[slinkelist] Just received Sony DVP-CX850D DVD chngr and STR-DA555ES rcvr

[Jon Welfringer]

I can't answer the issues about the 850D with Slinke, but I can address
your remote issue.  The three beeps indicate that it is not
communicating (two way) with the receiver.  Try moving closer to the
receiver (3-9 feet) and see if you can download anything.  Also, to make
sure your two way is working, go in and set speaker or cross over
levels, or download the named function items into the remote.  If these
are working, I would say that your receiver is not properly connected to
the 850, or the 850 does not support downloading text.

- Jon


Taylor Gautier wrote:
> 
> [I originally sent this message to colby directly, because I was afraid of
> asking a question that might already have been answered or was not relevant
> to this list, but I think it is, so I am reposting here]
> 
> Well, I've jumped in with both feet (almost, I guess, still trying to figure
> out if I want the slink-e, I think I do), and got the above two sony models.
> 
> What did you [colby] find out about the DVP-CX850D?  I got mine two days
> ago, and I
> am now trying to figure this whole A1, A1-II, slink and control-s mess out,
> my what a nightmare.
> 
> So if I remember correctly I have one A1-II control port on the STR-DA555ES.
> I
> believe the changer has an slink port and something they term the
> "megastorage" control port -- is this just an A1 or A1-II port?  (sorry if I
> get my terms messed up here, I've been trying to learn them today...)
> 
> I'm mainly interested in getting my DVD/CD titles downloaded to my remote
> (it's the big touchscreen lcd one).  The receiver says it supports it for
> megastorage devices, (not sure if the 850D qualifies)  -- and indeed the
> remote has an option for downloading cd memo's, but the operation always
> fails with 3 short beeps.  The receiver manual (for what it's worth) also
> says it requires a seperate A1-II cable.  Is this any different than an
> slink cable (which I have now found out is a pretty simple mono cable with
> 1/8" jack on it)?
> 
> I tried to use the slink connector that came with the 850D to the receiver,
> no luck.
> 
> Finally, if all else fails, have you been able to read titles from the
> changer to your computer via the slink-e?  This would go a long way in
> convincing me to get one, not that I need a lot of convincing or anything
> since I already have about 6GB of mp3's on my computer next to my stereo
> that play with winamp by controlling it with a MouseRemote from X-10 (I also
> used to use the Creative DXR2 for DVD's, but as you can see I have upgraded
> :)
> 
> I think slink-e would be a much more elegant way to do that (it has x-10 too
> right, so I should in theory be able to completely get rid of the
> mouseremote, at a minimum I could write something that would turn my ir
> remote commands into slink commands to the computer, and then back out
> through the x-10 firecracker kit which I'm not currently using)
> 
> Ok, that's a lot, got any ideas??  I'm a software developer too, if you
> haven't noticed, so if I get really into this I'll probably end up putting
> something back into the PD.
> 
> -taylor gautier
> 
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