Can anyone tell me if this Atlas 1056 is a learning remote?

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bleacheese
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Can anyone tell me if this Atlas 1056 is a learning remote?

Post by bleacheese »

eBay link: http://cgi.ebay.com/380171086859

I love that it has backlighting, but I need to have a learning remote.

Can anyone tell from the picture if it's a learning remote or not?

Thanks.
xnappo
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Post by xnappo »

No, it does not. I have several from this vendor.

I really like these remotes though - I think they are the best out there right now especially with the extender.

You might consider buying an RCRP05B which is on sale at Walgreen's for $15 to do any learning you need, or buying an IR Widget from Tommy.

Finally, if you REALLY wanted to, you could add the components to make it a learner - the spots are on the board and even already have solder bumps on them if you are in to that sort of thing :)

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Post by unclemiltie »

Get the IR widget from Tommy, it makes building upgrades SO much easier than learning/downloading/clearing/rinse/repeat

The backlit Atlas 1056's are nice, it's my primary remote in my family room right now.
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bizwiz41
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Post by bizwiz41 »

I can also confirm this remote is not a learning model, as I asked the seller this question directly.

It is still a great remote, I have three in the house (and a non backlighted model). I love how much they can control.
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Post by rclones »

I recently bought an Atlas 1056 from a seller on eBay. I wanted a backlit remote to replace my RS 15-1994 that died after 10 years of faithful service. I really like the remote and find the lack of learning is only a minor problem. I found a kind of simple solution that seems to work. I use an Atlas 1055 for learning. They both use the same .ir file so I just use the 1055 to learn any new codes, download to IR and then upload to the 1056. I may build a device upgrade in RM when I get the time but in the meantime this was a quick and easy solution.
According to the URC website they did make a learning version of the 1056. I don't think it was backlit, though.
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Post by vickyg2003 »

One of the things I learned just recently is you can copy a learn from one remote to another remote that has "learning memory" so I can take someones learn from the diagnosis area and copy it to my non-learning atlas if I don't have the same remote. I was doing this to see how upgrades compare to the learns, although now that Graham has made all those wonderful changes to the widget I don't have to shoot it from a remote to see the signal any more.
Remember to provide feedback to let us know how the problem was solved and share your upgrades.

Tip: When creating an upgrade, always include ALL functions from the oem remote, even if you never plan on assigning them to a button. Complete function lists makes an upgrade more helpful to others.
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Post by The Robman »

The only caveat to what Vicky just said is that the "copy to" remote has to support learning from a functional point of view, even if it lacks the hardware. So a remote like the URC-8011 would work whereas a remote like the URC-6131 would not.
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