I'm trying to controll a Pioneer Blu-Ray Player (94FD) that has an IR "in" jack on the back panel. If I connect a mono 1/8" jack straight from an RP-6 output, everything works fine. However, all of my other IR components are connected from the RP-6 that is then wired to a 7 output Audioplex IR station. If I connect the Blu Ray IR through the Audiplex unit, then the control doesn't work. However, other components that are using IR emitters work fine. Any ideas?

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How are you connecting the audioplex piece to the RP6?s this one of those hard wired audioplex IR systems without the plugs?

Sounds to me like the IR station isn't sending a strong enough signal.

Which is a common problem I have with the RP1's. If you use 4-5 emitters then you have to turn up the signal on the CB5 otherwise you get intermittent operation or none at all.

Tgrugett,

Correct, I've hardwired RP-6 to the IR Station. Normal 1/8" plug on the RP-6 side, Signal and Ground screwed down on the IR Station side. The IR Station has terminals for Voltage, Ground, SIgnal and Test. As noted I'm connecting to Signal and Ground.

I usually have to go High Output if I am going to another connecting block.

Just connect the High Output Ground and Signal going to another powered connecting block??

You got it!

I use the high out anytime I use a CB5 or any other IR connecting block.

ditto that.

The power on a powered connecting block is not for anything in the block, so you don't need it. It's for a sensor that might be connected to the block. The connection you describe in Post 5 is the correct one.

As for the direct connection not working out of a block, that connection might need more current than an IR. Or maybe four block outputs is the maximum number you can reliably use. Xantech has stuff that does six outputs, then they skip to ten outputs from an amplifier.

What makes you want to do anything different, then?

Again, why? The RP6 has six outputs; you could use one for the Bluray and one for the Audioplex block.

Whoops, now you're talking about connecting the "Bluray IR"...do you mean using an IR emitter out of the Audioplex unit, or do you mean using the 1/8" plug approach?

This also makes it sound like you can't control the Bluray with an IR emitter through the Audioplex unit.

Since you can control the Bluray from one RP6 output, why not do that and control everything else through the Audioplex block? Or if you have a need for six other outputs, use one dual IR emitter from one RP6 port and four single emitters from the other ports?

Also, be careful...

there are two mini jack ports on the back of that unit. One is for a Pioneer proprietary connection and the other for Direct IR

Thanks for all the info. The only real reason that I wanted to connect the Blu-Ray through the Audioplex is that The audioplex unit is also conneced to an IR target in that was hard-wired from the main theater. Every once in a while, I control the components via IR through the target, and this way the Blu-Ray would also work. It's not a deal breaker, but would have been nice.

I did try and connect the High Out from the RP-6 to the audioplex, and unfortunately the Blu-Ray player doesn't respond from it's IR jack in the back...just from the RP-6.
Wierd.

I'm confused by all the IR control models mentioned here so don't laugh too hard at me if I say something dumb :(
One thing to remember is that if you use the IR in on the back of the Pioneer Blu-ray the front IR sensor is turned off and no loneger works.
If I understand what you want to do maybe you should use two emitters on the front and forget the rear IR in.