Incorrect Channel Change with MCE IR Blaster

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Hi All,

Hope you can help.... Here's the situation. I am using the IR Blaster that came in my PVR150 MCE Kit. With a lot of help from someone on the forum, I got the computer to recognize it, and while it is communicating with my DISH Network (311) box, I don't get a very reliable channel change, and I am missing out on recorded shows. The IR blaster is sending the right channel info, but for example if I wanted channel 419, I end up recording channel 9, or channel 19 etc.... I'm just guessing, but it's like the IR Blaster is moving too fast for the DISH box. Is there a way of delaying the signals going from the IR Blaster to the DISH box, ie. 4 (*pause*) 1 (*pause*) 9 (*pause*), Enter. Another related problem, is that if I watch LiveTV by selecting a channel from the guide, more often than not, no signal is sent to the box to change the channel. However, if I then exit LiveTV, go back into the guide and select that same channel, it then changes to the correct channel. Almost like I had to prime, or warmup the IR blaster....

Has anyone else run into either of these problems using their IR Blaster.

I am desparate for help. The wife has missed a ton of her shows, and she's not happy (which inevitably means I'm not happy!!).

Thanks a ton.
SF

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You'll get the better results if you use HIP rather than the built in MCE IR Blaster plugin. I've never really spent much time with the built in plugin, and I'm aware of a few issues with it.

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Cool, thanks sub for the info. I'll give HIP a try, although I know little to nothing about it!

SF