JL7678 Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 I have a Control 4 SR260 Remote that uses either 4 Alkaline Batteries or a Lithium C4-RBATT-250 battery. Can someone comment which is better or more cost effective? My Lithium just died after only one year...I just installed 4 Alkaline batteries because I did not have an extra Lithium battery laying around. Actually, don't know where to buy a Lithium battery or even know what they cost. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 1 hour ago, JL7678 said: Actually, don't know where to buy a Lithium battery or even know what they cost. Umm, it's 2018. There's this website called Amazon that sells pretty much whatever you want and can get it to you within a day or so... dcovach 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownbatsbreath Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 The C4 lithium battery is part of a recharging kit.... it’s rechargeable... Do you have the docking station? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL7678 Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 Thank you BBB.... Yes, I have the docking station but the remote will not recharge...I ended up putting in 4 batteries and that worked, so I know it is not the remote. Looks like I may need a new C4 Lithium battery. Do you know where I can buy the L battery and how much does it cost? Contrary to Zaphods sarcastic reply above, I did try Amazon and got NO results... dcovach 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcovach Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 @JL7678 There's a chance your remote battery is still good and the remote needs a patch update. What os is your controller on? Otherwise, a new battery can be purchased separately through a dealer. Brownbatsbreath 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL7678 Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 dcovach, thank you for your reply. i would think the magnolia installers that were here on friday did that...... i replaced a samsung tv for a bravia 75" 940E and techs came out to install all my equipment and were working remotely with a Magnolia Control 4 technician. it worked fine Friday and Saturday..Saturday night I noticed the battery was draining so I put it on the charging station last night and when I got up this morning it was completely dead. To get it to work I installed 4 alkaline batteries and its working fine now..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcovach Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Sometimes taking the battery out and putting it back in temporarily fixes it. I cannot comment on what magnolia did but they are not usually known for their ability to do anything impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownbatsbreath Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Did the red light on the charging station turn on to indicate it was charging? Make sure the charging station has power and the remote was fully seated on it? You can also make sure the remote is set to charge by pressing List and selecting Settings - Config - scroll down to Recharge Station and make sure Yes is selected. All basic things you probably already checked. dcovach 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL7678 Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 BBB, The picture attached is exactly how I found it this morning...the light was green and the remote was dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL7678 Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 BBB, I think you may have fixed the problem...I went to settings and the Recharge Station was set to NO...switched to Yes. Now we will wait to see if that works...thank you. Not sure how it ever got switched to No to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 BBB, I think you may have fixed the problem...I went to settings and the Recharge Station was set to NO...switched to Yes. Now we will wait to see if that works...thank you. Not sure how it ever got switched to No to begin with.Poor work by magnolia not to set that Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL7678 Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 msgreenf, I'm thinking the same thing...... msgreenf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 msgreenf, I'm thinking the same thing......That literally takes 2 seconds to set and you can do it in composer even fasterSent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL7678 Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 I did it earlier...and it appears that was the fix...as I mentioned, this was only a TV and Receiver change out. I had Control 4 before and n never had a problem before. Why it switched before is anyone's guess.There is no doubt that the Magnolia Tech should have checked before he left on Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JL7678 Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 speaker wires will be hidden by contractor tomorrow......all equipment in cabinet behind wall.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcovach Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 1 minute ago, JL7678 said: speaker wires will be hidden by contractor tomorrow......all equipment in cabinet behind wall.... What about the vacuum cleaner? Was that left behind by the wifey as a reminder or will that be hidden too? msgreenf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL7678 Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 crap, you just reminded me she asked me to vacuum...lol msgreenf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilG Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 I have a Control4 system and have generally been happy with it. One issue I have is connecting to my home WiFi. Every time I have a disruption with my internet, change providers or major trouble shooting by the provider, the devices I have that rely on WiFi get disconnected. That’s really only my Apple TV but my Control4 rep isn’t all that responsive for a small issue. Is there anyone out there that can tell me what I’d have to do to log my Control4 onto my WiFi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggzlot Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 2 hours ago, NeilG said: I have a Control4 system and have generally been happy with it. One issue I have is connecting to my home WiFi. Every time I have a disruption with my internet, change providers or major trouble shooting by the provider, the devices I have that rely on WiFi get disconnected. That’s really only my Apple TV but my Control4 rep isn’t all that responsive for a small issue. Is there anyone out there that can tell me what I’d have to do to log my Control4 onto my WiFi? Sounds like network dhcp reservations aren’t set id post a new topic as this has nothing to do with this thread on batteries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPK12357 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Have been reading this C4 forum with interest. I have a Control 4 system with SR-260 remotes. All are programmed accurately to charging stations. The system has worked fine for 5 -6 years and the remotes are starting to have problems? I am thinking that the batteries are just starting to die, not able to hold charge or that the contacts between the battery, the cover and the charging station are not working well? It seems that all three remotes are starting to malfunction within about 6months of each other? Do I need new batteries/covers? I saw somewhere that there are updates that may be needed to the OS for Control 4? Should I be getting the updates done? thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo1738 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 See you double posted, batteries replaced is 1st line. Did you try to put a pair of regular batteries in and hold them there, does the remote screen brighten up/work better? If so it's the rechargeable batteries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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