Remote stupid or DVR?

I have been beating my remote off and on breaking it twice because it
don't change my channels or nothing on my DVR. (I really get ****ed when
things don't work as advertised).Now I'm wondering if the DVR is the one
going to sleep or not responding. How can you tell? The light on the
remote blinks but the DVR goes stupid. Should I throw a brick at the DVR?


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Clyde Crashcup

On 2006-10-06, Clyde Crashcup wrote:
I have been beating my remote off and on breaking it twice because it
don't change my channels or nothing on my DVR. (I really get ****ed when
things don't work as advertised).Now I'm wondering if the DVR is the one
going to sleep or not responding. How can you tell? The light on the
remote blinks but the DVR goes stupid. Should I throw a brick at the DVR?

Are you using the right remote?

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Mike Hunt wrote:
On 2006-10-06, Clyde Crashcup wrote:
I have been beating my remote off and on breaking it twice because it
don't change my channels or nothing on my DVR. (I really get ****ed when
things don't work as advertised).Now I'm wondering if the DVR is the one
going to sleep or not responding. How can you tell? The light on the
remote blinks but the DVR goes stupid. Should I throw a brick at the DVR?

Are you using the right remote?

It's the one the installer programmed and gave me. Why?

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Clyde Crashcup

On 2006-10-07, Clyde Crashcup wrote:
Mike Hunt wrote:
On 2006-10-06, Clyde Crashcup wrote:
I have been beating my remote off and on breaking it twice because it
don't change my channels or nothing on my DVR. (I really get ****ed when
things don't work as advertised).Now I'm wondering if the DVR is the one
going to sleep or not responding. How can you tell? The light on the
remote blinks but the DVR goes stupid. Should I throw a brick at the DVR?

Are you using the right remote?

It's the one the installer programmed and gave me. Why?

Let's imagine you're having problems with a remote.

Let's imagine you're using the wrong the remote.

Do you think those items might be related? That's why.

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I have been beating my remote off and on breaking it twice because it
don't change my channels or nothing on my DVR. (I really get ****ed when
things don't work as advertised).Now I'm wondering if the DVR is the one
going to sleep or not responding. How can you tell? The light on the
remote blinks but the DVR goes stupid. Should I throw a brick at the DVR?

Are you using the right remote?

It's the one the installer programmed and gave me. Why?

A Tivo and the remote (at least on some units) can be programmed
to use an alternate set of codes on the remote control. This is
so you can have several Tivos in the same room and control them
independently with several remote controls. If your remote and
your Tivo somehow got set to different addresses, your remote control
might not work. Offhand I can't find the instructions to set that,
and it's probably different between my Series 1 and yours anyway.


Also, it's worth trying fresh batteries in the remote.

Mike Hunt wrote:
On 2006-10-07, Clyde Crashcup wrote:
Mike Hunt wrote:
On 2006-10-06, Clyde Crashcup wrote:
I have been beating my remote off and on breaking it twice because it
don't change my channels or nothing on my DVR. (I really get ****ed when
things don't work as advertised).Now I'm wondering if the DVR is the one
going to sleep or not responding. How can you tell? The light on the
remote blinks but the DVR goes stupid. Should I throw a brick at the DVR?
Are you using the right remote?

It's the one the installer programmed and gave me. Why?

Let's imagine you're having problems with a remote.

Let's imagine you're using the wrong the remote.

Do you think those items might be related? That's why.

Why in the hell would it start working again if it was the wrong onw?

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Clyde Crashcup

Gordon Burditt wrote:
I have been beating my remote off and on breaking it twice because it
don't change my channels or nothing on my DVR. (I really get ****ed when
things don't work as advertised).Now I'm wondering if the DVR is the one
going to sleep or not responding. How can you tell? The light on the
remote blinks but the DVR goes stupid. Should I throw a brick at the DVR?
Are you using the right remote?

It's the one the installer programmed and gave me. Why?

