| Post 2 made on Tuesday February 11, 2003 at 10:49 |
Ernie Bornn-Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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re the Toshiba SD-5700 --
This unit and lots of current units do not have (to my knowledge) discrete power commands, but they have a simple work-around --
If you use PLAY to turn the unit on,
Then you use POWER only when you want to turn it off.
SYSTEM OFF macros have to have both PLAY and POWER, usually with a five second or so delay between them, to be sure that the player is on so that POWER will turn it off.
This works with all the DVD players I have seen in the last couple of years except for one, where only EJECT would turn it on...this makes the SYSTEM OFF macro looke real stupid, because the drawer opens and closes every time you turn the system off!
FYI --
Some VCRs also turn on when you hit PLAY. Some DVD changers that look like CD carousels only have a mechanical power switch, so there is no POWER command at all. Zenith LCD TVs turn on when you hit CH+ ! !
Good Luck!
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