JP1 Remotes

Just for a change, wanted to post a success story with thanks to the JP1 community. Got premade JP1 cable, downloaded all files, read stickies and different howtos. Went and bought RS 15-2116 (no xx17 in my area ). All in this sequence. Spend a day, got my remote doing what I want. Granted, my system in question is a simple bedroom setup. Toshiba Tv/VCR, Samsung DVD. But add Pansat 2500a sometime flashed as Fortec Lifetime Ultra satellite recievers in the equasion and it makes it a bit more complicated. But by the end of the day I got bunch of keymoves and macros working with various ToadToggles and such, custom LCD modes, etc. Pretty happy. For all newbies: read and you will get if you are patient. Read first, try it 10 times or more, then ask questions.

I've got the same universal, the RadioShack 15-2116. The "MySystem" feature just rocks!

In my case I built the cable myself with some RadioShack parts and a hacked up IDE cable (it helps if you use the side with the red striped pin1 wire for the pin1 wire on your JP1 cable). I was fortunate to find upgrade files already existing for my Sony Dream System DAV-FC7 and my Infocus X1 projector on the Yahoo!Groups site. I loaded them in RM, changed a few buttons and functions around. Then I downloaded my current 2116's setup with all its grossly limited amount of learned IR codes,etc. I copied the output from RM to IR for the DVD device and saved it. Then I did the same for the projector making it a SAT device (since its right next to the TV device button, and we have a TV alone w/ the projector).


NOTE: you can override various limitations inherent to the remotes programming interface by using RM/IR, like putting macros and keymoves, etc on which ever keys you want.


WOW, what a difference in stress level I hated searching for a remote... I hated it 5 times more when having to search for 5 of them. It just always seemed stupid that all these universal remotes have bizzare limitations. Between limited memories, functionalities that seemed like a maze of contradictions in purpose and some of the stupidest interfaces I've ever seen, I was about ready to give up on universal remotes after buying and returning about 6 or 7 of them. The last one I had was the 15-2116 and I had got it to work OK. I was the only one that really made things easier, but I still had to make compromises (especially with its small learning memory). Now, its exactly how I want it.

Thank you to all of you who wrote the drivers and software to make this work and especially to those who figured out the cable pinouts and electronics.

jason

[edit] p.s. this is not to brag but to encourage: I did this over the course of a days without asking any questions on the forum. Its that easy. The people who put all this together did a great job. Just BE SURE TO READ THIS: https://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1009