Radio Shack ITZA 2 User Manual

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most commonly used functions on
your TV,VCR, TV/VCR combination,
cable converter, and CD player. It might
ITZA 2
not be able to duplicate some of your
UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL
original remote control's seldom-used
functions.When you set up the ITZA 2,
its command keys work like the keys
on your original remote controls. For
example, the ITZA 2's POWER key
works like a POWER ON/OFF key on
your original remote control.
Key(s) Function
Used to set up devices.
Used to light the
ITZA 2 keypad.
Operate the same as
the corresponding keys
on your original remote
control.
Used to set up the
USER GUIDE remote control to
replace original remote
controls.Also used in
normal operation to tell
the remote control
FEATURES which device to control.
Control VCR functions.
Your RadioShack ITZA 2 Remote
Control can replace up to four infrared
remote controls. Use it to control your
TV,VCR, TV/VCR combination, cable
Note: To record, press REC twice. This helps
converter, CD player and more.
avoid accidentally recording over tapes.
Your ITZA 2 Remote Control includes a
fun feature that sends your remote con-
PREPARATION
trol into a colorful strobing light show.
Installing Batteries
This manual lists many manufacturers'
4-digit codes for TVs,VCRs, cable con-
Your remote control requires four AAA
verters, CD players, and more.Your
batteries (not supplied) for power. For
remote control's features include:
the best performance and longest life,
we recommend using RadioShack
• Powerful Infrared Beam – lets you
alkaline batteries.
operate your remote-controlled
devices from a greater distance than
Cautions:
many original remote controls.
• Use only fresh batteries of required
• Large, Easy-to-Use Keypad – with
size and recommended type.
buttons in the ideal positions for
• Do not mix old and new batteries
easy operation.
or different types of batteries.
• Toll Free Support – brings expert
• Do not press any of the remote con-
help for your remote control when
trol's keys while installing batteries.
you call 1-888-284-8735.
• Always remove old or weak batter-
ies. Batteries can leak chemicals
INTRODUCTION
that can destroy electronic parts.
Your RadioShack ITZA 2 Remote
• Dispose of old batteries promptly.
Control was designed to control the
Do not burn or bury them.
Note: The ITZA 2's built-in memory backup If the remote control does not oper-
saves any programmed codes for about
ate your device, try the other codes
10 minutes after the batteries have been
listed in Manufacturer Codes for
removed. We recommend you have fresh
your brand of device.
batteries ready to install as soon as you
5. Repeat Steps 2 through 4 for addi-
remove the old ones.
tional devices.
1. Press the battery compartment and
slide it off.
To Operate Your TV/VCR Combination
2. Place the batteries in the compart-
1. Locate the codes for your unit in
ment as indicated by the polarity
TV/VCR Combination Codes.
symbols (+ and –) marked inside.
2. Press VCR. The red light blinks.
3. Replace the cover.
3. Hold down P until the red light
When the ITZA 2's range decreases or
blinks twice, then enter the 4-digit
it stops operating properly, promptly
manufacturer's code.When the red
replace the batteries.
light blinks twice again, the remote
control has accepted the code.
Note: Do not place objects on top of the
remote control after you have installed the
Note: If the code you entered is invalid,
batteries. This can press keys for an extend-
the red light blinks.
ed period of time and reduce the battery life.
4. Point the remote control at your
Device Types
TV/VCR combination and press
POWER.Your device should turn off
Use the remote control's device keys to
(or on, if it was off).
control the following type of devices:
If the remote does not operate your
• TV key – TVs
device, try the other codes you
• VCR key – VCRs and TV/VCR
wrote down in Step 1.
combinations
Note: Some TV/VCR combinations
• CBL key – Cable converters and
require a second code to control volume.
satellite systems If you cannot control volume, use the TV
code from "TV/VCR Combination Codes".
• AUX key – CD players,Video
Accessories, and Home
Automation systems
OPERATION
Setting Up Your Remote Control
General Operation
1. Refer to Manufacturer Codes and
1. Press the device key for the device
note the codes for your brand
you want to control.
of device.
