Not sure if your problem was solved, but in case anybody else is looking for the same info, I thought I'd share my experiences. I ran into the same problem with my trusty VL600, so I got the VLZ620T (the T version with the colored buttons) and it controls my Pace DCR7111 using manufacturer code 51582. None of the codes listed under Pace cable boxes or any other code I've tried works. Using 51582 it will control volume up down, mute, channel up down, digits, menu, menu up down right left and ok, info, guide, the page up and down buttons, back, off, and the upc button. Also, it will output IR signals for the transport buttons. I don't have the dvr option, so I can't be sure if it actually functions for recording, playback etc, but I assume it does.

So it will let you zap, input double digits and navigate the menu without problems. The only downside is that learned buttons exhibit the same single push problem (i.e. the teletext button, the 4 colored buttons, radio, interactive, help and on demand, because those are not available from the manufacturer code). All in all I'd say it's very workable. The only real downside to the VLZ620 is the fact that macro's end on the device page that they start from. A strange design decision if you ask me. I can't see how that could be useful.