RCA RCRV06GR Owner's Manual

RCRV06GR
Owners Manual
Manuel de l’utilisateur
Manual del usuario
English
Welcome!.............................................................................	2
Setup....................................................................................	2
Install the batteries..........................................................	2
Program the remote........................................................	3
Automatic searches.........................................................	4
Practice with the built-in commands..............................	6
Train the remote..................................................................	7
Your first command: Turning on your TV......................	8
Favorite channel commands.........................................	10
Setting your own keyword............................................	12
Multi-device commands (activities).............................	13
Changing and Deleting Voice Commands...................	14
Additional Features...........................................................	15
Troubleshooting................................................................	20
Français
Bienvenue!.........................................................................	23
Mise en place.....................................................................	23
Installation des piles......................................................	23
Programmation de la télécommande..........................	24
Recherches automatiques.............................................	25
Exercices avec les commandes vocales intégrées......	27
Entraînement de la télécommande..................................	28
Votre première commande : allumer votre téléviseur.....	29
Commandes des chaînes préférées.............................	31
Définition d’un mot-clé personnalisé...........................	33
Commandes (activités) à plusieurs appareils..............	34
Modification et suppression des commandes............	35
Fonctionnalités supplémentaires.....................................	36
Dépannage.........................................................................	41
Español
¡Bienvenido!......................................................................	44
Configuración....................................................................	44
Instalación de las baterías.............................................	44
Programación del control remoto................................	45
Búsquedas automáticas................................................	46
Practique con los comandos de voz incorporados.....	47
Cómo enseñar al control remoto.....................................	49
Su primer comando: Encender el televisor.................	50
Comandos de canal favorito.........................................	51
Cómo establecer su propia palabra clave....................	53
Comandos (actividades) multipasos............................	54
Cómo cambiar y borrar comandos de voz..................	55
Funciones Adicionales......................................................	56
Resolución de Problemas.................................................	61

Welcome!

The RCA Voice Control Remote gives you complete control of your home theater, using just your voice. Imagine—a few simple words can turn on all your devices, surf through your favorite channels, start a movie, and turn everything off when you’re done...all without touching a single button.

The secret is a combination of breakthrough voice-recognition technology with advanced remote control functionality, condensing multi-step activities to single voice commands. This manual takes you through all the steps for setting up the voice control remote for your home theater.

Voice-guided Help system

The RCA Voice Control Remote offers a voice-guided help system on the remote itself.

To access voice-guided help: Press the HELP button.

Then follow the voice prompts to choose the kind of guidance you want.

For help setting up your remote: press 1

For help learning from another remote: press 2 For help with voice commands: press 3

For help with other features: press 4

Setup

This chapter shows you how to get started with the RCA Voice Control Remote, taking you through the following steps:

•Installing the batteries

•Programming the remote to control your devices

•Practicing with the built-in voice commands

In the next chapter, you will train the RCA Voice Control Remote to recognize your voice commands.

Install the batteries

The RCA Voice Control Remote requires four AAA alkaline batteries (not included). To install the batteries:

1. Remove the battery compartment cover.

2. Insert the batteries, matching the batteries to the (+) and (–) marks inside the battery compartment. The remote will greet you with a friendly “Hello.”

3. Push the battery cover back into place.

Battery Precautions:

•Do not mix old and new batteries.

•Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc) or rechargeable (nickel-cadmium) batteries.

•Always remove old, weak or worn-out batteries promptly and recycle or dispose of them in accordance with Local and National Regulations.

Program the remote to control your devices

The RCA Voice Control Remote, just like any universal remote control, needs to be programmed to operate the entertainment devices you want to control. The Quickstart Guide shows you how to program the remote using the built-in spoken Help system. The other methods for programming the remote are described here.

Once the remote is programmed, you can use its built-in voice commands with your devices and train the remote to recognize and respond to your own voice commands.

1. Manually turn on the device you want to control.

2.Find the Code List that came with the remote. Locate the section for the type of device you’re trying to program, and find your brand in that section. Circle the codes for your brand and keep them handy.

3.Press the device button for the device you want to program. The COMMAND light flashes once.

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Turning Sound On and Off

By default, the RCA Voice Control Remote comes with the sound on—when you press a button, the remote says the button you pressed.

