diff --git a/vban_cmd/base.py b/vban_cmd/base.py
index ffb06ff..1adaa12 100644
--- a/vban_cmd/base.py
+++ b/vban_cmd/base.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class VbanCmd(metaclass=ABCMeta):
         self._public_packet = self._get_rt()
         worker2 = Thread(target=self._updates, daemon=True)
         worker2.start()
+        time.sleep(0.1)
 
     def _send_register_rt(self):
         """Fires a subscription packet every 10 seconds"""
@@ -143,6 +144,8 @@ class VbanCmd(metaclass=ABCMeta):
         self.text_header.framecounter = count.to_bytes(4, "little")
         if param:
             self.cache[f"{id_}.{param}"] = val
+        if self.sync:
+            time.sleep(0.02)
 
     @script
     def sendtext(self, cmd):
diff --git a/vban_cmd/command.py b/vban_cmd/command.py
index f1c7e08..88fd080 100644
--- a/vban_cmd/command.py
+++ b/vban_cmd/command.py
@@ -43,3 +43,6 @@ class Command(IRemote):
         self.setter("lock", 1 if val else 0)
 
     lock = property(fset=set_lock)
+
+    def reset(self):
+        self._remote.apply_config("reset")
diff --git a/vban_cmd/packet.py b/vban_cmd/packet.py
index f9ff8ed..96ef829 100644
--- a/vban_cmd/packet.py
+++ b/vban_cmd/packet.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class VBAN_VMRT_Packet_Data:
     def striplabels(self) -> tuple:
         """returns tuple of strip labels"""
         return tuple(
-            self._stripLabelUTF8c60[i : i + 60].decode("ascii").split("\x00")[0]
+            self._stripLabelUTF8c60[i : i + 60].decode().split("\x00")[0]
             for i in range(0, 480, 60)
         )
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class VBAN_VMRT_Packet_Data:
     def buslabels(self) -> tuple:
         """returns tuple of bus labels"""
         return tuple(
-            self._busLabelUTF8c60[i : i + 60].decode("ascii").split("\x00")[0]
+            self._busLabelUTF8c60[i : i + 60].decode().split("\x00")[0]
             for i in range(0, 480, 60)
         )