IR Repeaters

[BNB]

Any Home theater experts out there?

I bought an in wall IR receiver and a IR box and some emitters online, so I could hide all my **** in a closet. I can't get it to work.

I have a V+, SIG, and GND on the IR receiver.
I have a 12VDC, GND, Status, and IR IN on the Xantech 789-44 connecting block.

I have a cable going from V+ to 12VDC, GND TO GND, and SIG ro IR in.
It is not working. I have it plugged into the power. I called Hometech.com, the place I bought it and they said I had it plugged in correctly, but the block I have outputs 4 emitters. I bought 2 from them. 1 has 2 emitters and 1 has 3 emitters. They suggested the single emitters. Anything else I can try?

Thanks,
BNB

 

[jcazes]

Get the Harmony 890 w/ RF extender--this integrates an IR repeater. That will make all of your wildest dreams (of putting your equipment in the closet) come true. Just make sure the closet has decent airflow!

 

[WooHorn]

I have a similar setup, but my components are in a "media cabinet" with a single, tall door that closes in front of them (bad description, but just think common enclosed media component cabinet). My "red" IR outputs have a flat side with tape/glue and the other side is clear red plastic that emits the signal. When taped to the component, the IR output sends the signal away from the component and that has to bounce directly back to the component from the cabinet door.

It does not matter where each "red" IR output is taped to the component, all that matters is that the door to the cabinet is completely closed.

In my case, I figure that the "red" IR output sends its signal out and it has to bounce off of the cabinet door back to the component. If your components are in a larger clothes closet, you may be sending the signal out and it may never get back to the component.

Are your IR outputs set up to send the signal straight to the component, or out away from the component like mine? If they have a tape side like mine, you might try to install them backwards, so that they send the signal right to the face of the component where the receiver is.

 

[DCLonghorn]

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[DCLonghorn]

No worries Woo, always glad to help. They've probably vaporized by now. Eight years ago, no one knew about ventilation.

 

[jcazes]

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