Motorola DRC800 4-in-1
Uni versa l Remo te Con tr ol
User Guid e
OVER VI EW
Y our n ew M ot o ro la DR C8 00 uni ver sal
4-in- 1 remote opera tes your M otor ola
or or ot h e r m an u f ac tu re r ' s c a bl e s e t-
top box and up to th ree other dev ices .
In ad di tio n, th e D R C8 00 pr o vi de s
advanced fea tures s uch as Digital
V ideo Recor ding (D VR) con trol and
Picture-in-Pict ure (PIP) sup port.
Y ou can lock v o l ume c o nt rol t o an y o f
these d ev ice s, to m ake adjust i ng your
home en tertai nment vol ume easier .
See “Changing V olume Lock”. The
DRC8 0 0 co m es f rom th e f a c t or y
wi thout th e volume locke d to any
spe cif ic de v ic e.
Y ou can al so change what ty pe of
device each mo de key con trols. S ee
“Reassigni ng D ev ice K eys ”.
Oper atin g Ran ge
Y ou r re m ot e co nt ro l s d e v ic es fro m up
to 5 0 ft (15 m) a w a y i f y ou ar e dir ectly
in f r on t o f t h e de v ice , or f r om u p to 20
ft (6 m) aw a y if yo u are off t o either
side.
INSTALLING BATTERIES
Y our r emo te r eq uir es 2 AAA ba tt eries .
The first s et of batter ie s is i ncluded ,
and shou ld la st up to 6 mo nths un der
norma l usage.
1. Re m o ve t he b at t e r y c a s e c ove r
and t he ol d ba tt erie s (i f
necessar y).
2. Follo w the diagr am inside the
batter y cas e to inse rt the new
batter ie s.
Y ou hav e ten m inutes to replace th e
batter i es b efor e your remote los es
mem o ry .
USING YOUR R EMOTE
T o se lect a de vice t o co n tro l, s im ply
pr ess one of the dev ice mod e keys (TV,
AUDI O, DVD/ VCR , CAB LE) at the top of
you r re m o te . Af te r yo u se t up th e
re m o te t o c o nt ro l t h at de vi ce, you m a y
begin usin g the de vice .
See “P r ogramming Device Co n tro l ”
for mor e information on identify i ng a
specif ic devic e t o a devic e k ey .
PROG RA MMIN G DEVI CE
CONTR OL
Each o f the ad di tion al device k eys
co n tr ols a partic ular type of devic e.
For examp le, the DVD/ VCR ke y
con tr o ls y our V C R, D VR, o r D V D
pla y e r , but n ot y o ur TV , unle ss y o u
speci fy oth erw i se. See “Reassig ning
Devi c e K e y s ”.
To s p e c i f y a d e v i c e
1. Look up the device y ou w an t t o
control in the de vic e co de lis t on
the bac k of thi s guide .
2. P r ess and hold a device key
(AUD IO, DV D/ VCR, o r TV) for at
lea st six s econd s. T he LED s for
e ach de vi ce key l i ght up, th en th e
LED fo r t he d evice y o u sel ecte d
remains on.
3. E nter the four-d ig it co de. The
device k ey LED turns o ff b riefl y
after each key pres s.
Note : Y o u ha v e 10 s eco nd s t o p r es s
each dig it. If i t takes longer than
that, t he rem ote “time s out” and
you must beg in ag ain.
4. If the r emote recognizes t he
code , t he de v ice key ’ s LED bl in k s
three t im es. Y ou can now test the
remote by pressin g POWE R . If
your dev ice resp on ds ( t ur ns off ),
y ou h a v e fo un d the right c ode . If
your de v ice do es not respond ,
rep eat ste p s 2 - 3 w it h th e n e x t
co de in t he l is t. .
If the r emote does not r ecog nize
the co de , th e LED w i ll t ur n off.
R etry th e c ode (b y r ep ea ting
steps 2- 3 using the nex t code
lis ted f or y our br and) , o r sear c h
for a device code. See “S earc hing
for Co d es”.
SEA RCHING FOR COD ES
If none of the codes li sted under
“Device Codes” on the back of this
gu ide match you r de v ice, you ca n
search fo r a set of c ommands t hat will
wo rk. Y our r e mot e will samp l e all the
code s in its system for th at de v ice
mode t o fi nd on e tha t will allo w y o u t o
co n tro l y our devic e.
