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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1243218" data-attributes="member: 141969"><p>The remote transmits a particular signal encoding, and the receiver has to be able to understand that encoding. So remotes and receivers need to be correctly paired.</p><p></p><p>The most-common remote is the "MCE <strong>RC6</strong> remote" (e.g. Hewlett Packard remotes). The IR receiver for this plugs into a <strong>USB socket</strong>, not the tuner card. This type of remote is the easiest to get working with MP.</p><p></p><p>Another type is the "MCE <strong>non-RC6</strong> remote" (e.g. the Ortek VRC-1100). This <strong>must</strong> be used with its own IR receiver; it won't work with an MCE RC6 IR receiver. This type requires more setup to get working with MP, but there is a support package available for it.</p><p></p><p>Another type of remote is the manufacturer-specific remote (e.g. your Hauppauge remote, or my TBS remote). These plug into the tuner card, and may be difficult to get working with MP. In fact I don't use the TBS remote that was included with my tuner card; instead I use an Ortek IR receiver, with the Ortek signalling loaded into a Harmony 650 universal remote.</p><p></p><p>If you want a simple life, get an MCE RC6 remote (insist on "RC6").</p><p></p><p>If you like a challenge (or are trying to minimise cost), you may be able to get your Hauppauge remote to work (I don't know, as I have never used Hauppauge with MP).</p><p></p><p>-- from CyberSimian in the UK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1243218, member: 141969"] The remote transmits a particular signal encoding, and the receiver has to be able to understand that encoding. So remotes and receivers need to be correctly paired. The most-common remote is the "MCE [B]RC6[/B] remote" (e.g. Hewlett Packard remotes). The IR receiver for this plugs into a [B]USB socket[/B], not the tuner card. This type of remote is the easiest to get working with MP. Another type is the "MCE [B]non-RC6[/B] remote" (e.g. the Ortek VRC-1100). This [b]must[/b] be used with its own IR receiver; it won't work with an MCE RC6 IR receiver. This type requires more setup to get working with MP, but there is a support package available for it. Another type of remote is the manufacturer-specific remote (e.g. your Hauppauge remote, or my TBS remote). These plug into the tuner card, and may be difficult to get working with MP. In fact I don't use the TBS remote that was included with my tuner card; instead I use an Ortek IR receiver, with the Ortek signalling loaded into a Harmony 650 universal remote. If you want a simple life, get an MCE RC6 remote (insist on "RC6"). If you like a challenge (or are trying to minimise cost), you may be able to get your Hauppauge remote to work (I don't know, as I have never used Hauppauge with MP). -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]
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