Using HIP to change you External STB (MCE 2005 remote)

[gjen]

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I've been using HIP with my MCE 2005 remote and IR blaster to control GBPVR.

HIP - Hip is a program that can learn IR codes and map them to a remote, in this case the MCE2005 remote.

I have set-up HIP to be able to change channels on my STB from the IR codes it learn't from teh STB remote I then mapped them to key messages sent from GBPVR. I was able to surf the channels on my STB in LiveTV. KOOL The only problem was that I could not change the channel on my STB so that GBPVR would record the correct channel at 3am. I would have to leave the correct channel set before going to bed and hope the kids did not change it to Disney Channel

I asked the coder from HIP if HIP would accept channel parameters from GBPVR so that it would change channels for me. He has written a little "exe" program that takes the channel number, and send them to HIP program which will send the IR code to the STB, therefore changing my channel when a recording starts. Brilliant

Here's the link to the app with a short explination of how to configure it

http://www.byremote.com.au/downloads/def...IP%20EXTRA

Here's the link to the question I posed on the HIP forum giving me the solution.

http://forums.dvbowners.com/index.php?sh...entry39502

Now I am a happy man who can sleep at night knowing that the right channel will be recorded when GBPVR kicks in to record the football.

I will try my best to answer any issues regarding set-up.

If you have any specific question on the program or HIP than please go to

http://www.byremote.com.au/Default.htm