IR support

[Hagen]

Re: IR support

B.t.w. you won't have to replace everything. The fix is in the pronto script code in the advanced tab of the device properties of the netremote device. You can just copy and past the new code into your own project.

Hagen.

[MaxH]

Re: IR support

Wow, how's that for service?

[Hagen]

Re: IR support

...found the problem. I recently rewrote the way I was sending the netremote commands to the VUDU box and broke the letter/number functionality in the process. My apologies...

...here is the fixed version.

Hagen.

[Hagen]

Re: IR support

This should be the correct comand:

netRemoteButton("key","value","a");

...but I also just realized that I must have broken something in the code. It doesn't work on the 9400 anymore either.

Will look into it right now and get back to you.

Hagen.

[kmulder]

Re: IR support

Can you try to put the character directly into the netRemoteButton() call instead of using "label"?

Hagen.

I tried what you said and it still does not work. I am not good at pronto script, did you want me to just replace the word label with the letter. I tried all these combinations:
netRemoteButton("key","value",a)
netRemoteButton("key","value","a")
netRemoteButton(a)
netRemoteButton("a")
netRemoteButton("key",a)
netRemoteButton("key","a")


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[Hagen]

Re: IR support

...oh yeah, and I hope that I'll also get my hand on a 9600 to play with it, I mean test netremote on it as well.

[Hagen]

Re: IR support

It's weird that the text input doesn't work. There shouldn't really be a difference between the two prontos. ...unless the labels are handled differently - I'm using the label of the button as the character to send.

Can you try to put the character directly into the netRemoteButton() call instead of using "label"?

The problem with the wheel (as well as the direction buttons) in netremote is known and will get fixed. It has been fixed for IR to some extent... If it was a vertical scroll wheel it would behave the same as the VUDU remote. But with a horizontal wheel it seems the direction seems reversed...

B.t.w. the new trickmode buttons (fast forward, rewind and skip forward/backward) are not supported yet in netremote. I had to cheat and use the IR commands in my sample configuration...

Hagen.

[kmulder]

Re: IR support

I have an updated xcf file for the pronto tsu9400 with support for netremote and IR. I'll get that out here shortly...

It should work for the 9600 as well.

Hagen.

Great file. Now my Pronto 9600 remote works with Vudu over netremote.
I wish this file came out before I ordered the IR dongle.
No need for it now.
A few problems though.
The text input does not work with my remote.
I can use the scroll wheel to highlight and enter text but I can not use the direct entry by typing the letters.
There is no response when I touch any of the alphanumeric inputs.
Also the scroll wheel in the normal Vudu screen works fine.
When I scroll clockwise the curser moves to the right. When I scroll counterclockwise the cursor scrolls to the left.
But when watching a movie if you scroll clockwise the movie will rewind.
If you scroll counter clockwise the movie fast forwards.
I would think it should work clockwise ff, counter clockwise rewind.
Other than that it works great!!
Thank you!!


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[NA9D]

Re: IR support

Logitech Harmony Instructions attached..

[oblomov724]

Re: IR support

Hi I was wondering if anyone could give me some insight as to how to set-up my harmony pro 890 to work with the new IR dongle. I was able to add the box as a digital set top box. However, I was not able to create an activity that utilized the device after trying several options. It never offered the Vudu box as an option no matter what kind of activity I tried to set up (watch tv, watch dvd, watch pvr, watch pc, etc.) Thanks for your help.

Steven

[oblomov724]

Re: IR support Harmony 890

Hello-

I also have a harmony 890 remote. I have found the vudu box under digital set top box in the harmony software, but have not been able to locate it when I try to set up an activity. I'm not sure if I should be using the watch tv, watch dvd, home theater pc or which activity will allow the vudu box to become an active choice amongst the devices. If anyone could help that would be great. Thanks.

Steven

[HeadHodge]

Re: IR support

Then the rep said "put the remote up to the phone" and I'll be damned if they didn't send the codes acoustically over the phone.

You should call Hilliary on the phone call at 3 am. I'll bet she'll acoustically send your remote the launch codes, even though her Caller ID shows "Out of Area"!!

[RonV]

Re: IR support

The last universal remote I bought didn't have codes for my DirecTV HD DVR and I started to get ****y on the phone wth them when they told me that. Then the rep said "put the remote up to the phone" and I'll be damned if they didn't send the codes acoustically over the phone.

I was impressed.

Yes I did that with the OneForAll (URC) guys and they told me that even though my remote supprted over the phone updates I needed a new "ROM" to so that my TiVO features could be implemented. They said it would take 4 weeks after they received the remote. Phooey.

That is when I stopped buying their remotes.

[RonV]

Re: IR support

PS - The IR support for the Vudu rocks. I've got my Harmony 890 programmed now and the "cobra" is now in the drawer. Thank you engineering for the Page Up/Down commands!

What I'd really like to see next are remote commands that go directly to areas like "My Movies", "Find Movies", etc.

Do like I did a make a "Macro" in the customize buttons option for the actiity.

[NA9D]

Re: IR support

What I'd really like to see next are remote commands that go directly to areas like "My Movies", "Find Movies", etc.

You can set up a macro for the Harmony and assign a button to that Macro. so yes, it can be done...