Remote Control (cont’d)
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Programming Your Remote Control

TV Setup (TV Power,VOL and MUTE)
Y
ou can program the DIRECTV remote control to operate your TV
power, volume and mute.
1) Move the slide switch near the top of the remote to TV.
2) Point the remote away from your DIRECTV Receiver. Press and
hold MUTE and SELECT until the light near the slide switch on the
remote flashes twice (about 5 seconds).
3) Enter the five-digit code for your TV (refer to the code list next
page).
4) Test the remote by pressing the PWR, VOL and MUTE. If the
remote does not control your television, repeat steps 2 and 3, using
a different five-digit code.
5) If you’ve tried all the codes for your TV, and you can’t control
your TV, then try Perform a Code Search
Once your remote is programmed to work with your TV, the VOL
and MUTE key will work regardless of the slide switch position. If
you would like to change the VOL and MUTE to work with anoth-
er component, you can. Simply set up your remote to work with
the component, and then follow the Volume Lock instructions.

TV INPUT Select setup

Once you’ve set up your TV Power,VOL and MUTE, you can pro-
gram the TV INPUT button if you’d like.
1) Move the slide switch near the top of the remote to TV.
2) Point the remote away from your DIRECTV Receiver. Press and
hold MUTE and SELECT until the light near the slide switch on the
remote flashes twice.(about 5 seconds)
3) Enter 9 – 6 – 0.The light will blink twice.
If you want to hide the TV INPUT button, then follow steps 1
through 3 again, and the light will blink 4 times, then pressing the TV
INPUT will do nothing.

Set up AV1 or AV2 to control DVD,VCR, other TV,

second DIRECTV Receiver, or Stereo

You can program the remote control to work with other electronic
components in your home.
1) Move the slide switch near the top of the remote control to AV1
or AV2
2) Point the remote away from your DIRECTV Receiver and com-
ponents. Press and hold MUTE and SELECT until the light near the
slide switch on the remote flashes twice. (about 5 seconds)
3) Enter the five-digit code for the component and brand (refer to
the code list located next page)
4) Test the remote by pressing the PWR button on the remote. If
the component turns off/on then you successfully programmed
your remote. If not then repeat step 1 with the next code for your
component.
5) If you’ve tried all the codes for component, and you can control
your equipment, then try Perform a Code Search

Volume Lock

If you programmed your remote to control your TV, then the VOL
and MUTE key will automatically control the volume on your TV,
regardless of the slide switch position. If you want the
VOL/MUTE
keys to control a different component, such as your stereo, you can.
1) First, program AV1 or AV2 to work with your stereo or A/V
equipment (see above instructions).
2) Move the slide switch near the top of the remote control to the
position you would like to lock the VOL & MUTE keys to.
3) Point to remote away from your DIRECTV Receiver and com-
ponents. Press and hold MUTE and SELECT until the light near the
slide switch on the remote flashes twice (about 5 seconds).
4) Enter 9 – 9 – 3.The light will blink twice.
Now no matter which position your slide switch is in, the VOL and
MUTE will work this new component.

Global Volume Unlock

Depending on how you set up your remote, the VOL and MUTE will
control only your TV or other component, no matter which posi-
tion the switch is in. If you don’t want it to work this way, the
remote can be programmed so that the VOL and MUTE work with
multiple components based on the switch position.
1) Point the remote away from your DIRECTV Receiver and com-
ponents. Press and hold MUTE and SELECT until the light near the
slide switch on the remote flashes twice (about 5 seconds).
2) Enter 9 - 9 - 3 then VOL UP.The light will blink twice.
Now the VOL and MUTE will work for the component selected by
the slide switch position.

Perform a Code Search

If you were unable to find a code for your brand of TV or compo-
nent, you can try a code search.This process may take up to 30 minutes.
1) First turn on the TV or component.
2) Move the slide switch near the top of the remote control to the
appropriate position.
3) Point the remote away from your DIRECTV Receiver and com-
ponents. Press and hold MUTE and SELECT until the light near the
slide switch on the remote flashes twice (about 5 seconds).
4) Enter one of the following 4 digits
TV: 9 9 1 1VCR or DVD: 9 9 1 2 Stereo: 9 9 1 3
5) Press the PWR key on the remote control.
6) Point the remote to the TV or component and press CHAN UP.
Repeatedly press the CHAN UP until the TV or component turns off.
7) When the TV or component turns off, the press SELECT.
Note: If the light flashes 3 times before the TV or component
responds, then you’ve cycled all codes and unfortunately the code
you need is not available.You must then use the remote that came
with your TV or component.

Factory Default

T
o reset all the functions of the remote control to the factory
defaults, follow these steps:
1) Point the remote away from your DIRECTV Receiver and com-
ponents. Press and hold MUTE and SELECT until the light near the
slide switch on the remote flashes twice (about 5 seconds).
2) Enter 9-8-1.The light on the remote will flash twice.
Now you have cleared the AV1, AV2 and TV modes.
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