IR Remote Fails With Variables

gistfile1.txt

// IRremote - Version: Latest 


#include <IRremote.h>



const byte numChars = 32;
char receivedChars[numChars];
char recType = 'n';

boolean newData = false;

void setup() {
    Serial.begin(9600);
    Serial.println("<Arduino is ready>");
}

void loop() {
    recvWithStartEndMarkers();
    if (recType == 'p'){
    sendPanasonic();
    }

    else if (recType == 'h'){
    sendRaw();
    }
}

void recvWithStartEndMarkers() {
    static boolean recvInProgress = false;
    static byte ndx = 0;
    char panMarker = '<';
    char humMarker = '(';
    char endMarker = '>';
    char rc;
 
    while (Serial.available() > 0 && newData == false) {
        rc = Serial.read();

        if (recvInProgress == true) {
            if (rc != endMarker) {
                receivedChars[ndx] = rc;
                ndx++;
                if (ndx >= numChars) {
                    ndx = numChars - 1;
                }
            }
            else {
                receivedChars[ndx] = '\0'; // terminate the string
                recvInProgress = false;
                ndx = 0;
                newData = true;
            }
        }

        else if (rc == panMarker) {
            recType = 'p';
            recvInProgress = true;
        }
        else if (rc == humMarker) {
            recType = 'h';
            recvInProgress = true;
        }
    }
}

void sendPanasonic() {
    if (newData == true) {
        
        Serial.print("Panasonic ");
        Serial.println(receivedChars);
        #define PanasonicAddress      0x4004     // Panasonic address (Pre data) 
        #define PanasonicPower        receivedChars  // Panasonic Power button
        IRsend irsend;
        irsend.sendPanasonic(PanasonicAddress,receivedChars);
        newData = false;
        
        
    }
}

void sendRaw() {
    if (newData == true) {
        IRsend irsend;
        Serial.print("Humax ");
        Serial.println(receivedChars);
        int khz = 38; // 38kHz carrier frequency for the NEC protocol
        unsigned int irSignal[] = {receivedChars};
        irsend.sendRaw(irSignal, sizeof(irSignal) / sizeof(irSignal[0]), khz);
        
        newData = false;
    }
}