RE: [KAT5] IR Upgrade

["Tony Butler" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > > And good to see that the new tx/rx units are not hugely more
> > > expensive with IR than without.
>
> The new Mk2 units arent out yet. The TXIR and RXIR are Mk1
> units with IR upgrades fitted in them.

Ahh.. So what is the difference between mk1 and mk2 for the end user?
OR is it just an internal rebuild to incorporate the IR return onboard?

> > I assumed by Keiths documentation you get an ir emitter and ir
> > receiver with the kit...........
>
> Correct. The ones you see in the picture are what you get
> with the Kit.

Yes, I had not seen that at the time.
The IR detector thingy is butt-ugly though isn't it? ;)

> At UKHA2004 I tried all the Xantech emitters and the Single,
> Single Blink
> and Dual all worked but the dual blink was a bit "iffy".

So a dual (non blink - whatever that is) was okay?
How was the dual blink "iffy" - unreliable?

> KAT5 IR is really
> only intended to control a single source because when the switcher is
> released the IR will be routed to the relevent source equipment.

Indeed, but that is still lightyears away unfortunately, and some of us
need
solutions NOW :/

Cheers,

T.