Many remotes makes... problems
 

All,

There are now two sets of postings on this NG about "dualing remotes". Both
of these are in regard of "2 of the same manufacturer's products", however
I'm close to having a clash between my Sanyo TV and Humax PVR (switching
Humax channels in a certain mode also alters the Sanyo volume!).

Anyone know what the manufacturers are doing about this? This is only going
to keep getting worse and worse.

My suggestion would be something along the lines of creating a standards
body to define the various signals required for different devices and also
to permit some way to define "use code table X for my DVD" etc.

There are clearly 1000s of available IR signals (if the number of
programmable combinations on my cheapo programmable remote are anything to
go by) so it's not a difficult problem to solve, if someone has the
foresight to do it.

Paul DS.

Many remotes makes... problems
 

"Paul D.Smith" wrote in message
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All,

There are now two sets of postings on this NG about "dualing remotes".
Both of these are in regard of "2 of the same manufacturer's products",
however I'm close to having a clash between my Sanyo TV and Humax PVR
(switching Humax channels in a certain mode also alters the Sanyo
volume!).

Anyone know what the manufacturers are doing about this? This is only
going to keep getting worse and worse.

My suggestion would be something along the lines of creating a standards
body to define the various signals required for different devices and also
to permit some way to define "use code table X for my DVD" etc.

There are clearly 1000s of available IR signals (if the number of
programmable combinations on my cheapo programmable remote are anything to
go by) so it's not a difficult problem to solve, if someone has the
foresight to do it.

Paul DS.


A few years back I thought the system used by Philips might well become the
standard as I came across a couple of other brands using the same codes.
But it seems not to be the case, and as you say the situation is crazy
Cooperation can happen eg the Sky box, but of course it is Sky who did this.
Think it might well be a Philips design or company who make them.
I would have thought BBC Freeview would have done same but did not, hope the
BBC learn for their Freesat!

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Regards,
David

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Many remotes makes... problems
 

In article , Paul D.Smith wrote:
There are now two sets of postings on this NG about "dualing remotes". *Both*
of these are in regard of "2 of the same manufacturer's products", however*
I'm close to having a clash between my Sanyo TV and Humax PVR (switching*
Humax channels in a certain mode also alters the Sanyo volume!).

Anyone know what the manufacturers are doing about this? *This is only going*
to keep getting worse and worse.

I have two Panasonic disk recorders each of which can be set to one of three
different codes so that each remote only operates its own machine. This feature
wasn't prominently highlighted in the manuals but reasonably simple once found,
so it might be worth a search to see if other manufacturers have included the
same thing.

I'd guess that the probability of different manufacturers agreeing on a
standardised control system for all is close to zero.

Rod.

Many remotes makes... problems
 

On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:51:37 GMT, "David"
wrote:

A few years back I thought the system used by Philips might well become the
standard as I came across a couple of other brands using the same codes.

There are some distinctly dodgy things in the RC5 (Philips) remote
control protocol but it's so long ago I can't remember the details,
volume control was one iirc. In parts the spec is excellent, but in
other areas it gave the impression of being slung together after the
whole design team had spent a week smoking dope.


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Many remotes makes... problems
 

"Paul D.Smith" wrote in message
.. .
All,

There are now two sets of postings on this NG about "dualing remotes".
Both of these are in regard of "2 of the same manufacturer's products",
however I'm close to having a clash between my Sanyo TV and Humax PVR
(switching Humax channels in a certain mode also alters the Sanyo
volume!).

Anyone know what the manufacturers are doing about this? This is only
going to keep getting worse and worse.

Indeed.

My 3 year old was in floods of tears the other day because our PVR remote
occasionally sets our cheapo 'home-cinema' amp instantly to max volume! It
was painful even to my ears, still trying to find the exact button though.

Z