[mythtv-users] Lirc & Harmony 525 Key repeat problem

Paul Gardiner lists at glidos.net
Wed Jun 15 10:42:33 UTC 2011


On 15/06/2011 11:19, Tim Draper wrote:
>
>     I too have a problem with a Harmony remote emulating a MCE remote, but
>     my problem sounds a little different. All works well, but every now
>     and then it behaves as though an arrow button has stuck down: an
>     attempt to skip will do multiple skips, repeating until I press again.
>     Also an attempt to move down in the menu can leave the menu rolling
>     continuously. It doesn't seem to be the remote: I can put my hand
>     over the transducer and the menus keep rolling. It's as though
>     "button down" and button up" commands are being used and the up
>     is being lost, but I didn't think any part of the system worked
>     that way. Anybody else see that.
>
>     Cheers,
>             Paul.
>
>
> i've had this issue a few times; and it's always been down to
> accidentally pressing multiple buttons on the remote. pressing it again
> fixes the issue. this has been the issue with using the mceusb codeset
> as i had the same issue on w7MC.
> I'm not sure if the IR signal has a 'button pressed, button released'
> signal, or if it just keeps resending the same command for aslong as the
> key is depressed (i have a feeling it's the first, or IR codeset
> determined by the manufacturer).

I hadn't noticed its being connected with pressing multiple buttons.
I'll keep a look out to see if that's what is happening. In my case
it seems to have periods of a few minutes where the problem
happens frequently, and then after a while it behaves again.

Paul.


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