Specifications

Remote Control and Receiver-Transceiver Specifications and Requirements
for Windows Media Center in Windows Operating Systems
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The following list identifies the Microsoft Recommended buttons for a Windows Media Center
remote control:
 DVD. DVD Menu.
 Numeric keypad. Individual buttons for numbers 0 to 9, CLEAR, ENTER, #, and *. If a numeric
keypad will appear on the remote control, then all these buttons need to be implemented on the
remote control.
 Audio and volume controls. Channel Up and Channel Down.
If a remote control includes a numeric keypad, then the audio and volume controls must also be
included on the remote control.
 Windows Media Center shortcuts. Live TV and Recorded TV.
 Windows Media Center remote control buttons for ISDB-T markets. 10, 11, 12, Sub Audio,
and Input Channel. The 10,11,12 are highly recommended for this market as they represent the
national TV channels.
 Other buttons. Zoom.
Microsoft Optional Buttons
Microsoft Optional buttons are buttons that are supported by Windows Media Center but are not
required on a Windows Media Center remote. The remote control concept design does not
include all of these buttons. However, the functionality for these buttons is available if a
manufacturer wants to include these buttons.
The following list identifies the Microsoft Optional buttons for a Windows Media Center remote
control:
 Windows Media Center shortcuts. Music, Pictures, Videos, Radio, and Extras.
 DVD. DVD Angle, DVD Audio, and DVD Subtitle.
 Extensibility buttons. Ext0 through Ext11 (12 buttons total).
 Xbox 360. For more information, send e-mail to [e-mail].
 Other buttons. Print, Network Selection, Video Selection, and Closed Captioning On/Off.
Microsoft Reserved Buttons
Microsoft Reserved buttons are defined now to allocate space in the button map and infrared (IR)
stack. Buttons in this class do not currently have related functionality that is implemented in
Windows Media Center. However, these button functions could be included in future releases.
While we welcome developers to use these messages in their products, future uses of these
buttons by Microsoft products might cause incompatibility with preexisting usages.
The following list identifies the Microsoft Reserved buttons for a Windows Media Center remote
control:
 Windows Media Center remote control miscellaneous buttons. Channel Info.
 DVD. DVD Top Menu and Eject
 Blu-ray buttons. BD Tool.
 Other buttons. Display and Exit.