Comcast ON DEMAND M1057A User Manual

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FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS

Use the remote control's mode keys (i.e.,

AUX, TV, or Cable) to control a specific

device.When pressed, the selected mode

Custom 3-Device

key will light, confirming your choice.

Universal Remote Control

Use the other keys to perform desired

actions (see the following key chart).

NOTE: The selected mode will remain active

until you press another mode key.

Press AUX, TV, or Cable

once to select and

control a device.

Press Power once to

turn on or off the

selected home enter-

tainment device.

Use Setup for all

programming

sequences.

Press All On once to

turn on or off all

programmed devices

in this order: Cable,

TV, and AUX.After all

devices are on, Cable

is the active mode.

Press ON DEMAND once

to access Comcast's

ON DEMAND menu.

User Guide

In the AUX or TV

mode, use the

transport keys to

control a VCR, PVR, or

OVERVIEW

DVD player. To record

a program on a VCR,

The Comcast Custom 3-Device universal

press REC twice.

remote will control up to three home

In the Cable mode, use

entertainment devices, including a Cable

Box (used by Comcast Systems), a TV, a

the keys to control ON

VCR, an Audio Amplifier or Receiver, a

DEMAND programs.

DVD player, or a PVR.

Use A, B, or C to access

The remote control requires installing

interactive program

two (2) new AA batteries (included) and

guide functions on

some easy programming to control your

your Scientific Atlanta

Explorer, Pioneer Voya-

devices. For best results, please read and

ger, or Pace Cable Box.

perform all instructions listed here.Also,

keep this guide for future reference.

Use Lock to restrict

viewing of selected

programs (Parental

INSTALLING BATTERIES

Control) on your

Motorola (GI or

Pull back the remote control's

Jerrold) Cable Box.

battery cover and remove it.

Use PPV to access

Insert the two (2) supplied

information on avail-

AA batteries according to the +

able Pay-Per-View

and - marks in the battery case.

movies and events on

Push the battery cover back

your Motorola (GI or

into place.

Jerrold) Cable Box.

Test the unit by pressing any

Use Page+ (or Page-)

mode key (i.e., AUX, TV, or Cable).

to page up (or down)

If batteries are inserted correctly,

through menu screens

the selected mode key will light.

and the interactive

program guide.

NOTE: When batteries need replacement, the

remote control will stop operating. Replace

Use Guide to display

the old batteries and the unit will be restored

the interactive

to its full functionality, complete with your

program guide.

favorite settings.

PROGRAMMING

Use these keys to move

the cursor in the inter-

DEVICE CONTROL

active program guide

The Comcast Custom 3-Device universal

and menu screens.

remote control is preprogrammed at the

Use OK (Select) to select

factory to operate the Cable Box supplied

menu options, PPV

by your Comcast system, an RCA TV, and

events, and programs

an RCA VCR (in the AUX mode). To con-

from the interactive

trol devices other than default brands

program guide.

(excluding the Cable Box), perform the

below steps; otherwise skip this section:

Use Info to display

current channel and

Turn on a device (e.g.,VCR or

program information.

DVD Player) and, if applicable,

insert media, (e.g., video cassette

Use Menu to display

or disc).

the Quick Menu (on a

Motorola, GI, or Jerrold

NOTE: Please read steps 2 to 6 completely

Cable Box), or to access

before proceeding. Highlight or write

settings (on a Scientific

down the codes and device you wish to

Atlanta Explorer,

program before moving on to step 2.

Pioneer Voyager, or

On the remote control, press a

Pace Cable Box).

device key once (i.e., AUX or TV).

Use Exit to exit the

NOTE: Use the AUX key to program

menu or guide.

control of an Audio Amplifier or

Receiver, a DVD Player, a Home-

Use Help to access

Theater-In-A-Box Device, a PVR (or

digital cable help.

DVR), or a VCR.

Use Last to recall the

Press and hold Setup until the

last channel or go back

selected mode key blinks twice,

one screen in the menu.

then release Setup.

