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ADVANCED FUNCTIONS
The RCP 3 remote control not only operates the AVR 144 and DVD 27,
but it also serves as a universal remote that may be programmed to
operate many of your other home theater components. The punch-
through and macro features add even more flexibility and versatility.
Punch-Through Programming
The RCP 3 remote allows you to select one component for the remote
to operate, while simultaneously setting certain groups of controls to
operate another component. For example, while using the AVR to control
surround modes and other audio functions, you may wish to operate the
transport controls of your DVD player. Or while using the remote to con-
trol video functions on your TV, you may wish to use your cable box to
change channels and the AVR to control the volume.
All of this is possible using punch-through programming.
NOTE: It is not necessary to program the remote to control
your DVD player’s transport controls while the AVR or a device
connected to the VID2 or VID3 inputs is in use, as the remote
is preprogrammed at the factory with this function.
To program punch-through control while operating any device:
1. Simultaneously press and hold the Input Selector (or AVR selector) for
the main device the remote will be operating and the Mute button
until the LED flashes and the remote enters program mode.
2. Select the type of punch-through programming.
a) To program volume control punch-through, press the Volume Up
Button.
b) To program channel control punch-through, press the Volume
Down Button.
NOTE: Do not program channel-control punch-through for the
AVR. Doing so will override the Sleep command, which is not
accessible in any other way, and the DSP Surround Mode
Selector. If you have inadvertently done so, repeat Steps 1
through 3, but press the AVR Selector in both Steps 1 and 3.
c) To program transport control punch-through, press the Play Button.
3. Press the Input Selector (or AVR selector) for the device whose
volume, channel or transport controls you would like to be active
while operating the device you selected in the first step. The LED
will flash green to confirm the programming.
For example, if you wish to watch your TV (programmed into the Video
3 button) while changing channels using your cable box (Video 2), you
would first press the Video 3 and Mute buttons until the LED flashed.
You would then press the Play Button, followed by the Video 2 button.
To undo punch-through programming, follow the same steps as above,
but press the same Input (or AVR) Selector in Steps 1 and 3.
NOTE: As mentioned earlier, the AVR, VID2 and VID3 devices
are factory-programmed with transport-control punch through
to operate the DVD player.You may reprogram these selectors
following the instructions in Steps 1 through 3 above to operate
another device, such as a CD player.
If you wish to reprogram these selectors to have no transport-
control punch-through, the process is slightly different. Each of
these three selectors has no native transport control commands.
Therefore, when reprogramming them to eliminate transport-
control punch-through, in Step 3 you must select one of these
three selectors, but not the same one you are reprogramming.
For example, to remove transport-control punch-through from
the VID2 device, follow the instructions in Steps 1 through 3,
but press either the AVR or VID3 button in Step 3.
Macros
Macros are used to program sequences of up to nineteen commands
that are executed with a single button press. Macros are well-suited
for power on and off commands, or to send out a favorite multidigit
channel number with one button press, or to have the ability to send
out a code sequence to control another device while the remote is
operating one device but with more flexibility than the built-in punch-
through controls.
Some commands may not be programmed into macros: Mute, Dim,
Channel Up/Down, any of the surround mode commands.
NOTE: Use caution when programming complicated macros. It
isn’t possible to program a pause or delay before sending com-
mands after Power On, and the component may not be ready
to respond to commands instantaneously after powering on.
To program, or “record” a macro, follow these steps:
1. Simultaneously press one of the four Macro Buttons or the Power On
Button and the Mute Button at the same time to enter program mode.
2. Press the Input (or AVR) Selector for each device before you enter
commands to be transmitted to that device. This step counts as one
of the 19 commands allowed for each macro.
3. For the Power On command, do not press the Power On button.
Press the Mute Button instead.
4. Press the Power Off Button to program the Power Off command.
5. Press the Sleep Button to end the programming process.
It isn’t possible to “edit” a command within a macro. However, you
may erase the macro as follows:
1. Simultaneously press and hold the Mute Button and the Macro
Button containing the macro until the LED flashes.
2. Press the Surround Button to erase the macro.
Resetting the Remote
To reset the remote to its factory defaults, simultaneously press and
hold any Input Selector and the “0” Numeric Key.When the LED flashes
amber, enter the code “333”. When the green LED goes out, the remote
will have been fully reset.
