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Using the Remote Control
Programming the Remote Control
The digital satellite receiver’s remote can be programmed to control most
brands of remote controllable components. The remote is already programmed
to control most RCA, GE and Proscan components; it may need to be
programmed to control other manufacturers’ brands.
Testing the Remote Control
To determine whether the universal remote control needs to be programmed,
turn a component on, such as a VCR, point the remote at the VCR, and press
the VCR button. Then press ON•OFF or CH + or CH - to see if the VCR
responds to the remote commands. If not, the remote needs to be programmed.
There are two ways to program the remote control: Automatic Code Search or
Direct Entry.
Using Automatic Code Search
The following instructions can be used to program the remote to control many
of the components connected to your TV. If you want to exit the automatic
code search without programming any of your components, press the CLEAR
button until the LED (red light) turns off.
1. Turn on the component you want to control (VCR, satellite receiver, etc.)
2. Press and hold the button you want to program. While holding the
component button, press and hold ON•OFF until the LED on the remote
control turns on, then release both buttons.
Note: The AUX button can only be programmed using direct code entry. See
“Using Direct Entry,” later in this section, for details.
3. Point the remote at the component, press and release PLAY, then wait five
seconds or until the LED stops flashing.
At this point the remote control is searching for the correct code to program.
If, after five seconds, the component you want to control does not turn off,
press and release PLAY again to tell the remote to search the next set of
codes.
Continue pressing and releasing 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 cannot control that particular component.
If the component you want to control does turn off:
1. Press and release REVERSE, then wait two seconds. Repeat this step until the
component turns back on.
2. To finish, press and hold STOP until the LED on the remote control turns
off.
LED
Component
buttons and
ON•OFF
button
STOP PAUSE
TV
AUX
DVD
SAT
RECORD
PLAY FORWARDREVERSE
FETCH
GO BACK
V
O
L
V
O
L
SKIP
MUTE
INFO
MENU
OK
CLEAR
GUIDE
ANTENNA
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
89
0
WHO•INPUT
VCR1
VCR2
ON • OFF
CH +
CH -
(-)
REVERSE
button
PLAY
button
STOP
button