GE RM94931 User manual

Universal Remote
Instruction Manual
RM94931

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Congratulations on your purchase of this Backlit
Universal Remote Control. This remote is one of
the most easy to use remote controls available
today. Juggling multiple remote controls is now a
thing of the past! Your Backlit Remote controls up
to four devices, including the most popular brands
of TV, VCR, DVD, CBL, and SAT. It’s easy to use,
easy to program, and it gives you total control—at
the touch of your ngertips!
Note: Some functions from your original remote
may not be controlled by this remote. Use the
original remote, if available, to control such
functions. Sometimes buttons other than described
in these instructions may actually perform the
function. For example, the CHAN and VOL buttons
might be used to navigate through menu choices.
We recommend you experiment with the remote to
identify if such situations pertain to
your equipment.
Introduction............................................................ 3
Setup ..................................................................... 3
Battery Installation............................................ 3
Battery Saver.................................................... 3
Code Saver ...................................................... 3
Code Setup ...................................................... 3
Button Functions .............................................. 4
Menu Operation................................................ 6
Direct Code Entry ............................................. 7
Code Search .................................................... 8
Using Your Remote................................................ 9
Code Identication............................................ 9
Controlling Devices with Power On and Off ... 10
Controlling Combo Devices............................ 10
VCR/DVD/DVR Punch-Through..................... 10
Volume/Mute Control and Punch-Through ..... 11
All Volume/Mute Control to any one Mode ..... 11
Setting any Mode for its own Volume/Mute .... 12
Troubleshooting................................................... 13
Table of Contents

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SETUP
Battery Installation
1. On the back of the remote, push down on the
tab and lift the cover off.
2. Match the batteries to the + and - marks inside
the battery case, then insert 2 AAA Alkaline
batteries.
3. Press the battery cover back into place.
Battery Saver
Your remote automatically turns off if the buttons
are depressed more than 30 seconds. This will
save your batteries should your remote get stuck in
a place where the buttons remain depressed (e.g.,
between the sofa cushions).
Code Saver
You will have up to 10 minutes to change the
batteries in your remote without losing codes you
have programmed. However, do not press any
buttons until batteries are installed in the remote.
If buttons are pressed without batteries in the
remote, all codes will be lost.
Code Setup
The SETUP button is used to setup the remote.
You can either setup the remote using the code
tables (on separate sheet), or you can search
through the library of codes until you nd a code
that works for your product. Please refer to “ Code
Search” on page 8 for more information on using
the code search feature to learn how to search
through the library of codes for your products.
NOTE: You can store any kind of code under any
mode (except TV). I.E. you can store a VCR code
under the CBL/SAT button, or a Cable code under
the DVD/AUX button, etc. However, you can only
store TV codes under the TV button.
Setup

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ENTER
Used to complete chan-
nels selection for some
brands of TV. Also used
to complete the code
entry process.
RECORD, PLAY, STOP,
REW, FF, PAUSE VCR
control buttons operate
your VCR even when the
remote is set to operate
the TV. Also operates DVD
Scan -/+. Note the VCR
buttons also control DVD
when in DVD Mode.
Some buttons on the remote might have functions that
are referred to by different names on the device you
are controlling. E.G. PREV.CH may be called RECALL,
or ENTER may be called DISPLAY. These differences
depend on the brand and model of your product. Also,
this remote can only operate features that exist on your
product. E.G., your product must have PREV.CH ability
for the PREV.CH button to operate this feature.
TV, CBL/SAT, VCR, DVD/
AUX Selects product to
be operated.
Red Indicator
Lights when any
button is pressed.
PREV.CH Returns to
the previously selected
channel.
Button Functions
INFO Shows the date
and time if your TV or
VCR has that feature.
Works the same way as
a Display button.
MENU Brings up device
Main Menu. Use Chan
and Vol buttons as cursor
buttons and Mute as Okay.
Press TV to Exit.

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VOLUME UP/DOWN
Changes the volume
level of the product,
normally the TV.
0-9
Enter numbers for direct
channel selection. Some
products require ENTER to
be pressed after channel
selection.
ON-OFF Turns
product On or Off.
CHANNEL Up/Down
Changes the channels.
The Channel buttons
also control DVD SKIP
functions.
Button Functions, cont.
SETUP Used to setup
the remote, and for code
search function.
Note: The REC button must be pressed TWICE to record
from your VCR. For some brands of VCRs, you might
need to press the REC button once, then press it again
for three seconds.
MUTE Turns off the
TV sound while the
picture remains.
Backlight Lights up the
buttons on the remote
when pressed. See page
10 for more details.
INPUT Selects the
video inputs of your
TV if equipped with
that feature.
TV/VCR Operates the same
as the TV/VCR or antenna
keys on your original remotes.

