Acoustic Research Xsight uno User manual

Owners
Manual
UNO

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The Acoustic Research Xsight™ Uno Advanced Universal Remote will change your home
entertainment experience forever. You can start using it right out of the box through the
guided setup on the full-color LCD screen. The Setup Guide that came with your remote helps
with the rst steps.
The CD-ROM included with the Xsight™ Uno gives you the tools to tap into the real power
of this remote through the EZ-RC™ Remote Control Setup Wizard website. Expand and
customize features to control your entire home theater with simple one-touch activities (like
Watch TV or Listen to CD) and a favorite channel list.
This Owners Manual guides you through the remote menus that let you get the most from
your Xsight™ Uno.
Contents
Unpacking ............................................................................................ 3
Getting Started ................................................................................... 3
Tour of the Remote ............................................................................. 4
Hard keys ..........................................................................................................................4
Interactive LCD screen ...................................................................................................5
Home Screen ....................................................................................... 6
Devices ................................................................................................. 6
What is Quick Power? ....................................................................................................6
Activities ............................................................................................. 7
Setting Up Activities ....................................................................................................... 7
Using Activities ................................................................................................................8
Favorites .............................................................................................. 9
Choosing Favorite Channels .........................................................................................9
Settings ..............................................................................................10
Device Setup .................................................................................................................. 10
Learning ..........................................................................................................................13
Volume Control ...............................................................................................................16
Contrast .......................................................................................................................... 18
Brightness ....................................................................................................................... 18
Timeout ........................................................................................................................... 18
Language .........................................................................................................................19
About ................................................................................................................................19
Reset ............................................................................................................................... 20
Factory Reset ................................................................................................................ 20

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Unpacking
Getting Started
The Xsight™ Uno setup has three easy steps to get started:
1. Install the batteries
Remove the battery door from the back of the Xsight™
Uno. Insert the batteries provided, matching them to the
(+) and (-) marks inside the battery case. Then, replace
the battery door.
Before you start, make sure you’ve found the following parts included in your Xsight™ Uno
package:
• The Xsight™ Uno remote • 4 AAA batteries • 1 USB adapter cable
• CD-ROM • The Setup Guide
IMPORTANT: Please refer to the Setup Guide for more
detailed setup information.
2. Follow the Remote’s On-Screen Setup Routine
Once the remote has working batteries installed, it’s
ready to start its setup routine.
To start using your remote at any time, simply pick it up.
The remote’s LCD screen will come on and the backlight
will illuminate.
For more information on the Xsight™ Uno on-screen
setup routine, see the Setup Guide.
3. Connect to Your PC for Advanced Setup
Once you’ve set up the remote to operate your devices,
connect it to your PC to unlock its true potential! The
Xsight™ Uno uses the EZ-RC™ Remote Control Setup
Wizard website to congure its advanced functionality,
such as Activities, and Favorites.
See the Setup Guide for more information on connecting
the remote to your PC.
Language
English
Español
Deutsch

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Tour of the Remote
Your Xsight™ Uno remote control offers two ways of controlling your home entertainment
devices:
• the interactive LCD screen gives you the ultimate control over your home
entertainment system by letting you customize and simplify your home entertainment
experience
• hard keys let you control common device features, much like the keys on your original
remote controls
Hard keys
Power turns devices on and off.
GUIDE brings up the active device’s guide (if the active device
has guides, like satellite receivers or cable boxes, for example).
MENU brings up the active device’s menu (if the active device
has menus). For DVD players, it brings up the disc menu.
INFO displays information about your video or audio signal.
EXIT leaves the device guide or menu.
+ and – (Channel) keys operate channel up/down functions in
video devices and preset up/down in audio devices.
(Go Back) takes you to the previous channel or menu/guide
screen on your device.
and (Volume) keys increase or decrease the volume.
(Mute) decreases the volume to its lowest level.
Arrow keys and OK navigate through device menus and
guides and choose menu/guide items.
Red, green, yellow, and blue keys access interactive functions
for cable boxes, satellite receivers, or Blu-ray Disc players (if
available).
, , , , , , LIST, , and (transport) keys
operate DVR functions and perform traditional play/pause/
fast forward/rewind/record/stop on all other video and audio
devices.
Numbers 0-9 enter digits directly (or text for customizing
labels).
INPUT selects inputs on your display device or receiver.

