GE 24977, JASRM24977 Instruction Manual

RM24977

Universal Remote
Instruction Manual

Table of Contents

Setup

Setup .................................................................... 3

Battery Installation ........................................... 3

Battery Saver ................................................... 3

Code Saver ...................................................... 3

Code Setup ...................................................... 3

Button Functions .................................................. 4

DVD Functions ................................................ 6

SAT Functions ................................................. 7

Sleep Function................................................. 7

Code Entry ........................................................... 8

Direct Code Entry ............................................ 8

Code Search .................................................... 9

Using Your Remote ............................................. 10

Code Identification ......................................... 10

Controlling Devices with Power On and Off ..... 11

Controlling Combo Devices .............................11

VCR/DVD/DVR Punch-Through ...................... 11

Volume/Mute Control and Punch-Through ...... 12

All Volume/Mute Control to any one Mode ..... 12

Setting any Mode for its own Volume/Mute .... 13

Troubleshooting .................................................. 14

Congratulations on your purchase of the RM24977
Universal Remote Control. The RM24977 is one of
the most easy to use remote controls available
today. With the RM24977, juggling multiple remote
controls is a thing of the past! Your RM24977
controls up to four devices, including the most
popular brands of TV, VCR, DVD, CBL, SAT, and
audio equipment.

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.

The RM24977 is easy to use, easy to program, and
it gives you total control—at the touch of your
fingertips!

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 CODE SEARCH 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 find a code
that works for your product. Please refer to “Pro-
gramming with Code Search” page 9 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 CABLE button, or a
DVD code under the VCR button, etc. However, you
can only store TV codes under the TV button.

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Button Functions

Button Functions, cont.

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, VCR, etc.

Selects product
to be operated.

CODE SEARCH

For setup.

MUTE Turns off the
TV sound while the
picture remains.

PREV.CH Returns to
the previously selected
channel, or DVD repeat
toggle. REPEAT performs
DVD players “A-B Repeat”
(or RPT A.B) function for
repeat play of current
Chapter or Track.

CC (SUBTITLE)

TV Closed
Caption (if your
TV has this
feature) or DVD
Subtitle toggle.

GUIDE displays satellite
or cable on-screen
program guide.

ENTER

For some TV models,
used after direct channel
number entry to immedi­ately change to the
selected channel.

ON-OFF Turns
product On or Off.

Red Indicator
Lights when any
button is pressed.

CHANNEL Up/Down

Changes the channels.
SKIP +/- controls DVD/CD
track selection i.e. DVD/CD
Track Skip Up/Down (in
DVD and CD modes).

Menu Press and release Shift

then Menu to display the menu

remote is in Menu mode, VOL

products require ENTER to be

INPUT

For some TVs, press repeatedly to
select from available viewing sources
(antenna, cable box, VCR, etc.).

pressed after channel selection.

buttons labeled in red

(red indicator stays on).

VOLUME UP/DOWN

Changes the volume

INFO button brings up DVD

Display or Control Menu for

Chapter/Track/Title number,

Time remaining/elapsed,

system information, etc.

on the TV. The red LED is on

continuously to indicate the

UP/DOWN keys operate as

cursor right/left, CH+/- keys

operate as cursor up/down,

and Mute operates as OK.

Press Sleep/Exit key to exit

TITLE Brings up the DVD

Enter numbers for direct

channel selection. Some

Shift Press and

release to access

Press again to exit

Shift mode.

level of the product,

normally the TV.

OK Selects menu

items for the device

you are controlling.

Menu.

Title Menu screen.

NUMBERS

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 keys also control
DVD when in DVD Mode.

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.

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DVD Functions

SAT Functions

This remote has several dedicated buttons used for
DVD functions. The descriptions may vary from your
original remote descriptions.

SCAN+ and SCAN- buttons control the speed of
Fast Forward and Reverse Playback respectively.
SKIP (Channel Up & Down) buttons respectively
locate the succeeding or preceding Chapters or
Tracks on a disc.

