Zenith ZP505, Owner'S Manual

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Code Identification Feature

The Code Identification Feature allows you to identify
the 4 digit library code stored under your device key.
For example, if you want to find out what 4 digit code is
stored under your TV device key, follow the six steps
below:

1. Press and hold the 

CODE SEARCH 

button until the

red indicator stays on. Release the

 CODE SEARCH

button.

2. Press and release the desired mode button (

TV

,

VCR

, etc.). The red indicator blinks, then stays lit.

3. Press and release the 

CODE SEARCH 

button. The

red indicator blinks off.

4. To find the first digit for the code stored under the

mode key pressed in step 2, press each numeric key
from 

0-9

 in turn. When the red indicator blinks off

the number you pressed is the first digit for the code
you are searching for.

5. To find the second digit, repeat step 4, this time

when the red indicator blinks off this is the second
digit.

6. Repeat step 4 to find the third and fourth digits.

Code Search by Brand

Lets you search for a code for a specific Brand within
the Code Library for a particular manufacturer.

1. Turn on the device (TV, VCR, etc.) to be controlled.
2. Press and hold the 

CODE SEARCH 

button until the

red indicator remains on, then release 

CODE

SEARCH 

button.

3. Press and quickly release the desired mode button

(

TV

, 

VCR

, etc.). The red indicator blinks off once.

4. Press and release the numeric button (

0-9

)

corresponding to desired Manufacturer (see table on
next page).  The red indicator blinks off once. Note,
pressing “0” performs a full library search same as
normal Code Search Method on previous page.

5. Press the 

CHANNEL UP

 button repeatedly until the

device to be controlled changes channel. The red
indicator blinks off with each button press. If you
accidentally overshoot the code required, press the

CHANNEL DOWN 

button to backtrack through the

library until the device changes channel. Pressing

CHANNEL UP

 changes direction to forward again.

6. Press and release 

MUTE 

to install the code.

Brand Search Method entry is now complete.

Note

: When all codes under a Brand have been searched

the red indicator flashes rapidly for 3 seconds.

Setup, cont.

Setup, cont.

Most users will store VCR codes under the 

VCR 

button,

Cable codes under 

CABLE

, etc. If (for example) you

want to store a VCR code under 

CABLE

, first follow the

procedure for Direct Code Entry (previous page) and
press 

CABLE 

in step 2 of Direct Code Entry, then enter

ANY VCR code in step 3 of Direct Code Entry. Then
follow the steps above for Code Search (or Brand
Search, below). 

Note

:  If the device does not have a

CHANNEL UP

 button, use 

PLAY 

(VCR only) or

POWER 

instead. Code Search starts from the currently

stored 4 digit number under that mode.

1

RCA, GE, SA

2

Zenith

3

Philips, Magnavox

4

Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba, Sharp, Pioneer

5

LG, Samsung, Hitachi, JVC, Sanyo

6

Echostar, Sylvania, Dish, Emerson, Fisher, Hughes

0

All