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Useful Apps and Features
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Customize Your Smart Remote
Set up your phone to control your TV, Set-top box, DVR, Stereos, and other electronic devices.
Note
: Your TV or other device must be turned off to customize Smart Remote.
Set Up Your Smart Remote to Control Your TV
1. From home, tap
Apps
>
Smart Remote
.
2. Tap
Universal Remote Control
>
Continue
.
3. Turn off your TV and point the infrared transmitter on your phone at the TV.
4. Tap to select your TV brand.
If your TV is not listed, tap
Show other brands
to choose from a full list of brands.
If you are using a projector, tap
I have a home projector
, and then choose the brand of
projector.
5. Aim your phone at the TV, and then tap
Power
to turn on your TV. Be sure the Infrared
Transmitter on the top of your phone is pointed at the TV.
6. Confirm the codes:
If the TV turned on, tap
YES
.
If the TV did not turn on, tap
NO
. Try the next power button. Depending on the model of your
TV, you may need to try several buttons to find the one that works.
7. If you have a cable/satellite box, follow the prompts to configure your phone to control the box.
Use Your Smart Remote to Control Your TV
After customizing Smart Remote, you can use it to control your TV.
1. From home, tap
Apps
>
Smart Remote
.
2. From the Smart Remote screen, tap
Universal Remote Control
to bring up the remote and
control your TV.