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Problem with Pronto and Pioneer VSX-816
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Post 1 made on Friday April 6, 2007 at 15:19
sssick
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I have a problem with this receiver. I can not for the life of me get a remote IR eye working on this unit. The regular remote works, and the eye works if you hold it back a foot or two. I can not put the eye outside the cabinet, so I need to stick it right to the IR receiver. I called Pioneer to verify the location of the receiver, but they couldnt tell if the IR receiver was capable of getting a signal so close.

Has anyone had a problem like this before? I really need to get this working. Any input would be appretiated. Thanks.

Oh, BTW I have a Pronto with the RF extender and have no problems with any other devices.
Post 2 made on Friday April 6, 2007 at 15:41
jcl
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Does it have an IR input jack on the back? You could run an 1/8 inch mini jack from your IR distribution block to the IR input jack on the back of the receiver. This is usually the most reliable way. I don't work with Pioneer too much but I did one the other day that had this jack.
Jon
Too many toys, too little time.
OP | Post 3 made on Friday April 6, 2007 at 22:13
sssick
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No, it's a bottom line AVR. My H/K has the IR jack but this thing doesn't. I am so frustrated. Pioneer says it's a Pronto problem, when I know it isn't. Customer service is horrible these days.
Post 4 made on Saturday April 7, 2007 at 10:23
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Its just easier to blame someone else. You can try an ugly solution which is to put a piece of black electrical tape with a pin hole in it on top of the IR receiver. Place your emitter over this. This cuts down on the signal reaching the receiver which may help. Also, some emitters have a high power and a low power side. Simply flipping the emitter over (sticky side out) may help. Otherwise, you can try a 680-ohm 1/2 watt resister in series with the emitters positive lead. This will also reduce power output. This assumes of course that your pioneer is being overpowered.

Some pioneer stuff operated at a really high frequency which was tough for some eyes to pass. I would suggest looking at Xantech.com or Russound.com and browsing their tech bulletins for information and hints.
Jon
Too many toys, too little time.


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