AVR 4550 (serv.man14) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 45

PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE  45

The AVR 4550’s remote may be programmed to
operate so that the Transport Control
Functions

P (Play, Stop, Fast Forward,

Rewind, Pause and Record) for a VCR, DVD or CD
will operate in conjunction with one of the other
devices controlled by the remote. For example,
while using and controlling the TV, you may wish
to start or stop your VCR or DVD without having
to change the device selected by the AVR 4550 or
the remote. To program the remote for Transport
Control Punch-Through, follow these steps:

1. Press the Input Selector

4 for the device

you wish to have the channel control associated
with and the Mute button 

, at the same time

until the red light illuminates, under the Input
Selector

4 and the Program/ SPL Indicator

2 flashes amber.

2. Press the Play button 

P.The Program/SPL

2 will stop flashing and stay amber.

3. Press and release the AVR

5 or Input

Selector button 

4 for the device that will be

used to change the channels. The Program/SPL
Indicator

2 will blink green three times and

then go out to confirm the data entry.

Example: To control the transport of a CD player
while the remote is set to control the TV, press the
VID 2/TV Input Selector button 

4 and the

Mute button 

, at the same time. Next,

release them and press the Play button

P,

followed by the CD Input Selector button
4.

NOTE: To remove the Channel Control Punch-
Through and return the remote to its original con-
figuration, repeat the steps shown in the example
above. However, press the same Input Selector
in Steps 1 and 3.

NOTE: Before programming the remote for
Volume, Channel or Transport Punch-Through,
make certain that any programming needed for
the specific TV, CD, DVD, Cable or Satellite
Receivers has been completed.

Although any of the Input Selectors

4 is nor-

mally assigned to the category of product shown
on the remote, it is possible to reassign one of
these buttons to operate a second device of
another type. For example, if you have two VCRs
but no tape, you may program the TAPE 

4

button to operate a second VCR. Before you can
start you must find out the three-digit code
number for your second device (your second
VCR) to operate, as outlined on page 41. Then
reassign the TAPE 

4 button with the following

steps:

1. Press the Input Selector

4 you wish to

reassign and the Mute button 

, at the same

time until the red light illuminates under the
Input Selector

4 and the Program/SPL

2 flashes amber.

2. Press the Input Selector

4 for the device,

whose function you wish to program into the
reassigned button.

3. Enter the three-digit code for the specific
model you wish the reassigned button to
operate.

4. Press the same Input Selector

4 pressed

in Step 1 once again to store the selection. The
red LED under the re-assigned Input Selector will
flash three times and then go out.

Example: To use the TAPE 

4 button to oper-

ate a second VCR, first press the TAPE Input
Selector

4 and the Mute button , at the

same time until the red light glows under the
TAPE 

4 button. Press the VCR 4 button,

followed by the three-digit code for the specific
model you wish to control. Finally, press the TAPE
4 button again.

Important Note: Only those Input Selector
buttons

4 can be reassigned that replace

other buttons for devices of the same kind. So
the bottons for DVD, CD, TAPE and VCR (devices
with transport functions) can replace one
another as the Selectors for TV, CBL/SAT, and 
VID 4.

To remove the Reassign function and return the
remote to its original configuration, repeat steps
1, 3 and 4 above (not 2), however, press the
same Input Selector button 

4 in steps 1

and 4 (i.e. re-program the button with its 
original code).

As you add components to your home-theater
system, occasionally you may wish to totally
reprogram the remote control without the confu-
sion of any commands, macros or ”Punch-
Through“ programming that you may have done.
To do this, it is possible to reset the remote to the
original factory defaults and command codes by
following these steps. Note, however, that once
the remote is reset, all commands or codes that
you have entered will be erased and will need to
be re-entered:

1. Press any of the Input Selector buttons 

4

and the ”O“ button 

H at the same time until

the Program/SPL Indicator 

2 begins to flash

amber.

2. Press the ”3“ button 

H three times.

3. The red LED under the Input Selector

4

will go out and the Program/SPL Indicator
2 will stop flashing and turn green.

4. The Program/SPL Indicator 

2 will remain

green until the remote is reset. Note that this may
take a while, depending on how many commands
are in the memory and need to be erased.

5. When the Program/SPL Indicator 

2 goes

out, the remote has been reset to the factory
settings.