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| Topic: | selecting a specific a/v input with a universal This thread has 11 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Thursday July 24, 2003 at 21:49 |
Can it be done?
In other words, the TV has 6 different inputs. Normally, you hit the input control repeatedly until you get to the desired input. Is there a way to make a universal remote pick a certain input regardless of which input you start from? Especially if the original remote doesn't have that functionality?
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| Post 2 made on Friday July 25, 2003 at 10:14 |
DanW Long Time Member |
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You are looking for discrete codes. It is very possible to find what you are looking for. What kind of remote do you have?
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| Post 3 made on Saturday July 26, 2003 at 11:34 |
jamesgammel Founding Member |
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and the tv brand and model.
Jim
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| OP | Post 4 made on Sunday July 27, 2003 at 18:37 |
RCA 811 remote. RCA MM36110 HDTV
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| Post 5 made on Sunday July 27, 2003 at 21:07 |
jamesgammel Founding Member |
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811? I know of a 800, and 810, but no 811. Is that a Canadian model?
Jim
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| OP | Post 6 made on Monday July 28, 2003 at 07:29 |
I bought it at Best Buy.... Its not even listed on RCA's Web Site yet. It seems to be identical to the 810
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| Post 7 made on Monday July 28, 2003 at 11:46 |
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Apparantly RCA has come out with a new remote. While it appears identical to the 810, it would seem silly just to change model numbers, and not have some actual differences.
We'll need to know a little more info, so we can point you in the right direction.
Is it a "learning remote"?
Look in the battery compartment and see if there's either 6 holes (3x2) or pins.
The 810 uses an offset (I think 17) from normal ueic setup codes. To be able to know which advance codes list to check, we'll need to know 2 things, the offset, and the setup code you found that works. To find the offset, look in the manual under TV's. Then scroll down to Sony. The basic and common Sony setup code is TV_0000 (ueic). Your manual will list the first sony tv code as 0017 (if the 811's offset is "17"). If it says 0000, then there's no offset in this model. Tell us what they list as the first (primary) sony TV setup code.
You found a code that works your tv. Tell us what that setup code is.
Check the manual and see if they say anything about a "keymover" functionality. Since it's apparantly an LCD remote, to access it (if the remote will support it), you'll need to enter the remote's programming menu. Likely you'll need to hold a button labelled "set" or "setup", or some other such labelled button until the remote enters the programming menu mode. You likely used this to set the TV device button for your tv's setup code (unless the factory default code just happened to work out-of-the box)(possible since it's an rca remote and you have an rca tv).
Jim
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| Post 8 made on Monday July 28, 2003 at 13:23 |
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The RCA RCU811 is a new remote and according to my contacts at UEI, it's not one of theirs (but I haven't verified this myself). To answer the original question. If your TV supports discrete input codes (which most RCAs do, I think), you would need a One For All or Radio Shack universal remote that supports advanced codes.  Rob http://www.hifi-remote.com
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| Post 9 made on Monday July 28, 2003 at 14:09 |
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On some RCA/Proscan Tv's you can assign a channel # in the 90's to a particular input. If you enter ch 91, it always brings you to input 1,that's discrete to me. Check your manual.
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| Post 10 made on Monday July 28, 2003 at 16:46 |
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Apparantly RCA has come out with a new remote. While it appears identical to the 810, it would seem silly just to change model numbers, and not have some actual differences. I don't know if RCA has a new remote, but I have seen it done on other equipment. Some big merchants ask for their own model numbers, that way it makes it harder to compare "OH no this is XYZ2 not the XYZ, this is much better"
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| Post 11 made on Monday July 28, 2003 at 17:50 |
jamesgammel Founding Member |
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I'll bet RCA is making a look alike to the 810 (cheap, as usual, no learning, no eeprom, no JP-1 capability) figuring people will "assume" it's the same as the 810. I'll also bet that once current supplies of the 810 run out, we won't see any more.
Jim
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| Post 12 made on Monday July 28, 2003 at 17:57 |
jamesgammel Founding Member |
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hmmmmm. 3 learning and 3 macro keys. Maybe a little bitty eeprom.
Jim
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