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| Topic: | using 1 remote with 3 identical receivers This thread has 11 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Wednesday May 24, 2006 at 13:49 |
jsapiente Lurking Member |
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I am designing an entertainment unit that has 3 tv's. I will be using the same HD direct tv receivers and would like to know how I can pick a remote that will allow me to control all components on as needed basis. If I want to change tv one how do I do that and not change tv's 2 and 3
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| Post 2 made on Wednesday May 24, 2006 at 14:13 |
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| Post 3 made on Wednesday May 24, 2006 at 14:35 |
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We do a few of these systems a year. Use RTI. We use the T1 remote with an RP6 and RM433 RF unit. The RP6 has 6 assignable ports. Works perfect every time.
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| Post 4 made on Wednesday May 24, 2006 at 14:36 |
Fred Harding Super Member |
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Xantech rt8 or universal remote with mrf250 or mrf300
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| Post 5 made on Wednesday May 24, 2006 at 14:40 |
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I second the URC w/ mrf300. Niles also has "addressable" IR if RF is an issue (especially where DVR's are used, lot's of interference). It seems that virtually every job we do lately is multiple display. I don't know how client's do it. It drives me insane to have more than one thing to concentrate on at any given time.
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| Post 6 made on Wednesday May 24, 2006 at 14:54 |
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When you use IR routing, whether it's Xantech, URC, RTI, Crestron/AMX, etc. (all of which are good solutions depending on budget), make sure you take into consideration WHERE your equipment is going to live. It can still be affected by stray IR if, for example, the DSS receivers are all stacked on top of one another. Use the rubber IR emitter covers (Xantech, Niles, etc.) for nice clean appearance, or black tape (Scotch Super 33m, Duck, etc.) for not-so-nice appearance.
Just a thought.
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| Post 7 made on Wednesday May 24, 2006 at 14:58 |
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Yep... RF routing has to be done... The MX stuff works well when you can get around the RF problems, but just go straight to the MRF-300 and this will elimainated 95% of RF issues with the MX products...You have to be slick in the setup, and of course you customer will have to have some savvy, but it is easily done. I did the same deal with a office housing a 60" Pioneer Elite plasma, and (2) 37" Sharp Aquos LCD. Worked great..
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| Post 8 made on Thursday May 25, 2006 at 06:38 |
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RTI T3/RP6/RM433 + some IR flashers onm seperate ports. Only the Macros will make you go in and do them over one at a time.
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| Post 9 made on Thursday May 25, 2006 at 07:23 |
I always prefer to use the TV's serial port for control where possible (can't always be done due to budget restrictions).
It gives true feedback to the processor (if you're using one), and each TV is totally isolated from all of the other TV's.
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| Post 10 made on Thursday May 25, 2006 at 09:13 |
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On May 24, 2006 at 14:36, Fred Harding said...
Xantech rt8 or universal remote with mrf250 or
mrf300 I didnt think you could address the line outs on the mrf-250? I had the same situation where I needed to control four identical TV's and used a mx3000 with a mrf-300 controlling all the gear RF. All you have to do is assign the emitters going to the gear to the appropriate device on the remote. Good Luck
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| Post 11 made on Thursday May 25, 2006 at 09:38 |
Fred Harding Super Member |
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On May 25, 2006 at 09:13, DIRTE said...
I didnt think you could address the line outs
on the mrf-250?
According to their web site, mrf250 offers ir routing as well.
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| Post 12 made on Thursday May 25, 2006 at 12:23 |
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Yes, the MRF250 allows for IR routing. If the boxes you are using have hard drives (DVR type) then you may wish to use the MRF300 as it allows you to move the antenna away from sources of RF interference (DVR's).
Jeff
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