Phillips XD 300 IR Remote

khurram

HI,
Any Body have experience with Phillips XD 300 Satellite Receiver IR Remote Control for Orbit Satellite TV Network.
I have problem with Remote when I try to Capture IR Remote for CH-UP & CH-DOWN Button. Its giving me a error on Capturing Unit . after I observer this remote sending two different Pulse on one button Example: ch-up its PULS (1,2,1,2,1,2,) .how I can Capture this Remote and how I can write the program in netlinx . for example I have two channel for IR how I can run these channel with one button same like(1,2,1,2,1,2) .

ericmedley

I'm assuming you're using the IRIS to capture. You may have to put the IRIS in another mode to capture this remote. It is called 'Special Mode'.

You put the IRIS in this mode by pushing the Up and Send buttons simultaneously.

when in this mode, you'll probably have to send many IR commands before it clears the testing phase. (in default mode, you send the command twice) I've had a few remotes that actually took 4-5 times before it said it was ready.

Power cycling the unit puts it back into default mode.

Hope that helps.
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DHawthorne

Special mode isn't always necessary ... Marantz remotes all use a similar convention; I believe it is a parity bit that changes with each pulse. What I do is just fire the remote at my IRIS to start the capture, then fire it again pointing away from the IRIS; one last pulse at the IRIS again, and you have captured two pulses that are the same and skipped the odd one. It's much faster than the five confirmations special mode requires. I have not had a remote where I actually needed to use special mode in years. The other trick is to be very careful how long your pulses are, especially if the remote repeats them when the button is held down. I try for the quickest solid button press I can make, and it is critical to hold the presses for the same amount of time each pulse. Another thing I have noticed is that it is helpful to let the IRIS settle down between pulses and wait a few seconds, even if it is indicating it is ready. I get a much higher failure rate if I don't do that.

Another thing I have found is that some remotes that just can't be captured properly with an IRIS, can be learned into a third-party remote like a Pronto, and then captured easily off that.

The IRIS is long overdue for re-engineering. It is way too quirky for a professional capture device. If my $100 universal remote can capture another remote with no fuss at all, why does the IRIS have a hard time with it?

ericmedley

DHawthorne wrote:

The IRIS is long overdue for re-engineering. It is way too quirky for a professional capture device. If my $100 universal remote can capture another remote with no fuss at all, why does the IRIS have a hard time with it?

I would also add that a more robust IR Editor software package would be nice. I'd like to be able to actually get in and manipulate IR codes. Here again, the little $100 solutions give you much more flexibility in this regard. The IRIS is not a cheap piece of gear.

Neil Carroll

Philips remotes use a toggle bit in their codes.

The best idea is to capture a code, press the button again away from the iris, then verify the code with a third push of the button.
Try to keep track of where you are, because you then need to do a second set with the other codes.

Then in your code set a flag, send a code from the first set, then a code from the second set, then back to the first.

Hope this helps

khurram

Phillips XD 300 IR Remote

hi Neil,
how i can write in netlinx codes these two cods can you give me any example.

Neil Carroll wrote:

Philips remotes use a toggle bit in their codes.

The best idea is to capture a code, press the button again away from the iris, then verify the code with a third push of the button.
Try to keep track of where you are, because you then need to do a second set with the other codes.

Then in your code set a flag, send a code from the first set, then a code from the second set, then back to the first.

Hope this helps

DHawthorne

khurram wrote:

hi Neil,
how i can write in netlinx codes these two cods can you give me any example.

You don't have to. Only one state of the toggle (or parity bit) is necessary to control the actual device.

2Fast

Really it's not necessary .... A long time ago I'd to capture two codes, button by button of Polycom H323 ...