Harman kardon RCP 4 OWNER’S MANUAL

RCP 4

SYSTEM REMOTE

OWNER’S MANUAL

(FOR USE WITH CP 45 SYSTEM)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

3 INTRODUCTION AND FEATURES 4 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

9 BATTERIES 10 PROGRAMMING SOURCES 12 LEARNING INDIVIDUAL KEY CODES 13 ADVANCED FUNCTIONS 13 Punch-Through Programming 13 Macros 14 Resetting the Remote

APPENDIX

15 16 Remote Control Function List 18 Remote Control Product Codes 18 TV 19 VCR 20 CD 20 DVD 21 SAT 21 TAPE 21 CBL

INTRODUCTION AND FEATURES

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Your CP Series system combines the superior performance and practical flexibility of high-quality separate audio/video components with the convenience of a complete system in one carton. provide a video display or television, source device, ranging from a cassette deck or VCR all the way up to the latest digital cable or satellite television set-top box (or even products that may be released in the future).

The single RCP 4 remote replaces the original remotes supplied with the AVR 245 receiver and DVD 37 DVD player. Although the RCP 4 operates both products, along with a host of other products you may have added to your system, this manual describes a few differences from the original remotes.

but you may also add almost any

You will need to

To obtain the maximum enjoyment from your new home theater system, we urge you to read this manual, as well as the manuals included with the system components, and refer back to it as you become more familiar with its features and their operation. If you have any questions about this product, its installation or its operation, please contact your retailer or custom installer, or visit our Web site at www.harmankardon.com.

REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

he RCP 4 remote is capable of controlling 11 devices, including the

VR 245 and the DVD 37 included in the CP 45 system. During the

nstallation process, you may program the codes for each of your source components into the remote. Each time you wish to use the codes for any component, first press that component’s selector. This changes the button functions to the appropriate codes for that product.

NOTE: Several of the Input Selectors are shared between two devices.The selector button will light in red when the remote is in the device mode printed on the button, and it will light in green for the device mode printed above the button. To switch between the two device modes, press the selector The selector will remain in the last-selected mode until the next time you press it twice quickly.

or example, the first time you press the DVD Button, the button

F will light in red, indicating that the remote is in DVD mode. If you press another selector, such as the VID3 Selector, and then press the DVD Button again, the DVD Button will remain red, indicating the remote is still in DVD mode. Now press the DVD Button twice quickly. At the first press the Button will light in red, indicating that the remote is in DVD mode. On the second press the button will turn green, indicating that the remote is now in CD mode. If you press a different selector and return to the DVD/CD Selector, you will observe that the remote is still in CD mode.

Each Input Selector has been preprogrammed to control certain types of components, with only the codes specific to each brand and model changing, depending on which product code is programmed.The device types programmed into each selector (except HDMI 1 and 2) may not be changed.

twice quickly in succession.

2. Press the Play Button (in the Transport Controls section) if the disc

is not already playing.

3. Press the Skip Up Button three times to advance three tracks.

4. Press the AVR Button so that you can access the volume controls.

5. Press the Volume Down Button until the volume level is satisfactory.

Any given button may have different functions, depending on which component is being controlled. The buttons are labeled with some of these functions, with the receiver’s functions shown in white or gray, and the DVD player’s functions shown in blue. For example, the Sleep and DSP Surround Buttons are labeled for use as Channel Up/Down Buttons when controlling a television or cable box. See Table A1 in the Appendix for listings of the different functions for each type of component.

NOTE: Although we have described the applicable DVD functions in this section, we strongly recommend that you review the DVD 37 manual for more information about using these functions.

IR Transmitter Lens: As buttons are pressed on the remote,

infrared codes are emitted through this lens. Make sure it is pointing toward the component being operated.

Power On Button: Press this button to turn on the AVR or another

device.The Master Power Switch on the AVR 245’s front panel must be switched on first.

Mute Button: Press this button to mute the AVR 245’s speaker and

headphones outputs temporarily. To turn off muting, press this button or adjust the volume. Muting is also canceled when the receiver is turned off.

DVD: Controls DVD players and recorders. The DVD Button functions

are labeled in blue on the remote

CD: Controls CD players and recorders.

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The Bridge

Tape: Controls cassette decks The Bridge/DMP: Controls an iP Video 1: Controls

VCRs

Video 2: Controls cable and satellite television set-top boxes. Video 3: Controls televisions and other video displays. Video 4: Controls a TV connected to the front-panel inputs. HDMI 1 and 2: Each code set controls a source device (such as

a DVD player) connected to one of these two inputs.