1. Pres s and hold a dev ice mod e
key (AUDI O, DVD/VCR , o r TV ) for
at le as t si x s eco nds. The L ED for
eac h dev ice key lig hts up, th en
the key for t he d ev ice you
selec ted remains on.
2. Press a func ti on key (such as
Power or Mute). Th e f o l l o win g
func t ion keys are valid for
Sear c h ing (Power is
r ec ommen ded):
•P o w e r
•M u t e
•P l a y
•C H +
•S t o p
The dev ice key’ s LED blinks
three tim es, the n tur ns off.
3. Press ! . Th e r emo t e will sen d
the I R comma nd for th e fu nct ion
you pres sed in Step 2.
4. I f the de vice pe rfo rmed t he
fu nc t ion you presse d, press OK .
The rem ot e will no w c on tr o l th e
devi ce you selec ted in Step 1.
If th e de v i ce di d not pe r for m th e
fu nc t ion you pressed, repe at step
3. Press " to retr y th e prev ious
co de.
Tip : Not e the cod e s et t hat work ed , i n
c a s e yo u mu s t re -co de yo u r re m ot e :
DVD/ VC R :
TV:
AUDI O:
See “ C he c kin g C ode s ” f or m or e
inform ation on noting co de set s.
CHE CKING CODE S
1. Pres s and hol d a dev ice mo de
key (AUDIO , DVD/VC R , or TV ) fo r
at least six seconds. The LEDs
for each de v i ce key l ig ht up, the n
the key for t he de vi ce you
select ed r e main s o n.
2. E nt e r 9 9 0 to tel l th e remote you
are v erif y ing the dev ice code.
The L ED b links twice .
3. P r e ss 1, th en count t he L ED
blink s and w rite down the
numbe r . I f the LED does not
blink , the number is 0 . Th is is
the firs t digit of the devic e code.
Press 2 , 3 , and 4 to obtain al l
fou r-co de di g it s.
CHA NGING VOLUM E LOCK
Loc ki n g t he v o l u me c o n t r ol s t o a
sin gle device mak es i t eas ier to c on tr o l
volume, w ithout hav ing to gu ess
whethe r th e v ol ume will cha ng e. I f y o u
lo ck t he remote 's volum e controls to
the TV (fo r exa mple ), y o u will al wa ys
be able to change the vol ume to the
level you want, w ithout havi ng to
adjust it on mul tiple devic es.
1. P r ess and hold the devic e mode
key (TV, AUDIO, DVD/VCR , or
Cabl e) co rresponding to the
de v ice you want to control
volume f or at least six seconds.
T he LE D for e ach dev i ce key
light s up , th en th e ke y f or the
dev ice y ou selec ted remains on.
2. P r e ss Volume +.
The devi ce key’ s LED blink s three
times, ind ica tin g i t ha s lo ck ed t he
volume control to th e de v ice you
selected . The AUDI O de v i ce key a lways
c ont ro l s i t s ow n vo lu me , re g a rd l e ss of
the de v ice is l o cked to volu me co ntrol .
Note: If y o u re a ss i g n AUD I O t o
a nother de v ic e, such as a s econd T V ,
the se co nd TV will al wa y s c on tr o l its
own v olume.
Un lock ing V olum e C ont ro l:
1. Pres s and hol d a dev ice mo de
key (TV, AUDIO, DVD/VCR , or
Cabl e) co rresponding to the
de v ice cur re ntly lo cke d to the
volum e co ntrol s for at lea st si x
sec on ds. T he LE D f or ea ch
dev ice key lig hts up, then th e key
fo r the device y ou select ed
remains on.
2. P r e ss Volume -.
The device key’ s LED blinks three
times, ind ica tin g it h as un lock e d t he
vo lum e c on tr ol f or all devic es.
REAS SIGN ING DE VICE KEYS
Eac h d ev ice key a cces ses a spe ci fic
ty p e of dev ice (for example, the DV D /
VCR ke y c a n on l y b e p ro g r a m m e d t o
control a DVD player , V CR, DVR , or
HTI B syste m). Th is m akes it easie r to
se arch for a co de i f your dev ice ’ s cod e
does no t a ppear o n the l ist p r o vided.
