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Homelink question

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Audio and Electronics' started by mr5150, Apr 24, 2005.

  1. mr5150

    mr5150 New Member

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    I got my homelink to program...I think. It seems to take about 5 seconds to activate the garage door opener, whereas the factory opener is almost instant. Is this normal? I've tried reprogramming several times with no change.

    Thanks, Larry
     
  2. catsbox

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    I had the same problem. I changed the batteries in my old opener then re-trained the Homelink, and all works fine. I notice I do need to hold the homelink button down for a bit longer than I did for my old opener.
     
  3. Steve Goldenberg

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  4. mr5150

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    Thanks...worked great.
     
  5. Bill Merchant

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    Anyone using the HomeLink for X-10 control? Success? Problems?
     
  6. Steve Goldenberg

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    I use it in CO for just the garage door but in MA I set up my daughter's Homelink to turn on/off exterior and interior X-10 lights. I may have had to teach it several times but evenually it worked and it still does.
     
  7. jeromep

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    I find that the signal strength of the homelink unit much better than any of my remotes, even with a full battery on them. So, even though I have to press the button longer for it to send a signal, I can do it farther away from my house than usual which means the door is fully open by the time I get to my drive way and I don't have to stop and wait for the door to open.
     
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    Same here! Yahoo!
     
  9. aaf709

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Bill Merchant\";p=\"87082)</div>
    Yeah, I'd like to know too. I have one set for my garage door and one set for my parent's garage door and was wondering what to do with the 3rd. Someone suggested getting an X-10 to operate the porch light, which would be nice (although I don't see one for a wall switch).
     
  10. fishinmyeye

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    The signal strength of my homelink appears low. When I am inside the garage (under the garage's sensor) it works without a problem. But when I come home, it seems the homelink signal is not powerful enough to send the signal through the garage door. I then have to fish around for the original remote opener which works fine.
    I have already tried to reprogram the homelink after putting fresh batteries in the original remote, but no improvement.
    Anybody have any suggestions, remedies or run into a similar problem?
     
  11. lordbah

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    There's no change to make so we can just press and release the button rather than having to hold it for about 2 seconds?
     
  12. [H]ackerK

    [H]ackerK Geek

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    Maybe the antenna was loose or missing on the receiver end?