AVR 7000 (serv.man7) - Harman Kardon Audio User Guide / Operation Manual. Page 38

38 PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE

The AVR 7000 is equipped with a powerful
remote control that will control not only the
receiver’s functions, but also most popular brands
of audio and video equipment, including CD
players, cassette decks, TV sets, cable boxes,
VCRs, satellite receivers and other home-theater
equipment. Once the AVR 7000’s remote is pro-
grammed with the codes for the products you
own, it is possible to eliminate most other
remotes and replace them with the convenience
of a single, backlit universal remote control.

As shipped from the factory, the remote is fully
programmed for all AVR 7000 functions, as well as
those of most Harman Kardon CD changers, DVD
players, CD players and cassette decks. In addition,
by following one of the methods below, you may
program the remote to operate a wide range of
devices from other manufacturers.

Direct Code Entry 
This method is the easiest way to program your
remote to work with different products.

1. Use the tables in the following pages to deter-
mine the three-digit code or codes that match
both the product type (e.g., VCR, TV), and the
specific brand name. If there is more than one
number for a brand, make note of the different
choices.

2. Turn on the unit you wish to program into the
AVR 7000 remote.

3. Press and hold both the Input or Video
Selector

2# for the type of product to be

entered (e.g., VCR, TV) and the Mute button
5 at the same time. Hold both buttons until
the red light under the Selector button

2#

stays lit. Note that the next step must take place
while the red light is on, and it must begin within
20 seconds after the light illuminates.

4. If the unit you wish to program into the AVR
7000 remote has a remotable Power on/off func-
tion, follow these steps:

a. Point the AVR 7000’s remote towards the unit

to be programmed, and enter the first three-
digit code number using the Numeric buttons
G. If the unit being programmed turns off, the
correct code has been entered. Press the Input
or Video Selector

2# again, and note

that the red light will flash twice before going
dark to confirm the entry.

b. If the product to be programmed does NOT

turn off, continue to enter the three-digit code
numbers until the equipment turns off. At this
point, the correct code has been entered. Press
the Input or Video Selector

2# again

and note that the red light will flash twice
before going dark to confirm the entry.

5. If the Power function of the unit to be pro-
grammed cannot be remoted, follow these steps
(max. 20 seconds after step 3 above, or else step
3 must be repeated first):

a. Enter the first three-digit code number using

the Numeric buttons 

G and press the

2# again. Press the

remote button of any transport function
remotable with the unit, e.g. Pause

P or

fl

O. If the unit being programmed

starts that function, the correct code has been
entered.

b. If the unit does not start the function whose

button was pressed, repeat steps 3 and 5a
above with the next three-digit code number
listed in the setup code table for that brand
and product type, until the unit reacts properly
to the transport function transmitted.

6. Try all of the functions on the remote to make
certain that the product operates properly. Keep
in mind that many manufacturers use a number
of different combinations of codes, so it is a good
idea to make certain that not only does the
Power control work, but that the volume, channel
and transport controls work as they should. If
functions do not work properly, you may need to
use a different remote code.

7. If the unit does not react to any code en-
tered, if the code for your product does not
appear in the tables in this manual, or if not all
functions operate properly, try programming the
remote with the Auto Search Method.

Note on Using the AVR 7000 remote with
the Harman Kardon CD Recorder CDR2.
As shipped from the factory the remote is pro-
grammed for controlling Harman Kardon CD
players. But it is able to control most functions
of the CD Recorder CDR2 (see function list on
page 42) too after the code ”002” is entered to
the CD Selector button 

2 as described

above. For returning to the CD player control
commands the code ”001” must be entered.

Auto-Search Method
If the unit you wish to include in the AVR7000’s
remote is not listed in the code tables in this
manual or if the code does not seem to operate
properly, you may wish to program the correct
code using the Auto Search method that follows.
Note that the Auto Search method works only
with units whose Power functions can be remot-
ed:

1. Turn on the product that you wish to include in
the AVR 7000 remote.

2. Press the Input or Video Selector

2#

for the type of product to be entered (e.g., VCR,
TV) and the Mute button 

5 at the same time.

Hold both buttons until the red light under the

button stays lit. Note that the next step must take
place while the red light is on, and it must begin
within 20 seconds after the light illuminates.

3. To find out if the code for your unit is pre-pro-
grammed, point the AVR 7000 remote towards
the unit to be programmed, and press and hold
the Sleep Selector button

".This will send out

a series of codes from the remote’s built-in data
base, with each flash of the red light under the
Input or Video Selector

2# indicating

that a code has been sent. When the device to be
programmed turns off,immediately release the
Sleep Selector button

". Note that it may

take one minute or more until the right code is
found and the unit turns off.

4. When the Sleep button was not released in
time after the unit turned off, the right code will
be ”overrun”. That’s why a function test should
be made: Turn the unit on again and press the
Sleep Selector button

" once, than the

Surround Mode selector 

  once too. When

the unit turns off, the right code was found,
when not, the code was ”overrun”. To re-find the
correct code turn on the unit immediately again
and, while the Input or Video Selector
2# still lights red, press (not hold pressed)
the Surround Mode Selector button 

 

repeatedly to step backwards through the codes
available and observe the reaction of the unit at
each press. As soon as the unit turns off the cor-
rect code is found.

5. Press the Input or Video Selector

2#

again, and note that the red light will flash twice
before going dark to confirm the entry.

6. Try all of the functions on the remote to make
certain that the product operates. Keep in mind
that many manufacturers use a number of differ-
ent combinations of codes, and it is a good idea
to make certain that not only the Power control
works, but the volume, channel and transport
controls, as appropriate. If all functions do not
work properly, you may need to Auto-Search for
a different code, or enter a code via the Direct
Code Entry method.

When the code has been entered using the Auto
Search method, it is always a good idea to find
out the exact code so that it may be easily reen-
tered if necessary. You may also read the codes to
verify which device has been programmed to a
specific Control Selector button.

1. Press and hold both the Input or Video
Selector

2# for the type of product to be

entered (e.g., VCR, TV) and the Mute button
5 at the same time. Hold both buttons until
the red light under the buttons 

2# stay lit.

Note that the next step must take place while