Philips PHDVR8L, Owner'S Manual

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This feature assists you in identifying where your
original remotes IR transmitter is located and is
particularly useful if your original remote’s IR
transmitter is hidden behind a lens.

1. Point both remotes facing each other by

approximately 1 inch apart (see Tips on Learning on
previous pages)

2. Press and hold the 

CODE SEARCH

 button until the

red indicator turns on, then release the button.

3. Press and release the desired Mode button (

TV

,

VCR

, etc.), the red indicator blinks then stays on.

4. Press and release the 

LEARN 

button, the red

indicator blinks then stays on.

5. Press and hold any 

Original Remote 

button and

move the 

Original Remote

 to the left and right, and/

or, up and down in front of the Learning remote IR
transmitter.  The red indicator will remain on if no IR
from the Original remote is found and the red
indicator will blink on and off more rapidly when the
IR transmitters are lining up.  The point where the
red indicator blinks most rapidly is where the two IR
transmitters are aligned.  Note some original remotes
will only transmit IR on the initial button press then
stop.  In these cases, quickly press and release the
original remote button repeatedly during this
procedure.

6. You can now learn a button from your original

remote by continuing from “

Step 4

” in the

“

Learning Commands

” section on the next page, or,

to exit at this point, press and release the 

CODE

SEARCH

 button

IR Transmitter Finder Feature

k.

Avoid learning your original remote VCR transport
buttons unless you are sure these operate the same
device e.g. some original TV remotes include VCR
button control and can be two different types of
code.

l.

If learning the first or second buttons for a Mode
results in continuous errors then try the following:

i. End the Learn session by pressing the 

CODE

SEARCH

 key.

ii. Clear out the learned commands for that Mode.
iii. Check the IR transmitters are correctly aligned

between the two remotes (use the IR Transmitter
Finder facility).

iv. Adjust the distance between the two remotes to be

closer (e.g. half an inch) or a further away (e.g. 2
inches) from each other.

v. Try learning the original remote for that Mode again.

If problems reoccur with the same button check the
original remote button being learned – does it transmit?
Does it operate the target device?  Try learning that
button under a 

different clear

 Mode.  If it learns okay

then it is likely to be a different code type from the
others and cannot be learned under the same Mode.

Tips On Learning, cont.