Plasma + saturn

Hi folks,

does anyone know how or if I can control a TV through a saturn/DLT switch if so how is it done????

thanks

 

Use an IR transmitter (E5304NIRT) unit. It involves a little bit of IR code learning and progarmming and then your DLT key can behave as a key on your plasma remote.

 

Hi,

I have plugged the plasma into a socket that runs directly back to a relay, I've tested it by toggling the button on the relay and it switches the plasma on and off..........should this not be done???? (I'm not a spark but did take advice from an electrician who thought it was safe) will this blow the channel or do something it shouldnt.....is it bad practice??? please help, thanks

J

 

switching with relay

what you are doing is fine, as the relay can switch 10A.

I thought about doing the same with mine, so that if i forget to turn it off. i and then use my all house off to do it.

 

I have a Panasonic 106cm plasma configured exactly the same way. Another channel also turns the power on/off for my Yamaha RXV-3000 amp, the power for the sub, the DVD and remaining components of the "home theatre". I have a scene for "Cinema" which sets the lighting, powers up plasma and other bits, and shuts it all down when we're done.

In the past, I always left things powered and just turned them off with the remote, but in this place we don't have grid power and it's actually *scary* when you look at the amount of waste "phantom" power we waste!

Killing the power completely fixes that problem and I can report that there have been no problems with any of my equipment from doing so.

 

Hmmm...

Hey guys,

Just thought I would throw in my two cents worth

I can understand that in some of your situations that direct 240v relay control of your home theatre devices may be ideal, that you havent had any problems doing so in the past, and its obvious that any settings that may be lost from removing all mains power doesnt bother you.

But considering the equipment you are switching is rather expensive, sensitive ELECTRONIC (versus electric) equipment, I think you need to know that it is not the best way to do what you are trying to achieve. I wont go into any technical detail, but switching the mains on and off for these devices can cause power surges to them, and admittedly, this might be rare, and your equipment's power supplies may be able to handle such action, There is a strong case advising against doing so. If a small child, (or someone who was incredibly bored) ever sat there pressing the On/Off C-Bus button for your equipment continuously, sooner or later, after your equipment being "Power-cycled" enough times, its likely that sooner rather than later, components inside the power supply of your equipment may "give up the ghost", and we all know that repair of equipment such as this is rarely cheap.

I mean, you wouldnt turn off your computer at the GPO, at least not before shutting it down first...

I am aware that using RS232 or IR for control of your devices is much more expensive, complicated and time consuming, but it will not have any negligable effect on the electronic circuitry inside your equipment.

I know that many of you will be happy with the way you are doing things now, and I can totally understand and respect that, and I wish you all the best in the future.

Hope I have been of at least SOME help to you

Regards, Darpa

 

I totally agree with Darpa.

 

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