Remote sensitivity......fixed :)

[Jaggy]

I just thoght I would pass this on as it may help some others out there.

Ever since I got my M34a I have been having trouble with the remote if I am not 'directly' in line with the NMT & it was even worse using the Hauppauge remote.

When I got my refurbished A100 the remote wouldn't work at all but after taking the top off & gently pushing the sensor/receiver forward it started working & I thought it may have a bad solder joint & didn't think much more than that.

Finally last night I got fed up with the M34a & took the case off to discover the receiver was sitting on an angle of about 30 degrees backwards (away from the front) so I gently pushed it forward until it was on an angle of approx 5 to 10 degrees forward (almost touching the front plastic cover) held my breath & tried it out & what a difference!! I can now have the remote pointing heaps away from the NMT & it still receives the signal fine....why didn't I do it ages ago?....I also did the same thing to the A100 with an almost as good result.

[zed]

If you remove the paint in front of the IR sensor from the back of the front plastic cover on the A100 it'll also make a huge difference. I used a dab of paint remover on a Q-tip. Really makes a difference. I don't know if the same thing will work on an M34.

[Jaggy]

That was the reason I posted this message as I had already read about removing the paint & actually put a link about it on the wiki ages ago, but as my M34a is still under warranty I was unwilling to do it......just in case..... I was going to wait until after the warranty period before playing around, but I am so glad I did get fed up with it & did such a simple no destructive repair as it is HEAPS & HEAPS nicer to use now.

[mvallevand]

They don't make $12 remotes like they used to! Seriously, I've not had any problems any I have 5 Syabas IR devices, in my cramped test world I even bounce the signal off the wall, so it probably is a quality control issue. Here's another no-harm possibility for those with problems. http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showth...#pid362396

On the C200, I must say the RF remote is typically great for remote listening from another room. It probably will be good enclosed in cabinets or where location is an issue. Still some keystrokes are lost and it's hard to get out of the habit of pointing the RF device.

Martin