JP1 Remotes

I pulled the USB cable out while it was uploading and now it is as dead as the dodo.

I spent a couple of hours searching the forum and a lot of the answers suggested replacing the settings.bin file.

However when I connect the remote to the PC the usb disk which contains the settings.bin file is ...

Well I bought a pack which included the 3x2 format ones.

What a fiddly job that was! Prising up a plastic flap with one hand, pulling on the wire with the other hand and pulling back on the connector with the other other hand....

And sadly it does not work reliably. About 50% of the time I get "no ...

Hmm, the 1 button works when TV is selected but not when VCR is selected, so it seems not.

You just beat me to it!

It's possible they won't fit the aperture in the case but for £7 it's worth the risk.

I am in the UK and they don't seem to ship here.

I am starting to think that the remote I just bought is faulty or broken in some way.

If I enter Magic-9-8-0 then I get the single flash then double flash when I hold down Magic, then when I enter the 980 I get no flash with the 9 and a single flash with the 8 then the 0, and that's that. No blink ...

The old and "new" remotes do indeed have different text on the label stuck to the battery cover. One says "URC 11-7555 R00" and the other says "URC 11-7555 B00". I didn't keep track of which is which. Does this mean I can't upload from and download from the other?

If that's the case then if I ...

I used to use a Tommy Tyler cable for years since the connector fits through the hole in the remote case. When that failed I switched to what I have now, with six separate pin connectors held together with black insulating tape. It's a mess.

If anyone knows of a cable which works the same way as ...

I have been using a URC-7555 and 7556 for years and recently bought an as-new 7555 from eBay to replace one which was wearing out. I have found that the device keys tend to fail first, some of mine you need 5 or 6 presses to get them to register.

I tried to clone the old remote to the new. I ...

I have a URC-7555, URC-7556 and a URC-6440 and I have been using RemoteMaster for many years to get them to do what I want. All under Windows.

Now I would like to start using Linux on my main PC - I am trialling Mint.

I downloaded and extracted the latest RemoteMaster version. On a Windows PC it ...

Update: I've used both a 7555 and a 6440 and they both work more-or-less OK, but not perfectly.

The problem is with the up/down/left/right buttons. They work fine when navigating the ATV menu and the menu of the apps. However there is a problem when playing content on *some* apps.

The problem is ...

Does it support macros on device keys? I use those for source switching.

I think this remote is physically broken. I can't record a macro on to the mute button nor can I learn anything on it.

I tried 994 but I got a double flash when entering the second digit of the EFC which I guess means it wasn't accepted.

Slightly off topic, but does anyone know if the 7955 or 7980 support macros on device keys? I'm guessing not since they don't have actual device keys just a "devices" key.

If not I guess that just leaves the 1240, 1280 and 2981 as current models with at least four device keys.

I followed that link earlier but they don't ship to the UK.

However on the "chip partner FTDI cable" page there are two other eBay links, one of which does appear to ship to the UK. I'd have to buy 100 but that's OK.