Ok, well I'm home now and have been able to do some experimenting. I've learned a lesson in never making assumptions, because you will be wrong. Short summary is I've got my 30 second skip working on my slingbox with no remote code changes needed.
Turns out the Exit 3 times + 0030 does appear to ...
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- Sun Apr 26, 2015 8:49 am
- Forum: Slingbox
- Topic: Comcast X1 with XR5 30 second commercial skip
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- Fri Apr 17, 2015 11:15 am
- Forum: Slingbox
- Topic: Comcast X1 with XR5 30 second commercial skip
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The Sling remote sends the identical codes to the real one. So if you do the 0030 trick it should work on that as well.
I get the impression that key sequence reprograms the remote itself to send different codes, not changing the box to interpret the same codes differently. Which if I understand ...
I get the impression that key sequence reprograms the remote itself to send different codes, not changing the box to interpret the same codes differently. Which if I understand ...
- Fri Apr 17, 2015 11:12 am
- Forum: Slingbox
- Topic: Comcast X1 with XR5 30 second commercial skip
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- Fri Apr 17, 2015 7:39 am
- Forum: Slingbox
- Topic: Comcast X1 with XR5 30 second commercial skip
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The box does have the functionality unfortunately I lack the tools and/or skills to translate that into the sling box world. On the XR5 remote if you press exit three times and then put in the code 0030 it will change the page up button to be a 30 second skip and the replay button to be a 5 second ...
- Thu Apr 16, 2015 2:34 pm
- Forum: Slingbox
- Topic: Comcast X1 with XR5 30 second commercial skip
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Comcast X1 with XR5 30 second commercial skip
Is anyone aware of a Slingbox remote that anyone has posted that will work with the Comcast X1 platform and adds 30 second commercial skip/5 second rewind.
Prior to upgrading to X1 I was using a remote that Alan Richey posted and it worked great. Since upgrading Comcast the default Slingbox XR5 ...
Prior to upgrading to X1 I was using a remote that Alan Richey posted and it worked great. Since upgrading Comcast the default Slingbox XR5 ...