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Example: Under the VCR appliance button you can also enter a
CD code and control your CD player.
3.2 Code search
If the brand of y our appliance is not i n the list or none of the
codes given fits, we recommend a code search.
3.2.1 Slow code search
3.2.1.1 Switch on the appliance to be controlled. Program is
running.
3.2.1.2 Keep the
SETUP button pressed until the lamp
lights constantly in one of the appliance buttons.
3.2.1.3 Press the required appliance button, e.g.
ASAT .
3.2.1.4 Press the ON/OFF
(appl iance on/off) button once
briefly.
3.2.1.5 Press the ON/OFF (appl iance on/off) or CHAN+
(next channel) button repeatedly until the appliance, e.g. y our
satellite receiver, r eacts.
Each time a button is pressed the lamp goes out briefly then
comes back on to confirm .
If no button is pressed, the Vi vControl automatically continues to
search by sending a signal to your appl iance every 3 seconds.
If you notice the reaction of your appliance too late and the next
code has already been emitted you can go back by pressing
CHAN-. If your appliance has switched itself off you must switch
it back on again, e.g. on the appli ance or with the ori ginal remote
control, to continue searching.
3.2.2 W hen your appliance reacts, sim ply press the arrow key
(Enter) and end the search.
3.2.3 To test whether the right setting has been found, sim ply
press a few buttons on the VivControl and check whether the
functions work correctly. If every thing is OK you can now set the
VivControl for the second appli ance.
If nothing happens or some of the buttons do not work correctl y
you must let the VivControl continue to search for the correct
setting as described starting in 3.2.1 .
The VivControl Zap 2 continues with the search at the point
where you ended the search with
. When the end of the code
list is reached the search stops automatically. The remote
control blinks quickly several times. The code last confirmed with
remains stored.
The research backw ards always ends automatically at the code
last confirmed.
3.2.4 Searching by brand
You can considerably speed up the code search if you search by
brand. This is done as foll ows:
3.2.4.1 Switch on the appliance to be controlled. Program is
running.
3.2.4.2 Keep the
SETUP button pressed until the lamp
lights constantly in one of the appliance buttons.
3.2.4.3 Press the required appliance button, e.g.
ASAT .
3.2.4.4 Press the brand number button, button 1 for Philips, 2
for Sony , 3 for Thomson, 4 for Grundig or 6 for Nok ia
appliances. Then continue as described i n 3.2.1.4.
3.3 Quick code search
Your remote control finds the correct settings almost
automatically in seconds:
3.3.1 Switch on the appliance to be controlled. A channel
number, for example, appears in the display of y our satellite
receiver.
3.3.2 Keep the
SETUP button pressed until the lamp lights
constantly in one of the appliance buttons.
3.3.3 Press the required appliance button, e.g.
ASAT .
3.3.4 Press the ON/OFF
(appliance on/off) button once
briefly.
3.3.5 Automatic quick search: If you then do nothing m ore
the VivControl em its a different signal every 0.7 seconds. W hen
your appliance reacts, very quickly press the
button (E nter)
to confirm a functioning control code. - It is advisable to have
your finger already placed on the
(Enter) button so that you
can react quickly enough. Otherwise the VivControl emi ts the
next signal before you have reacted.
Note: W ith very few appliances the quick search does not work.
The search is automatically stopped if there is no reaction from
the appliance to be controlled. You shoul d then use a different
setting procedure, e.g. code entry or slow search.
Instead of pressing
(E nter) and possibly missing the correct
setting you can also switch the VivControl to slow code search :
to do so, press the CHAN-, CHA N+ or ON/OFF button instead of
the
(Enter) button. Then continue as descri bed above in
3.2.1.
Remem ber to switch your appliance, e.g. SAT , back on again if
you wish to continue searching.
3.3.6 Finally, test the control code setting by try ing to control
your SAT appliance. If it does not work correctly, please try the
code search again. The code search then begins with the next
code in the sequence.
3.4 Code identification
You can identify the codes y ou have set at any time:
3.4.1 Keep the
SETUP button pressed until the lamp lights
constantly in one of the appliance buttons.
3.4.2 Press the appliance button, e.g.
ASAT .
3.4.3 Press the
SETUP button once briefly.
3.4.4 Then read off the 3-digit code: Press the number buttons,
1-9 and 0, one after the other. The hundred figure is di splayed
when the appliance button goes out briefly when a button is
pressed. The number corresponds to the button number. The
ten figure is displayed when the appliance button goes out briefly
when a button is pressed a second time. The num ber
corresponds to the button number. The one fi gure is displayed
when the appliance button goes out when a button is pressed.
The number corresponds to the button num ber.
Example: You w ant to read off the code under the TV button. To
do so, keep SETUP pressed until an appliance button l ights
constantly. Then press TV, SETUP, 1 in succession. For button
1 the button goes out briefly and y ou note 1. Then continue by
pressing 1,2,3,4,5. For button 5 the button goes out briefly and
you w rite 5 after the 1. Then continue by pressing 1,2. For button
2 the appliance goes out completel y and y ou note the 2 after 15
and have found the code 152.
3.4.5 You can note the numbers on the back of the battery
compartment, e.g. for qui ck code entry after replacing the
batteries.
The code details are also required when m aking queries on the
Vivanco Hotline. P lease read off all the codes used and make a
note of them before contacting the Hotline. Table: see back page
of these instructions.
Once the code is known, the Hotline can explain which buttons
you can use with the code concerned.
4 Operation
You operate the basic functions of your appliances in the same
way as if you were using the original remote controls.
4.1 Select appliance: You select the appliance to be controll ed
using the appliance buttons TV, VCR etc., row (B) (see
illustration at beginning). W hen a button is pressed and shortly
afterwards, the button lights up and indicates which appliance
you are currently controlling. A part from the TV button, the other
buttons can be programmed as requi red, i.e. the lettering i s only
a recommendation. The function can be different to that of the
lettering, depending on which appliance you have programm ed
on this button. You could, for ex ampl e, have programmed an
audio cassette player or a M inidisk player under VCR .
4.2 Settings and On/Off: In the top row of buttons (A) you will
find the buttons SETUP and PWR =power=On/Off.
4.3 Volume and channel control: In the button area (C) y ou will
normally find the buttons for volume control (VOL- =quieter,
Mute on/off, VOL +=louder) and for switching channels ( CHAN+=
next channel and CHAN- = previous channel). Volume Punch-
Through function: T o simpli fy operation, the volume buttons
(VOL+ or VO L-) and the Mute
button alway s control the
television set when video recorders are being controlled. If y ou
have programmed audi o or other appliances on an appli ance
button the volume buttons control the programmed appliance.
Wi t h HOME, for example, a dimm er can be controlled rem otely.
4.4 2nd operating level: W ith the
S hift button i n area (D)
you select the 2nd button function of the remote control buttons.
After you have pressed Shi ft and the appliance button is lit you
have all the button functions of the 2nd operating level at your
disposal. In many cases, it is possible to adjust the colour and
brightness of televisions in this way using the volume and
channel buttons. But many other, rarely used buttons are also to
be found on the second level. Try it out for yourself. Our Hotl ine
can also help you to find missing button functions. You return to
the first level by pressing Shif t again or after no button has been
pressed for a longer period.