SMK-Link X-Link VP3701 User manual

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User’S Guide
Universal Remote Control

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Contents
Agency Certifications........................................................................ 5
Getting Started - Overview ............................................................... 7
Control 6 different Devices...................................................... 7
Setting up the perfect system ................................................... 7
Setting up the Remote for Xbox 360™ ................................... 8
Setting up the Remote for other devices.................................. 8
Four-Digit Code Set-Up Method .................................... 9
Learning and Teaching Set-Up Method........................ 11
Forgetting Learned Keys .............................................. 13
Forgetting a Device....................................................... 14
Forgetting all Devices................................................... 15
Controlling Volume (Punch Through)................................... 15
Setting Sound Master.................................................... 17
Advanced Configuration............................................... 18
Turning off Punch Through for a Device ..................... 18
Turning on Punch Through for a Device...................... 19

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Remote Control Layout................................................................... 21
Functions by Device Type ..................................................... 21
Television / Set Top Boxes........................................... 21
Cable / Satellite / DVR ................................................. 22
DVD ............................................................................. 24
Xbox 360™................................................................... 25
Setup Codes by Device ................................................................... 26
TV .......................................................................................... 26
DVD....................................................................................... 30
VCR ....................................................................................... 31
Cable ...................................................................................... 33
Satellite .................................................................................. 34
Audio ..................................................................................... 35
TV/DVD/VCR ...................................................................... 37
Home Theatre in a Box .......................................................... 37
Combo TV/VCR .................................................................... 38
Combo TV/DVD.................................................................... 38
Combo DVD/VCR................................................................. 38

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Agency Certifications
USA - FCC CFR 47 Part 15, Subpart B
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class
B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy
and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined
by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following measures:
* Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
* Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
* Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Operation with non-approved equipment is likely to result in interference to radio
and TV reception. The user is cautioned that changes and modications made to
the equipment without the approval of manufacturer could void the user’s authority
to operate this equipment.
Canada, ICES-003
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that
may cause undesired operation of the device.

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Legal Information
X-Link, SMK-Link and the SMK-Link Logo are trademarks
of SMK-Link Electronics corporation. Microsoft, Xbox, and
Xbox360 are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft
Inc.. All other trademarks are trademarks or registered trade-
marks of their respective holders.

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Getting Started - Overview
Before you begin, please insert two AA batteries as labeled on
the remote control.
Control 6 different Devices
X-Link™ Universal Remote Control controls up to six different
devices. One of the device buttons is automatically set for the
Xbox 360™. All of the buttons can be programmed to control
a TV, VCR, DVD, Cable Box, DVR, Satellite Box, Xbox or
Surround Sound system.
Setting up the perfect system
Many universal remote controls don’t offer all of the features of
the stand alone remote controls that come with your equipment.
People often keep 3 or 4 remote controls on their coffee table
because of some obscure functions that they just couldn’t live
without. X-Link™ avoids the problem of redundant remotes by
having 50 programmable buttons that can be set by entering a
4-digit device code, by “learning” from the original remote control
or both.

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Setting up the Remote for Xbox 360™
Your remote comes set from the factory to control the Xbox
360™. By default, the XBX button controls the Xbox 360™. If
you do not have the Xbox 360™ you can program the remote to
control something else when you select the XBX button.
Setting up the Remote for other devices
It is recommended that you set up your TV first. X-Link™
can control six components. X-Link™ has buttons labeled for
TV, DVR, DVD/VCR, XBX, Cable/Satellite, and Audio. While the
buttons are labeled for these functions, that is for clarity only. For
example, you could program a VCR into any device button.

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Four-Digit Code Set-Up Method
Step 1: Turn on the device you wish to program into your X-
Link™ remote using the remote that came with that device.
Step 2: Find the four-digit code numbers assigned to your
brand of device from the list in the back of this manual. The
codes are listed by device type and then by brand name. If
you do not see the brand of your device, please look online
at www.x-link-remote.com for the complete list of four-digit
codes.
Step 3: Enter setup mode by holding the device button down for
approximately 3 seconds. After 3 seconds all of the device
buttons will blink to conrm that you are in setup mode.
Note: You have 10 seconds to perform each of these steps. If
you do not nish within 10 seconds, the device button light
will turn off and setup mode will be exited. You will then need
to start over.
Step 4: Enter the four-digit code. If it is a valid code, after the
4th digit is entered, any prior device will be removed and it
will be set with new code. This removes any “learned” keys

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as well. If the code is not valid, the device button will ash 4
times. Either way, the device button will turn off and you will
exit setup mode.
Step 5: Point X-Link™ towards your device and press the pow-
er button. If you have the correct code, the device should
turn off. If the device didn’t turn off, please look up the next
code and return to step 3 until you have tried all four-digit
codes for your brand of device.
Step 6: Sometimes more than one code will control your device.
Test the other buttons on the remote control. If functions
aren’t working correctly, try the other device codes until you
have selected the best code for your device.
Notes: Even if all buttons aren’t doing exactly what you want,
X-Link™ can “learn” buttons from other remotes and can be
customized as desired.
Step 7: Repeat steps 1-6 for your other devices.