Y our new r emo t e allo ws y o u to chan ge
the type of de vic e th a t m a y be
assi gned to a d evice k ey . Tha t w ay , if
y ou ha v e tw o TVs, fo r ex amp le, y o u
can control th em b oth b y ch ang i ng the
type of devi ce th e DVD/VC R or AU DIO
key cont ro ls .
1. Pres s and hold the dev ice mo de
key (TV, AUDI O, D VD/VC R , o r
Cabl e) co rr e sp o ndin g to th e type
of device y o u w an t the
rea ssi gn e d ke y to c ont rol ( for
example, TV ) for at least six
se cond s. T he LE D for e a ch
devic e k ey li gh ts u p , th en the k e y
for the device you selected
rem ai ns on .
2. Enter 9 9 2 .
3. Press the de v ice m o de key you
wan t to reassign (for example,
AUDI O). That mode key’ s LED
blinks three times and turns off,
indi ca ting th at i t ha s bee n
reassi gn ed.
Th e r e as s i gn ed k e y a u t o ma t i c all y u s es
th e s am e de v ice co de as t he key you
selected i n St ep 1. I f y o ur sec ond
devi ce uses a differ ent code, you may
pr ogr am it for the new cod e. See
“P rogram ming D ev ice C ontrol ”.
Note : Y ou m ay not reassi gn the C able
devic e k e y t o an ot her type of devic e.
Assi gn ing a Ke y b ack to I ts Orig in al
Devi ce T y pe:
1. Pres s and hold the dev ice mo de
key (TV, AUDI O, D VD/VC R , o r
Cabl e) you want to rese t to its
or ig ina l t y pe (for e xamp le,
AUDI O) for at le a st six sec onds.
The LED for each device key
lig h ts up, then the k ey for the
devic e y o u se lecte d r emain s o n.
2. Enter 9 9 2 . The mo de key’ s LED
blinks three times and turns off.
3. Press the de v ice m o de key you
selec ted in Step 1 again . The
mode key’ s LED blinks three
times an d tu rns off.
4. Program the restor ed mode key
to con tro l a device. S ee
“P rogram ming Dev ice Control ”.
T ROUBLESHOO TING
If y ou h a v e tr ou ble wi th y o ur r emot e,
try the f oll o win g s te ps in o r d er .
My rem ot e is not res pon di ng
• Revie w th e inf orm ati on i n
“U sing Y our Remote ” to make
sur e th a t th e k e y y o u p r e ssed is
activ e f or th e devi c e y ou ar e
co n tro llin g.
• Make s ure y o u ar e co n tr olling
t he d ev ic e you t h i n k yo u a re . S e e
“U sing Y our Remote ”f or mor e
inform ation on choosing a
dev ice to control.
• Ma ke s ure y o ur batteries are
good. I f ba tt ery po w e r is l o w ,
your remote enters a “L ow
Batter y Condit ion ” to co nser ve
batt ery po w er f o r re ta inin g y o ur
setti ngs. See “ I nst all ing
Bat t erie s ” f o r mo r e inf o rma tio n
on chang ing the batteries.
• Reset a ll set tings :
• Press and hold a device
mod e k e y (TV, AU DI O, DVD /
VCR, or Cabl e ) o r a t l e as t
six sec on ds . Th e L ED fo r
each d evice k ey ligh ts up ,
then the k e y f o r the de vic e
you selected remains on.
•E n t e r 9 8 1.
The LED blin ks twi ce t o indicate
that y o ur r e mote is r eturned t o
its fact ory setti ngs. Y ou will need
to rese t al l de vi ce co de set ting s .
S ee “P rogrammi ng Dev ice
Con tr o l ” .
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Moto rol a DR C800 does not h a ve
any user-serv iceable par ts. Open ing
the case , ex c e pt f o r th e b at t ery co v e r ,
ma y ca u se pe rm a nen t d a ma ge t o y o u r
Mot o ro l a re mo t e con t r ol .
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other w is e, w ithout the prior wr itten
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are r egistered trademark s in the US
Pat ent and T rademar k Offi ce. All other
product and ser v ice names are the
pro per t y of their respective owners.
