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RE: Devialet on the wall - Tony - 16-Sep-2014 Apologies for confusion... measurements are indeed in cm. The difference I believe is D-Premier vs D200. DP is a bigger case and (I am guessing) a different base layout. Case measurements are, as far as I can tell (this time in mm), 400 * 400 * 44.5 vs 383 * 383 * 40 and this is why the locating / screw centres are different. RE: Devialet on the wall - Axel - 01-Oct-2014 (12-Sep-2014, 17:39)Tony Wrote: Have mounted my D200 on the wall... home made. Since mounting my D on the wall, in a small (14") alcove, my remote has become unresponsive, despite being in direct view of the amp. Also the remote seems more sensitive than before, a small movement resulting in a 2 dB shift in volume, it is really hard to get half dB steps. I think I read somewhere that it is possible to recalibrate the remote, any ideas? RE: Devialet on the wall - Antoine - 01-Oct-2014 Sounds like a bad 'wireless' connection. Does it also show this behaviour near to the Devialet? Changing the batteries for a fresh pair could help a bit. Not sure about "recalibration", it either works or not. During first use of the remote I remember the manual saying to put the remote near to the Devialet so both could easily find and recognize each other. RE: Devialet on the wall - Axel - 01-Oct-2014 (01-Oct-2014, 16:21)Antoine Wrote: Sounds like a bad 'wireless' connection. Does it also show this behaviour near to the Devialet? Hi Antoine, No, if I put the remote next to the D, all is well. Batteries are new. Ah! I removed a battery, went close to the D, put the battery back in, and now it works from my listening position! So it seems that re-pairing the two works, as you suggested. RE: Devialet on the wall - Antoine - 01-Oct-2014 Great! RE: Devialet on the wall - Tony - 01-Oct-2014 Interesting... the symptoms that Axel described are exactly the same as mine re unresponsive remote since wall mounting the D200. Unfortunately I have tried re-pairing my remote but this has not fixed the problem. I have found that the issue appears to be one of directionality as opposed to any physical barrier i.e. to the right of my D200 is a fireplace with a one foot thick stone wall. The remote works with the stone wall between it and the D200, the remote finishing up in a position almost flush to the wall that the D200 is mounted on. Conversely if I bring the remote out from the fireplace so there is no stone wall in between resulting in the remote now pointing more directly at the front of the D200 it stops working. Could the case work of the D200 be acting as some form of faraday cage? RE: Devialet on the wall - Antoine - 02-Oct-2014 Yes, you could say the Devialets are 'semi' cages of Faraday. The thick aluminum case will reflect most of the direct hitting 2.4GHz radio waves and absorb the rest. These waves will only penetrate the plastic parts, not the thick metal parts. The 250/D-Premier has it's antenna at the front behind the plastic window but the other Devialet models at the back so afer mounting it on the wall it's harder for the 120/200 to receive the remote signal as these would almost have to "bend" around the big aluminum front to reach the internal antenna. RE: Devialet on the wall - Tony - 20-Oct-2014 I think I may have found a (possibly obvious) solution to the unresponsive remote when a Devialat is mounted vertically problem... Perhaps naively I have been holding the remote more or less horizontally and pointing the front (where the single on / off button is) of the remote at the D200. This has been problematic as reported by myself and also possibly by NORWAY and AXEL. By chance I tried holding the remote vertically so that the knob is facing me and the bottom of the remote is parallel(ish) with the D200 and bingo! it works more or less everywhere in the room. RE: Devialet on the wall - PhilP - 20-Oct-2014 (02-Oct-2014, 14:54)Antoine Wrote: Yes, you could say the Devialets are 'semi' cages of Faraday. The thick aluminum case will reflect most of the direct hitting 2.4GHz radio waves and absorb the rest. These waves will only penetrate the plastic parts, not the thick metal parts. The 250/D-Premier has it's antenna at the front behind the plastic window but the other Devialet models at the back so afer mounting it on the wall it's harder for the 120/200 to receive the remote signal as these would almost have to "bend" around the big aluminum front to reach the internal antenna. Further evidence that aluminium (even foil) can act as a Faraday cage One for the DIYers to try RE: Devialet on the wall - Antoine - 20-Oct-2014 |