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Performthissetupto:
• OperatetheA/Vreceiver’spowerandvolume
functionswiththeTV’sremotecontrol.
• EnabletheA/Vreceivertoswitchautomatically
tothecorrectaudioinputwhenyouselecta
deviceintheTV’sInput Selectionmenu.
TosetupcontrolofanA/Vreceiveryouneed:
• TheremotecontrolsforboththeTVandthe
A/Vreceiver.
• TheIRemittercablesuppliedwiththeTV.
Note: Tosetupcontrolofotherdevicetypes,��see
“InitialNetCommandSetupforMostDevices”
earlierinthischapter.
PerformthissetupusingtheInputs > AVRscreen,
shownbelow.
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3
4
2
AVR screen overview
1. Powerandvolume
commands the TV can send to the
A/V receiver when “learned ”
2.
A check under
Learn/Name
means the TV has
“learned” the command to switch the A/V r eceiver to the
input.
3.
Input1 through Input4 are placeholder n ames for A/V
receiver inputs. Use this scre en to assign meaningful
names , e.g., the name of the A/V receiver input.
4. Match up devices connected to the TV input s with
audio inputs on the A/V receiver.
3. SettheTV’sremotecontrolslideswitchtothe
TV
position.
4. OpentheAVRscreeninoneoftwoways:
• IfusingtheAuto Output Sensingscreenfor
theA/Vreceiver,highlighttheLearniconand
press
ENTER
toopentheAVRscreen.
• IfperformingNetCommandsetupatanytime
aftertheA/Vreceiverhasbe enrecognized
throughAutoInputSensing:
Press
MENU
,highlightInputs,andhighlightAVR
toopentheAVRscreen.
5. ThefirstfunctionhighlightedintheAVRscre enis
alwaysPower On.AimtheTV’sremotecontrolat
theTVandpress
ENTER
tobeginlearningforPower
On.
A/V Receiver (AVR)
screen. Perform
NetCommand IR
“learning” for A/V
receiver power and
volume keys.
6. WhenthePower Ontextstartsflashing,aimthe
A/V receiver’sremotecontrolattheTVandpre ss
andholdthe
POWER
or
POWER ON
keyuntilacheckmark
appearsnexttoPower On.
• Ifthetextstopsflashingbeforethecheckmark
appears,repeatthisstep.
• ToremovethekeyfromNetCommandcontrol,
pressthe
CANCEL
keywhilethekeynameis
highlighted.
By completing “lea rning” for the power key,
NetCommand now opera tes the power function for
the A/V recei ver.
Point the TV’s remote con trol at the TV to control
the A/V recei ver.
7. Pressthe keyontheTV’sremotecontroltohigh-
lightotherkeysinthelist.Repeatsteps5and6for
eachadditionalfunctionyouwishtocontrolthrough
NetCommand.
8. IftheA/Vreceiverhasaseparate
POWER OFF
key,
press ontheTV’sremotetohighlightPower Of f.
Repeatsteps5and6to“learn”the
POWER OFF
key.
9. Whenfinished“learning”thepowerandvolume
keys,eitherpress
EXIT
towatchTVorproceedtothe
nextsectiontocontinueNetCommandsetupofthe
A/Vreceiver.

Setup to Control the A/ V Receiver’s Power

and Volume Functions

1. ConnectyourA/VreceivertotheTVandanyaddi-
tionaldevices.Seechapter2,“TVConnections,”
forsuggestions.
2. ConnecttheIRemittercabletotheTVandposition
theIRemitterwhereitcansendsignalstotheA/ V
rec eive r.
Set Up NetCommand Control of an A/V Receiver