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<blockquote data-quote="Johnny-D" data-source="post: 71263" data-attributes="member: 23989"><p>Well, I found the myblaster instructions to be..well I couldn't find them actually so I documented what I did and hoped to post it as part of a help doc with a wider scope. Hence the Sky references- so just read your-set-top-box <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Quick instructions are in bold to keep it simple.</p><p></p><p>[Disclaimer: this was all done with a Hauppage-supplied 2-port SMK transceiver (the box the blaster plugs into). It should work for Microsoft ones, but no guarantees as I don't have access to one to test.]</p><p></p><p>Ensure the transciever led isn't flashing without pressing anything- I found mine did when I put it on top of the tv and it turned out it was 'receiving' from the energy-saving bulb in the hall!</p><p></p><p><strong>Download myblaster</strong>. It's posted several times on the forums by 'scoop' and I hope he doesn't mind me linking straight to it instead of the thread</p><p>[EDIT]: link removed; download from the <a href="https://www.team-mediaportal.com/component/option,com_remository/Itemid,35/func,fileinfo/id,204/" target="_blank">plugin repository</a> on the homepage now.</p><p>The thread I got it from is <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/viewtopic.php?t=13147" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/viewtopic.php?t=13147</a></p><p></p><p>Put <strong>blaster.exe in MP directory</strong>.</p><p>Put <strong>myblaster.dll in MP\plugins\process</strong> directory</p><p></p><p><strong>N.B. I cannot configure Myblaster from within MP setup, but it still works fine.</strong></p><p></p><p>If you have only 1 IR port on your blaster, ignore the next bit</p><p>[<strong>plug the 'blaster' cable into port 2 on the transceiver</strong>. (weird, but the test never worked when it was in port 1)]</p><p>[/end ignore]</p><p></p><p><strong>Grab your SKY OR CABLE (NOT MCE or MediaPortal) remote </strong><===== This drove me crazy for a day, no-one thought to point the obvious out. Please do!</p><p><strong>run blaster.exe </strong>(from the MP directory), <strong>go to the 'Set-top box #2' (unless you have only one port, in which case use Set-top box #1)</strong></p><p><strong>highlight 0</strong></p><p><strong>click 'learn' </strong>and it changes from '0' to a countdown timer. Now <strong>press 0 ON THE SKY REMOTE </strong>and point it at the MediaPortal transciever (not your stb), <strong>it should return to simply saying '0'</strong> (useful!)</p><p></p><p><strong>Ensure the blaster 'eye' is over the infrared input </strong>on the sky box. (This bit is trickiest, to find out where exactly it is, hold the 'non-sticky' bit of the 'sticky-side' of the blaster over every possible hole in the front of the stb.</p><p>I got it in 2 goes, but for the non-technical out there this is a pretty dead-cert method. Tip: it's probably NOT the bit that flashes red when you press the remote.)</p><p></p><p><strong>Highlight 0 again.</strong></p><p><strong>Press 'Test'.</strong></p><p>The <strong>led ON THE SKY BOX should flash </strong>to tell you it's got the signal from the SMK transceiver.</p><p></p><p><strong>If it has, repeat</strong> for the rest of the digits. (Obviously not moving the blaster this time <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />)</p><p></p><p>Note: <strong>Re-entering Blaster.exe will make you think the 'learned' settings have been lost</strong>, b/c the test button no longer works but it's fine.</p><p></p><p>(<strong>If you have only one port, stop reading</strong>)</p><p>Follow the instructions on the 6th post up from the bottom of the first page of this thread <a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/viewtopic.php?t=13147" target="_blank">https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/viewtopic.php?t=13147</a> which mentions mediaportal.xml and adding a forceport entry.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Johnny-D, post: 71263, member: 23989"] Well, I found the myblaster instructions to be..well I couldn't find them actually so I documented what I did and hoped to post it as part of a help doc with a wider scope. Hence the Sky references- so just read your-set-top-box :-) Quick instructions are in bold to keep it simple. [Disclaimer: this was all done with a Hauppage-supplied 2-port SMK transceiver (the box the blaster plugs into). It should work for Microsoft ones, but no guarantees as I don't have access to one to test.] Ensure the transciever led isn't flashing without pressing anything- I found mine did when I put it on top of the tv and it turned out it was 'receiving' from the energy-saving bulb in the hall! [b]Download myblaster[/b]. It's posted several times on the forums by 'scoop' and I hope he doesn't mind me linking straight to it instead of the thread [EDIT]: link removed; download from the [url=https://www.team-mediaportal.com/component/option,com_remository/Itemid,35/func,fileinfo/id,204/]plugin repository[/url] on the homepage now. The thread I got it from is [url]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/viewtopic.php?t=13147[/url] Put [b]blaster.exe in MP directory[/b]. Put [b]myblaster.dll in MP\plugins\process[/b] directory [b]N.B. I cannot configure Myblaster from within MP setup, but it still works fine.[/b] If you have only 1 IR port on your blaster, ignore the next bit [[b]plug the 'blaster' cable into port 2 on the transceiver[/b]. (weird, but the test never worked when it was in port 1)] [/end ignore] [b]Grab your SKY OR CABLE (NOT MCE or MediaPortal) remote [/b]<===== This drove me crazy for a day, no-one thought to point the obvious out. Please do! [b]run blaster.exe [/b](from the MP directory), [b]go to the 'Set-top box #2' (unless you have only one port, in which case use Set-top box #1)[/b] [b]highlight 0[/b] [b]click 'learn' [/b]and it changes from '0' to a countdown timer. Now [b]press 0 ON THE SKY REMOTE [/b]and point it at the MediaPortal transciever (not your stb), [b]it should return to simply saying '0'[/b] (useful!) [b]Ensure the blaster 'eye' is over the infrared input [/b]on the sky box. (This bit is trickiest, to find out where exactly it is, hold the 'non-sticky' bit of the 'sticky-side' of the blaster over every possible hole in the front of the stb. I got it in 2 goes, but for the non-technical out there this is a pretty dead-cert method. Tip: it's probably NOT the bit that flashes red when you press the remote.) [b]Highlight 0 again.[/b] [b]Press 'Test'.[/b] The [b]led ON THE SKY BOX should flash [/b]to tell you it's got the signal from the SMK transceiver. [b]If it has, repeat[/b] for the rest of the digits. (Obviously not moving the blaster this time :P) Note: [b]Re-entering Blaster.exe will make you think the 'learned' settings have been lost[/b], b/c the test button no longer works but it's fine. ([b]If you have only one port, stop reading[/b]) Follow the instructions on the 6th post up from the bottom of the first page of this thread [url]https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/viewtopic.php?t=13147[/url] which mentions mediaportal.xml and adding a forceport entry. [/QUOTE]
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