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The Menu button puts the remote in and out of
Menu Mode. Pressing Menu brings up your
device Menu. While in Menu mode the remote’s
red indicator light blinks continuously. The remote
will exit Menu Mode after 20 seconds if no keys are
pressed.
When in Menu Mode, the Menu, Channel, Volume,
Mute and Device keys operate as follows:
MENU Enters Menu mode.
CHANNEL UP/DOWN Cursor Up/Down for Menu
navigation.
VOLUME UP/DOWN Cursor Right/Left for Menu
navigation.
MUTE (OK) command for Menu selections.
Press TV or any other Device key to Exit, Clear,
or Quit the Device Menu and return the remote to
normal operation (red indicator will turn off).
For certain RCA, GE, and ProScan devices,
pushing the MENU button selects the highlighted
item. The numeric buttons may also be used to
select the MENU choice.
Note: Some functions in some brands might not be
fully supported.
Menu Operation

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/./&&
TV
SETUP
Write your codes down here for easy
reference later.
Direct Code Entry
1. Press and hold the SETUP button until
the red indicator stays on, then release
the SETUP button.
2. Press and release the desired device
button (TV,VCR, etc.). The red indicator
blinks, then stays lit.
3. Enter the 4 digit code
from the code tables
(on separate sheet).
Note: after a valid
code entry, the red
indicator turns off. For
an invalid code, the
red indicator ashes.
4. With your device on, press ON/OFF.
If the device turns off, no further
programming is required. Note: If
some buttons do not operate your
equipment, try one of the other
codes for your brand.
Device Device stored Code
TV TV
CBL/SAT
VCR
DVD/AUX
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9

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/./&&
Code Search
If your device does not respond after you have
tried all the codes for your brand, or if your brand is
not listed, try searching for your code by following
these steps.
1. Manually turn on the device (TV, VCR, etc.) to
be controlled.
2. Press and hold the SETUP button
until the red indicator stays on, then
release the SETUP button.
3. Press and quickly release the desired
device button (TV, VCR, etc.). The red
indicator blinks off once.
4. Press the ON-OFF button repeatedly
(up to 300 times) until the device
to be controlled turns off. The red
indicator blinks off with each button
press.
Most users will store VCR codes under the VCR button,
Cable codes under CABLE, etc. If (for example) you
want to store a VCR code under DVD/AUX, rst follow
the procedure for Direct Code Entry (previous page) and
press DVD/AUX in step 2 of Direct Code Entry, then
enter ANY VCR code in step 3 of Direct Code Entry.
Then follow the steps above for Code Search.
Note: Code Search starts from the currently stored four
digit number under that mode. Sometimes the rst code
that “works” with your device may only allow limited
functionality (e.g. the MENU button might not work).
There may be a code that performs more functions.
Continue the code search process until the best code
is found.
5. Press and release ENTER to install
the code.
TV
SETUP
ENTER

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SETUP
TV
SETUP
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
Using Your Remote
Code Identication
The Code Identication Feature allows you to
identify the four digit library code stored under your
device button. For example, if you want to nd
out what four digit code is stored under your TV
device button, follow the six steps below:
1. Press and hold the SETUP button until
the red indicator stays on. Release the
SETUP button.
2. Press and release the desired
device button (TV, VCR, etc.). The
red indicator blinks, then stays lit.
3. Press and release the SETUP button.
The red indicator blinks once and
remains lit.
4. To nd the rst digit
for the code stored
under the device
button pressed in step
2, press each numeric
button from 0-9 in
turn. The number that
causes the indicator
light to blink is the rst
digit in your code.
5. To nd the second digit, repeat step 4.
6. Repeat step 4 to nd the third and fourth digit.
This time the red indicator turns off and
stays off.

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Using Your Remote, cont.
Controlling Devices with Separate
Power On and Off Buttons
Some GE, RCA and ProScan models require
you to press the device button for more than one
second to turn the device on and the ON•OFF
button to turn the device off.
Controlling Combo Devices
Some Combo devices (e.g. TV/VCR, TV/DVD,
DVD/VCR, etc.) will require you to set up two
different Mode buttons to control both parts of the
Combo device. For example, if you have a TV/
DVD Combo, you might need to set up one code
under the TV button to control the TV part AND a
separate code (under any other Mode button) to
control the DVD part.
VCR/DVD Punch-Through
This remote allows the 6 VCR transport buttons
(i.e. PLAY, PAUSE, STOP, FF, REWIND, and
REC) to Punch-Through control from any Mode
programmed with TV, SAT or Cable codes to the
last VCR, or DVD programmed Mode you used.
This feature will not operate if the programmed
TV, SAT or Cable code has its own VCR transport
button control e.g. a TV Combo, SAT/PVR, etc.
Backlight Button
Backlighting is activated when you press the
Backlight button. Backlight illumination occurs
for ve seconds after the Backlight button has
been pressed. Any further key-presses within ve
seconds will continue to reset the ve second time-
out period. I.E., illumination always remains on for
ve seconds after the last keypress. Once timed
out, the Backlighting will not reactivate until the
Backlight button is pressed again.