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Title: TV Viewing Channel +/-
Post by: imugli on February 13, 2009, 07:30:48 pm

Guys,

At the moment the only way I've found to change channels when viewing TV is by entering the assigned channel number.

Is it possible to program the Ch +/- buttons on my remote to do as they say - scroll up or down through the programmed channel numbers?

Am I missing something?

Cheers,
J

Title: Re: TV Viewing Channel +/-
Post by: raym on February 13, 2009, 08:14:01 pm

What remote are you using? I've heard of some people having problems with this using the MS remote and matching receiver. Is your remote software capable of learning the chan +/- IR codes?

EDIT: alternatively, the next/previous track buttons (CTRL+N/L) should do the trick also.

Title: Re: TV Viewing Channel +/-
Post by: imugli on February 13, 2009, 08:28:47 pm

Thanks Raym.

I'm using a USBUIRT receiver with the remote I got with my TV card, no third party software. Am about to purchase a Harmony though (need to increase WAF) and don't want buttons / functions being wasted if I can help it. It's far easier to teach what a button does than explain why one does nothing :-)

I hadn't thought of the Next / Previous Track thing - seems kind of obvious now. I do have these programmed already, so may be time for me to do some reprogramming.

Thanks heaps.

Title: Re: TV Viewing Channel +/-
Post by: JimH on February 14, 2009, 07:36:01 am

Did you try teaching MC what to do with the remote?  It's in options/remotes.

Title: Re: TV Viewing Channel +/-
Post by: imugli on February 14, 2009, 04:21:51 pm

Thanks Jim, I'll check it out.

I bought a Harmony One remote yesterday and I've put Channel Icons on it, so it's not such a big deal now. Will definitely attempt this though.

Title: Re: TV Viewing Channel +/-
Post by: imugli on February 14, 2009, 10:09:00 pm

Quote from: JimH on February 14, 2009, 07:36:01 am

Did you try teaching MC what to do with the remote?  It's in options/remotes.

Jim,

There is no button option for Channel +/- in the Tools > Options > Remotes that I can see. Again - am I missing something?

Title: Re: TV Viewing Channel +/-
Post by: JimH on February 14, 2009, 10:17:10 pm

Next track?

Title: Re: TV Viewing Channel +/-
Post by: imugli on February 15, 2009, 01:59:49 am

Yeah, found that one. Thought there may be something else...

Also, is there a command from within MC that will send my PC to Hibernate with one click?