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Chapter 5
Chapter 6: Additional Information
Programming the Remote to Operate Other Components
The universal remote can be programmed to operate most brands of remote controllable
components. The remote is already programmed to operate most RCA, GE, and Proscan
components.
Find Out If You Need to Program the Remote
To determine whether the universal remote needs to be programmed for your
component, turn the component ON. For example, to program the remote for a TV, turn
on the TV. Point the remote at the TV, and press the TV button. Then press ON•OFF or
CH + (channel up) or CH – (channel down) to see if the TV responds to the remote
commands. If the component does not respond, the remote needs to be programmed.
Programming the Remote
There are two ways to program the remote control: direct entry and automatic code
search.
Using Direct Entry
1. Turn on the component to be programmed.
2. Look up the brand and code number(s) for the component on the code list in this
section.
3. Point the remote at the component. Press and hold the component button you want
to program on the remote (TV or AUX).
4. Enter the 4-digit code from the remote control code list on the following pages. If
the indicator flashes, you have either entered an invalid code or the button isn’t
programmable.
5. Release the component button, and then press ON•OFF to see if the component
responds to the command. If it doesn’t, try pressing the component button and then
ON•OFF again.
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If you get no response, repeat these steps using the next code listed for your brand,
until the component responds to the remote commands.
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If you try all the codes for your component brand and none work, try the automatic
code search method. If automatic code search doesn’t work, the remote is not
compatible with your component.
Using Automatic Code Search
You can program the remote to operate each of your components. To stop the automatic
code search without programming any of your components, press EXIT•CLEAR until the
indicator on the remote turns off.
Note: AUX can’t be programmed using the automatic code search method.
1. Turn on the component you want to operate (TV, VCR, etc.)
2. Press and hold the component button you want to program (TV, for example). While
holding the component button, press and hold ON•OFF until the indicator on the
remote turns on, then release both buttons.
3. Point the remote at the component. Press and release PLAY, then wait 5 seconds or
until the indicator on the remote stops flashing.
At this point the remote is searching for the correct code to program. If, after 5
seconds, the component you want to operate does not turn off, press PLAY again to
search the next set of codes.
Continue pressing PLAY until the component turns off or you have searched through
all of the codes. There are 20 total sets of codes. If the component does not turn off
after pressing PLAY 20 times, then the remote can’t be programmed to operate that
component.
If the component you want to control
does
turn off:
1. Press and release REVERSE, then wait 2 seconds. Repeat this step until the device
turns back ON.
2. Press and hold STOP until the indicator on the remote turns off.
Use these buttons when
you program the remote.
PLAY
REV•DEL
STOP
VCR1
ON • OFF
TV
Indicator
Important:
The remote may not be compatible with all models
of all brands of components. It may not operate all functions
of the remote that came with your component.
Important
You must continue pressing the component button while you enter
the code.
Let’s say you have a Zenith TV. To program the universal remote to
operate the TV, you would:
Press and hold the TV button while you enter the first code listed for
Zenith in the TV Codes column.
Release the TV button. Press ON•OFF to see if the TV responds. If it
doesn’t, follow the same steps, but enter the second code for Zenith
TVs instead of the first.
Note
Some of the remote’s buttons might operate differently for other
components, especially when you’re using another component’s
menu system.
