Universal Electronics Polaris User manual

Polaris Remote Control
Télécommande Polaris
Users Guide
Guide d'utilisation
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Quick Start Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Program Control of Your Television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Operate Your satellite receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Operate Your Television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Turn on Backlighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Features and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Key Charts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Device Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installing Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Programming TV or TV/VCR or DVD Combination Device Control . . 12
Searching for Your Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Checking the Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
TABLE DES MATIÈRES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Manufacturer’s TV (or DVD/VCR TV Combination Device) Codes
(Codes du fabricant ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Setup Codes for TVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Setup Codes for Cable Boxes/Converters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Setup Codes for Cable/DVR/PVR Combination. . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Setup Codes for DBS/DVR/PVR Combos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Setup Codes for Satellite Receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Setup Codes for TV/DVD Combos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
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QUICK START GUIDE
Welcome to the Polaris Remote Control Quick
Start Guide. To start using your remote control
right away, just follow the steps below.
Note: This Quick Start Guide assumes your
Polaris Remote Control has battery power. If
your remote control does not have power,
please refer to the section, See “Installing
Batteries” on page 11.
Your Polaris Remote Control preprogrammed
to control and operate the Star Choice satellite
receiver and was designed for comfort,
convenience, and simplicity. Use the TV and
SAT keys to turn the power on and off for your
television and satellite receiver. The Volume
and Mute keys are locked to control your TV’s
volume, and all other functions control your
satellite receiver.
PROGRAM CONTROL OF YOUR
TELEVISION
You can control your television and your
satellite receiver with your Polaris Remote
Control. Follow these steps to program the
Polaris remote control to control your TV.
Note: Please refer to “Device Table” on
page 11 to find out which devices you
can program onto each device key.
1. Turn on the device you wish to
control.
3. Use the “Manufacturer’s TV (or DVD/
VCR TV Combination Device) Codes
(Codes du fabricant )” on page 36 to
locate the type of device and its brand
name. Enter the first four-digit code
for that device and brand. If the code
2. Press the TV key. The key blinks once.
Then press and hold the SETUP key
until the TV key blinks twice.
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is valid, the device key blinks twice. If
the key emits a single, long blink, then
the code entry was invalid. Try steps 2
and 3 again, using the same code.
5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 above for the
next device you want to control (either
your television or satellite receiver).
OPERATE YOUR SATELLITE RECEIVER
Your Polaris Remote Control is now ready to
operate your satellite receiver. You can use your
remote control to turn your satellite receiver on
and off, and to change the channel.
To change the channel, do the following:
4. Aim the remote control at the device
you want to control. Press the key for
that device once (either TV or SAT). If
the device turns off, then you have
successfully programmed your remote
control for that device. If the device
does not turn off, then repeat steps 2
through 4 using the codes listed for
your TV brand until you have found
the code for that device.
1. To turn on your satellite receiver, press
SAT. The SAT key blinks once and your
satellite receiver turns on. To turn off
your satellite receiver, press SAT. The
SAT key blinks once and your satellite
receiver turns off.
1. Use the remote control's CH+ and CH-
keys to navigate to the channel you
wish to view, one channel at a time.
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OPERATE YOUR TELEVISION
To turn on your television, press TV. The TV key
blinks once and your television turns on. To
turn off your television, press TV. The TV key
blinks once and your television turns off.
To Control your television:
Note: See “Key Charts” on page 9 to get an
overview of the functions of all the
keys available on your Polaris Remote
Control.
TURN ON BACKLIGHTING
Your Polaris Remote Control has a feature that
allows backlighting of all its keys. When
backlighting is turned on, the keys to your
remote control are lit when you press them. To
enable backlighting, do the following:
1. Use the VOL key to raise or lower the
volume of your television. To raise the
volume, press VOL+. To lower the
volume, press VOL-.
