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Important:
This remote may not be compatible with all
models of all brands of components. It also
may not operate all functions of the remote
that came with your component.
Note:
The DIRECTV button cannot be programmed.
Component buttons
VCR
ON OFF
TV
DVD
AUX2
DIRECTV
AUX1
+
CH
Tip:
If something unexpected happens (or if
nothing happens) when you press a remote
control button, check which component
button lights up when you press that button. If
the wrong component button lights up, press
the component button the corresponds to the
component you want to control – this puts the
remote control in the right mode. Now that the
remote is in the correct mode, press the button
you were pressing before.
One Button Recording
If your remote is programmed to operate a
VCR, and the VCR is properly connected to the
satellite receiver, you only need to press the
RECORD button to begin recording from video.
Changing the RF Remote Control Code
Your remote control is equipped with Radio Frequency (RF) functionality. This means that the remote control can operate
the digital satellite receiver using both IR (infrared) signals and RF signals.
IR signals require line-of-sight to the receiver's front panel remote sensor. RF signals can operate the receiver from other
parts of your house—even through walls.
Installing your RF remote control antenna will increase the range of your satellite receiver's remote control signal. See page
6 in the Setup and Connections section for more information.
If you are experiencing interference from other RF remote controls or devices, you may need to change the RF remote
control code to avoid conflicts.
To change the Satellite Receiver's RF Code:
1. Select System Setup in the Main menu.
2. Select Receiver Options.
3. Select RF Remote Setup.
4. Choose a number between 000 and 255. Follow the on-screen instructions to enter it as your RF remote control code.
Chapter 2
Using Direct Entry
1. Turn on the component to be programmed.
2. Look up the brand and code number(s) for the component on the code list at the end of this section.
3. On your remote control, press and hold the component button you want to program.
4. While pressing the component button, enter a code from the code list. If all of the component buttons
flash 4 times in unison, then the code you've entered is not the right kind of code for that button (see
pages 14 and 15 to see which buttons can be programmed to control the component you want).
5. Release the component button, point the remote at the component and then press ON•OFF to see if
the component responds to the remote control commands. If it doesn't, try pressing the component
button and then ON•OFF (or other buttons on the remote) again.
6. If you get no response, repeat these steps using the next code listed for your brand, until the
component responds to the remote control commands.
Operating Other Components
Once the remote has been programmed successfully, you are ready to use it to operate your components.
To Operate the Component:
1. Press the component button (TV, VCR, DVD, DIRECTV, AUX1, or AUX2) to set the remote to control the
component.
2. Press ON•OFF to turn the component on or off.
3. Use the remote control buttons that apply to that component. The component button on your remote
lights up when you press valid buttons while in that component's mode.
Note: Your remote's buttons might operate differently for other components, especially when you're using
another component's menu system.
Modes of Operation
Because this universal remote can control several different components (DVD player, VCR, cable box, etc.)
it uses operational modes triggered by the component buttons. For example, if you want the remote
control to operate the TV, press the TV button to put the remote into TV mode. If you want the remote to
operate the VCR, press the VCR button.
The button corresponding to the mode the remote is in lights up when you press any button that works in
that mode. For example, if you're in TV mode and you press the VOL+ button, the TV button lights up. This
tells you that the command to increase the volume is being sent to the TV (and not the satellite receiver,
for example).
Controlling a Second RCA Satellite Receiver
The remote can control two RCA satellite receivers. From the Main menu, select System Setup, then
Receiver Options, then Remote Setup. Then follow the on-screen instructions. By default, the DIRECTV
button is used to control the first RCA satellite receiver and the AUX1 button is used to control the second
RCA satellite receiver.
If your second receiver is an RCA, GE, or Proscan and you want to control it using the AUX1 button, use
code 5001. Code 5000 is used by the DIRECTV button.
If you want to control a second non-RCA satellite receiver, use the AUX1 or AUX2 buttons. See the Using
Automatic Code Search section on the previous page for more information.
Using the Remote Control
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