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Welcome

Congratulations on your purchase of the Remote 300 and receiver for Media
Center PC with Windows Vista

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Home Premium and Windows Vista

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Ultimate. The infrared (IR) remote control and receiver let you access and
manage your Media Center PC and other peripheral devices.

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Important: If your Media Center PC has a receiver installed, you can

skip the sections in this manual that describe working with the receiver

STEP 1

Insert the Batteries

The remote control uses two AAA batteries, which are included in the
package. Whenever you insert the batteries, make sure both of them are
new.

To insert the batteries

1. Remove the battery compartment cover by

pushing on its release and lifting up.

2. Insert the batteries, making sure to properly

orient the positive (+) and negative

(－

) ends as

specified by the battery compartment labels.

3. Replace the battery compartment cover.

STEP 2

Position the Receiver

For  optimum  performance,  make  sure  that  the
distance  between  the  remote  control  and  the
receiver doesn’t exceed 10 meters. Keep a direct,
unobstructed  line  of  sight  between  the  receiver
and the remote control, and don’t let any natural
or artificial light shine directly on the receiver’s IR
sensor.

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STEP 3

Connect the Receiver

The receiver relays input from your remote control to your computer.

To connect the receiver

With your computer turned on, plug the
rectangular universal serial bus (USB) connector
into your computer’s USB port.

USING THE REMOTE CONTROL

You use the remote control to interact with most of the features in the Media
Center. Just point the remote control at the receiver, and then enter your
commands.

Your remote control has five types of buttons:

Navigation buttons, to move between items on the screen. (for example,

up arrow or enter)

Playback buttons, to control your media (for example, pause or stop).

Audio-visual (AV) and power buttons, to change channels and adjust

volume. (for example, channel up or mute)

Shortcut buttons, to provide a quick way for users to access key media

experiences in Windows Media Center.

Numeric keypad buttons, to enter alphanumeric characters or TV

channels.

[if available]

Teletext buttons to access Teletext functionality. For more

information, see “Teletext Buttons” later in this User Manual.

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NAVIGATION BUTTONS

Use the navigation buttons on the remote control to move between items on
the screen in Media Center.

Command Task

Icon

START

Takes the user to the Windows
Media Center Start menu

Moves the pointer up one position

DOWN

Moves the pointer down one position

LEFT

Moves the pointer to the left one position

RIGHT

Moves the pointer to the right one position

Performs the action at the focus point

BACK

Moves back one position in the user interface stack

Provides information about the pointer

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PLAYBACK BUTTONS

Playback buttons in the Media Center behave just like similar controls on
common home electronic devices, such as CD or DVD players. Playback
buttons are used to control the playback or display of your media – music,
pictures, video, and radio.

Command Task

Icon

PLAY

Starts playing media at the current position. If play
back is paused, pressing this button begins playback
from the current position.

PAUSE

Pauses media playback at the current position

STOP

Stops playing media at the current position and
moves the pointer to the starting point of the digital
media file

RECORD

Record the TV show to disk. If pressed while live TV
is on, record the current show. If pressed from the
Electronic Programming Guide, records a TV show
or TV series to disk (for Windows Media Center
computers that include TV tuner hardware).

FAST

Speeds up the time base of the digital media file to

FORWARD the first fast forward value (3X). If a slide show is

currently playing, the next picture is displayed when
this button is pressed.

REWIND

Reverses direction of the digital media stream and
speeds up the time base to the first rewind value (3X).
If a slide show is currently playing, the previous
picture is displayed when this button is pressed.

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Command Task

Icon

SKIP

Skips forward one increment when this button is

FORWARD pressed. The meaning of an increment depends on

the type of media that is playing:

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If a CD or playlist is playing, the next song is played.

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If a DVD is playing, the next chapter is played.

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If a slide show is playing, the next picture is displayed.

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If a recorded TV show is playing, playback skips

ahead 29 seconds.

SKIP

Skips backward one increment when this button is

BACK

pressed. The meaning of an increment depends on
the type of media that is playing:

•

If a CD or playlist is playing, the previous song is

played.

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If a DVD is playing, the previous chapter is played.

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If a slide show is playing, the previous picture is

displayed.

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If a recorded TV show is playing, playback skips

backward 7 seconds.

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AV AND POWER BUTTONS

Use the AV and power buttons to change channels, adjust volume, access a
DVD menu, or to put Media Center in standby mode.

Command Task

Icon

PC POWER Puts the Windows Media Center computer into
(STANDBY) standby mode if the computer is running. If the

computer is in standby mode, the computer wakes
from standby mode.

TV POWER

[if available]

By default, the TV button has no

command assigned to it. This button can “learn” to
turn on the TV. For more information, see “Using the
Remote Control Learning Functionality”

VOLUME

Increases the current volume by one unit. If the audio

is currently muted when this button is pressed, muting
is disabled and the volume increases by one unit.

VOLUME

Decreases the current volume by one unit. If the audio

DOWN

is currently muted when this button is pressed, muting
is disabled and the volume decreases by one unit.