To turn sound on or off: Press the SOUND button.

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4. Press the PROG button. The COMMAND light flashes twice.

5. Type in the first 4-digit code for your brand in the code list. The COMMAND light flashes once for each digit pressed. The COMMAND light flashes three times after the fourth digit.

6.Test the remote with your device by pressing POWER.

If the device turns off: Try a variety of the device’s functions with the remote. For example, if you’re programming a DVD player, make sure the transport keys work. If some device features don’t work, repeat the programming process from step 1 with the next code in the list for your brand.

If the device does not turn off: Repeat the programming process from step 1 with the next code in the list for your brand.

7.Repeat steps one through six for each device you want to program.

Note: You may have to try several codes in order to find the correct code. If you cannot find the correct code, refer to the Automatic Searches section below.

Automatic searches

If you can’t find a code that operates your device through the regular method, try one of the automatic search methods:

•the Brand Search goes through all the codes for your brand and device; this is usually the quicker of the two auto search options

•the Device Search goes through all the codes for your device; use this option only if the regular programming method and Brand Search don’t work for your device.

Brand Search

1.Manually turn on the device you want to control.

2.Find your device’s brand in the Brand Code list section of the accompanying code list. Circle the number for your brand and keep the list handy.

3.Press the device button for the device you want to program. The COMMAND light flashes once.

Note: If you’re programming an AUX button, press the button for the kind of device you’re programming in step 3—for example, if you’re programming a second TV for an AUX button, press the TV button in step 3. This will search for TV codes. In step 7, you will press the AUX button.

4.Press the PROG button. The COMMAND light flashes twice.

5. Type in the 2-digit code for your brand. The COMMAND light

	flashes once for each digit pressed.	English
6.	of codes for your device’s brand, sending the power off	English
6.	Make sure that the remote is aimed directly at the device you
	want to control. Then press the PROG button.
	The RCA Voice Control Remote searches through the library
	command for a new code every 3 seconds. (The COMMAND
	light flashes each time a new command is sent; if the
	remote’s sound is turned on, the remote says each device
	code before it sends the given code.)

7. When your device turns off, press the PROG button.

Note: If you’re programming an AUX button, press the AUX button instead.

The COMMAND light flashes three times, and the remote stores the code in memory for the selected device button.

8. Try a variety of the device’s functions with the remote. If some device features don’t work, repeat the programming process from step 1. When your device turns off, don’t press PROG. Instead, keep waiting for the device to turn back on. Then press PROG.

Device Search

1.Manually turn on the device you want to control.

2.Press the device button for the device you want to program. The COMMAND light flashes once.

Note: If you’re programming an AUX button, don’t press the AUX button in step 2. Instead, press the button for the kind of device you’re programming in step 2—for example, if you’re programming a second TV for an AUX button, press the TV button in step 2. This will search for TV codes. In step 4, you will press the AUX button.

3.Press PROG. Then press the number 1, and finally PROG again. This starts the search process.

Note: If the remote’s sound is turned on, the remote announces every code that is being tried. You can turn sound on or off during the search process by pressing the SOUND button.

4.When your device turns off, press PROG to save the code.

Note: If you’re programming an AUX button, press the AUX button instead.

You can cancel a search by pressing any other button.

Practice with the built-in commands

The RCA Voice Control Remote comes factory pre-trained with some common voice commands that you can use right out of the box.

For best results:

Put the remote on a table just at arms length. You don’t need to hold it close to your mouth. In a quiet environment, the remote works best 12–36 inches from you. In a noisy environment, the range is 12–24 inches.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR FRENCH AND SPANISH SPEAKERS:

You can train this remote to understand commands in French and Spanish. Follow the directions on page 33 for French or 53 for Spanish to set a new keyword and configure your own voice commands.

Tips for Using Voice Commands

The RCA Voice Control Remote must be pointing at the device to be controlled when either a button is pressed or a voice command is utilized.

The RCA Voice Control Remote requires a brief period of silence before it can recognize a voice command.

To maximize battery life, the RCA Voice Control Remote will “sleep” when not in use. Remember to “wake up” the RCA Voice Control Remote by pressing the LISTEN button before giving the RCA Voice Control Remote a voice command.

