Harman Kardon AVR 435 Owner's Manual

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• When the SELECT A DEVICE message(Figure 26) appears, as described in Step 4, pressthe specific Input Selector Button d that youwish to have transmit a special code when it ispressed.• When the RENAME DEVICE option isoffered by the remote after the code is pro-grammed, you will be changing the name that isshown in the remote’s LCD display every time thatInput Selector is pressed.Changing DevicesIn the factory default settings, the AVR remote isprogrammed so that the commands transmittedcorrespond to the device selected by pressing oneof the Input Selectors 3. This is logical, as youwant 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 tothe AVR 435 do not correspond to the default devicesettings and the legends printed on the remote. Forexample, if your system has two VCRs you may con-nect the second VCR to the VID 2 input. There is noproblem in doing that, but in normal operation thecommands issued after selecting the VID 2 input arefor a television, not a VCR.The AVR remote allows you to correct that situationthrough the “Changing Devices” process. This enablesyou to assign the codes from one type of device toa different button. For example, in the steps below,we will explain how to program the VID 2 buttons toprovide the commands to operate a VCR. Of course,you may program the remote to have any of thedevices take on the code set of any other device, asyour system requires. And, with the AVR remote’s“Rename” function, you can even change the waythe name of the device appears on the remote’s LCDdisplay so that you see exactly which commands arebeing sent.To program the buttons normally assigned to onedevice for the commands of another, follow thesesteps:1. Press and hold the Program Button O forabout three seconds while the message shownin Figure 24 appears in the remote’s LCDInformation Display 2. Release the buttonwhen the red light under the Set Button qappears.2. The remote’s MAIN MENU message (Fig. 25),will appear in the LCD display and the Set Buttonq will remain illuminated in red. Press the ⁄Navigation Button o twice so that CHANGEDEVICE appears on the bottom line of theLCD screen, as shown in Figure 44. Pressthe Set Button q to begin the process ofreassigning the commands used for a particulardevice.Figure 443. The next menu display is where you select theInput Select, or device, that you wish to change.When the display shown in Figure 45 appears,press the ⁄ /¤ Navigation Button o to scrollthrough the list to find the device you wish to usefor another function. In this case we will select“TV,” and show how to change it to take on thecodes for operating a VCR. When that device’sname appears, press the Set Button q.Figure 454. Once the “old” device type has been selected,you need to tell the remote which set of remotecodes to use as a replacement for the device justselected. When the instructions shown in Figure46 appear, press the ⁄ /¤ Navigation Buttono to scroll through the list of device categoriesto find the name of the device that you wish touse. The old device name will remain on the leftside of the LCD screen, while the replacementdevice list will scroll to its right. For example, pressthe ⁄ Navigation Button o until the displayscreen reads TV<-VCR to have the VID 2/TVButton transmit the commands used to control aVCR. Press the Set Button q when thedesired device combination appears.Figure 465. Once the new device is selected, the remainder ofthe process will select the codes for the specificbrand to be used, and for that reason they areidentical to the way a device is programmed usingmanual entry. Continue the process as outlined inthe next few steps, remembering that if the codesfor your specific device are not found, you mayselect any brand and then “learn” the propercodes into the AVR remote using the process out-lined on page 44. To begin the process, start byselecting the brand of device, as shown in Fig. 28.Press the ⁄ /¤ Navigation Button o until thebrand name of the device you are programminginto the remote appears on the lower line of thedisplay and then press the Set Button q.6. The next step is important, as it determines whichcodes will operate the source device or display.Point the AVR remote at the device being pro-grammed and, following the instructions shownon the remote’s LCD Information Display 2,press and release the Numeric Keys A one ata time, starting with the “1” Button A. Afteryou press the “1” Button A, the remote’sLCD screen will briefly go blank as the code isbeing transmitted, but you will see the “transmit”icon in the upper right corner of the display toserve as confirmation that the remote is sendingout commands.7. After you press and release the number key,watch the device being programmed to seewhether it turns off. As shown in the instructionsthat will appear on the next menu screen (Fig. 30),press the Set Button q, and then skip toStep 9. If the unit does not turn off, proceed tothe next step.8. If the device being programmed into the AVRremote does not turn off after you have pressedthe “1” Button A, continue Steps 6 and 7 bypressing the available numeric keys shown untilthe device turns off. If the device still does not turnoff after all choices have been tried, the code forthis specific device is not in the AVR remotelibrary under that brand name. If that is the case,we suggest that you press the Set Button qto accept the codes from another brand so thatthe programming is completed, but rememberthat you will then have to program the remotemanually by following the Learning Commandsinstructions on page 44.9. When the device being programmed does turn offafter a numeric key has been pressed, you mustpress the Set Button q within five seconds toenter the setting into the remote’s memory. Afteryou press the Set button, the top line of the LCDdisplay will read SAVING... and then the wordSAVED will flash four times in the center of thebottom line.10. When the codes are saved the remote will returnto normal operation, and whenever you pressthe Input Selector Button 3 that was justprogrammed, the display will show the originaldevice 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 inour example of replacing the TV codes with thosefor a VCR.Macro ProgrammingMacros enable you to easily repeat frequently usedcombinations of multiple remote control commandswith the touch of a single button. Once a macro isprogrammed, you may send up to 20 commands withone press of the Power On or Macro buttons. This willgreatly simplify the process of turning on your system,N E W D E V I C E T Y P ET V < - V C RO L D D E V I C E T Y P ET VM A I N M E N UC H A N G E D E V I C E46 CONFIGURING THE REMOTECONFIGURING THE REMOTE