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CONFIGURING THE REMOTE

The AVR 445 remote is factory-programmed for

all functions needed to operate the unit. In addition,

it is also preprogrammed to operate most recent

Harman Kardon DVD players and changers, CD

players and changers, CD recorders and cassette

decks. The codes for other brand devices may be

programmed into the AVR 445 remote using its

extensive library of remote codes or a head-to-head

learning process for codes not in the internal library.

As an alternative to the AVR remote, consider purchasing

Harman Kardon’s TC 30 activity-based remote, which

uses Web setup wizards to custom configure your remote.

For more information visit www.harmankardon.com.

Thanks to the remote’s advanced technology and

two-line LCD, it is no longer necessary to look up

cumbersome codes when programming the remote;

following the steps outlined below, you simply search

for the brand name from the remote’s memory. We

recommend that you first try the preprogrammed code

entry method. If that procedure is not successful, then

try the code-learning method.

Preprogrammed Code Entry

The easiest way to program the remote for operation

with a source device from another brand is to follow

these steps:

1. Turn on the power to the device you wish to pro-

gram into the AVR remote. This is important, as in a

later step you will need to see whether the device

turns off to determine whether the remote has been

programmed for the proper remote codes.

2. Press and hold the

Program Button

y

for

about 3 seconds while the message shown

in Figure 25 appears in the remote’s

LCD

Information Display

c

. Release the button

when the red light under the

Set Button

F

appears.

Figure 25

3. The remote’s

MAIN MENU

message

(Figure 26), will appear in the LCD and

the

Set Button

F

will remain illuminated

in red. Press the

Set Button

F

to begin

the process of selecting a device and locating

the proper remote codes.

Figure 26

4.

SELECT A DEVICE

will appear in the LCD

(Figure 27). Press the

/

/

¤

Navigation Button

D

to scroll through the list of device categories

and press the

Set Button

F

when the device

you wish to set the codes for appears. For this

example, we will select “TV” to enter the codes

needed to operate your TV.

Figure 27

NOTE:

The codes for hard-drive recorder products

(DVR) such as TiVo

®

are programmed by selecting VCR

as the device. For satellite-based TiVo products, check

under the brand name of the product.

5. At the next menu screen on the remote (Figure

28), press the

Set Button

F

to enter the

Manual mode, which means that you will select

the brand name of the device from the list pro-

grammed into the remote’s memory.

Figure 28

6. The next menu screen on the remote (Figure 29)

will show the start of the list of available brands.

Press the

/

/

¤

Navigation Buttons

D

until

the brand name of the device you are program-

ming into the remote appears on the lower line of

the display and then press the

Set Button

F

.

Figure 29

NOTE:

If the brand name for the product you wish to

program does not appear in the list, the codes may

still be available, as some manufacturers share codes.

If the desired brand is not listed, press the

Clear

Button

j

to exit the programming process, and

skip to the instructions shown on page 47 for the

“Automatic” method of programming the remote. If

desired, or if the codes for your brand are not part

of the remote’s library at all, you may still use the

remote to program most infrared-controlled products

by “learning” the commands from the product’s

original remote into the AVR remote. The instructions

for Learning Commands are on page 47.

7. The next step is important, as it determines which

codes will operate the source device or display.

Point the AVR remote at the device being pro-

grammed and, following the instructions shown in

the remote’s

LCD Information Display

c

,

press and release the

Numeric Keys

¼

shown

on the menu screen (Figure 30) one at a time,

starting with the “1” button. After you press the

“1” Button

¼

, the remote’s LCD screen will

briefly go blank as the code is being transmitted,

but you will see the “transmit” icon

in the

upper right corner of the display to serve as

confirmation that the remote is sending out

commands.

Figure 30

8. After you press and release the number key,

watch the device being programmed to see

whether it turns off. As shown in the instructions

that will appear on the next menu screen (Figure

31), if your device has turned off, press the

Set

Button

F

, and then skip to Step 10. If

the unit

does

not

turn off, proceed to the next step

.

Figure 31

9. If the device being programmed into the AVR

remote does

not

turn off after you have pressed

the

“1” Button

¼

, repeat Steps 7 and 8 by

pressing the available numeric keys shown until

the device turns off. If the device still does not turn

off after all choices have been tried, or if there is

only one number key shown as available to try,

the code for this specific device is not in the AVR

remote library under that brand name. If that is the

case, press the

Clear Button

j

to exit the

manual programming mode. Remember that the

codes may still be stored in the AVR remote’s

library under another brand, and you can have the

remote control search for them by following the

instructions below for automatic programming.

You may also manually “learn” the codes for most

devices into the AVR remote by following the

Learning Commands instructions on page 47.

10. When the device being programmed does turn off

after a numeric key has been pressed, you must

press the

Set Button

F

within 5 seconds to

enter the setting into the remote’s memory. After

you press the

Set Button

F

, the top line of the

LCD will read

SAVING…

and then the word

SAVED

will flash four times in the center of

the bottom line.

11. When the codes are saved, the remote will return

to normal operation, and whenever you press

the

Input Selector Button

d

that was just

programmed, the codes for the new device will

be used. If no further buttons are pressed, the

remote will revert back to the default setting for

AVR commands.

NOTE:

Some brands share a common remote control

code for “Power Off” for many models. For that rea-

son, it is possible that even though the remote

appears to be properly programmed, you may find

that some buttons do not appear to issue the correct

command. If this is the case, repeat the procedure

outlined above,

but if more than one numeric key selec-

tion is suggested

in Step 7, try a different number to

POWER OFF?

Y

:SET±

N: NEXT

#

OR CLR

PRESS A NUMBER±

CODE 1 OF 10

SELECT BRAND±

RCA

PROGRAM DEVICE±

MANUAL

SELECT A DEVICE±

TV

MAIN MENU±

PROGRAM DEVICE

HOLD PROG BUTTON±

FOR 3 SECONDS

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