2. Point the remote control toward the
Note: Some manufacturers have several
device you want to control, then
codes. Try each until you find the right
press the desired command keys.
one. See the "If You Have Problems" sec-
tion if you cannot find the correct code.
3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for all other
devices you want to operate.
2. Press the device key for the type of
remote you are replacing (TV, VCR,
Note: The command keys on the remote
CBL, or AUX). The red light blinks.
control work the same as the keys on the
original remote control; however, the
3. Hold down P until the red light
labeling might differ slightly.
blinks twice, then enter the 4-digit
4. To turn off the last device you
manufacturer's code.
selected, press POWER. To turn off
For example, to replace a Panasonic
other devices, press the device key
TV's remote control (manufactur-
for the device you want to turn off,
er's code 0051), press TV, hold down
then press POWER.
P until the red light blinks twice,
then press 0 - 0 - 5 - 1. Converting Device Keys
When the red light blinks twice, the
You can use the ITZA 2 to operate a
code has been accepted.
second TV or VCR (or other compo-
nents) for a total of up to four devices.
Note: If the code you entered is invalid,
To do this, you must first convert an
the red light blinks.
unused device key (TV, VCR, CBL, or
4. Point the remote control at your
AUX) to operate each additional
device and press POWER. It should
device. For example, to convert AUX to
turn off (or on, if it was off).
operate a second TV:
1. Hold down P until the red light NOTE: Continually pressing keys after
the light show begins will cause the rate
blinks twice.
of blinking to slow down.
2. Press 9 - 9 - 2. The red light
2. To turn off the light feature, press
blinks twice.
the light key ( ) again.
3. Press TV.
4. Press AUX. The red light blinks twice.
IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS
5. Program the converted device key
(AUX) with the code for the second Manual Code Search
TV. (Also see Setting Up Your
If the ITZA 2 Remote Control does not
Remote Control.)
operate your remote-controlled
6. Repeat steps 1 to 5 for each key you devices when you first set it up, you
want to convert. To convert a key might have to manually find the cor-
back to its original function, repeat rect codes for your devices.
Steps 1 and 2, then press AUX twice.
You can try all the codes listed in
Manufacturer Codes for your brand
Punch-Through
device, or follow these steps to search
The punch-through feature lets you
the remote control's entire library.
alternately control two different
1. Manually turn on the device you
devices without pressing the device
keys for each one. want to set up.
A TV is often the only device that uses 2. Press the corresponding device key
(TV, VCR, CBL, or AUX).
volume keys. Punch-through allows
you to control the TV's volume while
3. Hold down P until the red light
the ITZA 2 is in any device mode.With
blinks twice, then press 9 - 9 - 1.
punch-through on, press VCR and use
The red light blinks twice again.
ITZA 2's volume keys to control the
4. Aim the remote control at the
TV's volume instead of the VCR's.
device you want to operate.
Turning Punch-Through Off /On
5. Repeatedly press POWER then the
If your cable converter or VCR has vol-
device key (TV, VCR, CBL, or AUX)
ume control, you might want to turn
until the device turns off.
off punch-through so you can use the
6. When the device turns off, press P
cable converter's or VCR's volume
within 10 seconds to save the code.
instead of the TV's.
The red light blinks twice.
To turn off punch-through:
Note: If you do not press P within
1. Hold down P until the red light
10 seconds, the remote control does not
blinks twice. save the code.
• Because the ITZA 2's library has so
2. Press 9 - 9 - 3 then VOL +. The red
many codes, this process can take
light blinks four times.
several minutes.
3. When you want to control the
• If your device turns off during the
volume through your cable convert-
search, but does not operate after you
er, press CBL before using the vol-
lock in the code, begin search again
ume control.
and pause longer between key presses.
To turn punch-through back on:
7. If necessary, repeat steps 1 through
6 for each device.
1. Hold down P until the red light
blinks twice.
