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From: peraino@gmuvax2.gmu.edu
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: VCR+ codes
Message-ID: <1991May15.160926.27070@gmuvax2.gmu.edu>
Date: 15 May 91 16:09:26 GMT
Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax Va.
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>From: cgordon@vpnet.chi.il.us (gordon hlavenka)

>The way I had this explained to me was that the VCR+ knows your cable box and
>VCR so that it can produce the proper IR codes to operate them.  This is prety
>obvious.  The way the codes work is that a local FM radio station transmits
>the code number and an "on" code at the start of a program, and the same code
>number with an "off" code at the end.  The VCR+ contains an RF scanner which
>demodulates these codes.  The codes themselves have nothing whatever to do wih
>the info for the program.

     This is definitely baloney. When you key in the number, it can immediately
tell you the date, time, channel, etc., for verification.

peraino@gmuvax.gmu.edu