User manual ROTEL RD-500

[. . . ] â· LCD display provides simple menu-driven operation with customizable labels for every command. â· Backlighting for ease of use in dark rooms along with optional beep whenever a button is pressed. â· Four MACRO keys send a sequence of up to 10 commands with the press of a button. To clean the RD-500, use a soft, lint-free damp cloth. [. . . ] You can test additional commands by pressing MENU COMMAND keys corresponding to commands for that 4-digit code shown in the display. if successful , press the DEVICE button to save the code. If the POWER command does not work, press the POWER button to test the next available code for that brand, with the new 4-digit code being tested shown in the display. Continue pressing the POWER button and testing codes until you have found a code that works, saving it by pressing the DEVICE button. If none of the available codes for that brand work, you will be asked to search the entire library of codes for that kind of component. Select YES to jump to the search procedure (step 5 in the following section). Select NO to return to the main menu Auto-Search Programming To search for a code from the full list of available 4digit codes for a type of component: 1. Select SETUP from the LCD display menu by pressing the MENU COMMAND key above the first letter of the SETUP label. Press one of the DEVICE buttons to select where you wish to program this component's codes. If you choose AV1, AV2, or AV3, you will be further prompted to select the type of component (CD, VCR, AMP, etc. If the POWER command turns on or off the desired component, you have found a code that may work your component. Enter the new label for the macro by pressing MENU COMMAND keys corresponding to the letters in the display (using the M3 or M4 buttons to move to the next page of letters). Press a DEVICE button to change to the desired device and individual COMMAND keys to memorize commands from the selected device (press the PAGE button to see additional pages of available commands). To memorize additional commands, press the selected MACRO button to confirm the previous memorized command and then memorize the next command. Repeat until the entire sequence has been stored. When the entire macro sequence has been entered, press the MENU button to store the macro sequence. Enter the new label for the device by pressing MENU COMMAND keys corresponding to the letters in the display (using the M3 or M4 buttons to move to the next page of letters). Press a DEVICE button to select the device where the first command you wish to copy to the CUSTOM PAGE is located. Press the COMMAND key for the first command you wish to add to the CUSTOM PAGE. Select the location in the CUSTOM PAGE where you wish to store the command by pressing any MENU COMMAND key. Repeat steps 6 - 8 for each additional command you wish to copy to the CUSTOM PAGE. Mands, not including any DEVICE button presses. [. . . ] They can also be uploaded from or downloaded to the RD-500 using the supplied serial cable. This provides a convenient way to transfer the desired programming to a number of RD-500 remotes. To save a configuration file with the same name, select SAVE from the FILE menu. The new file will overwrite the old file. [. . . ]