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Chapter 8: Programming the remote control
This chapter explains how to program your remote control so that you can use it to operate
your TV, VCR, or other A/V equipment. Chapter sections include:
Programming the remote control
Operating a device with your programmed remote control
Code lists
Programming the IR remote control
Your DIRECTV
®
HD Receiver’s remote control can be programmed to operate your TV,
VCR, DVD player and other A/V equipment. You use the code lists provided in this
chapter to enter the code for your brand of TV, VCR, etc.
Method
To use the manual method to program your DIRECTV
®
HD Receiver’s remote control, follow
these steps:
1
Turn on the device you want to control.
2
Aim the DIRECTV
®
HD Receiver’s remote control at the device.
3
After pressing a device mode button to operate the remote control in a desired device mode
(for example, when TV is selected, first LED will light on.), press the SET button once again with
a sharp thing, like pen. The LED of selected device lights up.
4
Enter the three-digit code for your device (see the code lists on the following pages).
If the entered code is correct, the device will be turn off. If the brand number that you have
pressed is not correct, the device will not be turned off. Enter the three-digit code again (The
LED still lights up).
5
If the device is turned off, press the SET button again to save your brand number in the remote
control.
6
Repeat the procedure for other devices you wish to operate with your DIRECTV
®
HD Receiver’s
remote control.
Operating a device with your programmed remote control
To operate a device using your programmed remote control, you should turn on the LED
of the device using the MODE button. (TV, VCR, DVD, AUX, or DIRECTV).
Then use the remote control to operate that device. The remote control will continue to
operate that device until you press the MODE button twice. Each time you want to button
to a different device with your remote control, set the intended device using the MODE
button before starting.
The SET button
The mode button
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