Changing Sky NZ STB channels ?

[T1mm0]

As a newbie to all this I'm trying to get something setup to record the Tour De France starting this weekend.

I've installed a fresh copy of XP with SP3, installed GBPVR and have connected my Sky Decoder to the PC via a Haupauge PVR150MCE. The picture is fantastic, the functionality of GBPVR is all good but after reading the HIP guide, I damned if I can get the MCE v2 Remote I have to change the channels on the Sky decoder.

Does anyone have a similar setup and been able to get this combination working?

I learn the Sky remote within HIP but when I try to test it I can see the Blaster light flicker where it's taped to the front of the decoder but nothing happens.

Any help greatly appreciated.

[stustunz]

are you sure you have it directly over the receiver on the set top box

[T1mm0]

I've played around with it stuck in many positions.

Does your response indicate that you have this working without any problems?

Cheers, Tim

[stustunz]

i dont actually have sky but have tested it with freeview box
you could try and learn a code from your tv and see if that works then it you may be able to rule out the sender
it does work with sky
i think my sky the codes cant be learnt (not 100% sure)

others have said the server suite is easier to use

[T1mm0]

others have said the server suite is easier to use

Server Suite??

[stustunz]

http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...rver+suite

similar to hip i have not used it but a few peple that i have tried to help with getting hip to work have said that it was easier to get working

[Etacovda]

yeah, dont bother with hip. get ir server suite, it work perfectly.

[T1mm0]

Great advice. IR Server Suite is a lot easier to get going.

One part of this equation that failed me was my MCE IR Blaster. It seemed to be working very intermittently so I grabbed an IR LED from Dick Smith and wired it up to a 3.5mm mono plug.

This was a very cheap solution to my problem and it all works sweet now.

Cheers, Tim