hi
i had my mx500 about 4 days. setting it up is going okay so far. my problem now is trying to setup the fav macro in my sat receiver.(dish pvr501). i follow the steps on pages 18-20 in the manual but it does not work. i have no trouble doing my local tv stations fav. i do the sat. the same way but no good. any help will be appreciated. thanks and have a good day. if possible i would like a step by step instructions. you can email me.

Are you getting any response at all from the 501?

If you're getting the first number to register but not the others (ie: if the channel number is 301, the 3 comes up but nothing else), this is often due to the numbers firing off too fast for the device to respond. The answer is to add some delay between the numbers in the macro (by pushing the PAUSE button). This is also necessary if you have successive numbers that are the same (ie: 335).

If you're getting no response at all, and the buttons work fine when entered manually, make sure you're identifying the Sat receiver as the device you're getting the channel numbers from when you program your FAV.

Mike
www.surfremote.com

This message was edited by MikeSRC on 05/27/02 19:07.37.

hi mike
thanks for the reply. i donot have any problem with entering the channel numbers. maybe i am doing something wrong or leaving something out. here is what i do.
press main and ent
press fav
press sat
press cnn
punch in 200
press ent button
press cnn again
go back to main
tv and sat on
press the big blue fav button
does not goto cnn
thanks again and have a good day

That looks correct. You didn't say it but I assume that you're also pushing the CNN button at the end of string (after the FAV button).

In my original post I asked if you're getting any of the channel numbers (ie: 2 or 0 or 0) to appear when your execute the FAV. You should at least get the first number to register, but you may need to insert pauses for the others.

Mike

hi mike
i do push the cnn button at the end of the string as you asked. also i get all the numbers for cnn(200) to appear. just a weird thing i guess. i will keep playing with it. thanks for your help.

Yes, but Mike is asking you to put a pause between each number. Perhaps even put a short pause before the first digit.

Also, does entering 2 - 0 - 0, ENT work properly when used manually. I just want to make sure that your ENT button has the proper IR code on it.

Try relearning your ENT button before you try inserting the pauses. I've seen this happen before. Then I relearned the ENT button, and everything was fine.

... Greg :-)

hi greg and mike
i fixed my problem with the favorites. in my earlier post i said i pressed the ent key after putting in the channel numbers. this time i didnot press the ent key after putting in (cnn200) and other channel numbers. it works okay. i thank both of you guys for your help and time. this is a good forum. if i have other problems i know where to go. thanks and have a good day.