We have been receiving some questions about the Comcast Xfinity X1 settop box with XR11 voice-activated remote control. We have determined that this remote uses both RF and IR, and you may need to some additional steps to learn the codes and get the X1 working with a Global Caché IR device.
See the correspondence from the customer below, and the HEX codes at the end of this post.
Have been trying to learn the X1 remote IR codes (Itach Wifi). Only a couple work. Those are the codes to power off/on and volume control you can assign to a TV or receiver. All other buttons such as the guide and xfinity button don’t learn. Also unsuccessful is the available Irule Comcast/Xfinity discrete IR code database. None of the codes work.
The X1 box does not have the possibility to connect to the local network so only way to control it is through IR.
> We looked a bit closer at the XR11 remote.
> It is an RF remote. It uses a radio frequency to communicate to the
> Comcast box, but it does use IR to communicate to the other devices
> that you were able to learn.
>
> So, it is not possible to learn the codes from the remote if it does
> not send IR signals to control the Comcast box.
>
> I've looked into the XG1-A Comcast box a bit further as well. It is an
> Arris box, but there doesn't seem to be any technical documentation
> online.
> There should be an IR input, but we have not yet found the codes for
> it, and the remote only sends RF.
On the X1 Entertainment Operating System main set-top box or Player, the
XR11 remote control with Aim Anywhere control (RF capability) has no
input for an IR receiver.
The XR11 when paired with the X1 allows for:
* TV power, volume, muting, and input control - IR only
* Audio device power, volume, and muting control - IR only
* All Power button to turn your receiver, TV, and audio device on at
the same time, and turn off TVs and audio devices
However when you remove the pairing the XR11 communicates through IR and
allowed me to learn all buttons except voice cmd. I am able to use iRule
now to control the X1. Am still learning all buttons but so far so good.
Note.
You can pair the XR11 again to use RF together with iRule.
HEX CODES BELOW:
[REVERSE] 0000 006B 0000 0012 0008 0023 0008 0042 0008 001D 0008 006C 0008 0032 0008 0032 0008 002D 0008 0067 0008 0213 0008 0023 0008 004C 0008 001D 0008 001D 0008 002D 0008 002D 0008 001D 0008 001D 0008 0F06
[PLAY / PAUSE] 0000 006B 0000 0012 0008 0023 0008 0042 0008 001D 0008 006C 0008 0032 0008 0032 0008 002D 0008 0067 0008 0213 0008 0023 0008 005C 0008 001D 0008 001D 0008 002D 0008 001D 0008 001D 0008 001D 0008 0F06
[FORWARD] 0000 006B 0000 0012 0008 0023 0008 0042 0008 001D 0008 006C 0008 0032 0008 0032 0008 002D 0008 0067 0008 0213 0008 0023 0008 0047 0008 001D 0008 001D 0008 002D 0008 0032 0008 001D 0008 001D 0007 0F06
[REPLAY] 0000 006B 0000 0012 0008 0023 0008 0042 0008 001D 0008 006C 0008 0032 0008 0032 0008 002D 0008 0067 0008 0215 0008 0023 0008 0042 0008 001D 0008 001D 0008 0038 0008 002D 0008 001D 0008 001D 0007 0F12
[EXIT] 0000 006B 0000 0012 0008 0023 0008 0042 0008 001D 0008 006C 0008 0032 0008 0032 0008 002D 0008 0067 0008 0213 0008 0023 0008 002D 0008 001D 0008 001D 0008 0028 0008 0052 0008 001D 0008 001D 0007 0F06
[RECORD] 0000 006B 0000 0012 0008 0023 0008 0042 0008 001D 0008 006C 0008 0032 0008 0032 0008 002D 0008 0067 0008 0213 0008 0023 0008 0042 0008 001D 0008 001D 0008 002D 0008 0038 0008 001D 0008 001D 0007 0F06
[GUIDE] 0000 006B 0000 0012 0008 0023 0008 0042 0008 001D 0008 006C 0008 0032 0008 0032 0008 002D 0008 0067 0008 0213 0008 0023 0008 003D 0008 001D 0008 001D 0008 0028 0008 0042 0008 001D 0008 001D 0007 0F06
[XFINITY] 0000 006B 0000 0012 0008 0023 0008 0042 0008 001D 0008 006C 0008 0032 0008 0032 0008 002D 0008 0067 0008 0213 0008 0023 0008 0061 0008 001D 0008 001D 0008 0028 0008 001D 0008 001D 0008 001D 0007 0F06
[PAGE UP] 0000 006B 0000 0012 0008 0023 0008 0042 0008 001D 0008 006C 0008 0032 0008 0032 0008 002D 0008 0067 0008 0213 0008 0023 0008 0038 0008 001D 0008 001D 0008 0028 0008 0047 0008 001D 0008 001D 0007 0F06
[PAGE DOWN] 0000 006B 0000 0012 0008 0023 0008 0042 0008 001D 0008 006C 0008 0032 0008 0032 0008 002D 0008 0067 0008 0213 0008 0023 0008 0032 0008 001D 0008 001D 0008 0028 0008 004C 0008 001D 0008 001D 0007 0F06
[LAST] 0000 006B 0000 0012 0008 0023 0008 0042 0008 001D 0008 006C 0008 0032 0008 0032 0008 002D 0008 0067 0008 0213 0008 0023 0008 004C 0008 001D 0008 001D 0008 0038 0008 0023 0008 001D 0008 001D 0007 0F06
[INFO] 0000 006B 0000 0012 0008 0023 0008 0042 0008 001D 0008 006C 0008 0032 0008 0032 0008 002D 0008 0067 0008 0213 0008 0023 0008 0042 0008 001D 0008 001D 0008 0028 0008 003D 0008 001D 0008 001D 0007 0F06
[LEFT] 0000 006B 0000 0012 0008 0023 0008 0042 0008 001D 0008 006C 0008 0032 0008 0032 0008 002D 0008 0067 0008 0213 0008 0023 0008 0052 0008 001D 0008 001D 0008 0028 0008 002D 0008 001D 0008 001D 0007 0F06
[RIGHT] 0000 006B 0000 0012 0008 0023 0008 0042 0008 001D 0008 006C 0008 0032 0008 0032 0008 002D 0008 0067 0008 0213 0008 0023 0008 004C 0008 001D 0008 001D 0008 0028 0008 0032 0008 001D 0008 001D 0007 0F06
[UP] 0000 006B 0000 0012 0008 0023 0008 0042 0008 001D 0008 006C 0008 0032 0008 0032 0008 002D 0008 0067 0008 0213 0008 0023 0008 005C 0008 001D 0008 001D 0008 0028 0008 0023 0008 001D 0008 001D 0007 0F06
[DOWN] 0000 006B 0000 0012 0008 0023 0008 0042 0008 001D 0008 006C 0008 0032 0008 0032 0008 002D 0008 0067 0008 0215 0008 0023 0008 0057 0008 001D 0008 001D 0008 0028 0008 0028 0008 001D 0008 001D 0007 0F12
[OK] 0000 006B 0000 0012 0008 0023 0008 0042 0008 001D 0008 006C 0008 0032 0008 0032 0008 002D 0008 0067 0008 0213 0008 0023 0008 0047 0008 001D 0008 001D 0008 0028 0008 0038 0008 001D 0008 001D 0007 0F06
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