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T
ROUBLESHOOT THE
R
EMOTE
C
ONTROL
What’s
Happening
What’s Wrong
What You Can Do
While you do
a remote
procedure, the
remote control
“times out.”
• If you don’t press
any button
for 20 seconds in
a programming
sequence,
the remote
“times out.”
• If you hold a
button longer
than two
minutes, the
remote control
stops
transmitting to
save battery life.
Start over again.
When you
press the
remote control
Power button
to turn the
receiver on,
the receiver’s
front panel
Power light
doesn’t turn
on.
• Maybe the
batteries are
weak or dead.
• Maybe you didn’t
plug the receiver
power cord into a
power outlet, or
maybe there’s a
problem with the
power.
• Maybe the
remote isn’t in
SAT mode.
• Maybe the
remote and the
receiver have
different
addresses.
• Replace the remote batteries with
fresh ones.
• Make sure the receiver power cord
is plugged into a power outlet.
• Press SAT to set the remote to SAT
mode to control the receiver.
• Make sure the remote and the
receiver have the same address.
See Change the Address on
page 9.
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