RCA RCU450, User Manual

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Battery Installation
and Information

Your universal remote requires two AAA Alkaline batteries
(batteries may or may not be included, depending on model).
To install the batteries:

1. Remove the battery compartment cover.

2. Insert the batteries, matching the

batteries to the (+) and (–) marks
inside the battery compartment.

3. Press and push the battery cover

back into place.

Note:

Reprogramming may be

required after batteries are replaced.

Congratulations on your purchase of the 4 component
universal remote by RCA. This universal remote controls 
up to four electronic components and makes juggling remote
controls a thing of the past. You can program this RCA
universal remote to operate most models of most brands of
infrared, remote-controlled components manufactured after
1990. (See the enclosed Code List for a complete list of brands.)
The 4 component universal remote is easy to use, easy to
program and gives you control at the touch of your fingertips.

Note: 

The 4 component universal remote is already

programmed to operate most RCA, GE and PROSCAN
branded TVs, VCRs, DVD players and satellite receivers (DBS).
Just press the corresponding component key—

VCR

for a VCR;

DVD•AUX

for a DVD player; 

TV

for a television; 

DBS•CABLE

for a satellite receiver or a cable box.

4 Component 
Universal Remote 

Key Descriptions

Component keys

(

DVD•AUX

, 

DBS•CABLE

,

VCR

,

TV

): select the component you 

want the remote to operate. (Lighted
component key indicates operating mode).
For example, after you’ve programmed 
the remote to operate your TV, you must
press the 

TV

key first to put the remote in

TV Mode. While in TV Mode, the 

CHAN

keys change the channel on the TV, the 

VOL

keys adjust the TV’s volume, etc.

Transport keys

–

REW

(Rewind), 

PLAY

, 

FF

(Fast Forward), 

PAUSE

, 

STOP

: operate

the same as your original VCR or DVD
remote control, although key labels may
vary (

REVERSE

, 

FORWARD

).

Backlight Key (select models only)

–turns

backlighting on/off. Backlighting will remain
on for approximately 6 seconds after last
keypress to conserve battery life.

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