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#98249 - 12/12/18 06:39 PM Re: Flakey remote? [Re: drueb]
drueb Offline
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Registered: 01/13/16
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Loc: Texas
UPDATE:

Harmony Remote works well with the additional IR Sensors in place. Over the last year...here are my issues with the Remote/976:

Remote: It's very sensitive, so when I pick it up, whatever my finger might touch on its touch-screen face, it begins to turn on that "Activity" event if I did not consciously choose that activity. Then, because the 976 has a 12 second delay in turning on, and being able to switch functions...I get all messed up, and have to turn everything off so I can start it all over. If only the 976 Remote had worked well...but the aim is so off, and with uncontrollable volume issues...I have to suffer. Wonder if the 976 Remote has been fixed?
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#98256 - 12/16/18 08:49 PM Re: Flakey remote? [Re: drueb]
975 destroyer Offline
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Registered: 09/07/15
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Loc: Georgia, US of A!
Originally Posted By drueb
UPDATE:

Still having volume control issues...press volume down, and it goes up. Not every time, about every 6th time.

As an aside, I a thinking about buying a Harmony Remote to get rid of the issue...as others have in this forum.
my 976 Volume control intermittent too - up when I want down and vice versa. Interested in 3rd party solution, too

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#98257 - 12/18/18 02:22 PM Re: Flakey remote? [Re: J.S.]
Helson Offline
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Registered: 03/21/12
Posts: 283
Loc: USA
I'm also using the Harmony 650 remote to control the 976. I posted about the 976 remote about a year ago. The IR emitter is emitting slightly upward from the nose of the remote. That's just how it is for now. That's why you either need to aim a bit lower, or hold the remote in your hand so the buttons are facing either to the left or right. I've had great success doing just that. If the 976 doesn't "see" the beginning of the IR pulse, it can interpret the command as another function. I've seen this with many other remotes from time to time, back when I was involved in repairing many different brands. Of course, this is the first time I've ever noticed an IR emitter led not pointing straight out from the nose of the remote.
One thing I'm irritated about is, how long the 976 takes to turn on to an input. It's not 12 seconds, more like six to seven, but, I set my Harmony to the max delay for all of my activities. and it's still not a long enough delay. I'm always having to press the activity button again to switch the 976 to the right input.


Edited by Helson (12/18/18 02:27 PM)
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#98275 - 12/31/18 10:06 PM Re: Flakey remote? [Re: J.S.]
975 destroyer Offline
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Registered: 09/07/15
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Loc: Georgia, US of A!
Today while attempting to lower the volume, the 976 shut off! Planning to buy a Harmony anyway as “Momma” getting fussy juggling remotes. Could this be the result of careless aiming or a “flaky” remote?


Edited by 975 destroyer (12/31/18 10:07 PM)

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#98306 - 01/20/19 02:21 AM Re: Flakey remote? [Re: J.S.]
975 destroyer Offline
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Registered: 09/07/15
Posts: 129
Loc: Georgia, US of A!
Bought a Harmony 665 about a week ago from BB - love it! Though one time pressing the “arrow right” button shut down the system.

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#98328 - 02/06/19 11:39 AM Re: Flakey remote? [Re: J.S.]
kiwiaudio Offline
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Registered: 01/16/11
Posts: 85
Loc: United States
Seems everyone that has posted an issue with the remote has eventually bought a Harmony.
Not sure what i think about that. Such a small percentage of owners actually post anything at all. Do you suppose most just read these posts, find they also have a problem and buy harmony remotes? Or are we few the only ones who have ever found an issue ?
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#98348 - 02/14/19 02:25 PM Re: Flakey remote? [Re: J.S.]
Ehinton Offline
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Registered: 02/13/19
Posts: 1
This was the only issue I've had thus far with the 976. Glad to hear I wasn't the only one with the issue. Aside from the need to either be pointed directly at the unit or extremely close to the unit for IR to function,. I had the weird and almost disaterous occurrences of almost blowing my rc64ii since down decided it wanted to turn up and not stop until the dreaded 0.0db.

Needless to say I sent and email and it wasn't replied to. My emails are generally replied to.

My solution was to by Logitech ultimate Harmony one remote since best buy had it on sale for 70% off. Every qualm I had has been resolved. I can be anywhere in the room not even pointed at the unit and it works flawlessly.

So definitely a manufacturing defect. Glad it was not a defective unit, cause I can't live without it.

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#98387 - 03/05/19 07:44 PM Re: Flakey remote? [Re: J.S.]
Bill O Offline
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Registered: 08/14/06
Posts: 164
Loc: Missouri
"Seems everyone that has posted an issue with the remote has eventually bought a Harmony.
Not sure what i think about that. Such a small percentage of owners actually post anything at all. Do you suppose most just read these posts, find they also have a problem and buy harmony remotes? Or are we few the only ones who have ever found an issue ? "

I have had my 976 for little over a month now. Remote drives me crazy.
So I buy a state of the art 976 I am told, but with a faulty remote and I am expected to replace the faulty remote by buying another one.
This does not sound like the Outlaw Audio I had known in years gone by...
I often wondered what happened to " Gonk " , I wonder no more...

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#98388 - 03/06/19 12:02 PM Re: Flakey remote? [Re: J.S.]
Helson Offline
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Registered: 03/21/12
Posts: 283
Loc: USA
I had a Harmony remote before the I got the 976, when I used it with my 975. So I just switched it over to the 976 when I upgraded.
I wanted a remote to control all of my devices. I did use the 975 remote for a long time before I finally got the Harmony.
With my equipment rack in the lower right corner of my room, I've had the processor on the second shelf from the top, and needed to point the 975 remote down towards that corner. I found with that remote I could turn the remote in my hand so that the buttons would face left or right, depending on which hand I held the remote in. It was much more effective using it that way.
I found the same held true for the 976 remote. Turning it in my hand so that the buttons face right or left, was much more effective in controlling the functions. This helped to alleviate having to make sure I aimed downward towards the display window. Hardly a problem when doing that.


Edited by Helson (03/08/19 01:49 PM)
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#98420 - 03/14/19 01:05 PM Re: Flakey remote? [Re: J.S.]
christopher Offline
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Registered: 02/28/19
Posts: 5
Loc: glendale , arizona ,usa
I have a new 976 and the remote is flaky too . i can push the vol down and it enables or disables the eq and when i push menu for osd it quickly exits out
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