The battery was my first thought too, but after replacing the battery and checking it with a multimiter it's still dead.

I'm going to try to check to see if the remote is sending any IR.

Isn't there a way to use the /proc file system to view any IR traffic on the Empeg? If so I could try another remote to see if ANY IR traffic is being seen by the Empeg and if not wouldn't this indicate that the IR receiver is dead?

John

John