Note: Some VCRs and CD players do not
have a power key on the original remote
2. Press 9 - 9 - 3, then the device key
control. If so, manually turn on the VCR,
you want to control all volume (TV,
insert a tape or CD, and repeat manual code
for example). The red light blinks
search using PLAY instead of POWER . When
twice and the device you chose con-
the device responds, press P . The red light
trols volume whenever you press a
blinks twice.
volume key on the ITZA 2.
Determining the 4-Digit Code
Using the Strobing Light Feature
After you set up your remote control
1. Press the light key ( ). The
using the manual code search, you
ITZA 2's light show will start and
can find which 4-digit code the remote
continue for about 15 seconds. Now
control is set to by following these steps.
each time you press a key, the color-
1. Press the device key you want to get
ful strobing lights will appear.
the manufacturer's code from, then Comtronics 0040
hold down P until the red light Contec 0019
Eastern 0002
blinks twice.
Emerson 0797
2. Press 9 - 9 - 0. The red light blinks
Everquest 0015, 0040
twice again.
Focus 0400
GC Electronics 0207
3. Press 1, then count the number of
Garrard 0153
times the red light blinks. This is
Gemini 0015
the first digit of the 4-digit code.
General Instrument 0476, 0276, 0011, 0810
GoldStar 0144, 0040
Note: If the red light does not blink, the
digit is a 0. Goodmind 0797
Hamlin 0020, 0259, 0009, 0034
4. Repeat Step 3 three times to find
Hitachi 0011
the second, third, and fourth num-
Hytex 0007
bers (of the 4-digit manufacturer's
Jasco 0015, 0153, 0315
code), pressing 2, 3, and 4 respec-
Jerrold 0003, 0012, 0476, 0276, 0014,
0015, 0011, 0810
tively for each additional digit.
Memorex 0000
Troubleshooting
Movie Time 0063
NSC 0063
If the remote control stops working
Oak 0019, 0007
after you have successfully tested the
Optimus 0021
control for each device, or if you are
Panasonic 0000, 0107, 0021
unable to get the remote control to
Paragon 0000
work at all:
Philips 0153, 0025
Pioneer 0144, 0533
• Be sure you press the device key for
Popular Mechanics 0400
the device you want to control
Pulsar 0000
before you press any other key.
Quasar 0000
• Confirm that your remote-con- RCA 0021
Radio Shack 0015, 0315, 0797, 0883
trolled devices are working properly
Realistic 0207
by using the original remote control
Recoton 0400
or the manual controls.
Regal 0020, 0259
• Replace the batteries.
Regency 0002
Rembrandt 0011
• If some keys do not function, try a
Runco 0000
different device code.
SL Marx 0040
Samsung 0144, 0040
• Call 1-888-284-8735 to talk to
Scientific Atlanta 0008, 0477, 0017
technical support.
Signal 0015, 0040
Signature 0011
Sprucer 0021
MANUFACTURER CODES
Starcom 0003, 0015
Stargate 0015, 0040, 0797
Use the following alphabetical list of
Starquest 0015
device setup codes to locate the 4-digit
TV86 0063
codes to set up the remote control.
Tandy 0258
Notes:
Teleview 0040
Tocom 0012, 0013
• The ITZA 2 might not have every com-
Toshiba 0000
mand from your original remote controls.
Tusa 0015
• A key on the remote control that has the
Unika 0153, 0022, 0207
same name as a key on your original
United Artists 0007
remote control might have a slightly dif-
Universal 0153, 0022, 0191, 0207
ferent function.
Viewstar 0063, 0258
Zenith 0000, 0525
Setup Codes for Cable Converters:
Zentek 0400
ABC 0003, 0008, 0014, 0017, 0007,
0011, 0013
Allegro 0153, 0315
Setup Codes for CD Players:
Antronix 0022, 0207
ADC 0018
Archer 0153, 0022, 0207, 0798
Adcom 0155
Bell & Howell 0014
Aiwa 0157, 0124
Cabletenna 0022
Audio Alchemy 0194
Cableview 0022
Audio-Technica 0170
Century 0153
BSR 0194
Citizen 0153, 0315
Burmester 0420
Colour Voice 0025
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