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ENTER/— operates channel enter and 10+ digit entry. For
digital TV channels, this key also separates the main channel
from the subchannel. For example, to choose the channel 59.1,
press “5”, “9”, ENTER/–, and “1”.
Tour of the Remote
Interactive LCD screen
Your remote’s customizable LCD screens can be set up via the remote or by connecting to
your PC. To select an item on the remote screen, all you have to do is highlight and select.
Many remote menus have more items than will t on a single
screen. If you don’t see the item you want on a menu screen,
look for the arrow in the lower-right corner of the screen...
that means there are more items in this menu. To access these
items, just keep pressing the down arrow when you get to the
last item showing.
The top of the remote also offers Shortcut keys to give you
one-touch access to some of the remote’s advanced functions:
(Home/Back) goes back one screen in the menus.
Holding this key down for three seconds takes the remote to
the Home Screen.
(Activities) accesses the Activities screen directly.
(Favorites) accesses the Favorites screen directly.
(Devices) accesses the Devices screen directly.
To highlight an
item: Use the up
and down arrow
keys beneath the
screen.
To select an
item: Press the
key.

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The Home Screen of the Xsight™ Uno is your gateway to the
remote’s full functionality.
To access the Home Screen at any time, hold down the
(Home/Back) key for 2 seconds. Pressing this key once takes
you back one screen.
The Home Screen of the remote has the following options:
• Devices
• Activities
• Favorites
• Settings (on the second page of the screen—press the
down arrow key below the screen to access this option)
Home Screen
Home
Devices
Activities
Favorites
Devices
The Devices menu gives you direct access to all the devices
your remote is set up to control. Selecting a device puts the
remote into the correct mode to control the device selected. If
you select TV, for instance, the remote will control your TV.
Once you’ve selected a device to control, the remote screen
displays the “soft” keys for that device. These are keys that
your original device remote may have that the Xsight™ Uno
does not have physical (or “hard”) keys for.
Devices can be set up using the remote (via Device Setup or
Learning in the Settings menu), or using PC Setup.
To access the Devices
Screen at any time:
Press the (Devices)
shortcut key underneath
the screen.
Devices
Quick Power
TV
DVD
What is Quick Power?
The Xsight™ Uno offers another option for quickly turning
multiple devices on or off: Quick Power. This feature puts
the power commands for all your devices on a single screen,
where you can manage your home entertainment system.
To use Quick Power:
1. Press the shortcut key. Then press the key to select
Quick Power.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight the device you want to turn
on or off. Press the key to turn that device on or off.

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The Activities menu gives you access to all of the One-Touch
Activities you’ve set up using the EZ-RC™ Remote Control
Setup Wizard website.
Activities
To access the
“Activities” Screen at
any time: Press the
(Activities) shortcut key
underneath the screen.
An activity lets you condense a multi-step action to a single
touch. For example, you can create an activity called “Watch
Movie” that will automatically execute all the steps needed to
start watching a movie on your home theater system.
When you have set up your Activity, it appears on your remote
screen in the Activities menu. When you select this Activity,
the remote automatically goes through the steps you set up.
IMPORTANT: Activities can only be created or edited using
the EZ-RC™ Remote Control Setup Wizard website.
NOTE: You can also tell the remote exactly what keys
control which devices when you’re “watching a movie”—like
having the transport keys (play, reverse, fast forward, etc.)
control the DVD player but the volume keys control your
A/V receiver.
Setting Up Activities
1. Connect the Xsight™ Uno to your PC using the supplied
USB cable.
2. Double-click on the EZ-RC™ Remote Control Setup
Wizard icon on your PC desktop to launch.
NOTE: If you haven’t already installed the EZ-RC™
Remote Control Setup Wizard on your PC, you can
install it using the CD-ROM that came with your
remote. See the Setup Guide that came with your
remote for instructions.
3. Follow the prompts from the EZ-RC™ Remote Control
Setup Wizard website until you get to the screen shown
here.
4. Click on the Activities button and choose Add an Activity
to start creating activities.
Activities
Hello
Good Night
Watch DVD
Main menu
Manage my account | [email protected]
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Here, you can set up your Devices, Activities, F a vorites and
Advanced features in minutes.
Devices
Activities
Favorites
Advanced Review
1
2
3

