Re: More random questions and irritations

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From: Simon Slavin
Date: Sun, 17 May 1998 00:00

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In article <19980516004055405652@thebeast.demon.co.uk>,
thebeast@nospam.demon.co.uk (Steve Rogers) wrote:
> 
> > > 2) Why does my TV [snip] often respond, not to *one* channel-changing
> > > click on the remote, but only to *two* clicks or more (with two or more
> > > changes of channel)?
> 
> What exactly happens is this: I try to change the channel with one click
> - nothing happens - I click again and it goes to the
> next-channel-but-one.

It looks like it's not realising that the initial signal has
terminated.  It only figures it out when it gets the start of
the next one.  I would tend to blame the remote.  Could you
borrow another one from a shop (preferably the one that sold
you the TV) to try ?

Simon.
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