Remote skips or jumps over multiple channels
My remote started to misbehave. The channel selection does not work. For a single button press, the cursor jumps or skips over 2 to 3 channels. This makes selecting what to watch impossible. Tried ne...
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That sounds like a defective remote. Try using the Roku app on a smart phone or tablet and see if the control works correctly. If it does, then the remote is the issue.
You didn't say what model Roku you have. For any model except a Stick, you can also try an inexpensive IR remote that can be found at Best Buy or other stores. Just make sure it's a universal remote that includes the codes for Roku devices.
If you have a Roku Stick, they don't support IR so you have to have an official Roku remote to control it. As I said, if it's connected to a network the Roku app can be used to control it. But if a Stick cannot be connected to a network there's no way to control it without a Roku remote.
hmmm...we've been doing it all wrong at JPL for decades I guess...or...
Infrared radiation extends from the nominal red edge of the visible spectrum at 700 nanometers (nm) to 1 millimeter (mm). This range of wavelengths corresponds to a frequency range of approximately 430 THz down to 300 GHz. Below infrared is the microwave portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
No matter....not that important...just try the light switches and know you're not alone. Same thing happened at VAB at Cape. Solutions were the same as described.
Please note that all life, and current research is studying inanimates, exist at resonant frequency. No need to get into the atomic particulates. Throw the switch.
OK, I was trying not to be technical, and it seems you were doing the same. I respect the knowledge you are displaying, honestly. I'm a ham radio operator, but I make no claims to be an electronic engineer by any means. If you work (now or previously) at JPL, you have my profound admiration. 🙂
But I do think I was accurate saying that IR remotes don't operate in an assigned frequency band. I have no doubt there are licensed applications that operate at such frequencies.
Are you thinking of a specific model of light that might be a potential interference source, such as fluorescent or LED? And of course some dimming light switches/controls have been known to emit RF pretty severely. I'm just considering where one could suggest starting when looking for something like this. I don't think I've ever had interference issues with an IR remote, other than bright sunlight hitting the receiver window.
