Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] IR sensor ALMOST dead - any cure?

2015-08-17 Thread paf
paf wrote: > :) > ... > > > > - the new IR module is a Vishay TSOP 34838, a cheap (1 USD) 38kHz > part. I'm not sure if 38 or 40kHz is best (Logitech writes 40kHz but > my oscilloscope says about 38...). I guess any IR module at around > 38-40kHz woul

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] IR sensor ALMOST dead - any cure?

2015-03-11 Thread paf
:) Good news: I have replaced the original IR module in my SB Touch with a new one and *now it works perfectly again*! Technical information: - the new IR module is a Vishay TSOP 34838, a cheap (1 USD) 38kHz part. I'm not sure if 38 or 40kHz is best (Logitech writes 40kHz but my oscillos

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] IR sensor ALMOST dead - any cure?

2015-03-11 Thread paf
TechHome wrote: > Very interesting. Can't help with sourcing the correct replacement. Do > you use Wi-Fi with the Touch? I'm curious if the IR would work better > if a wired LAN connection was used. > > Doug If only I knew how to switch off the Wi-Fi! ---

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] IR sensor ALMOST dead - any cure?

2015-03-10 Thread paf
fcm4711 wrote: > ... it's the same / similar little module that was used in SliMP3, > Squeezebox 1 and 2, SB Classic, SB Boom, Transporter, SB Radio and Smart > Radio too. The module itself only filters out the IR carrier which is > around 38kHz. > If you have ruled out other sources that might i

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] IR sensor ALMOST dead - any cure?

2015-02-25 Thread paf
THE TECHNICAL SIDE A SqueezeBox Radio just next to the Touch works perfectly with the same remotes ==> it is definitively a problem in the Touch. Yes, IR sensors are usually very reliable, but the failure can be anywhere in the chain between the photodiode/transistor and the digital signal, so the

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] IR sensor ALMOST dead - any cure?

2015-02-22 Thread paf
... there are many devices whose schematics are not published officially, but still available on the internet... After all, Logitech has destroyed the SqueezeBox line, so they could at least publish the schematics... if they want to sell something again to their frustrated SB customers like me.

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] IR sensor ALMOST dead - any cure?

2015-02-22 Thread paf
Hello I have tried all possible resets and power-offs. There is no IR sender which could perturbate in the room. The problem looks like the value of some components drifting somewhere between the sensor (diode?), filtering circuitry (is there any?) and decoding chip. The minimum to have a small

[SlimDevices: Touch] IR sensor ALMOST dead - any cure?

2015-02-21 Thread paf
Hello After 5 years of faithful service, my Squeezebox Touch has developed a problem. -The IR remote control only works when i hold the remote very near to the Touch, and it seems to become worse every day-. As the problem happens with several remotes (two original SB remotes and a Harmony 785

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Assigning Favorites to number buttons.

2010-06-04 Thread paf
Thank you. That's the way I was doing it but I hoped you had found an easier way!!! Patrick -- paf paf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37577 View this thread: http://forums.slimd

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Assigning Favorites to number buttons.

2010-06-04 Thread paf
Hello Harmony895 Did you find an "easy" way of doing it and if yes, how? Thanks Patrick -- paf paf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37577 View this thread: http://forums.

[SlimDevices: Touch] How to use SBS podcasts on Touch? HELP!

2010-05-26 Thread paf
ICH CAN BE ACTIVATED UNDER \"CUSTOMIZE THE HOME MENU\". I CAN CHOOSE THE PODCASTS ON THE WEB INTERFACE OF SBS. THERE, I CAN ADD THE TO THE FAVORITES OF THE SB TOUCH, BUT THIS IS NOT A SATISFACTORY SOLUTION. [B]HELP!!!!!

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Trusted Reviews review

2010-05-21 Thread paf
for a slogan: "*Squeezebox, the anti-iPhone - it can do everything you want but you will never find out how!*" Patrick -- paf paf's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=37577 Vi

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Playing Podcasts / Menu Configuration

2010-05-18 Thread paf
m the favorites menu on the SB Touch - even without having to change manually from SBS to mysqueezebox each time, incredible, that's ergonomy! I would be so glad if I knew where to find instructions on how to achieve such elementary tasks without having to try for hours every time... Patrick

Re: [SlimDevices: Touch] Playing Podcasts / Menu Configuration

2010-05-15 Thread paf
Hey, is there nobody who can answer this question?!? Once again, a little documentation from Logitech would help... what's the use of a podcast plugin if I cannot use it from the Touch/Radio?!? Or are we missing something?!? Patrick --