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Post by Casey Leedom on Jun 28, 2019 22:51:52 GMT -5
So sorry! I started a new job in March and it's been ... Adding Physical Emphasis to My Lower "Portions" ... Did you adopt a stage name for this new job that, <ahem cough cough>, "empashizes your lower portions"? Ha! Sorry, I was trying to be oblique about saying that the new job is "Kicking my ass", but I guess I was far too abstract (or drunk) ... Casey |
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Post by mfeust on Jun 29, 2019 6:54:37 GMT -5
Did you adopt a stage name for this new job that, <ahem cough cough>, "empashizes your lower portions"? Ha! Sorry, I was trying to be oblique about saying that the new job is "Kicking my ass", but I guess I was far to abstract (or drunk) ... Casey Yea my guess was male escort or porn star. Mark |
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Post by hi on Jun 29, 2019 8:08:49 GMT -5
Yesterday evening i have dug out my old xbox360 (v1) . I connected the xbox to the projector via component and the optical audio to the rmc-1.
Interestingly i got the same audio dropouts during gaming as i get with my htpc over hdmi.
Maybe there is an unsolved internal clocking issue in the rmc-1?
May it be possible that this is caused by a summation of electronic part tolerances so not all of the rmc-1 are affected?
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Post by hsamwel on Jun 29, 2019 9:12:42 GMT -5
Is there a possibility it's the remote control causing the problems? just asking I just got an idea today. I moved within 1 meter (about 3 feet) and then RMC reacted to all IR signals.. at once.. When sitting about 3 meters (about 10 feet) away about every second to forth button press RMC does nothing with. The RMC power button however flashes everytime. It’s like the IR signal get scrambled and you’ll have to resend. |
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Post by tabbycph on Jun 29, 2019 10:01:58 GMT -5
I just found out that trigger 3 out on the rmc, don't work. Maybe that has something to do with the audio dropout?
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Post by goozoo on Jun 29, 2019 10:03:12 GMT -5
Is there a possibility it's the remote control causing the problems? just asking I just got an idea today. I moved within 1 meter (about 3 feet) and then RMC reacted to all IR signals.. at once.. When sitting about 3 meters (about 10 feet) away about every second to forth button press RMC does nothing with. The RMC power button however flashes everytime. It’s like the IR signal get scrambled and you’ll have to resend. I had to deal with a similar issue in my unit. Are you facing the unit or using a IR transmitter? If you are facing the unit then likely something in the room is interfering with the signal. You should also look at your IR settings on the RMC. Sometimes toggling them to different positions does the trick. If your unit sits in a closet (like mine) then most likely it is a combination of IR settings, IR transmitter/ repeater, and the cable run you are using. The cable run should be a stereo (2 rings on the male end) mic cable and not mono. The transmitter/repeater needs to be a powerful one. Keep in mind also that only one of the output jacks on the transmitter will have enough juice to send the signal to the RMC1. Once you got that, then it’s a matter of playing around with the IR settings on the RMC1 to find out which one works best. Hope this helps. |
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Post by deewan on Jun 29, 2019 10:05:45 GMT -5
I just got an idea today. I moved within 1 meter (about 3 feet) and then RMC reacted to all IR signals.. at once.. When sitting about 3 meters (about 10 feet) away about every second to forth button press RMC does nothing with. The RMC power button however flashes everytime. It’s like the IR signal get scrambled and you’ll have to resend. Two things to check... Both should be easy to test and check. Make sure the IR blaster setting on the RMC is turned off. The RMC might be resending the same signal that is being reflected off something in your room and back to the RMC. Another thing to try is a new battery. Send crazy but the LED kit on a Screen Innovations screen I purchased was having all sorts of issues turning on/off and changing colors. Sometimes it would work, sometimes it would not. SI sent me a new LED power supply, that didn't fix it. They sent me a new LED control box, no luck. They sent me a new remote, no luck. Not sure why but I swapped out the battery and the LED's worked with every button push. BOTH remote batteries were nearly dead on new remotes. |
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Post by deewan on Jun 29, 2019 10:07:02 GMT -5
I just found out that trigger 3 out on the rmc, don't work. Maybe that has something to do with the audio dropout? Are you certain you have trigger 3 assigned to a zone, preset or input? Also, I'm pretty sure the trigger components would be completely separate from anything with the audio path. |
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Post by novisnick on Jun 29, 2019 10:39:34 GMT -5
