Notes on the Troubleshooting and Repair of Hand Held Remote Controls
Version 2.94

Where Multiple Pieces of Equipment Use the Same Codes

Good luck, Melody. lol

wow, they actually had an answer to my problem.

And if you think I understood one word of what I just read "changing the light frequencies, changine wavelengths, ??????????

Should have went to remote school.

I am going to go back and read all the information that was in your link.

Hey, you never know.

I AM a kind of Macguyver!!!!

lol
Melody

Hey Melody, I just did something to find a simple answer for you that I wouldn't do for many people. LOL I phoned my ex-husband.

He can't understand that it would still work when it's covered up properly either.

He's sold electrical equipment for nearly all his life, and his father before him. He said some of the newer, more expensive Panasonics have a function on the remote where you can set your priority. e.g. could made one VCR No 1, the other No 2, and so on.

However, he said if you can't do that then what he usually does with his DVD players side by side, is just grab a magazine, or a leaflet, brochure, junk mail, anything, and fold it over the front and just lift up the machine and rest the legs on it so it's quite tight. Works for him. Has to be really tight though. I wouldn't use material like a towel.

He also said you could turn it sideways but said that there are so many variables that may not work. He said the remote might still bounce off the walls but that depended on a lot of things too, like how shiny the paint is etc.. Beats me.

Anyway, that's what he does with his multiple, same model DVD players. Just a magazine or a brochure. He said it works for him and it's easy to remove when you want to use the player.

Basically he can't understand that if your one player is covered up properly that it could still work like that either.

wow, here's a hug for calling your ex.

And please thank him for his help. When you say fold a magazine over the vcr, well, that is not ideal because I use this vcr every single day and record on it every single day. I don't watch the tapes on it because the right set-up is only used for recording. So I'd be putting the magazine over it, and taking it off and it would drive me nuts.

However, I did HAVE A IDEA. While I was reading the information on that link you provided, it indicated that light and colors have an effect.

You know those old 3 d glasses (this is just for an example), You know when one side is red an the other side is blue? Well I don't have an of those, but what if I went to a stationery store and bought a few pieces of various colored transparent papers? What if I do an experiment by putting the red transparent paper in front of the panel. Let's see if the remote won't get through.

And if the red doesn't work, I'll try other colors. Or I'll put several colors together. Since remotes work by frequencies and light and colors, WELL... IT'S A SHOT!!

And tell you husband that the remote worked THROUGH A TOWEL, THROUGH A PIECE OF STEEL, THROUGH A PILLOW, etc.

I must have a super remote!!

lol
melody

Oh gosh, good luck with that then.

In my last message I said "some of the newer, more expensive Panasonics have a function on the remote where you can set your priority. e.g. could made one VCR No 1, the other No 2, and so on."

I should have said ''some of the later models". Not "newer".

Have you tried the other remote?

Have you got a booklet to explain the Universal remote you are using at the moment?

You always have the most complex and unusual things going wrong, Melody.

Hi.

You said: "You always have the most complex and unusual things going wrong, Melody."

You got that right!!!!

lol

And I know about the remote thing with programming it to have vcr 1 and vcr 2, or A and B. I have absolutely no idea how to do this.

But you know me. I'LL LEARN HOW!!

And I will try and find the colored transparencies.

I'll make a video if I find that they work.

lol
Melody

Melody,

Sorry, but I'm not a "technical" person. But in reading your last post, think it might be worth a try for you to use the remotes that your cable company provided and the ones that came with the TVs.

Didn't read this entire thread, so don't know if you've been in touch with the tech support guys/girls.

My husband constantly messes up his TV/VCR viewing because he thinks he has to use remotes that have no business being used.

I've stuck only with the remote that the cable company gave me and the remote that came with the VCR. Never had one single problem.

Granted I only have one TV and VCR that I'm dealing with, but if you keep everything separated, that might be your answer - including getting a second cable box.

Good luck,

Sheltiemom

Okay, here's a good question for you. Even I programmed the cable remote to use the vcr, IT WOULD AFFECT THE VCR ON THE RIGHT BECAUSE IT'S THE EXACT SAME PANASONIC VCR.

So using the cable remote would do the same thing . Using any remote on the left would also affect the right vcr. They are exactly the same. Same panasonic, same everything.

And you suggest getting a second cable box. Why would I do that? I already have two in my bedroom. The set-up on the left, and the set-up on the right.

I use the right set-up ONLY for recording (so I am free to either watch a tape or record on the left set-up.

I have a total of three cable boxes in my house. The other one is in the living room (also attached to a vcr and that's where Alan watches tv.

So in summation. 3 cable boxes, 3 vcrs (all the same), and 3 tv's

Hope I cleared this up.

Actually, while typing all of this, I myself got confused.

lol

Melody

Hi Melody,
You are definitely MacGyver material. I would think that the universal remote you use could be programmed to recognize 2 different VCRs even though the VCRs are identical that is if it’s not too old. We have Dish Network setup in our house in the living room and the bedroom with identical DVRs. I am a channel surfer; my wife likes to watch soap operas in the bedroom. I guess the cat got on my remote in the living room one time and reset it. The wife was enjoying her shows in the bedroom and all of a sudden she comes storming into the living room where I was channel surfing and said that her DVR was possessed. It just keeps changing channels without her even touching the remote. We called tech support and they helped me reprogram my remote so it only worked on my TV in the living room. So that proves that the signal from a remote will go through walls and everything.

Was only suggesting. As I said, am not a technical person and didn't read the entire thread as it really does make one's eyes cross. So didn't know you already had two cable boxes going plus another one.

Adios,

Sheltiemom