Will multiple RF OSMC remote controls interfere with each other?

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Apologies if the answer to this is to be found somewhere - I have looked in both the forum and the main website without finding it! All the search terms I used turned up various references to previous versions of the OSMC RC, or to non-OSMC RCs which were being used with an OSMC setup.

I have an official OSMC remote control and dongle (as OSMC Remote Control - OSMC) which I bought in July 2023 - it is the current RF version. It works well with my Pi 4/OSMC Kodi setup, and I like the fact that it doesn’t require line-of-sight.

However I am considering getting a second copy to control a different Pi/OSMC Kodi setup in a different room. Both setups will be working simultaneously. I can’t ascertain whether the RF signals from one of the controllers could be received and acted on by the ‘wrong’ Pi.

I did not have to do anything to pair the original RC to its dongle, nor can I find any information about altering the configuration. So does that mean that they are ‘universal’, with any controller working with any dongle (which would not be what I want), or are they already paired somehow at purchase? If they are ‘universal’, is there anything I can do to stop them interfering, other than moving the setups further apart (or lining my walls will aluminium foil!) ?

Thanks

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I have multiple OSMC RF remotes in my house and they do not interfere with each other.

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Once they are paired, each remote will only work with its paired dongle. If you need to re-pair then make sure all other dongles are powered off or out of range.

Note also the remotes/dongles being supplied now are not compatible with earlier versions. You can’t mix and match remotes and dongles. A supply of coloured labels can help if they get mixed up.

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Thanks both, that’s very useful information. :+1:

I do think it would be worth this being mentioned on the product page though - I can’t believe I’m the first person to wonder about it. Anyway I’ve got the answer I wanted so I’m happy.

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@sam_nazarko to be considered