Hello,
I'm working on a little project and I'm a little stuck. We have Xfinity at home and are using the existing remote control. However, the volume and mute buttons on the control are controlling the TV but I'd rather have them control our sound system. We also have an IR repeater system. Now I had the idea to make a little 'translator' device to change the codes from the ones the TV responds to, to the ones from the sound system. The device should be plugged-in between the IR receiver and the diverter.
What I accomplished so far. I was able to use the IR receiver and transmitter from the Arduino set and receive, translate and send the code to the repeater. Now I'd like to use the existing IR receiver from the repeater, because it looks nicer and has the confirmation LED already built in. Then I'd like to connect the output directly into the diverter. The receiver is connected via a stereo jack to the system. I connected ground and 5V to the receiver and tried to use the last connector for the signal. It should be the right wiring. At least I'm getting a confirmation from the receiver LED when I send a signal but I don't get any codes in the monitor.
I hope I was able to explain what I'm trying to do. Has anyone tried to do something similar and can give me a hint?
Thank you!