15-2117 RF problems

plyons10 · Post by **plyons10** » Mon Oct 27, 2003 5:29 pm

Well.... I'm impressed that their response seems to be informed and correct. That rates it a 7 out of 10 for email tech support.

Of course... you need to actually SOLVE the problem to get higher than a 7.

jetstar52 · Post by **jetstar52** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 1:32 pm

I'd take off half a point for grammar: writing "effected" when she meant "affected."

Post by **The Robman** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 1:48 pm

OK, now we're just getting TOO picky!

Agix · Post by **Agix** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 5:32 pm

Well no matter where I put my command center, I am hosed.

My old RF OFA (9800?) did not have that problem, so guess I will be returning the 2117

and going back to that remote.

sigh...

Mark Pierson · Post by **Mark Pierson** » Tue Oct 28, 2003 5:45 pm

Does the 2117 work with the command center from the old remote?

Agix · Post by **Agix** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 11:37 am

Does not appear to.

Now I plugged in my old command center and the light does faintly blink every now and then. The new RS command center must have a higher gain to try and pick up the RF signal.

Makes me wonder if there is just a generic op-amp gain circuit where I could adjust the feedback resister to reduce the input gain.

Post by **The Robman** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 12:36 pm

As far as I know, the 15-2117 and the URC-9800 uses exactly the same command centers, are you saying that this not true?

Agix · Post by **Agix** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 12:52 pm

I was trying to edit my last message before you posted but oh well.

I just double checked and I was incorrect for saying that.
Both command centers are interchangeable.
But for some reason, the OFA command center does not have any noise problems.

Sorry for the confusion

Lenroc · Post by **Lenroc** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 1:05 pm

There is a command center (made by OFA) that is compatible with the 15-2117, but has less noise problems??

Can you please tell me how to get one?

(i.e. the model number of the OFA remote that includes it?)

I wouldn't mind having another remote... I'm thinking of changing my equipment around to the point that having 2 universal remotes will become more important...

Post by **The Robman** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 1:55 pm

He mentioned the model number in the earlier posts, it's the URC-9800 "Producer 8". I do have some of these that I will be selling soon, but I haven't sorted them out yet.

Personally, I expect it's more a case of the quality of the one box vs. the other, rather than any model specific differences between the unit that ships with the 15-2117 vs. the one that used to ship with the URC-9800.

Lenroc · Post by **Lenroc** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 3:37 pm

Sorry for not rereading the thread... it didn't interest me when he said it didn't work, then forgot that it was there when he said it did.

J&R seems to have the 9800 available for $40+shipping, FWIW.

Chuck_IV · Post by **Chuck_IV** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 3:45 pm

Sorry to drag this up, but I am becoming fed up with the RF portion of my 2117. With any of the RF fuctions, I quite often have to press a button 2 times, to get it to work, but once it starts it continues to work, till I pause. For instance I am sitting there and I wanna surf channels. I hit the channel up button and nothing happens, so I press it again and it works. If I continue to press buttons within a second or 2 of the previous push, my equipment usually responds, but if I stop and wait for 5-10 seconds then press a button, AGAIN the first press is missed and then the RF picks up the 2nd press and it works.

This is really starting to annoy me, to the point, I am thinking of returning it. I love this remote, but the RF abilities are why I bought it. Anyone know if the OFA sister unit(9910 I believe) has this same problem?

Any ideas, other than moving the RF box around?

Chuck_IV · Post by **Chuck_IV** » Sun Dec 28, 2003 11:18 pm

Just a note, I gave up on the RF portion of the 2117 and went back to my old "cone" remote extenders and they work like a charm(except you have to aim at the cone).

It's a shame the RF doesn't work well on the 2117. Hopefully, somewhere down the line, they will get it sorted out, for the next version. I wonder if the OFA version(9910 I think) has this issue.