I have tried every code in the book and none of them will work for my receiver. None of the functions work with any code I use. I tried the receiver codes and the Amp code, has anyone got this receiver and worked around this or knows a code not listed? Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Have you tried the code search method?

Also, have you found any device code in which any
button activates any function, even if it's the
wrong function for that button?

-=Ingenious=-

Ingenious,

Yes I did try the code search function, they said in the manual it could take up to 100 tries. I did at least that. What do you mean by "any" device code. I tried every Kenwood one and there wasn't 1 button on the remote that worked. I must have a rare receiver as I have yet to find someone that has one. FWIW I think I read somewhere that Kenwood's are a problem with this remote. The remote that came with my receiver is fairly useless but it has 2 macro keys with it. Would this classify the remote as learning? I think what I read was it was because of the Kenwood's remote that there was a problem programming my Cinema 6.

There are a few devices out there that don't use Infra Red (IR), which is what the Cinema and most universal remotes use. Your Kenworth may use Radio Frequencies (RF), and if so, you should stop searching for Cinema device codes, as you'll never find them. Check the manual that came with your receiver. If you see any reference to RF for the remote, then you'll know. Read thoroughly, because there may also be a way to switch the receiver to look for IR codes.

Having the ability to use macros does not automatically mean a remote is learning. It just means you can put a sequence of other button presses onto one button. Read the manual. If it can learn, that fact should be in there somewhere.

Dave

Many Kenwood receivers use high frequency codes that are not supported by the Cinema 6... or any other inexpensive remote, for that matter.

You have to wonder why they don't standardize
remote controls all with one open standard IR
protocol. Incompatibiliy with universal remotes
gains them nothing but decreased sales to the
well informed. Why not have one standard IR code
that's capable of sending three numbers: A
manufacturer identifier (like the first 5 digits
of a Universal Product Code), a product code
within that manufacturer (like the last 5 digits
of a Universal Product Code), and a button code
within that product.

That way, one universal remote could easily
control any device, simply by selecting the
manufacturer code and device code, and you would
still have the potential for the use of advanced
codes. Furthermore, all of the circuitry
involved in IR encoding, transmission, reception,
and decoding could be standardized and mass
produced in such quantity that it would quickly
recoupe the design costs, and lower the long term
cost of manufacturing.

Just an idea.

-=Ingenious=-