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PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE

Programming the Remote

Changing Devices

In the factory default settings, the AVR remote is
programmed so that the commands transmitted
correspond to the device selected by pressing
one of the

Input Selectors

. This is logical,

as you want the remote to control the device you
have selected. However, in some circumstances
you may have configured your system so that the
devices connected to the AVR do not correspond
to the default device settings and the legends
printed on the remote. For example, if your
system has two VCRs you may connect the
second VCR to the VID 2 input. There is no
problem in doing that, but in normal operation
the commands issued after selecting the VID 2
input are for a television, not a VCR.

The AVR remote allows you to correct that
situation through the “Changing Devices”
process. That enables you to assign the codes
from one type of device to a different button. For
example, in the steps below, we will explain how
to program the VID 2 buttons to provide the
commands to operate a VCR. Of course, you may
program the remote to have any of the devices
take on the code set of any other device, as your
system requires. And, with the AVR remote’s
“Rename” function, you can even change the
way the name of the device appears on the
remote’s LCD display so that you see exactly
which commands are being sent.

To program the buttons normally assigned to one
device for the commands of another, follow these
steps:

1. Press and hold the

Program Button

for

about three seconds while the message shown
in Figure 25 appears in the remote’s

LCD

Information Display

. Release the

button when the red light under the

Set

Button

appears.

2. The remote’s

MAIN MENU

message (Figure

26), will appear in the LCD display and the

Set Button

will remain illuminated in

red. Press the

⁄

Navigation Buttons

twice so that

CHANGE DEVICE

appears on

the bottom line of the LCD screen, as shown in
Figure 44. Press the

Set Button

to begin

the process of reassigning the commands used
for a particular device.

Figure 44

3. The next menu display is where you select the

Input Select, or device, that you wish to
change. When the display shown in Figure 45
appears, press the

⁄¤

Navigation

Buttons

to scroll through the list to find

the device you wish to use for another
function. In this case we will select “TV,” and
show how to change it to take on the codes
for operating a VCR. When that device’s name
appears, press the

Set Button

Figure 45

4. Once the “old” device type has been selected,

you need to tell the remote which set of
remote codes to use as a replacement for the
device just selected. When the instructions
shown in Figure 46 appear, press the

⁄¤

Navigation Buttons

to scroll through

the list of device categories to find the name
of the device that you wish to use. The old
device name will remain on the left side of the
LCD screen, while the replacement device list
will scroll to its right. For example, press the

⁄

Navigation Buttons

until the display

screen reads

-VCR

to have the VID 2/TV

Button transmit the commands used to control
a VCR. Press the

Set Button

when the

desired device combination appears.

Figure 46

5. Once the new device is selected, the

remainder of the process will select the codes
for the specific brand to be used, and for that
reason they are identical to the way a device is
programmed using manual entry. Continue the
process as outlined in the next few steps,
remembering that if the codes for your specific
device are not found you may select any brand
and then “learn” the proper codes into the
AVR remote using the process outlined on
page 54. To begin the process, start by
selecting the brand of device, as shown in
Figure 29. Press the

⁄¤

Navigation

Buttons

until the brand name of the

device you are programming into the remote
appears on the lower line of the display and
then press the

Set Button

6. The next step is important, as it determines

which codes will operate the source device or
display. Point the AVR remote at the device
being programmed and, following the
instructions shown on the remote’s

LCD

Information Display

, press and release

the

Numeric Keys

one at a time,

starting with the “1” button. After you press
the “

”

Button

the remote’s LCD screen

will briefly go blank as the code is being
transmitted, but you will see the “transmit”
icon in the upper right corner of the display to
serve as confirmation that the remote is
sending out commands.

7. After you press and release the number key,

watch the device being programmed to see
whether it turns off. As shown in the
instructions that will appear on the next menu
screen (Figure 31), press the

Set Button

and then skip to Step 9. If the unit does not
turn off, proceed to the next step.

8. If the device being programmed into the AVR

remote does NOT turn off after you have
pressed the “1” key, continue Steps 6 and 7 by
pressing the available numeric keys shown
until the device turns off. If the device still does
not turn off after all choices have been tried,
the code for this specific device is not in the
AVR remote library under that brand name. If
that is the case, we suggest that you press the

Set Button

to accept the codes from

another brand so that the programming is
completed, but remember that you will then
have to program the remote manually by
following the Learning Commands instructions
on page 54.

9. When the device being programmed does

turn off after a numeric key has been
pressed, you must press the

Set Button

within five seconds to enter the setting into
the remote’s memory. After you press the Set
button, the top line of the LCD display will
read

SAVING...

and then the word

SAVED

will flash four times in the center of the
bottom line.

10. When the codes are saved the remote will

return to normal operation, and whenever you
press the

Input Selector Button

that

was just programmed, the display will show the
original device type code at the far left side of
the display, with the name of the new code set
type in brackets. For example, the display will
read

-VCR

in our example of replacing

the TV codes with those for a VCR.

Macro Programming

Macros enable you to easily repeat frequently used
combinations of multiple remote control
commands with the touch of a single button. Once
a macro is programmed you may send up to 20
commands with one press of the Power On or
Macro buttons. This will greatly simplify the process
of turning on your system, changing devices or
other common tasks. Thanks to the remote’s two-
line display, it is easier than ever for you to take
advantage of the power of macro commands.

Recording a Macro

To record a macro into the remote’s memory,
follow these steps:

1. Press and hold the

Program Button

for

about three seconds while the message shown
in Figure 25 appears in the remote’s

LCD

Information Display

. Release the

button when the red light under the

Set

Button