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Learning and Teaching Set-Up Method
You can either start from a blank device and “learn” all the keys
or you can start with a four-digit device code and customize it to
meet your needs.
Step 1: Line up X-Link™ with the remote you want to “learn”
from, head to head about one to two inches apart on a solid
surface. See diagram.
Step 2: Enter setup mode by holding the device button down for
approximately 3 seconds. After 3 seconds all of the device
buttons will blink to conrm that you are in setup mode.
Step 3: Press Rec button to enter “learning” mode.
Note: You have 20 seconds to perform each of these steps. If
you do not nish within 20 seconds, the device button light
will turn off and setup mode will be exited. Learned keys will
be retained but to learn additional keys you will need to re-
enter “learning” mode.
Step 4: Press the key on X-Link™ that you wish to teach. The
device button will blink once to indicate it is ready to learn.

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Step 5: Press and hold the key on the other remote control you
wish X-Link™ to learn. After about one second the device
button will blink once to indicate successful learning or 4
times to indicate that it did not learn the key.
Step 6: Repeat from step 4 until you have learned all of the keys
you wish to teach. You can exit from learning either by waiting
20 seconds or by pressing another device key to exit.
Troubleshooting: To achieve the best results during “learning”
mode:
• Gradually vary the distance between the two remote con-
trols.
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• If you are having trouble, move away from any Plasma TV,
avoid uorescent lighting and direct sunlight.
• Some original remotes require you to tap the button to learn
rather than holding it during learning.
• Learning only works on individual keys. Macros cannot be
learned.
• Remember, when programming keys such as arrow keys,
the orientation between the remotes is reversed.
Forgetting Learned Keys
Step 1: Enter setup mode by holding the device button down
for 3 seconds. After 3 seconds all of the device buttons will
blink to conrm that you are in setup mode.
Step 2: Enter “forget” mode by pressing the Stop button. The
device button will blink once to indicate it is ready to forget
the keys it learned.
Step 3: Press the key you wish to forget. If this key has learned
anything, the device button will blink once and revert to its
original settings, otherwise, it will blink four times in error.

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Step 4: Press keys you wish to forget until you are done. When
you are done, you can either wait 10 seconds to time out or
press another device button to exit.
Note: If you had previously entered a four-digit device code, the
forgotten keys will return to their original settings.
Forgetting a Device
Step 1: Enter setup mode by holding the device button down
for 3 seconds. After 3 seconds all of the device buttons will
blink to conrm that you are in setup mode.
Step 2: Enter the code 9999 to erase the prior four-digit code
and any learned keys for the device.
Note: Pressing any key besides “9” during this mode will exit.

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Forgetting all Devices
Step 1: Enter factory-reset mode by holding down two device
buttons for 3 seconds. After 3 seconds all of the device but-
tons turn on to conrm you are in factory-reset mode.
Step 2: Enter the code 9999 to erase the prior four-digit code
and any learned keys for all devices.
Note: Pressing any key besides “9” during this mode will exit.
Controlling Volume (Punch Through)
In a fairly typical setup with a TV, Xbox 360™ and Cable box,
there is only one device that controls the sound. It would be
difcult to switch devices between Cable and TV every time you
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regardless of what device you are using, when you change the
volume, it is sent to the TV. This is called “punch through.”
When you press any key on X-Link, the device button will light
to show what device is receiving that command. For example,
when you are watching a DVD and hit Pause, the DVD button
will light. When you hit Mute, the TV button will light.
Volume Punch Through is completely customizable. For ex-
ample, if you have a surround sound system, you may want vol-
ume commands to be sent there instead of the TV. To do this,
you would set the surround sound system as the sound master.

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Setting Sound Master
The sound master can be set for any device that supports
volume up and volume down. To change from the default TV as
master to another device:
Step 1: Enter setup mode by holding the device button you wish
to make master down for 3 seconds. After 3 seconds all of
the device buttons will blink to conrm that you are in setup
mode.
Step 2: Press the Mute key and this device will now be the
sound master. Future volume up, down, and mute opera-
tions for devices with punch through on will now control this
device.

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Advanced Configuration
If you wish to independently control the volume without us-
ing punch through, punch through can be turned off (and back
on) for any device. For example, if you have a surround sound
system, you may wish to turn off punch through for the TV so
you can still control it’s volume when the TV device button is
selected.
Turning off Punch Through for a Device
By default, all devices start with punch through turned on.
Step 1: To turn off punch through for a device, enter setup
mode by holding the device button down for 3 seconds.
After 3 seconds all of the device buttons will blink to conrm
that you are in setup mode.
Step 2: Press the volume down (Vol -) key and that device
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Turning on Punch Through for a Device
If you accidentally turned punch through off for a device, it is
simple to re-enable it.
Step 1: To turn punch through back on for a device, enter setup
mode by holding the device button down for 3 seconds.
After 3 seconds all of the device buttons will blink to conrm
that you are in setup mode.
Step 2: Press the volume up (Vol +) key and that device will
now punch through to the sound master.

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Volume Controls
Device Buttons
Channel Controls
Menu
Guide/Title Exit
Info
Power
Live TV / O
Transport Controls
Home
PIP Controls /
Colored Buttons
DVD
Controls
Record
Number Pad
Dash Input
Navigation
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