Renaming Individual Keys
Thanks to the programming flexibility of the DPR remote, an individual button on the remote may be assigned a feature or function that is different from the name that appears as the factory default when the button is pressed. However, with the Rename Key function it is possible to rename almost any button on the remote so that when the button is pressed you will see a more descriptive or appropriate name displayed.
To rename a specific button on the remote, follow these steps. For instance, this example will show you how to program the remote so that ZOOM appears in the remote’s LCD display when you press the Tone
Button since it does not have a preprogrammed function for DVD players. Of course, remember that you will first have to learn the codes for that function into the Tone button, following the instructions shown on page 42.
1.Press and hold the Program Button O for about three seconds while the message shown in Figure 18 appears in the remote’s LCD Information Display 2. Release the button when the red light under the Set Button q appears.
2.The remote’s MAIN MENU message (Figure 17), will appear in the LCD display and the Set Button q will remain illuminated in red. Press the
⁄ / ¤ Navigation Button o until RENAME appears on the bottom line of the LCD screen, as shown in Figure 69.
3.At the next menu screen press the ⁄ / ¤ Navigation Button o until RENAME KEY appears on the bottom line of the LCD screen, as shown in Figure 72. Press the Set Button q to continue.
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Figure 72
4.The next display screen (Figure 73) is where you select the device within which the key to be renamed exists. Press the ⁄ / ¤ Navigation Buttons o until the name of the base device appears. In our example, since we want to rename a button within the DVD device memory, DVD should appear in the lower line of the LCD. When the desired device name appears, press the Set Button q.
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Figure 73
5.At the next menu screen you will select the first button within the device to be renamed, as instructed in the display shown in Figure 74.
Select the button (in this case, the Tone Button ) simply by pressing it on the remote.
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Figure 74
6.Depending on whether or not the button pressed already has a named function within the device selected, one of two things will happen.
a.If the button to be renamed already has a pre- programmed, or previously renamed title in the remote’s memory, you will see that name on the top line of the LCD display, and a blinking block cursor will appear on the far left side of the bottom line of the display.
b.If the button to be renamed does not have a function in the device selected, the top line of the LCD screen will be blank, and a blinking block cursor will appear on the far left side of the bottom line of the display, as shown in Figure 76.
Figure 76
7.To enter the new name for the key, press the Numeric Keys A. The letters above the numbered buttons indicate which letters or sym- bols will appear when the button is pressed during the renaming process. The first press of the but- ton will enter the first character shown, subse- quent presses of the same button will change the display to the other letters above that numbered key. For example, since the first letter we need to rename the Tone button to Zoom is a “Z,” you would locate the “Z” above the “9” button, and press the button four times. The first press shows
a“W,” the subsequent presses step through the other letters available until the “Z” appears. Consult the table on page 48 to see which characters are available by pressing a particular button.
8.After you enter the first letter of the new device name, there are three options for entering the next character:
a.To enter a letter that requires a different numeric key to be pressed, simply press that button. The cursor will automatically move to the next position and the first letter accessed by the new button will appear. Following our example, the next letter needed is an “O,” so you would press the “6” button once.
b. To enter a letter that uses the same numeric key, you must first press the › Navigation Button o to move the blinking cursor block to the next position. Then press the Numeric Key A as required to enter the desired letter. This is the way you would enter the second “O” in the word ZOOM, and again for the letter “M.”
c. To enter a blank space, press the › Navigation Button o twice. The first press will move the cursor to the right, and the second press will move the cursor one more space to the right, leaving a blank space between the last letter and the next one.
9.Repeat Steps 7 and 8 as needed to complete entering the needed letters, numbers, characters and spaces.
10.When the text entry is complete, press the Set Button q. The new name will be entered into the remote’s memory, replacing the default name.
11.At this point you have two options:
a.If you wish to program an additional key within the same device, press the Set Button q as instructed by the bottom line of the LCD display reading ANOTHER KEY. The remote will return to the SELECT A KEY menu option as shown in Step 6. Repeat the instructions in Steps 6 though 11 to rename the next key.
b.If you have no additional keys to rename, press the ⁄ Navigation Button o once so that the menu screen displays EXIT on the bottom line of the display. Press the Set Button q to return the remote to normal operation.
NOTES ON RENAMING KEYS:
•Renaming a key does not change its function. You may change the function of an individual key by learning a new code into the remote. See page 42 for more information.
•When a key is renamed it will only apply to the specific device selected in Step 4. The same key may be renamed as needed for each individual device with which it is used.
Resetting the Remote
Depending on the way in which the remote has been programmed, there may be a situation where you wish to totally erase all changes that have been made to the remote and return it to the factory defaults. You may do that by following the steps shown below, but remember that once the remote is reset, ALL changes that have been made, including programming for use with other devices, learned keys, macros, punch- through settings and key names, will be erased and
