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<blockquote data-quote="tallrussian" data-source="post: 363912" data-attributes="member: 87363">Workaround found!There is definitely a bug in IRSS blaster code, most likely in the MCE Transceiver.&nbsp; When blasting using Sony SIRC protocol, the blasts look very short and faint, and my Sony TV just does not register them, no matter how close I move the transmitter to the TV infrared sensor.However, if I stop the IRSS Input Service (using 'net stop &quot;Input Service&quot;', for example), then I can use the above-mentioned &quot;MceIrPlay&quot; command, which appears to send all files properly, and my Sony TV likes that.I tried to download some well-known Sony discrete codes in Pronto format from &quot;Remote Central&quot;.&nbsp; Copied and pasted into a file, and then gave that file to &quot;MceIrPlay&quot; (which sent it successfully), and then to the IRSS IR File Tool.&nbsp; The blast generated by IRSS looked a lot shorter and fainter, and my TV did not register it at all.Anyway, for now I have developed the following workaround for myself.&nbsp; Basically, I use IRSS for MCE remote control key mapping, for macro functionality and for event mapping (i.e. to turn everything on when the PC wakes up), but I do not use it for IR blasting.&nbsp; Instead, I created a number of separate macros like the following in order to work around the problematic blasting with MCE Transceiver in IRSS. My macros work basically by disabling the IRSS input service, and then calling the external MceIrPlay command to transmit IR codes, thus bypassing the IRSS internal MCE transceiver.Stopping and starting the service adds an extra 3-4 seconds for the macro to execute, but I can live with that for now.&nbsp; The important thing is that this works!&nbsp; My macro &quot;All_On&quot; looks as follows, for example:[CODE]&lt;?xml version=&quot;1.0&quot; encoding=&quot;utf-8&quot; standalone=&quot;yes&quot;?&gt;&lt;macro&gt;&nbsp; &lt;item command=&quot;Run: C:\WINDOWS\system32\net.exe|C:\WINDOWS\system32|stop &amp;quot;Input Service&amp;quot;|Normal|True|False|True|False&quot; /&gt;&nbsp; &lt;item command=&quot;Run: C:\Program Files\MCE IR\MceIrPlay.exe|C:\Program Files\MCE IR\codes|-b 2 -i Sony_TV_Power_On.IR|Normal|True|False|True|False&quot; /&gt;&nbsp; &lt;item command=&quot;Run: C:\Program Files\MCE IR\MceIrPlay.exe|C:\Program Files\MCE IR\codes|-b 1 -i Yamaha_Power_On.IRK|Normal|True|False|True|False&quot; /&gt;&nbsp; &lt;item command=&quot;Pause: 500&quot; /&gt;&nbsp; &lt;item command=&quot;Run: C:\Program Files\MCE IR\MceIrPlay.exe|C:\Program Files\MCE IR\codes|-b 1 -i Yamaha_Input_DVD.IRK|Normal|True|False|True|False&quot; /&gt;&nbsp; &lt;item command=&quot;Run: C:\Program Files\MCE IR\MceIrPlay.exe|C:\Program Files\MCE IR\codes|-b 1 -i Yamaha_Mode_Theater_2.IRK|Normal|True|False|True|False&quot; /&gt;&nbsp; &lt;item command=&quot;Pause: 1000&quot; /&gt;&nbsp; &lt;item command=&quot;Run: C:\Program Files\MCE IR\MceIrPlay.exe|C:\Program Files\MCE IR\codes|-b 2 -i Sony_TV_Input_7.IR|Normal|True|False|True|False&quot; /&gt;&nbsp; &lt;item command=&quot;Run: C:\WINDOWS\system32\net.exe|C:\WINDOWS\system32|start &amp;quot;Input Service&amp;quot;|Normal|True|False|True|False&quot; /&gt;&lt;/macro&gt;[/CODE]I'm hoping that eventually we will get to the bottom of why the native MCE Transceiver in IRSS does not blast well using some IR protocols.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tallrussian, post: 363912, member: 87363"] [b]Workaround found![/b] There is definitely a bug in IRSS blaster code, most likely in the MCE Transceiver. When blasting using Sony SIRC protocol, the blasts look very short and faint, and my Sony TV just does not register them, no matter how close I move the transmitter to the TV infrared sensor. However, if I stop the IRSS Input Service (using 'net stop "Input Service"', for example), then I can use the above-mentioned "MceIrPlay" command, which appears to send all files properly, and my Sony TV likes that. I tried to download some well-known Sony discrete codes in Pronto format from "Remote Central". Copied and pasted into a file, and then gave that file to "MceIrPlay" (which sent it successfully), and then to the IRSS IR File Tool. The blast generated by IRSS looked a lot shorter and fainter, and my TV did not register it at all. Anyway, for now I have developed the following workaround for myself. Basically, I use IRSS for MCE remote control key mapping, for macro functionality and for event mapping (i.e. to turn everything on when the PC wakes up), but I [B]do not[/B] use it for IR blasting. Instead, I created a number of separate macros like the following in order to work around the problematic blasting with MCE Transceiver in IRSS. My macros work basically by disabling the IRSS input service, and then calling the external MceIrPlay command to transmit IR codes, thus bypassing the IRSS internal MCE transceiver. Stopping and starting the service adds an extra 3-4 seconds for the macro to execute, but I can live with that for now. The important thing is that this works! My macro "All_On" looks as follows, for example: [CODE] <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?> <macro> <item command="Run: C:\WINDOWS\system32\net.exe|C:\WINDOWS\system32|stop "Input Service"|Normal|True|False|True|False" /> <item command="Run: C:\Program Files\MCE IR\MceIrPlay.exe|C:\Program Files\MCE IR\codes|-b 2 -i Sony_TV_Power_On.IR|Normal|True|False|True|False" /> <item command="Run: C:\Program Files\MCE IR\MceIrPlay.exe|C:\Program Files\MCE IR\codes|-b 1 -i Yamaha_Power_On.IRK|Normal|True|False|True|False" /> <item command="Pause: 500" /> <item command="Run: C:\Program Files\MCE IR\MceIrPlay.exe|C:\Program Files\MCE IR\codes|-b 1 -i Yamaha_Input_DVD.IRK|Normal|True|False|True|False" /> <item command="Run: C:\Program Files\MCE IR\MceIrPlay.exe|C:\Program Files\MCE IR\codes|-b 1 -i Yamaha_Mode_Theater_2.IRK|Normal|True|False|True|False" /> <item command="Pause: 1000" /> <item command="Run: C:\Program Files\MCE IR\MceIrPlay.exe|C:\Program Files\MCE IR\codes|-b 2 -i Sony_TV_Input_7.IR|Normal|True|False|True|False" /> <item command="Run: C:\WINDOWS\system32\net.exe|C:\WINDOWS\system32|start "Input Service"|Normal|True|False|True|False" /> </macro> [/CODE] I'm hoping that eventually we will get to the bottom of why the native MCE Transceiver in IRSS does not blast well using some IR protocols. [/QUOTE]

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