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Remote Instructions

remote2 largeProgramming Your New Remote or Reprogramming your existing Remote
Below are the instructions to program your new remote. These instructions apply to remotes that look like the image to the right. If this is not your remote, select from the others here.

Step 1: Retrieving the Gateway ID

  1. Press the SETUP/MENU button on the front panel of the Gateway. (This is the wrench button and the menu will show up on the main TV)
  2. Scroll down using the arrow key on the front panel of the Gateway to REMOTE CONTROL SETUP
  3. Press SELECT on the front of Gateway (circle with check mark).
  4. Press PPV on an exsiting digital TV remote.
  5. Please make a note of the 3 digit Gateway ID # _ _ _ you will need this number in step 3.
  6. Press EXIT on the front of the Gateway to back out of the current mode (square with an X mark).

Step 2: Go to TV for which you are programming and using remote.

Step 3: Setting your remote to the existing Gateway ID

  1. In this order, press and hold the SELECT button, then the MUTE button. Hold BOTH buttons down TOGETHER until the LED button illuminates. RELEASE both buttons as soon as the LED button illuminates.
  2. Press B button
  3. Enter the 3 digit Gateway ID found in Step 1
  4. Press PPV on an exsiting digital TV remote.
  5. Please make a note of the 3 digit Gateway ID # _ _ _ you will need this number in step 3.
  6. Press EXIT on the front of the Gateway to back out of the current mode (square with an X mark).

Step 4: Setting the Remote Control ID

The Remote Control ID allows you to control your Residential Gateway TV viewing on a specific TV in your home. Use the following table when programming your Remote Control ID to work with each TV in your household.

Remote Control ID Operates TV Mode
0 Local TV 1 - TV is in same room as the Gateway IR
1 Remote TV 1 - TV is in different room than the Gateway UHF
2 Remote TV 2 - TV is in different room than the Gateway UHF
3 Remote TV 3 - TV is in different room than the Gateway UHF
  1. In this order, press and hold the SELECT button, then the MUTE button. Hold BOTH buttons down TOGETHER until the LED button illuminates. RELEASE both buttons as soon as the LED button illuminates.
  2. Press and release the A key. The LED button temporarily turns off. Releasing the key causes the LED button to light up again. You can now set the correct Remote Control ID.
  3. Enter the single-digit Remote Control ID from the table above. The LED button will blink three times and go out. The new Remote Control ID is stored in the device.

    Note: Valid single-digit codes are 0, 1, 2 or 3. If you enter an invalid sequence or a 30-second lapse between button presses occurs, the LED button will turn off and the remote control will return to normal operation.

LED Playback of the Remote Control ID:

  1. In this order, press and hold the SELECT button, then the MUTE button. Hold BOTH buttons down TOGETHER until the LED button illuminates. RELEASE both buttons as soon as the LED button illuminates.
  2. Press INFO then A. The LED button will "blink back" the Remote Control ID. Please note that for the numeric 0, the LED button will blink in fast-sequence.

Step 5: Programming Your TV

This Point and Press Programming method allows you to program your remote control without codes, using the ▲ or ▼ buttons.

  1. Turn on your TV.
  2. In this order, press and hold the SELECT button, then the MUTE button. Hold BOTH buttons down TOGETHER until the LED button illuminates. RELEASE both buttons as soon as the LED button illuminates.
  3. Press ▲ one step at a time until your TV turns off. Each time you press the ▲ button, the LED button will blink. As soon as your TV turns off, stop pressing the ▲ button.
  4. Press MUTE. If your TV ...

    Turns back on, press SELECT to lock in this code. The LED button will blink three times and go out.

    Does not turn back on, press the ▼ button one step at a time until your TV turns back on. Each time you press the ▼ button, the LED button will blink and remain illuminated.

    Once you have found a code that turns the device on/off, press SELECT to lock in this code. The LED button will blink three times and go out.

Note: Given the size of the TV Setup Code Library in your remote control, it will take several minutes to cycle through all the codes when using the Point and Press Programming method.

Make sure your TV set stays on the channel listed on the back of the remote.
These procedures need to be followed for each remote you use with the Residential Gateway.