Universal Electronics Polaris User manual

Polaris Remote Control

Télécommande Polaris

Users Guide

Guide d'utilisation

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Quick Start Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Program Control of Your Television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Operate Your satellite receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Operate Your Television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Turn on Backlighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Features and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Key Charts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Device Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Installing Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Programming TV or TV/VCR or DVD Combination Device Control . . 12

Searching for Your Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Checking the Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

FCC Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

TABLE DES MATIÈRES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Manufacturer’s TV (or DVD/VCR TV Combination Device) Codes

(Codes du fabricant ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Setup Codes for TVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Setup Codes for Cable Boxes/Converters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Setup Codes for Cable/DVR/PVR Combination. . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Setup Codes for DBS/DVR/PVR Combos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Setup Codes for Satellite Receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Setup Codes for TV/DVD Combos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

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QUICK START GUIDE

Welcome to the Polaris Remote Control Quick

Start Guide. To start using your remote control

right away, just follow the steps below.

Note: This Quick Start Guide assumes your

Polaris Remote Control has battery power. If

your remote control does not have power,

please refer to the section, See “Installing

Batteries” on page 11.

Your Polaris Remote Control preprogrammed

to control and operate the Star Choice satellite

receiver and was designed for comfort,

convenience, and simplicity. Use the TV and

SAT keys to turn the power on and off for your

television and satellite receiver. The Volume

and Mute keys are locked to control your TV’s

volume, and all other functions control your

satellite receiver.

PROGRAM CONTROL OF YOUR

TELEVISION

You can control your television and your

satellite receiver with your Polaris Remote

Control. Follow these steps to program the

Polaris remote control to control your TV.

Note: Please refer to “Device Table” on

page 11 to find out which devices you

can program onto each device key.

1. Turn on the device you wish to

control.

3. Use the “Manufacturer’s TV (or DVD/

VCR TV Combination Device) Codes

(Codes du fabricant )” on page 36 to

locate the type of device and its brand

name. Enter the first four-digit code

for that device and brand. If the code

2. Press the TV key. The key blinks once.

Then press and hold the SETUP key

until the TV key blinks twice.

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is valid, the device key blinks twice. If

the key emits a single, long blink, then

the code entry was invalid. Try steps 2

and 3 again, using the same code.

5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 above for the

next device you want to control (either

your television or satellite receiver).

OPERATE YOUR SATELLITE RECEIVER

Your Polaris Remote Control is now ready to

operate your satellite receiver. You can use your

remote control to turn your satellite receiver on

and off, and to change the channel.

To change the channel, do the following:

4. Aim the remote control at the device

you want to control. Press the key for

that device once (either TV or SAT). If

the device turns off, then you have

successfully programmed your remote

control for that device. If the device

does not turn off, then repeat steps 2

through 4 using the codes listed for

your TV brand until you have found

the code for that device.

1. To turn on your satellite receiver, press

SAT. The SAT key blinks once and your

satellite receiver turns on. To turn off

your satellite receiver, press SAT. The

SAT key blinks once and your satellite

receiver turns off.

1. Use the remote control's CH+ and CH-

keys to navigate to the channel you

wish to view, one channel at a time.

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OPERATE YOUR TELEVISION

To turn on your television, press TV. The TV key

blinks once and your television turns on. To

turn off your television, press TV. The TV key

blinks once and your television turns off.

To Control your television:

Note: See “Key Charts” on page 9 to get an

overview of the functions of all the

keys available on your Polaris Remote

Control.

TURN ON BACKLIGHTING

Your Polaris Remote Control has a feature that

allows backlighting of all its keys. When

backlighting is turned on, the keys to your

remote control are lit when you press them. To

enable backlighting, do the following:

1. Use the VOL key to raise or lower the

volume of your television. To raise the

volume, press VOL+. To lower the

volume, press VOL-.

