Remote Universal Code

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Oneof the greatest inventions that a lot of people take for granted will have to be the universal remote. When you lose the original remote or you can no longer find a replacement for the exact remote, universal remotes from various brands out there come to your rescue. The cool thing about universal remotes is that you can easily program them and set them up to work with almost any TV, cable, or some other electronic products that you have.

There are two ways you can follow to program the remote to your electronic device. Whether you use a TV, a set-top box, or maybe even a DVD or Blu-ray player. There are two methods that you can follow to program the universal remote.

There are different models of GE Universal Remotes, and you can determine which model you have by removing the batteries from the remote and checking the sticker inside. Look for labels such as CL3, CL4, CL5, or CL6 on the sticker. Once you have found the correct one, the list of codes get short and you can find the correct code in less time.

I believe UCEM allows me to create a script on a client/source host and then execute that script on a remote host using Invoke-Command, script is converted to script block? How does UCEM guarantee that script written on client/source host will run on a remote host, are there not any .Net (or even powershell) version requirements for both client/source and remote host please?

The Invoke-Command cmdlet runs commands on a local or remote computer and returns all output from the commands, including errors. Using a single Invoke-Command command, you can run commands on multiple computers. To run a single command on a remote...

I think my earlier comparison of powershell with java is possibly not a great one. ChatGpt explains that java is targeted at application development where as powershell is targeted towards system administration, this said I think there are similarities in concept between java write once run anywhere (WORA) and powershell Universal code execution model (UCEM) models?

I believe Invoke-Command run on source computer loads .net and powershell on remote computer and sends powershell command line syntax (also referred as syntatix sugar) to the remote computer; byte/object code/executable code is not sent to remote computer. This as possibly seen in the following wireshark network trace:

Implicit remoting (uses Invoke-command in the background), it enables you to import a signature copy of the remote computer command (using Import-PSSession) and run as if they were local to source computer; this is explained PowerShell For Beginners Full Course PowerShell Beginner tutorial Full Course - YouTube

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The Universal Code Execution Model (UCEM) in PowerShell allows you to write a script on a client/source host and execute it on a remote host using Invoke-Command. They converted into a script block that runs on the remote host. They both need client/source and remote hosts need to have compatible versions of PowerShell and NET installed. PowerShell remoting works best when both systems are running the same or similar versions.

The 4 "Streaming Player" codes that can be entered for the ROKU per the Monster 8-Device universal remote are 1966, 1992, 7009, and 7003. Starting to believe there is a printing error and the codes are for ROKU TV. FYI, the two codes 7009 & 7003 are also listed for "Video-Accessory".

Although 2 of the 4 codes will work for the ROKU, then the TV does not work so the code for the Samsung TV has to be re-entered to return to the TV. Then, when returning to the ROKU, the code for the Express has to be re-entered to navigate the ROKU. Just becomes a viscous circle. Therefore, unless a solution is found, I am back to using two remote controls; one for the TV and one for the Roku.

Thanks to Tivoburkee stating "The Express or any stand alone Roku would not respond to the Roku tv IR code, they are completely different.", I decided to attempt a different approach other than manually entering the 48 possible combinations from the 4 ROKU codes that each worked when manually entered separately, and the 12 different Samsung TV codes that each worked when manually entered separately.

When manually entering the code first for the Samsung TV, followed by manually entering the code for the ROKU, the code for the ROKU would prevent the remote from performing functions for the TV. When the Samsung code was re-entered for the TV, the remote was prevented from performing functions for the ROKU. Therefore, a compatibility issue appears to exist between my Samsung TV and ROKU Express when manually entering the codes.

Since two of the four ROKU codes under 'STREAMING PLAYER' were also listed under 'VIDEO-ACCESSORY in the reference sheet, I decided not to try those two codes which reduced the total number of possible code combinations to 24. However, I did not want to spend the time trying each of the 24 possible combinations. Therefore, decided to try a hybrid approach.

The approach I tried was to first perform an automatic brand search for the TV by pressing the 'TV' button on the remote, and while depressed, pressing the '4' button which correlates to Samsung TVs from a table provided in the instructions for the remote. When the light flashed once, I continued to press the two buttons. After a couple seconds, the buttons started to flash which indicated a code was being accessed. I continued to press the buttons until the TV turned off which indicated a code had been found and stored. The remote was then used to turn on the TV and EVERY button performed its function.

The next step was to manually enter the 4-digit code for the ROKU. So I pressed the 'AUX1' button and after it flashed, released it. Then pressed and held the 'SET' button until its light illuminated and was steady. Finished this step by entering the 1st of the two 4-digit ROKU codes (1966) into the remote. When the light went out, the code was saved. I then entered the 2nd ROKU code (1992) for the 'AUX2' button. The remote now appears to work for the TV or when switched to the ROKU.

The only function that does not work on the Monster remote is the "GUIDE" button when in the TV mode. Since the 'GUIDE' button works when using the original Samsung remote, it appears an incompatibility issue exists with the ROKU code that prevents the 'GUIDE' button from performing its function when in the TV mode. Similar to the volume issue that use to exist with remote controls many years ago after entering a VCR code for many different brands of TVs.

Other than the function for the 'GUIDE' button being disabled after the code for the ROKU is entered, and having to place a strip of scotch tape along the side of the battery compartment lid, the Monster remote is not a bad inexpensive alternative solution for replacing two remote controls. Works well.

I don't know thing about this remote only seeing it from the pictures, there are two device keys at the top TV & Cab, and six more at the bottom. So are simply programming the tv device with tv code and then reprogramming for the roku? There must be instructions on how to program one of the other device keys with working roku code? You're the only one who can answer this.

Does not matter which universal remote is used. An old GE, Gemini or Samsung remote can navigate the ROKU using one of the codes which remain the same. However, it then prevents the TV from responding. Then the code for the TV has to be re-entered which halts the ROKU. Why I believe the codes are for the ROKU TV.

The Express or any stand alone Roku would not respond to the Roku tv IR code, they are completely different. You want universal, go with One-For-All urc-7880 or the Inteset 422-3 universal remotes made by UEI.

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