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Appendix: Other Information 81
Using the Remote Control
After you’ve installed the batteries and programmed the remote
control, use these procedures to operate your system components:
The FUNCTION buttons flash to indicate
which component the remote control is set
to operate.
1 Select the component that you want to use: To operate a cable box,
TV, or the DSS receiver, press the corresponding FUNCTION
button.
SAT-A2 Only: To operate a VCR or laserdisc player, open the lid on
the remote control and set the slide switch to the position that you
set for the component.
2 Aim the remote control at the component.
3 Press the POWER button of the component to turn it on and off.
To control other functions of the component, see the table that follows.
SAT-A2 Remote Control
Outside Panel (SAT-A2) Note
Buttons described in the following table can operate components other than the
DSS receiver only if you’ve programmed the remote and the component
supports the function described. See page 85 for instructions on programming
the DSS remote.
Button Operates Description
TV Mutes the volume. Press again to restore the
volume.
TV Automatically turns off the TV, after the time
period that you specify.
CABLE: Turns the cable box on and off.
TV: Turns the TV on and off.
DSS: Turns the DSS receiver on and off.
CABLE: Puts the remote in cable mode. In cable
mode, the remote operates your cable box.
TV: Puts the remote in TV mode. In TV mode,
the remote operates your TV.
DSS: Puts the remote in DSS receiver mode. In
DSS mode, the remote operates your DSS
receiver.
DSS Selects an alternate audio track for the current
program, if one is available. See “Selecting an
Alternate Audio Track” on page 59 for details.
DSS Used for setting up and using the Favorite
Station Guides. See “Using the Favorite Station
Guides” on page 40 for details.