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PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE

Programming the Remote

Programmed Device Functions

Once the AVR 500’s remote has been pro-

grammed for the codes of other devices, press

the appropriate

Input or Remote Selector

bc

to change the remote from control over

the AVR 500 to the additional product. When you

press any of the

Input or Remote Selectors

, it

will briefly flash in red to indicate that you have

changed the device being controlled.

When operating a device other than the

AVR 500, the controls may not correspond

exactly to the function printed on the remote

or button. Some commands, such as the volume

control, are the same as they are with the

AVR 500. Other buttons will change their func-

tion so that they correspond to a secondary

label on the remote. For example, the Sleep

and Surround Mode selector buttons also func-

tion as the Channel Up and Channel Down

buttons when operating most TV sets, VCRs or

cable boxes. The Channel Up/Down indication is

printed directly on the remote. The same is true

for standard CD player, cassette deck, VCR and

DVD functions, which follow the standard func-

tion icons printed on top of the buttons.

For some products, however, the function of a

particular button does not follow the command

printed on the remote. In order to see which

function a button controls, consult the Function

List tables printed on page 30. To use those

tables, first check the type of device being con-

trolled (e.g., TV, VCR). Next, look at the remote

control diagram pictured on page 29. Note that

each button has a number on it.

To find out what function a particular button

has for a specific device, find the button num-

ber on the Function List and then look in the

column for the device you are controlling. For

example, button number 9 is the Test Tone but-

ton for the AVR 500, but it is the “Favorite”

button for many VCRs and Satellite receivers.

Button number 34 is the Preset Tune Down but-

ton for the AVR 500, the “Reverse Skip” button

for CD players and the “Page Down” button for

some cable boxes.

Note that the numbers used to describe the

button functions on page 29 for the purposes

of describing how a button operates are a dif-

ferent set of numbers than those used in the

rest of this manual to describe the button

functions for the AVR.

Notes on Using the AVR 500 Remote With

Other Devices.

•

Manufacturers may use different code sets for

the same product category. For that reason, it

is important that you check to see if the code

set you have entered operates as many con-

trols as possible. If it appears that only a few

functions operate, check to see if another

code set will work with more buttons.

•

When a button is pressed on the AVR 500

remote, the red light under the

Input or

Remote Selector

bc

for the product

being operated should flash briefly. If the

Device Control Selector flashes for some but

not all buttons for a particular product, it

does NOT indicate a problem with the

remote, but rather that no function is pro-

grammed for the button being pushed.

Macro Programming

Macros enable you to easily repeat frequently

used combinations of commands with the press

of a single button on the AVR’s remote control.

Once programmed, a macro will send out

up to eight different remote codes in a pre-

determined sequential order enabling you to

automate the process of turning on your system,

changing devices, or other common tasks. The

AVR’s remote can store up to five separate

macro command sequences, one that is associ-

ated with the Power Button

d

, and four more

that are accessed by pressing the Macro Buttons

ruv

.

1. Press any of the

Input or Remote

Selectors

bc

and the

Mute

button

f

at the same time until the red light

under the Device Control Selector turns on.

2. Press the button on the remote that you

wish to use for this remote. This may be

either the

Power

button

d

or any of the

four Macro buttons

ruv

. However,

it is recommended that to avoid confusion,

the Power button only be used to enter

turn-on/turn-off sequences. When you press

the button the macro will be programmed

to, the light under

Selector

button

b

c

will blink once.

3. Enter up to eight steps for the macro

sequence by pressing the

Selector

button

bc

for the device to be controlled and

then pressing the button for the actual com-

mand step. Although the macro may contain

up to eight steps, each button press, includ-

ing those used to change devices, count as

a step. The red light under the

Selector

button

bc

will blink once to confirm

each button press as you enter commands.

NOTE:

While entering commands for Power

On/Off of any device during a macro sequence,

press the

Mute

button

f

. DO NOT press the

actual Power button.

4. When the eight steps have been entered,

press the

Sleep

button

to enter the

commands. The red light under the

Input

or Remote Selectors

bc

will blink

and then turn off.

Example:

To program your TV, Cable Box

and the AVR 500 to turn on when the

Power button is pressed, first press and hold

down the

AVR

a

and

Mute

buttons

f

until the red light comes on under the

AVR

button. Next, press the

Mute

button

f

to

enter the Power command for the AVR. Press

the

TV Device Control Selector

c

to

select the TV mode, and then press the

Mute

button

f

again, to select TV Power.

Finally, press the

CBL Device Control

Selector

c

followed by the

Mute

button

f

to select Cable Power. Press the

Sleep

button

to enter the commands.

After following these steps, each time you

press the

Power

button

d

, the remote

will send the Power On/Off command.

To remove a macro program, follow steps 1, 2

and 4 above, but ignore step three. For exam-

ple, to erase the macro just entered, press the

Device Selector

bc

and the

Mute

button

f

at the same time until the red light

under the Device Control Selector turns on.

Press the

Power

button

d

and then press

the

Sleep

button

. The red light under the

Device Control Selector

will blink twice to

confirm the data entry and then turn off.

Volume Punch-Through

The AVR 500’s remote may be programmed to

operate the

Volume Control

from either

the TV or the AVR to operate in conjunction

with any of the eight devices controlled by the

remote. For example, since the AVR 500 will

likely be used as the sound system for TV view-

ing, you may wish to have the AVR’s volume

activated although the remote is set to run the

TV. Either the AVR or TV volume control may be

associated with any of the remote’s devices.To

program the remote for Volume Punch-Through,

follow these steps:

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