Philips PM3 User Manual

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IntroductionTable of Contents

Introduction ......................................................3

Setup ...............................................................4

Battery Installation .......................................4

Battery Saver...............................................4

Code Saver ................................................. 4

Power-On default ........................................4

TV Punch Through Feature ..........................5

VCR/DVD Punch Through Feature .............. 5

Code Setup ................................................. 5

Button Functions............................................... 6

Advanced Functions .........................................8

DVD But ton Func tio ns.................................8

VCR/DVD Punch-Through Feature ............. 9

TV/VCR/INPUT ......................................... 9

TV/VCR and TV/DVD Combo units ........... 9

Code Entry.....................................................10

Direct Code Entry......................................10

Code Search ............................................. 11

Brand Search.............................................12

Code Identification Feature ........................14

Sleep Timer .................................................... 15

Product Operation.......................................... 16

Troubleshooting ..............................................17

Congratulations on your purchase of a Philips Magnavox Universal Remote Control. Philips Magnavox Universal Remotes let you replace a broken or lost remote or combine more than one remote into one.

This remote control operates the common features of most but not all models and brands of IR Infrared Controlled V ideo Equipment. This remote may provide functions that are not available on your equipment. Some functions of your particular equipment (e.g. menu functions) may not be controlled by this remote. In such cases, use the original remote control for your equipment. Please use this manual to become familiar with your Philips Magnavox Universal Remote. After you are familiar with your remote the first thing you need to do is to install batteries and setup your remote for your particular product and brand.

Thank you for buying a Philips Magnavox remote and we hope it will give you many years of service.

Setup

Setup, cont.

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

Y our 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

Y ou 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.

Power-On Default

The remote powers on in TV mode.

TV V olume/Mute Punch-Thr ough Feature

The TV Volume/Mute punch-through feature lets you control the Volume and Mute function of your TV in any mode programmed to be a VCR, DVD, CABLE or SA T device, without needing to change to TV mode.

VCR/DVD Punch-Through Feature

Punch-through to VCR/DVD mode i.e. the 6 keys (PLAY, PAUSE, STOP, FF, REWIND, and REC) is only allowed

in modes programmed for TV or Cable codes.

Code Setup

The CODE SEARCH button is used to setup the remote. You can either setup the remote using the code for your brand of product, from 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 “Programming with Code Search” on page 11 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 button, or a DVD code under the VCR button, etc. However, you can only store TV codes under the TV button.

POWER

VCR

CODE SEARCH

QUIT

INFO

SELECT

VOL

SEARCHSLEEP

CHA

CODE

DVD

CBLTV

VOL

IN/OUT

SUB

PREV.

TITLE

CHAN

REPEAT

REC

SCAN REW SCAN

CODE

SLEEP

PREV. CHAN

INFO

VOL

CHA

ENT

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.CHAN 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.CHAN ability for the PREV.CHAN button to operate this feature.

MUTE Turns off the TV sound while the picture remains. Use for

TV , VCR/DVD, CBL Selects

product to be operated.

Indicator light

Lights when any button is pressed.

OK/SELECT in Menu mode.

VCR DVD

POWER

CBLTV

VOL

MENU IN/O UT

SUB

PREV.

TITLE

CHAN

REPEAT

CHAPTER +/-

controls DVD track selection i.e. DVD Track Skip Up/Down (in DVD mode). Note the DVD Transport keys also control DVD when in DVD Mode.

INFO/SELECT

displays/selects on-screen channel information, etc.

SLEEP Turns off the TV after a period of 1

QUIT

INFO

SELECT

VOL

CODE

SEARCHSLEEP

to 99 minutes.

CHANNEL UP/ DOWN Changes

the channels.

QUIT exits from Menu mode.

QUIT

SELECT

VCR DVD

PLA Y

STOP PAUSE

SUB

TITLE

POWER

REPEAT

INP UT

POWER

Turns product On or Off.

CBL

IN/O UT

TV/

VCR

VOLUME UP/ DOWN Changes

the volume level of the product, normally the TV .

MENU IN/OUT

Toggles in and out

of menu mode.

Accesses the Menu

functions of the

device you are

controlling.

PREV.CHAN 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.

CODE SEARCH For setup. NUMBERS

Enter numbers for direct channel selection. Some products require Enter to be pressed after channel selection.

ENTER

Used after direct channel number entry to immediately change to the selected channel.

INP UT

ENT

SCAN REW SCAN FF

PLA Y

STOP PAUSEREC

VCR

TV/

RECORD, PLA Y , STOP , REW , FF, PAUSE VCR

control buttons operate your VCR even when the remote is set to operate the TV. Also operates DVD Scan -/+.

TV/VCR/INPUT

For some TVs, press

repeatedly to select

from available

viewing sources

(TV , CBL, etc.).

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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