Does anyone know how to program a universal remote for gs-400 bay timer?

[APW]

Need to program a remote control so I can wash my bays down. Anyone know how?

 

[MEP001]

The universal remote should come with instructions to program it for an unlisted device. Normally you select the device and enter the appropriate code, but there isn't one for GinSan equipment.

 

[slash007]

I use a universal remote, but you won't find the code so you have to have an original then teach it to the universal remote. I bought a cheap sony learning universal remote then taught it the codes from my factory remotes so that I could save those and not have to worry if I lost one or had it damaged as they factory remotes are expensive. If you don't have one, maybe someone here could let you borrow theirs just long enough for you to teach the codes to a universal.

 

[MEP001]

You shouldn't need a remote to "teach" another remote. Most of the newer ones don't even work that way. The remote's instructions will tell you how to find a setup that will work with your device, usually, by going into a program mode, pressing a button like CH+ and then power to see if it turns on or off the unit you plan to use it with.

 

[slash007]

That works perfectly for tv's and such, but good luck finding Gin-San or Jim Coleman equipment codes in any remote database. In that case you use the original remote to teach them the codes.

 

[mjwalsh]

Need to program a remote control so I can wash my bays down. Anyone know how?

Almaprowash & others,

Just a thought.

I know this is not what you asked but I would not rule out turning your cell phone into a universal remote. If someone is using more than one brand of remote controllable timer (2 templates needed) ... it could be extra practical ... no need to carry another device ... just the cell phone. Then it could be customized & simplified because some of the those programs allow for macros also.

http://gizmodo.com/5982909/5-apps-to-turn-your-phone-into-a-universal-remote

It sounds a bit far fetched but we have been successful at "learning remote control signals" to a computer & then controlling from the computer various devices such as our 60 inch TV in our laundromat & also our brand new 15"H x 78"L x 2.5"D Bright Tri-Color Programmable LED Sign for our car wash. There are IR dongles & IR emitters involved.

mike walsh king koin usa

 

[MEP001]

That works perfectly for tv's and such, but good luck finding Gin-San or Jim Coleman equipment codes in any remote database. In that case you use the original remote to teach them the codes.

That's kind of what I said in my original reply. In the case of an unlisted device there is usually a program method to scroll through the codes and test with the power button rather than try every possible code.

 

[slash007]

That's kind of what I said in my original reply. In the case of an unlisted device there is usually a program method to scroll through the codes and test with the power button rather than try every possible code.

I understood that, but as far as I know, it only cycles through all the codes in it's database. That way for example if you have a Toshiba TV and put the code in and it didn't work, then you can cycle through every code in the database and maybe another code will work. I don't think any codes they have will for any of the car wash equipment. Even if it did, the best you might get is power on/off.

 

[bigleo48]

I've worked with lots of remotes and I have a Sony TV remote programmed for the Display timers I use.

You need to get the codes from the manufacturer. There are still many remotes that can be programmed with individual codes and learn from other remotes.

 

[MEP001]

I understood that, but as far as I know, it only cycles through all the codes in it's database. That way for example if you have a Toshiba TV and put the code in and it didn't work, then you can cycle through every code in the database and maybe another code will work. I don't think any codes they have will for any of the car wash equipment. Even if it did, the best you might get is power on/off.

The only time I've set up a remote to work with car wash equipment was with a Dixmor timer. I used the CH+ or VOL+ (I don't recall which) and Power button test to go through probably 200 codes before one sent the timer into its program mode. From there, all the other buttons worked as they were meant to. The whole process took barely a minute of pressing buttons.

I suppose this method won't work if GinSan has a proprietary remote that is completely different from any TV, in which case a universal remote would have to be trained by the correct one for the timer.

 

[MEP001]

I've worked with lots of remotes and I have a Sony TV remote programmed for the Display timers I use.from other remotes.

What timer is that?

 

[bigleo48]

When you look at the ginsan remote here;
http://www.ginsan.com/Literature/Lit 008 - GS400II Timer/index.html
you can see the 'TV, DVD & Cable' buttons, so they seem to be using a traditional IR remote that has been reprogrammed.

However, this does not mean you can get one and scroll till you hit the right 'code group' and make it work.

You would likely need to know what the exact IR codes that are used by Ginsan (good luck getting them to give you the codes) to program another remote or get a Ginsan remote and learn the buttons on a programmable one. I personally have done this with my PDQ M5. In the past I have dropped and broken the factory remote, so I have learned it to a programmable one as a back up.

 

[slash007]

The only time I've set up a remote to work with car wash equipment was with a Dixmor timer. I used the CH+ or VOL+ (I don't recall which) and Power button test to go through probably 200 codes before one sent the timer into its program mode. From there, all the other buttons worked as they were meant to. The whole process took barely a minute of pressing buttons.

I suppose this method won't work if GinSan has a proprietary remote that is completely different from any TV, in which case a universal remote would have to be trained by the correct one for the timer.

That's good to know about Dixmor remotes, if I ever lose mine I will just do that. I had no luck doing that with my JC vacs though and had to buy the remote from B&C. It was $70 after shipping, so not cheap.

 

[Randy]

The programming code for Dixmor timers is a Sony Code “0000” but I found that not all remote use the same codes. I bought an off brand remote and the Sony code was different that works the Dixmor timer, it was a”0019”code with that remote. The single device, TV remotes are getting hard to find, most of them are multi-device remotes now.