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Digital cameras: Use Digital Camera to troubleshoot a TV remote control
- 5/16/09 4:26 PM
Use Digital Camera to troubleshoot a TV remote control
by snapshot2 - 5/16/09 4:26 PM
Let's say your remote control for your television set has stopped working.
You install new batteries in the remote control, and it still does not work.
Do you call the TV repairman or go buy a new remote control?
Neither .... you go get your digital camera.
Turn on the digital camera, and have it in recording mode.
That is the mode, ready to take a picture.
Now place your remote control in front of the digital camera lens (2 to 3 inches from the lens).
Look at the LCD screen on the digital camera.
Press a button on the remote control and you should see the infrared light or lights from the remote control in the LCD.
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Using digital camera to check remote
by jim442 - 5/29/09 7:21 PM In reply to: Use Digital Camera to troubleshoot a TV remote control by snapshot2
OK so the lcd on the dig camera shows the remote is transmitting-so what?? all that shows is that the batteries are not the problem,right?
or am I missing something??
Jim
TV Remote test with Digicam
by DSHornet - 5/30/09 12:42 AM In reply to: Using digital camera to check remote by jim442I think the point is that the transmitter has a good power supply and it works. After that, it's an issue of finding the code for the TV, DVD, VCR, cable converter, or whatever else the remote is used with, and re-enter the programming codes that may have been lost when the batteries went bad. Saves a trip to Wal-Mart just to drop money for another remote.
Neat idea. I'll try it with my digicam and see how it works.
Right
by snapshot2 - 5/30/09 7:23 AM
In reply to: TV Remote test with Digicam by DSHornet
And it proves that the infrared light(s) in the remote is(are) working.
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Damn! Sounds too good to be true...
by dexter_birdbrain - 5/30/09 12:08 PM In reply to: Use Digital Camera to troubleshoot a TV remote control by snapshot2
It's like the story I heard about being able to unlock your car using a cellphone recording of your car's electronic key's inaudible signal. That turned out to be a dud. I will check this one for sure though.
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