PVR150 remote without application focus

[raven]

Hi,
from what I understand, the Hauppauge remote control (45 button) should work by default with GBPVR without having the application in focus. I have checked "Use direct access to..." but with no success. Has anyone else got this to work?

BR
/Raven

[sub]

This setting only works with the PVR250/350.

[raven]

Thanks for your reply, is HIP the way to go then?

[sub]

I dont know - I've never used it.

[grahamm]

No you would need focus. In order to control GBPVR without focus you would need to add some lines to the irremote.ini file in the C:\Windows\ Directory.

Open the file and find the [Default] Section. This is the area that is accessed first when you press a button on the remote. Add the Following, Replacing if necessary.

GRNPOWER={run(c:\progra~1\devnz\gbpvr\gbpvr.exe)}

OLD0=
0={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,192,0)}
1={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,193,0)}
2={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,194,0)}
3={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,195,0)}
4={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,196,0)}
5={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,197,0)}
6={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,198,0)}
7={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,199,0)}
8={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,200,0)}
9={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,201,0)}
SOURCE={switch(*task*)}{shift}{tab}
MINIMIZE=
FULLSCREEN={alt}{space}x
RESERVED=
NAVDOWN={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,225,0)}
NAVUP={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,224,0)}
NAVLEFT={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,209,0)}
NAVRIGHT={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,208,0)}
OK={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,229,0)}

GO={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,229,0)}
FASTFWD={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,244,0)}
FULLSCREEN={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,229,0)}
REWIND={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,242,0)}
BACK={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,223,0)}
SKIPFWD={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,222,0)}
MENU={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,229,0)}
PLAY={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,245,0)}
SKIPREV={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,228,0)}
PAUSE={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,240,0)}
STOP={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,246,0)}

REC={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,247,0)}

MUTE={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,229,0)}

CHNLUP={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{fgnwnd()}{pgup}
CHNLDOWN={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{fgnwnd()}{pgdn}
;VOLUP={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{fgnwnd()}+
;VOLDOWN={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{fgnwnd()}-

;FUNC={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,219,0)}
GUIDE={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{fgnwnd()}{f1}
TV={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{fgnwnd()}{f2}
VIDEOS={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{fgnwnd()}{f3}
MUSIC={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{fgnwnd()}{f4}
PICTURES={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{fgnwnd()}{f5}
RADIO={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{fgnwnd()}{f6}
;POWER={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{SendMsg(32771,,0)}
TEXT={findwnd(,GB-PVR)}{fgnwnd()}{ctrl}o


Lines with ";" are comments and not used. Hope this helps.

- Graham

[garetmax]

Hi grahamm,

Will you post your entire irremote.ini file? I added your lines in but I still have to have the focus in order to change channels.

I've tried various other irremote.ini's also and the usb-uirt but I can't ever get this to work.

Thanks,
Garetmax

[Royle]

I too can not get this to work. Can someone go into further detail about this? It would be very much appreciated.

[grahamm]

I have attached my irremote file, although it seems if i've opened and closed gbpvr and the config app a few times, controlling without focus stops working. Im assuming its related to the window name, so if anyone knows why this happens please let me know.

[garetmax]

Hi Grahamm,

Thanks for replying and attaching your file. I did have it working for awhile and like you it stopped working.

Have you figured it out yet?

Anyone else have a bulletproof irremote.ini that works all the time?

Thanks,
Garetmax

[BFV/AcidRain]

Hey guys,

This certainly isn't a fix for you guys, but it might be a good bandaid.

I understand that the remote stops working after you've opened & closed GB-PVR a few times. Once it stops working, if you restart IRREMOTE does it begin functioning again?

If so, set one of the remote buttons under the [Default] sections to run the "Restart IR Remote" command: "C:\Program Files\WinTV\Ir.exe" /QUIET

If for some reason that bombs due to timing issues, the program trying to shut itself down, whatever - a 2 or 3 line Visual Basic Script with a "Sleep 1000" command followed by an IRRestart command might do the trick too.