To use the built-in voice commands:

1. Press the LISTEN button. The KEYWORD light illuminates.

2.Say “Remote control”—this is the remote’s keyword. The COMMAND light illuminates for 3 seconds while the remote waits for you to say one of the built-in voice commands:

Remote control.

“Power” turns the active device on or off.

“Channel Up” goes to the next channel on the active device (make sure you’re using a device that uses this command).

“Channel Down” goes to the lower-numbered channel on the active device (make sure you’re using a device that uses this command).

“Go Back” goes to the last channel tuned on the active device (make sure you’re using a device that uses this command).

If the remote does not hear one of these commands within 3 seconds, it will go back to listening for the keyword “Remote control.”

The remote listens for 10 minutes. If it hears a valid voice command in that time, you get another 10 minutes. If it does not hear a valid voice command, the KEYWORD indicator light turns off and the remote enters power-save mode to conserve batteries. To start using

voice commands again, press the LISTEN button.

To extend the remote’s listen time, press HELP 4 3. The options for listen time are 10 minutes (the default), 30 minutes, 1 hour, or forever.

You can also set the remote to wake up (listen) when you clap twice. To set the remote to wake up when it hears two handclaps: press HELP 4 2.

Notes

The batteries will last longer if you keep the remote set to listen for shorter periods of time.

If the RCA Voice Control Remote doesn’t recognize your voice for the built-in commands, you can train the remote to respond to your custom voice commands. The next chapter tells you how.

To get the most from the voice control remote, train it to respond to your voice, to perform your customized commands, like tuning to your favorite channels. The next chapter tells you how.

AutoMute

When you say the keyword, the remote will “bleep” (if sound is enabled) and it will mute your TV for 3 seconds. This makes the room quieter for the subsequent voice commands.

Train the remote

Now that you’ve programmed the remote to operate your home theater and practiced with the remote’s built-in commands, you’re ready to train the voice control remote to respond to your own, customized commands. By the end of this section you’ll be using one-word voice commands to perform the following activities:

•turn on a single device

•tune to channels

•turn on all your devices

•turn off all your devices

This section will also teach you how to set a new keyword for your remote and build your own multi-step commands (or activities).

Training Tips

•When you train the remote, the room should be quiet.

Lower the TV volume. Try to minimize any background noise. Make sure there aren’t any other people talking nearby.

•Train the remote in the same room where you plan to use it.

•Set the remote down on a flat surface near you.

•Speak naturally and consistently.

Speak the same when you are training the RCA Voice Control

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Remote as you will when you actually are using the RCA Voice Control Remote. Don’t speak unusually clearly and slowly during training—the RCA Voice Control Remote may not recognize your commands in actual use. Speak to the RCA Voice Control Remote from the same distance during training as you will when you are using it.

•Always leave a brief pause before issuing a voice command.

•Don’t speak unless the COMMAND light is on.

•If you want to let several different people train the remote, keep the default keyword.

About Voice Commands

•The remote can hold up to 25 trained voice control commands

•When you press the LISTEN key, the remote control responds: “Listen On” or “Listen Off”. As soon as you start to train the remote with your own voice control commands, the remote indicates the number of commands that have been trained on the remote. For example, if you have trained two commands, the remote responds: “Listen 2” when you press the LISTEN key.

•The remote is equipped with a “talking macros” function which tells you the steps you have programmed for your voice commands as it executes them. To turn on talking macros, press TV, PROG, 5, PROG.

Your first command: Turning on your TV

The first voice command you’ll program is simple: train the remote to turn on your TV when you say “TV Power.”

To train the remote to turn on your TV:

1.Press the TRAIN button.

The RCA Voice Control Remote responds: “Say a word.”

By default, the Voice Control Remote also tells you the button pressed. To turn this on/off, press the SOUND button

“Say a word.”

When the RCA Voice Control Remote is ready to listen, the COMMAND light illuminates.

To cancel training after step 1: Press any button on the remote.

2.Say: “TV Power.”

The RCA Voice Control Remote asks you to repeat the command.

TV power.

“Repeat”

3.Say “TV Power” again.

If the two words match, the RCA Voice Control Remote responds: “Press the buttons you want to use for this voice command. Press TRAIN to finish.”

