On September 21, 2014 at 22:01, Ranger Home said...
Made me laugh. Cheesey. nice scenery! but tacky.
Cheesy-cakey.
On September 21, 2014 at 22:15, highfigh said...
Aim it at any video camera- you should see a bright spot where the emitter is.
So if I hold the remote so that it's pointing at a video camera, and look at the remote, then I will see a bright spot on the remote where the emitter is.
Writing clear unambiguous instructions is not as simple as it seems.
Aim the remote control at any video camera. Look at the video camera monitor. When you push a button on the remote, the camera should show a blinking white light where the IR emitter is in the remote.
For understanding, try this with several remotes. You'll see some are MUCH brighter than others. This is normal.
On September 21, 2014 at 21:06, burtont62 said...
I didn't see how to tell if the batteries were good or not, is the message hidden or something. I watched it three times now and just don't get it.
You caught that! The video implies that ANY white spot on the remote indicates a GOOD IR signal. No, it just indicates some IR signal. Replace the batteries on the remote and see if the light gets brighter. That's the only way to know if the batteries are low, because there's no such thing as a battery meter. This instruction was written for someone who could not possibly have a body like that if she couldn't bother to get up off the couch* to work out whether her remote batteries were dead.
On September 22, 2014 at 01:00, SB Smarthomes said...
She was cute, but she forgot to mention that most digital cameras now (including cameras in smart phones) have IR filters and won't show IR light.
True.
The back facing camera on current iPhones won't show IR at all and the rear facing camera will display it very faintly. I think the IR filter on the back facing camera started with the iPhone 4s.
Yet another reason not to get a Droid.
This has been a good trick/tool for a long time, but as cameras get better, that little IR card might make a better indicator.
It requires a room dark enough to see it. I've seen repair personnel turn off the lights on their desk so they could see it.
*She Got Up Off The Couch, by Amy Kimmel -- seriously, a GREAT book, but not as good as her earlier autobiography, A Girl Named Zippy.