I want to set up a IR repeating system for my second zone so I can pipe music upstairs from the theater. I found a Terk IR repeater system on sale at a Radio Shack that was closing thinking that it would do what I wanted. Well it turns out it doesn't :evil: What I thought I could do is have the receiver in the living room upstairs and then place the other unit on top of the gear rack downstairs on the other side of the wall and run a 3.5mm mono cable from its IR out to the IR in on my Rotel pre amp...but this doesn't work at all. If I plug a IR flasher into that IR out on the Terk and place it in front of the gear it works fine so I know the Terk unit is transmitting the signals ok but for some reason the signal its sending out isn't what the Rotel's looking for. Thinking the Terk might be incompatible for some reason I went and bought a Rocoton unit tonight that's basically the same thing and as before it won't work so I'm now faced with going with a hardwire install. With that in mind from what I understand I need a IR receiver in the wall upstairs which will be connected to some base unit in the basement that will have the 3.5mm plug out to the Rotel. What does everyone use?
I think i need one of these which will be connected to one of the Connecting blocks with cat5 or phone cable and then I'd simply run the 3.5mm mono cable from this connecting block to the Rotel's IR in right?
Erik can you do me a favor and see if you can control your Rotel if you plug a 3.5mm mon cable directly into its EXT in jack instead of using the flasher? You should also be able to plug the flasher you're running to the Denon on the Rotels' IR out jack.
I think i need one of these which will be connected to one of the Connecting blocks with cat5 or phone cable and then I'd simply run the 3.5mm mono cable from this connecting block to the Rotel's IR in right?
Erik can you do me a favor and see if you can control your Rotel if you plug a 3.5mm mon cable directly into its EXT in jack instead of using the flasher? You should also be able to plug the flasher you're running to the Denon on the Rotels' IR out jack.
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