XM: Controls the

For example, if you have inserted a disc in your CD player and you would like to skip ahead three tracks, but you then find that the volume is too loud, you would follow this procedure:

AVR functions for XM Satellite Radio.

1. Press the CD Input Selector to switch to the codes that control your

CD player. If the remote is in DVD mode, press the selector twice quickly to switch to CD mode, indicated by the selector turning green.

Program Indicator: This LED lights up or flashes in one of three colors

as the remote is programmed with codes

Power Off Button: Press this button to tur

another device.

VR 245 or

n off the

AVR Selector: Press this button to switch the remote to the codes

that operate the receiver.

Input Selectors: Press one of these buttons to select a source

device, which is a component where a playback signal originates (e.g., DVD, CD, cable TV, satellite or HDTV tuner). This will also turn on the receiver (if it is not already on) and switch the remote’s mode to operate the source device.

AM/FM Button: Press this button to select the tuner as the source

or to switch between the AM and FM bands.

6-/8-Channel Input Selector: Press this button to select the

6-/8-Channel Inputs as the audio source.The receiver will use the video input and remote control codes for the last-selected video source

XM Radio Button: Press this button to select XM Satellite Radio as

the source.You will need to have purchased and activated an XM antenna module, and you will also need to subscribe to the XM Radio service. Visit www.xmradio.com for more information.

IR Transmitter Lens

Program Indicator

Power On

AVR Selector

AM/FM

XM Radio

Test Tone

Sleep/Audio Select

DSP Surround/Title

On-Screen Display/Disc Info

Channel Level/Disc Menu

Digital Input Select/

Drawer Open/Close

Tuning Mode/Zoom

Direct Station Entry/Angle

Tuning

Dolby

Surround

Tone Mode/DVD Scan Type

DTS

Surround/A-B Repeat

Night Mode/Subtitle

Track Skip

Transport Controls

Power Off

Mute

Input Selectors

6-/8-Channel Input Selector Learn

TV/Video/Video Off

Volume Controls

Multiroom/HD Mode

Speaker Setup/DVD Setup

Set

Numeric Keys

Delay/DVD Status

Memory/Playlist Clear

Preset Stations Selectors Disc Skip

Macros

DTS Neo:6

Surround

Stereo Modes/Repeat

Dim

Backlight

Logic 7

S urround/Random

Record

Navigation

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REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

Learn Button: The RCP 4 remote is capable of “learning” individual

IR codes from the original remote that came with your TV or a device that is connected to any of the source inputs. See the Programming Sources section for instructions on learning remote codes.

Test Tone: Press this button to activate the test tone for manual

output-level calibration.

TV/Video/Video Off: This button has no effect on the receiver,

but is used to switch video inputs on some video source components. When the DVD player has been selected (by pressing the DVD Input

Selector), avoid “burning in” menus or still images on sensitive video displays.This feature is particularly useful when listening to CDs or other audio-only presentations.

pressing this button disables the DVD 37’s video output to

Sleep/Audio Select Button: Press this button to activate the sleep

timer, which shuts off the receiver after a programmed period of up to 90 minutes.

When the DVD player has been selected, this button may be used to select another audio format or language, if one is available on the disc.

Volume Controls: Press these buttons to raise or lower the volume,

which will be shown in decibels (dB) in the Message Display.

DSP Surround/Title: Press this button to select a DSP Surround

mode (Hall 1, Hall 2, Theater).

Channel Level/Disc Menu: Press this button to set the output

levels for each channel so that all speakers sound equally loud at the l

istening position. Usually this is done while playing an audio selection, such

as a favorite CD, after you have calibrated the levels using EzSet+

When the DVD player has been selected, this button serves the Disc Menu function. While a disc is playing, press this button to view the disc’s menu. This function is different from the Disc Info and DVD Setup functions.

Speaker Setup/DVD Setup: Press this button to configure

speaker sizes, that is, the frequency-range capability of each speaker. Usually this is done using the on-screen menu system, as described in the Initial Setup section of the AVR 245 owner’s guide.

When the DVD player has been selected, this button serves the DVD Setup function. Press it to use the DVD 37’s on-screen menu system to adjust the player’s configuration settings.This function is different from the Disc Info and Disc Menu functions.

