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38 CONFIGURING THE REMOTE

CONFIGURING THE REMOTE

The AVR 7200 remote is factory-programmed for
all functions needed to operate the unit. In addition,
it is also preprogrammed to operate most recent
Harman Kardon DVD players and changers, CD
players and changers, CD recorders and cassette
decks. The codes for other brand devices may be
programmed into the AVR 7200 remote using its
extensive library of remote codes or a head-to-head
learning process for codes not in the internal library.

Thanks to the remote’s advanced technology and
two-line LCD display, it is no longer necessary to
look up cumbersome codes when programming the
remote; following the steps outlined below, you simply
search for the brand name from the remote’s memory.
We recommend that you first try the preprogrammed
code entry method. If that procedure is not successful,
then try the code learning method.

Preprogrammed Code Entry

The easiest way to program the DPR remote for
operation with a source device from another brand
is to follow these steps:

1. Turn on the power to the device you wish to pro-

gram into the AVR remote. This is important, as in a
later step you will need to see whether the device
turns off to determine whether the remote has been
programmed for the proper remote codes.

2. Press and hold the

Program Button

for

about three seconds while the message shown
in Figure 16 appears in the remote’s

LCD

Information Display

. Release the button

when the red light under the

Set Button

appears.

Figure 15

3. The remote’s

MAIN MENU

message

(Figure 16), will appear in the LCD display and
the

Set Button

will remain illuminated

in red. Press the

Set Button

to begin

the process of selecting a device and locating
the proper remote codes.

Figure 16

SELECT A DEVICE

will appear in the LCD

display (Figure 17). Press the

⁄

Navigation

Button

to scroll through the list of device

categories and press the

Set Button

when

the device you wish to set the codes for appears.
For this example, we will select “TV” to enter the
codes needed to operate your TV.

Figure 17

NOTE:

The codes for hard-drive recorder products

(PVR) such as TiVo and Replay are programmed by
selecting VCR as the device. For satellite-based TiVo
products, check under the brand name of the product.

5. At the next menu screen on the remote (Figure

18) press the

Set Button

to enter the

Manual mode, which means that you will select
the brand name of the device from the list pro-
grammed into the remote’s memory.

Figure 18

6. The next menu screen on the remote (Figure 19)

will show the start of the list of available brands.
Press the

⁄

Navigation Buttons

until

the brand name of the device you are program-
ming into the remote appears on the lower line of
the display and then press the

Set Button

Figure 19

NOTE:

If the brand name for the product you wish to

program does not appear in the list, the codes may
still be available, as some manufacturers share codes.
If the desired brand is not listed, press the

Clear

Button

to exit the programming process,

and skip to the instructions shown on page 39 for the
“Automatic” method of programming the remote. If
desired, or if the codes for your brand are not part
of the remote’s library at all, you may still use the
remote to program most infrared-controlled products
by “learning” the commands from the product’s
original remote into the AVR remote. The instructions
for Learning Commands are on page 39.

7. 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 pro-
grammed and, following the instructions shown in
the remote’s

LCD Information Display

press and release the

Numeric Keys

shown

on the menu screen (Figure 20) one at a time,
starting with the “1” button. After you press the

“1” 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 con-
firmation that the remote is sending out com-
mands.

Figure 20

8. 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 21), if your device has turned off, press
the

Set Button

, and then skip to Step 10. If

the unit does

not

turn off, proceed to the next step.

Figure 21

9. If the device being programmed into the AVR

remote does

not

turn off after you have pressed

the “1” key, repeat Steps 7 and 8 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, or if there is only one
number key shown as available to try, the code
for this specific device is not in the AVR remote
library under that brand name. If that is the case,
press the

Clear Button

to exit the manual

programming mode. Remember that the codes
may still be stored in the AVR remote’s library
under another brand, and you can have the
remote control search for them by following the
instructions below for automatic programming. You
may also manually “learn” the codes for most
devices into the AVR remote by following the
Learning Commands instructions on page 39.

10. 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.

11. When the codes are saved the remote will return

to normal operation, and whenever you press the

Input Selector Button

that was just pro-

grammed, the codes for the new device will be
used. If no further buttons are pressed, the
remote will revert back to the default setting for
AVR commands.

NOTE:

Some brands share a common remote control

code for “Power Off” for many models. For that reason
it is possible that even though the remote appears to
be properly programmed, you may find that some but-
tons do not appear to issue the correct command. If
this is the case, repeat the procedure outlined above,
but if more than one numeric key selection is suggested
in Step 7, try a different number to see whether the
remote operates correctly. Although the AVR remote is
preprogrammed with an extensive library of codes for
many major brands, it is also possible that you may
have attempted to program a product that is too new

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