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Full set of Apple TV IR Codes Plus Layout of my TSU9600 ATV Device
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OP | Post 16 made on Sunday February 13, 2022 at 11:20
Lyndel McGee
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Try the Discrete Power On as well.

With regard to learning the commands, at one point the learned >| button worked as 'Home'. They broke that in the 14.6 release I think.

I picked up the latest remote for ATV and also found that a quick touch of the enter pad will show you current time vs run time for a program. I have not found a solution via IR commands above for that as of yet.

But if you have an application such as HBO Max that offers >>| for 'Skip', you can do a quick tap of the Select command above and it should skip.

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Post 17 made on Thursday March 3, 2022 at 11:11
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Yes, the discrete Power On looks to be useful (I use Menu now, but acts as back button if Apple TV is already on).

So, I've got an Apple TV 4K 2021. When adding the commands to my Pronto, do I use Device 229 or 238?

thanks.
Post 18 made on Friday March 4, 2022 at 11:26
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I used the Device 229 commands in my Pronto TSU9400, except I used the following Device 238 commands since they weren't available under Device 229: Menu, Video Resolution, Play_Pause.

Some comments:

1. The Menu command (Device 238) doesn't work for me. It doesn't do anything. I'm going from TSU9400->RFX9600->Xantech (optically)->Apple TV in case it matters. I haven't tried direct IR from TSU9400 to Apple TV yet.

2. Aside: Apple's latest 2021 remote (correctly) refers to the old "Menu" button as the back button (should have been called the back button years ago).

3. As Lyndel mentioned, I also haven't found any apps that use Channel Up/Down (I'm in US).

4. Device 229 Discrete pause doesn't work with all apps. For example, it doesn't work with Youtube TV.

5. Forward and Reverse also doesn't work with all apps. For greater reliability (so as to be consistent across all apps and minimize confusion with users of the remote), I just use Cursor Left and Cursor Right, which also works as rewind and forward even from a playing state.

6. I taught my Apple TV commands from an old unused Dune remote. The learned discrete pause (and discrete play) button works in the apps that I tried (including Youtube TV). For some strange reason, the device 229 discrete pause button works with some of my apps but not in other apps (like Youtube TV). However, the learned pause button works in all the apps that I've tried.

7. Note that the following commands can be taught to the Apple TV (these are not available in the Device 229 commands provided above):
Next and Prev (behaves like Track -/+, IIRC with Music app),
Stop. Granted, these buttons don't see to be that commonly used.


Anyway, I use a combination of the Device 229 and Dune commands that I taught my Apple TV. I especially love the discrete power on and off commands that Lyndel provided, as well as the control center command (apparently, you can also teach the Apple TV a control center command, but it won't work unless you also give it a 1 sec duration). I actually find it useful to have a control center button, since I have HomeKit automation that I can access more easily.
OP | Post 19 made on Friday March 4, 2022 at 17:34
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Interesting that MENU 238 Function 001 (0x01) does not work. I'm using it with TVOS 15.X

0000 006C 0022 0002 015B 00AD 0016 0016 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0016 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0041 0016 0575 015B 0057 0016 0E6C

UPDATE 20220304 - Tested Channel Up/Down with Apple Music Library in US and these commands change the track on TVOS 15+.

While testing the above and listening to music with Apple Music Library, I pressed UNKNOWN_A and the unit appeared to accept this as some way to control volume and asked me if I wanted to configure the Volume Control. However, I was only able to see this one time. I cannot find a way to reproduce this after this one time. :-(

Last edited by Lyndel McGee on March 4, 2022 20:18.
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Post 20 made on Friday March 4, 2022 at 21:27
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I'm on TVOS 15.3 (latest as of today). Yeah, not sure why Menu doesn't work for me. I am going through an RFX9600 and a Xantech connecting block, in case it makes a difference (should not, but once in a blue moon, it does). Anyway, for now, I'm using a Dune IR Menu command that I taught my Apple TV.

Anyway, thanks for the IR codes. The Power On, Power Off, and Control Center commands are especially useful!
OP | Post 21 made on Friday March 4, 2022 at 22:49
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On March 4, 2022 at 21:27, randman said...
I'm on TVOS 15.3 (latest as of today). Yeah, not sure why Menu doesn't work for me. I am going through an RFX9600 and a Xantech connecting block, in case it makes a difference (should not, but once in a blue moon, it does). Anyway, for now, I'm using a Dune IR Menu command that I taught my Apple TV.

Anyway, thanks for the IR codes. The Power On, Power Off, and Control Center commands are especially useful!

I have most of my IR equipment on a non-powered Xantech connector block running off of IR Port 2 of an RFX9600 with power output at normal level. However, the ATV is connected directly to RFX9600 Port 1 using a dual IR emitter. No issues with Menu at all.
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Post 22 made on Sunday March 6, 2022 at 16:36
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Hey Lyndel,

I was adding your macro commands (Command Center, Browse Apps, and Kill App), and I couldn’t get them to work. Then I compared your Home command data to mine, and they were similar, but not identical. I think I may have learned the codes from my Siri remote. I speculate that the learned codes were not perfect copies of the original codes, with slight timing differences.

Anyway, I replaced my codes with yours, and the macros now work perfectly. The discrete power on and power off are also a welcome addition to my remote.

Thanks for sharing your hard work!
OP | Post 23 made on Tuesday March 8, 2022 at 17:58
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On March 6, 2022 at 16:36, ask4mikie said...
Hey Lyndel,

I was adding your macro commands (Command Center, Browse Apps, and Kill App), and I couldn’t get them to work. Then I compared your Home command data to mine, and they were similar, but not identical. I think I may have learned the codes from my Siri remote. I speculate that the learned codes were not perfect copies of the original codes, with slight timing differences.

Anyway, I replaced my codes with yours, and the macros now work perfectly. The discrete power on and power off are also a welcome addition to my remote.

Thanks for sharing your hard work!

The siri remote, I thought, was Bluetooth only so curious as to how you were able to learn the Home command. Either way, these are very clean codes and should do pretty much anything you want.

Update: I just tried learning IR from the Silver Siri Remote (2021) and as I expected, it does not transmit any IR except when enabled to control external volume. So, not sure where you got your codes but I'm doubtful they were learned from a silver remote. I did not try with the Gen1 Siri Remote - Black with glasstop) but I doubt that would have worked either.

Last edited by Lyndel McGee on March 8, 2022 20:35.
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