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Thanks - but those guides show how to use REAL remotes with proper IR receivers. Mine is simply something that emulates keyboard presses, in fact here are the key presses as read by the system: These binds are hard wired into the remote (i.e. hitting the key actually counts as hitting the keyboard combo. How do I rebind my KEYBOARD to things that mediaportal can understand?

[code]Radio - Ctrl+A
TV - Ctrl+T
DVD - Ctrl+N
Music - Ctrl+M
Photo - Ctrl+I
Video - Ctrl+E
DVD Menu - Ctrl+V
Mute - F8
Guide - F1
Back - Backspace
Play - Ctrl+Shift+P
Pause - Ctrl+P
Stop - Ctrl+S
<< - Ctrl+Shift+D (This one was probably meant to be B, not D, but the manufacturer mixed something up)
>> - Ctrl+Shift+F
|<< - Ctrl+B
>>| - Ctrl+F
Record - Ctrl+R
Repeat - Ctrl+Shift+R
CH+ - Page up
CH- - Page down[/code]

After extensive googling I have found this (the OP said he simply re-mapped his keyboard and it worked.), and this on the DVB Owners forum:

I downloaded the test program, and although the remote is actually picked up:

After I select one (I've tried all 3), I get "ERROR" in the main program window and key presses aren't picked up:

<blockquote data-quote="breakaway" data-source="post: 348385" data-attributes="member: 86105">Thanks - but those guides show how to use REAL remotes with proper IR receivers. Mine is simply something that emulates keyboard presses, in fact here are the key presses as read by the system: These binds are hard wired into the remote (i.e. hitting the key actually counts as hitting the keyboard combo. How do I rebind my KEYBOARD to things that mediaportal can understand?[code]Radio - Ctrl+ATV - Ctrl+TDVD - Ctrl+NMusic - Ctrl+MPhoto - Ctrl+IVideo - Ctrl+EDVD Menu - Ctrl+VMute - F8Guide - F1Back - BackspacePlay - Ctrl+Shift+PPause - Ctrl+PStop - Ctrl+S&lt;&lt; - Ctrl+Shift+D (This one was probably meant to be B, not D, but the manufacturer mixed something up)&gt;&gt; - Ctrl+Shift+F|&lt;&lt; - Ctrl+B&gt;&gt;| - Ctrl+FRecord - Ctrl+RRepeat - Ctrl+Shift+RCH+ - Page upCH- - Page down[/code]After extensive googling I have found <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/support-123/generic-media-center-remote-w-hid-receiver-29096/" target="_blank">this</a> (the OP said he simply re-mapped his keyboard and it worked.), and this on the DVB Owners forum:I downloaded the test program, and although the remote is actually picked up:<img src="http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/6203/64142027xp1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />After I select one (I've tried all 3), I get &quot;ERROR&quot; in the main program window and key presses aren't picked up:<img src="http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/9278/33782208yp3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="breakaway, post: 348385, member: 86105"] Thanks - but those guides show how to use REAL remotes with proper IR receivers. Mine is simply something that emulates keyboard presses, in fact here are the key presses as read by the system: These binds are hard wired into the remote (i.e. hitting the key actually counts as hitting the keyboard combo. How do I rebind my [B]KEYBOARD[/B] to things that mediaportal can understand? [code]Radio - Ctrl+A TV - Ctrl+T DVD - Ctrl+N Music - Ctrl+M Photo - Ctrl+I Video - Ctrl+E DVD Menu - Ctrl+V Mute - F8 Guide - F1 Back - Backspace Play - Ctrl+Shift+P Pause - Ctrl+P Stop - Ctrl+S << - Ctrl+Shift+D (This one was probably meant to be B, not D, but the manufacturer mixed something up) >> - Ctrl+Shift+F |<< - Ctrl+B >>| - Ctrl+F Record - Ctrl+R Repeat - Ctrl+Shift+R CH+ - Page up CH- - Page down[/code] After extensive googling I have found [url=https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/support-123/generic-media-center-remote-w-hid-receiver-29096/]this[/url] (the OP said he simply re-mapped his keyboard and it worked.), and this on the DVB Owners forum: I downloaded the test program, and although the remote is actually picked up: [img]http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/6203/64142027xp1.jpg[/img] After I select one (I've tried all 3), I get "ERROR" in the main program window and key presses aren't picked up: [img]http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/9278/33782208yp3.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]