Navigation and Set Buttons: These buttons are used together

to make selections within the AVR 245’s or DVD 37’s on-screen menu system, or when accessing the AVR functions of the four buttons surrounding this area of the remote – Channel Level, Speaker Setup, Digital Input or Delay.

Digital Input Select/Drawer Open/Close: Press this button to

select the specific digital audio input (or analog audio input) you used for the current source

When the DVD player has been selected, this button serves the Title function. When a DVD is playing, press this button to go back to the main title menu for the disc. If you are playing a DVD-Audio disc that contains formats the DVD 37 is capable of playing, such as linear PCM or Dolby playback from one audio for

Digital 5.1, pressing this button may enable you to switch

mat to another

On-Screen Display (OSD)/Disc Info: Press this button to

activate the AVR 245’s on-screen menu system. When the DVD player has been selected, this button serves the Disc

Info function. information on the current disc and the playback mode settings. This function is different from the Disc Menu and DVD Setup functions.

Press it once to access the Player Infor

mation menu for

Multiroom/HD Mode: Press this button to control the multiroom

TI ON/OFF

system. tur volume of the remote zone; and MULTI INPUT, which is used to select the source input for the remote zone the Advanced Functions section of the AVR 245 manual for more information on using the multiroom system.

When the DVD player has been selected, Mode function, which is available when the DVD 37’s HDMI is used. Pressing this button enables you to select a lower resolution than the maximum your video display is capable of handling, as determined by the “handshake” procedure between the DVD 37 and A for more information on HDMI and the HD Mode Selector.

Three settings are available:

n the multiroom system on or off; MULTI LEVEL, which adjusts the

VR 245 and your video display

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When the DVD player has been selected, this button is used to open or close the disc drawer.

Delay/DVD Status: Press this button to set delay times that

compensate for placing the speakers at different distances from the listening position, or to resolve a “lip sync” issue that may be caused by digital video processing. This may also be done using the on-screen menu system, owner’s guide.

When the DVD player has been selected, this button serves the DVD Status function. Status Bar, which will display the current title and chapter, the Play Mode icon and the elapsed time, in addition to a “temperature bar” display of the time elapsed. DVD 37 manual.

as described in the Initial Setup section of the AVR 245

Press it while a DVD is playing to view the on-screen

The Status Bar may be navigated as described in the

Numeric Keys: Use these buttons to enter radio station frequencies

press

When the

or to select station presets the Direct Button before entering the station frequency.

When listening to XM Radio, you may enter channel numbers without first pressing the Direct Button; however, to access the preset stations, you will need to use the Preset Stations Selectors bank of XM presets, press the Set Button repeatedly until PRESET SEARCH appears, then use the of the desired bank.

AM or FM band is in use

. To access another

⁄/¤ Buttons to select the letter

Tuning Mode/ Zoom: When listening to AM or FM radio, this button

toggles between Manual (one frequency step at a time) and Automatic

REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

(

seeks frequencies with acceptable signal strength) Tuning modes. It also

toggles between Stereo and Mono modes when an FM station is tuned.

When listening to XM Radio, press the Tuning Mode Button once to view the category name of the current channel. Additional presses will display the artist, song title and channel name.

When the DVD player has been selected, this button performs the Zoom function. Press it to zoom in on a DVD, VCD or JPEG image. The image may be enlarged by a factor of x2, x3, x4 or x5. Once the on-screen indication of the zoom ratio disappears from the screen, you may use the Navigation Buttons to explore the picture.

Memory/Playlist: After you have tuned a particular radio station, press

this button, then a Numeric Key, to save that station as a radio preset.

For XM Radio, the procedure for saving a preset is a little different. To save the current channel in one of the 40 available preset locations, press the Set Button repeatedly until PRESET SEARCH appears. Use the

⁄/¤ Buttons to select a letter (A through E) representing one of

the five banks of preset memory slots. Then press the Memory Button, followed by a Numeric Key (1 through 8) for the precise preset memory location you wish to save the channel in.

When the DVD player has been selected, this button performs the Playlist function, or chapters are played.

Tuning: Press these buttons to tune a radio station or XM Radio

channel. For the AM and FM bands, and depending on whether the tuning mode has been set to Manual or Automatic, each press will either change one frequency step at a time, or seek the next frequency with acceptable signal strength.

Direct Station Entry/Angle: Press this button before using

the Numeric Keys to directly enter a radio station frequency (AM or FM bands only).

