MCE Remote Buttons not working

stuartkeith · 2008-06-21, 00:36

Hi, I cant seem to get some of the buttons working on my MCE Remote. Buttons like, play, stop, pause, rewind and the back button do not seem to work.

The only ones that seem to work are the arrow keys, enter and volume.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

Stu

Redavatar · 2008-06-21, 01:14

Same Problem here, any solutions?
mapping seems ok

Paranoid Delusion · 2008-06-21, 11:20

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MCE Remote Buttons not working

Sounds like these are not true mce remotes, try setting as a HID remote instead of mce.

Then provide make\model, your OS as well, for further support if that does not work.

Redavatar · 2008-06-21, 14:20

First, thanks for the quick answer.
Second, sorry for my bad English :-)

The remote looks like built by Microsoft

I attached a picture of both the receiver and the remote
This is on the back of the remote:
AR Remote Control MCE
Art.- NR.: 1040050
0536
Made in China ^^

I tested the Remote on my Laptop (Vista Ultimate) with the Windows Media Center and the Remote worked fine, then I found Media Portal and was amazed. So I installed it on my XP Prof with my Music and Video library and the remote refuses to work properly. I found out, that I have a "CLEAR" button at the bottom of the remote, that works as "back" but I also get the feeling the remote is kind of laggy in Media Portal.
Sometimes it ignores a few inputs, and sometimes it gets one "down" as three. In Media Center everything works fine.

I also tested the remote with Media Portal on 4 PCs (Xp Prof/Home) all with the same issues.

I hope I got you guys enough input.

Thanks
Red

stuartkeith · 2008-06-21, 17:47

Hi, all of the buttons work fine in windows media centre! but yes its not a proper MCE remote. but IU have had no issues at all with MCE2005/Vista with this remote.

Paranoid Delusion · 2008-06-21, 20:13

Did anybody try unticking use "mce remote" in remote section of MP config, as most of these are simple HID devices, which you need to enable as remote type.

stuartkeith · 2008-06-21, 21:20

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Originally Posted by Paranoid Delusion

Did anybody try unticking use "mce remote" in remote section of MP config, as most of these are simple HID devices, which you need to enable as remote type.

Hi, I have tried every remote tyoe that it allowed me to select!

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2008-06-21, 00:36	#1 (permalink)
stuartkeith Portal User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	MCE Remote Buttons not working Hi, I cant seem to get some of the buttons working on my MCE Remote. Buttons like, play, stop, pause, rewind and the back button do not seem to work. The only ones that seem to work are the arrow keys, enter and volume. What am I doing wrong? Thanks Stu

2008-06-21, 14:20	#4 (permalink)
Redavatar Portal User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	First, thanks for the quick answer. Second, sorry for my bad English :-) The remote looks like built by Microsoft I attached a picture of both the receiver and the remote This is on the back of the remote: AR Remote Control MCE Art.- NR.: 1040050 0536 Made in China ^^ I tested the Remote on my Laptop (Vista Ultimate) with the Windows Media Center and the Remote worked fine, then I found Media Portal and was amazed. So I installed it on my XP Prof with my Music and Video library and the remote refuses to work properly. I found out, that I have a "CLEAR" button at the bottom of the remote, that works as "back" but I also get the feeling the remote is kind of laggy in Media Portal. Sometimes it ignores a few inputs, and sometimes it gets one "down" as three. In Media Center everything works fine. I also tested the remote with Media Portal on 4 PCs (Xp Prof/Home) all with the same issues. I hope I got you guys enough input. Thanks Red Attached Thumbnails

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Redavatar Portal User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Same Problem here, any solutions? mapping seems ok

2008-06-21, 17:47	#5 (permalink)
stuartkeith Portal User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi, all of the buttons work fine in windows media centre! but yes its not a proper MCE remote. but IU have had no issues at all with MCE2005/Vista with this remote.