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Do remote controls talk to each other?
I have come across a strange problem. I have a house that has an
entertainment center that operates on a remote. It's been there for years and works great. Two months ago I had a new wall unit a/c installed with a remote control. Now when the a/c automatically turns on, the entertainment system goes on and off. We have always had a wall unit with no problems. The electric checks out, so theres no problem that anyone can find. The only thing someone suggested is that the remote sensors talk to each other. Anyone had this problem? Lou |
Do remote controls talk to each other?
"Lou" wrote in message ... I have come across a strange problem. I have a house that has an entertainment center that operates on a remote. It's been there for years and works great. Two months ago I had a new wall unit a/c installed with a remote control. Now when the a/c automatically turns on, the entertainment system goes on and off. We have always had a wall unit with no problems. The electric checks out, so theres no problem that anyone can find. The only thing someone suggested is that the remote sensors talk to each other. Anyone had this problem? Lou Never had that problem, but remotes can share some of the same frequencies. If you look at the "all in one" units you will see they can be programmed to work various units from different manufacturers. Check to see if one of yours can be changed. |
Do remote controls talk to each other?
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"Lou" wrote in message ... I have come across a strange problem. I have a house that has an entertainment center that operates on a remote. It's been there for years and works great. Two months ago I had a new wall unit a/c installed with a remote control. Now when the a/c automatically turns on, the entertainment system goes on and off. We have always had a wall unit with no problems. The electric checks out, so theres no problem that anyone can find. The only thing someone suggested is that the remote sensors talk to each other. Anyone had this problem? Lou Never had that problem, but remotes can share some of the same frequencies. If you look at the "all in one" units you will see they can be programmed to work various units from different manufacturers. Check to see if one of yours can be changed. ??? The OP said when the A/C "automatically" comes on -- I took that to mean without anybody touching the remote. -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . |
Do remote controls talk to each other?
Lou wrote:
I have come across a strange problem. I have a house that has an entertainment center that operates on a remote. It's been there for years and works great. Two months ago I had a new wall unit a/c installed with a remote control. Now when the a/c automatically turns on, the entertainment system goes on and off. We have always had a wall unit with no problems. The electric checks out, so theres no problem that anyone can find. The only thing someone suggested is that the remote sensors talk to each other. Anyone had this problem? Lou Is your home equipped with an IR repeater system that has infrared transponders throughout the house? [8~{} Uncle Monster |
Do remote controls talk to each other?
"CJT" wrote in message Two months ago I had a new wall unit a/c installed with a remote control. Now when the a/c automatically turns on, the entertainment system goes on and off. ??? The OP said when the A/C "automatically" comes on -- I took that to mean without anybody touching the remote. A little confusing as he wants to know if remotes talk to each other. Could be that the AC is sending an IR beam when it turns on. I'd try taping over the sensor on the AC to see what happens. OTOH, it is late September and getting too cool |
Do remote controls talk to each other?
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"CJT" wrote in message Two months ago I had a new wall unit a/c installed with a remote control. Now when the a/c automatically turns on, the entertainment system goes on and off. ??? The OP said when the A/C "automatically" comes on -- I took that to mean without anybody touching the remote. A little confusing as he wants to know if remotes talk to each other. Could be that the AC is sending an IR beam when it turns on. That would be strange. Why would it? I'd try taping over the sensor on the AC to see what happens. OTOH, it is late September and getting too cool -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . |
Do remote controls talk to each other?
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
"CJT" wrote in message Two months ago I had a new wall unit a/c installed with a remote control. Now when the a/c automatically turns on, the entertainment system goes on and off. ??? The OP said when the A/C "automatically" comes on -- I took that to mean without anybody touching the remote. A little confusing as he wants to know if remotes talk to each other. Could be that the AC is sending an IR beam when it turns on. I'd try taping over the sensor on the AC to see what happens. OTOH, it is late September and getting too cool The latest portable A/C's with IR remote control, went a step further and now have a time/temp thermostat built into the remote control. You can now set temp and time settings in the remote and it will control the A/C just like a wireless thermostat. Includes handy bracket for wall mounting. There are retro A/C universal remotes on the web for around $8 with these features for earlier Japan/ Korean/ Chinese A/C's. Guess the remote A/C IR code could match a TV set code. There are over 1000 TV code "standards" alone, and I still have 2 TVs the latest universal remote doesn't have a matching code for. nothing like standards, there are so many to chose from ;-) -- larry / dallas |
Do remote controls talk to each other?
