Top 20 Bose RC-18S Remote Control Questions & Answers

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No--you need the RCVT1-27. [email protected]

Check its infrared emission first. As it is new, the only possibility is with the failure of infrared LED inside it. If you wish to get more details about how to check a remote control, check this link, and pull up older posts there.

Replace its infrared emission LED. It is weak, and so the signal out from the remote control too.

Enter its picture setting option. Press menu button, and surf through the menus to get this window. Here you can adjust the aspect ratio.

Enter its picture setting option window, and change the aspect ratio there.

Assuming that replacing batteries makes no difference the remote has broken.
Buy a replacement from Bose or buy a 'universal' remote from any electrical store. With the latter you will need the appropriate code to link the universal remote to your equipment. Try this website for remote codes http://www.xdiv.com/remotes/

Hello,

If new batteries did not fix the problem, then it means the problem is either from the remote or the Unit.

Remote: Check the remote battery terminal, see if its not rust. Also, disassemble the remote, can check the connection between the terminal and the remote board, see if there is no disconnection of any kind.

If after checking and all seems well, then it means the remote is defective. To confirm, borrow a remote, test it with the unit. If it works, then it means you need to replace your remote. But if the remote you borrowed does not work, then it means the problem is from the unit and not the remote.

Unit: There is a sensor in the unit that communicates with the remote. If this sensor is defective, the remote won't communicate with the unit.

The unit sensor might have loosed contact from inside of the unit or it maybe defective and need to be replaced.

So do the above troubleshooting and let me know if the problem is from the unit or remote. If problem is from the remote, you need to do a replacement. But if otherwise, let me knows as well.

Good luck.

Hello
The intensity of infrared rays emitting from it may got weak. Rplace its infrared LED at its front by same type. OK.

instructions for the RCV1T-27 are contained in the manual for the Lifestyle V-class instruction manual (V30,V20,V10) in the link below: http://products.bose.com/pdf/customer_service/owners/og_ls_vclass.pdf

Did you find a solution? I unscrewed the screw under the battery compartment lid near the rear end of the remote. The rattle is a broken radio frequency antenna. A replacement for this ancient remote is $89 plus shipping and handling. Supposedly the Bose systems can also be programmed with some universal remotes without rf antennae.

Huh?
Hahahahahah!
Sorry, can't stop laughing at your question!

Of course there is battery in it, where could it get the power to activate those electronic circuit!
Taaah!

the electric cord id also an antenna. do not let the elctric cords touch other electric cords or it wil have interference.

Hi here is a link to the manual for the rc-18s

the code for this is not listed, but if you use the code search feature of the universal remote you should be able to do it, refer to your user manual for code search procedure, follow it exactly.

hth,

Mike...

the code for this is not listed, but if you use the code search feature of the universal remote you should be able to do it, refer to your user manual for code search procedure, follow it exactly.

Check your settings on the receiver , it might be off.

send an email to bose support. i sent 1 email with 3 products (tv, bd-player, dishnetwork receiver) that I couldn't find in the setup screen. I got 1 email back and all are up and running - 48 hour turn around on email. had to use IR emitter on bd-player to get v30 to see it. I have samsung bd-p4600.

Try this:

Insert a new battery and check if the remote works, you can do so with a camera on the mobile phone, just activate the camera, point the emitter on the remote towards the camera lens so you can see it on the mobile's display, now press buttons on the remote - if the remote works you should see a flashing light on the mobile's display - this is the infrared LED in the remote, which you can't normally see, but it's being converted into visible light by the camera.

If the remote flashes even when you don't press any buttons then there is a stuck button and you'll need to clean the remote housing and the rubber keypad with some ethyl alcohol, also clean well the holes where the buttons protrude, there may be dirt keeping a key pressed stuck.

If there are no flashes when you press the buttons, then check the battery connector on both ends, see if there are any broken wires and resolder or replace the connector if necessary.

Also check inside the remote - there will be some soldered components - check if ANY of these have a bad solder contact, pay extra attention to the LED pins, these often get loose with time, resolder any bad contacts (you can check if the LED is good with the diode test on a multimeter, it should behave in the same way as a standard diode or LED - conductive in one direction, blocking in reverse).

Other things you may want (or need) to do: clean the remote housing and the rubber keypad, also clean the contact tabs on the keypad and on the circuit board, but do it gently, you don't want to damage the conductive coating.

This is about all you can do by yourself, but if you think your remote is in some kind of a stuck program state, you can TRY to reset it (i'm not saying this is actually gonna work - it' does with some remotes, but i can't say for sure).

This is how you do it: remove the battery, disassemble the remote, take a piece of aluminum wrapping foil and place it over the main IC (chip) pins so that ALL the pins on the IC are in contact with the foil at the same time.
A few seconds of contact should be enough.

Keep in mind: any of this may or may not work. I don't actually know what the trouble is, i just suggested a few things you can check and repair by yourself.

Anyway, i hope you can fix it.

regards

3rq8 (Triarcuate)