Programming the Remote
of the LCD screen, as shown in Figure 26. Press the Set Button Fto begin the process of learning commands from another device’s remote into the AVR remote.
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Figure 26
3.The SELECT A DEVICE message will appear in the LCD display (Figure 17). Press the ⁄¤
Navigation Buttons Eto scroll through the list of device categories and press the Set Button Fwhen the device for which you wish to set the codes appears. For this exam- ple, we will select “TV” to enter the codes needed to operate your TV.
4.The next menu screen (Figure 27) will prompt you to select the button, or “key,” on the AVR remote that you wish to program. Press that button on the AVR remote.
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Figure 27
5.Once you press the button to be programmed on the AVR remote, press and hold the button on the remote control for the device to be programmed within five seconds, as instructed on the next menu screen (Figure 28).
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Figure 28
6.Continue to hold the button on the original remote until the menu on the AVR remote’s LCD screen changes. If the code is successfully learned you will see the display shown in Figure 29. If you see that menu, proceed to Step 9. If the code is not successfully learned, you will see the display shown in Figure 30. If that menu appears, proceed to Step 7.
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Figure 29
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Figure 30
7.If the message shown in Figure 26 appears in the display, press the Set Button Fto try programming the button again. When the remote prompts you to press and hold the key on the original remote again by showing the display shown in Figure 28, immediately press the button on the source remote again. To avoid another failed attempt, make certain that the windows on the two remotes are fac- ing one another.
8.Continue to hold the button on the original remote until the AVR’s display changes again. If the code was successfully learned, you will see the display shown in Figure 25. In that case, skip to the next step. If the LEARN FAILED display (Figure 30) appears again you may either try to program the key again, or press the ⁄ Navigation Buttons Eto stop the process. It is possible that some remotes may use code sequences or infrared frequencies that are not compatible with the AVR remote, and those codes can- not be learned. When the display shown in Figure 31 appears, press the Set Button Fto exit the Learning system.
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Figure 31
9.When a code has been learned successfully, you have three options. When the display shown in Figure 29 is on the LCD screen on the AVR remote, you may press the Set Button Fto learn additional codes from the buttons on a remote into the AVR remote. Follow Steps 4 through 8 as often as needed to complete the
10.If you wish to change the name that appears in the LCD display when the button that has just had a new code learned is pressed, press the ⁄ Navigation Buttons Eso that the display shown in Figure 32 appears in the LCD display. Press the Set Button F to open the RENAME KEY menu. Enter the new name for the key following the instruc- tions shown in the Renaming Individual Keys section of this manual on page 44. If you find it more convenient to rename the buttons at a later time, you may do that separately by following the instructions on page 49.
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Figure 32
11.When you have programmed all keys for the desired device, press the ⁄ Navigation Buttons Etwice when the LEARN MENU (Figure 29) appears so that you see the display show in Figure 33. The remote will return to normal operation.
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Figure 33
12.If you wish to program the codes for another device, repeat the procedure outline above, but select a different device in Step 3.
Changing Devices
In the factory default settings, the AVR remote is programmed so that the commands transmitted correspond to the device selected by pressing one of the Input Selectors 4. This is logical, as you want the remote to control the device you have selected. However, in some circum- stances you may have configured your system so that the devices connected to the AVR do not correspond to the default device settings and the legends printed on the remote. For example, if your system has two VCRs you may connect the second VCR to the VID 2 input. There is no problem in doing that, but in normal operation the commands issued after selecting the VID 2 input are for a television, not a VCR.
The AVR remote allows you to correct that situa- tion through the “Changing Devices” process. That enables you to assign the codes from one type of device to a different button. For example, in the steps below, we will explain how to pro- gram the VID 2 buttons to provide the com- mands to operate a VCR. Of course, you may program the remote to have any of the devices take on the code set of any other device, as your system requires. And, with the AVR remote’s “Rename” function, you can even change the way the name of the device appears on the remote’s LCD display so that you see exactly which commands are being sent.
To program the buttons normally assigned to one device for the commands of another, follow these steps:
1. Press and hold the Program Button for about three seconds while the message shown in Figure 15 appears in the remote’s LCD Information Display 2. Release the button when the red light under the Set Button Fappears.
2.The remote’s MAIN MENU message (Figure 16), will appear in the LCD display and the Set Button Fwill remain illuminated in red. Press the ⁄ Navigation Buttons E twice so that CHANGE DEVICE appears on the bottom line of the LCD screen, as shown in Figure 34. Press the Set Button Fto begin the process of reassigning the com- mands used for a particular device.
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Figure 34
3.The next menu display is where you select the Input Select, or device, that you wish to change. When the display shown in Figure 35 appears, press the ⁄¤ Navigation Buttons Eto scroll through the list to find the device you wish to use for another func- tion. In this case we will select “TV,” and show how to change it to take on the codes for operating a VCR. When that device’s name appears, press the Set Button F.