Hello all, Looking for any new codes to add to the Mega 15 list
I am hoping to get it out in the next 2 weeks..LOL

No really, I would like to have it available with as many new codes as possible by last of Jan/ early feb

Thanks to all who have sent codes already and thanks to those that send some in

Send to glackowitz at gmail dot com

Glack I just want to say thanks for doing this. I'll look at 14 and see if I have anything to add.

Just got some new infocus codes...

Need to finish up the Marantz codes... god I am lazy. Have all the Direct XMs done but not the direct volume.

Someone fix the back and previous and back in Directv HR20-700 yet? I did it in my personal but keep forgetting to do it on the submission cml.

Troy sent me some clean new codes for the Directv HR20 and 21, I used them last week on a job...The HR20 codes. They worked well, We had a client with repeating commands..the info button and 0, 3 buttons were double and triple shooting...was weird because it wasnt all the time

New codes fixed it right up

Glackowitz

do you have new codes for the nem Marantz units?? I have th zip files from them but they are in excel format and I don't know how to convert those. If anyone knows how to do that I will convert them and send them in.

Dave

Send them to me (I think I already may have them...???) and I will take a look if I can swing the time... according to Glack I guess I do :).

OK... here is what you do...

You must first have MakeHex and understand how to use it.
[Link: hifi-remote.com]

Marantx uses RC5 and RC5x protocol codes.

The commands on the excel chart you likely have contain data represented in decimal form by either two sets of double digits (RC5) or three sets (RC5x).

The first number set represents the device parameter (whole number) for both RC5 and RC5x.

The second set represents either the function number (for RC5) or the device sub-parameter (for RC5x)

The third set represents the function number for RC5x.

So...

Power On which is represented as 16 12 01 is RC5x device 16.12, function 1

DVD input which is represented as 16 00 10 is RC5x device 16, function 10 (no need to represent the zeros as far as I can tell)

Tuner 1 which is represented as 17 63 is RC5 device 17, function 63

In makehex simply open the folder, find the RC5 and RC5x .irp files, open them in a text editor (notepad is fine), edit the device number for the code set you want and then drag the modified .irp file onto the makehex application to generate a list of possible codes. You can then go through and assign function names to their associated function numbers from the documentation chart.

I can send you an excel template that I use that helps with the organization of the codes. I select ALL from the generated codes sheet, copy the list into the excel chart, use the find function to find all lines containing the word "device" in the code column, select all of the found cells in the find window, right click on one of the selected or found cells in the worksheet, click delete and move cells up. Once you have done this you will have a nice clean column of codes next to which you can enter the function names. When you create a new RTI library file first enter all the desired function names, then click the hex view tab and then click the apply check box. Now you can simply select the first entry in your new library file, go to your excel sheet, click on the cell containing the appropriate code and press ctrl C. The code will automatically copy into the library and drop down to the next function ready to copy another. This makes it very quick.

Shoot me an email if you have any questions. perhaps we can speak on the phone if needed.

tgrugett where did you learn that? I want to become a better and more professional installer.

I thought at first there may have been sarcasm in your statement above :).

These should help to start:

[Link: remotecentral.com]

[Link: remotecentral.com]

[Link: sbprojects.com]

[Link: remotecentral.com]

No sarcasm!! The programming end is the part that I have to get better at. Luckily I am halfway computer literate and can hopefully get a quick grasp on it. The IR converting and RS232 is what I want to really tackle right now.

232 is really easy once you understand how it is documented and how your control system represents it. It is far more straightforward than IR especially for one way control.

Regarding IR... I do this extra work to save me headaches down the road. At this point it really does not take much extra time to generate clean codes. I have found that the time it takes me to analyze and generate the codes is far offset by the time savings in the field trying to troubleshoot something that could be a code problem especially when you are working with the same devices over and over. Since I have been doing this my systems run better, faster and more reliable. When I do encounter issues I can usually identify code problems quickly and provide solutions. I realize how valuable this is whenever I used learned codes (especially from another source). I would say that I have a 5%+ issue rate with jobs using codes I have learned and about a 25% issue rate with jobs using learned codes from other sources. I have nearly zero code issues with generated codes (provided there is no user error). In addition, I usually can find discretes on my own if they exist rather than posting desperate cries for help in the RC forums or spending hours searching.

This is why I want to learn how to do everything better. I want everything to be as reliable as possible. I hate having to use flags to say that something is on or what input. Have you ran into any problems with accidentally finding weird service codes that caused big issues?

Guys Like Troy are a huge help for many that dont understand, I learned the basics of make hex and have used it quite a bit on learning some codes that I needed (mainly discrete power) that werent posted.

its confusing to many, I struggled with it and have emailed John a few times for help on a few things but have the basics down now. The 232 is another fun thing to learn, best bet is to take some stuff home to practice with instead of trying it for the first time on a job, or taking time to mock up a system at the shop to test with

The 232 is another fun thing to learn,

Here, here... say it again brother.

I plan on learning and testing RS232 on my "theater", aka my living room haha, with my soon to have Denon 4308CI to replace my older 3805. It's nice to be able to use my own stuff as a guinea pig to learn, kinda like how we used to do it in the 12v world!