seanadams;210085 Wrote: > The reason it does this is because of a heuristic in the firmware that > deliberately interprets "garbage" IR codes as the repeat command. The > reason we do this is so that if a user points the remote control away > from the sensor briefly while doing a press-and-hold, it still works as > a continued press and hold. Currently there is no option to disable this > behavior. > > Often times the IR sensor can be triggered by older lighting systems > used in offices, which emit a high frequency flickering that triggers > the sensor. In those cases it can be fixed by installing new ballasts. > It's not so much an issue of the color of the light (its amount of IR > content) so much as the frequency (several KHz) of any flickering. Eg > sunlight has load of IR but won't cause a problem. This is the first > I've heard of it being a problem with compact fluorescent bulbs. Out of > curiosity do you have the make/model of the bulbs? > > Have you checked if there is anything simple you can do to work around > the issue, such as putting the SB below a shelf, moving the light, etc?
Thank you for the in-depth explanation Sean. Proves once again how much you guys at Slim Devices care for us customers. I am using 4 bulbs of the type Megaman Compact 2000 MM325 (Manufacturer Link: http://www.megaman.de/megamanenergiesparlampen/roehrenform/compact2000/index.html (German site)). AFAIK Megaman is a company based in Germany, so I don't know if they even sell their CFLs outside of Germany. Over here they have a very good reputation as a CFL manufacturer because they build bulbs that are very compact, yet powerful and they have a very short warm-up time. And apparently they sync very well with the SB Remote's frequency :-) Unfortunately they are also a bit on the pricey side. Each of the 4 23 watt bulbs costs about 30 bucks, thats why I am reluctant to throw them out again. I remember I used to have the same problem about a year ago when using a Philips bulb, only back then I couldn't trace the cause of the problem back to the bulb. I noticed that the remote works fine if I shade the SB with my hand, so I guess I have to place the SB somewhere else where it is covered of come with a construction that covers it from the light. -- sokratess ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sokratess's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1056 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=36270 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
