On August 19, 2012 at 01:56, 69VanNuys said...
The MX-980 is sending signal to the MRF-350 (RF). Repeat when button is pressed is "CHECKED" on and I have played with the minimum repeat when pressed from 3 to 8, but that does not seem to make much of a difference.
Minimum repeat does NOTHING on MX-980. It will always repeat some pre-defined amount (3) regardless of what you set in that box. This is a bug and has been around since at least the MX-900.
Using RF with MRF-350, if it's remotely similar to using MSC-400 is going to be SUPER-SLOW compared to straight IR.
IMPORTANT: You will never be able to match the responsiveness of the original remote using an MX-980. Sad but true.
You might be able to improve things a bit by creating a custom IR code for the volume if you know how to use makehex and understand IRP notation. Then put that on the remote instead of whatever is there now.
Otherwise you would be better off using direct IR - use a Xantech repeater if you need to get the signal into a cabinet or other room.
If you want to spend (much) more money you can go to RS-232 control with an MSC-400 which will still operate from the RF on your MX-980. This will be faster and you can change the ramp speed of the serial commands.
