Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] irBlaster plugin help
TechHome;670957 Wrote: What you are experiencing is why I leave the amp/receiver volume fixed and control volume on the Squeezebox. Using this digital volume control supposedly affects the sound quality, but I certainly can't hear it. Note that there is a Denon serial plugin that should provide a precise level of control, but it only works on certain Denon receivers with RS-232 ports. I stand by my previous post: You will get a much better user experience by using the Squeezebox for the volume control. Set the volume control on your amp so that it's as loud as you'll ever want in when 100% on the SB, leave it at that setting and enjoy. BTW, I have also tried setting the SB volume to fixed and using IRBlaster to control amp volume. It worked, as designed, but for me, it was simply not a good user experience. Volume control was inconsistent and there was no indication of volume setting on any UIs. yes I agree. The SB3 is at 100% volume and I didnt realise that the volume bar resets after a change in volume. However the issue is I have to press / release and press again with a slight pause. Which can be a pain when I want to change down from a high volume or up from a low volume. Ideally I would like to be able to hold the volume button down and have it send repeated ir commands, however I cannot find a way to do this so far even I presume I need to modify the config file for the amps remote but do not know how -- mn283 mn283's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38056 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90365 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] irBlaster plugin help
mn283;666358 Wrote: Thanks all. Epoch yes, the penny finally dropped and I realised it was working. However I cannot hold, or quickly repeatably press up or down, I have to press, then wait and press again ? I have tried altering the delay, but no change. Does anyone know how to improve the response ?What you are experiencing is why I leave the amp/receiver volume fixed and control volume on the Squeezebox. Using this digital volume control supposedly affects the sound quality, but I certainly can't hear it. Note that there is a Denon serial plugin that should provide a precise level of control, but it only works on certain Denon receivers with RS-232 ports. I stand by my previous post: You will get a much better user experience by using the Squeezebox for the volume control. Set the volume control on your amp so that it's as loud as you'll ever want in when 100% on the SB, leave it at that setting and enjoy. BTW, I have also tried setting the SB volume to fixed and using IRBlaster to control amp volume. It worked, as designed, but for me, it was simply not a good user experience. Volume control was inconsistent and there was no indication of volume setting on any UIs. -- TechHome TechHome's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2340 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90365 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] irBlaster plugin help
epoch1970;666091 Wrote: Same here, using SB3s. (The volume scale shows up when you modify volume, even when volume is fixed to 100%. This is an artefact. Just ignore what the volume scale briefly shows. It resets to full anyway.) Thanks all. Epoch yes, the penny finally dropped and I realised it was working. However I cannot hold, or quickly repeatably press up or down, I have to press, then wait and press again ? I have tried altering the delay, but no change. Does anyone know how to improve the response ? -- mn283 mn283's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38056 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90365 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] irBlaster plugin help
mn283;666358 Wrote: Does anyone know how to improve the response ? Sorry I don't. But I'd be interested too in knowing how to achieve repeat by a single long press. -- epoch1970 Daily dose delivered by: 3 SB Classic, 1 SB Boom iPeng (iPhone + iPad) Squeezebox Server 7.6 (Debian 5.0) with plugins: MusicIP Server Power Control by Gordon Harris WeatherTime by Martin Rehfeld IRBlaster by Gwendesign (Felix) Find cover art by bpa BBC iPlayer, SwitchPlayer by Triode PowerSave by Jason Holtzapple Song Info, Song Lyrics by Erland Isaksson SaverSwitcher, ContextMenu by Peter Watkins Just Covers by Tom Kalmijn. epoch1970's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16711 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90365 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] irBlaster plugin help
TechHome;665519 Wrote: Also, I'm running IRBlaster on 7.6.1 released and it works just fine. Same here, using SB3s. (The volume scale shows up when you modify volume, even when volume is fixed to 100%. This is an artefact. Just ignore what the volume scale briefly shows. It resets to full anyway.) -- epoch1970 Daily dose delivered by: 3 SB Classic, 1 SB Boom iPeng (iPhone + iPad) Squeezebox Server 7.6 (Debian 5.0) with plugins: MusicIP Server Power Control by Gordon Harris WeatherTime by Martin Rehfeld IRBlaster by Gwendesign (Felix) Find cover art by bpa BBC iPlayer, SwitchPlayer by Triode PowerSave by Jason Holtzapple TrackStat, Song Info, Song Lyrics by Erland Isaksson SaverSwitcher, ContextMenu by Peter Watkins. epoch1970's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16711 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90365 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] irBlaster plugin help
I've used IR Blaster for many years. In my opinion, you will get a much better user experience by using the Squeezebox for the volume control. Set the volume control on your amp so that it's as loud as you'll ever want in when 100% on the SB, leave it at that setting and enjoy. BTW, I have also tried setting the SB volume to fixed and using IRBlaster to control amp volume. It worked, as designed, but for me, it was simply not a good user experience. Volume control was inconsistent and there was no indication of volume setting on any UIs. Also, I'm running IRBlaster on 7.6.1 released and it works just fine. Doug -- TechHome TechHome's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2340 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90365 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] irBlaster plugin help
I dont know much about the IR Blaster, but... If sound quality is of any concern, keep the SB volume at 100%. regards, Tom -- warpian warpian's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=49534 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90365 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] irBlaster plugin help
jhonsber...@msn.com;658316 Wrote: I hate to say this but the ir blaster plugin appears to be broke for many folks and it doesn't appear like there will be any updates to it. If you have set the player to fixed volume you should not be able to to change the squeezebox volume,only your amp.I'm afraid it is likely that the plugin is broken. If you search ir plugin you will see lots of posts about this ,including some from me. I see, for me the SB is set to fixed but when I use the remote the scale moves on the SB. I presumed this my have been by design but it certainly does not behave as though I was using the amp remote, and it seems very slow in response ? -- mn283 mn283's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38056 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90365 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] irBlaster plugin help
I hate to say this but the ir blaster plugin appears to be broke for many folks and it doesn't appear like there will be any updates to it. If you have set the player to fixed volume you should not be able to to change the squeezebox volume,only your amp.I'm afraid it is likely that the plugin is broken. If you search ir plugin you will see lots of posts about this ,including some from me. -- jhonsber...@msn.com jhonsber...@msn.com's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4438 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90365 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] irBlaster plugin help
jhonsber...@msn.com;657928 Wrote: Set the Squeezebox volume to fixed.You can do this through the squeezebox server software. Thank you ! its so simple, it made me look simple... -- mn283 mn283's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38056 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90365 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] irBlaster plugin help
okay not so simple. I have set the volume to 100% fixed output, but the remote still controls the amp and SBC 3 ? the only slightly odd part at play here is the fact I am using a SBT remote instead of the Classic as it was the only spare I could get hold of. I have checked the irBlaster settings and they have commands for power on/off volume up/down for my amp and no additional commands. So I am at a loss...help ! -- mn283 mn283's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38056 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90365 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] irBlaster plugin help
Set the Squeezebox volume to fixed.You can do this through the squeezebox server software. -- jhonsber...@msn.com jhonsber...@msn.com's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4438 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90365 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
[SlimDevices: Plugins] irBlaster plugin help
Hi all, I use the irblaster plugin to power my amp on and off. Works great, but can I set the volume to only control my amp and _not_ both my amp and SB ? The SB is sat ontop of the amp and moving it isnt an option. -- mn283 mn283's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=38056 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90365 ___ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
