ir transmitter/blaster from PVR 150

[hornsounder]

Hi,

i thought i could give it a try to connect my STB to the PVR. Unfortunately i couldnt get the IR part to work. Here is what i did:

- connect the ir transmitteer and blaster cable to the card.
- in the client : Setup -> setup video sources -> add new source -> video1 -> S-Video -> SetTop Box -> Infrared Blaster -> Port 1 -> add new device -> "some name"

and now on the screen is displayed instantly:
(from german translated, so it could not match it exactly)
>>"Please release the button from the remote"
>>"Press Enter to continue"
i didnt press any button on the remote. When i press then "Enter". There is a flickering and i can see there was some instruction on a screen but instantly the next screen appears:

"infrared signal couldnt be detected. Please relase the button "

i can continue with it endless.

The ivtv driver recognizes the card right and detects the IR transmitter and receiver. There is a device created /dev/i2c-0 . i softlinked that to /dev/i2c/0 . But isnt that only for the blaster part ? How does it work ?

Could somebody please help ?

Alexander

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Are you using the latest version? If you are, could you try to set the text to english and try again to find out the exact messages.

Thanks

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[hornsounder]

Hi,

yes im using the latest version.

so ther is one little problem with the english version. I cannot change any Placeshifter instance to English language (why not?), the setup screen dont even make the green button by "english" . i can choose italian or something else, but thenonl the next screens is in that language. But i could change the windows client to English. there is another problem . But here the way:

Setup Video Sources -->Add new source --> video 1 ..> s-video --> user external Cable Sattelite receiver to tune channel --> infrared blaster --> port1 -->
and now i see a lot of cable boxes but there isnt anymore the button "Add new device" . If i go that way with placeshifter there is the entry "add new device" . i dont understand that .

so i have to translate the next screens, but i have more information now.
In the screen agter i set a name for the device there is a screen which reads follows:
"please put the remote of your set top box in front of the ir blaster and press 0 till a message appears."

its nearly impossible to read that screen because its only shown for a millisecond time.

The next screen is then "Press Enter to learn the signal again" . if i hit Enter im on the screen before for a millisecond and see "Press Enter to learn the signal again" again. so i pressed it some hundred times to read text on the screen before. By the way it was quite interesting how the brain learns to focus on the hidden text.

I hope this info helps to solve my problem. Otherwise we have first to solve th e language issue.

Alexander

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Are you trying to setup IR input or output? IR input is controlled by lirc.

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[hornsounder]

I think for setting up a set top box i need both of them.