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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1167455" data-attributes="member: 141969"><p>There is an excellent tool called "RMIR" produced by the enthusiasts over at:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/index.php" target="_blank">http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/index.php</a></p><p></p><p>"RMIR" is a stand-alone tool for One-for-All remotes that installs on Windows systems (no internet connection is required in order to run it). I programmed my Xsight Colour and Xsight Lite using it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite24" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs Up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /></p><p></p><p>Note: there are also two other tools, one called "RM", and the other called "IR" (I think), but these are superseded by "RMIR", which is the one that you should use (but in the fora, people often refer to "RM" when they actually mean "RMIR", so watch out for that!).</p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, I agree with this. Unfortunately, there seem to be very few alternatives. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>With the Xsight line now discontinued (although stock may still be available in some locations), there remains at least one One-for-All remote that can be programmed using software plus a USB cable, namely the URC-6440, this one:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.oneforall.co.uk/universal-remotes/urc6440-simple-4.html" target="_blank">http://www.oneforall.co.uk/universal-remotes/urc6440-simple-4.html</a></p><p></p><p>The enthusiasts at hifi-remote.com really like this remote. I am not so keen, as it fails one of my requirements: <em>it does not have a flat underside</em>. Also, it does not have separate SKIP_FORWARD and SKIP_BACKWARD buttons (a long press on FAST_FORWARD or FAST_BACKWARD provides these functions). However, this remote is nowhere near as capable as the Xsight Colour. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>One fact that may not be well known is that the vast majority of One-for-All remotes can be programmed via the "RMIR" software by using a special cable. This cable is <em>not</em> a USB cable, and you have to purchase it via the internet. A custom-made one from the USA was about £40 when I last looked, and about £5 from China via eBay. The "problem" with the eBay one is that the six wires are not fixed in the 3x2 array required to fit in the socket in the remote. So you have to guess which wire goes where <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" />. Also, some of the eBay cables allegedly use a "clone" integrated circuit. When the maker of the original chip found out about this, he allegedly modified his drivers so that they disable the clone chip <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" />, and the cable no longer works (so you have to be careful to use an older set of the drivers that don't do this). I actually have one of these cables from eBay, but have not yet plucked up enough courage to try using it with my URC-7140. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>The other manufacturer of note is Universal Remote Control of the USA. I have one of their MX-850 remotes in my collection (I no longer use it as several of the buttons have become intermittent). This is a very capable remote: 20 devices; 10 LCD buttons; 5 pages of LCD buttons per device; IR and RF control; Windows application to program it. The problems with this manufacturer's remotes are:</p><p></p><p>(1) Their library of device codes is strongly oriented towards the USA/Canada market, so it includes lots of devices that are not available in Europe, and very few of the devices that <em>are</em> available in Europe.</p><p></p><p>(2) They have a <strong>truly appalling</strong> support policy. They position themselves in the market as providing remotes for bespoke installers to sell fully-configured to end users at inflated prices. As a result, <strong>they do not provide the programming software to end users</strong>. So every time you want to make a minor change to your remote setup, you have to pay the installer another £100 to make the change. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /></p><p></p><p>They do market a range of simpler remotes intended for the end user to program, but you do that by pressing buttons on the remote, not by using software.</p><p></p><p>-- from CyberSimian in the UK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1167455, member: 141969"] There is an excellent tool called "RMIR" produced by the enthusiasts over at: [URL]http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/index.php[/URL] "RMIR" is a stand-alone tool for One-for-All remotes that installs on Windows systems (no internet connection is required in order to run it). I programmed my Xsight Colour and Xsight Lite using it. (y) Note: there are also two other tools, one called "RM", and the other called "IR" (I think), but these are superseded by "RMIR", which is the one that you should use (but in the fora, people often refer to "RM" when they actually mean "RMIR", so watch out for that!). Yes, I agree with this. Unfortunately, there seem to be very few alternatives. :( With the Xsight line now discontinued (although stock may still be available in some locations), there remains at least one One-for-All remote that can be programmed using software plus a USB cable, namely the URC-6440, this one: [URL]http://www.oneforall.co.uk/universal-remotes/urc6440-simple-4.html[/URL] The enthusiasts at hifi-remote.com really like this remote. I am not so keen, as it fails one of my requirements: [i]it does not have a flat underside[/i]. Also, it does not have separate SKIP_FORWARD and SKIP_BACKWARD buttons (a long press on FAST_FORWARD or FAST_BACKWARD provides these functions). However, this remote is nowhere near as capable as the Xsight Colour. :( One fact that may not be well known is that the vast majority of One-for-All remotes can be programmed via the "RMIR" software by using a special cable. This cable is [i]not[/i] a USB cable, and you have to purchase it via the internet. A custom-made one from the USA was about £40 when I last looked, and about £5 from China via eBay. The "problem" with the eBay one is that the six wires are not fixed in the 3x2 array required to fit in the socket in the remote. So you have to guess which wire goes where :eek:. Also, some of the eBay cables allegedly use a "clone" integrated circuit. When the maker of the original chip found out about this, he allegedly modified his drivers so that they disable the clone chip :eek::eek:, and the cable no longer works (so you have to be careful to use an older set of the drivers that don't do this). I actually have one of these cables from eBay, but have not yet plucked up enough courage to try using it with my URC-7140. :( The other manufacturer of note is Universal Remote Control of the USA. I have one of their MX-850 remotes in my collection (I no longer use it as several of the buttons have become intermittent). This is a very capable remote: 20 devices; 10 LCD buttons; 5 pages of LCD buttons per device; IR and RF control; Windows application to program it. The problems with this manufacturer's remotes are: (1) Their library of device codes is strongly oriented towards the USA/Canada market, so it includes lots of devices that are not available in Europe, and very few of the devices that [i]are[/i] available in Europe. (2) They have a [b]truly appalling[/b] support policy. They position themselves in the market as providing remotes for bespoke installers to sell fully-configured to end users at inflated prices. As a result, [b]they do not provide the programming software to end users[/b]. So every time you want to make a minor change to your remote setup, you have to pay the installer another £100 to make the change. :mad: They do market a range of simpler remotes intended for the end user to program, but you do that by pressing buttons on the remote, not by using software. -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]
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