Information Display; Changing Devices; Macro Programming - Harman Kardon AVR 445 Owner's Manual

• When the RENAME DEVICE option
is offered by the remote after the code is pro-
grammed, you will be changing the name that is
shown in the remote's LCD every time that Input
Selector is pressed.

Changing Devices

In the factory default settings, the AVR remote is
programmed so that the commands transmitted
correspond to the device selected by pressing one
of the Input Selectors . This is logical, as you
want the remote to control the device you have selected.
However, in some circumstances you may have con-
figured your system so that the devices connected to
the AVR 445 do not correspond to the default device
settings and the legends printed on the remote. For
example, if your system has two VCRs you may con-
nect the second VCR to the VID 2 input. There is no
problem in doing that, but in normal operation the
commands issued after selecting the VID 2 input are
for a television, not a VCR.
The AVR remote allows you to correct that situation
through the "Changing Devices" process. This enables
you to assign the codes from one type of device to
a different button. For example, in the steps below,
we will explain how to program the VID 2 buttons to
provide the commands to operate a VCR. Of course,
you may program the remote to have any of the devices
take on the code set of any other device, as your
system requires. And, with the AVR remote's "Rename"
function, you can even change the way the name of
the device appears on the remote's LCD so that you
see exactly which commands are being sent.
To program the buttons normally assigned to one device
for the commands of another, please follow these
steps:
1. Press and hold the Program Button
about three seconds while the message shown
in Figure 25 appears in the remote's LCD

Information Display

. Release the button
when the red light under the Set Button
appears.
2. The remote's MAIN MENU message (Figure
26), will appear in the LCD and the Set Button
will remain illuminated in red. Press the
Navigation Button twice so that CHANGE
DEVICE appears on the bottom line of the LCD
screen, as shown in Figure 45. Press the Set
Button to begin the process of reassigning
the commands used for a particular device.
M A I N M E N U
C H A N G E D E V I C E
Figure 45
3. The next menu display is where you select the
Input Select, or device, that you wish to change.
When the display shown in Figure 46 appears,
press the Navigation Button
⁄ / ¤
through the list to find the device you wish to use
for another function. In this case we will select
"TV," and show how to change it to take on the
codes for operating a VCR. When that device's
name appears, press the Set Button
O L D D E V I C E T Y P E
T V
Figure 46
4. Once the "old" device type has been selected,
you need to tell the remote which set of remote
codes to use as a replacement for the device just
selected. When the instructions shown in Figure
47 appear, press the
to scroll through the list of device categories
to find the name of the device that you wish to
use. The old device name will remain on the left
side of the LCD screen, while the replacement
device list will scroll to its right. For example, press
the Navigation Button
⁄
screen reads TV<-VCR to have the VID 2/TV
Button transmit the commands used to control a
VCR. Press the Set Button
desired device combination appears.
N E W D E V I C E T Y P E
T V < - V C R
Figure 47
5. Once the new device is selected, the remainder of
the process will select the codes for the specific
brand to be used, and for that reason they are
identical to the way a device is programmed using
manual entry. Continue the process as outlined in
for
the next few steps, remembering that if the codes
for your specific device are not found, you may
select any brand and then "learn" the proper
codes into the AVR remote using the process out-
lined on page 49. To begin the process, start by
selecting the brand of device, as shown in Fig. 29.
Press the Navigation Button
⁄ / ¤
brand name of the device you are programming
into the remote appears on the lower line of the
⁄
display and then press the Set Button
6. 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-
grammed and, following the instructions shown
on the remote's LCD Information Display
press and release the Numeric Keys
a time, starting with the "1" Button
you press the "1" Button
LCD screen will briefly go blank as the code is
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to scroll
7. After you press and release the number key,
.
8. If the device being programmed into the AVR
Navigation Button
⁄ ¤
/
until the display
when the
9. When the device being programmed does turn off
10. When the codes are saved the remote will return
until the

Macro Programming

Macros enable you to easily repeat frequently used
.
combinations of multiple remote control commands
with the touch of a single button. Once a macro is
programmed, you may send up to 20 commands with
one press of the Power On or Macro buttons. This will
greatly simplify the process of turning on your system,
changing devices or other common tasks. Thanks
,
to the remote's two-line display, it is easier than ever
one at
for you to take advantage of the power of macro
. After
commands.
, the remote's
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being transmitted, but you will see the "transmit"
icon in the upper right corner of the display to
serve as confirmation that the remote is sending
out commands.
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
31), press the Set Button , and then skip to
Step 9. If the unit does not turn off, proceed to
the next step.
remote does not turn off after you have pressed
the "1" Button , continue Steps 6 and 7 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, the code
for this specific device is not in the AVR remote
library under that brand name. If that is the case,
we suggest that you press the Set Button
to accept the codes from another brand so that
the programming is completed, but remember
that you will then have to program the remote
manually by following the Learning Commands
instructions on page 47.
after a numeric key has been pressed, you must
press the Set Button within five 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.
to normal operation, and whenever you press
the Input Selector Button that was just
programmed, the display will show the original
device-type code at the far left side of the display,
with the name of the new code set type in brackets.
For example, the display will read TV<-VCR in
our example of replacing the TV codes with those
for a VCR.