Just a few suggestions you might try for better luck in learning codes:
B7-09 How can I get the Pronto to "hold" a button for several seconds in a macro?
Or this quote from
THIS link:
"You can forget the instructions about "laying the remotes on a flat surface 4 to 8 inches away from each other..." -- that is pure hooey. The IR sensor in the Pronto is subject to the same room bounce (multi-path) as any other IR sensor. A learning IR does not have the advantage of a particular device IR in knowing exactly what it is looking for. I have found the best trick is to make a 3" long tube about 3/4" in diameter out of black construction paper and tape. Make 4 slits at 90 degrees to each other, about 3/4" long in one end, and flatten out the four tabs thus created. Tape the tabs onto the Pronto around the IR sensor, with the tube sighting into the IR sensor. This eliminates room bounce ("colaminates the signal"), and gets rid of interference from CRT's etc. I have also found that having the remote to learn more like 12" - 24" from the Pronto is better (I believe the intensity is too high from the average remote at 4" -- makes sense, they're supposed to work from dozens of feet.)
With the tube in place and holding the remote further back, I found my ratio of good learns to bogus learns dramatically improved. Also, once you get used to it, you can be in just about any light environment and just hold the Pronto in one hand and the other remote in the other hand (well, assuming you have two hands, sorry if that is ignorant). Try it -- it really helps the learning. "
And finally:
B2-07 How can I tell whether my learned codes are "clean" or not?
MIKE
Click on the links in the box below, in particular you will find : the FAQ, Reviews, Play With It, Phases, Planning and ALIAS.CCF helpful when just starting out.
Also, don't forget the Search Forum at the bottom of the Page. It may seem slow but it is VERY thourough and don't be mislead by the "0%" you will see on the first screen, it is only a progress marker.
