Useful information
Backlight
A blue backlight comes on for five seconds whenever a key is pressed. This helps you use the handset in subdued lighting conditions. It may be possible to hear a quiet tone being emitted from the remote control when the backlight is on. This is perfectly normal.
Power LED blinks
Short blinks indicate a valid key press.
Multiple short blinks convey information (such as a device code) or signal the beginning and successful completion of a programming sequence.
Long blinks indicate an invalid key press or entry.
The symbol ‘*’ is used in the manual to indicate a power LED blink.
Timeouts and unassigned keys
Time out – After 10 seconds the CR104 exits the programming state and returns to normal operation.
Stuck key timeout – After any key is pressed continuously for 30 seconds, the CR104 stops sending IR transmission to conserve battery life. The CR104 remains off until all keys are released.
Unassigned keys – the CR104 ignores any unassigned key presses for a particular Device Mode and does not transmit IR.
Low voltage indicator
When the batteries are running down, the IR transmit indicator on the CR104 (the LED under the Power button) flashes five times whenever you press a button:
*****
If this happens, please fit four new AAA alkaline batteries as soon as possible.
Device Mode / Source keys
As the CR104 can control your BDP300, AVR500, AVR600 or AV888 as well as a range of other equipment, many of the buttons have more than one function depending on the ‘device mode’ selected on the remote control.
The Device Mode keys (shown below) select the source on the AVR500/AVR600/AV888. If one of these keys is pressed briefly, a command is transmitted to change the source on the unit. Also the functionality of the remote control changes to operate the selected source device. It’s like having eight different remotes in your hand!
BD | SAT | AV | TUN |
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AMP | PVR | VCR | CD |
BD | BDP300 |
SAT | Satellite |
AV | |
TUN | DAB, Sirius, FM or AM tuner |
AMP | Controls the amplifier and setup features |
| of the AVR500/AVR600 and AV888 |
PVR | Personal Video Recorder (or Digital |
| Video Recorder) |
VCR | Video Cassette Recorder |
CD | Compact Disc player |
If you press and hold a Device Mode key for about four seconds, you change the Device Mode of the CR104 without changing the signal source on the AVR500/ AVR600/AV888. This can also be done by pressingS followed by a Device Mode key (within two seconds). These two methods allow you to change which device the CR104 controls without also changing the AVR500/ AVR600/AV888 source, allowing uninterrupted listening.
Each Device Mode changes the behaviour of many of the CR104 keys to control the source device appropriately. For example:
In CD mode 0 plays the previous CD track.
In AV mode 0 issues the TV ‘channel down’ command.
The CR104 remains in the last selected Device Mode so it is not necessary to press a Device Mode key before every command key if all you are doing is playing or skipping tracks on a CD, for example.
| Navigation keys |
| The Navigation keys steer the cursor in |
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OK | Setup menus or |
| also replicate the navigation functions of |
| original remotes supplied with other home |
| entertainment devices in your system. |
Oconfirms a setting. | |
Volume control
By default, the CR104 is set up so that the volume control buttons always control the volume of an Arcam amplifier or receiver, regardless of which Device Mode the remote is currently set for. This is known as volume ‘punch through’.
For example, if you are listening to a CD, you will probably have the CR104 in CD Device Mode to control the CD player. You can use the volume controls on the remote directly to adjust the volume of an Arcam amplifier without first having to pressAto put the remote into AMP Device Mode. The volume buttons ‘punch through’ the CD Device Mode on the remote to the AMP Device Mode. Volume ‘punch through’ can be disabled individually for any Device Mode if desired.
Controlling other devices
Method 1 (Direct code setup)
This section describes the simplest (preferred) way to program the CR104’s Device Mode keys to control the
BD SAT AV TUN
AMP PVR VCR CD
<<Some of the modes are locked to Arcam operation but can be unlocked if required: see ‘Locking/
unlocking a specific Device Mode’ on page
<<Amode only controls Arcam equipment.
BD mode | Locked |
SAT mode | Unlocked |
AV mode | Unlocked |
TUN mode | Locked |
AUX mode | Locked |
VCR mode | Unlocked |
CD mode | Locked |
Here is a specific example of how to program the A key to control an Addison television. The principles for controlling other devices are exactly the same.
1.Make sure your device is switched on (not just on standby).
2.Find the correct Device Code table (e.g. TV) for the type of device you want to control from the CR104.
3.Find the row containing the codes for the manufacturer of your device. The most popular code is listed first.
4.Press the appropriate Device Mode key (e.g. A) on the CR104.
5.Press and hold Suntil the red Power LED
blinks twice: * *(It actually blinks once when you press the key, then twice after about three seconds).
6.Enter the first
7.Aim the CR104 at the device and press P. If the device switches off, the setup is complete.
8.Turn your device back on and test all the CR104’s functions to ensure they are working properly.