Two Oppos...only one power code?
I have two Oppo players (one DVD (DV-981) and a Blu-ray (BDP-93)) each selected separately for my recipes and controls. They each work fine with their separate, real-world remotes, but the NEEO "ON" turns on both in each case, though OFF does not turn them both off all the time.
I know I had to set the player remotes, specifically not interfere with one another, but I don't see how to do that with the NEEO. Am I missing something obvious? Anyone else running into this or solve it?
thx
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Harold Gross Did I understand correctly that both devices are reacting to the very same IR command (Power ON)? Or are you talking about a recipe which includes both commands?
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Originally, both responded to the same IR (though their remotes work independently just fine). After an update, the DVD player is now being considered "stupid" (and, wow, that error needs some text smoothing<g>), and it wants me to manually turn it on and off. Not sure why that happened.
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I have the same issue, namely two Oppo Blu ray players connected to two different AV receivers in a tall Atlantic Technology rack. The rack is full of AV components that service all 3 zones in the 2-story house.
The system is controlled by two Universal Remote controls (i.e. by the "Universal Remote" company). Just like the NEEO, the Universal Remote system is composed of one or more handheld remote controls and one or more base units. In my case there are 2 handheld remotes and 3 base units.
Each base unit has 4 individually addressable IR outputs. With 3 base units, I can control 12 devices individually. A wire connects each output to an IR "eye". Each Blu ray player has a dedicated IR eye taped to the front panel.
So if I want to access Oppo #1, the handheld remote communicates with Output #1 of Base #1. If I want to access Oppo #2, the handheld remote communicates with Output #2 of Base #1. Hence, each Oppo is individually addressed and therefore individually controlled.
However, because the NEEO operates with an IR blaster (instead of individual IR eyes), it means that IR signals transmitted by the base are received by all devices in the AV rack, so both Oppos turn on and off together.
This isn't a big deal at the moment because we rarely watch Blu rays on two screens at the same time, but it can be a problem if, for instance, I used two identical AV receivers. At the moment, I am using a Marantz pre/pro for Zones 1 and 2, and a Yamaha Aventage receiver for Zone 3.
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Casey I think Oppo players can be configured to respond to a different set of commands, to allow them to be controlled in the same "light-space". Can you switch one player to use the alternate set of commands? You'll also need Neeo to support the alternate set of commands.
The manual for the UDP-203 says: switch the Oppo's remote code by flipping a little switch inside the battery compartment. Turn on a player (manually), with tray out, and hold down ENTER on the remote for 5 seconds. Then the player will use the new code.
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Bill Clarke Casey Harold Gross Patrick Keegan
Hi everybody,
Right now, only IR address 1 is added to our database. But we are going to add address 2 and 3 to our database next week.
I'll post here as soon as this is done!
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Andy Great! Thanks
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Bill Clarke This is very good information -- I didn't know about the switchable control codes! Once NEEO has the support for this, I will follow the steps you outlined. Thanks!
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Bill Clarke Casey Harold Gross Patrick Keegan
We have just added the drivers for IR address 2 and 3 for the Oppo Bluray players. We call them: Oppo BR IR Address 2 and Oppo BR IR Address 3.
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Andy Awesome! Will give it a try after work today. Thanks!
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Andy It works great. I deleted my Oppo BDP-83 and then added device Oppo BR IR Address 2. Now the 83 and the UDP-203 work independently. Thanks
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Patrick Keegan
Glad to hear!
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Andy Bill Clarke Woohoo, it worked! The dual-Oppo problem is now solved, but I ran into a couple of issues with Marantz AV7703 Zone 2. I will describe the issues in that thread.
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Casey We do understand the limits you are running into. With the current version of NEEO, we will not have the possibility to address as many IR eyes, but I think we'll be able to work around that by using more and more IP and Bluetooth drivers for devices.
Harold Gross I will have the device driver team check on that issue, I think there are good chances that this can be fixed again.
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Patrick it was. Thanks.
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Harold Gross
Hi again,
This should be fixed again. The new data will appear around 7PM CET. Please update your device according to this guide. Thanks!
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Andy Could you update this for the Oppo UDP-203 as well, as I too have the issue with two Oppos receiving the same IR commands. My other Blu-ray player is the Oppo BDP-83. Thanks
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Andy looks like I didn't do a good enough test. So now the DVD player works dandy. However, now the Power ON and Power OFF for the blu-ray only works on the DVD player. And there is no Toggle Power for my Blu-ray (BDP-93) to create a workaround. There doesn't appear to be an update for it at this time, so pretty sure I'm up-to-date. Thx.
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That solved it. Thanks!
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Harold Gross Can you explain how to set up the NEEO to use the separate commands group? Is this when you install the driver for the Oppo? Thanks
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Patrick Keegan Think you have your answer from Andy on that. By updating my current device, the new commands came down and worked. No more effort than that...at least regarding the on/off problem. Getting the recipes right for my use, well, that I'm still working on.
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Harold Gross Thanks
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