When the DVD player has been selected, Angle function. has programmed multiple camera angles to view the alternate perspec-

. When a JPEG file is on-screen, each press of this button rotates

tives the image by 90 degrees clockwise

Clear: Press this Button to clear a radio station frequency you have

started to enter

When the DVD player has been selected, this button may be used to clear any on-screen displays from view. In addition, press and hold it for five seconds to reset all user settings on the DVD 37 to their factory defaults.

Preset Stations Selector: Press these buttons to select a preset

radio station.

Radio, first press the Set Button repeatedly until PRESET SEARCH

or XM

F appears, and then use the desired bank of presets.

which enables you to change the order in which tracks

this button is used for the

Press it during passages on a DVD where the director

⁄/¤ Buttons to select the letter of the

Tone Mode/DVD Scan Type: Press this button to access the tone

controls (bass and treble). Use the Navigation Buttons to make your s

elections.

When the DVD player has been selected, this button adjusts the Video Scan Type setting for the component video outputs. Each press toggles between progressive and interlaced scanning. This button is useful if you inadvertently set the scan type to progressive when your video display or television is not capable of displaying progressively scanned video. Although your video display may be distorted, you may restore interlaced scanning by pressing this button.

Disc Skip: This button has no effect on the AVR 245 or the DVD 37,

but is used with some optical disc changers to skip to the next disc.

Macros: These buttons may be programmed to execute long com-

mand sequences with a single button press.They are useful for programming the command to turn on or off all of your components, or for accessing specialized functions for a different component than the one you are currently operating.

Dolby®Surround Mode Selector: The first press of this button

will select the last-used Dolby Surround mode, and each additional press will cycle through the variants that are currently available. Not all modes are available with all sources; see the AVR 245 manual for more infor

mation.

DTS®Surround Mode Selector/A-B Repeat: The first press of

this button will select the last-used DTS Digital mode if DTS processing is available, and each additional press will toggle between the 2.0, 5.1 and

DTS-ES

When the DVD player has been selected, this button serves the A-B Repeat function. The first press while a disc is playing selects the beginning of the passage you wish to repeat, and the second press selects the end of the passage the A-B Button is pressed a third time, or play is stopped.

variants. See the

AVR 245 manual for more information.

The selected passage will play continuously until

DTS Neo:6®Surround Mode Selector: The first press of this

button will select the last-used DTS Neo:6 Surround mode if it is avail able, and each additional press will cycle through the variants that are currently available. See the AVR 245 manual for more information.

Logic 7®Surround Mode Selector/Random: The first press

of this button will select the last-used Logic 7 Surround mode if it is available, and each additional press will cycle through the Cinema, Music

See the AVR 245 manual for more information.

and Enhance modes

When the DVD player has been selected, this button serves the Random function. this button tur

When a CD is playing and no playlist is active, each press of

ns random track selection on or off

Night Mode/Subtitle: Press this button to activate Night mode

with specially encoded Dolby Digital discs or broadcasts. Night mode compresses the audio so that louder passages are reduced in volume to avoid disturbing others

When the DVD player has been selected, this button performs the Subtitle function. Press it to select a subtitle language or to turn subtitles off.

, while dialogue remains intelligible.

REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS

NOTE: Due to the variations in how DVD discs are authored, the subtitle languages displayed by the DVD 37 may not accurately reflect the actual languages available on the disc. It is recomm

ended that subtitles be selected using the disc’s menu.

Stereo Modes/Repeat: The first press of this button will select

the last-used Stereo mode, which may be Surround Off or Two-Channel Processing. Each additional press will toggle between Surround Off, 5-Channel Stereo and 7-Channel Stereo.When an analog audio source is in use and the AVR 245’s Tone Mode control has been set to Out, you may also select Analog Bypass mode, which passes the analog input signal to the volume control, bypassing digital signal processing. See the AVR 245 manual for more information.

When the DVD player has been selected, each press of this button cycles through the available Repeat modes, excluding A-B Repeat.

Track Skip: These buttons have no effect on the receiver, but are

used with the DVD 37 and many other source components to change tracks or chapters.

Dim: Press this button to partially or fully dim the AVR 245’s front-

panel display.

Transport Controls: These buttons have no effect on the receiver

but are used to control the DVD 37 and many other source components. By default, when the remote is operating the receiver, these buttons will control the DVD 37.

Record: This button has no function on the AVR 245 or DVD 37.

It is used with many audio and video recorders.

Backlight: Press this button to illuminate the buttons on the remote.

Press it again to turn the backlight off, or wait for five seconds after the last button press for the light to turn off on its own.

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