Ken,

That doesn't surprise me. I worked with a Compaq iPaq MC-1 Music Center. It is basically the same as the Fireball but fewer features. They are both made by OpenGlobe. I had a lot of trouble with the MC-1's IR codes. An HTM MX-500 remote cannot learn the IR codes reliably. But the new MX-700 does and so does the Pronto.

I also had problems with the Xantech 780-80 IR Receivers and had to swap them with 780-10's. They would not repeat the IR codes reliably. Now, the client is happy with the MX-700's and 780-10's.

There is something odd or unique about those IR codes that makes them tougher to deal with.

Not a solution but some additional info to utilize.

George