TV power.

“Press the buttons...”

4.Press the TV button. (The remote waits 15 seconds for you to press each button in the command.)

The RCA Voice Control Remote responds: “Button accepted. Push another button.”

5.Press the POWER button.

The RCA Voice Control Remote responds: “Button accepted. Push another button.”

“Button accepted.

Push another

button”

“Button accepted.

Push another

button”

6.Press the TRAIN button to complete the command.

The RCA Voice Control Remote responds: “Voice command assigned.”

The voice-command “TV Power” is now assigned to the multi-step sequence TV and POWER.

“Voice

command

assigned.”

IMPORTANT: Once you have trained a voice command the pre-programmed commands will be disabled. If you would like to train your own keyword (other than “remote control”), see page 12 for more instructions.

To use your “TV Power” command:

Note: If the KEYWORD light is off, press the LISTEN button first.

1.Say: “Remote control.” The COMMAND light illuminates.

2.Say: “TV Power.”

The remote automatically sends the TV and POWER commands. Your TV turns on.

Remote

control.

TV power.

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Favorite channel commands

Next, you’ll train the remote to tune to your favorite channel. Before you start, write down the following information about your system—use the example system as a guide.

Example

	Device you use to change	Satellite receiver
	channels
	Buttons you press to tune to	2, 5, OK
	your favorite channel
	Name of your favorite channel	ESPN

Your System

	Device you use to change
	channels
	Buttons you press to tune to
	your favorite channel
	Name of your favorite channel

To train your remote to tune to your favorite channel:

1.Press the TRAIN button.

The RCA Voice Control Remote responds: “Say a word.”

When the RCA Voice Control Remote is ready to listen, the COMMAND light illuminates.

2.Say the name of your favorite channel. In the example, it’s “ESPN.”

The RCA Voice Control Remote asks you to repeat the command.

3.Say the name of your favorite channel again. In the example system, it’s

“ESPN.”

If the two words match, the RCA Voice Control Remote responds: “Press the buttons you want to use for this voice command. Press TRAIN to finish.”

“Say a word.”

ESPN.

“Repeat”

ESPN.

“Press the buttons...”

4. Press the button for the device you use
to change channels. In the example, it’s
the SAT•CBL•DTC button.		English
The RCA Voice Control Remote
responds: “Button accepted. Push	“Button accepted.
another button.”	Push another
	button”

5.Press the first button you use to tune to your favorite channel button. In the example, it’s the number 2.

The RCA Voice Control Remote responds: “Button accepted. Push another button.”

6.Press the second button you use to tune to your favorite channel button. In the example, it’s the number 5.

The RCA Voice Control Remote responds: “Button accepted. Push another button.”

7.Press the next button you use to tune to your favorite channel button. In the example, it’s the OK button.

The RCA Voice Control Remote responds: “Button accepted. Push another button.”

8.Once you have now completed the sequence, press the TRAIN button.

The RCA Voice Control Remote responds: “Voice command assigned.”

You can follow the same steps to train the RCA Voice Control Remote to respond to your other favorite channel choices.

To use your favorite channel command:

“Button accepted. Push another button”

“Voice

command

assigned.”

Note: If the remote’s KEYWORD light is off, press the LISTEN button first. Make sure your devices are on before you use the command.

1.Say: “Remote control.” The COMMAND light illuminates.

Remote

control.

2. Say the name of your favorite channel.	ESPN.
In the example, it’s “ESPN.”

Setting your own keyword

The RCA Voice-Command Remote uses keywords to separate the sounds it should pay attention to—your voice commands—from the sounds it should ignore—regular conversation, TV sound, etc.

By default, the RCA Voice Control Remote uses the phrase “Remote control” as its keyword. This means that you must say the word “Remote control” before you issue a command.

Once you’ve practiced using voice control for a while, you may want to set your own keyword. The remote will recognize your voice more consistently if you are the one who sets the keyword and voice commands. Some suggested keywords are

“Commander,” “Abracadabra,” and, of course, “Remote control.”

IMPORTANT: Changing the keyword makes it much harder for other people to train the remote for voice commands. So if you want to let several different people train the remote, keep the default keyword.

To set the remote to recognize your keyword:

IMPORTANT: Be sure the room is reasonably quiet.