A Tivo and the remote (at least on some units) can be programmed
to use an alternate set of codes on the remote control. This is
so you can have several Tivos in the same room and control them
independently with several remote controls. If your remote and
your Tivo somehow got set to different addresses, your remote control
might not work. Offhand I can't find the instructions to set that,
and it's probably different between my Series 1 and yours anyway.


Also, it's worth trying fresh batteries in the remote.

Maybe I wasn't clear. It works most of the time, it just goes stupid
once in a while don't work until I bang it or wait a while. I was just
wondering if it's the operating system on the DVR that could go to sleep
or get too busy to react to the remote or the remote itself??? I've been
blaming the remote.

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50% of all statistics are wrong. The rest don't matter.


Clyde Crashcup

I have been beating my remote off and on breaking it twice because it
don't change my channels or nothing on my DVR. (I really get ****ed when
things don't work as advertised).Now I'm wondering if the DVR is the one
going to sleep or not responding. How can you tell? The light on the
remote blinks but the DVR goes stupid. Should I throw a brick at the DVR?
Are you using the right remote?

It's the one the installer programmed and gave me. Why?

A Tivo and the remote (at least on some units) can be programmed
to use an alternate set of codes on the remote control. This is
so you can have several Tivos in the same room and control them
independently with several remote controls. If your remote and
your Tivo somehow got set to different addresses, your remote control
might not work. Offhand I can't find the instructions to set that,
and it's probably different between my Series 1 and yours anyway.


Also, it's worth trying fresh batteries in the remote.

Maybe I wasn't clear. It works most of the time, it just goes stupid
once in a while don't work until I bang it or wait a while. I was just
wondering if it's the operating system on the DVR that could go to sleep
or get too busy to react to the remote or the remote itself??? I've been
blaming the remote.

I have had remotes (not the Tivo remote, yet) go "dead" on me, until
I reseat the batteries. If you're getting a light, though, this
isn't likely the problem.

I have had the Tivo go "comatose" on occasion (less than once every
6 months or so), sometimes after a power-line glitch. At this
point, it not only doesn't respond to the remote, it also doesn't
do scheduled recordings, either. Fix: unplug it and then plug it
in again.

If you've got weak batteries, or sometimes even with fresh ones,
it matters how you aim the remote. Some directions won't work.
This likely depends on how well walls reflect infrared and the
layout of your room.

I have on occasion seen the Tivo miss a remote keystroke because
it was still doing something from the last one. It doesn't last
long enough to try several times, then start banging the remote.

Maybe I wasn't clear. It works most of the time, it just goes stupid
once in a while don't work until I bang it or wait a while. I was just
wondering if it's the operating system on the DVR that could go to sleep
or get too busy to react to the remote or the remote itself??? I've been
blaming the remote.

Get yourself a universal remote and see if it suffers the same problems.
Several things can cause trouble for remotes. Mainly other InfraRed noise,
like from being in direct sunlight or the buttons sticking (on this or some
other nearby remote). So start by testing it when it fails again. When it
acts up, get the remote up close to the Tivo and shield it, use some
cardboard or tinfoil. If the remote magically starts working then you've
got noise from something else. If it's daylight then close the blinds
and/or move the Tivo. If it's not sunlight then find whatever other IR
devices you've got in the room and turn them off. Check the cushions of the
couch and make sure there's not another remote in there with it's buttons
stuck.

There's also the chance you're using crappy batteries. Finally there's also
the chance you've got something in the remote that's gummed up the buttons.
If you get a universal remote and it doesn't have the same problems then,
well, there's your answer.

In article [email protected], Clyde Crashcup wrote:
I have been beating my remote off and on breaking it twice because it
don't change my channels or nothing on my DVR. (I really get ****ed when
things don't work as advertised).Now I'm wondering if the DVR is the one
going to sleep or not responding. How can you tell? The light on the
remote blinks but the DVR goes stupid. Should I throw a brick at the DVR?


Did you try NEW batteries in the remote?