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Button n twice when the LEARN MENU (Figure 29) appears so that you see the display show in Figure 33. The remote will return to normal operation within 30 seconds.
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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 DPR remote is programmed so that the commands transmitted correspond to the device selected by pressing one of the Input Selectors 3. This is logical, as you want the remote to control the device you have select- ed. However, in some circumstances you may have configured your system so that the devices connected to the DPR 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 con- nect 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 DPR remote allows you to correct that situation 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 program the VID 2 buttons to provide the commands 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 DPR 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 O 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 F appears.
2.The remote’s MAIN MENU message (Figure 16), will appear in the LCD display and the Set Button F will remain illuminated in red.
Press the ⁄ Navigation Button D twice so that CHANGE DEVICE appears on the bottom line of the LCD screen, as shown in Figure 34. Press the Set Button F to begin the process
of reassigning the commands 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 n to scroll through the list to find the device you wish to use for another function. 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.
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Figure 35
4.Once the “old” device type has been selected, you need to tell the remote which set of remote codes to use as a replacement for the device just selected. When the instructions shown in Figure 36 appear, press the ⁄ / ¤ Navigation Buttons n to scroll through the list of device categories to find the name of the device that you wish to use. The old device name will remain on the left side of the LCD screen, while the replacement device list will scroll to its right. For example, press the ⁄ Navigation Button n until the display screen reads
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T V < - V C R
Figure 36
5.Once the new device is selected, the remainder of the process will select the codes for the specific brand to be used, and for that reason they are identical to the way a device is programmed using manual entry. Continue the process as outlined in the next few steps, remembering that if the codes for your specific device are not found you may select any brand and then “learn” the proper codes into the DPR remote using the process outlined on page 34. To begin the process, start by selecting the brand of device, as shown in Figure 19. Press the ⁄ / ¤ Navigation Buttons n until the brand name of the device you are programming into the remote appears on the lower line of the display and then press the Set Button F.
6.The next step is important, as it determines which codes will operate the source device or display. Point the DPR remote at the device being pro-
grammed and, following the instructions shown on the remote’s LCD Information Display 2, press and release the Numeric Keys A one at a time, starting with the “1” button. After you press the “1” Button A the remote’s LCD screen will briefly go blank as the code is being transmitted, but you will see the “transmit” icon in the upper right corner of the display to serve as confirmation that the remote is sending out commands.
7.After you press and release the number key, watch the device being programmed to see whether it turns off. As shown in the instructions that will appear on the next menu screen (Figure 21), press the Set Button F, and then skip to Step 9. If the unit does not turn off, proceed to the next step.
8.If the device being programmed into the DPR remote does not turn off after you have pressed the “1” key, continue Steps 6 and 7 by pressing the available numeric keys shown until the device turns off. If the device still does not turn off after all choices have been tried, the code for this spe- cific device is not in the DPR remote library under that brand name. If that is the case, we suggest that you press the Set Button F to accept the codes from another brand so that the program- ming is completed, but remember that you will then have to program the remote manually by fol- lowing the Learning Commands instructions on page 34.
9.When the device being programmed does turn off after a numeric key has been pressed, you must press the Set Button F within five seconds to enter the setting into the remote’s memory. After you press the Set button, the top line of the LCD display will read SAVING... and then the word SAVED will flash four times in the center of the bottom line.
10.When the codes are saved the remote will return to normal operation, and whenever you press the Input Selector Button 3 that was just programmed, the display will show the original device type code at the far left side of the display, with the name of the new code set type in brack- ets. For example, the display will read TV[VCR] in our example of replacing the TV codes with those for a VCR.
Macro Programming
Macros enable you to easily repeat frequently used combinations of multiple remote control commands with the touch of a single button. Once a macro is programmed you may send up to 20 commands with one press of the Power On or Macro buttons. This will greatly simplify the process of turning on
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