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| Topic: | URC R50 Question = IR must be shot off of wall to work This thread has 8 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Saturday September 19, 2009 at 14:35 |
GaryW1 Long Time Member |
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Hi,
I just purchased an URC-50 for my bedroom and I really do like the remote. I have a LG LCD mounted on the wall and then the cables run to a remote closet where I keep the dvd player, satellite box, etc. I have IR going back to those units via CAT5 and I use a Xantech system for handling IR.
My problem is that when I point the remote right at the IR receiver, it really doesn't work unless I'm really close to it (within 6' or so). My bed is about 17' from the TV. However, when I point the remote elsewhere (rear wall, side wall, ceiling), the remote works fine. Why is this? Is there a way to fix it? I'm fine with it, but my wife and kids have some issues learing the "point the remote away from the TV and it will work" trick.
Thanks in advance,
Gary
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| Post 2 made on Saturday September 19, 2009 at 16:02 |
JoeFlabitz Select Member |
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Where is the IR Receiver located?
You are inferring that only the IR Receiver isn't taking the direct line-of-sight commands.
Does the TV take the commands with no problem, or are they also in your IR Receiver "system"?
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| OP | Post 3 made on Saturday September 19, 2009 at 19:16 |
GaryW1 Long Time Member |
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On September 19, 2009 at 16:02, JoeFlabitz said...
Where is the IR Receiver located?
You are inferring that only the IR Receiver isn't taking the direct line-of-sight commands.
Does the TV take the commands with no problem, or are they also in your IR Receiver "system"? The IR receiver is under the TV. It blinks like it is receiving the signal from the remote (when I aim directly at it), but nothing happens. It blinks as well when I shoot the IR off the wall, but the commands work as desired. The TV takes the commands without any problem either way. Thanks, Gary
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| Post 4 made on Saturday September 19, 2009 at 21:59 |
FreddyFreeloader Super Member |
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Do you know for sure that your Xantech IR receiver is LCD friendly? What model is it? Sometimes you even have to move up to the plasma friendly IR receiver, depending on the TV.
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| OP | Post 5 made on Saturday September 19, 2009 at 22:25 |
GaryW1 Long Time Member |
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On September 19, 2009 at 21:59, FreddyFreeloader said...
Do you know for sure that your Xantech IR receiver is LCD friendly? What model is it? Sometimes you even have to move up to the plasma friendly IR receiver, depending on the TV. Here's the description of the piece: 48085 LCD/CFL Proof Dinky Link™ IR Receiver. It worked fine with the DirecTV remote, but oddly I have to shoot the URC-R50 off of the wall to make it work.
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| Post 6 made on Sunday September 20, 2009 at 08:23 |
The_Steve_Man Long Time Member |
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Try turning the IR receiver around facing the wall to bounce the signal off the wall behind the TV. I have quit using IR receivers around LCDs because of to much interference.
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| Post 7 made on Sunday September 20, 2009 at 10:47 |
FreddyFreeloader Super Member |
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On September 19, 2009 at 22:25, GaryW1 said...
Here's the description of the piece: 48085 LCD/CFL Proof Dinky Link™ IR Receiver. It worked fine with the DirecTV remote, but oddly I have to shoot the URC-R50 off of the wall to make it work. OK next question. Did you learn the DirecTV codes to the URC or did you use their pre-programmed codes?
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| OP | Post 8 made on Sunday September 20, 2009 at 10:56 |
GaryW1 Long Time Member |
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On September 20, 2009 at 10:47, FreddyFreeloader said...
OK next question. Did you learn the DirecTV codes to the URC or did you use their pre-programmed codes? I used the pre-programmed codes.
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| OP | Post 9 made on Sunday September 20, 2009 at 10:57 |
GaryW1 Long Time Member |
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On September 20, 2009 at 08:23, The_Steve_Man said...
Try turning the IR receiver around facing the wall to bounce the signal off the wall behind the TV. I have quit using IR receivers around LCDs because of to much interference. I turned the receiver around. It now faces the wall just a few inches behind it --- it seems to be working much better now. Thanks!
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