Programming the direct-access and Left/Right buttons
You can assign a function to any of the following buttons: Mute, Channel Up, Channel Down, Volume Up, Volume Down, Left, and Right. Each button can have a global function—a command that the button will always execute, no matter what device’s control panels are displayed. For example, you can program the Volume buttons to always adjust the preamp volume, even when TV is the current device.
As an alternative, you can program the buttons on a per-devicebasis; their functions will depend on the active device—the device whose control panels are currently displayed. When you program a button on a per-device basis, the new command is available whenever that device is active—no matter which of the device’s panels is displayed. For example, in the default configuration, when any VCR panel is displayed, the Left button is Stop and the Right button is Play. You could also program the Channel buttons to change the channels on the VCR (rather than the TV) when VCR is the active device.
Before you program a direct-access, Left, or Right button, decide whether you want the new function to be available all the time or only when a certain device’s control panels are displayed.
TIP You can also do a combination of global and per-device programming. For example, you can set the Volume buttons to always operate the preamp, except when Tuner is the active device. The tuner-specific functions will override the global functions when Tuner is the active device; when any other device is active, the Volume buttons will operate the preamp.
To program a button globally
You assign a global function to a direct-access or Left/Right button by making sure Home is displayed before teaching the command to the button. To program a button globally:
1 Switch to Home.
