Bad Signature? Device buttons fail to make light go on?

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pzuge
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Bad Signature? Device buttons fail to make light go on?

Post by pzuge »

I am still a newbie, but have done some reading :-)

Anyway, I seem to be having a devil of a time programming a URC 6131m purchased from www.surfremotecontrol.com (along with JP1 cable). Sometimes when I upload the same configuration I just downloaded, IR gives me a "Bad Signature" error. Also, sometimes after uploading an upgrade code (with a code number of 1156) the device button for it will stop working completely (no light comes on when I press that device button). I know this worked once before, and I didn't do anything different.

A 3rd time, I downloaded the configuration I just uploaded and everything was completely off (completely different code numbers, etc. Like it got corrupted). I closed IR, re-downloaded the configuration and got the same thing.

I just want to know...
A) Is this "normal"?
B) Is this a bad eeprom? Bad JP1 cable?

IR says the remote has plenty of memory available. I can use the built-in codes fine, but whenever I try to program more than 1 or 2 device buttons, it loses its settings.

Thanks for light you can shed on this.

pz.
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Post by Mark Pierson »

It sounds like the EEPROM might be getting corrupted somehow. You might want to try a 981 reset to see if that helps eliminate any of the problems (remember that the reset will reset everything to the factory defaults).
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Post by pzuge »

That seems to have fixed the problem. Thanks!

pz.
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