Windows Media Center cannot detect IR control cables

I am running Windows 7 with a Hauppauge HVR-2250. I am trying to set up MCE
to work with my cable box, but I get the error: Windows Media Center cannot
detect IR control cables.
I don't want to use a MCE remote and I don't want MCE to control the cable
box, I just want to use the cable box's remote. How can I bypass this IR
requirement?

You can't.

On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:27:53 -0500, "AATech" <> wrote:

>I am running Windows 7 with a Hauppauge HVR-2250. I am trying to set up MCE
>to work with my cable box, but I get the error: Windows Media Center cannot
>detect IR control cables.
>I don't want to use a MCE remote and I don't want MCE to control the cable
>box, I just want to use the cable box's remote. How can I bypass this IR
>requirement?
Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.digitalmediaphile.com
http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com

Tell MC that you have an antenna and always select channel 3 as the channel
you want to watch. Then connect the cable coax to the tuner card using the
RF coax connection with cable box set to output over channel 3.

"AATech" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> I am running Windows 7 with a Hauppauge HVR-2250. I am trying to set up
> MCE to work with my cable box, but I get the error: Windows Media Center
> cannot detect IR control cables.
> I don't want to use a MCE remote and I don't want MCE to control the cable
> box, I just want to use the cable box's remote. How can I bypass this IR
> requirement?

Recording TV when the channel needs to be changed by MCE could be an issue.

On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:52:24 -0700, "Curious" <> wrote:

>Tell MC that you have an antenna and always select channel 3 as the channel
>you want to watch. Then connect the cable coax to the tuner card using the
>RF coax connection with cable box set to output over channel 3.
>
>"AATech" <> wrote in message
>news:#...
>> I am running Windows 7 with a Hauppauge HVR-2250. I am trying to set up
>> MCE to work with my cable box, but I get the error: Windows Media Center
>> cannot detect IR control cables.
>> I don't want to use a MCE remote and I don't want MCE to control the cable
>> box, I just want to use the cable box's remote. How can I bypass this IR
>> requirement?
Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.digitalmediaphile.com
http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com

"Barb Bowman" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Recording TV when the channel needs to be changed by MCE could be an
> issue.

*Could* be an issue is an understament! In addition, the guide as well as
the metadata within the recordings will be incorrect. In addition, video
quality will suffer due to the additional conversion of the signal into a
VHF encoded signal.

-Pete

I was trying to be low key ;-)

On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:26:31 -0400, "Pete Delgado" <>
wrote:

>*Could* be an issue is an understament! In addition, the guide as well as
>the metadata within the recordings will be incorrect. In addition, video
>quality will suffer due to the additional conversion of the signal into a
>VHF encoded signal.
Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.digitalmediaphile.com
http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com