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15-1995.fm Page 1 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM 7-in-One IR/RF Remote Control...
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This manual includes a list of many manufac- turers’ 4-digit codes for your devices. After you enter the codes for your original re- motes, the 7-in-One IR/RF Remote is ready to operate the original remotes’ most used functions. The 7-in-One transmits both infrared (IR) and radio frequency (RF) signals, so you don’t...
15-1995.fm Page 3 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM CONTENTS Preparation ............. 5 Installing Batteries ........5 Setting the Clock ........6 Quick Setup ..........7 A Look at Your Remote ......... 9 Setting Up the 7-in-One ....... 14 To Operate Your TV ......... 14 To Operate Your VCR ......
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15-1995.fm Page 4 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM TV/VCR Combinations ......64 VCRs............65 Video Accessories ........72 Troubleshooting ........... 73 Care ............... 75 Specifications ..........76 Need help? Call 1-800-763-9232...
POWER , replace the batteries. Note: Removing the batteries will not re- quire you to reprogram your remote control because the 7-in-One IR/RF Remote Control has unlimited memory backup. Cautions: • Dispose of old batteries promptly and properly. Do not burn or bury them.
15-1995.fm Page 6 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM Notes: • After you install batteries, the remote performs a test of the display for 10 sec- onds or until you press a key. • To extend battery life, the display turns off after 10 seconds of keypad inactivity and turns on again when you press any key.
15-1995.fm Page 7 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM QUICK SETUP The steps in this section tell you how to quickly set up the 7-in-One to operate all of your devices. To set up devices individually, or add a de- vice after you have set up the 7-in-One, see the appropriate section under “Setting Up the 7-in-One”...
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15-1995.fm Page 8 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM 9. Enter the first four-digit VCR code listed for your VCR’s brand in “VCRs” on Page 65 or “TV/VCR Combinations” on Page 64 then press SELECT 10. Point the remote at your VCR and press .
— lets you select the device you want to control. PLUG ’N POWER — allows you to control lamps and appliances with your 7-in-One IR/ RF Remote Control. This feature requires additional equipment that is available at your local RadioShack store.
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15-1995.fm Page 10 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM HOME THEATER — lets you operate all of the most commonly used home theater functions in one mode. — turns the remote on and off, and POWER controls in the PLUG ‘N POW- All Lights On ER mode.
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15-1995.fm Page 11 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM SHIFT — besides those functions described elsewhere in this manual, works with these keys to control advanced features: Mode Function PLAY SLOW REW SLOW (SLOW –) FFWD FFWD SLOW (SLOW +) STOP EJECT PAUSE...
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15-1995.fm Page 12 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM SLEEP SHIFT MUTE ) — controls the Sleep Timer in TV, CABLE, SAT, and AMP or TUN modes for devices which have this feature. If your device does not have a Sleep Timer, SLEEP activates the remote’s built-in sleep timer.
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15-1995.fm Page 13 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM (Rewind), PLAY FFWD (Fast Forward), (Record), , and — work like STOP PAUSE the transport keys on your original VCR or Laser Disc player remotes. To guard against accidental recording, you must press twice before recording.
15-1995.fm Page 14 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM SETTING UP THE 7-IN-ONE Note: For the best operation, you should be within 15 feet of the device you want to oper- ate. TO OPERATE YOUR TV Locate the codes for your TV in “Televisions” on Page 52 and write them down on the sup- plied label.
15-1995.fm Page 15 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM TO OPERATE YOUR VCR Locate the codes for your VCR in “VCRs” on Page 65 and write them down on the sup- plied label. Note: Some manufacturers have several codes listed. Try each until you find the right one.
15-1995.fm Page 16 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM TO OPERATE YOUR TV/VCR COMBINATION Locate the codes for your TV/VCR Combina- tion in “TV/VCR Combinations” on Page 64 and write them down on the supplied label. Notes: • Some manufacturers have several codes listed.
15-1995.fm Page 17 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM 6. Point the 7-in-One at your TV/VCR Combo and press POWER PLAY Your TV/VCR Combo should turn off or start to play. If it does not, enter the next code from the list and press SELECT then again.
15-1995.fm Page 18 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM 6. Point the 7-in-One at your cable con- verter and press POWER . Your cable converter should turn off. If it does not, enter the next code from the list and press then again.
15-1995.fm Page 19 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM Note: If the 4-digit code begins with zero, only the last 3-digits will appear on the display. 6. Point the 7-in-One at your satellite receiver and press POWER . Your satel- lite receiver should turn off.
15-1995.fm Page 20 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM Note: If the 4-digit code begins with zero, only the last 3-digits appear. 6. Point the 7-in-One at your CD Player and press . Your CD player should PLAY start to play. If it does not, enter the next code from the list and press SELECT then...
15-1995.fm Page 21 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM 6. Point the 7-in-One at your Tuner/ Receiver and press POWER Your Tuner/Receiver should turn off. If it does not, enter the next code from the list and press then SELECT POWER again.
