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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/28/13 1:21 PM, Matt B wrote:<br>
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<div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times
new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">Mystery #1:
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class="yui_3_7_2_18_1367165676780_87">With my new mythtv box
turned on but disconnected from HDMI and ethernet (so the only
cord attached is the DC power cord) my dinky link IR repeater
is firing randomly. It is worse when I'm playing back content
and seems to be quieter when the mythbox is idle.</div>
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<div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times
new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt">Mystery #2:
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class="yui_3_7_2_18_1367165676780_87
yui_3_7_2_18_1367165676780_110">Based on the failure of my MCE
receiver I bought a <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://flirc.tv/" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;">FLIRC</a> IR receiver.
However when I plug it in to the mythbox it receives bogus
key presses such that I can't program it. </div>
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I think your problem is most likely due to something unexpected
emitting IR. A very common reason for this is the fluorescent
backlight in an LCD TV or monitor. Try turning off all such sources
and see if the IR receiver LED quiets down.<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Dan Wilga "Ook."</pre>
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