> From: John Payson <supercat@MCS.COM>
>
> > Since some devices will not perform the requested function if the code
> > is received only once (especially RECORD), it is best to repeat the
> > same code 3 or 4 times to be sure, to be sure...
>
> Another difficulty which has caused me grief in my efforts to find a good
> universal remote for my home system is that at least one brand of stereo
> receiver (my Magnavox unit) uses at least two different codes for every
> button and repeated button pushes generate different codes.  So if the
> "5" key on the remote has codes "f" and "F" and I punch in "555", the
> remote would send out
>
>       fffff      FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF     ffffffffffffff
>
> Although this is a good design and provides excellent debounce properties,
> it means that a universal remote would have to know two (or more) codes
> for each button as the main unit will ignore any invalid key repeats.  I
> don't know if any other devices use such a scheme (I'd like it myself if
> I could program a remote to deal with it) but you might want to watch out
> for it.
>


Ah, so it's not my imagination!  I noticed this 'feature' on my Rotel CD
player.  I will have to add knowledge of this to my control.  Thanks.

Regards,
SJH
Canberra, Australia