Programming The Remote To Operate Other Components; Find Out If You Need To Program The Remote; How To Program The Remote - RCA F27628 User Manual

Using the Remote Control
ON OFF
VCR1
DVD VCR2
REVERSE PLAY
STOP
You'll use these buttons when you program the
remote to operate another component.
The remote may not operate all models of
all brands.
Tip
To stop the automatic code search without
programming any components, press and hold CLEAR
until the light on the remote turns off.
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Programming the Remote to Operate
Other Components
The universal remote control can be programmed to operate most brands
of remote controllable VCRs, satellite receivers and cable boxes. The
remote is already programmed to operate most RCA, GE and PROSCAN
TVs, VCRs, DVD players, laserdisc players and satellite receivers.

Find Out If You Need to Program the Remote

To determine whether the universal remote needs to be programmed,
turn a component ON, such as a VCR, point the remote at the VCR, and
press the VCR1 button. Then press ON•OFF or channel up or channel
down to see if the VCR responds to the remote commands. If not, the
remote needs to be programmed.

How to Program the Remote

There are two ways to program the remote control: automatic code
search and direct entry. Instructions for both ways follow.
Using Automatic Code Search
1. Turn on the component you want the r
Player, etc.)
2. Press and hold the component button on the r
corresponds to the component you want the r
(VCR1, DVD, etc.). While you hold down the component button,
press and hold ON•OFF (when the r ed light on the r emote tur ns
on, r elease both buttons).
3. Press PLAY (the r ed light on the r emote, located below the ON•OFF
button, starts flashing).
The remote is sear ching the first set of component codes (ther
20 sets of codes). If the component you want to operate doesn't
tur n of f automatically after 5 seconds, pr
light star ts flashing again as the r emote sear ches thr ough the next
set of codes).
Continue pr essing PLA Y until the component tur ns off.
Note: If the component doesn't turn off after you've pressed the
PLAY button 20 times, the component can't be programmed.
4. Press REVERSE, wait 2 seconds. Repeat this step until the
component tur ns back on.
5. To finish, pr ess and hold the STOP button until the r
remote tur ns off.
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ess PLAY again (the r ed
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