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Signal duration / problem with macro
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Post 1 made on Sunday July 8, 2007 at 14:52
miwi
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Hello from Germany,

I have a RU960 and have problems with an ON/ OFF macro I have made.

The macro is to turn on all required equipment to watch TV (SAT-receiver; Falt TV; Amplifier). A second macro is for the same equipment to turn off.

Unfortunatly the Flat TV has just a power toggle, even if the POWER ON and POWER OFF frequenz in the data base works, but in both direktions. Means that I can use the POWER OFF also to turn on the TV.

For the SAT-Receiver I just have a learned code for power toggle. There is no working code in the database.

If I use the codes as single buttons, everything works fine. But in the macro very often either the TV or the SAT receiver wont turn on or off.

I played around with the position and the "holding angle" of the remote. By doing that I beleive that it has an influence on the behavior.
From my sofa (approx. 12 ft. away from the equipment) it is a pain to use the macros, as most of the times I have to switch on the TV or SAT with single buttons afterwards.

I also tested a bit with the signal duration and the delay between the signals, but with no better results.

What is the best signal duration and how long should the delay between the signals be?

Before I bought the Pronto I had a OFA Kameleon 8060 for quite a fe years. With that remote I havn´t had the comfort of a Pronto, but the macros were 100% reliable.

The involved equipment is:

Thomson 32LB125 B5 LCD TV
Code On: Thomson code set 0652 (Power on)
Code Off: Thomson code set 0652 (Power off)

Technisat Digicorder S2 Sat receiver:
Code Power toggle: 5000 0000 0000 0001 0008 000C


Thanks for your help in advance,

miwi
Miwi
Post 2 made on Sunday July 8, 2007 at 19:38
Peter Dewildt
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There is no best duration or delay. It is whatever works for your set up. Try large numbers first, then if it works, see how far you can reduce them.
Peter
Pronto 1000 (retired), Pronto TSU7000, RFX6000 (retired)
Pronto 2xTSU9600, RFX9400
Post 3 made on Monday July 9, 2007 at 13:00
makitamark
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hi, i have a thomson crt, i have found that learning the power on command for 1 second works every time, even when inserted into a macro.
OP | Post 4 made on Tuesday July 10, 2007 at 13:50
miwi
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Hello Peter,
hello Marc,

thanks for your reply.

PETER,

what is meant by large numbers? Is it more like 3 seconds or 1 second?


MARC,

does your Thomson CRT support single codes for ON and OFF or does Thomson only allow power toggle?

Tonight I will try to "play" a bit more with the time and delay. Unfortunatly I have to wait until my wife sleep, as she is going to becomne crazy when I set the remote during prime time.

Thanks for your help from rainy Germany.

miwi
Miwi
Post 5 made on Tuesday July 10, 2007 at 19:55
Peter Dewildt
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Large numbers are over a second, maybe more.
Peter
Pronto 1000 (retired), Pronto TSU7000, RFX6000 (retired)
Pronto 2xTSU9600, RFX9400


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