Universal Remote Control (URC Co.) and HR20

[travelswiss]

For those of you out there with URC remotes and the HR20: do they play well together? What about the 30 second slip and 6 sec rewind? Are there buttons that are easy to use find for these functions? The current all in one remote I use is clunky and while I need 455 khz I'll give it up for something that will easily control the box I use the most- my HR20.

Thanks,

TS

[john18]

For those of you out there with URC remotes and the HR20: do they play well together? What about the 30 second slip and 6 sec rewind? Are there buttons that are easy to use find for these functions? The current all in one remote I use is clunky and while I need 455 khz I'll give it up for something that will easily control the box I use the most- my HR20.

Thanks,

TS

There are a lot of threads about this. Go back a few pages of topics and you will find all that you can handle.

p.s. - A lot of us use universal remotes.

[travelswiss]

There are a lot of threads about this. Go back a few pages of topics and you will find all that you can handle.

p.s. - A lot of us use universal remotes.

Thanks, I read all threads before posting, but what I did not find is what buttons are being used for 30 second slip and 6 second rewind which is why I asked the question.

[houskamp]

I have the mx-700.. just set a button on the lcd screen at the top.. I have one screen for playback and one for recordings..

[travelswiss]

I have the mx-700.. just set a button on the lcd screen at the top.. I have one screen for playback and one for recordings..

Thanks, do you find the lcd button to be cumbersome compared to a hard key? I currently use an lcd button on my Philips, and I find myself going back to the remote that came with the HR20 for ease of use. Thanks for your help.

[houskamp]

nope, I added all the buttons I use for a specific task (rec/play) to separate menus so I just use them up top.. it has 4 pages avalible so lots of room..

[john18]

I'm sorry, I misunderstood the question then. My Harmony 880 has buttons which works fine on the trick play functions. I added buttons for the Delete function and each of the four colors.

[247]

For those of you out there with URC remotes and the HR20: do they play well together? What about the 30 second slip and 6 sec rewind? Are there buttons that are easy to use find for these functions?
Thanks,

TS

I just bought the URC-R6 to use with my HR21-700 and have the same issues. I also cannot get the 30 second slip and 6 sec rewind commands two work. I've tried everything.. fresh batteries in the old and new remotes.. using code 173 programmed in the Cable/Sat function.. and learn method. I was able to get the R6 to learn others such as list, red, green, yellow buttons so I know my method is OK. I send an email to their tech support asking for help. Now we wait.

[Hansen]

I use a URC MX3000 remote with my HR20. It's part of their professional line series touchscreen remotes. It's an awesome remote. I have created customized touchscreens for all the trick play buttons (30 second skip, skip back, FF, RW, etc, etc. and it works great. I also use URC's MRF 350, which uses narrow band RF for the remote and converts everything to IR for the equipment in the media closet. Also, works very nicely.

[bpratt]

I just bought the URC-R6 to use with my HR21-700 and have the same issues. I also cannot get the 30 second slip and 6 sec rewind commands two work. I've tried everything.. fresh batteries in the old and new remotes.. using code 173 programmed in the Cable/Sat function.. and learn method. I was able to get the R6 to learn others such as list, red, green, yellow buttons so I know my method is OK. I send an email to their tech support asking for help. Now we wait.
I have been using the R6 on my HR21-700 for several weeks now. In fact I use it to control two HR21-700s. The first one uses the Sat 173 code on the Audio component, and I learned last=list -skip=-skip skip+=+skip yellow=yelow blue=blue red=red green=green.

The second HR21-700 is set up to respond to the AV1 position of the DirecTV remote, so I had to learn all the keys including power. It is set up on the AUX component of the R6.

When you set up a learn function on the R6, don't hold down the key on the DirecTV remote. Only tap it and you should have success. Also, I found that it is best to do the learn function where there is no direct light hitting the remotes. It doesn't need to be real dark, but I had the best success on the floor next to a large chair.

For $20 I think the R6 is a great remote. I use it to control my TV, a ReplayTV, an HR10-250, two HR21-700s and a DVD player.

[Jimmmmbo!]

I have the MX-900 Genesis. Slip-skip and rewind work fine for me. I also seem to remember needing to press the original remote's key very quickly to help it learn correctly.

I also have to do the "hold 3-sec, then release and press again" trick to get it to do jump-to-tick and jump-to-end/beginning.

[dbronstein]

I have been using the R6 on my HR21-700 for several weeks now. In fact I use it to control two HR21-700s. The first one uses the Sat 173 code on the Audio component, and I learned last=list -skip=-skip skip+=+skip yellow=yelow blue=blue red=red green=green.

The second HR21-700 is set up to respond to the AV1 position of the DirecTV remote, so I had to learn all the keys including power. It is set up on the AUX component of the R6.

When you set up a learn function on the R6, don't hold down the key on the DirecTV remote. Only tap it and you should have success. Also, I found that it is best to do the learn function where there is no direct light hitting the remotes. It doesn't need to be real dark, but I had the best success on the floor next to a large chair.

For $20 I think the R6 is a great remote. I use it to control my TV, a ReplayTV, an HR10-250, two HR21-700s and a DVD player.

I have an R6 and I set up the skip and color buttons the same way without any problems. I'm using it for my TV, HR20, Receiver and DVD player and it works great.

Dennis

[247]

I have been using the R6 on my HR21-700 for several weeks now. In fact I use it to control two HR21-700s. The first one uses the Sat 173 code on the Audio component, and I learned last=list -skip=-skip skip+=+skip yellow=yelow blue=blue red=red green=green

Interesting. My R6 won't learn a command for -skip and +skip on Cab/Sat mode. Sounds like you were able to learn these but on a different mode. What exact buttons on the HR21-700 did you press for -/+ skip on the R6?

I'd like to set as follows:
R6 -skip = HR21-700 6 sec replay
R6 +skip = HR21-700 30 sec commerical skip -->|

Can someone see if they can program the R6 Input = List on Cab/Sat mode?

Much obliged! Dwayne

[bpratt]

Interesting. My R6 won't learn a command for -skip and +skip on Cab/Sat mode. Sounds like you were able to learn these but on a different mode. What exact buttons on the HR21-700 did you press for -/+ skip on the R6?

I'd like to set as follows:
R6 -skip = HR21-700 6 sec replay
R6 +skip = HR21-700 30 sec commerical skip -->|

Can someone see if they can program the R6 Input = List on Cab/Sat mode?

Much obliged! Dwayne

I tried to program the Cab/Sat key for code 173 and it works just fine to control my HR21-700. I learned the -skip and +skip keys by doing the following:

1. Press and hold CBL and Enter key on R6 until CBL light comes on.
2. With R6 and DirecTV remote pointed at each other about 2 inches apart,
press skip+ key on R6.
3. Tap 30 sec commercial skip key on DirecTV remote.
4. press skip- key on R6.
5. Tap 6 sec replay key on DirecTV remote.
6. Press CBL and Enter key on R6. Light blinks twice & goes out.

If that does not work, you may have a bad R6.