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Article #55336Re: Univ. Remotes for Mont. Cable TV (MD)??
From: Michael Hart
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1992 16:59
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1992 16:59
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In <mhart.699710517@blackjack> mhart@blackjack.dt.navy.mil (Michael Hart) writes: >Montgomery Cable TV in Mont. County, Maryland seems to have >a proprietary IR control system on their cable boxes. >I've tried two different styles of universal remotes; one of the >learning types, and the 'All-in-One' (I believe that was the name), >where you enter a code based on the manf. of the device you >wish to control. >Neither remote would control the cable box, although the learning >style one would control power on/off. Thanx for the followups, but let me clarify here. I _do_ pay for the remote control from the cable co. It's just that I'd like to be able to combine my remotes so I don't have to have them laying all over the table, getting lost, etc. -- | Michael G. Hart mhart@blackjack.dt.navy.mil | |--------------------------------------------------------------------| | You think _I_ speak for the government or the navy? HAH! | | Aviation, computers, quality improvement, Northern Exposure, money |
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 101049,7faa22d09f6010ab X-Google-Attributes: gid101049,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1992-03-04 21:40:53 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!dtix!oasys!blackjack!mhart From: mhart@blackjack.dt.navy.mil (Michael Hart) Newsgroups: dc.general Subject: Re: Univ. Remotes for Mont. Cable TV (MD)?? Message-ID: <mhart.699728395@blackjack> Date: 4 Mar 92 16:59:55 GMT References: <mhart.699710517@blackjack> Sender: news@oasys.dt.navy.mil Distribution: na Lines: 31