RCA RCR460 User Manual

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51. Manually turn on the component you want the remote to control(TV, VCR, DVD, satellite receiver or cable box).2. Locate the Brand Codes in the Code Lists and keep it handy.Illuminated Component NamesDepending on which mode you are in (TV Mode, VCR Mode, etc.), theword above each component key lights up to serve as an indicatorlight, providing feedback for various functions. When a valid key ispressed, the component name remains lit as long as the key is pressedand turns off when the key is released. The component name alsoblinks in Programming Mode or in Menu Mode to provide feedback.Programming MethodsBrand Code Search and EntryIf your brand is listed in the Brand Code List (See Code Listsenclosed), you may be able to program your universal remote bysearching through only the Code Lists for that specific manufacturer.Brand Code Search and Entry can be the quickest method to programyour remote, if your component (TV, DVD, VCR and satellite receiveror cable box) is one of those brands listed.If your brand is not listed in the Brand Code List, use one of the otherprogramming methods that follow.Follow these instructions to program your remote using the BrandCode Search and Entry method. Example used is for TV componentset up.3. Press and hold the component key (TV,DVD, VCR·AUX, SAT·CBL) you wish toprogram. (To program the VCR·AUX keyto control a component other than a VCR,see page 7). The component nameilluminates and remains on.4. While holding the component key down,press and hold the ON·OFF key. Theilluminated component name turns off.5. After holding both keys down for threeseconds, all of the component namesilluminate and stay on.6. Release both keys. The name of thecurrent component remains on, whileall other component names turn off.7. Refer to the Brand Codes in the enclosedCode Lists. Press and release theappropriate brand code key (Numbers0-9), using the number keys on thekeypad. The illuminated componentname blinks once.Throughout the programmingof each key, be sure to keep the remotepointed at the IR sensor of the componentyou are currently programming the remoteto control.8. Press and release the ON·OFF keyrepeatedly until your component turnsoff. Each time you press the ON·OFF key,the illuminated component name blinks,and the next code is sent. The BrandCode Search begins with the first code inthe chosen brand list for that componentand cycles through all the codes for thatbrand. If your component turns off, youhave found the correct code. (If it cyclesthrough and the illuminated componentname blinks four times and turns off, allcodes in the chosen brand lists have beensearched and another programmingmethod should be tried. The Brand CodeSearch mode is exited.)9. Once you have found the correct code,you must save that code by pressing andreleasing the STOP key. The illuminatedcomponent name turns off. You mustpress the STOP key to save the code orthe correct code will not be stored!10.To confirm that the component key isprogrammed with the correct code formaximum functionality, test thecomponent. Attempt to control a varietyof the component’s functions with theremote. If some of the features of yourcomponent do not work, tryprogramming the remote with a differentprogramming method.4Direct Code EntryTo program your universal remote to control your components usingthe Direct Code Entry Method, follow the steps below. Example usedis for TV component set up.1. Manually turn on the component you want the remote to control(TV, VCR, DVD, satellite receiver or cable box).2. Locate the enclosed Code Lists. Find the list for the componentyou wish to program. Find your component’s brand. You will see alisting of four-digit codes for each brand. If your brand isn’t listed,use one of the Code Search methods to program the remote control.(Refer to pages 6-9 for Manual and Auto Code Search methods.)Your universal remote can operate a variety of brands of components.In order for your universal remote to control your components, youneed to program the remote with the codes that match thecomponents (See Code Lists enclosed). These codes enable the remoteto communicate with your components. Each brand and eachcomponent has its own “language,” and, by programming the correctcodes into your remote, you tell the remote to “speak the samelanguage” as your components.There are four methods you can use to program your remote controlto operate your components: Brand Code Search and Entry, DirectCode Entry, Manual Code Search and Entry, and Auto Code Searchand Entry. Most components can be programmed in one of thesefour ways. Try them in the order listed.In order to control combo units, like TV/VCRs, TV/DVDs orTV/VCR/DVDs, you must program the individual correspondingcomponent keys to control each part of the combo unit. Onceprogrammed successfully, the TV key controls the TV functions onyour unit, and the DVD or VCR·AUX key controls the DVD or VCRfunctions, respectively. There is a specific section in the Code Lists forcombo units. The codes in this section should be tried first, usingDirect Code Entry on the TV and DVD or VCR·AUX keys. If this isunsuccessful, follow the normal programming methods for both theTV and the DVD or VCR·AUX keys.VCR·AUX KeyImportant: The VCR·AUX key defaults to program a VCR. If youwant the VCR·AUX key to control a component other than a VCR(an additional TV or DVD, for example), it is necessary for youto preprogram the VCR·AUX key. See the section entitled“Programming the VCR·AUX Key To Control a ComponentOther Than a VCR” on page 7.Programming the RemoteTo exit without saving at any point in the BrandCode Search, press and release the GO BACK key.Note: If you press an invalid key during the Brand Code Search, theremote does not respond. If you do not press a valid Brand CodeSearch key (TV, DVD, VCR·AUX, SAT·CBL, ON·OFF, GO BACK, andnumber keys 0-9), the search times out after two minutes. When thesearch times out, the name of the current component blinks four timesand turns off. The last programmed code under that component keyis retained.(STAYS LIT)(NAME NOT LIT)(NAMES LIGHTS UP)(LIGHT OFF)(NAME BLINKS)! TIP! TIPRCR460_NA_IB_.qxd 3/2/06 9:50 AM Page 4