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Selecting a Device to Control

Use these steps to select and operate the TV, or another home entertainment device, after programming it into your remote control as the CBL, DVD, AVR, or AUX device.

Except for the TV indictor, any device can be programmed for each indictor.

Device light

Description

 

 

HP MediaSmart

Remote control controls your

TV

TV (already programmed).

 

 

CBL

Remote control controls your

 

cable or satellite set-top box

 

or other programmed device.

 

Comcast set-top box is the

 

default manufacturer.

 

 

DVD

Remote control controls your

 

DVD player or other

 

programmed device. Sony

 

DVD Player is the default

 

manufacturer.

 

 

AVR

Remote control controls your

 

audio-visual receiver or other

 

programmed device. No

 

default manufacturer.

 

 

AUX

Remote control controls your

 

auxiliary device or other

 

programmed device. No

 

default manufacturer.

 

 

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Each programmed device can have a second device programmed for volume mapping, which adjusts sound at a programmed device such as an external sound system; see “Programming the second device for volume mapping” on page 51.

1If necessary, press the Device button to light the indicator for the device you want to control.

On/Off

CBL DVD AVR AUX

HP MediaSmart TV

Sleep

Device

Screen

￿To operate the TV, point the remote control at the TV remote control sensor window near the lower-right corner of the front of the TV display.

￿To operate another device, point the remote control at the device remote control sensor window.

2If necessary, press the Power button to turn on the device.

3Operate the TV or device by using the remote control.

￿For the TV, see the remaining topics in this section. The TV must be the selected device to use the Media button or the Media Center Green Start button.

￿For a device other

than the TV, use the

Record

Live TV

 

 

remote control

 

 

buttons supported

 

 

by the device.

 

 

Press the Record,

R

 

e

 

Rewind, Play, Pause,

Fast-Forward (FF), and Stop buttons to operate a DVD player or other connected device. The Previous and Next buttons work with DVD players. The Live TV button works with PVR, and cable and satellite set-top box devices.

For information about how to program a device into your remote control, including programming a device for volume mapping, see “Programming the device code” on page 50.

Operating the TV

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