1.Press and hold the TRAIN button.

The remote responds: “Say a keyword.” Wait for the KEYWORD light to illuminate before you speak.

2.Say the keyword you want to use. (For example, “Abracadabra.”)

The RCA Voice Control Remote asks you to repeat the word.

3.Say the keyword again.

If the two words match, the remote responds: “Keyword assigned.”

	“Say
	a
HOLD	keyword.”
	Abracadabra

“Repeat”

Abracadabra

“Keyword

assigned”

Now when you press the LISTEN button, the remote will be waiting for the keyword you just set to start executing voice commands. The COMMAND indicator will illuminate (ready for voice commands) when you say the keyword.

To reset the keyword: Press HELP 3 2. The RCA Voice Control Remote responds: “Keyword erased.” The keyword resets to

“Remote control.”

Multi-device commands (activities)

You can use the RCA Voice-Command Remote to manage your entire home entertainment system with a single command. All you need to do is a little homework before you train the remote, to make sure you’ve got all the information you need beforehand.

The first step in using multi-device commands or activities is to train your remote to turn on all your devices—an “all on” activity. Since some devices take longer to turn on than others, timing multi-device activities can be tricky. The “All On” activity makes sure your devices are ready when you want to use them, making all your other multi-device activities simpler and more reliable.

To train your remote to turn on all your devices:

1. Press the TRAIN button.

	The RCA Voice Control Remote
	responds: “Say a word.”	“Say
	When the RCA Voice Control Remote	a
	When the RCA Voice Control Remote	word.”
	is ready to listen, the COMMAND light	word.”
	is ready to listen, the COMMAND light
	illuminates.

2.Say: “Hello.”

The RCA Voice Control Remote asks you to repeat the command.

3.Say “Hello” again.

If the two words match, the RCA Voice Control Remote responds: “Press the buttons you want to use for this voice command. Press TRAIN to finish.”

4.Press the TV button.

The RCA Voice Control Remote responds: “Button accepted. Push another button.”

To add a slight delay between commands:

Press and hold the PAUSE button.

Hello.

“Repeat”

Hello.

“Press the

buttons...”

“Button accepted.

Push another

button”

5.Press the POWER button.

The RCA Voice Control Remote responds: “Button accepted. Push another button.”

6.Press the device button (DVD,

SAT•CBL•DTC, VCR•AUX2, AUDIO,

DVR•AUX1) for the next device you want to turn on.

The RCA Voice Control Remote responds:

“Button accepted. Push another button.”

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“Button accepted. Push another button”

“Button accepted.

Push another

button”

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7.	Press the POWER button.
	The RCA Voice Control Remote
	responds: “Button accepted. Push
	another button.”
8.	Repeat steps 6 and 7 for the rest of the	“Button accepted.
	devices you want to turn on.	Push another
		button”

9.When you have finished turning on all the devices you want to turn on, press the TRAIN button.

The RCA Voice Control Remote responds: “Voice command assigned.”

“Voice

command

assigned.”

To use your All On command:

Note: If the remote’s KEYWORD light is off, press the LISTEN button first.

1.Say: “Remote control.” The COMMAND light illuminates.

2.Say: “Hello.”

The remote automatically sends the POWER commands for your devices. Please note that different devices take different amounts of time to turn on.

Remote

control.

Hello.

Changing and Deleting Voice Commands

You can change or delete voice commands you’ve set up. Sometimes, if a command is not working well, there may have been some background noise when you recorded the command. You

might get better results if you erase the command and re-record it.

To delete a voice command:

1.Press HELP 3 4.

The RCA Voice Control Remote responds: “Say the command you want to erase.”

2.Say the command you wish to erase.

The RCA Voice Control Remote responds: “Button erased”.

IMPORTANT

The RCA Voice Control Remote cannot listen for voice commands at the same time it is sending infrared commands. If you try to issue a voice command while the COMMAND light is flashing (which means the RCA Voice Control Remote is transmitting), the remote will not hear your command.

