Contemporary Research ICW-IRC User Manual

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IR TV Controller

 

 

“ ‘<’,<dh>,<dl>,2,'K',<IR Key>" (6 bytes) 

 

Sent when unit receives a new key command is pressed (10-116) or released (0) from 

the IR remote. 

 

  0 = Release 

105 = Media Menu 

10 - 19 = Numeric keypad entry 0 – 9 

106 = Cursor Right 

21 = Enter 

107 = Cursor Left 

22 = Channel Up 

108 = Cursor Up 

23 = Channel Down 

109 = Cursor Down 

29 = Menu 

110 = Media Select 

101 = Previous Channel 

116 = Timer 

 

The 0 – 9, Channel Up/Down functions are sent only if enabled in the TM command  

(Bit 2 = 1). The Channel Up/Down responses will be sent if the Tune Ring contains no 

channels – see Ex2 in the Tune Ring command section. 

M  “ ‘<’,<dh>,<dl>,5,'M',<msh>, <msl>, <mph>, <mpl>" (9 bytes) 

 

Sent when IRC receives a new Menu command is pressed or released (0) from the IR 

remote. Menu Selection high and low bytes are in <msh> and <msl>. Menu Parameter 

high and low bytes are in <mph> and <mpl>.  

 

A Menu command is initiated by pressing the Menu key, followed by a numeric entry, 

then the Enter or Channel Up key. During the Menu process, the Channel Down key 

acts as a backspace or delete key.  

 

Some selections that need only a single numeric entry and will have a parameter value 

of zero (0). Those keys are 0, 8, 9, 18, 20, 30, 900, 911, and 912.  

 

Menu selections that will prompt the user to enter a second parameter entry are: 

 

1 = Select Media 

2 = Password 

3 = Chapter Search 

4 = Frame Search 

11 = Channel 

21 = Page Zone 

22 = Page Room 

25 = Go 

21 = Attach Zone 

32 = Attach Room 

 

Tip: The Menu entries are active even if the TV power is off.  

 

SP  " '<',0,0,4,'SP',<number devices present>,<number devices expected> (8 bytes) 

 

Sent in response to HE status query. 

 

Tip:   If the number of present and expected devices match, the green Net LED on the 

HE will blink once per second. If the two numbers do not agree, the LED blinks 

twice per second.