15-1995.fm Page 22 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM 6. Point the 7-in-One at your amplifier and press POWER Your amplifier should turn off. If it does not, enter the next code from the list and press SELECT then again. When your ampli- POWER fier turns off, press to stop pro-...
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15-1995.fm Page 23 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM 2. Press then hold down until TIMED SEQ appears. 3. Press . CODE SETUP appears. 4. Repeatedly press SELECT until VCR appears. 5. Press to toggle between VCR, LDP, TAPE, and DAT. 6.
15-1995.fm Page 24 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM SPECIAL FEATURES SEARCHING FOR A CODE Before Setup If you have tried all the codes from the list and your device still will not respond to the 7- in-One (or if your brand is not listed), try searching for your code.
15-1995.fm Page 25 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM After Setup After you have set up your devices, you might need to find out which code is operat- ing one of them. For example, to find out what four-digit code is operating your TV: 1.
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15-1995.fm Page 26 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM 1. Press the device key for the device you want to scan ( 2. Hold down until TIMED SEQ appears. 3. Press twice. CONFIGURE appears. 4. Press . THEATR SEL appears. SELECT 5.
15-1995.fm Page 27 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM Note: If you do not program a favorite chan- nel list, acts as a “channel surf” key. SCAN Each time you press , the 7-in-One re- SCAN peatedly performs cycles through the chan- nels, stopping on each for about 3 seconds.
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15-1995.fm Page 28 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM 2. Press to add time to the sleep timer. Each press will add 15 minutes up to a total of 60 minutes. 3. Press after the desired time is SELECT displayed. If you would like to use the 7-in-One’s built in sleep timer on all of your devices, you can lock the sleep mode.
15-1995.fm Page 29 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM CONVERTING DEVICE KEYS You can use the 7-in-One to operate a sec- ond TV or VCR, or any combination of up to six devices. To do this, you must first convert an unused device key ( TUNER , or...
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15-1995.fm Page 30 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM For example, to set-up the 7-in-One so your receiver always controls the volume: 1. Hold down until TIMED SEQ appears. 2. Press twice. CONFIGURE appears. 3. Press . THEATR SEL appears. SELECT 4.
15-1995.fm Page 31 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM 6. Press . UNLOCK appears. 7. Press . Each device now con- SELECT trols its own volume when you use the volume keys on your 7-in-One. USING THE MACRO KEYS The 7-in-One has two dedicated macro keys, .
15-1995.fm Page 32 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM 7. Enter the sequence of up to 15 key- strokes that you want the 7-in-One to memorize, then press ESCAPE For example: TV POWER 04 TV/VIDEO SAT POWER In our example, whenever you press , the TV turns on, tunes to chan- VIDEO nel 4, and changes the input to VIDEO...
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15-1995.fm Page 33 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM 3. If necessary, press to toggle between AM and PM, then press . ONCE SELECT appears. 4. Press to toggle between ONCE, DAILY, and WEEKLY. When the desired frequency appears, press SELECT.
15-1995.fm Page 34 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM SETTING UP THE HOME THEATER KEY The 7-in-One lets you operate all of the most commonly used home theater functions in one mode. When setting up the Home The- ater mode, you choose which devices will control volume, channel changing, playback, picture-in-picture, and menu functions.
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15-1995.fm Page 35 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM 11. Press SELECT . MENU appears. 12. Press then the appropriate key SELECT to select the device you want to control the menu features in Home Theater mode. Then press SELECT again to stop programming.
15-1995.fm Page 36 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM CLEAR ALL Use the Clear All feature to reset all ad- vanced functions of the 7-in-One. Clear All erases macro sequences, timed macro se- quences, and Volume Punch-Through from the 7-in-One’s memory. It does not erase the set-up codes you programmed.
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15-1995.fm Page 37 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM • Do not position the Command Center near metal objects (such as heating ducts) that can absorb RF signals. • Keep fresh batteries in the 7-in-One. Weak batteries reduce the 7-in-One’s range.
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15-1995.fm Page 38 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM 1. Plug the IR signal extension cord into the jack (shown here) on the back of the Command Center. 2. Route the IR extender signal extension cord to the device. 3. Use supplied double-sided tape to attach the IR signal...
15-1995.fm Page 73 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Solution Display begins to fade, Replace the batteries with does not appear, or the red four fresh AAA alkaline light blinks five times when batteries. you press a key. The 7-in-One does not Try all of the codes listed operate your device.
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15-1995.fm Page 74 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM Problem Solution Problems changing chan- If your original remote ENTER nels. required an key- stroke when changing channels, press the ENTER key on the 7-in- One after you enter the channel number. The red light blinks when Press the appropriate you press a key but you...
15-1995.fm Page 75 Thursday, March 2, 2000 7:40 AM CARE To enjoy your RadioShack 7-in-One IR/RF Remote Control for a long time: • Keep the 7-in-One dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. • Use and store the 7-in-One only in nor- mal temperature environments.