Auto Relay

An automatic relay or otherwise known as auto relay is a signal in a television set that turns a television on and off. These signals are caused by electromagnetic waves transferred from other electronics, usually universal remotes. Microwaves, computer monitors predating 1998, and remotes cause these common waves, they are frequent and unpredictable but usually occur when a television set is turned on and off.

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