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Unable to remote control Avant RF

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Beoberg
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Beoberg Posted: Thu, Aug 29 2019 7:46 AM

Hi guys

My beloved 32" Avant RF in the basement has been working fine for years. Though all of a sudden I am unable to turn it on using my Beo4. I have tried my BeoRemote One in Beo4 IR mode aswell. The TV will turn on just fine when I use the buttons on the TV itself so the power supply and the TV set are working fine. Do you guys have any suggestions? Maybe the IR receiver has been covered by dust. But I have not been able to find information about its location.

I really hope that there is a somewhat simple solution to this Crying

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BEOVOX141 replied on Thu, Aug 29 2019 11:14 AM

If you look carefully in the upper left corner of the display part you will see two circular openings. This is where the IR receiver diodes are located.

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Beoberg replied on Thu, Aug 29 2019 12:02 PM

Thank you, BEOVOX141. I will have a look Yes - thumbs up

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BEOVOX141 replied on Thu, Aug 29 2019 8:17 PM

I might be able to provide you with a replacement IR receiver board if we can narrow the issue down to the receiver.

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BEOVOX141 replied on Thu, Aug 29 2019 9:35 PM

Here is a picture of the display board, the IR diodes are as I said in the upper left corner below the transparent plastic piece.

The board is from a technical point pretty impressive. The IR receiver has a dynamic range of 90dB despite being right on top of the CRT, and next to a discretely built display driver for dot matrix display. It did require an elaborate double sided interlocking shield can and as you can see copper tape!

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Opman replied on Thu, Aug 29 2019 10:23 PM

Hi Beoberg

Before breaking out the screwdriver, have you tried option programming just to make sure it isn't something as simple as a quirk that has changed the settings?

Factory setting is option 1. If it went to option 0 it would ignore all ir commands.

It's a long shot but costs nothing to check first.

Opman

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Beoberg replied on Fri, Aug 30 2019 8:20 AM

Hi Opman and Beovox

Thank you both of you. I will check during the weekend Yes - thumbs up

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Beoberg replied on Sat, Aug 31 2019 7:28 AM

Hi guys

I gave the TV a thorough cleaning. Switched the mains on and pressed TV on the remote and "voi la" it turned on. I am so relieved Lets have a Party !!!

Best regards,

Frederik

 

BeoVision Eclipse 55, BeoPlay S8 (sub+rears), BeoPlay A9 MKII (living room), BeoVision Avant 32 DVD (retro gaming, basement), BeoLab 4000 (entertainment room, basement), BeoSound 8 (workshop), 2x BeoPlay S3 (PC), BeoPlay A1, BeoPlay H2/H3 (on the go)

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BEOVOX141 replied on Sat, Aug 31 2019 10:41 AM

Congratulations, take good care of the old lady, she is fantastic Big Smile

What is your setup ?

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