How can I program the TiVo 30 second skip button?

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jonursenbach January 08, 2012

How can I program the TiVo 30 second skip button?

My old TiVo button had a skip button that'd skip ahead by exactly 30 seconds, but I can't see anyway to bring this over to the Harmony One.

Any ideas?

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ryan 4 months ago

First protip with the Harmony One: the software is complete garbage, but you can alleviate some of the pain by doing your configurations at the Harmony web site (which the desktop software polls and syncs with). members.harmonyremote.com/

Next up, the 30 second skip function is (at least for my TiVo settings) mapped to the "Advance" function. So map your "Skip Forward" button to "Advance" and you should be good to go.

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Ralff 2012-01-09 06:31:05

That works, except the advance button on TiVo now defaults to "skip to the next hash mark". There is an easy "hack" to make it do the 30 second skip:
Bring up any recorded program or Live TV. Then, enter the following sequence on your remote: Select →Play → Select → 3 → 0 → Select

You'll know the combination worked when TiVo rings out three Thumbs Up sounds; that chiming "bling!" sound TiVo makes when you press the button on your remote control. Your button will now skip forward by 30 seconds.

I think you can do 60 seconds instead of 30--I may have experimented with this once...
It is a one-time hack, unless you reboot the TiVo.

Dignan17 2012-01-09 08:12:55

I'm a little confused now. Is Jon looking for the 30 second skip button, or is he looking for a 30 second rewind button? I'd never heard of the latter, personally, but I was going under the assumption that his Tivo has a function mine doesn't. I only know of the 8 second replay button.

ryan 2012-01-09 14:56:21

I asked Jon, he meant skip. Updated!

Dignan17 2012-01-09 19:20:18

Ahhh, that makes much more sense. Then yes, I agree with the combination of yours and Ralff's tips, though I want to say that the Tivo Series 3 and later had the 30-second skip built in by default. I used to have to press that sequence on my Series 2 back in the day until I hacked it to always default to it, but my current Series 3 loses power all the time, and I never have to enter that sequence.

So shouldn't that advance button just work? Does the Harmony have learning capability in addition to the programming software?

johnandjulie13 2012-02-15 07:50:14

Is there a similar code for Windows Media Player?

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Dignan17 2012-01-08 22:42:15

I was able to find this thread:

forums.logitech.com/t5/Harmony-Remotes-Programming...

It's unclear to me if the OP actually found the answer to his question, but perhaps you'll understand what he's saying?

Have you tried the learning function of the Harmony One?

Personally, I can't stand the Harmony remotes. I find them maddening to program. The Pronto remotes, on the other hand, have always been fantastic to tinker with, but were always a pain to use in practice (not enough hard buttons). In the end, I use a Pronto to turn on the TV/switch inputs (because I can specify discrete codes), and my Tivo Slide remote (the best remote I've ever used) for the majority of my viewing.

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captronchron 2012-01-09 11:03:40

Ryan's got one way. It's the fix I used. But if it's the button I'm thinking of it is a whole different thing . One is an 8 second jump back but you have a 30 sec so you might want to try this answer below or just to widen your horizon on the Harmony programming site.
Keep in mind you can add a new fully customizable button to the LCD screen to cover this and any further additions that didn't happen automatically. You can also move the buttons on the screen around on each page and from page to page.

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lowfrez 2012-01-11 11:49:05

Your best bet is to learn the command "raw". To do this you need to press the "Custom" button on the learning screen, scroll all the way to the bottom, and create a new name for your command. You'll need the original remote to copy the command from. I usually use something like "New skip back" or in your case 8 sec skip back. The advantage to learning "raw" is the fact that you're not just using a code that is just sitting on their device profile. These commands usually don't have the right delay settings and such.

Ryan, I agree the harmony desktop software is crap, but you just have to find ways around it. They've make it hard to do changes without getting too deep in the menus.

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