SUBTITLE (CC) Turns the subtitles on or off.
TITLE Brings up the DVD Title Menu screen.
REPEAT A-B button performs DVD players “A-B

Repeat” (or RPT A.B) function for repeat play of
current Chapter or Track.
INFO button brings up DVD Display or Control
Menu for Chapter/Track/Title number, Time remain­ing/elapsed indication, system information, etc.
PLAY button is used to start Disc playback and for
Menu selection on some DVD players.

STOP button stops Disc playback.
PAUSE button pauses Disc playback - press PLAY

to resume.
SETUP (INPUT) brings up the DVD Players Setup
Menu.
SHIFT Press and release to access buttons
labeled in red (red indicator stays on).
Press again to exit Shift mode. In Shifted mode the
red arrows on the Ch and Vol buttons work as
up/down and left/right navigation buttons.
MENU Press and release SHIFT then MENU
to display the DVD disc menu on the TV.
The red LED is on continuously to indicate the
remote is in Menu mode.

VOL UP/DOWN operate as cursor right/left.
CH +/- operate as cursor up/down.
MUTE/OK button is used to select the on-screen

item. Note some DVD players require the Play
button to be used.
EXIT Exit On-Screen Menus and/or Return to
previous On-Screen selection.

Note, not all DVD Players support all the functions
described above.

GUIDE button displays on-screen Satellite Channel
Guide.
CHANNEL+ and CHANNEL- buttons perform the
“Page+” and “Page-” function for on-screen Guide
Menus used by some Satellite systems.
INFO button brings up Satellite Display screen for
current Channel and system information.
MENU brings up the Satellite Menu screen - use
with the UP, DOWN, LEFT & RIGHT navigation
buttons.

OK button is used for on-screen Menu selection.
EXIT button is used to Exit or Clear on-screen

Menu displays.
INPUT/SETUP performs the TV/SAT function.

SLEEP Function

The Sleep button enables the remote to turn off
your TV after a period of 1 to 99 minutes as shown
below. The remote must be in TV mode to set a
Sleep Timer. This feature works even if your TV
does not have a sleep feature.

1. Press and release the TV mode button.

2. Press and hold the Sleep button until the
LED remains lit (about 2-3 seconds).

3. Release the Sleep button.

4. Press and release the
numeric keys (01-99)
for the time required.
The LED will blink off
to indicate button
press acceptance.

5. TV Sleep Timer is set.

6. Leave the Remote pointing towards the TV
with an unobstructed path.

To cancel the Sleep Timer, press and hold the
Sleep button until the LED blinks, or press and
release the Power key in TV mode.

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Direct Code Entry

Code Search

1. Press and hold the CODE SEARCH button
until the red indicator stays on, then
release the CODE SEARCH button.

2. Press and release the desired mode
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
flashes.

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.

Write your codes down here for easy reference
later.

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

CODE SEARCH

button until the red indicator stays on,
then release the CODE SEARCH button.

3. Press and quickly release the
desired mode button (TV, VCR, etc.).
The red indicator blinks off once.

4. Press the CHANNEL UP button
repeatedly (up to 300 times) until
the device to be controlled
changes channel. The red
indicator blinks off with each
button press. If you accidentally overshoot the
code required, press the CHANNEL DOWN button
to backtrack through the library until the device
changes channel. Pressing CHANNEL UP
changes direction to forward again.

Device Device stored Code

TV TV

VCR/AUX

DVD

CBL/SAT

5. Press and release ENTER to install the
code.

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 CABLE, first follow the
procedure for Direct Code Entry (page 8) and press
CABLE 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: If the device does not have a CHANNEL UP
button, use PLAY (VCR only) or POWER instead. Code

Search starts from the currently stored four digit

number under that mode. Sometimes the first 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.

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Using Y our Remote

Using Your Remote, cont.

Code Identification

The Code Identification Feature allows you to

identify the four digit library code stored under your

device key. For example, if you want to find out what

four digit code is stored under your TV device key,

follow the six steps below:

1. Press and hold the CODE SEARCH button
until the red indicator stays on.
Release the CODE SEARCH button.

2. Press and release the desired mode
button (TV, VCR, etc.). The red
indicator blinks, then stays lit.

3. Press and release the CODE SEARCH
button. The red indicator blinks once
and remains lit.

4. To find the first digit for
the code stored under
the mode key pressed
in step 2, press each
numeric key from 0-9
in turn. The number
that causes the
indicator light to blink
is the first digit in your
code.

