Using the Remote Control
SKIP If you press this button before you change the channel, the TV waits 30 seconds and goes back to the original channel. Each time you press SKIP, you add 30 seconds (i.e, if you press SKIP two times, the TV waits 60 seconds and turns back to the original channel). Press CLEAR to cancel skip timer.
SOUND Displays the AUDIO PROCESSOR menu.
STOP If you’re operating a VCR or DVD player, stops playing the videotape or disc.
TV Turns on the TV and puts the remote in TV mode. Also displays channel information.
VCR Puts the remote in VCR mode. If you set up the Auto Tuning feature (Chapter 3), pressing the VCR button automatically tunes the TV to the correct channel.
VPORT Tunes the TV to the VPORT input channel. Program this button to control a cable box, audio components, a VCR, DVD or satellite receiver. When programmed, changes the mode of the remote when the button is pressed. To restore the VPORT button to factory default mode (unprogrammed), press and hold VPORT, then press 1, 0, 0, and 0.
VOL (up and down) buttons Decrease or increase the TV’s volume.
WHO•INPUT In TV mode, press WHO•INPUT to toggle through the available Video Input channels (FRNT, VID1/SVID1, VID2/CVID2, VPORT and the current channel). In SAT mode, press to select available channel lists.
Using the WHO•INPUT Button
Use the WHO•INPUT button to toggle through the available input sources (FRNT, VID1/SVID1, VID2/CVID2, VPORT and the current channel) and view the content from the component you have connected to the TV.
1.Press TV to place the remote in TV mode. Make sure that the content from the component is turned ON.
2.Press WHO•INPUT to tune to the available input source and view the component.
3.Press WHO•INPUT again to tune back to the channel you were previously watching.
VCR | ON OFF |
DVD VPORT AUX SAT CABLE
| CH + |
L | V |
O | O |
V | L |
| CH - |
| CLEAR |
Programming the Remote to Operate Other Components
The universal remote can be programmed to operate most brands of remote controllable VCRs, DVD players, audio receivers, satellite receivers and cable boxes. The remote is already programmed to operate most RCA, GE and Proscan VCRs, DVD players, audio receivers and satellite receivers. The TV button cannot be programmed.
REVERSE PLAY
STOP
Use these buttons when you program the remote to operate another component.
The remote may not operate all models of all brands.
Find Out If You Need to Program the Remote
To determine whether the universal remote needs to be programmed, turn a component ON, such as a VCR, point the remote at the VCR, and press the VCR button. Then press ON•OFF or channel up or channel down to see if the VCR responds to the remote commands. If not, the remote needs to be programmed.
How to Program the Remote
There are two ways to program the remote control: automatic code search and direct entry. Instructions for both ways follow.
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