LED in remote control

[Andrew Leigh]

Hi,

the link between my Samsung DVD player and remote control has stopped working. I was looking at the LED as possibly being faulty.

Are these normal LED's are some special type?

Andrew

 

[HarveyH42]

They are infrared LEDs, and a simple way to test is to point it at a digital camera, maybe a web cam (don't use one myself), and you should see it flash on the screen, when you press buttons. Check the remote batteries, make sure they are good, and installed correctly. I've got a remote that isn't marked, and batteries can go in either way... On the DVD player, try to locate the receiver, make sure its not dirty or obstructed. LEDs seldom fail...

 

[Andrew Leigh]

WOW really embarrassed now. Just discovered that you cannot control a Phillips (not Samsung) DVD player with Samsung remote. Wifey has just passed the correct remote to me. Blush.

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

WOW really embarrassed now. Just discovered that you cannot control a Phillips (not Samsung) DVD player with Samsung remote. Wifey has just passed the correct remote to me. Blush.

You're not the first


Not by a LONG way!.

 

[SPDCHK]

WOW really embarrassed now. Just discovered that you cannot control a Phillips (not Samsung) DVD player with Samsung remote. Wifey has just passed the correct remote to me. Blush.

Andrew, it's possibly the buckets and buckets of rain we've had that made you commit such a crime

Regards,