1. Quickly press SETUP twice. All the

keys to your remote control are lit for a

few seconds, allowing you to easily see

them in low-light conditions. After

you have activated backlighting, any

time you press a key, the selected

device key (either TV or SAT) blinks

once. After the device key blinks, all

the keys on your Polaris Remote

Control are lit for a few seconds.

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To disable backlighting, do the following:

Congratulations! You can now use your Polaris

Remote Control to operate the most essential

functions of your home entertainment system.

To learn more about this remote control's

convenient features, please refer to the rest of

this User Guide, starting with the section,

“Features and Functions” on page 8.

1. Quickly press SETUP twice. Keys no

longer are lit when you press them.

The selected device key (either TV or

SAT) still blinks once when you press a

key.

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INTRODUCTION

The Polaris Remote Control by Universal Electronics is

our latest generation universal remote control. It

provides easy and comfortable access to the remote-

control functions you’ll need to use most often.

Moreover, it’s packed with advanced, friendly features

such as:

• Preprogrammed control to operate the satellite

receiver supplied by Star Choice

• Simple, two-button operation

•Nopowerkey

• Essential keys embossed for easy identification and

operation

•Backlitkeys

• Code Search to help program control of older or

discontinued components

Before using the product, you need to install the

enclosed batteries and also perform some programming

to operate the specific home entertainment devices you

wish to control.

Please follow the instructions detailed in this manual to

set up the unit and then start enjoying your new remote

control and cable service.

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FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS

Use the illustration below to locate features on the

Polaris Remote Control and then study the Key Charts

(on the next three pages) to learn how they function.

To find out what type of devices can be controlled by

each device key after programming, see “Device Table”

on page 11.

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Key Charts

Key Function

Use SETUP for all programming

sequences.

Quickly press SETUP twice to enable

backlighting of all the keys on your

Polaris Remote Control. After

backlighting has been enabled, quickly

press SETUP twice to disable

backlighting.

To turn on your television or satellite

receiver, press TV or SAT once.

Each device key has an embedded LED

(red light) that blinks upon selection

and indicates the remote control is

working and (after programming) is

sending signals. When backlighting is

enabled, all the keys on your remote

control are lit when you press any key.

Press GUIDE to display the program

guide.

Press OPTIONS once to display the

Options menu.

Press INFO to display the current

channel and program information.

In Guide mode, press DAY+ (or DAY-) to

move a day forward (or back) on your

satellite receiver’s program guide

(applies only to receivers with picture in

guide).

Press the navigator keys to move the

cursor in the program guide and menu

screens and to navigate within the

interactive service.

Press OK/SELECT to select the

highlighted program in Guide mode or

Menu option.

Press PAGE+ (or PAGE-) to page up (or

page down) through menu screens and

the program guide.

Press EXIT to exit out of your satellite

receiver’s menu and guide.

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Use A, B, or Cto access additional

satellite features (see your satellite

receiver’s manual).

Press VOL+ (or VOL-) to raise (or lower)

the TV volume.

In Guide mode, press FAV to cycle

through your favorite channels stored in

your satellite receiver (applies only to

receivers with picture in guide only).

For receivers without picture in guide,

pressing FAV displays the menu to

“Choose Day” to advance the guide to a

future day of the week.

Use CH+ (or CH-) to select the next

higher (or lower) channel.

Press MUTE once to turn the sound off

or on.

Press LAST once to recall the last

channel.

Press INT to display the Interests menu

options.

Press SKIP BACK once to instantly

shuttle a recorded program back by 10

seconds (applies only to satellite

receivers equipped with a digital video

recorder, DVR530HD).

Press SKIP FORWARD to instantly shuttle

a recorded program forward by 30

seconds (applies only to satellite

receivers equipped with a digital video

recorder, DVR530HD).

Press DVR LIST once to display a list of

recorded programs (applies only to

satellite receivers equipped with a

digital video recorder, DVR530HD).

Use REC, REW, PLAY, FFWD, STOP, and

PAUSE to control receivers with DVR

feature, or to control VCR or DVD/TV

combination devices. To record in the

VCR mode, press REC twice.

Key Function

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