Vista Media center :Problem Identifying IR Set top box remote

[jayant.kashyap]

Hi ,
I use Pinnacle PCTV 110i Analog Pro TV tuner ,
Recently i bought a Pinnacle PCTV media center remote kitand it was compatible and easily recognized by Vista home premium

In the Windows vista media center TV Signal Setup , at the stage of identifying the IR set top box remote during IR learning when i opt for let media center learn my Set top box remote from scratch, after identifying the digit 1 and asking me to release that button(1) to continue it keeps on asking me to press and recognize 1 again and again and doesn't move on to the next digit !!



Please tell me where am i going wrong ???

heres a video for the same problem :
https://youtube.com/watch?v=hU2uRhlGZvo

and here is the flow of events in the form of screenshots














now in this screenshot just above , when i release the button (digit 1 of stb remote) it again tells me to press and hold button 1 and then continue holding it and then releasing it to continue...this goes on and on and the media center doesn't move on to identifying the next digit :icon_cry: ..

has any of you experienced this sort of a problem while using media center with a set top box ??? if yes then how did you get out of it...
kindly reply..

 

[cprogrammer]

Since no one has replied, putting my reply as it might help others.I too had the same problem. You have to hold the remote almost touching the IR receiver. Only then it proceeds. Else it goes into an infinite loop trying to identify the digit '1'.Only yesterday I have successfully managed to configure Windows Media Center with Tata Sky along with EPG. Everyting works - viewing, recording, time shifting. Also I am able to use the windows media center remote with Tata Sky. For the EPG the trick was to configure the connection type as cable an after setup, remap the channel numbers in the guide to match with Tata Sky epg.