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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1169536" data-attributes="member: 141969">I just tested my Ortek/Hama remote, and the STOP and PAUSE buttons work correctly with the &quot;Centarea HID.xml&quot; file.&nbsp; But I am using the matching Ortek/Hama IR receiver.What IR receiver are you using?&nbsp; If you can, please post a photograph of the IR receiver and specify the name of the manufacturer and the model number.&nbsp; It may be possible to use the &quot;Mappings&quot; dialogue on the &quot;Sceneo&quot; tab in the &quot;Remotes&quot; section of &quot;MP Config&quot; to change the mappings of those two buttons to whatever your IR receiver is expecting (but note that there is no guarantee that this will be possible).The &quot;Centarea HID.xml&quot; file defines the POWER button as &quot;Shutdown Windows&quot;, which I think is not the best choice.&nbsp; The choices are: Exit MediaPortalHibernate WindowsShutdown WindowsReboot WindowsStandby Windows (i.e. &quot;Sleep&quot;)You need to decide what you want the POWER button to do:(1) Most people use &quot;Sleep&quot;, and enable &quot;Away Mode&quot; in the power plan (or allow &quot;PowerScheduler&quot; to do this).&nbsp; This gives the best usability, but perhaps not the lowest power consumption when the HTPC is not in use.(2) I use &quot;Hibernate&quot;, but in order to obtain good usability I have to use additional software and additional hardware:(a) The problem with defining the power button to be &quot;Hibernate&quot; is that it causes the HTPC to hibernate immediately<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!&nbsp; &nbsp; :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" />, even if it is in the middle of performing a recording (so the recording is terminated prematurely).&nbsp; I use additional software to stop this happening.(b) The other problem with &quot;Hibernate&quot; is that most HTPCs cannot be woken via the remote control.&nbsp; A very small number of motherboards have support that allows the remote to wake the HTPC, but most do not.&nbsp; There is also the &quot;Simerec&quot; device, which is a small circuit board that you have to connect to the power wire inside the HTPC (see: <a href="http://www.simerec.com/" target="_blank">http://www.simerec.com/</a>).&nbsp; This is impossible to do with my HTPC, so I use a third method: I wake the HTPC by powering on a device connected to the HTPC's network socket.To change the action of the POWER button, use the &quot;Mappings&quot; dialogue accessed from the &quot;Sceneo&quot; tab in the &quot;Remotes&quot; section of &quot;MP Config&quot;.-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1169536, member: 141969"] I just tested my Ortek/Hama remote, and the STOP and PAUSE buttons work correctly with the "Centarea HID.xml" file. But I am using the matching Ortek/Hama IR receiver. What IR receiver are you using? If you can, please post a photograph of the IR receiver and specify the name of the manufacturer and the model number. It may be possible to use the "Mappings" dialogue on the "Sceneo" tab in the "Remotes" section of "MP Config" to change the mappings of those two buttons to whatever your IR receiver is expecting (but note that there is no guarantee that this will be possible). The "Centarea HID.xml" file defines the POWER button as "Shutdown Windows", which I think is not the best choice. The choices are: Exit MediaPortal Hibernate Windows Shutdown Windows Reboot Windows Standby Windows (i.e. "Sleep") You need to decide what you want the POWER button to do: (1) Most people use "Sleep", and enable "Away Mode" in the power plan (or allow "PowerScheduler" to do this). This gives the best usability, but perhaps not the lowest power consumption when the HTPC is not in use. (2) I use "Hibernate", but in order to obtain good usability I have to use additional software and additional hardware: (a) The problem with defining the power button to be "Hibernate" is that it [b]causes the HTPC to hibernate immediately[/b]:eek:, even if it is in the middle of performing a recording (so the recording is terminated prematurely). I use additional software to stop this happening. (b) The other problem with "Hibernate" is that most HTPCs cannot be woken via the remote control. A very small number of motherboards have support that allows the remote to wake the HTPC, but most do not. There is also the "Simerec" device, which is a small circuit board that you have to connect to the power wire inside the HTPC (see: [URL]http://www.simerec.com/[/URL]). This is impossible to do with my HTPC, so I use a third method: I wake the HTPC by powering on a device connected to the HTPC's network socket. To change the action of the POWER button, use the "Mappings" dialogue accessed from the "Sceneo" tab in the "Remotes" section of "MP Config". -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]

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