CHANNEL

Increases the current channel number by one. If

Windows Media Center is in list view when this
button is pressed, the pointer moves forward
one page in the list.

CHANNEL

Decreases the current channel number by one. If

DOWN

Windows Media Center is in list view when this
button is pressed, the pointer moves backward
one page in the list.

MUTE

Mutes the computer audio

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SHORTCUT BUTTONS

[if available]

These buttons provide a quick way for users to access key media
experiences in Windows Media Center.

Command Task

Icon

GUIDE

Displays the Guide in Windows Media Center.

LIVE TV

Shows live TV on the currently selected channel.

RECORD

Displays the Recorded TV page in Windows

Media Center.

DVD

Displays the DVD menu.

MENU

PC Change to PC mode

TV

[if available]

Change to TV mode

AUX

[if available]

Change to AUX mode

[if available]

Change to AV mode

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NUMERIC KEYPAD

The  numeric  keypad  consists  of  numbers  from  0  through  9  and  two  other
keys:  ENTER  and  CLEAR.  You  can  use  the  numeric  keypad  to  type
alphanumeric characters  anywhere  in  the  Media  Center that  you  can enter
text.  If you  want to delete characters you  have typed,  press  CLEAR;  press
ENTER  to  submit  the  characters  you  have  typed.  You  can  also  use  the
numeric keypad to enter TV channels.

TRIPLE TAP FUNCTION (CHARACTER INPUT)

If you have used an address book in a mobile phone, you are familiar with
how to use the numeric keypad to type text. Each time you press a key, you
scroll through the characters that are available for that key.

To type text by using the numeric keypad
1. Press a number to scroll through the choices that are available for that

key. Each time you press that key, a different character appears. To
backspace, press CLEAR.

2. When the character you want is displayed, press ENTER.

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TELETEXT BUTTONS

[if available]

Media  Center  supports  Teletext  when  it  is  available.  The  colored  Fastext
buttons  on  the  remote  control  for  Media  Center  PC  work  much  like  the
Teletext  buttons  on  a  standard  Teletext-enabled  TV.  Additionally,  these
buttons  are  used  for  Integrated  Services  Digital  Broadcasting  (ISDB)  data
functions  in  addition  to  Teletext.  Teletext  buttons  should  appear  below  the
numeric keypad on the remote control.

To display Page 100 (Teletext home page)

Press the TELETEXT button. Page 100 will appear in a few seconds
and completely replace the TV picture, but it will not affect the TV
sound.

To access Teletext pages

Type the three-digit number of the page you want to display by using
the numeric keypad. For example, enter 300 to access the A-Z
Teletext Index.

To navigate between Teletext pages

Press the UP and DOWN buttons on your remote control to navigate
between Next and Previous pages.

To use the Fastext buttons

The red, green, yellow, and blue buttons on your remote control
correspond to the same colored buttons on your TV. Press a colored
button on your remote control to go to a preset page.

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How to learn?

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Features:

Except PC mode, TV, AV, and AUX modes are able to learn.

The learning remains if the batteries have lost their power.

The learning end by pressing the DVD menu or if you wait for five

seconds.

Instruction

1. Press the mode button you want to learn. The mode button will emit a

blue light.

2. Hold DVD menu

first, and press OK

. The indicator will emit a

green light. Press the button you want to learn. The indicator will blink
once.

Indicator

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3. Perform a head to head learning (about a 5cm gap) as shown below.

Press the button on the other remote you want to learn for 2 seconds. If
you succeed, the indicator will blink a green light twice. If you failed, the
indicator will blink a red light four times. Step 3 must be completed within
five seconds once you press the button you want to learn.

4. If you want to learn another button, repeat Step 2 and 3.

How to delete old learning?

1. Press a mode button you want to restore (TV, AV or AUX).

2. Hold DVD MENU

first and press LEFT button

, the indicator will turn

green. Press OK in five seconds to confirm the delete. If you succeed, the
indicator will blink a green light twice slowly. If you failed, the indicator will
blink a red light four times quickly.

3. The buttons learned in the mode you chose to delete will all be deleted.

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Warning:

CAUTION: any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate
the equipment.

Federal Communications commission (FCC) Requirements, Part 15
This  equipment  has  been  tested  and  found  to  comply  with  the  limits  for  a
class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and,
if  not  installed  and  used  in  accordance  with  the  instructions,  may  cause
harmful  interference  to  radio  communications.  However,  there  is  no
guarantee  that  interference  will  not  occur  in  a  particular  installation.  If  this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which  can  be  determined  by  turning  the  equipment  off  and  on,  the  user  is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

To protect against risk of fire, bodily injury, electric shock or damage to the
equipment:

Do not immerse any part of this product in water or other liquid.

Do not spray liquid on this product or allow excess liquid to drip inside.

Do not use this product if it has sustained damage, such as a damaged

cord or plug.

Disconnect this product or remove its batteries before cleaning.

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