complex but can you not simulate state memory by duplicating panels on an RC5000i or similar.

eg. In my sky Icon guide if you press ITV (which is not broadcast on Sky), it completes the macro to change audio to TV, then switches to another panel which "knows" it is on ITV.

If you then chose another channel, it switches back to Sky and back to the original panel. It therefore maintains state to a degree.

Helpfully if you switch from one panel to another that appears identical (but with different codes) the jump is invisible.

Bruce.

Having recently purchased the pronto TSU2000 and spending many hours setting it up, I find it is still not "user" proof when it comes to the system on and off functionality.

Because I have been unable to locate discrete on/off codes for some of my equipment (dish network 6000 & Yamaha 3090), if the off button is pressed when the system is off or the on button is pressed when the system is on, these two devices get out of sync with the devices that I do have discrete codes for.

I am to the point of looking for something I can plug everything into and then control it from the pronto. It needs to be more than just a simple on and off device since I want to power up and down gently with some pausing between each unit coming alive or going to sleep.

Any suggestions?

Thanks
JO