Will the remote work through a closed cabinet door or do you need a clear path from the remote to the receiver?
330975
That I could not anwer - mine is on top of a cabinet with nothing in the way to block the signal. HH
330976
The remote is Infra Red so it will not work through a door and, yes, you do need a clear path to the receiver.
330977
If you have a glass door no problem, but it will not go through a wood door.
330978
My cabinet has glass doors and it works thru those. I don't know about wood doors. If the dog walks in front of the receiver when I'm trying to work the remote it doesn't work. I think you need a clear path
1474426
Works fine for me with direct line of sight. I have the receiver plugged into the front of my computer, so I can't speak to other setups.
751583
No, I have a cable box with a light, you can't see it through the glass, but the remote works with the glass closed! Hope this helps! I love it! It's sturdy and looks exactly like the picture!
22700
it will works through a thin wall if the remote is very close to the sensor
123701
you need the receiver that goes in the normal dining room switch location and then the remote can go where ever
1696803
Other than ensuring the switches are set same on receiver and remote, I don't know why it wouldn't work. I assume your remote lights up indicating it is transmitting
1030304
Your Remote Control needs direct line of sight to the receiver - so as long as that is true you are all set. I have my TV mounted above fireplace with receiver mounted under the mantel, this has worked out great.
2060982
It will still work fine. In fact, you will only need to attach the sensor side since the magnet will cause it to stick to the door. Since the alarm only goes off when the door if open there will be minimal interference so long as you do not place the receiver directly behind where now open door is between the transmitter and receiver since the signal will now have to bounce around before being received.
606429
Don't know what to tell you Craig. I know my kids open the garage way before they get to the driveway, so the range is at least a couple hundred feet. Are you sure the little wire that acts as the receiver on the remote itself is not blocked in some way? I know I have mine hanging down and it seems to get the signal from the remote pretty easily.
1430050
No. The range is poor and the remote must be pointing straight at the receiver sensor.
333272
Amanda, I have the sensor above a door at the end of my hallway so that it monitors all doors connected to it. I keep the remote in my bedroom that is about 60ft away and it has worked fine. Hope this helps.
1275852
Maybe this reading might help a little, http://www.garagerepairutah.com/garage-door-opener-open-close-problems/ Door openers know their state, and it's not based on the eye sensors or anything like that. When you click the button on your remote, the entire assembly knows if it needs to open, or to close, or if it is in the middle of one of the operations. I can assure you from hundreds of customers using this specific button that is internet connected, their phones know quite positively the status of the door. It updates and even shows confirmation once it is in that other state. If you're on the fence about getting it because you just don't understand how it works, go ahead and get it and let it surprise you!
2029306
The reception seems to be pretty sensitive. When I was setting it up for my Raspberry Pi it was in a closed cabinet with other home theater components connected to an IR repeater system. Even without an IR repeater connected to the FLIRC (and the cabinet door closed) it would pickup signals being repeated to the other components. There's an unused repeater hanging loose in that cabinet which is probably the one that is bouncing signals around inside the cabinet and making it work. I know it doesn't directly answer your question, so I'll run a quick test with the FLIRC facing the back of the cabinet and the door open to simulate your scenario and report back.
1344833
send it back, we had to. I stopped working and locked us out of the office. Note the remote only works from the outside. it does not work from the inside.
50502
It is IR (Infrared) remote and not RF. You can see the IR LED in the front of the remote. It will not work if you are not in the line of sight. But it is very sensitive and works even at an extreme angle. However, if it is completely blocked by say a door or you are not pointing at the switch then it will not work. Also, a learning remote can apparently learn the code though I have not tried it.
978177
I first placed the receiver about 50 ft away. It would trigger on when the garage door opened but not turn off when the door was closed. Contacted Skylink by email and received a response within 24 hours who suggested I place the receiver closer. It works well at 25 feet.
1298485
The remote uses IR to control the receiver. I would just make sure that your enclosure does not obstruct line of sight between remote and the IR-receiver (front of unit)... If you're connected through wi-fi, you could just use the android/iOs app and not worry about line of sight issues.