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Cheap Engineer
Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 3
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Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 8:12 pm Post subject: Interfacing 15-2117 RF Base to a Xantech IR system |
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I have a 15-2117 that I was hoping to use out on my patio. I had the rf base pointed at a Xantech IR receiver in my family room and everything worked fine except for one small problem. It looks like the rf base is constantly putting out a IR signal. The IR LED on the Xantech receiver blinks all the time. This ties up my Xantech system and my Homevision controller so I had to pull out the RF base station. Does anyone have a better way to integrate the RF base station into a Xantech system? Maybe hardwire? Also is the base station suppose to put out a steady stream of IR even if no button on the remote is being pressed?
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The Robman Site Owner
Joined: 01 Aug 2003 Posts: 21234 Location: Chicago, IL |
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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This is a common problem with the RF extender boxes that UEI uses with their remotes (such as the 15-2117. URC-9910, etc) and no, it's not supposed to happen.
The best we can guess is that it's caused by RF noise in the area. _________________ Rob
www.hifi-remote.com
Please don't PM me with remote questions, post them in the forums so all the experts can help! |
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Cheap Engineer
Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 3
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Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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Rob, thanks for the quick response. I tried to move the rf extender box around to see if that made a difference, but it didn't. As a last resort I tried another rf extender that I bought at the radio shack clearance and it seems to work just fine. There is some rf that is causing problems for the first box, but I couldn't find the source. |
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Mark Pierson Expert
Joined: 03 Aug 2003 Posts: 3017 Location: Connecticut, USA |
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 5:28 am Post subject: |
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This thread at RemoteCentral may be of some interest regarding the RF problems. _________________ Mark |
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Cheap Engineer
Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 3
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Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2004 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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Mark, that is exactaly what I was looking for. Looks like it is time to warm up the soldering iron.
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Carl |
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