PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE
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Programming the Remote
Transport Control Punch-Through
The AVR 4550’s remote may be programmed to
operate so that the
Transport Control
Functions
P
(Play, Stop, Fast Forward,
Rewind, Pause and Record) for a VCR, DVD or CD
will operate in conjunction with one of the other
devices controlled by the remote. For example,
while using and controlling the TV, you may wish
to start or stop your VCR or DVD without having
to change the device selected by the AVR 4550 or
the remote. To program the remote for Transport
Control Punch-Through, follow these steps:
1. Press the
Input Selector
4
for the device
you wish to have the channel control associated
with and the
Mute
button
,
at the same time
until the red light illuminates, under the
Input
Selector
4
and the
Program/ SPL Indicator
2
flashes amber.
2. Press the
Play
button
P
. The
Program/SPL
Indicator
2
will stop flashing and stay amber.
3. Press and release the
AVR
5
or
Input
Selector
button
4
for the device that will be
used to change the channels. The
Program/SPL
Indicator
2
will blink green three times and
then go out to confirm the data entry.
Example:
To control the transport of a CD player
while the remote is set to control the TV, press the
VID 2/TV Input Selector
button
4
and the
Mute
button
,
at the same time. Next,
release them and press the
Play
button
P
,
followed by the
CD Input Selector
button
4
.
NOTE:
To remove the Channel Control Punch-
Through and return the remote to its original con-
figuration, repeat the steps shown in the example
above. However, press the same
Input Selector
in Steps 1 and 3.
NOTE:
Before programming the remote for
Volume, Channel or Transport Punch-Through,
make certain that any programming needed for
the specific TV, CD, DVD, Cable or Satellite
Receivers has been completed.
Reassigning Device-Control
Selectors
Although any of the
Input Selectors
4
is nor-
mally assigned to the category of product shown
on the remote, it is possible to reassign one of
these buttons to operate a second device of
another type. For example, if you have two VCRs
but no tape, you may program the
TAPE
4
button to operate a second VCR. Before you can
start you must find out the three-digit code
number for your second device (your second
VCR) to operate, as outlined on page 41. Then
reassign the
TAPE
4
button with the following
steps:
1. Press the
Input Selector
4
you wish to
reassign and the
Mute
button
,
at the same
time until the red light illuminates under the
Input Selector
4
and the
Program/SPL
Indicator
2
flashes amber.
2. Press the
Input Selector
4
for the device,
whose function you wish to program into the
reassigned button.
3. Enter the three-digit code for the specific
model you wish the reassigned button to
operate.
4. Press the same
Input Selector
4
pressed
in Step 1 once again to store the selection. The
red LED under the re-assigned Input Selector will
flash three times and then go out.
Example:
To use the
TAPE
4
button to oper-
ate a second VCR, first press the
TAPE Input
Selector
4
and the
Mute
button
,
at the
same time until the red light glows under the
TAPE
4
button. Press the
VCR
4
button,
followed by the three-digit code for the specific
model you wish to control. Finally, press the
TAPE
4
button again.
Important Note:
Only those Input
Selector
buttons
4
can be reassigned that replace
other buttons for devices of the same kind. So
the bottons for DVD, CD, TAPE and VCR (devices
with transport functions) can replace one
another as the Selectors for TV, CBL/SAT, and
VID 4.
To remove the Reassign function and return the
remote to its original configuration, repeat steps
1, 3 and 4 above (not 2), however, press the
same
Input Selector
button
4
in steps 1
and 4 (i.e. re-program the button with its
original code).
Resetting the Remote Memory
As you add components to your home-theater
system, occasionally you may wish to totally
reprogram the remote control without the confu-
sion of any commands, macros or ”Punch-
Through“ programming that you may have done.
To do this, it is possible to reset the remote to the
original factory defaults and command codes by
following these steps. Note, however, that once
the remote is reset, all commands or codes that
you have entered will be erased and will need to
be re-entered:
1. Press any of the
Input Selector
buttons
4
and the
”O“
button
H
at the same time until
the
Program/SPL Indicator
2
begins to flash
amber.
2. Press the
”3“
button
H
three times.
3. The red LED under the
Input Selector
4
will go out and the
Program/SPL Indicator
2
will stop flashing and turn green.
4. The
Program/SPL Indicator
2
will remain
green until the remote is reset. Note that this may
take a while, depending on how many commands
are in the memory and need to be erased.
5. When the
Program/SPL Indicator
2
goes
out, the remote has been reset to the factory
settings.