Additional Features

The RCA Voice Control Remote offers a variety of additional features that let you fine tune this remote to fit almost any home entertainment environment or preference. This chapter covers the following additional feature options:

•Smart Source™ Device Mode Locking

•Learning Buttons from Other Remotes

•Adjusting Remote Options (including microphone sensitivity, remote sound volume, remote wake time, backlighting, and the auto-mute feature)

•Setting Up and Using Multi-Stage Activities

•Resetting the Remote

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Smart Source device mode locking

The RCA Voice Control Remote offers two ways of minimizing the number of button presses required for everyday actions.

Punch-through

By default, the remote “punches through” volume commands to the device programmed for the TV button, regardless of which mode you’re in. This means you can control TV volume while you’re watching a DVD or cable/satellite programming without having to press the TV button first.

Smart Source

The RCA Voice Control Remote also offers Smart Source Device Mode Locking. Smart Source is a patented technology that lets you decide which entertainment device you want to use for common functions, such as volume, channel, or disc playback control. Once you’ve set up Smart Source, these buttons are “locked” to the device you use them with, regardless of which device mode you’re in.

Smart Source locking is most useful if you use single devices in your home theater to change channels, control volume, and play/stop/pause DVDs. If, for example, your TV controls volume for your entire home theater, set Smart Source control for the volume keys to your TV.

Smart Source can also simplify voice programming, by reducing the number of button presses required to perform a function.

To set up Smart Source:

1.Press the device button for the device you use to control system volume, channel, disc/tape playback, or power (whatever you want to set). The COMMAND light flashes once.

2.Press the PROG button. The COMMAND light flashes twice.

3.Choose the group of buttons you want to set and press any button in this group.

To use this device to control system volume:

Press VOL+, VOL-, or MUTE

To use this device to control channels:

Press CH+, CH-, 0... 9, or GO BACK

To use this device to control disc/tape playback:

Press REVERSE, PLAY, STOP, PAUSE, or FORWARD

To use this device to control system power:

Press POWER

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The COMMAND light flashes three times and the remote responds: “Smart Source On.”

To turn Smart Source on and off:

Press the following button sequence: TV PROG 7 PROG. The remote responds: “Smart Source Off.”

Examples

To set up Smart Source to use volume commands to control your TV: Press TV PROG VOL+

To automatically select your cable box whenever you wish to change channels: Press CBL PROG CH+

Learning buttons from other remotes

The RCA Voice Control Remote can learn functions from other remotes, either to add to an existing programmed device or to “build” an entire set of codes for a device from scratch.

Note: Before you begin the learning process make sure that the batteries in the “teacher” remote are new.

To learn a new button to the RCA remote:

1.Position the RCA Voice Control Remote and your “teacher” remote as shown here.

1–4”

2.Press the device button (TV, SAT•CBL•DTC, DVR•AUX1, VCR•AUX2, AUDIO, DVD) where you want to put the learned codes. The device button can have a device already programmed, or it can be unprogrammed.

3.Press PROG, then 3, then PROG. If sound is turned on, the remote will prompt you through the process.

Note: You can learn a sequence of buttons through the HELP system by pressing HELP 2.

4.Press the button on the RCA Voice Control Remote you want to use for the learned function.

Note: Not all buttons can be taught new functions. You cannot learn onto the following buttons: TV, VCR•AUX2,

DVD, SAT•CBL•DTC, AUDIO, DVR•AUX1, PROG, TRAIN,

SOUND, LISTEN, LIGHT or HELP.

The RCA remote’s COMMAND light illuminates. If sound is on, the RCA remote responds: “Press the button on the remote you are learning from.”

5.Press the button on the teacher remote that you want to transfer to the RCA Voice Control Remote. Hold the button on the teacher (source) remote until the RCA Voice Control Remote makes another sound.

NOTE: Proper positioning of both remotes is very important to get a good transfer of information between the two remotes.

If you hear “Good”, then the button was captured successfully.

If you hear a “braap” sound, the RCA Voice Control Remote did not learn this button. Try adjusting the range or position and try again.

6.Test the RCA Voice Control Remote on your entertainment equipment to be sure the button was successfully learned. If not, try learning the function again.

Note: If you reprogram a device button where you have learned buttons, the learned buttons will be erased.

Erasing Learned Codes

To erase a button that was learned: Press HELP, 2, 2 . Then press the button to be erased.

