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Originally Posted by mattman_iflaf
Thanks for the reply, very useful info.
Excuse my ignorance here, but how do you short the main battery terminals together, via the use of a piece of wire ?
e.g. Battery Compartment :
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| + - |
| - + |
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There are springs at the "-" ends, so do I just connect a piece of wire to the springs or what ?
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It's very circumstantial as to how easy this is to do.... and admittedly it's a long shot in any case, that just applies on very rare occasions.
It depends on the remote design and whether the main terminals are easily accessible without removing the back. It isn't always obvious which are the main terminals if the remote uses 2, 3 or 4 batteries.
Your diagram appears to suggest a 2 battery system so one end [+ and - ] will just be a linkage - effectively shorted already. If you don't know which is which, then do both ends [+ to - ] as it will do no harm.
Anything conductive can be used. A piece of wire, an opened paperclip, the tips of open long nosed pliers etc.
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Originally Posted by mattman_iflaf
This is cool, really works, I tried it on the possible faulty remote, and it is indeed sending a signal, if somewhat weak, e.g. the diode is flashing. I then tried on remote I know is working and while the diode is flashing it's
much closer to a constant light on. Could the diode have failed ? It's
definitely not the batteries as I did try new ones.
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As you are getting output at all is a fair indication that the diode has not failed. It doesn't tell you anything about the codes it is transmitting of course.
If it is just weak for some reason then it should still work when very close to the receiver.
That the other is staying constantly lit is rather unusual. It may be that the pulse rate is coincident with a multiple the various scanning rates of the camera sensor and display systems and creating that illusion.
Another thing to check for here. Many DVDR system remotes have multiple code options to allow for you using more than one similar device in the same room. Your unit may have that facility [ I don't know] and inadvertently either the remote or the main unit has had it's code changed.
So check in the manual and see if it has such a facility, and follow any processes given for getting the codes to match once again.
It's important to realise that if the remote control doesn't function, it is equally likely to be the fault of the main unit, although having said that , remotes tend to be the more likely culprit as they are more physically challenged.
If you still get no results, then perhaps the next thing is to take your remote to a place you know has such a device powered up where you can try it on a working machine. If it will not operate there , that would nail the problem to the remote.
But , you are still under guarantee presumably, so you could throw the whole problem back to your supplier.
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