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Programming and Operating the RCA RCR4. Universal Remote Control. Programming Your Remote. Your universal remote can operate a variety of brands of components. In order for your universal remote to control your components, you need to program the remote with the codes that match the components (See Code Lists enclosed or go to rca. These codes enable the remote to communicate with your components.
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Each brand and each component has its own “language,” and, by programming the correct codes into your remote, you tell the remote to “speak the same language” as your components. There are four methods you can use to program your remote control to operate your components: Brand Code Search and Entry. Direct Code Entry. Manual Code Search and Entry. Auto Code Search and Entry.
Most components can be programmed in one of these four ways. Try them in the order listed. In order to control combo TV/VCR or TV/DVD units, you must program both the TV key and the DVD. Once programmed successfully, the TV key controls the TV functions on your unit, and the DVD. There is a specific section in the Code Lists for combo units. The codes in this section should be tried first, using Direct Code Entry on the TV and DVD.
If this is unsuccessful, follow the normal programming methods for both the TV and the DVD. See the section entitled “Programming the DVD.
See the section entitled “Programming the DVR. Brand Code Search and Entry can be the quickest method to program your remote, if your component is one of those brands listed. If your brand is not listed in the Brand Code List, use one of the other programming methods that follow. Follow these instructions to program your remote using the Brand Code Search and Entry method. TIP: To exit without saving at any point in the Brand Code Search, press and release the CLEAR key. Manually turn on the component you want the remote to control (TV, VCR, DVD, DVR, satellite receiver, or cable box).
Locate the Brand Codes in the Code Lists and keep it handy. Note: If you press an invalid key during the Brand Code Search, the remote does not respond.
If you do not press a valid Brand Code Search key (TV, SAT. When the search times out, the LED blinks four times and turns off. The last programmed code under that component key is retained. Press and hold the component key (TV, SAT. The LED turns on and remains on. Keep holding down the component key.
While holding the component key down, press and hold the POWER key. After holding both keys down for three seconds, the LED turns back on. Release both keys. The LED remains on. Refer to the Brand Codes in the enclosed Code Lists. Use the number keys to enter the number for your brand.
The LED blinks once. TIP: Throughout the programming of each key, be sure to keep the remote pointed at the IR sensor of the component you are currently programming the remote to control. Press and release the POWER key repeatedly until your component turns off.
Each time you press the POWER key, the LED blinks and the next code is sent. The Brand Code Search begins with the first code in the chosen brand list for that component and cycles through all the codes for that brand. If your component turns off, you have found the correct code. If the remote cycles through and the LED blinks four times and turns off, all codes in the chosen brand lists have been searched and another programming method should be tried. The Brand Code Search mode is exited.
Once you have found the correct code, you must save that code by pressing and releasing the STOP key. The LED turns off. IMPORTANT: You must press the STOP key to save the code or the correct code will not be stored! Testing the Code for Maximum Functionality: Different remote control codes can provide different levels of functionality. To confirm that the component key is programmed with the correct code for maximum functionality, follow the steps below. Attempt to control a variety of the component’s functions with the remote. If some features of your components do not work, go to step 2 to try a different code.
Repeat the Brand Code Search and Entry Method from step 1. When the component turns off for the first time, do not press the STOP key, which would store the code. Instead, with the unit now off, continue to press the POWER key repeatedly until the unit turns back on.
Once the unit turns back on, you have found another code that operates the component. Press the STOP key. Test the key’s functionality again by attempting to control a variety of the component’s functions. If the code that has been stored controls the majority of the component’s functions, programming is complete. If the code stored does not give maximum functionality, try another code. Repeat the Brand Code Search and Entry Method from step 1. Each time a code turns the component on or off, you have found a code that operates the component and needs to be tested for maximum functionality.
Continue through the code lists, cycling through the codes you have already tried, until you find one that offers maximum functionality. Direct Code Entry: To use the direct code entry method to program your universal remote to control your components, follow the steps below. Manually turn on the component you want the remote to control (TV, VCR, DVD, DVR, satellite receiver, or cable box).
Locate the enclosed Code Lists. Find the list for the component you wish to program.
Find your component’s brand. You will see a listing of four- digit codes for each brand. If your brand isn't listed, use one of the Code Search methods to program the remote control. The LED turns on and remains on. Keep holding down the component key. If you release the component key any time during the Direct Code Entry procedure, the LED blinks four times, and the process is exited.
The last programmed code under the component key is retained. While holding down the component key, consult the Code Lists for the four- digit code that corresponds to your component’s brand and use the number keys (0- 9) to enter it. After you press the first number, the LED turns off. After the fourth number is entered, the LED turns on. TIP: Throughout the programming of each key, be sure to keep the remote pointed at the IR sensor of the component you are currently programming the remote to control.
Release the component key. If the LED turns off, you have entered a valid code and have followed the correct procedure for Direct Code Entry.
Proceed to the next step. If the LED blinks four times, you have either entered a code number that is not in the code lists or missed a step in the code entry procedure. Repeat the Direct Code Entry process from step 3 and try the next code listed. To confirm that the component key is programmed with the correct code for maximum functionality, test the component.
Attempt to control a variety of the component’s functions with the remote. If some features of your components do not work, try programming the remote with a different code in the list until you find the code that allows the remote to control the majority of your component’s functions. Different codes can provide different levels of functionality. IMPORTANT: Remember to enter the code for future reference in the box provided in the Code Retrieval section of this manual. Both Code Search methods cycle through all of the codes in the Code Lists in the event that your component’s code is listed under another brand. Note: The Manual Code Search method may take a long time because the remote searches through all of the codes in its memory for the code that operates your component.
Therefore, if your brand is listed in the Brand Codes or the Code Lists, first try the Brand Code Search or the Direct Code Entry method described on pages 2–3. Manually turn on the component you want the remote to control (TV, VCR, DVD, DVR, satellite receiver, or cable box). TIP: To exit without saving at any point in the Manual Code Search, press and release the CLEAR key.
Press and hold the component key (TV, SAT. The LED turns on and remains on.
Keep holding down the component key. While holding the component key down, press and hold the POWER key. After holding down both keys for three seconds, the LED turns back on. Release both keys.
The LED remains on. Note: If you press an invalid key during Manual Code Search, the remote does not respond and the search times out after two minutes.
When the search times out, the LED blinks four times and turns off. The last programmed code under that component key is retained. TIP: Throughout the programming of each key, be sure to keep the remote pointed at the IR sensor of the component you are currently programming the remote to control.
Press and release the POWER key repeatedly until your component turns off. Each time you press the POWER key, the LED blinks, and the next code in the list is sent. This process continues until all of the codes in the Code Lists have been tried. If your component turns off, you have found the correct code. The Manual Code Search method is exited.)TIP: Because there are so many codes, you may have to press the POWER key many times—possibly hundreds of times. Once you have found the correct code, you must save the new code by pressing and releasing the STOP key. You must press the STOP key to save the code or the correct code will not be stored!
When you press the STOP key, the code is stored. Be sure to retrieve the code your remote programmed by finishing the Code Retrieval process found on page 5. Testing the Code for Maximum Functionality: Different remote control codes can provide different levels of functionality. To confirm that the component key is programmed with the correct code for maximum functionality, follow the steps below. Attempt to control a variety of the component’s functions with the remote. If some features of your components do not work, go to step 2 to try a different code.
Repeat the Manual Code Search and Entry Method from step 1. When the component turns off for the first time, do not press the STOP key, which would store the code.