Difficulty with Samsung LN40A550 interfering w/remote to Uverse receiver Just purchased a new Samsung LN40A550 TV. The remote control for my Uverse receiver will not work. Have had 2 Uverse technicians out who were unable to fix the problem. They say that when the TV is on, it interferes with the infra red signal from the remote control to the Uverse receiver, so I can't select channels, view the TV guide, etc. In other words, the TV is almost unusable with the Uverse system. I called Samsung & they had no suggestions. Would appreciate any advice as to how to solve this problem. Thank you. Difficulty with Samsung LN40A550 interfering w/remote to Uverse receiver Just purchased a new Samsung LN40A550 TV. The remote control for my Uverse receiver will not work. Have had 2 Uverse... » Read More Difficulty with Samsung LN40A550 interfering w/remote to Uverse receiver Just purchased a new Samsung LN40A550 TV. The remote control for my Uverse receiver will not work. Have had 2 Uverse technicians out who were unable to fix the problem. They say that when the TV is on, it interferes with the infra red signal from the remote control to the Uverse receiver, so I can't select channels, view the TV guide, etc. In other words, the TV is almost unusable with the Uverse system. I called Samsung & they had no suggestions. Would appreciate any advice as to how to solve this problem. Thank you. « Show Less
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Thank you for your response -- I am still trying to figure out why my remote wouldn't work. I sent the TV back to Amazon.com since we couldn't get the remote to work. Where did you have your Uverse receiver located? I had mine on a shelf directly under the TV -- don't know if that makes a difference or not? This is very mysterious as no one else seems to have had this problem.
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Not sure what the problem is for you. I have this same television and U-Verse service and haven't had any troubles with my remotes. Perhaps you can get a replacement remote from AT&T; or at least have them try a different one.
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Just had u-verse installed today (switching over from DirecTV). Never had this issue with the direct cable box but now all of a sudden this TV interferes with the U-verse box. When the TV is off the box works fine (you can see the channel switching ligt is working) but when the TV goes on I have to get to within 2 feet of the box to change channels. No help from either Samsung or U-verse!
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Annie, I have this problem with my flat screen tv and U-verse. BUT, I have a Philips tv. I believe this is a uverse issue. I had 6...yes 6 technicians out here before someone finally said...we just talked about this in one of our meetings the other morning. Apparently there having this issue with a number of televisions. Mine works well sometimes and others it's terrible. Incredibly frustrating. Someone mentioned turning the "backlight" off on the tv. I don't have this option so at this point I'm stuck. Good luck to you.
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The remote uses a low power infrared LED to send its signals. There is a focusing lens on the front of the led that forms the signal into a beam. The television is also producing a lot of light and heat that can interfere with the signal. Lots of sunlight in the room can further reduce the range. Try replacing the battery in the remote. I've seen even "new" batteries that were weak or defective right out of the package.
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I qould contact samsung right away and inform them of teh situation...from what I have read (AVS Forums) they will send a technician out and if they determine there is a buzz they do have a solution...anyone looking for more info I would suggest going to AVS forums and reading the thread about this TV....be warned...its long....longer than whoadies vag.
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i have this tv too. i just tried your method to get the tv to turn on and off and it worked. but now it's not working with dish. I can't control anything about the satelite. I'm trying to get tv2 to work so there is no box in this room. im stumped!
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Paul, call Samsung 800-726-7864 I think you may have a bad remote if when you click it on and your red light doesn't do anything on the TV. Also, the sensor on the TV is small, so be sure you are holding the remote straight and level towards the sensor which is whee the red light is. The remotes are a trip and they are touchy items. Good Luck! I hope this helped.
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Yes, I took the HDMI cable back to BB and bought component cables. No issues now on turning both the TV and Uverse DVR on at the same time. Talked with Uverse, it's software issue that will be cleared up in future.
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Thanks. I will check out that issue. I have had the Samsung LN-T5265F for LESS THEN 4 MONTHS and have had 3 problems already. No picture, only sound. Lasts for a day then it seems fine again. Got a frimware update last time. Now, its wait a week for service man to show again and hope it works again tomorrow. Now I know why I have stayed away from anything Samsung for the last 30 years....
