Next Generation Rf Remote Extender Manual
Originally Posted by bjohn34 If I bought a NG RF extender would I even need to use the battery transmitter for a Directv RF remote? I use the NG remote extender (with the transmitter installed) in one of my RF capable DirecTV remotes to control an HR21-100 from a remote location. My reason for using the DirecTV remote in IR mode with the NG rather than utilizing it's RF capability is because I control my entire entertainment center where the HR21 is located with a URC MX-500 remote and the HR21 can only be set for IR or RF, not both at the same time. Hi, I have 2 genius transmitter kits, one green and one purple. I use them to control two of the same brand products (Foxtel cable boxes).
My green transmitter has recently started playing up. It also began getting really hot in the remote and smelt like it was burning.
It eventually stopped working all together. I am having trouble finding a replacement and also getting help and advice with the the product. I should note that I am located in Australia. I originally purchased them on Amazon but I can not find anyone that will ship one here now. Silabs Serial Adapter Ec2 on this page. Is replacing the faulty transmitter (green one) the only option I have?
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Originally Posted by danpsa Hi, I have 2 genius transmitter kits, one green and one purple. I use them to control two of the same brand products (Foxtel cable boxes). My green transmitter has recently started playing up. It also began getting really hot in the remote and smelt like it was burning.
It eventually stopped working all together. I am having trouble finding a replacement and also getting help and advice with the the product. I should note that I am located in Australia. I originally purchased them on Amazon but I can not find anyone that will ship one here now.
Is replacing the faulty transmitter (green one) the only option I have? Have you tried the manufacturer? I bought a genius version of these after reading this thread and others touting this thing as the best thing since sliced bread. I had some trouble getting it to work out of the box.
I decided that was likely due to the batteries not being fully charged yet so I'll have to reserve judgment on performance. While troubleshooting, though, I found their documentation to be very weak and in some places directly contradictory. For example, from the front page of the 'Genius Model Quickstart Guide' (it also appears to be the only manual since there isn't an alternative to the quickstart in the box or online.) 'Recharge Your batteries in the special 2/3 AAA Battery Charger (REMOVE ONCE CHARGED: Do not leave the batteries in charger longer than 24 hrs.)' Then on the reverse side in the Troubleshooting section: 'Will it damage the battery leaving it in the charger?
No, it will not. The battery will receive a slow trickle charge while in the charger.' And in the previous paragraph: 'It takes 24-36 hours' to charge a battery - despite the earlier advice to take it out of the charger after a max of 24. In the 'Multi-Equipment Setups' section there is a block that says 'Control even More!' And suggests using two 6 headed emitters, one in each output, to control 12 different devices.