Setup and Connections
Step 3: Connecting the IR
Controller
The IR (Infrared) Controller enables GUIDE Plus+ Gold* to control your VCR and cable box (if necessary) so that you can tune to television channels and even start recording a program from the program guide.
After you have affixed the ends of the controller to the necessary devices (VCR, or Cable box), you will use the
The IR Controller is used to send commands to your VCR and/or cable box.
Attaching the IR Controllers
Some components label the infrared remote sensor, and others do not. If your component is labeled, affix the IR controller directly over the sensor. For components that do not label the remote sensor, you need to use to use the component’s remote control to locate the sensor.
1.Hold the component’s remote control (not the remote that came with your TV) so that it is touching the front of the component.
2.Slowly move the remote over the front of the component while pressing the remote power button on and off. (Be sure to press and release the power button each time you move the remote. Holding the button may not work.)
Cable Box | VCR |
CHANNEL
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3.When the component turns off or on, you’ve located the sensor.
4.Affix the controller’s node directly to the remote sensor.
VCR
SENSOR | CHANNEL |
| SENSOR |
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Attach to VCR
Attach to the Cable Box (if you have one)
otherwise, just leave it unattached
Connected to the TV
Tip
You may want to use a piece of clear plastic tape to temporarily affix the controller’s node until you have completed the interactive setup. That way you easily move it if you have not placed it exactly over the sensor.
*GUIDE Plus+ Gold is a trademark of Index System Inc. The GUIDE plus+ Gold system is manufactured under license from index Systems Inc.
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