Using the Remote Control
VCR1 ON•OFF TV
DVD
Programming the Remote to Operate Other Components
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CLEAR
REVERSE PLA
STOP
You’ll use these buttons when you program the remote.
Important Note: The remote may not be compatible with all models of all brands of components. It also may not operate all functions of the remote that came with your component.
Important for Direct Entry
You must continue pressing the component button while you enter the code.
Let’s say you have a Zenith VCR. To program the universal remote to operate the VCR, you would:
The universal remote can be programmed to operate many brands of remote- controllable VCRs, audio components, DVD players, cable boxes, satellite receivers and other components. In addition to being programmed to operate your television, it’s already programmed to operate most RCA, GE, and PROSCAN components.
The AUX button can be programmed to operate most brands of an additional
Note: The TV button can’t be programmed on this remote.
Find Out If You Need to Program the Remote
To determine whether the universal remote needs to be programmed to operate one of the components connected to your TV, such as a VCR, do the following:
1.Turn on the component (in this example, a VCR).
2.Point the remote at the component.
3.Press the corresponding component button (in this example, VCR1).
4.Press ON•OFF to see if the VCR responds. If the VCR doesn’t respond, you need to program the remote to operate it.
Programming the Remote
There are two ways to program the remote control:
•direct entry
•automatic code search
Using Direct Entry
Note: The AUX button can only be programmed using direct entry.
1.Turn on the component you want to operate (VCR, DVD player, etc.)
2.Look up the brand and code number(s) for the component on the code list in this section.
3.Press and hold the component button you want to program on the remote.
4.Enter the
Press and hold the VCR1 button while you enter the first code listed for Zenith in the VCR Codes column.
Release the VCR1 button. Press ON•OFF to see if the VCR responds. If it doesn’t, follow the same steps, but enter the second code for Zenith VCRs instead of the first.
5.Release the component button, point remote at component, and then press ON•OFF to see if the component responds to the command. If it doesn’t, try pressing the component button and then ON•OFF again.
•If you get no response, repeat these steps using the next code listed for your brand, until the component responds to the remote commands.
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