Would you PLEASE tell the kids to stop pushing the hurricane button?
-- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. wrote in message ... I have a remote that talks to God...... |
Do remote controls talk to each other?
On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:51:53 -0400, "Edwin Pawlowski"
wrote: "CJT" wrote in message Two months ago I had a new wall unit a/c installed with a remote control. Now when the a/c automatically turns on, the entertainment system goes on and off. ??? The OP said when the A/C "automatically" comes on -- I took that to mean without anybody touching the remote. A little confusing as he wants to know if remotes talk to each other. Could be that the AC is sending an IR beam when it turns on. I'd try taping over the sensor on the AC to see what happens. OTOH, it is late September and getting too cool I'm too far south for September to be a fall month. However it was nice and cool for a few days after Ike hit, when people couldn't use their A/C. -- 93 days until the winter solstice celebration Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com "The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion." |
Do remote controls talk to each other?
On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:09:52 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote: Would you PLEASE tell the kids to stop pushing the hurricane button? BTW, this top-posting AND putting your sig in the wrong place AND not marking quoted text ISN'T a good thing. |
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Do remote controls talk to each other?
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Sam E wrote: On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:09:52 -0400, "Stormin Mormon" wrote: Would you PLEASE tell the kids to stop pushing the hurricane button? BTW, this top-posting AND putting your sig in the wrong place AND not marking quoted text ISN'T a good thing. Yeah, no ****. Chris, you've been chided and scolded repeatedly for this, and you persist. WTF, man, stop irritating your roomies. |
Do remote controls talk to each other?
Lou wrote:
I have come across a strange problem. I have a house that has an entertainment center that operates on a remote. It's been there for years and works great. Two months ago I had a new wall unit a/c installed with a remote control. Now when the a/c automatically turns on, the entertainment system goes on and off. We have always had a wall unit with no problems. The electric checks out, so theres no problem that anyone can find. The only thing someone suggested is that the remote sensors talk to each other. Anyone had this problem? Lou Just a thought, I had a friend who's TV remote system was driven nuts by a compact fluorescent bulb installed in a table lamp. It could be possible, if you have a CFL near your TV, that a voltage drop occurring when your AC starts up could cause a frequency shift in the output circuitry of the CFL that mimics a remote control. A CFL lamp uses a high frequency electronic ballast operating in the range of 40 kHz which is similar to the frequency range that IR remotes operate in. I wonder if you are using any CFL lamps around your entertainment center? [8~{} Uncle Monster |
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Well, we are trying the tape over the sensor first. Since it doesn't
happen every time it may take a few days. After that I'll just go down the list. Thanks everyone. Lou For the person who has a remote that talks to god, I just want to point out, that you didn't say that god communicates to you through the remote. There is a difference. |
Do remote controls talk to each other?
Lou wrote:
I have come across a strange problem. I have a house that has an entertainment center that operates on a remote. It's been there for years and works great. Two months ago I had a new wall unit a/c installed with a remote control. Now when the a/c automatically turns on, the entertainment system goes on and off. We have always had a wall unit with no problems. The electric checks out, so theres no problem that anyone can find. The only thing someone suggested is that the remote sensors talk to each other. No, that is baloney. The sensors are sensors, not emitters. They do not produce any signals. The emitter is on the handheld remote unit. Yours has a thermostat function built into the remote. The remote is telling the AC to come on, and that signal happens to be the same signal that tells your entertainment system to come on. |
Do remote controls talk to each other?
Lou wrote:
Well, we are trying the tape over the sensor first. Since it doesn't happen every time it may take a few days. After that I'll just go down the list. Thanks everyone. Lou Take the batteries out of the AC remote. Problem solved. |
Do remote controls talk to each other?
On Sep 24, 9:27 am, wrote:
Lou wrote: Well, we are trying the tape over the sensor first. Since it doesn't happen every time it may take a few days. After that I'll just go down the list. Thanks everyone. Lou Take the batteries out of the AC remote. Problem solved. Found the problem, who can guess what it was? Lou |
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Does it involve a family pet?
On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:26:39 -0700 (PDT), Lou wrote: On Sep 24, 9:27 am, wrote: Lou wrote: Well, we are trying the tape over the sensor first. Since it doesn't happen every time it may take a few days. After that I'll just go down the list. Thanks everyone. Lou Take the batteries out of the AC remote. Problem solved. Found the problem, who can guess what it was? Lou |
Do remote controls talk to each other?
On Sep 25, 4:06 pm, Gordon Shumway wrote:
Does it involve a family pet? Nope. |
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