Harman Kardon RCP 7 Owner's Manual

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13ADVANCED FUNCTIONSThe RCP 7 remote control not only operates the AVR 347 and DVD 48,but it also serves as a universal remote that may be programmed tooperate many of your other home theater components. The punch-through and macro features add even more flexibility and versatility.Punch-Through ProgrammingThe RCP 7 remote allows you to select one component for the remoteto operate, while simultaneously setting certain groups of controls tooperate another component. For example, while using the remote tocontrol video functions on your TV, you may wish to use your cable boxto change channels and the AVR to control the volume.This is possible using punch-through programming.NOTE: It is not necessary to program the remote to controlyour DVD player’s transport controls while the AVR or a deviceconnected to the VID2 or VID3 inputs is in use, as the remoteis preprogrammed at the factory with this function.To program punch-through control while operating any device:1. Press and hold the Input Selector (or AVR Selector) for the maindevice the remote will be operating until the Input Selector lights,the Program Indicator LED flashes and the remote enters Programmode.2. Select the type of punch-through programming:a) To program volume control punch-through, press the VolumeUp Button.b) To program channel control punch-through, press the VolumeDown Button.NOTE: Do not program channel-control punch-through for theAVR. Doing so will override the Sleep command, which is notaccessible in any other way, and the DSP Surround ModeSelector. If you have inadvertently done so, repeat Steps 1through 3, but press the AVR Selector in both Steps 1 and 3.c) To program Transport Control punch-through, press the Play Button.3. Press the Input Selector (or AVR Selector) for the device whosevolume, channel or transport controls you would like to be activewhile operating the device you selected in the first step. The LEDwill flash green to confirm the programming.For example, if you wish to watch your TV (programmed into the Video 3button) while changing channels using your cable box (Video 2), youwould first press the Video 3 Button until the LED flashed. You wouldthen press the Volume Down Button, followed by the Video 2 Button.To undo punch-through programming, follow the same steps as above,but press the same Input (or AVR) Selector in Steps 1 and 3.NOTE: As mentioned earlier, the AVR, VID2 and VID3 devicesare factory-programmed with transport-control punch-throughto operate the DVD player. You may reprogram these selectorsfollowing the instructions in Steps 1 through 3 to operate anotherdevice, such as a CD player.If you wish to reprogram these selectors to have no transport-control punch-through, the process is slightly different. Each ofthese three selectors has no native transport-control commands.Therefore, when reprogramming them to eliminate transport-control punch-through, in Step 3 you must select one of thesethree selectors, but not the same one you are reprogramming.For example, to remove transport-control punch-through fromthe VID2 device, follow the instructions in Steps 1 through 3,but press either the AVR or VID3 Button in Step 3.MacrosMacros are used to program sequences of up to 19 commandsthat are executed with a single button press. Macros are well suitedfor Power On and Off commands, to send out a favorite multidigitchannel number with one button press, or to have the ability to sendout a code sequence to control another device while the remote isoperating one device but with more flexibility than the built-in punch-through controls.Some commands may not be programmed into macros: Mute, Dim,Channel Up/Down and any of the Surround Mode commands.NOTE: Use caution when programming complicated macros. Itisn’t possible to program a pause or delay before sending com-mands after powering on, and the component may not be readyto respond to commands instantaneously after powering on.To program, or “record,” a macro, follow these steps:1. Simultaneously press one of the four Macro Buttons or the Power OnButton and the Mute Button at the same time to enter Program mode.2. Press the Input (or AVR) Selector for each device before you entercommands to be transmitted to that device. This step counts as oneof the 19 commands allowed for each macro.NOTE: Even if you previously switched one of the dual-sourceInput Selectors (DVD/CD, TAPE/THE BRIDGE, HDMI 1/HDMI 2)to the primary or secondary source prior to programming themacro, the remote always requires you to press any of theseselectorsonce to program the macro to select the primarysource andtwice for the secondary source.3. For the Power On command, do not press the Power On Button.Press the Mute Button instead.4. Press the Power Off Button to program the Power Off command.5. Press the Sleep Button to end the programming process.