As an example, Motorola cable boxes, as far as I can tell, have only a power "toggle" function, i.e., the power command changes the box state, if on, goes off, if off, goes on. Not good if the box is already on when a recording is scheduled. I just leave mine on all time. Not the best solution, I agree.
mikeh49 Wrote:As an example, Motorola cable boxes, as far as I can tell, have only a power "toggle" function, i.e., the power command changes the box state, if on, goes off, if off, goes on. Not good if the box is already on when a recording is scheduled. I just leave mine on all time. Not the best solution, I agree.
All electronics is better off left on, it is not good for the health of any electronics to be switched on and off all the time. Anyway, the power consumption of such a box can't be that big?
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Chapon Wrote:That's what I thought until my cable provider told me that my machin had to be off (at night) so some software maintenance may be done by them
Strange, I got the opposite info, they told me that it had to be left on tuned to the first channel in order to be updated.
Anyway, I guess you could make some arrangement with a photosensor looking at the ready-led to detect if it is on, and if not blast an on-command, but that would take some skill in electronics
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On my tv I send a channel 1 command followed by hdmi to select the input so it makes sure its on (if tv is already on it doesnt get turned off)
to turn off i just send the on/off command (i know it not a set top box)
But you could do something similar just working out what turns the device on by pressing buttons on the remote (anything but the on/off button)