NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/rec/video/satellit/7329

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From: [e-mail] (System Administrator)
Newsgroups: rec.video.satellite
Subject: re: remote with macros
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Date: 23 Dec 92 20:33:14 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]> (rec.video.satellite), Mike Gingell <aurs01!aurw6b![e-mail]> writes:
]
] George Chow <[e-mail]> writes
]
] (comparing HP48 calc and HP95 palmtop as remote controls):
]
] >And the biggest advantage of using the 48 instead of the 95 for a remote
] >is that the 48 has a clock and can wake up at a programmed time to do
] >things for you.
]
] The HP95 also has a built in clock/calendar and can be programmed to
] execute functions at specific times.  One advantage of the 95 over the
] 48 is that it is can accept PCMCIA RAM cards which can be effectively
] doubled in capacity using Stacker.  If you want to control multiple
] devices you can run out of memory fast storing all the commands - at least
] on the '48 ir programs I have seen.
]
] To some this might seem irelevant to the satellite world but I use timed
] recordings all the time, specially of audio stuff. My Sierra III will
] not come up on an audio subcarrier of a scrambled channel when you use
] its built in timers.  It always defaults to the scrambled sound channel
] even if you are not authorized.  So I have to program a sequence from
] the remote that, after the sat receiver has come on and is receiving
] the right channel goes: tune tune tune tune channel-down (which selects
] the audio submenu and then changes to the right subcarrier), then the
] remote goes on to send signals to the stereo to start the audio tape
] recorder. After an exact delay when the tape is just before the end
] it sends a reverse signal to change the direction of recording and
] avoids lost recording on the leader. Ain't technology wonderful!
]
] By the way, using an HP48 or 95 as a timed remote has another advantage
] over regular remotes.  The remotes I have only support a 7 day clock. So
] if you want to make a single recording more than 7 days in the future
] while you are away on vacation you are out of luck.  Even worse is
] when the clocks change and you are away. With a computer you can
] program in daylight saving changes.
]
] For many of us that live in areas where power can glitch from time to
] time a battery powered remote control timer is essential.  Recently we
] went away for several weeks and came back to find a power glitch had
] amnesia'd the timers on one VCR so we didn't get any of the programs
] it had been set to tape - despite the fact it has a 1 year 8 event
] timer - it only remembers stuff if the power is off for less than 5
] minutes.
]
] Mike Gingell, Alcatel, Raleigh, NC USA  [phone]
] UUCP:       ...!mcnc!aurgate!aurfs1!gingell
] Internet:   [e-mail]
]

So, what does a 48 or 95 go for?

Are these items actually learning remotes?

About how many keys can be stored in them?

Phil

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