Power on/off set top box before/after recording

Chapon · 2012-09-17, 02:57 PM

Is there a way to do that?

***sub*** · 2012-09-17, 05:19 PM

Sorry, no there isn't. NextPVR has no way to know if your set top box is on or off, so doesn't bother trying to control it in this way.

mikeh49 · 2012-09-17, 05:34 PM

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.

Reddwarf · 2012-09-17, 06:56 PM

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?

Chapon · 2012-09-17, 06:57 PM

Thank you both. Mikeh49 made it perfectly clear: you would not want to toggle it off thinking you start it when it is already on.

Chapon · 2012-09-17, 07:00 PM

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

Reddwarf · 2012-09-17, 08:49 PM

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 Wink

stustunz · 2012-09-17, 10:52 PM

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)

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