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9.Try out the Sunfire remote and see if the learned buttons will success- fully operate your equipment. You may find that some commands cannot be learned, because some are
10.The EDIT command can be used to change the labels if some of the standard labels do not correspond to your original remote buttons.
MACRO
The macro mode allows you to set up certain buttons to transmit up to 190 commands in sequence. For example, a single button press could turn on all of your home theater equip- ment, and set the
The power ON and OFF buttons can be programmed as macros. The ten device buttons can also be pro- grammed, although these will only be activated if the device button is held down for a few seconds.
Note that the macro buttons are in- dependent of which device the remote is set for. So there is only one power macro etc.
1.In SETUP mode, press MACRO.
2.Press one of the buttons you wish to program as a macro, such as ON, or a device button.
3.Press up to 190 buttons you would like the macro to store. Do this in the exact order you want them to be transmitted. Use the PAGE,
MAIN and direct buttons to find buttons to use in the macro.
4.To add a delay between steps, you can add 0.5 seconds each time you press PAUSE (II). This does not take up a step. If pause is your first step, then the macro will not work unless the button is pressed and held down.
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5.Press the Channel UP button to save your macro.
6.Repeat this procedure to program more macros, and press MAIN to return to the main menu.
7.Try out the macros to see if they work OK. It may take some time to transmit all the commands in sequence, so keep the remote pointing at your equipment and do not move it during this time.
RECAL (Recall)
This mode lets you quickly see the three digit codes you have assigned to each device. This is useful if you want to check the tables and find other codes which may work better.
1.In the SETUP mode, select RE- CAL. The device labels and their codes will appear. Press PAGE to see other codes. Make a note of the codes.
2.Press MAIN to return to the main device menu.
EDIT
This mode allows you to change the labels in the display to suit your sys- tem. You can change device labels, or the buttons on page 1 or page 2 of a device, or the FAV labels.
1.In the SETUP menu, press EDIT.
2.Press the TEXT button. The list of devices appears.
3.Navigate to the device and page where there is a button label you want to EDIT, selecting between the FAV, MAIN, DEVICE, then using the PAGE button. Press the button you wish to edit. The first character of your button label blinks.
4.Change the character using the number keys. Move to the next space by pressing the RIGHT navi- gation button.
5.When finished editing, press the button you just edited, and the new text will be saved.
6.You can edit other buttons, or press MAIN a few times to return to the main menu.
7.With EDIT, you can also make labels where none exist. Move to a blank device, and add your text. Then you can use LEARN to add a remote code from an original remote.
To edit the name of a device button, proceed as follows:
1.In the SETUP menu, press EDIT.
2.Press the TEXT button. The list of devices appears, and EDIT will appear at the top of the screen. Do not press a device button just yet.
3.Press the PAGE button twice until the MAIN appears at the top of the screen instead of EDIT.
4.Select the device button to be edit- ed and the first character will blink.
(Press PAGE to reach the second set of devices if required.) Change the character using the number keys. Move to the next space by pressing the RIGHT navigation button.
5.When finished editing, press the device button just edited, and the new name will be saved.
6.To edit the word MAIN, (for exam- ple if you are setting up a system in the DEN, follow steps 1 and 2 above, then press PAGE four times until you reach a screen that just has MAIN at the top, and MAIN just below. Press this device but- ton and edit the word to suit. This will now appear at the top of the remote display in normal use.
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