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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1182774" data-attributes="member: 141969">PreliminariesI have now performed the tests using IRSS.&nbsp; First some points:(A) I used MP 1.12, as I wanted to see what effect the various button presses had on MP.&nbsp; The skin in use was the &quot;DefaultWide&quot; skin.(B) I did several tests, but each test consisted of the following actions:Starting from the Windows desktop:(0) Press the START button on the remote control (MP starts and displays the &quot;Home&quot; panel).(1) Press the GUIDE button (the EPG is displayed).(2) Press the VOLUME_UP button (the Sony volume is increased).(3) Press the GUIDE button (the EPG is removed from the screen and the &quot;Home&quot; panel is displayed).(4) Press the START button (the &quot;Home&quot; panel or alternative &quot;Home&quot; is displayed).(5) Press the UP, LEFT, LEFT, OK buttons (MP closes and exits to the desktop).(C) I tested a One-for-All remote that had been setup to send the built-in MCE RC6 signals.&nbsp; I also tested a Logitech Harmony 650 that had been setup to send the pre-defined MCE RC6 signals.&nbsp; Both remotes used &quot;punch through&quot; to enable the VOLUME_UP, VOLUME_DOWN, and VOLUME_MUTE buttons to send the signals for my Sony audio amplifier.(D) I first tested MP's &quot;Microsoft MCE&quot; tab with extended logging enabled.&nbsp; I then disabled that, enabled IRSS, and repeated the tests.&nbsp; The relevant log file from each test is included in the attached zip file.Resultsone_for_all_mce.logThis is the MP log showing that actions (1), (4), and (5) are received; actions (2) and (3) are missing.&nbsp; Only action (2) should be missing.&nbsp; So the One-for-All does not work correctly.harmony_650_mce.logThis is the MP log showing that actions (1), (3), (4), and (5) are received; action (2) is missing (as it should be).&nbsp; So the Harmony works correctly.one_for_all_irss.logThis is the IRSS log file showing signal timings etc.. By monitoring the MP panels, it was apparent that the remote control works correctly, i.e. the error that occurs when using the Microsoft driver does not occur when using IRSS.&nbsp; (I have used the term &quot;Microsoft driver&quot; as a shorthand for &quot;a processing layer or function invocation that is used by both MP and WMC&quot;.)harmony_650_irss.logThis is the IRSS log file showing signal timings etc.. By monitoring the MP panels, it was apparent that the remote control works correctly.If you need any of the other MP or IRSS log files, let me know and I will upload them.Other ObservationsThis was the first time that I have used IRSS, and I found the panel that gave me a choice of installing IRSS as a &quot;service&quot; or an &quot;application&quot; confusing.&nbsp; It did not explain why I might want one choice rather than the other, and seemed somewhat self-contradictory. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused&nbsp; &nbsp; :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" />The mouse-over help for the &quot;Application&quot; button at the top of the screen displays &quot;Stop&quot;, even when it means &quot;Start&quot;. <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:" />-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1182774, member: 141969"] [b]Preliminaries[/b] I have now performed the tests using IRSS. First some points: (A) I used MP 1.12, as I wanted to see what effect the various button presses had on MP. The skin in use was the "DefaultWide" skin. (B) I did several tests, but each test consisted of the following actions: Starting from the Windows desktop: (0) Press the START button on the remote control (MP starts and displays the "Home" panel). (1) Press the GUIDE button (the EPG is displayed). (2) Press the VOLUME_UP button (the Sony volume is increased). (3) Press the GUIDE button (the EPG is removed from the screen and the "Home" panel is displayed). (4) Press the START button (the "Home" panel or alternative "Home" is displayed). (5) Press the UP, LEFT, LEFT, OK buttons (MP closes and exits to the desktop). (C) I tested a One-for-All remote that had been setup to send the built-in MCE RC6 signals. I also tested a Logitech Harmony 650 that had been setup to send the pre-defined MCE RC6 signals. Both remotes used "punch through" to enable the VOLUME_UP, VOLUME_DOWN, and VOLUME_MUTE buttons to send the signals for my Sony audio amplifier. (D) I first tested MP's "Microsoft MCE" tab with extended logging enabled. I then disabled that, enabled IRSS, and repeated the tests. The relevant log file from each test is included in the attached zip file. [b]Results[/b] one_for_all_mce.log This is the MP log showing that actions (1), (4), and (5) are received; actions (2) and (3) are missing. Only action (2) should be missing. So the One-for-All does not work correctly. harmony_650_mce.log This is the MP log showing that actions (1), (3), (4), and (5) are received; action (2) is missing (as it should be). So the Harmony works correctly. one_for_all_irss.log This is the IRSS log file showing signal timings etc.. By monitoring the MP panels, it was apparent that [b]the remote control works correctly[/b], i.e. the error that occurs when using the Microsoft driver does not occur when using IRSS. (I have used the term "Microsoft driver" as a shorthand for "a processing layer or function invocation that is used by both MP and WMC".) harmony_650_irss.log This is the IRSS log file showing signal timings etc.. By monitoring the MP panels, it was apparent that [b]the remote control works correctly[/b]. If you need any of the other MP or IRSS log files, let me know and I will upload them. [b]Other Observations[/b] This was the first time that I have used IRSS, and I found the panel that gave me a choice of installing IRSS as a "service" or an "application" confusing. It did not explain why I might want one choice rather than the other, and seemed somewhat self-contradictory. :confused: The mouse-over help for the "Application" button at the top of the screen displays "Stop", even when it means "Start". :eek: -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]

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