Pre-Programmed Code Method
The pre-programmed 3-digit codes
are given by next post here. The codes are listed by Component category (i.e., TV, VCR,
DVD, etc.), then by brand name. For instance, if you want to locate a code for
a Sony TV, first locate the TV category, and then look for the Sony brand. Once you have located the 3-digit code (or in
some cases, several code numbers) for the Component that you want to operate
with your RF20, write them ALL down on a piece of note paper. It’s important
that you write down all the codes because only one code is going to work for
you.
2. Now, turn on the Component you
want to program... let’s say your TV to start. Look up your TV’s manufacturer
set-up code from your reference list.
3. Press and hold the MAIN and ENT (Enter)
buttons at the same time for approximately 3 seconds, until the word “SET-UP” is
displayed at the top of the LCD screen. This signals that you are now in set-up mode.
{ You now have 30 seconds to perform the next step while you are in SET-UP mode.
If you don’t press a button within 30 seconds, SET-UP will disappear from the
screen, signalling that you have exited set-up mode and you will need to start
over.}
4. Press the P-PRO display button to select the Pre-Programmed Method. The screen will then display the five
Components from Page 1 of the MAIN menu.
To display Page 2 of the MAIN menu that lists an additional five Components,
simply press the PAGE▲/▼
buttons.
5. Press the Component display button you want to program. For example: If you want to set-up the TV
Component button, press the TV Component display button. The display at the
bottom of the LCD screen will flash “FROM - TABLE”.
6. In this step you verify the type of component you
plan to operate with this component button. For example: If you plan to operate
the TV component with the TV button, simply press the TV display button once again.
However, if for example you are setting up AUX to operate a second DVD Player, you
would first need to press AUX in Step 5, and then DVD in Step 6. {If the
Component fails to turn off after you have entered all the code numbers listed
for your brand, you can scan through all the other code numbers that are
pre-loaded into the RF20 for that Component (in this case TV) by using the UP
or DOWN display buttons on the screen. (There is a chance that your Component
was actually manufactured by another brand.) However, most of the code tables are so large that
it is usually faster to use the Learning Method.
7. Point the RF20 toward the Component you want to program,
(in this example, TV), and punch in the 3-digit code that you wrote down for
that specific Component. Use the Number buttons 0-9 on the remote to punch in the code. If the 3-digit code number that you just punched
in is correct, the Component will turn off.
If the Component does not turn off, continue entering code numbers from your list until the
Component turns off. Some brands have several possible code numbers.
8. When the Component turns off, press the ON button to
turn the Component back on. Now you can test the Volume and Channel buttons
(for TV), or PLAY and STOP (for VCR and DVD) to make sure they all work. If any
of the buttons do not work properly, you need to find a new correct code. For example,
maybe your Sony TV turned off with code number 147, but the volume controls did
not work properly. If this is the case, try the next code number listed for
that Component until you find a perfect match.
9. Once you have found the right code, save the code
number by pressing the SAVE display button that appears on the LCD screen. The
LCD screen will blink “SAVED” two times, signalling that the code number has been successfully saved.
Exit SET-UP mode by pressing the MAIN button two
times. When the LCD screen displays MAIN,
you are back in normal operating mode.
[now, program the rest of your components by repeating steps
1 through 9. In most systems,you can finish basic setup in just a few minutes
and put all your old remote away. If
you are still missing commands to control any of your components, use the
learning method]
LEARNING METHOD
1. Line-up the RF20 with the other remote control,
head-to-head, one or two inches apart.
2. On the RF20, press and hold the MAIN and ENT (Enter)
buttons at the same time for approximately three seconds, until the word
“SET-UP” is displayed at the top of the LCD
screen. This signals you are now in SET-UP mode. {You now
have 30 seconds to perform the next step while you are in SET-UP mode. If you
don’t press a button within 30 seconds, SET-UP will disappear from the screen, signalling that you have exited set-up mode and you will need to start over.}
3. Press the LEARN display button on the LCD screen.
The top of the screen will change to “LEARN” and display the five Components
from Page 1 of the MAIN menu. [To display Page 2 of the MAIN menu that lists an
additional five Components, simply press the PAGE ▲/▼ buttons,]
4. Select the Component you want to teach commands to by
pressing that Component display button on the LCD screen (in this example, TV). The top of the TV screen will change to “TV” {
If you want to teach any command to a Component button, press the desired
Component display button once the top of the screen displays “MAIN”, by pressing
the PAGE button.The top of the screen will change to “READY”. Then go to STEP
6.}
5. Press any button on the RF20 that you want to teach
a command to. The top of the screen will change to “READY” and the bottom of
the screen will display the button name you
Pressed. If you don't see the display button you would like
to teach on the LCD screen, use the PAGE ▲/▼
buttons. The only buttons you can't teach are
the PAGE and MAIN button.
6. Press and hold the button on the other remote
control that you want to ‘teach’ to the RF20 until the LCD display on the RF20 changes
to either “GOOD” or “FAILED”. If the “GOOD” label appears on top of the display,
you were successful. If the “FAILED” label appears on top of the display, try
‘teaching’ the same button to the RF20 once again by repeating STEPS 5 and 6.
7. Now, continue to teach the RF20 any other commands
from your other remote by repeating STEPS 4 through 6 (to go back to STEP 4,
simply press MAIN once).
8. Once you have completed teaching all the button commands
to the RF20, return to normal operation by pressing the MAIN button twice.
[Test all your new commands.
If any of them don’t work, try the Learning Method again, following these
suggestions:
* Move to another room. Plasma TVs, sunlight, halogen or
quartz lighting can interfere with the learning process.
* Even though the old remote seems to be working fine, put
in fresh alkaline batteries.
* Gradually vary the distance between the remote controls. Try
1”, 2” and so on, up to 4 feet.
* Try tapping the button on your old remote instead of
pressing and holding it during the learning process some additional Information
regarding the Learning Process:
* Learned functions override any existing pre-programmed functions
on the remote control.
* All buttons can be learned except for the PAGE, MAIN and
LIGHT buttons.
* Learned functions are automatically erased when a new
function is learned on the same button.
• Learned functions are retained even after a different
Set-up Code Number is programmed into the remote.
* To return to an original pre-programmed function, a learned
function must be erased.