Is there a possibility it's the remote control causing the problems? just asking I just got an idea today. I moved within 1 meter (about 3 feet) and then RMC reacted to all IR signals.. at once.. When sitting about 3 meters (about 10 feet) away about every second to forth button press RMC does nothing with. The RMC power button however flashes everytime. It’s like the IR signal get scrambled and you’ll have to resend. Is the front ir receiver on? Or just the rear? I’m pretty sure it has both but that would explain why it works within 1 meter but not ten m. |
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Post by mick on Jun 29, 2019 10:53:17 GMT -5
I just got an idea today. I moved within 1 meter (about 3 feet) and then RMC reacted to all IR signals.. at once.. When sitting about 3 meters (about 10 feet) away about every second to forth button press RMC does nothing with. The RMC power button however flashes everytime. It’s like the IR signal get scrambled and you’ll have to resend. Two things to check... Both should be easy to test and check. Make sure the IR blaster setting on the RMC is turned off. The RMC might be resending the same signal that is being reflected off something in your room and back to the RMC. Another thing to try is a new battery. Send crazy but the LED kit on a Screen Innovations screen I purchased was having all sorts of issues turning on/off and changing colors. Sometimes it would work, sometimes it would not. SI sent me a new LED power supply, that didn't fix it. They sent me a new LED control box, no luck. They sent me a new remote, no luck. Not sure why but I swapped out the battery and the LED's worked with every button push. BOTH remote batteries were nearly dead on new remotes. That's interesting and strange deewan, were the batteries installed in the remote when you received them? not usually but i gotta ask. |
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Post by deewan on Jun 29, 2019 12:15:46 GMT -5
That's interesting and strange deewan, were the batteries installed in the remote when you received them? not usually but i gotta ask. The batteries were installed and had a pull tab to activate. But the batteries were super cheap Chinese crap. I replaced with some Energizer batteries and 3 years later still working. |
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Post by AudioHTIT on Jun 29, 2019 12:17:56 GMT -5
The cable run should be a stereo (2 rings on the male end) mic cable and not mono. I’ve always used mono cables for IR and Trigger, often ones I’ve made. Are you saying the IR jacks are 3 conductor (or balanced)? I used to have trouble with stereo plugs/cables with triggers or IR, but if it’s better for IR I’ll try it. |
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Post by AudioHTIT on Jun 29, 2019 12:21:44 GMT -5
I just found out that trigger 3 out on the rmc, don't work. Maybe that has something to do with the audio dropout? On the XMC-1 all the trigger defaults aren’t the same, they’re preset for some standard setups. I don’t remember each at the moment, but I’m pretty sure 2 and 3 are different. |
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Post by goozoo on Jun 29, 2019 12:24:13 GMT -5
The cable run should be a stereo (2 rings on the male end) mic cable and not mono. I’ve always used mono cables for IR and Trigger, often ones I’ve made. Are you saying the IR jacks are 3 conductor? I used to have trouble with stereo plugs/cables with triggers or IR, but if it’s better for IR I’ll try it. When we first started this was one of our biggest challenges for installs in closets (before 10baseT took off). After some trial and error we found out that with the stereo connections we had more consistent results, not that mono would not work. Since then if someone wants to do a run from the front to a closet with IR, then we just use the stereo cable. Of course these days 10baseT, RF, and WiFi dominate the market. |
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Post by thrillcat on Jun 29, 2019 13:43:55 GMT -5
Another thing to try is a new battery. Send crazy but the LED kit on a screen I purchased was having all sorts of issues turning on/off and changing colors. Sometimes it would work, sometimes it would not. SI sent me a new LED power supply, that didn't fix it. They sent me a new LED control box, no luck. They sent me a new remote, no luck. Not sure why but I swapped out the battery and the LED's worked with every button push. Sounds like my Range Rover. 😐🤔😳 |
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Post by tabbycph on Jun 29, 2019 15:20:05 GMT -5
I just found out that trigger 3 out on the rmc, don't work. Maybe that has something to do with the audio dropout? Are you certain you have trigger 3 assigned to a zone, preset or input? Also, I'm pretty sure the trigger components would be completely separate from anything with the audio path. Yes sorry, trigger 3 was from the factory configured to a zone. |
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Post by ttocs on Jun 29, 2019 15:29:19 GMT -5
hsamwel, deewan has the right idea about IR settings and batteries.