Use VOL+ (or VOL-)

Locate the code for your device in

to raise (or lower) the

Manufacturer's Codes on the back

sound volume.Also see

of this user guide. Brands are listed

Changing Volume Lock.

in alphabetical order with the most

popular codes listed first.

Press Mute once to

turn sound off or on.

Enter the first four-digit code for

In the Cable mode,

your device. If you perform this

press FAV once to

procedure correctly, the selected

mode key will blink twice.

display programmed

favorite cable channels.

NOTE: If you enter an invalid code, the

selected mode key will display one long

Use CH+ (or CH-) to

blink and exit the programming mode.

select the next higher

Repeat steps 2 to 5 with a valid code.

(or lower) channel.

Aim the remote control at your

When controlling a

device and press Power once. The

DVD player, use CH+

device should turn off. If it does

(or CH-) to skip

not respond, repeat steps 2 to 6,

forward (or skip

trying each code listed for your

reverse) through video.

brand until you find one that

Use the keypad (0 ~ 9)

works. If it still does not work, try

to directly select the

Searching For Your Code.

channels (e.g., 09 or

NOTE: If the device does not have a

031).

Power key, press the

(Play) key.

For future reference, write your

In the TV mode, use

device code in the appropriate

this key to switch the

boxes below:

TV's input to view TV

AUX Code:

or video programs.

In the AUX mode, use

this key to switch the

VCR, PVR (or DVR), or

Device Type:______________

DVD player to view TV

TV Code:

or video. For an audio

device, use it to switch

to an input source.

Use Enter to enter

Repeat steps 1 to 7 for another

channels on some TV

device you want to control.

models or information

on menu screens.

SEARCHING FOR YOUR CODE

To check another device code,

repeat steps 1 to 5, but substitute

If your home entertainment device does

the AUX key for the auxiliary

not respond to the remote control after

device you are checking.Write

trying all of the codes listed for your

down the codes in the appropriate

brand, or if your brand is not listed at all,

boxes below:

try searching for your code.

AUX Code:

For example, after trying all of the codes

for your TV, you still cannot get the

remote control to operate your TV, then:

Device Type:______________

Turn on your TV.

TV Code:

On the remote control, press TV

once. Then press and hold Setup

until the TV key blinks twice, then

release Setup.

Enter 9 - 9 - 1. The TV key will

CHANGING VOLUME LOCK

blink twice.

Aim the remote control at the the

The Comcast Custom 3-Device universal

TV and slowly alternate between

remote control is set at the factory to

pressing Power and TV.

control the TV volume in all modes.

Stop when the TV turns off.A

However, you may change the Volume

working code has been found.

Lock setting to Individual Volume Unlock

to unlock a specific device's volume con-

NOTE: In the search mode, the remote

trols for independent operation in its

control will send IR codes from its

own mode (e.g.,Audio Receiver volume

library to the selected device, starting

controls in the AUX mode).

with the most popular code first.

Press Setup once to lock in the

Or, if desired, you can perform Global

code.The TV key will blink twice.

Volume Unlock so that the volume con-

trols of all devices can be independently

To search for the codes of another

operated in their own modes.

device, repeat steps 1 to 5, but sub-

stitute the AUX key for the auxiliary

Unlocking Volume Control For A

device you are searching for.

Single Device (Individual Volume

Unlock):

Press a desired mode key where

CHECKING THE CODES

you want volume to be unlocked

If you have set up the remote control

(e.g., AUX) and controlled within

using the Searching For Your Code

its own mode.

procedure, you may need to find out

Press and hold Setup until the

which four-digit code is operating your

selected mode key blinks twice,

equipment. Perform the following steps

then release Setup.

after setting up your devices to find out

which four-digit code operates your

Enter 9 - 9 - 3 and then press VOL-

equipment. For example, to find out

once. The mode key will blink four

which code is operating your TV:

times confirming unlock.

Turn on your TV.

If desired, repeat steps 1 to 3 (of

this section) for each device that

On the remote control, press TV

you want volume to be unlocked.

once. Then press and hold Setup

until the TV key blinks twice, then

Now, after you select a device that

release Setup.

has volume unlocked (e.g., AUX),

pressing VOL+, VOL-, or Mute, will

Enter 9 - 9 - 0. The TV key will

control the device's volume only in

blink twice.

its own mode.

