usb-uirt + sagetv = "Pulling my hair out"

[thewgp]

I just got my usb-uirt today. Im running sagetv 2.0 with a 250 card, dish network 322 reciever. Can someone please walk me through the setup of this. I am able to get video but not control the channel changing on the dish reciever. Do I use both remotes (Hauppauge and Dish)? Just the Hauppauge? Just the Dish? I have read, searched, copied files to no avail. Any help would be much appreciated. I am also going to post over at sage. Thanks

[jrhees]

Sage can be a bit confusing because it supports *both* transmit and receive functionality of the USB-UIRT.

The *RECEIVE* functionality allows you to use any remote you have to navigate Sage (from your couch, etc.).

The *TRANSMIT* functionality allows Sage to tune an external cable or sat box.

For now, we'll concentrate on the TRANSMIT functionality. For this purpose, the only remote you need to worry about is the Dish remote you have (in case you need to have Sage 'learn' your remote's codes).

To set up Transmit in Sage, you'll need to go back through Sage's setup wizard. When you select your capture device (PVR-250), Sage will ask you whether you're using Antenna, Composite, or S-Video. Since you're using Composite or S-Video to get the video from your Sat/Cable box, pick one of these. Nest Sage will ask you if you have a tuning interface. Here you'll be able to choose the USB-UIRT from a list. Sage *might* then ask you what port to use, in which case any answer will do.

Next, Sage will ask you to select the model of Sat/Cable box you have. Pick yours from the list. Since you have a Dish receiver, you should be able to pick another Dish model from the list (most Dish boxes use the same codes). Sage will then give you a screen where you can test the digits if you'd like.

Once you've finished setup, Sage should be able to tune your Sat box. To try this, go to Live TV and channel up/down in Sage and watch the USB-UIRT. You will see the LED blink several times as Sage sends out the 'digits' to your Sat box.

-Jon

[thewgp]

John, I got it working last night. I kept reading different post and saw some info on a repeatcount 10 setting. Once I did the learn from the dish remote it still did not work. Inserted the repatcount 10 and it works great. A little slow to change the channel but hey it is working. Thanks for all the help.

[jrhees]

Please try redusing the repeatCount to about 4. This should still work (I believe the default is 1 or 2) and will tune a bit faster.

-Jon

[toricred]

Did you use the 56khz for the Dish 322?

[macdoug1]

When trying to setup sagetv with usb-uirt device I loaded the usb-uirt device first then loaded the sagetv. I then went through the setup wizard and followed the instructions. When I got to the part of the setup menu part where it asks me to point the directv remote at the usb-uirt device and hold down 0 until some sort of response is shown on the screen of the sagetv software appears, but unfortunately this never happens. Can someone please tell me what is happening here? I'm really lost and I've tired everything. I read something about some sort of repatcount but I have no idea what that is. I would appreciate it if someone could share with me the secret on how to get this to work. Is this a software problem or something incompatible?

[jrhees]

macdoug1,

Some users experience issues with SageTV's learning wizard. Here are some options:

1. The problem might be due to the positioning of your remote. When learning, the remote should be held very close (2-4 inches) from the USB-UIRT, aimed directly into the face of the USB-UIRT at a spot just to the left of the red LED.

2. If this still does not work, try downloading lrnHelper utility www.usbuirt.com/lrnhelper_0_0_2.zip and try learning a code with it. The lrnHelper utility can sometime be useful since it gives some user feedback while learning.

-Jon