1. Quickly press SETUP twice. All the
keys to your remote control are lit for a
few seconds, allowing you to easily see
them in low-light conditions. After
you have activated backlighting, any
time you press a key, the selected
device key (either TV or SAT) blinks
once. After the device key blinks, all
the keys on your Polaris Remote
Control are lit for a few seconds.
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To disable backlighting, do the following:
Congratulations! You can now use your Polaris
Remote Control to operate the most essential
functions of your home entertainment system.
To learn more about this remote control's
convenient features, please refer to the rest of
this User Guide, starting with the section,
“Features and Functions” on page 8.
1. Quickly press SETUP twice. Keys no
longer are lit when you press them.
The selected device key (either TV or
SAT) still blinks once when you press a
key.
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INTRODUCTION
The Polaris Remote Control by Universal Electronics is
our latest generation universal remote control. It
provides easy and comfortable access to the remote-
control functions you’ll need to use most often.
Moreover, it’s packed with advanced, friendly features
such as:
• Preprogrammed control to operate the satellite
receiver supplied by Star Choice
• Simple, two-button operation
•Nopowerkey
• Essential keys embossed for easy identification and
operation
•Backlitkeys
• Code Search to help program control of older or
discontinued components
Before using the product, you need to install the
enclosed batteries and also perform some programming
to operate the specific home entertainment devices you
wish to control.
Please follow the instructions detailed in this manual to
set up the unit and then start enjoying your new remote
control and cable service.
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FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS
Use the illustration below to locate features on the
Polaris Remote Control and then study the Key Charts
(on the next three pages) to learn how they function.
To find out what type of devices can be controlled by
each device key after programming, see “Device Table”
on page 11.
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Key Charts
Key Function
Use SETUP for all programming
sequences.
Quickly press SETUP twice to enable
backlighting of all the keys on your
Polaris Remote Control. After
backlighting has been enabled, quickly
press SETUP twice to disable
backlighting.
To turn on your television or satellite
receiver, press TV or SAT once.
Each device key has an embedded LED
(red light) that blinks upon selection
and indicates the remote control is
working and (after programming) is
sending signals. When backlighting is
enabled, all the keys on your remote
control are lit when you press any key.
Press GUIDE to display the program
guide.
Press OPTIONS once to display the
Options menu.
Press INFO to display the current
channel and program information.
In Guide mode, press DAY+ (or DAY-) to
move a day forward (or back) on your
satellite receiver’s program guide
(applies only to receivers with picture in
guide).
Press the navigator keys to move the
cursor in the program guide and menu
screens and to navigate within the
interactive service.
Press OK/SELECT to select the
highlighted program in Guide mode or
Menu option.
Press PAGE+ (or PAGE-) to page up (or
page down) through menu screens and
the program guide.
Press EXIT to exit out of your satellite
receiver’s menu and guide.
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Use A, B, or Cto access additional
satellite features (see your satellite
receiver’s manual).
Press VOL+ (or VOL-) to raise (or lower)
the TV volume.
In Guide mode, press FAV to cycle
through your favorite channels stored in
your satellite receiver (applies only to
receivers with picture in guide only).
For receivers without picture in guide,
pressing FAV displays the menu to
“Choose Day” to advance the guide to a
future day of the week.
Use CH+ (or CH-) to select the next
higher (or lower) channel.
Press MUTE once to turn the sound off
or on.
Press LAST once to recall the last
channel.
Press INT to display the Interests menu
options.
Press SKIP BACK once to instantly
shuttle a recorded program back by 10
seconds (applies only to satellite
receivers equipped with a digital video
recorder, DVR530HD).
Press SKIP FORWARD to instantly shuttle
a recorded program forward by 30
seconds (applies only to satellite
receivers equipped with a digital video
recorder, DVR530HD).
Press DVR LIST once to display a list of
recorded programs (applies only to
satellite receivers equipped with a
digital video recorder, DVR530HD).
Use REC, REW, PLAY, FFWD, STOP, and
PAUSE to control receivers with DVR
feature, or to control VCR or DVD/TV
combination devices. To record in the
VCR mode, press REC twice.
Key Function
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