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Hi Jennifer, Have you had any luck yet with your receiver? The Amazon web page asked me to reply. If you've fixed your problem then ignore my ramblings. So a few questions first off. Did the receiver work before and then just stop? Did you add new components or change any of your settings? Check those first. :) Maybe try to connect your devices directly to the tv to see if they still work. Good luck
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I do not have that problem. My remote controls the device from across the room, which is probably 15 feet, without any difficulty. Sounds like the device or remote is faulty that Barb W. has.
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I have a LN46A750 and even though it says it DLNA compliant, it doesn't seem to work with all servers directly. I can confirm that it does work with the Samsung software and using TVersity, it does see the server and its contents, but it doesn't stream video. I haven't tried music or photos, but videos don't work. It's because of some strange HTTP header requirements that the TV is looking for and the TVersity doesn't send. I don't know if this extra header is part of the "DLNA standard" though.
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One issue was resolved with a quick call to Peerless tech. I connected transmitter to DirecTV then out to Yamaha receiver. Picture/sound flickered on/off. I had to connect transmitter after AV receiver, not before. Works great, and now any device connected to my receiver (BluRay, CD, VCR) is transmitted to remote TV. Putting transmitter inside cabinet reduced signal, but placing it as close to receiver as possible, receiving signal is 4 bars (highest) even through 2 walls and on another floor.
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Try upgrading the firmware on the TV: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/LN40C630K1FXZA
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I also have some problems with the AnyNet controls and spent hours on the phone with Samsung trying to get my Pioneer receiver to work. They were no help and kept telling me to get new cables. Here is what I found if you set the sound to "receiver" and have the ARC HDMI cable connected to your receiver OUT port it will find it and the sound works. It even controls the volume but when you turnoff the TV the ANYNet control turns off the receiver like it should but when you turn on the TV my pioneer receiver takes a while to bring up the HDMI interface in fact you can hear the relays click in but by that time this has happened the TV thinks I have no receiver so it reverts back to the internal TV speaker. Very annoying to say the least the work around beside going to the menu and selecting receiver every time is to let the TV come on and turn on your receiver via ANYNET then use your receiver's remote and tune it off then back on and in a few seconds the TV sound is re-routed to your receiver as the TV recognizes the receiver is now there. Another option is to turn off the ANYNET on the systems menu (you have to select system then down arrow to find the ANYNET setting) and then just use a harmony remote to set up the turn-on sequence. By the way I did go by new cables just to make sure my $100+ cables were not the issue as they were before 4K, it made no difference and the picture was worse so back to the original HDMI cables. When I called back Samsung they finally said the ANYNet may not work with other manufacturers and that they could not be responsible for the implementation that Pioneer has done. I asked the tech to put in a ticket to their bugfix group to address the interface timing in their software but the person had no idea how to do this and kept telling me they had no timing in there system which anyone who has written and software knows is not true. Any way hope this helps and keep updating your software maybe they will get it fixed.
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Erratic behavior of this receiver is well known. Unfortunately, the unit may have one of the the known issues with the units produced in the "problem" production run. There is a factory recall program of this receiver from Onkyo. Check the following URL for your unit being covered: http://www.onkyousa.com/Support/service_info.php# My unit had several of these issues including intermittent powering off, no sound, frozen/locked, firmware update failure, the list goes on. Bottom line, check the website with your unit serial number and if covered, Onkyo will send you a postage paid box with packing instructions for your unit. If not covered, some troubleshooting suggestions are in the rear of the user manual (if you haven't tried swapping the TV back) . Most likely the unit will require some sort of repair.
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After checking all cables are correctly installed be sure you tell your TV where the signal is coming from. Example: On Samsung remote you have a 'source' button to select signal source//On LG you have an 'input' button to select source. If this doesn't solve the problem you may have a bad cable between TV/DVD. Swap cable with another and see if that cures the problem. Good Luck Susan.
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No I do not have that problem - it works for me at approx 15 feet. However, I did notice that it must be a straight on point --- nothing to the side or up and or down. Also rather fussy -- seems to be a slight delay in action selected. (I have another ATT Uverse remote/system that works the same way... lol)
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Not much to work on here with the question, but I'll give it a try. The first and most obvious thing I would ask is whether you had an RF remote paired with the receiver before? The reason I ask is because the receiver in that case would still be in RF mode and not paired to the new receiver. You need to get the receiver back into IR mode and then go through the setup process with the new remote. If the receiver is in IR mode, then you have a broken remote.