Re: Problem recording old pioneer remote

[Thomas F. <th...@fj...>]

On May 10, 2011, Thomas Fjellstrom wrote:
> On May 8, 2011, Thomas Fjellstrom wrote:
> > I seem to be able to record it well enough for my hauppage MCE
> > transceiver to see the button presses via irw, but I can't seem to get
> > it to send an ir signal that the pioneer reciever (its a VSX-462S,
> > remote is a CU-VSX065) likes. The Pioneer won't accept any of the
> > buttons I try to send via irsend.
> > 
> > irrecord seems to have a really hard time trying to figure out the
> > signal. After several tries, the following is the best config I've
> > managed with raw mode. irw does see the button presses from the remote
> > just fine, but I'm more interested in sending commands to the Pioneer
> > than using its remote on my htpc.
> > 
> > begin remote
> > 
> >   name  reciever1
> >   flags RAW_CODES
> >   eps            30
> >   aeps          100
> >   
> >   gap          39342
> >   
> >       begin raw_codes
> >       
> >           name KEY_POWER
> >           
> >              8600    7124     600    1550     600     450
> >              
> >               600    1500     600     450     600     450
> >               650    5494     600     450     600    4544
> >               600     450     600    4545     600     450
> >               550    4541     600    1500     600     500
> >               550    1550     600     450     600     500
> >               550     500     550    1550     600    4544
> >               550    1550     600     450     600     500
> >               550     500     550    1550     600    3544
> >               550     500     550     500     600     450
> >               600    5545     550    1550     550   26601
> >               550   20340    8550    7241     550    1550
> >               600     500     550    1550     550     500
> >               550     500     550    5596     550     500
> >               550    4589     500     550     500    4594
> >               550     500     550    4544     600    1550
> >               550     500     550    1600     500     550
> >               550     500     550     500     550    1600
> >               550    4544     550    1600     500     550
> >               550     500     550     550     500    1600
> >               550    3542     550     500     550     550
> >               500     550     500    5592     550    1600
> >               500   21594     550
> >           
> >           name KEY_VOLUMEUP
> >           
> >              8600    7123     600    1550     600     450
> >              
> >               600    1500     600     450     600     450
> >               600    4544     600     450     600    4541
> >               600     450     600    4500     600     450
> >               600    4543     600    1500     600     450
> >               600    1550     600     450     600     450
> >               600    4540     600     450     600    3492
> >               600     500     550     500     550     500
> >               600     450     600    1550     550     500
> >               600    1500     600     500     550    1550
> >               550    5545     600    1550     550
> >           
> >           name KEY_VOLUMEDOWN
> >           
> >              8550    8174     600    1500     600     450
> >              
> >               600    1500     650     450     600     450
> >               600    4489     600     450     600    4544
> >               600     450     600    5544     600     450
> >               600    4495     600    1550     600     450
> >               600    1500     600     500     550    1550
> >               600    4491     600     500     550    4540
> >               600     450     600     450     600     500
> >               550     500     600     450     600     450
> >               600    1550     550     500     550    1550
> >               600    5544     550    1550     600   27538
> >               550   19343    8500    8241     550    1550
> >               550     550     550    1550     550     500
> >               550     500     550    4592     550     500
> >               550    4593     550     500     550    5544
> >               550     500     550    4594     550    1550
> >               550     500     550    1600     550     500
> >               550    1600     500    4592     550     500
> >               550    4594     500     550     550     500
> >               550     500     550     550     500     550
> >               550     500     550    1550     550     500
> >               550    1600     550    6542     550    1600
> >               550   20543     550
> >       
> >       end raw_codes
> > 
> > end remote
> > 
> > 
> > Is there anyway I can get ir blasting to work with my setup?
> > 
> > Additional info: lsusb gives the following for my MCE transceiver
> > Bus 003 Device 002: ID 1784:0001 TopSeed Technology Corp. eHome Infrared
> > Transceiver
> > 
> > Thanks.
> 
> Any hints on how to get lirc to send a signal my receiver understands?
> 
> The interesting thing is, `ir-keytable -t` doesn't seem to see any of the
> events from the pioneer remote, but irw does.

I'm stumped here. Is there a way I can get a MCE/eHome ir blaster to 
communicate with my Pioneer VSX-462S receiver? And some way to reliably record 
the remote that the receiver came with? irrecord has a tough time with it.

-- 
Thomas Fjellstrom
th...@fj...