Configuring The Remote; Preprogrammed Code Entry - Harman Kardon AVR 645 Owner's Manual

CONFIGURING THE REMOTE

The AVR 645 remote is factory-programmed for
all functions needed to operate the unit. In addition,
it is also preprogrammed to operate most recent
Harman Kardon DVD players and changers, CD
players and changers, CD recorders and cassette
decks. The codes for other brand devices may be
programmed into the AVR 645 remote using its
extensive library of remote codes or a head-to-head
learning process for codes not in the internal library.
As an alternative to the AVR remote, consider purchasing
Harman Kardon's TC 30 activity-based remote, which
uses Web setup wizards to custom configure your remote.
For more information visit www.harmankardon.com.
Thanks to the remote's advanced technology and
two-line LCD, it is no longer necessary to
look up cumbersome codes when programming the
remote; following the steps outlined below, you simply
search for the brand name from the remote's memory.
We recommend that you first try the preprogrammed
code entry method. If that procedure is not successful,
then try the code-learning method.

Preprogrammed Code Entry

The easiest way to program the remote for operation
with a source device from another brand is to follow
these steps:
1. Turn on the power to the device you wish to pro-
gram into the AVR remote. This is important, as in a
later step you will need to see whether the device
turns off to determine whether the remote has been
programmed for the proper remote codes.
2. Press and hold the Program Button y for
about 3 seconds while the message shown
in Figure 26 appears in the remote's LCD
Information Display c. Release the button
when the red light under the Set Button
appears.
H O L D P R O G B U T T O N
F O R 3 S E C O N D S
Figure 26
3. The remote's MAIN MENU message
(Figure 27), will appear in the LCD and
the Set Button will remain illuminated
in red. Press the Set Button
the process of selecting a device and locating
the proper remote codes.
M A I N M E N U
P R O G R A M D E V I C E
Figure 27
4. SELECT A DEVICE will appear in the LCD
(Figure 28). Press the Navigation Button
⁄ / ¤
to scroll through the list of device categories
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and press the Set Button
you wish to set the codes for appears. For this
example, we will select "TV" to enter the codes
needed to operate your TV.
S E L E C T A D E V I C E
T V
Figure 28
NOTE: The codes for hard-drive recorder products
(PVR) such as TiVo
by selecting VCR as the device. For satellite-based TiVo
products, check under the brand name of the product.
5. At the next menu screen on the remote (Figure
29), press the Set Button
Manual mode, which means that you will select
the brand name of the device from the list pro-
grammed into the remote's memory.
P R O G R A M D E V I C E
M A N U A L
Figure 29
6. The next menu screen on the remote (Figure 30)
will show the start of the list of available brands.
Press the
⁄ /
the brand name of the device you are program-
ming into the remote appears on the lower line of
the display and then press the Set Button
S E L E C T B R A N D
R C A
Figure 30
NOTE: If the brand name for the product you wish to
program does not appear in the list, the codes may
still be available, as some manufacturers share codes.
If the desired brand is not listed, press the Clear
Button j to exit the programming process,
and skip to the instructions shown on page 49 for the
"Automatic" method of programming the remote. If
desired, or if the codes for your brand are not part
of the remote's library at all, you may still use the
remote to program most infrared-controlled products
by "learning" the commands from the product's
original remote into the AVR remote. The instructions
for Learning Commands are on page 49.
7. The next step is important, as it determines which
codes will operate the source device or display.
Point the AVR remote at the device being pro-
to begin
grammed and, following the instructions shown in
the remote's LCD Information Display c,
press and release the Numeric Keys
on the menu screen (Figure 31) one at a time,
starting with the "1" button. After you press the
"1" Button
briefly go blank as the code is being transmitted,
but you will see the "transmit" icon
upper right corner of the display to serve as
when the device
® and ReplayTV ® are programmed
to enter the
Navigation Buttons until
¤
.
shown
, the remote's LCD screen will
in the
confirmation that the remote is sending out
commands.
P R E S S A N U M B E R
C O D E 1 O F 1 0
Figure 31
8.
After you press and release the number key, watch the
device being programmed to see whether it turns off. As
shown in the instructions that will appear on the next
menu screen (Figure 32), if your device has turned off,
press the Set Button , and then skip to Step 10.
If the unit does not turn off, proceed to the next step.
P O W E R O F F ? Y : S E T
N : N E X T # O R C L R
Figure 32
9. If the device being programmed into the AVR
remote does not turn off after you have pressed
the "1" Button , repeat Steps 7 and 8 by
pressing the available numeric keys shown until
the device turns off. If the device still does not turn
off after all choices have been tried, or if there is
only one number key shown as available to try,
the code for this specific device is not in the AVR
remote library under that brand name. If that is the
case, press the Clear Button j to exit the
manual programming mode. Remember that the
codes may still be stored in the AVR remote's
library under another brand, and you can have the
remote control search for them by following the
instructions below for automatic programming.
You may also manually "learn" the codes for most
devices into the AVR remote by following the
Learning Commands instructions on page 49.
10. When the device being programmed does turn off
after a numeric key has been pressed, you must
press the Set Button within 5 seconds to
enter the setting into the remote's memory. After
you press the Set Button , the top line of the
LCD will read SAVING... and then the word
SAVED will flash four times in the center of
the bottom line.
11. When the codes are saved, the remote will return
to normal operation, and whenever you press the
Input Selector Button d that was just pro-
grammed, the codes for the new device will be
used. If no further buttons are pressed, the
remote will revert back to the default setting for
AVR commands.
NOTE: Some brands share a common remote control
code for "Power Off" for many models. For that rea-
son, it is possible that even though the remote
appears to be properly programmed, you may find
that some buttons do not appear to issue the correct
command. If this is the case, repeat the procedure
outlined above, but if more than one numeric key selec-