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    Default Dreambox 500s Muteing When It Shouldnt Remote Problem?

    Hey guys
    for a while now everytime i change channels on my dream it mutes itself.
    Is this a remote problem? or something more?

    Dont have any other remotes to test it with.

    Any ideas?

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    Hey urban_s0ulja mine was doing strange things like that then
    I put some good batteries in the remote and now
    no more gremlins
    When you do things right, people won't be sure that you have done anything at all

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    That used to happen to me all the time on Gemini 3.6, even with new energizer batteries. Recently switched to PLI Iolite, and haven't noticed it once.. in fact, your post reminded me of how annoying it used to be. fwiw, same batteries in the remote before and after change over.

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    This used to happen to me all the time but I took the cover off the infrared light on the box and it rarely happens now

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    I have gemini on a 500 in my bedroom and it happens reguarly.

    I have found that if the remote is pointed at a particular angle ( in my case down to up ) it does it , but if I raise the remote with arm so its in line it doesnt.

    Its possibly a gemini only issue as I remember an old post about it. As has been mentioned , taking the infrared cover off the box will improve range and possibly the problem.

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    same thing happened to me ..
    I had a remote extender to send bedrom to "equipment room"
    if things didnt quite line up - then mute would happen
    my technical guesstimate is that mute is a simple subset of many other remote commands - therefore if half a command gets through - its the bleeding mute one - rings true for flat battery as well
    if I get a chance my trusty old JP1 software would verify that

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    It's just the crappy chinese remotes, pull them apart and clean them.

    Or buy a new one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by z80 View Post
    It's just the crappy chinese remotes, pull them apart and clean them.

    Or buy a new one.
    Seems to be crappy clones with a gemini image issue from what is being said above ...

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    not just crappy clones and remotes
    mine are both original dm7000 and 5620
    see my post above - half a signal getting through
    IMHO

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    Quote Originally Posted by nfnovice View Post
    not just crappy clones and remotes
    mine are both original dm7000 and 5620
    see my post above - half a signal getting through
    IMHO
    Opinion seconded after much channel changing at different angles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jonc View Post
    Seems to be crappy clones with a gemini image issue from what is being said above ...

    Oh yeah....let's all reflash to the superior Pli image.

    Then all our problems will magically disappear.

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    actually urban is using a Pli image so its not gemini related.. most likely a remote problem

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    Quote Originally Posted by toor View Post
    actually urban is using a Pli image so its not gemini related.. most likely a remote problem
    I just tested it by putting my old batteries back in the remote
    and it plays up,changing bouquets and not channels' volume
    etc etc ......

    cheers
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    oh man! my bad on the earlier post thinking gemini 3.6 was the culprit. i just remembered i put pli on my second box in case i couldn't get it up and running (and could fall back on box1).. wound up liking pli and stuck with it on the second clone (which became my primary box).. so in fact, it is a diff box.. same remote tho. doh!

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    I've had this problem on a couple of DM500's now.
    Pull the decoder apart and move the IR sensor up into the window, they don't line up with the window from the factory. The remotes work great after this.

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