Programming your Comcast remote:

Want to know how to make your Comcast remote do more stuff?  Here is the most useful features.

Comcast remote wiki:

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/How_to_use_a_Motorola_DVR/Programming_the_Remote

Similar programming process:

http://www.rockabilly.net/manuals/rs-l.shtml?15-1994

 

Add a Macro Button

A "macro" can also be created that will simulate hitting a series of buttons from the single press of a button. See the CJH Engineering Motorola HD Cable STB Info Pages remote section for an illustrated version.

1. Press the "Cable" button at the top of the remote to put it into Cable Box control mode.
2. Press and hold the "Setup" button until the "Cable" button blinks twice.
3. Type in the code 995. The "Cable" button will blink twice.
4. Press the button you want to map the macro to (ex: PiP CH-) (Optional: You can push Setup first to have a "shifted" button. See above).
5. Press the sequence of buttons you want executed by the macro (ex: AUX, POWER, TV, POWER --- turns on/off the Aux and TV equipment without turning on/off the cable box when PiP CH- is pressed --- useful to avoid some of the bugs).
6. Press and hold the "Setup" button. The "Cable" button will blink twice if successful.

-This will allow you do do several functions with just the touch of ONE key. A macro can hold up to 15 key presses.

-Macros cannot be programmed to the device button or the SETUP button.

-When you hit the key you put the macro on it will automatically start the sequence.

 

Erase a Macro from a Button

The following technique can be used to erase a macro programmed on a key. You are essentially creating a macro with no steps.

1. Press and hold the "Setup" button until a device button blinks twice.
2. Type in the code 995. A device button will blink twice.
3. Press the key with the macro you want to delete.
4. Press and hold the "Setup" button until a device button blinks twice.

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Remap a Key (move) or enter an Extended Function Code (follow step 5.2)

This is the general procedure for remapping. Several common mapping options specific to the Motorola DVR are listed below.

1. (Option) Press and release the device key to make it the default.
2. Press and hold the "Setup" button until a device key blinks twice.
3. Type in the code 994. A device key will blink twice.
4. (Option) Press and release the device key for the source device.
5. Press the key to get the code from. This can be:
   1. Another button with an existing code or,
   2. Press and release "Setup", then type in a 3- or 5-digit code. The code is called an 'Extended Function Code' (EFC). Most of the silver remotes use 5-digit codes. Most others use 3-digits. In most cases, you just add '00' to the front of the 3-digit code to get a 5-digit code (00173 = 173).
6. (Option) Press and release the device key for the destination device.
7. (Option) Press and release "Setup" to create a shifted key.
8. Press and release the button you want to put the code on.
9. If the remap is successful, a device key will blink twice.

A list of Extended Function Codes (EFC's) for many device codes can be found at hifi-remote.com Advanced Codes. See Checking your Device Code if you do not know the code for your device.

To find out more you can post your device and your Comcast remote models and ask for the EFCs on this (or other) blogs to see if you get a response.  http://www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin/mboard/forums.cgi

 

Using a Shifted Key

A Shifted key is a second code stored on a key. It is access by pressing and releasing the "Setup" key, then pressing the desired key. The "Setup" key acts like the Shift key on a keyboard. A common use is to put the DVR's own Mute code as a shifted Mute. A normal press of the Mute key will mute/un-mute your audio device (TV or amplifier), but the shifted-Mute will mute or un-mute the DVR.

Using shifted buttons is a very good idea for macros as macros are effective in all device modes. If you program a power macro (ie, one that will either turn everything on, or turn everything off, you might want to program this macro to the shift/POWER button.

NOTE: Shifed numeric keys:
You can program functions to shifted numeric keys using the procedure outlined above, but in order to actually use the shifted function you will need to press the SETUP button twice before pressing the numeric key that holds the shifted function, otherwise the remote thinks you are about to enter an advanced code.

 

Create a SHIFTed Power key

1. Press the "Cable" button at the top of the remote to put it into Cable Box control mode.
2. Press and hold the "Setup" button until the "Cable" button blinks twice.
3. Type in the code 994. The "Cable" button will blink twice.
4. Press (do not hold) the "Setup" button.
5. Type in the code 00144.
6. Press and release the "Setup" button.
7. Press the "Power" button.
8. You will get 2 blinks if successful.

To send the Power command, press and release the "Setup" key, then press the "Power" key.

 

Disabling Channel Control Lock

Disabling Channel Control Lock will allow the number, Channel +/-, Enter, and last keys to be used with the currently selected device.

1. Press and release the device key for the device you want to lock the keys to.
2. Press and hold the "Setup" key until the device key blinks twice.
3. Type in the code 973. The device key should blink twice.
4. Press the Channel Down (CH -) key.
5. If successful, the device key should blink 2 times.