OFF: Dead Remotes

M Holmes fofp at HOLYROOD.ED.AC.UK
Tue Mar 9 09:17:25 EST 1999


M Holmes writes:

> Steven Tice writes:
>
> > No, that's not a new band. :-)  Both of my remotes have now died.  I can use
> > neither the stereo nor the CD player without manipulating the main unit.  It's
> > not the batteries, new batteries don't change anything...the remotes have just
> > ceased to function.  My question is, what do you do to fix dead remotes?  Take
> > them to Radio Shack and hope for the best?  Any advice would be greatly
> > appreciated!  Thanks...
>
> I'd just go out and buy one of those "Universal Programmable Remotes"
> and then you'll only need to lose one remote before renewing the walking
> to the stereo exercise proramme.
>
> I dunno what it is that goes in these remotes in the end. They must be
> total solid state devices. Maybe the keypad just gives up or something.

Errrrr, though it's likely that these things learn their programs from
the old remote...

FoFP



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