[WINDOWS] HOW-TO setup Sony PS3 Bluetooth Remote Control to work with XBMC

I'm confused about how to assign the audio volume button. Xbmc uses the + and - keys but this application only shows one button for audio under mappings, which is actually the button next to subtitle. How can I assign the actual volume audio buttons?

ezeus1 Wrote:I'm confused about how to assign the audio volume button. Xbmc uses the + and - keys but this application only shows one button for audio under mappings, which is actually the button next to subtitle. How can I assign the actual volume audio buttons?

If you look at your actual remote you will see that there are no buttons on it for volume. You need to decide which buttons you want to use for volume (for example you could use the two slowstep buttons at the bottom: step_back and step_forward) and then assign the Volume_Up and Volume_Down to those buttons.

Nope, mine has volume buttons. http://www.amazon.com/Media-Blu-ray-Remo...171&sr=8-1

Looks like they came out with a new version. The software was written for an older remote. Maybe they have simply remapped the keys somehow so if you look at the logs you might be able to figure out which button the program thinks is being pressed when you press the volume key and then map accordingly.

otherwise if you want the software to be updated you may want to check out the source code yourself, or you could offer to buy the developer the new remote and they might make a new version.

It looks like the new version can switch modes... interesting. I guess they beefed this up to better support netflix etc.

Thanks, I'll take a look at the logs for now

Wauw, thats a nice upgrade, having looked at it for a moment i believe this remote has some additional buttons besides the original once, so i figure you should be able to use the blumote using the original keys. (please let us know if this is correct)

also this remote comes with an IR Led. but im am not sure about the abilitie to program it for other brands.equipment. I did get the feeling this Remote shuts down by itself in order to save battery power... because you can use it without ps3..

sIRwa2 Wrote:Wauw, thats a nice upgrade, having looked at it for a moment i believe this remote has some additional buttons besides the original once, so i figure you should be able to use the blumote using the original keys. (please let us know if this is correct)

also this remote comes with an IR Led. but im am not sure about the abilitie to program it for other brands.equipment. I did get the feeling this Remote shuts down by itself in order to save battery power... because you can use it without ps3..

It works using blumote and the original keys although some of the extra buttons don't work. I'm not sure about the power, but I got a used one with used batteries and in the couple of weeks I've had it the batteries haven't gone dead yet. It comes with codes to program the IR with your equipment, though for me there wasn't a code that worked with my TV.

ezeus1 Wrote:It works using blumote and the original keys although some of the extra buttons don't work. I'm not sure about the power, but I got a used one with used batteries and in the couple of weeks I've had it the batteries haven't gone dead yet. It comes with codes to program the IR with your equipment, though for me there wasn't a code that worked with my TV.

Sounds like a pretty good deal. It might be that the new buttons only send IR anyway, and are intended only for your other equipment that you programmed codes for.

jitterjames Wrote:Sounds like a pretty good deal. It might be that the new buttons only send IR anyway, and are intended only for your other equipment that you programmed codes for.

Actually those buttons on the new PS3 remote do send out Bluetooth signals. RedsGT over at the EventGhost forum PS3 Plugin thread had added the new buttons in the plugins already.

http://www.eventghost.net/forum/viewtopi...&start=165

hey guys, this is kind of a cross post, but i had setup the ps3bluemote and usb dongle/ps3 remote fine and everything was working great. i left things on for a day and came back and nothing works now. i changed out the batteries to the ps3 remote and paired/repaired things several times. it is connected under devices. however, with the ps3bluemote app still shows that the remote is not connected.

when i first repair the device the bluemote app will show connected for a split second then disconnected again. can someone help me with this? thank you.

looks like the ps3 remote is now recognized as a keyboard and not a "game controller" when i press the remote it'll hit random keys in windows. for instance the number 1 on the ps3 remote will type "eh" as a keyboard.