By following these steps, you can reprogram a button on your Comcast television remote control (made by Motorola), so when you press the button, it skips forward 30 seconds.
Obviously, this would be very useful for skipping over commercials, which is probably why it wasn't programmed in the first time.
Step-by-step:
- Choose an unused or unneeded button on the silver remote to become the new 30-second skip command. A good choice is the ‘A / Lock’ button since many users don’t need that function.
- Press the Cable button at the top of the remote to put it into Cable Box control mode.
- Press and hold the Setup button until the “Cable” button blinks twice.
- Type in the code 994. The “Cable” button will blink twice.
- Press (do not hold) the Setup button.
- Type in the code 00173.
- Press the A/Lock button.
That's it! Now anytime you press the A/Lock button when watching a recording, you will skip ahead 30 seconds.
These hacking instructions work on the Motorola HD DVR DTC6412 and the Comcast On Demand Remote (Comcast URC-106XXXXX Silver Remote).
Here is a good wikibooks resource for more information on Programming the Motorola DVR Remote Control.