5. To find the second digit, repeat step 4.

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 POWER 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.

6. Repeat step 4 to find the third and fourth digit.
This time the red indicator turns off and stays off.

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Using Y our Remote, cont.

Using Your Remote, cont.

Volume/Mute Control and Punch­Through

This remote lets you select which device Mode
controls your Volume/Mute buttons. The remote is
initially set for all device Modes to use their own
Volume/Mute control if present. If the programmed
code has no Volume/Mute operation of its own then
those buttons will punch-through control to the TV
Mode device without needing to change to TV
Mode.

Any Mode chosen for Volume/Mute control
MUST have its own Volume/Mute function or
the Volume/Mute buttons will do nothing.

Setting ALL Volume/Mute Control to
any one Mode

This routine can set all Modes to “punch-through” to
any one chosen Mode for Volume/Mute button
control without the needing to change to that Mode.

Setting any Mode to use its own
Volume/Mute Control

This routine can set any Mode to use only its own
Volume/Mute control. Note - If your chosen Mode
has no Volume/Mute functions of its own then the
Volume/Mute buttons will do nothing.

1. Press and hold the
until the red indicator turns on, then
release the button.

2. Press and hold the MUTE button until
the red indicator blinks off, then release
the button.

3. Press and release the desired Mode
button (TV, VCR, etc.), the red indicator
blinks then stays on.

4. Press and release the VOLUME-
(Down) button, the red indicator blinks
then stays on.

CODE SEARCH button

1. Press and hold the CODE SEARCH button
until the red indicator turns on, then
release the button.

2. Press and hold the MUTE button until the
red indicator blinks off, then release the
button.

3. Press and release the desired Mode button
(TV, VCR, etc.) for Volume/Mute control,
the red indicator blinks then stays on.

4. Press and release the MUTE button and
the red indicator turns off. The red indicator
will blink rapidly for three seconds if the
Mode you have selected has no Volume/
Mute control.

All other Modes will now punch-through to your
chosen Mode for Volume/Mute control.

5. Press and release the MUTE button and
the red indicator turns off.

Your chosen Mode will now use its own Volume/
Mute control.

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Troubleshooting

90 Day Limited Warranty

Remote does not operate your product.

• Press the mode button of the product you want
to control.

• Program the remote with a new code.

• Install new batteries. (You might have to
reprogram your remote after installing new
batteries.)

• Remote may not be compatible with your
product.

Remote does not operate some features of
your product.

• Sometimes a particular code might operate
some features but not all. Try programing
remote with a new code.

• Remote may not be able to operate all features
of your product or button names might be
different than your product.

Red Indicator blinks after you program a
product code.

Jasco Products Company warrants this product to
be free from manufacturing defects for a period of
ninety days from the original date of consumer
purchase. This warranty is limited to the repair or
replacement of this product only and does not
extend to consequential or incidental damage to
other products that may be used with this unit. This
warranty is in lieu of all other warranties express or
implied. Some states do not allow limitations on
how long an implied warranty lasts or permit the
exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential
damages, so the above limitations may not apply to
you. This warranty gives you specific rights, and
you may also have other rights which vary from
state to state. If unit should prove defective within
the warranty period, return prepaid with dated proof
of purchase to:

Jasco Products Company
311 N.W. 122nd
Oklahoma City, OK 73114

• Remote did not accept the code.

• Try to program the code again or try a different
code.

Lost Your Codes?

Enclosed with this remote is a sticker on which you
should write the codes for each device you
programmed. Apply the sticker to the back of the
remote or somewhere convenient for future
reference.

Also on the sticker is our website address which,
should you lose your codes or programming
instructions, you can find available on our website:
www.jascoproducts.com

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RM24977

Universal Remote
Instruction Manual

Jasco Products Company
311 N.W. 122nd
Oklahoma City, OK 73114

Made in China RM24977-03/05