Development: A proposal for a common IR keycode definition map
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IR Keycode map proposal
| Key code | Meaning | Key examples on IR |
|---|---|---|
| Numeric keys | ||
| KEY_0 | Keyboard digit 0 | 0 |
| KEY_1 | Keyboard digit 1 | 1 |
| KEY_2 | Keyboard digit 2 | 2 |
| KEY_3 | Keyboard digit 3 | 3 |
| KEY_4 | Keyboard digit 4 | 4 |
| KEY_5 | Keyboard digit 5 | 5 |
| KEY_6 | Keyboard digit 6 | 6 |
| KEY_7 | Keyboard digit 7 | 7 |
| KEY_8 | Keyboard digit 8 | 8 |
| KEY_9 | Keyboard digit 9 | 9 |
| Movie play control | ||
| KEY_FORWARD | Instantly advance in time | >> / FORWARD |
| KEY_BACK | Instantly go back in time | <<< / BACK |
| KEY_FASTFORWARD | Play movie faster | >>> / FORWARD |
| KEY_REWIND | Play movie back | REWIND / BACKWARD |
| KEY_NEXT | Select next chapter / sub-chapter / interval | NEXT / SKIP |
| KEY_PREVIOUS | Select previous chapter / sub-chapter / interval | << / PREV / PREVIOUS |
| KEY_AGAIN | Repeat the video or a video interval | REPEAT / LOOP / RECALL |
| KEY_PAUSE | Pause stream | PAUSE / FREEZE |
| KEY_PLAY | Play movie at the normal timeshift | NORMAL TIMESHIFT / LIVE / > |
| KEY_PLAYPAUSE | Alternate between play and pause | PLAY / PAUSE |
| KEY_STOP | Stop stream | STOP |
| KEY_RECORD | Start/stop recording stream | CAPTURE / REC / RECORD/PAUSE |
| KEY_CAMERA | Take a picture of the image | CAMERA ICON / CAPTURE / SNAPSHOT |
| KEY_SHUFFLE | Enable shuffle mode | SHUFFLE |
| KEY_TIME | Activate time shift mode | TIME SHIFT |
| KEY_TITLE | Allow changing the chapter | CHAPTER |
| KEY_SUBTITLE | Allow changing the subtitle | SUBTITLE |
| Image control | ||
| KEY_BRIGHTNESSDOWN | Decrease Brightness | BRIGHTNESS DECREASE |
| KEY_BRIGHTNESSUP | Increase Brightness | BRIGHTNESS INCREASE |
| KEY_ANGLE | Switch video camera angle (on videos with more than one angle stored) | ANGLE / SWAP |
| KEY_EPG | Open the Electronic Play Guide (EPG) | EPG / GUIDE |
| KEY_TEXT | Activate/change closed caption mode | CLOSED CAPTION/TELETEXT / DVD TEXT / TELETEXT / TTX |
| Audio control | ||
| KEY_AUDIO | Change audio source | AUDIO SOURCE / AUDIO / MUSIC |
| KEY_MUTE | Mute/unmute audio | MUTE / DEMUTE / UNMUTE |
| KEY_VOLUMEDOWN | Decrease volume | VOLUME- / VOLUME DOWN |
| KEY_VOLUMEUP | Increase volume | VOLUME+ / VOLUME UP |
| KEY_MODE | Change sound mode | MONO/STEREO |
| KEY_LANGUAGE | Select Language | 1ST / 2ND LANGUAGE / DVD LANG / MTS/SAP / MTS SEL |
| Channel control | ||
| KEY_CHANNEL | Go to the next favorite channel | ALT / CHANNEL / CH SURFING / SURF / FAV |
| KEY_CHANNELDOWN | Decrease channel sequencially | CHANNEL - / CHANNEL DOWN / DOWN |
| KEY_CHANNELUP | Increase channel sequencially | CHANNEL + / CHANNEL UP / UP |
| KEY_DIGITS | Use more than one digit for channel | PLUS / 100/ 1xx / xxx / -/-- / Single Double Triple Digit |
| KEY_SEARCH | Start channel autoscan | SCAN / AUTOSCAN |
| Colored keys | ||
| KEY_BLUE | IR “Blue” key | BLUE |
| KEY_GREEN | IR “Green” Key | GREEN |
| KEY_RED | IR “Red” key | RED |
| KEY_YELLOW | IR “Yellow” key | YELLOW |
| Media selection | ||
| KEY_CD | Change input source to Compact Disc | CD |
| KEY_DVD | Change input to DVD | DVD / DVD MENU |
| KEY_EJECTCLOSECD | Open/close the CD/DVD player | -> ) / CLOSE / OPEN |
| KEY_MEDIA | Turn on/off Media application | PC/TV / TURN ON/OFF APP |
| KEY_PC | Selects from TV to PC | PC |
| KEY_RADIO | Put into AM/FM radio mode | RADIO / TV/FM / TV/RADIO / FM / FM/RADIO |
| KEY_TV | Select tv mode | TV / LIVE TV |
| KEY_TV2 | Select Cable mode | AIR/CBL |
| KEY_VCR | Select VCR mode | VCR MODE / DTR |
| KEY_VIDEO | Alternate between input modes | SOURCE / SELECT / DISPLAY / SWITCH INPUTS / VIDEO |
| Power control | ||
| KEY_POWER | Turn on/off computer | SYSTEM POWER / COMPUTER POWER |
| KEY_POWER2 | Turn on/off application | TV ON/OFF / POWER |
| KEY_SLEEP | Activate sleep timer | SLEEP / SLEEP TIMER |
| KEY_SUSPEND | Put computer into suspend mode | STANDBY / SUSPEND |
| Window control | ||
| KEY_CLEAR | Stop stream and return to default input video/audio | CLEAR / RESET / BOSS KEY |
| KEY_CYCLEWINDOWS | Minimize windows and move to the next one | ALT-TAB / MINIMIZE / DESKTOP |
| KEY_FAVORITES | Open the favorites stream window | TV WALL / Favorites |
| KEY_MENU | Call application menu | 2ND CONTROLS (USA: MENU) / DVD/MENU / SHOW/HIDE CTRL |
| KEY_NEW | Open/Close Picture in Picture | PIP |
| KEY_OK | Send a confirmation code to application | OK / ENTER / RETURN |
| KEY_SCREEN | Select screen aspect ratio | 4:3 16:9 SELECT |
| KEY_ZOOM | Put device into zoom/full screen mode | ZOOM / FULL SCREEN / ZOOM+ / HIDE PANNEL / SWITCH |
| Navigation keys | ||
| KEY_ESC | Cancel current operation | CANCEL / BACK |
| KEY_HELP | Open a Help window | HELP |
| KEY_HOMEPAGE | Navigate to Homepage | HOME |
| KEY_INFO | Open On Screen Display | DISPLAY INFORMATION / OSD |
| KEY_WWW | Open the default browser | WEB |
| Miscelaneous keys | ||
| KEY_DOT | Return a dot | . |
| KEY_FN | Select a function | FUNCTION |