PART 2 - The remote - DIY Infrared receiver for Pioneer Tapedecks

If you haven't read Part 1 - start here!

The remote

Got this great remote-control some years ago, it is still available but check out the online price before buying, they vary a lot.

The Logitech Harmony 650.

Logitech Harmony 650

You can control up to 8 devices with the possibility to add extra buttons on the display.

With the software from Logitech, called MyHarmony, you must first select you remote.

Then you add a new device, in my case the Pioneer CT-S820S.

Now you can assign the buttons. Most are selected automatically.

It's a good idea to move the mouse over the selected buttons to see which buttons the software did select, i doesn't always make sense.

In general some features functions are missing, like:

• Counter Reset
• Counter Mode
• Eject
• Dolby on/off and select
• Rec Mute
• Display on/off
• Meter mode

If i could find a remote for the Pioneer T1000S or the T1100S, these actually has Counter Mode, Reset and Rec Mute Buttons.

All i have to do now is to synchronize these setting to the Harmony 650 remote.

So the next step is to find out how to send IR data from the Logitech into the Pioneer through the control bus.

Time to research...

Go to Part 3.