JP1 Remotes

I haven't a lot of experience with the other remotes you mentioned, but I recently bought the OFA 8811 and it is a top notch remote. Very responsive, nice backlighting, plenty of buttons, and learning and macros galore.

My JP1 cable did not have a marking for Pin 1. Luckily, the first time I put it in, I put it in the right way. =)

I purchased an X10 "MP3" remote a while back. Not sure if it does RF, only IR. It came with a little serial port receiver and some software called "BOOM" that let you control the PC with the remote. I found the BOOM software to be extremely lacking, and I ventured into more advanced software called ...

I just recently bought a 8811 w/JP1 from Surf Remote Control web site for $38.95. It works great with my Tivo Series 2. There were a few commands I couldn't find so I had to learn them from the original remote which was a piece of cake. Basically I am only using the JP1 to back up the remote in case ...

My mistake after reading the manual I was under the assumption that you could only learn new commands to the L1-L5 keys at the bottom of the remote. However, I was able to learn to regular keys no problem. I've got my remote set up exactly the way I want it now.

IRMan is a serial infrared receiver for the computer. In combination with a program like UICE, you can use your remote to control the computer. I have a computer hooked up to the Receiver & TV for the purpose of watching movies and listening to music, and I use the 8811 to control Windows and other ...

In other words, a program that will capture the data from IRman and create information that I can use in KM?

Also is there a tool that I could use to extract the EFC/OBC information from an existing setup code in my remote?

I cant seem to get to the 1.1 link. Is it much different than 1.0?

Umm, the remote control that I have now doesn't even have "advanced" codes. I had to buy a new remote anyway. $40 for a 8811 with JP1 cable isn't such a bad deal, is it?

I tried that Robman, but there are a gazillion VCR codes, and after the 25th code that didn't fill up all the buttons on the remote, I gave up. The new remote with JP1 was only 40 bucks anyway. No big deal. I'd rather spend the few bucks and be able to do it on the computer.

I just ordered a URC-8811 with JP1 cable and before I even have it I am curious. How difficult will it be to create a custom setup code from scratch. Basically I want my remote to control the computer so as long as each key has a different signature I can learn every key into the computer. With ...