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miketchow
Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Posts: 12
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Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 8:25 am Post subject: Scientific Atlanta 3100HD Cable box- Discrete Codes |
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Just wanted to confirm that Scientific Atlanta has no discrete codes for the subject cable box. Thanks.. _________________ Mike |
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miketchow
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Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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Could anyone confirm this? No discrete on/off code for SA 3100HD.
Thanks, _________________ Mike |
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jon_armstrong Expert
Joined: 03 Aug 2003 Posts: 1238 Location: R.I.P. 3/25/2005 |
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2004 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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Mike,
I don't have the hardware but monitor the Remote Central discrete forum and although this type of question is asked seveal times a week I have never heard of anyone finding discrete commands.
I don't think any SA cable box has discrete commands and I can't think of ANY cable box that does. The function portion of the signal only has 6-bits (64 possibilities) so you can quickly test, but IMO you are wasting your time.
Besides, cable boxes and DSS STB's consume about the same amount of power On or Off. So my usual advice is to leave it ON and key move a useless command onto the power button for the CBL device so no one can turn it off. _________________ -Jon |
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miketchow
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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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Just read this but thanks for confirmation. _________________ Mike |
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johnsfine Site Admin
Joined: 10 Aug 2003 Posts: 4766 Location: Bedford, MA |
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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The old SA cable boxes had a discrete Off command, a toggle On/Off command and several other commands (such as CH+) acted as On commands (instead of, not in addition to, their normal function) if the box were off.
They seem to have dropped all that from all their recent boxes, even though most of the IR commands remained the same. |
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miketchow
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Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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Hi John, thanks for the confirmation. _________________ Mike |
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