Comcast DTA & WMC Remote
Robustiano
remote will perform all other oper. including showing the correct channel
banner for the channel just selected but it wont changed channel, channel
won't changed using the keyboard either I have to use remote from camcast to
change channels. I'm running Windows XP sp3. with a ATI tvt2 wonder elite
internal single analog ntsc tv tuner. Any ideas anybody?
jolt
http://digitalmediaphile.com/index.php/2009/04/17/setup-a-comcast-dta-with-mce/
"Robustiano" <Robus...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Robustiano
I did that yesterday it did not work!!!
"jolt" wrote:
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Curious
your MC IR receiver and the IR signal input location on the DTA STB?
"Robustiano" <Robus...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Robustiano
tape to the front of the DTA where the green light is, on the DTA the IR that
came with the DTA still plug in to the back of the DTA as per these Instr.
Should I unplug the IR from the back of the DTA?
http://digitalmediaphile.com/index.php/2009/04/17/setup-a-comcast-dta-with-mce/
"Curious" wrote:
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jolt
The ir receiver that plugs into the DTA is an extender and is furnished so
you can hide the DTA out of sight.
"Robustiano" <Robus...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Barb Bowman
it. power cycle everything and run through setup again.
5. IR two way blaster cable. The DTA adapter comes with a remote and an IR
extender. Do NOT use the IR extender to plug into your eHome MCE receiver.
On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:12:01 -0700, Robustiano
<Robus...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>the IR that
>came with the DTA still plug in to the back of the DTA as per these Instr.
>Should I unplug the IR from the back of the DTA?
Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.digitalmediaphile.com
http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
Robustiano
with the eHome receiver plugged in to a USB port, I can only still change
channels if I use the DTA remote, keyboard # pad shows channels #'s in the
screen but does not change channels. Any ideas?
"Robustiano" wrote:
> I do not have the IR extender that came with the DTA plug into the eHome
> receiver # 2 hole , but it is still plug into the back of the DTA. I did
> cover the green light on the DTA receiver and place the IR extender that came
> with the eHome receiver over it. I also try this set-up with a Camcast DCH-70
> with the same results everything worked in the WMC remote but changing
> channels. I hope this makes sense as to what set up I have.
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Barb Bowman
Robustiano
will not respond to the #'s so then I went to the learn remote section with
the same results can't change channels witn WMC remote, the funny thing is
that now DTA remote changes channels with only the eHome reciever installed
without its original IR extender.
"Barb Bowman" wrote:
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Curious
You should not be using the extender that came with the DTA since as Barb
pointed it is desinged to provide another location other then front of the
DTA to receive the channel control signal.IR signal
You should only have the IR blaster that came with and is connected to your
MCE system covering the front location IR reeceiver
"Robustiano" <Robus...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Robustiano
it is covering the front of the Comcast DTA box
"Curious" wrote:
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Sven
that what you really meant? The IR bug that is plugged into the back of the
MCE IR receiver (the USB connected one) should be taped over the DTA center.
Over the little round window in the center of the DTA front.
Out of curiousity, do you have a plasma TV this is all driving? I had the
problem that I could not do the remote learning on my setup with the room
with the Plasma. My MCE IR receiver activity light would always be on, when
the Plasma TV was on a channel. It went off when I tuned to an empty channel
like 1, or turned the TV off. I turned the TV off, hooked up a monitor to
the MCE PC and ran the TV setup like that, including the remote setup. That
worked. Pulled the monitor and turned the TV on, and everything continued to
work. Seemed like the plasma rf signal was interfering with the MCE IR
receiver reading the Comcast remote during programming. Doesn't seem to
bother the MCE remote, which is all I need to use now.
"Robustiano" <Robus...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Barb Bowman
you keep saying you covered the green light
you need to take the sticky end of the eHome cable and place it over the
receiver "eye" of the DTA directly on the glass. then plug it into the eHome
receiver. if you have a two port USB receiver, and one port does not work, try
the other port.
Robustiano
That is what I did, used the red IR end of the eHome receiver and tape it in
front of the DTA green light. I do have a two port usb rec. but have not try
port #2 yet.
All of this is being done just in my computer flat screen monitor, there is
not a second monitor or tv
"Barb Bowman" wrote:
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Jaime
IR "eye", sensor window on the DTA.
Not on top of the green power light.
--
James Wolf [MS-MVP]
Orlando, FL
"Robustiano" <Robus...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Robustiano
suggestion with the same result's. I guess I will have to settle for using
two remotes, DTA remote for changing channels and WMC remote works for
everything else.
Thanks all for your help!!!!!!
Curious
is not the location where you need to hang the blaster since that light is
used to indicate that a signal has been received.. The IR receiver location
on the front I believe is the small circle described Sby ven and can easily
be located by moving and using the DTA's own remote around the front of the
DTA at c;lose distance to find the actual IR receiver location where the
Blaster bug needs to be located.
"Robustiano" <Robus...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Gene E. Bloch
since with the concentrated light, enough visible light gets through to
make the sensor visible.
But I suspect that the above comment won't help Robustiano, since he seems
to be dead set on using the indicator light as his target...
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Gene E. Bloch
Jaime
eternal optimist, I thought I would give it a try anyway :o)
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James
Orlando (Goofy says "Hey"), Florida
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Jim L.
infrared that came with the box then the Channels will change..
At least that is what happened to mine..
Comcast told me i needed a new remote and that it would tke 7 - 14 days to
get a new one so i played around with everything and unhook the infrared and
gee it works now..
So it must be the infrared is bad in the box or not programed right!
Good luck to all that have the same problem...