Copy r ig ht Mot orola, Inc. 2003 .
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This pr od uct uses tec hno lo gies
license d u nder one or more of the
fo llo wing U . S . pat en t s:
6, 587, 06 7
6, 195, 03 3
6, 496, 13 5
Press thi s
Key
To …
T urn the selected
devi c e O N o r O FF
Audio, DV D/ VC R,
TV, C abl e
Select a d evice
Di rec t acce ss t o Video
On Dem and ( V OD),
wher e avai labl e
D i re c t ac c e s s t o Pa y Per
View (PPV )
prog ra m mi ng (w here
avai lab le )
REW Rew in d VC R, DV D,
VO D , DV R , o r H T I B
PLA Y P l a y VC R , DV D, VO D ,
DVR , or H T I B
FFW D Fa st Fo r ward VCR ,
DVD, V OD , DVR , or
HTIB
RECORD Re c ord to VCR or DVR
PAUSE Pa u s e VC R , DV D, VO D
or DVR
ST OP St o p VC R , DV D, VO D
or DVR
R epla y the pr ev ious
few se co nds o f a
prog ra m (on ly
avai lab le w it h DVR
models)
Disp la y a list of
prog ra ms th at you
recorded . Th is w i ll
allow y ou t o select one
for v iew ing ( onl y
avai lab le w it h DVR
models)
Displa ys li v e televisio n
prog ra m mi ng ( on ly
avai lab le w it h DVR
models)
Mut e c u r r e nt au di o
fe e d
Ju m p a mo n g p r e -
sele c ted f avorite
channels ( only
av a i l a b l e i n C A B L E
mode)
Note : Favo r it e
channels must b e pre-
selected thr ough the
Electr oni c
P r ogramm ing Gu ide
before thi s key work s.
Displ ay the hel p screen
(only ava ilabl e in
CABL E mo de )
Return to last s elected
chan ne l
VOL +/- Increa s e or de crea se
v olume
CH +/- Sel ect the next or
pr ev ious cha nnel
Move up o r d ow n
thr o ugh me nu scr e ens
or th e El ec tron ic
Pro g ra m Gu i d e
Exit a ny On-Screen
Displa y (OSD) a nd
r etur n to regu lar
vie win g
Displa y channel and
pr ogram inf o rmatio n
A cces s the ca ble guid e
A cces s any OS D for t he
curren tly s elected
dev i ce
!
Move up t h ro u g h a ny
OSD or cable guide
menu
"
Move do w n th ro u g h
an y OSD or c able guide
menu
#
Move le f t th r ou g h any
OSD or cable guide
menu
$
M o v e ri gh t th r o u gh a n y
OSD or cable guide
menu
Sel ect the cu rre n tly
h ighli gh t ed OS D m en u
or ca ble g uid e ch oice
V iew the pr evious or
next day’ s cable g uide
These functions a re s et
by y ou r c a b le prov i d e r
Pre ss this
Key
To…
These funct ions ar e set
by y our cab le pr ovider
These funct ions ar e set
by y our cab le pr ovider
En ter a chan nel o r
dev ice cod e num be r . T o
acce ss c han ne ls l ower
than 100, y ou may
need to ent er 3 digits.
Fo r example, to acc ess
channe l 2, p re ss 0-0-2.
F or channe l 22, p r ess
0-2-2.
Inp ut Select the video so ur ce
Aspec t Change the v iew ing
aspect (if a vail able)
PI P ON / OF F Tu r n P i c t u r e - i n -
Pic tu re ( PIP ) on or of f
(i f av ai lab le )
PIP SWAP Sw a p the PI P s ignal to
the main displa y (if
avai lab le )
PIP Move Move the p o sit ion of
the PIP display
PIP CH +/- Select the nex t or
pr evious chan nel in the
PIP d isplay ( t he mai n
displa y does not
cha nge)
This device
key…
Controls t his type of
devic e…
TV TV
DV D/ VCR D VD , V C R, D VR,
HTIB , TV/V C R,
TV/ V CR /D V D ,
and TV/D VD
Cable Cable b ox only
Au d i o Amplifier , T uner
Press thi s
Key
To …