Double Key Presses – Flirc

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What is "double key press"

In this case we'll start off with a description of the symptoms of double key presses:

For example: You press the down arrow once on your remote control and onscreen the selection moves down twice (rather than once)

This is an example of one press and flirc sending two.

Why is this happening

This happens because Flirc might actually think the user pressed two buttons because the infrared packets from the remote control are so far apart.

Increasing the interkey delay will tell flirc to wait longer before deciding the button was let go.

How to fix it

Go to the advanced section of the GUI

Now, we will want to change the inter-key delay. If it's currently at zero, increase it. Increasing this value should help.

Comments

Daine Wright November 29, 2014 03:00

I had been looking for info and a fix on the double press issue. This is the susinct and helpful answer I needed.

Jason Kotzin January 23, 2015 23:53

Thanks, I appreciate it.

Aviram Moran October 17, 2015 03:31

I have the same issue. the problem is that when looking at my setting they were already at 5. I increased it to 6 but it did not help.

João Carlos Gonçalves January 20, 2016 19:36

Exactly the same here, Aviram. I have two remotes (one PC remote from ebay and one Sony vhs remote) and even with a delay of 7 I get multiple commands from one push. It seems that 7 is not enough.

Radoslaw May 05, 2016 20:42

Same here. I have Harmony Ultimate and I can't properly pause the video in any player. Will this ever be fixed?

Jay Cassano December 28, 2018 18:07

The inter-key delay setting is no longer in the Advanced menu. How can one fix this with on the latest firmware? I just received my Flirc.

Tim Campbell September 03, 2023 14:30

I have the same issue (two years later). Is there a solution in the latest version?

Edited by Tim Campbell September 03, 2023 14:30