Posted by Franc Zabkar on 03/23/07 05:41

On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 03:15:50 -0400, "Jeff Ingram" <ingramje@gmail.com>
put finger to keyboard and composed:

>Hello,
>
>I've got a Panasonic DMR-ES25S DVD Recorder and the remote control on the
>unit won't work most of the time. It will usually turn the unit on and off,
>but that's it. I can't even get it to start or stop player, much less get
>into the menu and record anything. The controls on the front of the unit
>work fine.

OK, so the processor is alive and there is no child lock.

>I've made sure that new batteries were put into the remote, but
>to no avail I get no more than ON and OFF functionality.

>I've had the unit place in two different rooms, upstairs and downstairs in
>the basement.

That would rule out interference from IR sources such as CF lamps.

>I even made sure that the batteries were good by testing them
>with a meter. I've tried 3 different sets too.
>
>Anyone run into a problem like this? Anyone got the fix?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jeff

A web cam or digicam can usually see the IR emissions from a remote
control. If some buttons produce a flash but others not, then
disassemble the remote control and clean the contacts, on both the PCB
and rubber pad, with a cotton bud swabbed in isopropyl alcohol.

- Franc Zabkar
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