These batteries don't last long if you're using the remote a lot - like changing settings and chasing problems.
Secondly, the angle of incidence for the Remote to Front IR receiver is not very wide.
Third, when using IR repeaters turn off the Front IR Receiver on the RMC-1, otherwise it gets confused and non-reactive.
Lastly, I strongly encourage using IR repeaters vs the Emotiva IR, they are soooo much better!
edit: Clarification: My IR repeater is plugged into the back jack and Front IR is turned off.
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Post by mick on Jun 29, 2019 15:32:05 GMT -5
That's interesting and strange deewan, were the batteries installed in the remote when you received them? not usually but i gotta ask. The batteries were installed and had a pull tab to activate. But the batteries were super cheap Chinese crap. I replaced with some Energizer batteries and 3 years later still working. Last question deewan as i don't want to be known as a stalker  I know you don't have your RMC anymore, but, i'm trying to look at these problems from a different angle, when using your remote was there a lag in time to the RMC? Just thinking out loud here, if there was i'm guessing you would of pressed the button again and again (even a different button) thinking it wasn't working! Do you think there could be a chance the RMC is being over loaded with commands there for the RMC shits itself or the remote is out of wack with the RMC? or the processor in the RMC is not powerful enough to carry out processing, also you would know a computer needs defragging once in awhile because things get jumbled up. I really don't know, just throwing some things out there. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2019 15:42:25 GMT -5
Sounds like each of us simply need to find the fix for our RMC-1's ir problems by throwing enything and everything at it until something sticks  . My earlier point was that even when there's an ir emitter right in front of the RMC-1's receiving eye the response is hit or miss - from a distance the remote isn't any better (15-20'). The RMC-1 is slow to wake up to recieve ir commands, sooo when a remote or repeater only briefly flashes the target the RMC-1's operation will be hit or miss - usually more MISS  . I have tried the front with both the front blaster off and on and with the rear hard wired input off and on - no difference. I have tried the rear input with the front reciever on and off - no difference. |
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Post by twism on Jun 29, 2019 17:36:49 GMT -5
Yesterday evening i have dug out my old xbox360 (v1) . I connected the xbox to the projector via component and the optical audio to the rmc-1. Interestingly i got the same audio dropouts during gaming as i get with my htpc over hdmi. Maybe there is an unsolved internal clocking issue in the rmc-1? May it be possible that this is caused by a summation of electronic part tolerances so not all of the rmc-1 are affected? How long does the sound drop out for? |
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I know you don't have your RMC anymore, but, i'm trying to look at these problems from a different angle, when using your remote was there a lag in time to the RMC? Just thinking out loud here, if there was i'm guessing you would of pressed the button again and again (even a different button) thinking it wasn't working!
. My earlier point was that even when there's an ir emitter right in front of the RMC-1's receiving eye the response is hit or miss - from a distance the remote isn't any better (15-20'). The RMC-1 is slow to wake up to recieve ir commands, sooo when a remote or repeater only briefly flashes the target the RMC-1's operation will be hit or miss - usually more MISS 
. I have tried the front with both the front blaster off and on and with the rear hard wired input off and on - no difference. I have tried the rear input with the front reciever on and off - no difference. 