To view the code for the first digit,

Unlocking All Volume Controls

press 1 once. Wait 3 seconds and

(Global Volume Unlock):

count the number of times the TV

key blinks (e.g., 3 blinks = 3) and

Press and hold Setup until the

write down the number in the left-

selected mode key blinks twice,

most TV Code box (at end of this

then release Setup.

section).

Enter 9 - 9 - 3 and then press VOL+

NOTE: If a code digit is "0", the selected

once. The mode key will blink four

mode key will not blink.

times confirming unlock.

Repeat step 4 three more times for

Now, volume controls for all

the remaining digits. Use 2 for the

devices can be independently

second digit, 3 for the third digit,

controlled in their own modes.

and 4 for the fourth digit. Finish

writing down the code in the TV

Code boxes (at end of this section).

Locking Volume Control To TV Mode

Re-Activating Channel Control Lock

(Restoring Global Volume Lock To

On the remote control, press Cable

The Default Mode):

once. Then press and hold Setup

Press TV once. Then, press and

until the Cable key blinks twice,

then release Setup.

hold Setup until the TV key blinks

twice, then release Setup.

Enter 9 - 7 - 3. Press CH+ once.

The Cable key will blink twice.

Enter 9 - 9 - 3 and then press TV

once. The mode key will blink

Now, regardless if you select the TV

twice confirming global lock.

or Cable mode, only the channel

control capability of your cable

Now, when you press VOL+, VOL-,

box will be accessible.

or Mute, the volume of the selected

device (e.g., TV) will be controlled

regardless of the mode you have

TROUBLESHOOTING

selected.

PROBLEM:

A mode key does not

blink when you press

REASSIGNING DEVICE KEYS

a key.

The Comcast Custom 3-Device universal

SOLUTION: Replace the batteries with

remote control can be set up to control a

two (2) new AA batteries.

second device.

PROBLEM:

During programming, a

For example, to have the unit control a

mode key displays one

TV, a Cable Box, and second TV, you will

long blink.

need to reassign the unused AUX key to

SOLUTION: An invalid entry has

operate the second TV as follows:

occurred. Check the key

On the remote control, press AUX

to be entered and try

once. Then press and hold Setup

programming again.

until the AUX key blinks twice,

PROBLEM:

A mode key blinks when

then release Setup.

you press a key, but home

Enter 9 - 9 - 2. The AUX key will

entertainment component

blink twice.

does not respond.

Press TV once, then press AUX once.

SOLUTION: Make sure the remote

The AUX key will blink twice.

control is aimed at your

home entertainment

The AUX key is now ready to be

device and is not farther

programmed for your second TV.

than 15 feet away.

See Programming Device Control

for instructions.

PROBLEM:

The remote control does

not control home enter-

tainment devices or the

PROGRAMMING CHANNEL

commands are not work-

CONTROL LOCK

ing properly.

SOLUTION: Try all listed codes for the

By default, the remote control's channel-

device brands being

control capabilities are locked to the

set up. Make sure they

Cable Box. The affected keys are 0 ~ 9,

CH+, CH-, Enter, and Last.

can be operated with an

infrared remote control.

This will guarantee that you do not

PROBLEM:

CH+, CH-, and Last

inadvertently change a channel while in

do not work for your

the TV mode. However, you can turn off

this feature to allow full access to these

RCA TV.

keys in the TV and Cable modes.

SOLUTION: Due to RCA design (1983-

1987), only the original

NOTE: This feature does not affect the AUX mode.

remote control will

De-Activating Channel Control Lock

operate these functions.

On the remote control, press Cable

PROBLEM:

Changing channels does

once. Then press and hold Setup

not work properly.

until the Cable key blinks twice,

SOLUTION: If original remote control

then release Setup.

required pressing Enter

Enter 9 - 7 - 3. Press CH- once. The

to change channels, also

Cable key will blink four times.

press Enter on this remote

control after entering the

Now, the remote control will

channel number.

provide TV or cable channel

control capabilities while in the

TV or Cable mode.