[s-cars] OmniRemote and UrS4 IR keys

[Marc Gorelick]

Thanks for the info, guys.

It looks like I am out of luck until OmniRemote adapts to a rolling code 
system, which the makers seem uninterested in from a perusal of their website.

Oh well, another pointless geeky exercise shot to hell. ;-)

Marc


At 10:44 AM 5/9/2004 -0400, Mark Strangways wrote:
>That explains a few things...
>Also the system deliberately forgets the code after a week or so.
>
>Just open the door with the key and lock with the IR remote.
>Mark
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Franco Barber" <feb at febsun.cmhnet.org>
>To: "Marc Gorelick" <marc at frogville.net>
>Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 1:10 AM
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] OmniRemote and UrS4 IR keys
>
>
> > On Sun, May 09, 2004 at 12:04:11AM -0400, Marc Gorelick wrote:
> > > My theory is that there is some sort of rolling-code or other security
> > > system in the key--something that would keep a learning remote from
>working
> > > more than one time.
> >
> > It is a rolling code.  There is little information available, but the
> > hints from the warnings in the owners manual tell you that the code
> > transmitted has a rolling part that advances each time you press the
> > button on the remote.
> >
> > The owners manual warns you that if you press the button on the remote
> > key too many times while you are away from the car that the car might
> > not recognize the remote key the next time you try to use it on the car.
> >
> > In that case, you can re-sync car and key by going through a simple
> > re-sync process.  A different process than that which is
> > needed to add a new remote key in the first place.
> >
> > Franco
> >
> >
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