When the TV is in the controlling outlet, can you use the TV's remote to turn the TV on and off? The socket it's plugged in to is still live?
1431189
I believe that the TV should remain live, with the ability to turn on or off - it should act normally; anything that is turned off as a result of the TV's state will not be able to be turned on (with or without remote) unless the TV itself has been turned back on, which I think will work normally with a TV remote.
1431190
I agree with the first two answers. As long as the master outlet the TV is plugged into is powerd, the tv should respond to the tv remote. The slave outlets work only when the master outlet's load is drawing power, meaning the in your case when the tv is turned on.
872040
All you have to do is plug in power switch to wall outlet, plug in desired item to power switch, make sure that ON button is pressed on power switch, make sure that item itself turned on and then use remote by pressing the corresponding button (1, 2 or 3). I will check to see if I still have the actual instructions to check if I missed anything. ***8/5/13: Sorry --- did not find instructions. I hope you were able to get your devices going. :)
414095
You can turn it on and off with the remote but, it will time out and turn off. It doesn't stay on constantly.
2050705
No, unless both happen to be on the same frequency (not likely) - you would need to select either the TV or Cable button to choose the device you want to control. Not sure it is the best way to go, but I just turn the TV on/off and leave the cable box on all the time. I have heard cable boxes use just about the same amount of power when they are off (actually "stand-by") as when they are on.
89911
Yes. There is a switch on the side labeled "ON" and "TIMER". You choose the position "ON" if you want the outlet to remain on.
893461
Yes, your remote will still control your TV. However, the box will be controlled by remote we have to turn the dial
500393
If you have the power switch set to on and leave it set that way. When you activate the remote outlet the appliance will turn on.
537200
It does not internally turn the outlet on or off. However, you should be able to wire the switch and the outlet either way you want the outlet to work.
1011925
Hasn't done it yet. My husband has it where it turns on automatically when the TV is turned on, so it's on a lot. It's been a week since we've had and no problems yet.
89909
There is a switch on the top of the unit labeled "ON" and "TIMER". You choose the position "ON" if you want the outlet to remain on.
1532226
No, the remote is on/off for all outlets. no individual comtrol... Also, I learned to protect from rain.... fzzzzz dead!
204962
No, it plugs into a socket. I am very pleased with it except for the fact that it doesn't have avolume control on the remote.
1020744
I installed the wires as shown by the color-coded outlets on the unit and the TV and have had no problem. The unit does have a sound control operated by the remote--is the sound adjusted to an appropriate level? How about the TV's (or other receiving unit) sound controls? Does it have a "mute" button?
31658
Yes, they basically worded it incorrectly in the instruction manual. Enabling this feature will remember the On/Off state of the TV when it loses power. So if you unplug it while it is turned on, it will turn itself back on once you plug it back in. It has nothing to do with the video signal. I tried the tech support people and even they weren't aware of this.
2136751
Are you saying the remote would not work? Or the unit itself? The unit gets plugged into the wall socket. If the remote won't work, I would contact the company.
1250390
Another question?Why can't you turn the unit off with the remote ? It just keeps saying Run ????It won't shut off unless you unplug it.
414630
I don't know, because I have no need for the remote battery; I use the charger adapter. If you are hoping for the switch to work automatically when you activate the source that you want to send to the TV, I can tell you that feature doesn't work very often for me. I just do the switching manually with the remote control.