Using a T2C and Directv HR20 and I have a macro on my fast forward button where I hold down the button, it goes FWD FWD FWD (so now you are 3X speed FWD) and then when I release it goes PLAY REPLAY REPLAY to mimic the old Tivo feature where it did an automatic couple second replay once you hit play so you don't go too far past where you want.

I was trying to make it an IF THEN type command where if I only pressed and released the button normally that it would only give the FWD command, but if I held down the button for .5 secs it would do the "button pause" macro. I couldn't make it work, is this possible?

I tried something similar to this but ended up with problems on a different PVR. If I was watching a prerecorded HD program and hit a FF button ( this button I had programmed to hold for a specific amount of time equal to 30 secs found by trial and error) it would work perfect all the time....except if the program were standard definition...then it would FF way over 30secs. I could or made two different buttons or what not for Hi Def and Std Def but decided against it.

You can put the button is standalone mode and then use the "Button Test", it is an [If Then] statement.

I do something very similar with the HR10-250. I wanted to be able to hold down the fast forward key to skip commercials and then have it resume playing when I let go of the key. This is what I use:



This sends the fast forward command once immediately when I press the key, so if I just tap the key it works like a plain fast forward command. If I continue to hold the button it sends it a second time to speed up the fast forwarding, then waits for me to release the key and then sends the play command to resume playing. I send the play command twice at the end because the HR10-250 sometimes missed the first play command.

The system macros referenced are just a single step with the Fast Forward or Play commands in them. I do this because the remote is in RF mode so you can't mix and match the button test with the IR codes. With RF, this button must be set to "Standalone" mode for these options to be available. If you are not using RF, you can just drag the IR codes you need into the macro in place of the System Macro steps.

Bruce, I will give that a shot, that makes sense now, thanks!

Just tried this with my Series 1 TiVo and T2-C with RP-6 and it works well.

Thanks for the tip.