Thanks for the advice ONEAC and equium.

And equium, thanks for the info about the HAN-01. At ~$80 it's roughly the same cost as an IR543AH. I wonder how those 2 items compare in functionality and more importantly, RELIABILITY. Anyone have experience with these units?

As I hinted earlier in the thread, if an IR543AH would solve my problems, I'd be willing to go with it, and thus, for the about the same cost, the same goes for the HAN-01. But I'd like some info on whether their reliability is any better than the IR543 first.

I'll probably try to exchange my IR543 first, though I must say that the advertised "error-correction" or whatever they call it on the HAN-01 sure sounds nice "on paper".

BEK