Controlling Other Components

You can control your other components, including those made by other manufacturers, with the remote controller. This section explains how to:

Enter the remote control code for a component that you want to control: DVD, TV, VCR, etc.

Learn commands directly from another component’s remote controller (see page 119).

Program the MACRO buttons to perform a sequence of up to eight remote control actions (see page 120).

Entering Remote Control Codes

2

REMOTE MODE

DVD VCR

CD TV CDR/MD

CABLE DOCK SAT

STANDBY

While holding down the REMOTE MODE button to which you want to enter the code, press the [STANDBY] button.

The Remote indicator lights up.

To control another component, you must first enter that component’s remote control code to a REMOTE MODE button. You’ll need to enter a code for each component that you want to control.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remote

STANDBY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicator

ON

STANDBY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT

TV I

 

DVD

VCR/DVR

CBL/SAT

 

Number

1

 

 

2

 

3

 

 

+

 

GAME/TV

 

AUX1

AUX2

TV CH

 

4

 

 

5

 

6

 

 

-

 

buttons

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAPE

TUNER

CD

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

8

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

PHONO

 

 

 

 

D. TUN

TV VOL

 

 

+10

 

 

0

CLEAR

 

 

 

--/--- 10

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

INPUT SELECTOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MACRO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

3

 

 

ZONE3

 

 

 

 

REMOTE MODE

 

 

 

REMOTE

DVD

 

VCR

CD

 

 

ZONE2

 

 

 

 

 

 

CDR/MD

 

 

MODE

TV

CABLE

DOCK

RECEIVER

RECEIVER

 

 

SAT

 

 

 

 

TAPE/AMP

 

DIMMER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SLEEP

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENU

M

EN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M

 

U

 

 

 

 

OP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH

 

 

 

ENTER

 

 

 

VOL

 

 

DISC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALBUM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

G

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UIDE

IT

 

 

 

 

 

PREV

 

 

 

EX

 

 

 

 

 

S

E

TUP

 

 

 

N

 

 

 

CH

 

 

RET

 

 

 

 

 

DISPLAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUTING

 

 

REC

 

 

 

PLAYLIST

 

 

 

RANDOM

 

 

 

LISTENING MODE

 

 

 

STEREO

 

SURR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REPEAT

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

PLAY MODE

 

 

PURE A

DIRECT

THX

 

 

ALL ST

 

 

TEST TONE

CH SEL

LEVEL-

LEVEL+

 

 

OPEN/CLOSE VIDEO OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO SEL

L NIGHT

Re-EQ

 

 

 

 

VCR

DVD

 

HDD

 

 

 

 

 

RC-690M

 

 

 

 

1

Look up the component’s remote

 

 

control code in the separate

 

Remote Control Codes list.

 

The codes are organized by category.

 

 

3

 

 

Within 30 seconds, use the num-

 

 

 

 

 

 

ber buttons to enter the 4-digit

DVD

VCR/DVR

CBL/SAT

remote control code.

1

2

3

GAME/TV

AUX1

AUX2

The Remote indicator flashes twice.

4

5

6

 

TAPE

TUNER

CD

 

7

8

9

 

 

0

 

 

4

Press the REMOTE MODE button

 

 

again to select the remote con-

 

troller mode, point the remote

 

controller at the component, and

 

check the operation.

 

If the remote controller doesn’t work as

 

expected, and several remote codes are

 

listed, try each one in turn and use the

 

one that works best.

Notes:

Remote control codes cannot be entered for the [RECEIVER] REMOTE MODE button.

The remote control codes provided are correct at the time of printing but subject to change.

The DOCK remote mode can only be used with the Onkyo RI Dock at this time.

The [DVD] and [CD] REMOTE MODE buttons are preprogrammed for use with Onkyo DVD players and CD players, respectively.

To control another manufacturer’s CD recorder or MD recorder, enter the appropriate remote control code to the [CD] REMOTE MODE button.

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Onkyo PR-SC885 instruction manual Controlling Other Components, 116, Entering Remote Control Codes

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