So I have another install where some AV company (probably Best Buy or Magnolia) where they installed a Remote and never set the Unit ID number to be something other than 0 or it’s a remote in IR and they never changed the remote to be IR only. So I have a service call from my client that is complaining that her TV channels keep changing on her and its driving her nuts.

So Installers Please set your ID # to be something other than 0 because 0 overrides all other channel numbers.

URC PLEASE SEND A LETTER TO ALL OF YOUR INSTALLERS TELLING THEM TO CHANGE THERE CHANNEL ID NUMBERS OR CHANGE THE DESIGN OF THE REMOTE SO THAT 0 IS ONLY 0 OR DO SOMETHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

This is actually a on going problem that I run into since most of my business is in a city and people live on top of each other.


Sorry for yelling, just had to get that out.

0 is actually a test channel to check for intermittent RF signal problems... that is why it accepts all signal ranges....

I know that 0 is the test channel. The problem that I am having is when you live and work in a City (Chicago) other installers are not changing the RF ID number from 0 to another number/letter or if they are not using a MRF changing the remote to IR ONLY it sends the signal out every time a button is pressed and EVERY MRF unit that is close by doesn’t matter if you are using 0 or any other number/letter picks up the signal.
In my case it changes the TV Channels and I have the MRF unit set to a Letter.

That sucks... i guess the other companies should invest in some proper training... i can see where the headache is comming from!!

It's likely they are on the same channel as you or you are on channel zero on your base (mistakes happen right)?

One thing to note (as an example), if your remote programming is on RF channel "C" and the mrf is on channel "C" then the base AND rfx will flash with commands executing.

If on the other hand your programming is on "zero" and the mrf is on "C" then ONLY the rfx will flash, not the base when executing commands. This holds true for all channels including zero in programming.

Obviously if everything is set on zero in multiple install situations there are going to be problems.

No I am not on Channel 0 I am on Channel 4. Mistakes do happen but I am doing IR Routing and know that I am not on RF ID 0.



0 is a sniffer channel. You can not do any IR routing on Channel 0 and it will accept all codes sent by any RF ID Number.

Yes this is true and as such if you are certain you are on channel 4 then they must also be on channel 4 for their remote to interfere with your setup.

Try it out some time...having the base station set to any channel other than zero will only result in remote commands being passed to the flashers if the programming is on the same channel as the base; even if the programming is on zero.

I have run into situations where co-workers have changed the ID on the base but forgot to change it in the programming. The remote still worked...albeit very gayly. Easy to overlook when youre in a rush, but the first thing to check when you are troubleshooting. :)

I have had to try nearly every channel to find "the one" that worked perfectly in a certain situation.

If your customer's base is on RF ID#4 then it shouldn't be passing any commands from a nearby remote that was left on RF ID 0...... We've some existing jobs where we originally had the MRF set to use RF ID 0, after interference issues or a neighborhood moved in with similar equipment we'd have to go back and change to another ID.