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Using Activities
1. When you start using your home theater—before you turn
anything on—choose the Hello activity on the Xsight™
remote.
IMPORTANT: Keep the remote pointed at your home
entertainment devices until you can see the activity
has nished and your devices have responded to the
remote’s commands.
Need help after the “Hello” activity has
nished?
Select Assist. Then select Power to turn devices
on manually. Use the arrow keys below the
screen to access more devices.
2. Choose the home entertainment activity you want to
perform (for example, Watch TV).
Hello
Hello
Assist?
Back
PIP
Watch Movie
Assist
Picture
Sound
Power
3. When you’re nished with your home theater, choose the
Good Night activity.
Note: The Assist function for each activity offers only the
kinds of commands used in that activity. So, for example,
if the activity you’re using has power commands only, the
Assist function will offer the Power option only—the Sound
and Picture options will be grayed out.
Need help after a “Watch...” or “Listen...”
activity has nished?
Select Assist. Then select Picture or Sound.
Press the key for the input displayed until
you see or hear the correct signal. Press and
hold the key to go to the main menu.
Watch Movie
Assist?
Subtitle
Skip+
Assist
Picture
Sound
Power
Good Night
Activities

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Favorites
The Favorites menu gives you access to your Favorite
Channels, which you choose using the EZ-RC™ Remote
Control Setup Wizard website. You can choose up to 12
favorite channels. This section explains how to choose favorite
channels.
To access the Favorites
Screen at any time:
Press the (Favorites)
shortcut key underneath
the screen.
IMPORTANT: Favorites can only be created or edited using
the EZ-RC™ Remote Control Setup Wizard website.
Choosing Favorite Channels
1. Connect the Xsight™ Uno to your PC using the supplied
USB cable.
2. Double-click on the EZ-RC™ Remote Control Setup
Wizard icon on your PC desktop to launch.
NOTE: If you haven’t already installed the EZ-RC™ Remote
Control Setup Wizard on your PC, you can install it using
the CD-ROM that came with your remote. See the Setup
Guide that came with your remote for instructions.
3. Follow the prompts from the EZ-RC™ Remote Control
Setup Wizard website until you get to the screen shown
here.
4. Click on the Favorites button and choose Modify Favorites
to start choosing your favorite channels.
Favorites
ESPN
CNN
ABC
Main menu
Manage my account | [email protected]
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Here, you can set up your Devices, Activities, F a vorites and
Advanced features in minutes.
Devices
Activities
Favorites
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2
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Add Device
TV
Cable Box
Satellite Box
What is it?
Settings
The Settings menu lets you add or delete devices, learn
functions from your original remote control, and adjust
various options on your remote. The following section details
each option in the Settings menu.
Device Setup
The Device Setup menu lets you add or delete devices. This
menu also lets you see the individual codes the remote is
using to operate your devices.
Adding a Device
The Add Device procedure is similar to the initial setup.
1. Select Device Setup from the Settings menu.
2. Select Add Device. The rst page of devices is displayed.
3. Select the device type you are adding. After you select a
device type, the available device brands are listed.
NOTE: If you don’t see the device type you want to
add, press the down arrow key beneath the screen to
scroll through the pages to view more device types.
If your desired device type is not listed, you can use
the EZ-RC™ Remote Control Setup Wizard to search
for additional brands, or learn the device from your
original remote.
4. Select the device brand.
NOTE: If you don’t see your device brand, scroll
through the pages to view more brands. If your
desired brand is not listed, you can use the EZ-RC™
Remote Control Setup Wizard to search for additional
brands, or learn the device from your original remote.
Settings
Device Setup
Learning
Volume Control
Add Device
Sony
Panasonic
Philips
Select Brand

