Re: Sears Garage door opener + control outdoor lights

["rlsusenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <NoSuchPerson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave Houston wrote:
> "rlsusenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <NoSuchPerson@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Dave Houston wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>>> The TM751 uses 310MHz and (almost certainly) a different RF protocol than
>>> your Sears remote. They will not work together.
>>>
>>> You may have confused the tech support people if you mentioned Homelink.
>>> Built-in Homelink transmitters can learn (both frequency and protocol) but
>>> your Sears remote cannot.
>> Are you sure about that?  I thought that's basically the entire POINT of
>> Homelink.  It's a learning RF remote.  If that's not the case, what the
>> heck does Homelink do???  The Homelink buttons on my Prius rearview
>> mirror do absolutely NOTHING until I train them on the RF remotes I want
>> them to emulate.
>>
>> My answer would have been that you need to
>>
>> 1) buy or borrow a palmpad RF remote,
>> 2) set it and the wall switch to the code you want to use
>> 3) make sure you can turn the lights on and off with the palmpad
>> 4) train your garage door opener from the palmpad
>
> Yes, I'm sure about that. I think you need to reread the original post. He
> does not have a Homelink equipped car but has a garage door remote which is
> sold as "Homelink compatible" which means that, if he did have a Homelink
> equipped car, he could use the garage door remote to train his Homelink. In
> this case, calling the remote "Homelink compatible" is about as meaningful
> as calling it "gravity compatible". I predict if you hold it at shoulder
> height and release your grip, it will demonstrate its "gravity
> compatibility".
>
> The "compatibility" is in the Homelink system not in the garage door opener.
> Any ASK RF system using frequencies within the Homelink range is "Homelink
> compatible" in that the Homelink system can learn it. The garage door opener
> and remote use a fixed 315MHz frequency. The garage door opener can be
> trained to respond to two more of the remotes designed to work with it but
> cannot be trained for 310MHz or for the X-10 RF protocol.
>
> Now, if you want to loan him your Prius... ;)

Ah.  I didn't think anyone would try to claim a non-learning,
non-Homelink RF remote as being Homelink compatible.  Yikes.