DirecTV HDTV, User Manual

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Using the Remote
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PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE CONTROL
The universal remote can be programmed to control most brands of remote
controllable components, such as VCRs. The remote is already programmed to
control most RCA, GE and PROSCAN TVs, VCRs, DVD players, and laserdisc
players.
TESTING THE REMOTE CONTROL
To determine whether the universal remote control requires programming, turn on
a component, such as a VCR, point the remote control at the VCR, and press the
VCR1 button. Then press ON•OFF or CH + (channel up) or CH - (channel down)
to see if the VCR responds to the remote control commands. If not, it requires
programming.
PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE CONTROL
Using Automatic Code Search
The following instructions can be used to program the remote to control each of
the components connected to your TV. If you want to exit the automatic code
search without programming any of your components, press and hold CLEAR until
the LED light on the remote control turns off.
1. Turn on the component you want to control (VCR, DVD, etc.).
2. Press and hold the button you want to program (VCR1, VCR2, etc.). Note that
the AUX button can only be programmed using direct entry (see the next
section for details). While holding the component button, press and hold
ON•OFF until the LED light on the remote control turns on, then release both
buttons.
3. Press and release PLAY, then wait five seconds or until the LED light stops
flashing.
At this point the remote control is searching for the correct code to program. If,
after five seconds, the component you want to control does not turn off, press
PLAY again to tell the remote control to search the next set of codes.
Continue pressing PLAY until the component turns off or you have searched
through all of the codes. There are 20 total sets of codes. If the component
does not turn off after pressing PLAY 20 times, then the remote cannot control
that particular component.
If the component you want to control does turn off:
1. Press and release REVERSE, then wait two seconds. Repeat this step until the
component turns back on.
2. To finish, press and hold STOP until the LED light on the remote control turns
off.
You’ll use these buttons when you
program the remote to control any
component.
The remote may not operate all
models of all brands.
STOP
TV
ON OFF
AUX DVD
PLAY REVERSE
CH
+
CH -
V
O
L
V
O
L
VCR1
VCR2 DIRECTV
LED