30-Second-Skip on Motorola DCT6412

Offering a lot of info and tips on my particular model of HD DVR cable box, this webpage says 30-second-forward-skip on the Motorola DCT6412 is possible!

Here's how:

How To Add 30-Second Skip

The following technique can be used to map an unused or unneeded button on the "silver" remote to the 30-second skip command. Current versions of the iGuide DVR software will skip forward 30 seconds into a recording when this command is sent. The '15-second back' button can be a good choice, since PgDn already provides that functionality.

1. Press the "Cable" button at the top of the remote to put it into Cable Box control mode.
2. Press and hold the "Setup" button until the "Cable" button blinks twice.
3. Type in the code 994. The "Cable" button will blink twice.
4. Press (do not hold) the "Setup" button.
5. Type in the code 00173.
6. Press whatever button you want to map the 30-second skip command to.

To get rid of it:

How To Restore a Remapped Button

The following technique can be used to restore the original function to a button that has been remapped.

1. Press the "Cable" button.
2. Press and hold the "Setup" button until the "Cable" button blinks twice.
3. Type in the code 994. The "Cable" button will blink twice.
4. Press (do not hold) the "Setup" button.
5. Press the button you are restoring twice.

(If the above doesn't work, retry and skip step 4 (do not press the "Setup" button))

I tried it with the apparently functionless "- Day" button (the one with a white "B" in a blue square). It worked, but then I realized the button does have a function ... to go back a day in the Program Guide. So I tried the restore procedure, which also worked (after I realized that the double-press in step 5 had to include a pronounced pause between the two presses).

So then I tried reprogramming the "Lock" button (gray "A" in yellow triangle), since I have no use for its function (which is to set up a 4-digit PIN to block access to certain features and programs). This button is conveniently near the skip-back-15-seconds button, so I can jog forward and back quite easily.

The "Lock" button also worked fine as a skip-forward-30-seconds button.

This is a great commercial-skip feature, which of course is why it's hidden. I have a likewise-reprogrammed skip-forward-30-seconds button on my DirecTV-with-TiVo receiver. Getting through the long commercial stretch before "Final Jeopardy" is a matter of some seven quick button presses!