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28 PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE

P ro g rammed Device Functions
Once the AVR 300’s remote has been pro-
g rammed for the codes of other devices, p r e s s
the appropriate Input or Video Device
S e l e c t o r c

to change the remote from

control over the AVR 300 to the additional prod-
u c t . When you press any of these buttons, it will
briefly flash in red to indicate that you have
changed the device being controlled.

When operating a device other than the 
AVR 300, the controls may not correspond
exactly to the function printed on the remote 
or button. Some commands, such as the volume
c o n t r o l , are the same as they are with the 
AVR 300. 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 box e s. 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 8 is the Test Tone 
button for the AVR 300, but it is the “Favorite”
button for many VCRs and Satellite receivers.
Button number 39 is the Preset Tune Down but-
ton for the AVR 300,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 30 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 300 Remote With
Other Devices.
•  Manufacturers may use different code sets for

the same product category. For that reason, i t
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 opera t e, check to see if another
code set will work with more buttons.

• When a button is pressed on the AVR 300

remote, the red light under the Input or
Video Device Selector c

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
programmed 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 AV R ’s remote control.
Once progra m m e d , 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. Th e
AV R ’s remote can store up to five separa t e
macro command sequences, one that is associ-
ated with the Power Button d, and four more
that are accessed by pressing the Macro Buttons
r s t.

1.Press any of the Input or Video Device

S e l e c t o rs c

and the Mute button

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 macro. This may be
either the Power button d or any of the
four Macro buttons r s t. 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 c

will blink once.

3.Enter up to eight steps for the macro

sequence by pressing the Selector button
c

for the device to be controlled

and then pressing the button for the actual
command step. Although the macro may
contain up to eight steps, each button press
counts as a step, including those used to
change devices. The red light under the
Selector button c

will blink once

to confirm each button press as you enter
commands.

N OT E : While entering commands for Po w e r
On/Off of any device during a macro sequence,
press the M u t e button 

. D ON OT press the

actual Power button.

4 . When the eight steps have been entered,

press the Channel Up button f t o
store the commands. The red light under
the Input or Video Device Selectors
c

will blink and then turn off.

Example: To program your TV, Cable Box
and the AVR 300 to turn on when the
Power button is pressed,first press and hold
down the AV R b and M u t e buttons 
until the red light comes on under the AV R
b u t t o n .N e x t , press the M u t e button 

t o

enter the Power command for the AV R .P r e s s
the TV Device Control Selector

to

select the TV mode, and then press the
M u t e button 

a g a i n , to select TV Po w e r.

F i n a l l y, press the CBL Device Control
Selector

followed by the M u t e b u t t o n

to select Cable Po w e r. Press the

Channel Up button f to enter the com-
m a n d s.

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 c

and the Mute

button 

at the same time until the red light

under the Device Control Selector turns on.
Press the Power button d and then press
the Channel Up button f. The red light
under the Device Control Selector c
will blink twice to confirm the data entry and
then turn off.

The AVR 300’s remote may be programmed to
operate the Volume Control

from either

the TV or the AVR in conjunction with any of
the eight devices controlled by the remote. For
example, since the AVR 300 will likely be used
as the sound system for TV viewing,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

29 PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE

the remote for Volume Punch-Through,follow
these steps:

1. Press the Input o r Video Device Selector

c

for the unit you wish to have associ-

ated with the volume control and the M u t e
button 

at the same time until the red light

illuminates under the Device Selector.

2.Press the Volume Up button 

.

3.Press either the AV R b or the TV Device

, depending on which

s y s t e m ’s volume control you wish to have
attached for the punch-through mode. N o t e
that the red light under the Device Contro l
S e l e c t o r

will blink twice and then go out

to confirm the data entry.

Example: To have the AVR’s volume control
activated even though the remote is set to
control the TV, first press the TV Device
C o n t rol Selector

and the M u t e b u t t o n

at the same time. N e x t , press the

Volume Up button 

, followed by the

AVR Device C o n t rol Selector b.

N OT E : Should you wish to return the remote to
the original configuration after entering a Vo l u m e
P u n c h - Th r o u g h , you will need to repeat the steps
shown above. H o w e v e r, press the s a m e D e v i c e
Control Selector in steps one and three.

Although any of the Input o r Video Device
S e l e c t o rs c

is normally assigned to the

category of product shown on the remote, it is
possible to reassign one of these buttons to oper-
ate a second device of another type. For example,
if you have two VCRs but no cable box receiver,
you may program the CBL button 

to opera t e

a second V C R . Before following the normal pro-
g ramming steps for either Three-Digit entry or A u t o
Search code entry, you must first reassign the 
button with the following steps:

1.Press the Input o r Video Device Selector

c

you wish to reassign and the M u t e

button 

at the same time until the red

light illuminates under the Device Contro l
Selector 

.

2.Press the Input o r Video Device Selector

c

for the function you wish to

p r o g ram into the reassigned button.

3.Enter the three-digit code for the specific

model you wish the reassigned button to
operate.

4.Press the same Input o r Video Device

S e l e c t o r c

pressed in Step 1 once

again to store the selection.

Example: To use the CBL button to operate a
second VCR,first press the CBL Device
C o n t rol Selector

and the M u t e b u t t o n

at the same time until the red light glows

under the CBL button. Press the VCR button,
followed by the three-digit code for the specific
model you wish to control. F i n a l l y, press the
CBL button again.

30 SETUP CODES

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31 SETUP CODES

ADMIRAL

072

081

161

AKAI

001

167

AMPRO

073

167

ANAM

043

054

055

056

080

104

108

112

118

121

AOC

001

004

058

112

CANDLE

001

002

003

004

CAPEHART

058

CENTRONIC

043

CITIZEN

001

002

003

004

101

143

CLASSIC

043

CONCERTO

004

CONTEC

043

051

CRAIG

054

CROWN

143

CURTIS MATHES

001

004

101

143

DAEWOO

004

055

103

111

114

127

143

DAYTRON

004

143

DWIN

177

DYNATECH

062

ELECTROHOME

024

143

EMERSON

001

004

005

028

043

047

048

051

096

143

151

153

154

155

FISHER

007

057

FUNAI

028

043

FUTURETECH

043

GE

004

008

009

034

056

073

074

091

130

144

155

160

161

GOLDSTAR

004

106

110

112

113

119

127

143

HITACHI

004

007

010

011

012

023

075

143

158

163

INFINITY

164

INKEL

129

JBL

164