My remote has a learning disability

[jliedeka]

Last night I was fooling around with my Marantz 8001 remote that came with my receiver. I was able to get it to control my TV with a preset. Unfortunately they have no presets for Oppo.

I tried programming some buttons from my Oppo BDP-83 remote. I was able to program the power button but all the others I tried: play, pause, stop, menu gave me an error.

Are there IR frequencies that some learning remotes can't register? Has anyone gotten the Oppo working with a learning remote, especially mine?

Jim

 

[sparky77]

I picked up a learning remote that can control my ps3, and had the same problems with quite a few functions on my other remotes, so I occasionally have to grab the originals. Can't afford a fancy harmony remote right now, so I'll just live with it for now.

 

[jinjuku]

Does the Marantz Remote state what IR wavelengths it supports? I have seen it rarely. While highly improbable, not impossible.

There is a possibility that your Marantz remote can't send/receive said frequency.

 

[M Code]

Last night I was fooling around with my Marantz 8001 remote that came with my receiver. I was able to get it to control my TV with a preset. Unfortunately they have no presets for Oppo.

I tried programming some buttons from my Oppo BDP-83 remote. I was able to program the power button but all the others I tried: play, pause, stop, menu gave me an error.

Are there IR frequencies that some learning remotes can't register? Has anyone gotten the Oppo working with a learning remote, especially mine?

Jim

If your learning remote control learned some commands then the issue is not frequency, as all of the IR commands for a given component are @ the same frequency. The problem is one of timing of the respective learnt bitstream command, which may be corrupted. I would suggest that you try to learn it again but position the original transmitting remote in a different position to the receiving (learning) remote control.

Just my $0.02...

 

[Warpdrv]

OMG - !!!! I laughed my drink outta my mouth !!!!

My remote has a learning disability

 

[MDS]

There are dozens of IR protocols in use but the vast majority of manufacturers tend to use NEC1 or NEC2. Some manufacturers, like Sony, have their own proprietary protocols and an OEM remote from another manufacturer may not recognize that protocol.

It's possible that the Marantz remote may not be able to recognize a widely used protocol because it is being sent at a frequency outside of its ability to detect, but more likely it is the protocol itself that it doesn't recognize.

Universal remotes usually work with frequencies between about 38 kHz and 100 kHz and are programmed to recognize many different popular IR protocols. OEM remotes are often more limited.

 

[jliedeka]

Follow up:

I tried again, repositioning the remotes a few different ways. No luck. I may think about a true universal remote some day. For now it's not important. At least I have adequate control over my TV so I eliminated the need for that remote.

Jim

 

[jostenmeat]

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