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5. Enter a name for your device.
To accept the default name for the device (for example,
“TV” for a TV, “DVD” for a DVD player, etc.), press to
select continue. To change the name, press to clear
the text. Then use the number keys on the remote like
the number keys on your mobile phone to “text” in a new
name for the device. Press to enter the name.
Viewing a Device Code
The View Code screen shows you which code the remote is
using to control your device. This information can be used by
Customer Service should you need to contact them.
1. Select Device Setup from the Settings menu.
2. Select View Code. The rst page of devices is displayed.
Settings
NOTE: If you don’t see the device you want, press the
down arrow key beneath the screen to scroll through
the pages to view more devices.
3. Select the device whose code you want to view. The
remote will display the code being used for that device.
NOTE: If you don’t nd a functioning code, you
can use the EZ-RC™ Remote Control Setup Wizard
website on your PC to search for additional codes, or
Learn the device from your original remote.
Add Device
Enter a name for
the device:
Clear OK
TV
6. Follow the on-screen prompts to begin testing the rst
code. Take the remote to within range of the device and
test the rst code with your device.
If the device responds as expected, select the on-screen
key labeled Works!. If the device does not respond, either
try a different key or select the on-screen key labeled
Next Code to test the next device code.
Settings
Device Setup
Learning
Volume Control
View Code
TV
Code: 2051
View Another?
No Yes

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Deleting a Device
You can remove devices from the remote’s memory if you
no longer want to use the Xsight™ Uno to control them. To
remove these devices:
1. Select Device Setup from the Settings menu.
2. Select Delete Device. The rst page of devices is
displayed.
Settings
NOTE: If you don’t see the device you want, press the
down arrow key beneath the screen to scroll through
the pages to view more devices.
3. Select the device you want to delete. A conrmation
screen appears.
NOTE: If the device you are deleting is in use by one
or more Activities or Favorites, the remote will display
a warning message.
4. Select Yes to delete the device or No to exit without
deleting the device.
To access the Home
Screen at any time:
Hold down the
(Home/Back) key for 2
seconds. Pressing this
key once takes you back
one screen.
Settings
Device Setup
Learning
Volume Control
Delete Device
Are you sure you
want to delete
TV?
No Yes

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Learning a New Device
1. Select Learning from the Settings menu.
2. Select New Device.
Settings
Learning
The Learning feature lets you learn functions from your
original remote control(s) to the Xsight™ Uno. This process
can be used to add missing keys or replace existing keys
on devices that have already been set up, or even to add a
complete new device to your remote.
NOTE: Your original remote must still be in working order
to learn from it.
NOTE: If you don’t see the device you want, press the
down arrow key to scroll through more device pages.
4. Enter a name for the device.
Use the number keys on the Xsight™ Uno to enter letters
and numbers (like texting on a mobile phone). Press
to delete the previous character. Press when you’re
nished.
5. Press the rst key on the Xsight™ Uno you want to learn
onto—either a physical key or an on-screen soft key
(select On-Screen keys to choose a soft key).
NOTE: You can Learn onto any physical or on-screen
key except for the shortcut keys for Home, Favorites,
Activities, and Devices.
Settings
Device Setup
Learning
Volume Control
Learning
New Device
TV
Cable Box
For which device?
Learning
Satellite Box
TV
What is it?
Cable Box
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3. Select the device type you want to learn.

