Slingbox and HR20 AV1/AV2 Setting

[Brewer4]

For anyone that has a Slingbox and has their HR20 set to AV1 or AV2, here are directions to make the remote work through Slingbox.

JP1 Remotes :: File Section

1. Download the file.
2. Place it in Slingbox's SBAV folder. (C:\Program Files\Sling Media\SlingPlayer\SBAV)
3. When going through the input wizard, select a directv remote but pick "other". Then enter S1378.

I did it this morning and works great.

If anyone has 2 HR20's next to each other and wants them controlled separately or wants one remote to control both units, here are some quick directions.

1. Keep one HR20 as Directv
2. On the second HR20, go into Menu - Setup - Remote - Receiver Mode - AV1 or AV2
3. On remote, move slider to either AV1 or AV2
4. Hold MUTE and SELECT down together for a few seconds until the top of remote blinks.
5. Then type 00003

You have now programmed your remote to handle the default directv control and HR20 AV1/AV2 on remote and receiver.

Let me know if anyone has any questions.

 

[iceturkee]

brewer, its turning off the television but not the receiver. i've tried av1 and av2. do i maybe, need to reporgram the newer hr20 (100)?

 

[Brewer4]

You have to program both the receiver and the remote.

When on AV1 or AV2 on the remote, did you hit MUTE and SELECT together and type 00003? That defines the AV1 or AV2 to control an HR20 as AV1/AV2.

The next step is to make sure one of your receivers is controlled as AV1/AV2 and NOT DirecTV. Thats the Menu - Setup - Remote - Receiver Mode

If you are hitting power button right under the toggle and its turning TV off, then your AV1 or AV2 is still seeing it as TV being controlled. Try it again and see what happens.

 

[iceturkee]

then it sounds like i need to start over.....program the remote, then the receiver? this is what i did. went to menu, clicked on remote, clicked on receiver mode, changed to av1 and av2, set slider on remote to av1, held mute and select, then punched 003.

 

[Brewer4]

Has to be 00003. Four zeros then 3.

 

[Brewer4]

Also make sure remote blinks twice on initial and after code. You have to hold the MUTE and SELECT down for at least 5 seconds for the blink to occur.

 

[iceturkee]

i can't get the remote to do anything now.

 

[Brewer4]

Keep trying on AV1 or AV2. If not you can always revert back to DIRECTV mode on receiver. You can set using menu buttons on receiver.

 

[iceturkee]

i mean, regardless of the setting on the remote, it won't let me change channel, go to menu, push any buttons, the entire thing is frozen.

 

[Brewer4]

Are you able to navigate via the buttons on the front of the unit? Unless the remote is set to AV1/AV2 and the code is not properly done and the unit is defined as AV1/AV2, you wont be able to control the unit through the remote. You then have to control the unit on the unit itself. If its stuck completely, a Red Button Reset is in order (RBR).

 

[iceturkee]

yes, i can navigate on the front of the unit. and yes, i did a hard reboot. i finally called directv. the nice man told me to wait for the tech in the morning, instead of trying to complicate matters.

but i do appreciate all your help brewer....i really do!!!

 

[jcrandall]

I got the file from another site and just want to again express my appreciation. I've been waiting four months to actually control my second hr20 via cell phone with my second slingbox.

It is working great! Thanks!

 

[Brewer4]

I got the file from another site and just want to again express my appreciation. I've been waiting four months to actually control my second hr20 via cell phone with my second slingbox.

It is working great! Thanks!

Good deal. Iceturkee had a bad HR20-100 unit. It was replaced and the tech was able to configure the remote to control 2 HR20's side by side using this method.

 

[iceturkee]

correction brewer, i have the units stacked....not side by side!

back to the hr20-100 for a minute.....it actually failed the same day it was installed. it took me a few days to notice. i had taped last friday's marlins game and was getting ready to watch tuesday but when i went to playback the screen was blank.

i had taped the sopranos law and order marathon monday and all of those were blank on playback too!. so i guess, there is some validity to what the tech said about the units failing right out of the box....well, almost. it did playback something taped during installation. but nothing after!

 

[ThaRizza]

Do you guys/gals know anyone with a Fortec Classic NA box using Sling? I have one myself but cannot seem to find a remote code that works with it. I also cannot find the FTA receiver in the model list that is on the setup software. I wouldn't mind if someone could get me the source code for the Sling so I could try to program it by hand if need be.

 

[Brewer4]

Ramy see this thread.

 

[Ramy]

Got it.

 

[drjmax]

Works perfectly on my hr21. thanks so much.

 

[jcrandall]

DRJmax - WELCOME to Satelliteguys.

Glad you found this useful. A few months ago I had to factory reset my slingboxes and again had to find this thread to get the second one to issue remote commands.

I just wish they would enable both IR & RF at the same time.

 

[NutFlush920]

Slingbox sounds cool and I'd like to invest in one but, does anyone know if I can access my HR20 and watch shows on my Samsung Instinct phone from Sprint?