More from a very steep learning curve and a long saga!
I have now progressed to a working infrared network using HS 2.0.2014.0, a GC-100-12, a Xantech 282SM mouse emitter, a Powermid transmitter and three Powermid receivers. I can now successfully control Sony TVs and other devices, having used a GC-IRL device to learn the codes and meticulously entering them all in one at a time. I can hear the experts hissing already!
I have a couple of by the way questions and one show-stopper that I really do an answer for:
The show stopper (HELP!):
A Denon RC-929 remote operating a Denon AVR-1804 receiver. I can get none of the codes to work, except one. The GC-IRL gives different code strings every time (although I am told by GC that this is normal and should not be a problem). None of the strings entered seemed to work, except one, the "Tuner select" button - this with a repeat count of 12 and a 100mS timeout. Anybody any suggestions - I have tried more repeat counts and timeout interval combinations than I can count. Because of the one code that does work, surely it cannot be a data rate or other fundamental tranmission or compatibility problem?
Other snags in passing:
A Samsung DVD-HD911 combo DVD player with an 00012A remote seems to require an average of three button presses per operation to get it to perform the action. Any ideas, or is some sort of script the only answer? (and, if script is the answer, anybody got an example of running one from an IR-defined device control?)
Homeseer web pages running on an IPAQ HX2410 seem to have some problems. The Pocketseer IR control screens cause the screen to change to a "bubble" type screen reporting that the command has been sent which appears not as a bubble but as a new web page. You have to press the back button to get back to the IR control screen - makes entering multi-digit channel numbers impossible from the IPAQ. Also, when using the normal web page control on the IPAQ, some of the "Control" buttons on IR devices from the status screen do not work at all - nothing happens. HS is working on these problems (I believe/hope!).
Has anybody successfully found a CCF code on one of the web sites (e.g. Remotecontrol.com) and converted it into a GC100 code string and got it to work from HS via a GC100??? How does the CCF convert software from GC work? I can find nothing that resembles a guide or data on how to achieve these steps, or even how the CCFConvert utility is supposed to work. All I've seen is the enigmatic "Enter CCF code" in the DOS window, and do not know if it is looking for a file name, a hex string entered manually, or what? Anybody????? GC support appears to be good, though, and I am waiting for answers from them.
Positive notes - those X10 Powermids are the answer to a lot of problems, but do seem to be a bit noise prone, but do work like magic. Saved me cabling and attaching eleven separate emitters to each of the A/V equipment from the GC100.
I have now progressed to a working infrared network using HS 2.0.2014.0, a GC-100-12, a Xantech 282SM mouse emitter, a Powermid transmitter and three Powermid receivers. I can now successfully control Sony TVs and other devices, having used a GC-IRL device to learn the codes and meticulously entering them all in one at a time. I can hear the experts hissing already!
I have a couple of by the way questions and one show-stopper that I really do an answer for:
The show stopper (HELP!):
A Denon RC-929 remote operating a Denon AVR-1804 receiver. I can get none of the codes to work, except one. The GC-IRL gives different code strings every time (although I am told by GC that this is normal and should not be a problem). None of the strings entered seemed to work, except one, the "Tuner select" button - this with a repeat count of 12 and a 100mS timeout. Anybody any suggestions - I have tried more repeat counts and timeout interval combinations than I can count. Because of the one code that does work, surely it cannot be a data rate or other fundamental tranmission or compatibility problem?
Other snags in passing:
A Samsung DVD-HD911 combo DVD player with an 00012A remote seems to require an average of three button presses per operation to get it to perform the action. Any ideas, or is some sort of script the only answer? (and, if script is the answer, anybody got an example of running one from an IR-defined device control?)
Homeseer web pages running on an IPAQ HX2410 seem to have some problems. The Pocketseer IR control screens cause the screen to change to a "bubble" type screen reporting that the command has been sent which appears not as a bubble but as a new web page. You have to press the back button to get back to the IR control screen - makes entering multi-digit channel numbers impossible from the IPAQ. Also, when using the normal web page control on the IPAQ, some of the "Control" buttons on IR devices from the status screen do not work at all - nothing happens. HS is working on these problems (I believe/hope!).
Has anybody successfully found a CCF code on one of the web sites (e.g. Remotecontrol.com) and converted it into a GC100 code string and got it to work from HS via a GC100??? How does the CCF convert software from GC work? I can find nothing that resembles a guide or data on how to achieve these steps, or even how the CCFConvert utility is supposed to work. All I've seen is the enigmatic "Enter CCF code" in the DOS window, and do not know if it is looking for a file name, a hex string entered manually, or what? Anybody????? GC support appears to be good, though, and I am waiting for answers from them.
Positive notes - those X10 Powermids are the answer to a lot of problems, but do seem to be a bit noise prone, but do work like magic. Saved me cabling and attaching eleven separate emitters to each of the A/V equipment from the GC100.
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