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#37268 - 27/08/2001 22:21 remote / i.r. problems
johnmcd3
enthusiast

Registered: 19/04/2001
Posts: 369
Loc: Seattle, WA (formerly Houston,...
This has been going on for a little while now, but until recently I've been able to put up with it. Every few days (sometimes weeks) there will be a time when my remote refuses to work. The empeg continues to function as usual, but does not respond to any button presses. It's not a sunlight issues because it has happened at night, and I'd be very surprised if it were the battery, because usually the remote will begin working again if I leave the player alone for a while and come back later. However, now it has been non-functional for about two days and continues to be so. Any ideas or is it time for a support email?

Thanks,

John

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#37269 - 28/08/2001 00:26 Re: remote / i.r. problems [Re: johnmcd3]
edwin
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Registered: 26/09/2000
Posts: 194
Loc: Druten, The Netherlands
You could better first try a new battery!

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#37270 - 28/08/2001 04:16 Re: remote / i.r. problems [Re: johnmcd3]
tms13
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Registered: 30/07/2001
Posts: 1115
Loc: Lochcarron and Edinburgh
I had this problem, after only a week or so of owning my empeg.

I was able to confirm that the remote was the problem (by cross-testing with a different unit) and Empeg replaced it on the spot.

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#37271 - 28/08/2001 07:39 Re: remote / i.r. problems [Re: tms13]
rob
carpal tunnel

Registered: 21/05/1999
Posts: 5335
Loc: Cambridge UK
I later swapped the battery and it worked perfectly. In future we'll swap out the battery before replacing the remote (provided the unit has been bought recently - this won't be a lifetime free battery service)

Rob


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#37272 - 28/08/2001 07:50 Re: remote / i.r. problems [Re: rob]
tms13
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Registered: 30/07/2001
Posts: 1115
Loc: Lochcarron and Edinburgh
Rob wrote:
(this won't be a lifetime free battery service)

Are you saying that there are limits to your service? No-one is going to believe that...

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#37273 - 28/08/2001 22:40 Re: remote / i.r. problems [Re: johnmcd3]
johnmcd3
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Registered: 19/04/2001
Posts: 369
Loc: Seattle, WA (formerly Houston,...
will buy a new battery tomorrow and let you know how it goes...

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#37274 - 28/08/2001 23:33 Re: remote / i.r. problems [Re: rob]
Kit
journeyman

Registered: 03/10/2000
Posts: 69
Loc: San Diego, CA US
I am having similar trouble, but a new battery didn't do the trick. Already e-mailed [email protected].

-Kit


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#37275 - 29/08/2001 06:43 Re: remote / i.r. problems [Re: Kit]
trevorp
member

Registered: 08/06/2000
Posts: 144
Loc: Ft Lauderdale, FL
I had a similar problem as well. I confirmed that it happend both during the day and at night, and I also used another remote with it (Palm V running OmniRemote). It only happened about 4 or 5 times during the last year, so it's certainly not as bad as your case.

I ended up sending mine back to empeg to replace the IR receiver. The had it fixed and sent back to me in a couple of days.

-Trevor

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#37276 - 14/09/2001 13:25 Re: remote / i.r. problems [Re: johnmcd3]
robricc
carpal tunnel

Registered: 30/10/2000
Posts: 4931
Loc: New Jersey, USA
This reply is late, but I had the same crap going on with my MK2. See the thread. Sent unit back to empeg, said remote worked but replaced IR receiver anyway. Has been working fine since.

-Rob
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#37277 - 01/02/2002 05:04 Re: remote / i.r. problems [Re: edwin]
andym
carpal tunnel

Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3996
Loc: Manchester UK
I've just tried a new battery, and hey presto! My remote works again.

Compared the two batteries with a volt meter, found that the old battery was showing a voltage of 2.2v after half a days use! The new battery was showing a healthy 3.2v.

After exhaustive tests (well, three or four goes) I found that the remote would always work with the new battery, but only the first button press would register with the old battery (I assume something is discharging in the remote). So I assume the remote has a very narrow voltage range.

I found that leaving the remote overnight with the old battery mean't I could get about four button presses in the morning before the remote stopped working again.

From reading the posts on the board it seems that SB bought a cheap shipment of dodgy batteries. Hopefully my new Varta should last a bit longer.

Cheers,

Andy M
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#37278 - 03/02/2002 18:24 Re: remote / i.r. problems [Re: andym]
TheTwin314
journeyman

Registered: 15/01/2002
Posts: 55
Loc: Kansas
I had this same problem after only a few days with the empeg, the rio remote didn't work but my old kenwood remote would, so I swapped the batteries between my 5 day old rio remote, and my five YEAR old kenwood remote and viola the rio remote works again, (thing is the kenwood remote does too) at least it works now.

eli
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