Adjusting remote options

The RCA Voice Control lets you customize many of its features to fit your environment. Many options are available through the remote’s built-in help system (with voice prompts to guide you

through the process). Some of the more common adjustments are described in this section.

Microphone sensitivity

The RCA Voice Control Remote offers two levels of microphone sensitivity for voice commands: low and high.

To adjust the mic sensitivity: Press HELP, 4, 1.

High microphone sensitivity makes the RCA Voice Control Remote more responsive to your commands, but also more sensitive to background sounds such as the TV or other people talking. Low microphone sensitivity makes the RCA Voice Control Remote less sensitive to background noises but also less sensitive to your voice, so you will need to speak louder.

Remote sound volume

The RCA Voice Control Remote offers two levels of sound volume for voice feedback: low and high.

To adjust the remote sound volume:

Press DVR•AUX1, PROG, 4, PROG.

Wake time

To maximize battery life, the RCA Voice Control Remote will “sleep” when not in use and “wakes up” to listen for voice commands when you press the LISTEN button. The default wake time for the remote is 10 minutes.

To adjust the remote’s wake time:

Press HELP, 4, 3. Then press 3 to toggle through the options for wake time:

10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, forever

Note: For longer battery life, use the shortest wake time you can.

Backlighting

By default, the RCA Voice Control Remote backlights its buttons for 4 seconds when you press the BACKLIGHT button (and an additional 4 seconds when you press another button). You can extend the backlighting time to 12 seconds through the remote’s HELP system.

To adjust the backlighting time: Press HELP, 4, 4.

Note: For longer battery life, keep the backlighting time at 4 seconds.

Auto-mute

The RCA Voice Control Remote uses patented automatic muting technology to increase voice recognition accuracy.

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The Auto-Mute Feature works by muting your TV for a few seconds when the remote hears the keyword, decreasing the amount of background noise in the room and helping the RCA Voice Control Remote to better understand subsequent voice commands. The Auto-Mute Feature is enabled by default.

If your TV has problems with the Auto-Mute Feature, try one of the remote’s three alternative Auto-Mute modes. For example, if your TV is not unmuting correctly, the remote might be sending the wrong commands for Auto-Mute.

To adjust the Auto-Mute mode:

Press TV, PROG, 9, PROG, then watch the COMMAND indicator light and listening to the response from the remote. Repeat the button presses to toggle the auto-mute setting.

Indicator light flashes	Auto-Mute mode sends...

1 time	Vol+ or Vol-

2 times	Mute

3 times	Vol+ then Vol–

4 times	Mute, then Vol+, then Vol–

To turn the Auto-Mute feature off/on:

Press TV, PROG, 6, PROG.

Setting Up and Using Multi-Stage Activities

Multi-stage activities take the flexibility and power of the RCA Voice Control Remote to another level by letting you program a single command to step through a series of button sequences each time you speak the command.

For example, a multi-stage activity can let you surf through three favorite channels with just a single voice command or button push. The following multi-stage activity steps through channels two, four, and seven, with a TV that requires you to enter all numbers as twobutton sequences.

To set up a multi-stage voice command activity:

1.Press the TRAIN button. The RCA Voice Control Remote responds: “Say a word.” The COMMAND light illuminates.

2.Say a one or two-word voice command. In our example, we say “Favorite.” The RCA Voice Control Remote asks you to repeat the command.

3.Say the command again. In our example: “Favorite.” If the two words match, the remote responds: “Press the buttons you want to use for this voice command. Press TRAIN to finish.”

4.Press the buttons, one by one, for the first stage of the activity—in our example, we press the buttons to make the TV the active device and tune to the first channel:

First, we press TV. The remote responds: “Button accepted.

Push another button.”

Next, we press 0. The remote responds: “Button accepted.

Push another button.”

Finally, we press 2. The remote responds: “Button accepted.

Push another button.”

