Acoustic Research XSight Remote - Page 23

You have to run the activity again. On Xsight, an activity is just a macro that happens to end up on a certain screen. To get back to that screen you have to run the activity again. That's one of the few things I wish was more like harmony.

Can the Xsight 18 learn RF codes? I have a NOMA wireless power outlet RF controller and would like to integrate that with the the Xsight remote. This is not one of the supported devices. I tried the learn function feature on the remote and that is not working. Is there any way around it?

Thanks

Found finally a much more convenient way. Because this is a device oriented remote, all on screen fucntions belong to a device. So if i am watching a DVD for exemple choosed through an activity and I decide to go to another device like the TV to setup a feature, all I need to do to comme back where I was, is to choose DVD in device selection. I wil be back to my DVD activity but some functions like the mute, Vol- and Vol+ need to be reprogrammed in DVD to point to the TV or Amplifier if used. Tested it and works like a charm. No need to hide IR anymore by replaying activity!

Sorry, no. In fact no universal remote can learn RF. I wouldn't recommend it, but I use X10 and an IR gateway. Lutron and Insteon also have IR controllers or gateways that work fine with universal remotes. You may want to move your NOMA and get something else for that outlet. If you're in Europe, even One-For-All has some decent IR controlled home automation devices that should integrate easily with your remote.

And thanks for the tip djassa1!

Thanks. Will need to do some more research before my next purchase

I'm just now doing the initial setup on my Nevo C3 and came to this thread to find the answer to this very question. I had already realized that I could program keys with different devices functions when setting up a particular device. For instance, I set up the volume keys to work the receiver under the DVR device. Today I found that when setting up an activity the only control for the LCD keys in the activity was to set it to point to a particular device's LCD keys. I guess the best strategy for this remote then is to set up each device to have all the control it will need during any activity, then set up the activities themselves. That's a bit disappointing to see, although mixing different device commands under a device is a nice bonus.

I'm abandoning my Harmony 890 because my second LCD has failed, and I'm on my second 890 as it is. In addition it appears to have other issues as I have to put it on the charger on a regular basis or it acts flaky, and I don't think it's just a battery issue. It's been a real nuisance, and I don't feel Harmonys are reliable and Logitech doesn't seem that concerned with them anymore, I'm pretty sure they are selling the line off too, so who knows what will happen. Time for me to move on.

So in comparison to the Harmony, I find certain aspects of programming to be easier, others to be worse. I don't like having to plug in the remote just to work on it's settings. I wish it did a better job with filling up the LCD keys, and I wish I could have more. My receiver has a huge selection of IR commands, and I can't put them all on the same device. I also wish there were more buttons per screen on the LCD and that I had direct control over their placement.

I do like that when trying to determine which codes to use it downloads several to the remote and has you step through determining which work, although it's not flawless as I had a lot of trouble finding my squeezebox commands. The RF feature seems to work easily enough, and unlike the Harmony I won't have to pull the RF receiver out of the rack everytime I make a small change.

So how does this work if you want multiple remotes setup with different systems in the same house? I haven't seen anything so far that indicates there's a way to pair specific remotes to specific RF receivers.

Sorry, I don't think there is any possibility of addressable RF transmitters with these remotes. Personally, I have RF in one room only and IR in the others. RF range is rather short, so if your rooms are far apart, space alone may be enough to isolate them. If all your devices in your different systems are different brands, there's no need to isolate them.

I have been using this device for a couple of year and it has worked quite well. Recently I had my Cox STB (Motorola DCT 3412) replaced with a newer Cisco box (8642), but the remote control that came with it is the exactly the same, in fact I am using the older remote with it. However, the 18g no longer works for controlling the newer box, which seems puzzling. Has anyone had a similar experience? (It still works fine on my other box which is also an older Motorola model).

Although the remote is the same, the codes are completely different. The Cisco uses CBL code 1877 (01877). Your cable company supplies a universal remote that works with many different devices.

thanks for the reply. I did add the Cisco STB device to the XSight remote and it now works fine. I was confused because the technician who did the install of the Cisco STB just used the remote that I already had for the Motorola box and it worked, so I assumed that it used the same codes. However, on the back of that remote in tiny tiny print are instructions for configuring it for either Motorola or Cisco, so apparently the tech did this and I didn't realize it.

Just joined the Xsight family yesterday after reading most of this string. Have the ARRX18G. I am a remote noob, but found that this was surprisingly easy to do initial set up and some modest tweaking. Where I am having trouble is with turning a couple of devices on/off. Not sure if it is the age or the devices. In particular I have a Pioneer CLD-1070 (yeah, it's old but works good) and a Sharp BD-H24. How do I go about getting the power codes, and then into this remote? It's possible I overlooked something but I have looked all through AVS. If I have to live with it, so be it, but otherwise, this is a GREAT remote. Thanks!

At the moment, the only way to get new commands into the remote is learning. When Remote Master is complete, you'll be able to import JP1 codes and Pronto Hex. We're getting close on that front but not quite there yet.