Owner's Manual
xantech
Symptom
tu:
TB
LED
on
IR
Rec.
blinks but
283D
or 286D 'Blink'
stvle Emitters do not
Cause: Solution
There may be a short, such as a
1.
staple driven through the Signal
Recheck your wiring.
and GND wires
of
the IR
'
Receiver and/or the emitter.
2.
Emitter may be shorted internally
Replace Emitter or use TEST EMITTER to
check circuit.
(XTRALINK Only) TV on same
Place a DC Blocker (Model 203-00) on
3 splitter with no IR Receiver
any TV Leg without IR Receiver
installed
Symptom
#5: Intermittent IR control (I.e.
buttons
on
remote
need
to
~
be
,~ressed
multiple times)
Cause:
Solution
1. Plasma Interference
Use a 85 or 95 series Plasma 'Friendly'
Receiver
In this case use either a SUN filter
Relatively high levels
of
ambient (SUNKIT),
or
any
of
our 'Plasma/CFL
2.
noise. This can be due to any
of
Friendly' IR Receivers (DL85/95, HL85/95,
the following: Sunlight, florescent ML85/95, WL85/95). These can also be
Lighting or Plasma Displays. used in direct sunlight and in the presence
of
'tube style' fluorescent lighting.
Putting a 470-ohm resistor in parallel at
the connecting block between signal and
ground will effectively discharge the
capacitance
of
the wire. This will allow the
signal to travel farther on shielded wire.
Long Wire Runs - shielded wire Adding a resistor between the input and
typically
of
100 feet (30 meters) ground
of
the connecting block will drop
or
longer causes a filter effect
the IR level down somewhat. Passive
3.
due to accumulated capacitance connecting blocks, such as the 789-44,
of
the wire. Intermittent,
or
no IR
may not have enough signal output for
control, could actually be consistent control
of
the equipment. You
because
of
the longer wire runs.
may have to upgrade
to
an amplified
connecting block to bring the IR level back
to normal. In these cases, the 791-44
would be an ideal connecting block for
single zone systems while the 795-20
would work best for a 2-4 zone system.
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