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Chapter 2: Remote Control
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Programming the Remote to
Operate Your TV
The remote can be programmed to operate most brands of remote
controllable TVs. The remote is already programmed to operate most
RCA, GE, Proscan, and Scenium TVs.
Find Out If You Need to Program the
Remote
To determine whether the universal remote needs to be programmed
for your TV, turn the TV ON. Point the remote at the TV, and press the
TV button. Then press ON•OFF or CHAN up or down to see if the TV
responds to the remote commands. If the TV does not respond, the
remote needs to be programmed.
Programming the Remote
Using Direct Entry
1. Turn on your TV.
2. Look up the brand and code number(s) for the TV on the code list
in this section.
3. Point the remote at the TV.
4. Press and hold the TV button on the remote.
5. Enter the code from the remote control code list on the following
page.
6. Release the component button, and then press ON•OFF to see if
the TV responds to the command. If it doesn’t, try pressing the TV
button and then ON•OFF again.
• If you get no response, repeat these steps using the next code
listed for your brand, until the TV responds to the remote
commands.
• If you try all the codes for your TV brand and none work, the
remote is not compatible with your TV.
Important: The remote may not be
compatible with all models of all brands
of components. It also 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 VCR, 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.