Posted by Gene E. Bloch on 06/20/07 22:02

On 6/18/2007, Dietmar Haltermann posted this:
> "Gene E. Bloch" <spamfree@nobody.invalid> wrote in message
> news:mn.93a97d764f6c3b66.1980@nobody.invalid...
>> On 6/05/2007, Dietmar Haltermann posted this:
>>> Ken Maltby wrote:
>>>> "Dietmar Haltermann" <maxhalt@hugonet.com.au> wrote in message
>>>> news:f3tc5i$juv$1@news-01.bur.connect.com.au...
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> This problem has been with me for almost a full year.
>>>>>
>>>>> My girlfriend has a TEAC TV Model CT-M5929STC.
>>>>> During burglary all portable stuff like DVD, cordless phone,
>>>>> VCR and ALL remotes were stolen. Her TV is ok, was too heavy.
>>>>>
>>>>> But without the remote the TV is almost unusable and here
>>>>> is why:
>>>>>
>>>>> 1) TEAC cannot supply a replacement
>>>>> 2) There are almost no front controls on the TV.
>>>>> 3) All so-called universal remotes that I tried have no TEAC TV
>>>>> codes listed.
>>>>> 4) Spending hours trying to locate the code by some auto-
>>>>> find methode didn't work either.
>>>>> 5) For learning remotes to work you must have the original
>>>>> to teach with.
>>>>>
>>>>> Please forgive the cross-postings and reply to alt.video.dvd.tech only
>>>>>
>>>>> Max.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You could try this:
>>>> http://www.shomer-tec.com/site/product.cfm?id=9f2d8f22-3048-72de-285464a3eeead76f
>>>>
>>>> it looks like it runs through the codes until you get the responce
>>>> you are looking for.
>>>>
>>>> Luck;
>>>> Ken
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Yes I have tried some of those.
>>> Problem is with the MENU button for the TV.
>>> You press Menu once for brightness adjustment using
>>> separate Up and Down buttons.
>>>
>>> You press Menu twice for contrast adjustment using
>>> separate Up and Down buttons.
>>>
>>> And you press Menu thrice for contrast adjustment using
>>> separate Up and Down buttons.
>>>
>>> None of the universal remotes I have seen can do that.
>>>
>>> Thanks anyway, Ken.
>>>
>>> Max.
>>
>> (Been on a trip - travel, not drugs!)
>>
>> I would think that's a response of the TV to a sequence of commands, not a
>> response of the remote.
>>
> But if the remote does not have the first code to access the screen
> controls?

That's a bummer then. Have you looked at the various remote control
hacking sites? Sometimes (mostly for popular things such as Sony) they
have codes you can add to a remote, or even reference from a button, if
they're buried in the remote somewhere:

http://xi6.com/remotes/
http://www.oneforall-int.com/comfiles/flashnew.html
http://www.hifi-remote.com/ofa/
http://www.remotecentral.com/

And more...

Warning: Navigating those sites can be hard work.

> The TV worked just fine with the original, which was stolen, as mentioned
> above.

That is a bummer too (Yes - I had noticed the comment about the burglar
earlier).

All in all, I'm pessimistic :-(

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