Recently I replaced the distribution amplifier in our apartment with a
TVlink-enabled one.
It all worked fine, except in the kitchen, where the response from the Sky
remote was very intermittent and unusable, even though received picture was
fine.
The kitchen is the shortest cable run from our amplifier, and double-checking
connections in an effort to make it work proved unsuccessful.
Anyway, after some experimenting it appears that, rather than being weak, the
return path TVlink signal is actually too strong. The problem was therefore
"solved" by sticking two layers of ordinary white paper over the kitchen
remote's IR emitter.
It works perfectly now. The paper looks tatty though.

"jamie robert powell" wrote in message
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Recently I replaced the distribution amplifier in our apartment with a
TVlink-enabled one.
It all worked fine, except in the kitchen, where the response from the Sky
remote was very intermittent and unusable, even though received picture was
fine.
The kitchen is the shortest cable run from our amplifier, and double-checking
connections in an effort to make it work proved unsuccessful.
Anyway, after some experimenting it appears that, rather than being weak, the
return path TVlink signal is actually too strong. The problem was therefore
"solved" by sticking two layers of ordinary white paper over the kitchen
remote's IR emitter.
It works perfectly now. The paper looks tatty though.




This is a test.

"j r powell" wrote in message ...

"jamie robert powell" wrote in message ...
Recently I replaced the distribution amplifier in our apartment with a TVlink-enabled one.
It all worked fine, except in the kitchen, where the response from the Sky remote was very intermittent and unusable, even though
received picture was fine.
The kitchen is the shortest cable run from our amplifier, and double-checking connections in an effort to make it work proved
unsuccessful.
Anyway, after some experimenting it appears that, rather than being weak, the return path TVlink signal is actually too strong.
The problem was therefore "solved" by sticking two layers of ordinary white paper over the kitchen remote's IR emitter.
It works perfectly now. The paper looks tatty though.




This is a test.

Jamie, something odd about your posts, I've not seen any via Eternal September since
25 May except when others have quoted you.
They seem to be carried by other News servers though.

I noticed you are using different formats of your name (I cant see your OP in
this thread on e-s)

Your test in the tv link thread today is the first one I can see in Eternal September
since 25 May.



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"Graham." wrote in message
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Jamie, something odd about your posts, I've not seen any via Eternal September
since
25 May except when others have quoted you.
They seem to be carried by other News servers though.

I noticed you are using different formats of your name (I cant see your OP in
this thread on e-s)

Your test in the tv link thread today is the first one I can see in Eternal
September
since 25 May.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. The issue should now have been sorted.

jamie.
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So why not just point it away from the receiver?
Brian

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"j r powell" wrote in message
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"jamie robert powell" wrote in message
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Recently I replaced the distribution amplifier in our apartment with a
TVlink-enabled one.
It all worked fine, except in the kitchen, where the response from the
Sky remote was very intermittent and unusable, even though received
picture was fine.
The kitchen is the shortest cable run from our amplifier, and
double-checking connections in an effort to make it work proved
unsuccessful.
Anyway, after some experimenting it appears that, rather than being weak,
the return path TVlink signal is actually too strong. The problem was
therefore "solved" by sticking two layers of ordinary white paper over
the kitchen remote's IR emitter.
It works perfectly now. The paper looks tatty though.




This is a test.

"Brian Gaff" wrote in message
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So why not just point it away from the receiver?

There existed only a narrow angle range where attenuation was at the right level
for it to work, so it wasn't practical.