I appreciate the two responses. Perhaps I misunderstood the DTV tech working working the Installers Tech Support. He suggest that I log this issue so that a DTV engineer would see this post and with the LG model numbers and IR functions that are missing MIGHT submit this document for further testing and possible correction. That all.
Yes, I know how to perform a 993 and the DTV remote is not an "advanced URC". I'm just praying for the basic...