Many TVs, whose OEM remote only have a TV input cycle button, still respond to discrete selection input codes that cause the set to jump directly to the input wanted. These codes can be obtained in any of a number of ways:
-computer programmable remote, with database that has the appropriate code
-cheap OneForAll remotes using "advanced codes", possibly needing to use the "JP1" mods. (see www.hifi-remote.com )
-sometimes OEM remote has undocumented setup mode that gets the remote to send the discrete input codes.
-remote from different model of same brand, that has direct input keys
You can go over to www.remotecentral.com and search their "discrete hunter" forum for details on the particular set in question.
If the set doesn't have any discrete input codes, things don't work as well. The Harmony remotes have a "smart state" feature that can handle this sort of thing & send the appropriate # of input cycle commands. On non-Harmony, the usual workaround is to find a command that always puts the TV into a known state (e.g. channel up or punching in channel numbers + enter on many TVs forces a switch to the TV tuner mode), then sending the input cycle key the appropriate number of times.
-computer programmable remote, with database that has the appropriate code
-cheap OneForAll remotes using "advanced codes", possibly needing to use the "JP1" mods. (see www.hifi-remote.com )
-sometimes OEM remote has undocumented setup mode that gets the remote to send the discrete input codes.
-remote from different model of same brand, that has direct input keys
You can go over to www.remotecentral.com and search their "discrete hunter" forum for details on the particular set in question.
If the set doesn't have any discrete input codes, things don't work as well. The Harmony remotes have a "smart state" feature that can handle this sort of thing & send the appropriate # of input cycle commands. On non-Harmony, the usual workaround is to find a command that always puts the TV into a known state (e.g. channel up or punching in channel numbers + enter on many TVs forces a switch to the TV tuner mode), then sending the input cycle key the appropriate number of times.
