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Controlling the rest of your system

4 Press the corresponding button on
the other remote control that is sending
(teaching) the signal to this receiver’s
remote control.

If the LED lights for one second and continues
to flash, the setting has been successfully
completed.

If the LED flashes for five seconds, it means

the memory is full. See

Erasing all learnt

settings that are in one input function

page 54 to erase a programmed button
you’re not using to free up more memory
(note that some signals may take more
memory than others).

Note that interference from TVs or other

devices will sometimes result in the remote
control learning the wrong signal.

Some commands from other remote controls

cannot be learned, but in most cases the
remotes just need to be moved closer
together or farther apart.

5 To program additional signals for the
current component repeat steps 3 and 4.

To program signals for another component, exit
and repeat steps 2 through 4.

6 Press RCU SETUP to exit the
programming mode.

Erasing one of the remote

control button settings

This erases one of the buttons you have pro-
grammed and restores the button to the factory
default.

1 Press and hold RCU SETUP, then press
‘7’ for three seconds.

Release the button after the LED flashes once.
The LED continues to flash.

To cancel the preset setup mode press

RCU SETUP

2 Press the input function button
corresponding to the command to be
erased, then press ENTER.

The LED flashes once.

3 Press and hold the button to be erased
for three seconds.

If the LED lights for one second, the erasing has
been successfully completed.

4 Repeat step 3 to erase other buttons.
5 Press RCU SETUP to exit the erasing
mode.

Erasing all learnt settings that

are in one input function

This operation erases all the operational
settings of other devices that have been pro-
grammed in one input function, and restores
the factory default.
This function is handy for erasing all data pro-
grammed for devices no longer being used.

1 Press and hold RCU SETUP, then press
‘9’ for three seconds.

Release the button after the LED flashes once.
The LED continues to flash.

To cancel the preset setup mode press

RCU SETUP

2 Press and hold the input function
button corresponding to the command to
be erased for three seconds.

If the LED lights for one second, the erasing has
been successfully completed.

Direct function

Default setting:

You can use the direct function feature to con-
trol one component using the remote control
while at the same time, using your receiver to
playback a different component. This could let

3 Use the number buttons to enter the
4-digit preset code.

See

Preset code list

on page 88 .

If the LED lights for one second and continues
to flash, the setting has been successfully
completed.
When the preset code is fully input, the LED
flashes three times to indicate that the setting
has failed. If this happens, enter the 4-digit
preset code again.

4 Repeat steps 2 through 3 for the other
components you want to control.

To try out the remote control, switch the com-
ponent on or off (into standby) by pressing

SOURCE

. If it doesn’t seem to work, select the

next code from the list (if there is one).

5 Press RCU SETUP to exit the preset
setup mode.

Programming signals from

other remote controls

If the preset code for your component is not
available, or the available preset codes do not
operate correctly, you can program signals from
the remote control of another component. This
can also be used to program additional opera-
tions (buttons not covered in the presets) after
assigning a preset code.
The remote can store about 120 preset codes
from other components (this has been tested
with codes of Pioneer format only).
Certain buttons represent operations that can-
not be learned from other remote controls. The
buttons available are shown below:

TV CONTROL

INPUT

INPUT SELECT

iPod

USB

TUNER

SIRIUS

ADPT

SAT

HMG

RCU SETUP

SOURCE