Toast0307

Thanks for the comments but unfortunately nine of the ideas seem to work so I'm going to ask legoshop. Com to send the speed remote instead.

Does anyone know if the Ir receiver has to be working correctly before the light on the remote will work when you move a lever

Wow I just posted a question related to exact same problem although legoshop.com have now sent me 3 and none of them work I am considering asking them to send the speed remote instead worth a try?

I recently purchased a powerfunctions Ir remote 8885 and Ir receiver V1 to control the motors I already had. With batteries installed and Ir receiver connected to battery pack I tried operating the levers but no little yellow led lit up and connected motor did not work. Figuring it was just faulty I contacted legoshop.com who promptly sent me another.This failed to work either. Again contacted legoshop.com who checked I was fitting the batteries correct(hardly rocket science) and when outcome did not change agreed to send a 3rd remote. This just arrived and still does not work! Does anyone have any ideas what the problem might be? By the way the motor works fine off the battery pack direct and the Ir receiver shows its yellow led when connected to the battery pack.