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MovedGoalPosts · 13-02-2005, 19:29

I too had this problem with the DigiEye when my trusty PACE STB was declared incapable of dealing with Boradband so the shiny new Samsung came along (and didn't fix that problem without a further fiddle from the engineer who then couldn't be bothered to take the Samsung away)

I still use the DigiEye, but I had to be very particular with the setup. It's as if the new signal instead of IRDA is too powerful for it.

I've put the transmitter bit, directly in front of the STB, about 3-4cm from the front panel just at about the centre.

The receiver (that you point the Remote Controller at, is upstairs. That I've just got on the floor, not in a direct line of sight to my telly, but about a metre from where I lie in my pit, with the telly at the foot of my bed.

What you cannot do is point the remote directly at the receiver!

I've found that I need to point the remote at the telly, thus the receiver somehow gets just the edge of the remote's signal. Getting the angle right takes a little practice, but most of the time it works.

I do only use the remote upstairs for the basic functions of change channel up/down and TV and info. Occasioinally the info button won't clear back so you clear the screen by pressing TV, but it does for me.

13-02-2005, 19:29	#7
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 62 Posts: 15,868	Re: Controlling Samsung STB from another room I too had this problem with the DigiEye when my trusty PACE STB was declared incapable of dealing with Boradband so the shiny new Samsung came along (and didn't fix that problem without a further fiddle from the engineer who then couldn't be bothered to take the Samsung away) I still use the DigiEye, but I had to be very particular with the setup. It's as if the new signal instead of IRDA is too powerful for it. I've put the transmitter bit, directly in front of the STB, about 3-4cm from the front panel just at about the centre. The receiver (that you point the Remote Controller at, is upstairs. That I've just got on the floor, not in a direct line of sight to my telly, but about a metre from where I lie in my pit, with the telly at the foot of my bed. What you cannot do is point the remote directly at the receiver! I've found that I need to point the remote at the telly, thus the receiver somehow gets just the edge of the remote's signal. Getting the angle right takes a little practice, but most of the time it works. I do only use the remote upstairs for the basic functions of change channel up/down and TV and info. Occasioinally the info button won't clear back so you clear the screen by pressing TV, but it does for me.