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6. Locate the remote for the device you want to learn
from. Align the top of the source remote with the top
end of the Xsight™ Uno, no further than 5 inches apart,
preferably between 2 and 5 inches (5cm and 12cm).
Settings
7. On the remote you are learning from, press the rst key
you want to learn.
NOTES: If the function is not learned correctly, the
Xsight™ Uno screen displays an error message. Select
Yes to try learning again, or No to exit to the Settings
menu.
If the key you are learning the function onto already
has a function, you will be asked if you want to
overwrite it.
8. If the Xsight™ Uno successfully learns the key, it saves
the learned function to its memory.
NOTES: If you’re learning an on-screen key, the
remote will prompt you to save a label. Use the
number keys on the Xsight™ Uno to enter letters and
numbers (like texting on a mobile phone). Press to
delete the previous character. Press when you’re
nished.
To learn additional keys for this device: Press the key
on the Xsight™ Uno you want to learn onto for the next
function (or select On-screen keys).
To nish learning keys for this device: Select No, that’s
all. (You can come back and learn additional keys later.)
To access the Home
Screen at any time:
Hold down the
(Home/Back) key for 2
seconds. Pressing this
key once takes you back
one screen.
Learning
Point the original
remote towards
the top lens and
press the key you
want to learn.

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Learning a New Function
1. Select Learning from the Settings menu.
Settings
4. Locate the remote for the device you want to learn
from. Align the top of the source remote with the top
end of the Xsight™ Uno, no further than 5 inches apart,
preferably between 2 and 5 inches (5cm and 12cm).
5. On the remote you are learning from, press the key you
want to learn.
NOTES: If the function is not learned correctly, the
Xsight™ Uno screen displays an error message. Select
Yes to try learning again, or No to exit to the Settings
menu.
If the key you are learning the function onto already
has a function, you will be asked if you want to
overwrite it.
Settings
Device Setup
Learning
Volume Control
Learning
New Device
TV
Cable Box
For which device?
Learning
Point the original
remote towards
the top lens and
press the key you
want to learn.
2. Select the device you want to use the function with.
NOTE: If you don’t see the device you want, press the
down arrow key to scroll through more device pages
3. Select the key on the Xsight™ Uno you want to learn
onto—either a physical key or an on-screen soft key (press
On-Screen keys to choose a soft key).
NOTE: You can Learn onto any physical or on-screen
key except for the shortcut keys for Home, Favorites,
Activities, and Devices.
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Volume Control
Lock Volume
Unlock Device
Unlock All
6. If the Xsight™ Uno successfully learns the key, it saves
the learned function to its memory.
NOTE: If you’re learning an on-screen key, the remote
will prompt you to save a label. Use the number keys
on the Xsight™ Uno to enter letters and numbers (like
texting on a mobile phone). Press to delete the
previous character. Press when you’re nished.
To learn additional keys for this device: Press the key
on the Xsight™ Uno you want to learn onto for the next
function (or select On-screen keys).
To nish learning keys for this device: Select No, that’s
all. (You can come back and learn additional keys later.)
Settings
To access the Home
Screen at any time:
Hold down the
(Home/Back) key for 2
seconds. Pressing this
key once takes you back
one screen.
Volume Control
Volume Control lets you set a single device to control your
entire home entertainment system’s volume. For example,
if you have the sound from your TV and DVD player routed
through your A/V receiver, you can tell the Xsight™ Uno to
control volume on the A/V receiver regardless of which device
mode you’re in. So, if you’re using the rest of the keys on the
remote to control your DVD player, you can still control just
the A/V receiver with the volume keys.
You can also exempt some or all of your devices from the
volume control—the remote will send volume commands to
these devices when in these device modes.
Locking Volume to a Device
1. Select Volume Control from the Settings menu.
2. Review the explanatory screen, then select OK. (Or select
Tell me more if you’d like more information.)
3. Select Lock Volume. The rst page of devices is
displayed.
NOTE: If you don’t see the device you want, press the
down arrow key to scroll through more device pages.
4. Select the device you want to lock volume to. The remote
locks volume for your other devices to this device.
5. Press Finish.
Lock Volume
Satellite Box
Select a device
TV
Cable Box

