Locating the Infrared Receptor on your VCR or Cable box
First, you must locate the infrared detector on the device. This is the small dark window (looks black or deep
red actually) which you point your remote control at to change the channels. We will use a video cassette
recorder (vcr) as an example, but the following is true also for a
cable box or satellite receiver.
Look in your VCR user manual to see if it shows you where the
infrared detector window is. If you fi nd it, then jump to the next
step “Connecting it to the TV Cradle”.
One way to locate the infrared receptor on your VCR is to cover
up various parts of the face of your VCR with your hand while
changing the channels and notice at what point your VCR’s
remote control stops working. By covering up various parts of
the face, you will stop the infrared beam from reaching the
infrared receptor. Keep changing the channels with your remote
control, moving your hand over various areas until you have
found where the infrared receptor is.
Connecting it to the TV Cradle
Plug the connector end of the Infrared Emitter to the center jack on the
back of the TV Cradle. This Emitter will act as your remote control for your
scheduled recordings.
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Affi xing it onto your device and Setting the IR Emitter code
Now that you know where the infrared receptor is, you need to set the correct infrared emitter code on your
AV400 or PMA400 and then affi x the IR emitter to your device. Every VCR, cable box, and satellite receiver
has a different infrared code to tell it to turn on and off and how to change channels. With the IR emitter in
one hand, move it over the infrared receptor on your cable box, VCR, or satellite receiver and then set the
infrared code as explained in the full AV400 or PMA500 User Manual. Once you get the Archos unit to start
controlling your device by infrared signals (there are test
buttons in the infrared TV Control setting to help you), you
can then peal off the white ring protecting the adhesive,
and affi x the IR emitter to your device. If your regular
remote control for this device is sensitive to distances,
you could affi x the IR emitter slightly to the left or right of
the device’s receptor so as not to impede the functioning
of the regular remote control.
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