Chapter 2: Remote Control
Programming the Remote to Operate Other Components
The universal remote can be programmed to operate most brands of remote controllable components. The remote is already programmed to operate most RCA, GE, and Proscan components.
Find Out If You Need to Program the Remote
To determine whether the universal remote needs to be programmed for your component, turn the component ON. For example, to program the remote for a TV, turn on the TV. Point the remote at the TV, and press the TV button. Then press ON¥OFF or CH + (channel up) or CH Ð (channel down) to see if the TV responds to the remote commands. If the component does not respond, the remote needs to be programmed.
Programming the Remote
There are two ways to program the remote control: direct entry and automatic code search.
Important
You must continue pressing the component button while you enter the code.
Let’s say you have a Zenith TV. To program the universal remote to operate the TV, you would:
Press and hold the TV button while you enter the first code listed for Zenith in the TV Codes column.
Release the TV button. Press ON•OFF to see if the TV responds. If it doesn’t, follow the same steps, but enter the second code for Zenith TVs instead of the first.
Note
Some of the remote’s buttons might operate differently for other components, especially when you’re using another component’s menu system.
Using Direct Entry
1.Turn on the component to be programmed.
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 (TV or AUX).
4.Enter the
5.Release the component button, point the remote at the component, then press ON¥OFF to see if the component responds to the command. If it doesnÕt, 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.
¥If you try all the codes for your component brand and none work, try the automatic code search method. If automatic code search doesnÕt work, the remote is not compatible with your component.
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