Polaroid LDTV152 Owners Guide - Page 58

Operating NetCommand-Controlled Devices

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58 6. NetCommand IR Control Operating NetCommand-Controlled Devices Controlling Most Device Types As an example of NetCommand control, if you are watch- ing your cable box and you wish to tune to the next channel higher, press CH/PAGE . NetCommand then sends the "learned" channel-up control signal to the cable box. 1. With an IR emitter properly positioned in front of the device, use the Inputs > Learn screen to perform NetCommand setup for the device. 2. When you wish to use the device, press INPUT to display the Input Selection menu. 3. Press to highlight the icon for the device. 4. Press ENTER to switch the TV to the device. Note: if you have set up automatic input switching for the A/V receiver, the A/V receiver will automatically switch to the correct input for the device. 5. To operate the device using the TV's remote control, set the slide switch to the TV position. 6. Point the remote control at the TV (not the device) and press the key for the desired function. Special Operation Methods Controlling an A/V Receiver See page 60 to set up control of an A/V receiver. Switching Audio to and from the A/V Receiver 1. Press AUDIO. 2. Press to show the Speakers option. 3. Press to select either AV Receiver or TV. Controlling A/V Receiver Power 1. Press AUDIO. 2. Press to show the Speakers option. 3. Press to select AV Receiver. 4. Point the remote control at the TV (not the A/V receiver) and press POWER to power the A/V receiver on or off. Controlling Other A/V Receiver Functions With the A/V receiver powered on and selected, the TV's remote operates the volume and mute functions. Also, when you switch to a device in the Input Selection menu, the A/V receiver automatically switches to the correct audio input for the device. Key Name in Learning Screen Special Operation Description and Setup Power On Manual Power On/Off Use for devices that have only one POWER key. How to Use 1. Press INPUT to display the Input Selection menu. 2. Press to highlight the icon for the device to be powered on or off. 3. With the Input Selection menu still displayed, press POWER to send the power signal; you may need to press POWER twice. Power On Power Off Menu Note: If you press POWER without the Input Selection menu displayed, the TV will turn off. 4. Press ENTER to switch the TV to the device. Automatic Power On/Off • To Power On the Device This feature is only for devices that have separate POWER ON and POWER OFF keys on their original remote controls. If your device does not have a separate POWER OFF key, do not use the Power Off learning position; use only the Manual Power ON/OFF method described above. In the NetCommand Learn screen: 1. Press INPUT to display the Input Selection menu. 2. Press to highlight the icon for the device to be powered on or off. 3. Press ENTER to switch the TV to the device and NetCommand will send the Power On command to the device. a. "Learn" the Power On command in the Power • On learning position. b. "Learn" the Power Off command in the Power Off learning position. To Power Off the Device When you turn the TV off, the TV sends all learned Power Off commands to all devices. Displaying the Menu for a Device 1. While watching a device, press INPUT to display the Input Selection menu with the device icon highlighted. 2. Press MENU to send the menu signal to the device. The Input Selection menu will automatically clear from the screen.

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6.
NetCommand IR Control
Key Name in
Learning Screen
Special Operation Description and Setup
How to Use
Power On
Manual Power On/Off
Use for devices that have only one
POWER
key.
Press
1.
INPUT
to display the
Input Selection
menu.
Press
2.
to highlight the icon for the
device to be powered on or off.
With the
3.
Input Selection
menu still displayed,
press
POWER
to send the power signal; you may
need to press
POWER
twice.
Note:
If you press
POWER
without the
Input Se-
lection
menu displayed, the TV will turn
off.
Press
4.
ENTER
to switch the TV to the device.
Power On
Power Off
Automatic Power On/Off
This feature is only for devices that have separate
POWER ON
and
POWER OFF
keys on their original remote
controls.
If your device does not have a separate
POWER OFF
key, do not use the
Power Off
learn-
ing position; use only the Manual Power ON/OFF
method described above.
In the NetCommand
Learn
screen:
a. “Learn” the
Power On
command in the
Power
On
learning position.
b. “Learn” the
Power Off
command in the
Power Off
learning position.
To Power On the Device
Press
1.
INPUT
to display the
Input Selection
menu.
Press
2.
to highlight the icon for
the device to be powered on or off.
Press
3.
ENTER
to switch the TV to the device
and NetCommand will send the
Power
On
command to the device.
To Power Off the Device
When you turn the TV off, the TV sends all
learned
Power Off
commands to all devices.
Menu
Displaying the Menu for a Device
While watching a device, press
1.
INPUT
to display
the
Input Selection
menu with the device
icon highlighted.
Press
2.
MENU
to send the menu signal to the
device.
The
Input Selection
menu will auto-
matically clear from the screen.
Special Operation Methods
Operating NetCommand-Controlled Devices
Controlling an A/V
Receiver
See
page 60 to set up control of an A/V receiver.
Switching Audio to and from the A/V Receiver
Press
1.
AUDIO.
Press
2.
to show the Speakers option.
Press
3.
to select either
AV Receiver
or
TV
.
Controlling A/V Receiver Power
Press
1.
AUDIO.
Press
2.
to show the Speakers option.
Press
3.
to select
AV Receiver
.
Point the remote control at the
4.
TV
(not the A/V receiver)
and press
POWER
to power the A/V receiver on or off
.
Controlling Other A/V Receiver Functions
With the A/V receiver powered on and selected, the
TV’s remote operates the volume and mute functions.
Also, when you switch to a device in the
Input Selec-
tion
menu, the A/V receiver automatically switches to
the correct audio input for the device.
Controlling Most Device Types
As an example of NetCommand control, if you are watch-
ing your cable box and you wish to tune to the next
channel higher, press
CH/PAGE
.
NetCommand then sends
the “learned” channel-up control signal to the cable box.
With an IR emitter properly positioned in front of the
1.
device, use the
Inputs
>
Learn
screen to perform
NetCommand setup for the device.
When you wish to use the device, press
2.
INPUT
to
display the
Input Selection
menu.
Press
3.
to highlight the icon for the device.
Press
4.
ENTER
to switch the TV to the device.
Note:
if you have set up automatic input switching for the
A/V receiver, the A/V receiver will automatically
switch to the correct input for the device.
To operate the device using the
5.
TV’s
remote
control, set the slide switch to the
TV
position.
Point the remote control at the
6.
TV
(not the device)
and press the key for the desired function.