Button Functions

Some buttons on the remote might have functions that are referred to by different names on the device you are controlling. E.G. PREV.CHAN may be called RECALL, or ENTER may be called DISPLAY. These differences depend on the brand and model of your product. Also, this remote can only operate features that exist on your product. E.G., your product must have PREV.CHAN ability for the PREV.CHAN button to operate this feature.

TV, VCR/DVD,

Red Indicator

SAT/CBL

 

Lights when any

Selects product

button is pressed.

to be operated.

 

PREV.CHAN

 

 

Returns to the

 

 

previously

 

 

selected channel, or

 

 

DVD repeat toggle.

 

 

CODESEARCH

 

 

For setup.

 

 

PIP TV Picture-in-

 

 

Picture control.

 

 

NUMBERS

 

 

Enter numbers for direct

 

 

channel selection. Some

 

 

products require Enter to

 

 

be pressed after channel

 

 

selection.

 

 

ENTER

 

 

Used after direct

 

 

channel number

 

 

entry to immediately

 

 

change to the

 

 

selected channel.

 

 

INFO/SELECT

 

 

displays/selects

 

 

on-screen channel

 

 

information, etc.

 

 

MENU Access the

OK

 

Menu functions of

 

the device you are

Selects menu items for the

controlling.

device you are controlling.

Note: The REC button must be pressed TWICE to record from your VCR. For some brands of VCRs, you might need to press the REC button once, and then press it again for three seconds.

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Button Functions, cont.

CHANNELUP/

POWER Turns

VOLUMEUP/

DOWN Changes

product On or

 

DOWN Changes

the channels.

Off.

 

the volume level

 

 

 

of the product,

 

 

 

normally the TV.

 

 

 

MUTE Turns off

 

 

 

the TV sound

 

 

 

while the

 

 

 

picture remains.

 

 

 

CC(SUBTITLE)

 

 

 

TV Closed

 

 

 

Caption (if your

 

 

 

TV has this

 

 

 

feature) or DVD

 

 

 

Subtitle toggle.

 

 

 

TOGGLESwaps

 

 

 

TV PIP screens.

 

 

SLEEP Turns off the

 

 

TV after a period of 1

 

 

 

to 99 minutes.

 

 

 

TV/VCR/INPUT

 

 

For some TVs, press

 

 

 

repeatedly to select

 

from available viewing

 

sources (TV antenna,

 

 

 

VCR, etc.).

 

 

 

GUIDE displays

 

 

 

on-screen

 

 

 

program guide.

 

 

 

QUIT Used to exit

 

 

 

menu functions.

CHAPTER +/- controls DVD/

 

RECORD,PLAY,

CD track selection i.e. DVD/

 

STOP, REW, FF,

CD Track Skip Up/Down (in

PAUSE VCR control

DVD and SAT modes). Note

 

buttons operate

the VCR buttons also control

 

your VCR even

DVD when in DVD Mode.

 

when the remote is

 

 

 

set to operate the

TV. Also operates

DVD Scan -/+.

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Radio Shack 15-2143 manual Button Functions

15-2143 specifications

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