Media center won't change the channel on my cable box - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

lkips · 2008-02-16, 07:04 PM

Hi Everyone and thank in advance for your help on this one.
I have media center pc that I am using mainly for the pvr feature. I just got MTS Cable and dsl internet. I got Media center to change the channel on the box once but it was really slow so I tried to speed up the IR and now I can’t get it to work again. I have gone through the wizard a hundred times and I am using the MCE remote. What am I doing wrong here? Any help would be great.

I have the Motorola RG2200 STB and XP Media center 2005.

Thanks
Leigh

jbracing24 · 2008-02-16, 07:16 PM

Often times the IR controller will be too fast for the STB. Setup will often pick the fast speed. Try a slower speed setting in MCE setup.

lkips · 2008-02-16, 07:54 PM

thanks for your response. I tryed all three fast medium and slow with no success, any other suggestions?

pnear · 2008-02-17, 11:26 AM

Quite often you will have to play with the positioning of the IR blaster to get it to be reliable. Once I find the sweet spot, I generally tape it on with electrical tape to eliminate interference (from fluorescent lights, sunlight, etc).

Pete

2008-02-16, 07:04 PM	#1
lkips Rookie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3	Media center won't change the channel on my cable box Hi Everyone and thank in advance for your help on this one. I have media center pc that I am using mainly for the pvr feature. I just got MTS Cable and dsl internet. I got Media center to change the channel on the box once but it was really slow so I tried to speed up the IR and now I can’t get it to work again. I have gone through the wizard a hundred times and I am using the MCE remote. What am I doing wrong here? Any help would be great. I have the Motorola RG2200 STB and XP Media center 2005. Thanks Leigh

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2008-02-16, 07:16 PM	#2
jbracing24 Veteran Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Thorold Ontario Posts: 2,265	Often times the IR controller will be too fast for the STB. Setup will often pick the fast speed. Try a slower speed setting in MCE setup.

2008-02-16, 07:54 PM	#3
lkips Rookie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3	thanks for your response. I tryed all three fast medium and slow with no success, any other suggestions?

2008-02-17, 11:26 AM	#4
pnear Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Milton, ON Posts: 664	Quite often you will have to play with the positioning of the IR blaster to get it to be reliable. Once I find the sweet spot, I generally tape it on with electrical tape to eliminate interference (from fluorescent lights, sunlight, etc). Pete