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Removing a Device from Lock
1. Select Volume Control from the Settings menu.
2. Review the explanatory screen, then select OK. (Or select
Tell me more if you’d like more information.)
3. Select Unlock Device. The rst page of devices is
displayed.
NOTE: If you don’t see the device you want, press the
down arrow key to scroll through more device pages.
4. Select the device you want to unlock. The remote
removes the volume lock.
5. Select Finish.
Settings
Unlocking All Volume Control
1. Select Volume Control from the Settings menu.
2. Review the explanatory screen, then select OK. (Or select
Tell me more if you’d like more information.)
3. Select Unlock All. The remote asks you to conrm. Select
Yes to unlock volume control completely. Select No to
cancel.
4. Select Finish.
To access the Home
Screen at any time:
Hold down the
(Home/Back) key for 2
seconds. Pressing this
key once takes you back
one screen.
Volume Control
Lock Volume
Unlock Device
Unlock All
Unlock Volume
Satellite Box
Select a device
TV
Cable Box
Unlock All
Are you sure you
want to unlock
the Volume
Control?
No Yes

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Contrast
This setting allows you to adjust the contrast of the remote’s
screen.
1. Select Contrast from the Settings menu.
2. Use the up and down arrow buttons below the remote’s
screen to adjust the level of contrast. Press when
you’ve nished to set the contrast level.
Brightness
This setting allows you to adjust the brightness of the remote’s
screen.
1. Select Brightness from the Settings menu.
2. Use the up and down arrow buttons below the remote’s
screen to adjust the level of brightness. Press when
you’ve nished to set the brightness level.
Settings
Contrast
Set contrast:
OK
Brightness
Set brightness:
OK
Timeout
To save battery power, the key backlight and LCD screen
automatically dim after a period of inactivity (the default
period is 10 seconds). You can view and adjust this timing
under the Timeout setting.
1. Select Timeout from the Settings menu.
2. The screen displays the current period of time before the
remote times out.
Use the up and down arrow buttons below the remote’s
screen to adjust the screen timeout. The minimum
timeout period is 5 seconds, and the maximum timeout
period is 30 seconds.
NOTE: Longer timeout periods mean shorter battery
life.
3. Press when you’ve nished to set the screen timeout.
Timeout
Timeout: 15 sec
OK

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Language
The Language setting lets you change the Language of your
remote’s on-screen display. Once selected, all menus and
instructions will be displayed in the language chosen. The
remote’s initial setup allows you to choose your preferred
language. If you ever need to change that setting, you can do
so in this menu.
Settings
To access the Home
Screen at any time:
Hold down the
(Home/Back) key for 2
seconds. Pressing this
key once takes you back
one screen.
Language
English
Español
Deutsch
About
The About screen tells you which version of software the
remote is using as well as other information about the
technology used in the remote.
To access the About screen: Select About from the Settings
menu. The rst About screen tells you the remote’s software
version. Press the down arrow key to view the other About
screens. Press the (Home/Back) key to return to the
Settings menu.

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Settings
Reset
The reset screen will delete all learned functions and labels.
Devices, Activities and Favorites you have added will remain in
the remote menu.
1. Select Reset from the Settings menu. The remote will
display the Reset Screen.
2. Select Reset.
3. Select Yes in the conrmation screen to delete all
Learning and Labels (the screen will return to the
Settings menu). Select No to cancel the reset and retain
all settings.
Factory Reset
You can reset the remote to its settings when you rst
unpacked it. This removes all information about your devices,
activities, and other setup parameters.
1. Select Reset from the Settings menu. The remote will
display the Reset Screen.
2. Press the 9 - 8 - 1 number keys.
3. Select Factory Reset.
4. Select Yes in the conrmation screen to delete all device
programming, activities, proles and favorites, and setup
information (the remote’s initial setup program will start).
Select No to cancel the reset and retain all settings.
To access the Home
Screen at any time:
Hold down the
(Home/Back) key for 2
seconds. Pressing this
key once takes you back
one screen.
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Xsight™ and EZ-RC™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Universal
Electronics Inc. All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
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Reset
Are you sure you
want to reset
the remote?
No Yes
Reset
Are you sure you
want to reset to
factory settings?
No Yes