5. Once you’ve finished the first stage of the activity, press
LISTEN. The remote responds: “End of string. Button
accepted. Push another button.”	English
First, we press 0. The remote responds: “Button accepted.	English
6. Press the buttons, one by one, for the second stage of the
activity—in our example, we press the buttons to tune to the
second channel:
Push another button.”
Then we press 4. The remote responds: “Button accepted.
Push another button.”
7. Once you’ve finished the second stage of the activity, press
LISTEN. The remote responds: “End of string. Button
accepted. Push another button.”
8. Press the buttons, one by one, for the third stage of the
activity—in our example, we press the buttons to tune to the
third channel:
First, we press 0. The remote responds: “Button accepted.
Push another button.”
Then we press 7. The remote responds: “Button accepted.
Push another button.”
9. Once you’ve finished the third stage of the activity, press
LISTEN. The remote responds: “End of string. Button
accepted. Push another button.”
10. Once you’ve finished the third stage of the activity, press
TRAIN. The RCA Voice Control Remote responds: “Voice
command assigned.”
To use your multi-stage voice command activity:
Note: If the remote’s KEYWORD light is off, press the LISTEN
button first.

1.Say your keyword The COMMAND light illuminates.

2.Say the voice command for this activity. In our example, it’s “Favorite.” The remote automatically sends the commands for the first stage of this activity. In our example, it tunes to our first favorite channel (2).

3.Say your keyword. Then repeat the voice command for this activity. The remote automatically sends the commands for the second stage of this activity. In our example, it tunes to our second favorite channel (4).

4.Say your keyword. Then repeat the voice command for this activity. The remote automatically sends the commands for the third stage of this activity. In our example, it tunes to our third favorite channel (7).

Resetting the Remote

The RCA Voice Control provides two levels of reset. One level clears voice commands but leaves everything else, such as device setup info and user preferences, intact. The second level resets the

remote to its factory settings—like when you first unpacked it.

To reset only the voice commands:

1. Press HELP.

2. Press 3, then 0.

3. The remote warns you that you will lose your voice commands. Press PROG to continue. After a brief pause, the

remote responds: “Voice commands erased.”

To reset the remote to its factory settings:

IMPORTANT: This procedure clears all device programming, user preferences, voice commands, and other settings. You will have to reprogram the remote to control your devices.

1.Press HELP.

2.Press 4, then 0.

3.The remote warns you that you will lose your programming. Press PROG to continue. The remote responds: “Please wait.” After a brief pause, the remote says ”Memory erased.

Hello.”

Troubleshooting

Most common problems with the RCA Voice Control Remote can be solved following the steps below. If you still have questions, please

call our free help-line at 1-800-420-7968.

Problem: I can’t turn off the remote’s sound.

•Press the SOUND button. (To turn the remote voice back on, press the SOUND button again.)

Problem: I can’t program the remote for my device.

•If you are testing the remote while programming it, you may be too far away from the device or at a wrong angle. There must be an unobstructed path between the remote and the IR sensor on the device. Move closer and make sure you point the remote at the device you’re trying to control.

•Try one of the Automatic Search Methods if you can’t find a code in the code list that works for your device.

•To control combo units, like TV/VCRs or TV/DVDs, you must program the individual corresponding device keys to control each part of the combo unit. Once programmed successfully, the TV button controls the TV functions, and the DVD or VCR•AUX2 button controls the DVD or VCR functions.

•Make sure the batteries are fresh and are properly installed.

Problem: I’ve programmed the remote, but it’s not operating my device.

•Make sure the remote is in the correct mode by pressing the corresponding device button (TV, SAT•CBL•DTC, DVD, DVR•AUX1, AUDIO, VCR•AUX2).

This tells the remote which device to operate.

•Remove any obstacles between the remote and the device. Make sure you’re aiming the remote at the device’s IR sensor.

•Make sure device is ready (for example, the DVD player has a disc loaded).

•You may have pressed an invalid button for the mode the remote is in.

•If you’re trying to enter a channel number directly, try pressing the ENTER button after entering the channel number, as this is a requirement of certain models and brands.

•The programmed code you’re using may only be able to control some of your device features (for example, only turns a device on and off). To confirm that the device button is programmed with the correct code for

maximum functionality, test the device. Attempt to control a variety of the device’s functions with the remote. If some of the features of your devices don’t work, try programming the remote with a different code in the list until you find the code that allows the remote to control the majority of your device’s functions. Different codes can provide different levels of functionality.

•Make sure the batteries are fresh and are properly installed. Replace the batteries with four new AAA batteries, if necessary (see the Battery Installation section).

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