PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE
ErasingMacroCommands
]o removethecommandsthathavebeenpro
grammedintooneof theMacrobutlons,followthese
steps:
1 PresstheMuteButton _ andtheMacro
Button _ thatcontainsthecommandsyou
wishtoerase
2 ]he Program/SPLIndicator_ willflash
amber,andtheLEDundertheAVRSelector
willturnred
3 Withintenseconds,presstheSurroundMode
Selector/ChannelDownButton
4 ]he redLEDundertheAVRSelector_ will
goout,andtheProgram/SPLIndicator
willturngreenandflashthreetimesbeforeit
goesout
5 WhentheProgram/SPLIndicatorO goes
out,theMacrohasbeenerased
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AVR525
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Programmed Device Functions
OncetheAVR525'sremotehasbeenprogrammedfor
thecodesofotherdevices,presstheappropriateInput
Selector_ tochangetheremotefromcontrolling
theAVR 525 to controllingtheadditionalprodud,
Whenyoupressanyoneoftheselectors,itwillbriefly
flashinredtoindicatethatyouhavechangedthedevice
beingcontrolled
WhenoperatingadeviceotherthantheAVR525, the
controlsmaynotcorrespondexactlytothefunction
printedontheremoleorbullon Somecommands,
suchasthevolumecontrol,arethesameastheyare
withtheAVR525 Otherbullonswillchangetheir
functionsothattheycorrespondto a secondarylabel
ontheremoteForexample,theSleepandSurround
modeselectorbullonsalsofunctionastheChannelUp
andChannelDownbuttonswhenoperatingmostTV
sets,VCRsorcableboxes]he ChannelUp/Down
indicationisprinteddirectlyontheremoteFormany
standardCDplayers,casselledecks,VCRsandDVD
functions,thestandardfunctioniconsareprintedon
topofthebuttons
Forsomeproduds,however,theflmcfionofa parlicu
larbullondoesnotfollowthecommandprintedon
theremoteInorderto seewhichflJnctiona button
controls,consulttheFunctionListtablesonpages42
and43 ]o usethosetables,firstcheckthetypeof
devicebeingcontrolled(eg, IV,VCR)Next,lookat
theremotecontroldiagraminFigure12 Notethat
eachbuttonhasa numberonit
Io findoutwhatflJnctiona parficularbuttonhasfor
a specificdevice,findthebuttonnumberonthe
FunctionListandthenlookinthecolumnforthedevice
youarecontrollingForexample,buttonnumber45
istheDirectbullonfor theAVR525, butitisthe
"Favorite"buttonformanycabletelevisionboxes
andsatellitereceiversButtonnumber31 istheDelay
bullonfor theAVR525, buttheOpen/Closebuttonfor
CDplayers
NOTE:]he numbersusedto describethebutton
functionsin_:igure12for thepurposesofdescribing
howa buttonoperatesarea differentsetofnumbers
thanthoseusedintherestofthismanualtodescribe
thebutlonfunctionsfortheAVR525
NotesonUsingtheAVR525 RemoteWithOther
Devices.
Manufacturersmayusedifferentcodesetsforthe
sameproductcategory%r thatreason,itisimpor
rantthatyoucheckto seewhetherthecodesetyou
haveenteredoperatesasmanycontrolsas possible
Ifitappearsthatonlya fewfundionsoperate,check
toseewhetheranolhercodesetwillworkwithmore
butlons
• Whena buttonispressedontheAVR525 remote,
theredlightundertheInput Selector_ forthe
produdbeingoperatedshouldflashbrieflyIf the
DeviceControlSelectorflashesforsomebutnotall
buttonsfora particularproduct,itdoesNOTindi
carea problemwiththeremotebutratherthatno
flJndionisprogrammedforthebuttonbeing
pushed
Volume Punch-Through
]he AVR525'sremotemaybeprogrammedtooper
atetheVolumeControlI_ andMute _ func
tionsof eitherthe]V ortheAVR525 inconjunction
withanyofthedevicescontrolledby theremoteFor
example,sincetheAVR525 willlikelybeusedasthe
soundsystemfor]V viewing,youmaywishto have
theAVR525'svolumeactivated,althoughtheremote
issetto runthe]V EithertheAVR525 orTVvolume
controlmaybeassociatedwithanyof theremote's
devices[o programtheremoteforVolumePunch-
] hrough,followthesesteps:
PresstheInputSelector_ fortheunityouwish
tohaveassociatedwiththevolumecontrolandthe
MuteButton_ atthesametimeuntilthered
lightappearsundertheInputSelectorql_l_;the
Program/SPLIndicator_ willflashamber
2 PresstheVolumeUpButton_]_; theProgram/
SPLIndicator_ willstopflashingandstayamber
3
PresseithertheAVRSelector_ ortheInput
Selectorql_, dependingonwhichsystem's
volumecontrolyouwishtohaveallachedforthe
punch-throughmode]he Program/SPLIndicator
willblinkgreenthreetimesandthengooutto
confirmthedataentry
Example:]o havetheAVR525'svolumecontrol
activatedeventhoughtheremoteissettocontrol
theTV,firstpresstheVideo/TVInputSelector
andtheMuteButton_ atthesametime
Next,presstheVolumeUpButton_]_), followed
bytheAVRSelector
NOTE:Shouldyouwishto returntheremoleto the
originalconfigurationafterenteringaVolumePunch-
] hrough,youwillneedtorepeatthestepsshown
aboveHowever,pressthesameInputSelectorin
Steps1 and3
ChannelControl Punch-Through
]he AVR525'sremotemaybeprogrammedto operate
sothatthechannelcontrolflJncfionforeitherthe]V,
cableor satellitereceiverusedinyoursyslemmaybe
usedinconjundionwithoneoftheotherdevicescon-
trolledbytheremoteForexample,whileusingandcon-
trollingtheVCR,youmaywishto changechannelsona
cableboxorsatellitereceiverwithouthavingtochange