Guide for how to use remote with DVBDream with TBS TV Tuners

By | April 16, 2012

Here’s a guide of how to use remote with DVBDream with TBS TV Tuners

Tools you need:

TBS 6925-You also can use other TBS TV Tuners, here we take TBS6925 as example.

TBS Remote Control-It comes with TBS6925

WinLIRC- WinLIRC allows you to transmit and receive standard infrared remote control signals. This allows you to control your computer using almost any standard infrared remote control. It also allows your computer to control other equipment which uses these signals (stereo equipment).

DVBDream- DVB program for watching TV.

TbsNxp: It is for the SAA7160-based TBS PC-DVB tuners with BDA-drivers

First- Make sure that you have installed WinLIRC,DVBDream,TbsNxp

(To download WinLIRC and TBSNxp, from:

http://crazycat69.narod.ru/sattelite/WinLIRC/plugins/TbsNxp.zip

http://sourceforge.net/projects/winlirc/files/latest/download?source=files)

Note that when you have installed TbsNxp and WinLIRC, copy the file named “TbsNxp.dll” from TbsNxp Folder to plugins folder in WinLIRC.

Refer to the following picture:

Step1: Setup WinLIRC

Run WinLIRC, it’ll pop up a window as follows. Select “TbsNxp.dll” from Input Plugin drop-down box .In Remote Configs column, click “Browse” button to choose the right file Tbs.cf from TbsNxp folder. At last click “OK” button to finish the setup.

Step2: Remote

Launched DVBDream Options->Remote Dialog:

Then you’ll see the remote screenshot as follows, Select “WinLIRC”, then click Apply button.

Right double click the shortcut key like “Power”, it’ll remind you “Waiting for button stroke…”, then you can input the key with TBS Remote, Just Press TBS Remote’s Power Button. (Note: You need to point the TBS remote towards the sensor)

After assign the new key, press Apply. Then you can use Power button with TBS remote.
The other shortcut keys, and so on.