Chapter 9
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Controlling Other Components
CONTROLLING OTHER COMPONENTS
To use the remote to control other devices (such as a TV, VCR, DVD player, tuner,
amplifier, or DISH Network satellite receiver), you must first program it to control these
other devices. You can do this by either following the instructions in Setting Up Using
Device Code Tables on page51, or the Setting Up Using Device Codes Scan procedure
described on page52.

Remote Control Modes

Use the remote control’s mode buttons, SAT (satellite receiver), TV (for a TV), VCR (for a
VCR or a DVD player), and AUX (“auxiliary,” for a second TV, a VCR, a tuner, an audio
amplifier, or a second DISH Network satellite receiver) to set the remote to the right mode
for the device. To change the mode, press the button for the device you want the remote to
control. The mode button lights for two seconds to show you’ve set the remote to that
mode.

Limited Mode

You can program your remote control in Limited Mode to keep from accidentally changing
the channel on your TV or VCR. When you use the remote to control your TV in Limited
Mode, you will only be able to use POWER, MUTE, and VOLUME. Also, when you use the
remote to control your VCR in Limited Mode, you will only be able to use POWER and the
VCR function buttons.

Turning Limited Mode On and Off

The section Setting Up Using Device Code Tables has a step that tells the remote control
to go into Limited Mode. Here’s a simple way to turn Limited Mode on and off anytime:
1Press and hold the mode button (for example, TV) untill all of the mode buttons light.
Release the button.
2Press:
•PAGE UP to turn Limited Mode on.
•PAGE DOWN to turn Limited Mode off.
3Press POUND.
Note: Limited Mode is not used with amplifiers.

Combination Devices

If you are programming the remote to control a combination device, such as a TV/VCR or
a TV/DVD, program the remote control in one mode, and then repeat the procedure in the
other mode. For example, to program the remote to control a TV/VCR using code 748,
follow the instructions to program the remote to control the TV using code 748, and then
repeat the instructions for the VCR using the same code.