I have two Panasonic HDD/DVD recorders and consequently 2 remote
controls. The recorders have slightly different model numbers but I
don't think that matters much.

One of the remote controls has stopped giving useful signals to either
box, but the other works perfectly well with both boxes, which behave
exactly as normal. The remote that doesn't work properly is
acknowledged by both boxes as sending a signal by flashing a green light
in response, so is clearly working after a fashion. It's just that its
signals don't cause the boxes to do what I intended, nor usually
anything very much or at all reliably. I've changed the batteries just
to check, and that makes no difference.

Is there anything that can be done to a faulty remote control other than
stamping on it, or isn't it worth the effort? Should I just give up and
get a replacement?

Often the fault is in the keyboard membrane and strange signals get sent due
to this. I'd doubt its worth fiddling with myself.
Brian

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I have two Panasonic HDD/DVD recorders and consequently 2 remote controls.
The recorders have slightly different model numbers but I don't think that
matters much.

One of the remote controls has stopped giving useful signals to either
box, but the other works perfectly well with both boxes, which behave
exactly as normal. The remote that doesn't work properly is acknowledged
by both boxes as sending a signal by flashing a green light in response,
so is clearly working after a fashion. It's just that its signals don't
cause the boxes to do what I intended, nor usually anything very much or
at all reliably. I've changed the batteries just to check, and that makes
no difference.

Is there anything that can be done to a faulty remote control other than
stamping on it, or isn't it worth the effort? Should I just give up and
get a replacement?

In message , Norman Wells
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I have two Panasonic HDD/DVD recorders and consequently 2 remote
controls. The recorders have slightly different model numbers but I
don't think that matters much.
One of the remote controls has stopped giving useful signals to either
box, but the other works perfectly well with both boxes, which behave
exactly as normal. The remote that doesn't work properly is
acknowledged by both boxes as sending a signal by flashing a green
light in response, so is clearly working after a fashion. It's just
that its signals don't cause the boxes to do what I intended, nor
usually anything very much or at all reliably. I've changed the
batteries just to check, and that makes no difference.
Is there anything that can be done to a faulty remote control other
than stamping on it, or isn't it worth the effort? Should I just give
up and get a replacement?
I've got a Panasonic Freesat box with BD/HDD record and playback and a
Panasonic BD player. Both remotes will (or did work) both until I read
the instructions. There is a code to enter I'm not sure whether it's
for the remote or devices to be controlled, but now both remotes give
the signal to both boxes which they both acknowledge but one does the
deed whilst the other just sits there and doesn't respond. I suggest
you find your original manuals.
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Clive

On 31/01/2012 15:54, Norman Wells wrote:
I have two Panasonic HDD/DVD recorders and consequently 2 remote
controls. The recorders have slightly different model numbers but I
don't think that matters much.

One of the remote controls has stopped giving useful signals to either
box, but the other works perfectly well with both boxes, which behave
exactly as normal. The remote that doesn't work properly is acknowledged
by both boxes as sending a signal by flashing a green light in response,
so is clearly working after a fashion. It's just that its signals don't
cause the boxes to do what I intended, nor usually anything very much or
at all reliably. I've changed the batteries just to check, and that
makes no difference.

Is there anything that can be done to a faulty remote control other than
stamping on it, or isn't it worth the effort? Should I just give up and
get a replacement?


I have 3 Panny remotes. Each can be set to control 2 different
receivers. Both the remote and the receiver must be set to use the same
code, which is in the manual for the receiver.

Bob

In article ,
Bob wrote:

I have 3 Panny remotes. Each can be set to control 2 different
receivers. Both the remote and the receiver must be set to use the same
code, which is in the manual for the receiver.

If the remote control is set wrongly for the device, you should
see a message like "DVD 1" on the display.

The way to set the remote control may be to press "enter" and a digit
(1,2, or 3) simultaneously for a few seconds.

-- Richard

In article , Norman Wells wrote:
Is there anything that can be done to a faulty remote control other than
stamping on it, or isn't it worth the effort? Should I just give up and
get a replacement?

Ebay.

Rod.
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On 01/02/2012 00:21, Roderick Stewart wrote:
In , Norman Wells wrote:
Is there anything that can be done to a faulty remote control other than
stamping on it, or isn't it worth the effort? Should I just give up and
get a replacement?

Ebay.


Manufacturers replacement remotes are usually a farcical price. Several
years ago my JVC SVHS remote failed. A replacement was listed at £45!
Fortunately videotape was on the way out so I didn't bother.

As the OP has a working remote, consideration should be given to getting
a universal remote (such as Logitech Harmony) as a backup.

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Jeff

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On 01/02/2012 00:21, Roderick Stewart wrote:
In , Norman Wells wrote:
Is there anything that can be done to a faulty remote control other than
stamping on it, or isn't it worth the effort? Should I just give up and
get a replacement?

Ebay.


Manufacturers replacement remotes are usually a farcical price. Several
years ago my JVC SVHS remote failed. A replacement was listed at £45!
Fortunately videotape was on the way out so I didn't bother.

As the OP has a working remote, consideration should be given to getting a
universal remote (such as Logitech Harmony) as a backup.

--

Jeff

they are cheap on eBay - I'm always replacing them for the mother-in-law.

Richard Tobin wrote:
In article ,
Bob wrote:

I have 3 Panny remotes. Each can be set to control 2 different
receivers. Both the remote and the receiver must be set to use the
same code, which is in the manual for the receiver.

If the remote control is set wrongly for the device, you should
see a message like "DVD 1" on the display.

The way to set the remote control may be to press "enter" and a digit
(1,2, or 3) simultaneously for a few seconds.

Thanks for that - a result! Pressing 'OK' and '1' simultaneously for 5
secs did the trick. I found it later in the manual as step 7 in a
sequence where I couldn't do the first 6 because the remote wouldn't
talk to the box. Really helpful that, I thought.

Anyone want to buy a spare Panasonic remote I ordered yesterday?

On Wednesday, February 1st, 2012, at 09:12:12h +0000, Geoff Pearson explained:

they are cheap on eBay
I'm always replacing them for the mother-in-law.

How many remotes do you have to replace to be eligible
to win a mother-in-law?