Chapter 3: NetCommand® Setup and Editing
Add Devices, continued | [Device] Learn Screen |
[Device] Screen | Figure 17. Shown only if “Learn” was selected |
Figure 16 |
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If you selected “None” for a device type during initial |
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setup, you can later add a device with this screen. This |
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screen also opens when you select the Change option in |
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the Edit NetCommand screen. |
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The sample screens here show the choices for adding a |
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VCR; similar screens will appear for any satellite receiver, |
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DVD player, or cable box. |
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Figure 16. [Device] screen
Our examples show the choices for adding a VCR, however, the same type of screens will appear for any DBS (Satellite receiver), DVD player or Cable Box.
Choose ONE of these options:
•Select a recognized manufacturer. The model number optimized for NetCommand will display at the bottom of the screen. If a number follows the manufacturer’s name, (example: Mitsubishi 1), this indicates additional models are optimized for that manufacturer. For many device types,
After selecting Next>, the screens that follow are: the Name Screen (Figure 19), Connection for [Device] screen (Figure 20) and specialized device screens (Figures
•Select “Other,” then highlight “Learn” and press ENTER. This will allow you to have NetCommand learn the remote control signals of this new device.
After selecting “Learn” and pressing ENTER, the screens that follow are: [Device] Learn screen (Figure 17), [Device] Advanced Learn screen (Figure 18), Name screen (Figure 19), Connection for [Device] screen (Figure 20), and specialized device screens (Figures
•Select “Other,” skip Learn and select Next>. This will allow the device to appear and will allow NetCommand to switch inputs to use this device. However, NetCommand will not be able to control this device. Later you may use the “Change” option in the Setup menu to learn the remote control signals.
Figure 17. [Device] Learn screen
1.Press ADJUST 
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or 
to select the check box for each function to be learned.
2.Press ENTER and the function name will begin to flash to confirm the
3.Point the device’s remote control at the display and press the button that corresponds to the selected function. A check mark will appear and the function name will stop flashing. This confirms the signal learned status.
4.To test the learned command, press the ENTER button on the remote control while the learned function is still highlighted. The device should perform the selected function. The device needs to be turned on and the IR emitters properly placed for the test to be successful (see page 30 for IR emitter placement). If the functions are not learned the first time, try Learn again.
5.Repeat for each function to be learned.
6.To erase a learned function, highlight the check box for that function and press CANCEL.
7.When the function signals have been learned, press ADJUST 
to select Next> and move to the [Device] Advanced Learn screen.
Hint: If the device’s remote control uses a single button for both Power On and Power Off, don’t learn the Power Off function.
IMPORTANT
When learning the device’s remote control signals, point the device’s remote control at the display. If close to the screen, see page 10 for the location of the Learning IR sensor.
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