Magnavox VRA641AT99 owner manual Setting the Remote Control to Operate a Cable Box/DBS

Setting the Remote Control to Operate a Cable Box/DBS 27

Your VCR remote control may operate your Cable Box/DBS. Follow these steps to set the remote control code.

1

Turn on your Cable Box/DBS.

Point the remote control at your Cable Box/DBS. Press the CBL/DBS button, then press the POWER button. If your Cable Box/DBS turns off, turn on the power again and try the CH(annel) 8/9 button. If the remote control operates the Cable Box/DBS, you’re finished. If your Cable Box/DBS does not turn off, or if the CH(annel) 8/9 button doesn’t work, go to step 2.

2

Find the brand of your Cable Box/DBS on the list below and remember the two-digit number beside it.

CABLE BOX/DBS CODES

ARCHER	. . . . . .	. . .01, 05, 17	REGAL	.10, 18, 19, 23
CABLETENNA .		. . . . . .01, 17	REGENCY . . .	. . . .	. . . . . .19
CABLEVIEW 15, 16, 17, 21, 25			REMBRANDT .	. . . .	01, 16, 17
CITIZEN	. . .15, 16, 17, 21, 25		SAMSUNG . . .	. . . .	05, 16, 24
CURTIS	. . . . . .	. . . . . .02, 08	SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA 02, 08
DIAMOND . . . .		. . . . . .01, 17	SIGMA	. . . .	. . .07, 20
EASTERN		. . . . . . . . .19	SL MARX . .05, 16, 17, 24, 25
GC BRAND 15, 16, 17, 21, 25			SPRUCER . . . .	. . . .	. . .13, 14
GEMINI	. . . . . .	. . . . . . . . .15	STARGATE . . .05, 15, 16, 17,
GENERAL INSTRUMENTS			. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		21, 24, 25
. . . . . . .	01, 04, 06, 11, 12, 15		TELEVIEW . . .	. . . .	05, 16, 24
HAMLIN	. . . . . .	10, 18, 19, 23	TOCOM	. . . .	01, 04, 16
JASCO .	. . . . . .	. . . . . . . . .15	UNIKA	. . . .	. . .01, 17
JERROLD			UNIVERSAL . .	. . . .	16, 17, 25
. . . . . . .	01, 04, 06, 11, 12, 15		VIDEOWAY . .	. . . .	03, 09, 22
NOVAVISION .		. . . . . .02, 08	ZENITH	. . . .	03, 09, 22
OAK . . .	. . . . . .	. . . . . .07, 20
PANASONIC . .		. . . . . .13, 14	MAGNAVOX DBS .		. . .42, 43
PULSAR	. . .15, 16, 17, 21, 25		RCA DBS . . . .	. . . .	. . . . . .40
RCA . . .	. . . . . .	. . . . . .13, 14	SONY DBS . . .	. . . .	. . . . . .41

3

While you press and hold the CBL/DBS button, press two Number buttons to enter the two-digit code for your Cable Box/DBS. For example, if you have a Zenith Cable Box, press Number buttons 0, 3. Then, still pressing the CBL/DBS button, press the STOP 9 button. The Cable Box/DBS might turn off automatically.

4

Repeat step 1. If the remote control still does not work your Cable Box/DBS, repeat steps 2-3 using a different code for your brand, if available.

Find the code for your
2 Cable Box/DBS.
			1,4
	CBL / DBS		TV			VCR
	VCR/TV		POWER		EJECT
	QUICK PROGRAMMING
3	1	+	2	+		3
	START		STOP		DATE
	4	-	5	-		6
	DBS		DAILY		WEEKLY
	7		8			9
	SPEED		0		CLEAR
		STILL/SLOW
	.....		........			+
	- ...
	REW					FF
			PLAY
						/OK
			STOP
	VOL		MENU			CH
		EXIT/STATUS
			TIMER

SKIP SEARCH	INDEX	AUDIO/MUTE
SMARTPICTURE		REC /OTR

Helpful Hints

•If you had to program the remote control to operate your Cable Box/DBS, whenever you replace the batteries in the remote control, you must program the remote control again.

•The remote control may only operate some features of your Cable Box/DBS.

•Some Cable Boxes/DBSs can only be turned on at the Cable Box/DBS.

•There is no guarantee that the remote control will operate your Cable Box/DBS.