QUICK START GUIDE Welcome to the Polaris Remote Control Quick Start Guide. To start using your remote control right away, just follow the steps below. Note: This Quick Start Guide assumes your Polaris Remote Control has battery power. If your remote control does not have power, please refer to the section, See “Installing...
(either your television or satellite receiver). OPERATE YOUR SATELLITE RECEIVER Your Polaris Remote Control is now ready to operate your satellite receiver. You can use your remote control to turn your satellite receiver on and off, and to change the channel.
Polaris Remote Control. TURN ON BACKLIGHTING Your Polaris Remote Control has a feature that allows backlighting of all its keys. When backlighting is turned on, the keys to your remote control are lit when you press them. To enable backlighting, do the following: Quickly press SETUP twice.
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The selected device key (either TV or SAT) still blinks once when you press a key. Congratulations! You can now use your Polaris Remote Control to operate the most essential functions of your home entertainment system. To learn more about this remote control's...
INTRODUCTION The Polaris Remote Control by Universal Electronics is our latest generation universal remote control. It provides easy and comfortable access to the remote- control functions you’ll need to use most often. Moreover, it’s packed with advanced, friendly features such as: •...
FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS Use the illustration below to locate features on the Polaris Remote Control and then study the Key Charts (on the next three pages) to learn how they function. To find out what type of devices can be controlled by each device key after programming, see “Device Table”...
Use SETUP for all programming sequences. Quickly press SETUP twice to enable backlighting of all the keys on your Polaris Remote Control. After backlighting has been enabled, quickly press SETUP twice to disable backlighting. To turn on your television or satellite receiver, press TV or SAT once.
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Function Use A, B, or C to access additional satellite features (see your satellite receiver’s manual). Press VOL+ (or VOL-) to raise (or lower) the TV volume. In Guide mode, press FAV to cycle through your favorite channels stored in your satellite receiver (applies only to receivers with picture in guide only).
Please refer to the table below when performing the instructions in “Programming TV or TV/VCR or DVD Combination Device Control” on page 12. After programming, the Polaris Remote Control can control the following types of devices: Device Key Controls these types of devices...
PROGRAMMING TV OR TV/VCR OR DVD COMBINATION DEVICE CONTROL The Polaris Remote Control is preprogrammed to operate the satellite receiver provided by Star Choice, and an RCA TV. To control a TV (or VCR/DVD TV combination device other than RCA, perform the following steps;...
SEARCHING FOR YOUR CODE If your home entertainment device does not respond to the Polaris Remote Control after trying all of the codes listed for your brand, or if your brand is not listed at all, try searching for your code.
CHECKING THE CODES If you have set up the Polaris Remote Control by searching for your device code (on the previous page), you may need to find out which four-digit code is operating your equipment. To find out which code is operating your TV: On the remote control, press TV once;...
TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM: Device key does not blink when you press a key. SOLUTION: Replace the batteries with two (2) new AA alkaline batteries (see “Installing Batteries” on page 11). PROBLEM: Device key blinks when you press a key, but home entertainment device does not respond. SOLUTION: Make sure you are aiming the remote control at your home entertainment device and that you are within 15 feet of the device you are trying to control.
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