97685 manual 6/12/03.QK 6/12/03 Universal Remote with PC Control User’s Manual www.jascoproducts.
97685 manual 6/12/03.QK 6/12/03 4:48 PM FCC Caution THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION.
97685 manual 6/12/03.QK 6/12/03 4:48 PM Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Setting Up your Remote . . . . . . . . . . .2 Button Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Setting up the Remote . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Setting up the Receiver . . . . . . . . . . .4 Setting up the Software . . . . . . . . . . .5 Setting up for TV, DVD, VCR, Cable, or Satellite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Searching For Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
97685 manual 6/12/03.QK 6/12/03 4:48 PM Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the GE branded HO97685 remote and receiver. This remote lets you play MP3 files DVDs and CDs in your PC. Now you don’t have to be sitting at your PC to play your MP3 files. Just a click of a button on the remote from across the remote does the trick! The HO97685 remote is also a Universal remote so you can use it to control your TV, DVD, cable box, etc. It’s easy to set up.
97685 manual 6/12/03.QK 6/12/03 4:48 PM Setting Up Your HO97685 Remote The HO97685 remote lets you play MP3 files DVDs and CDs on your PC. It’s also a Universal Remote. Button Descriptions Indicator Light The indicator light flashes when you press any button. Power Works the same as your original remote. TV, DVD, VCR, CBL/SAT, PC Used to select the device to control. PC lets you select an MP3, DVD, CD or TV tuner on your PC, when used with the wireless receiver and PC software.
97685 manual 6/12/03.QK 6/12/03 4:48 PM Enter Same as your original remote. A-B Toggles between TV and Video Mode. Menu Access the Menu function of the device you are controlling (if available). Exit Used to exit Menu functions. Navigation Arrows Used to navigate and adjust menu items of the device you are controlling. OK Selects menu items of the device you are controlling. PLAY, REW, FF, STOP, PAUSE, REC Work the same as on your original remote. You must press the REC button twice to begin recording.
97685 manual 6/12/03.QK 6/12/03 4:48 PM Setting up the Remote 1.Push the tab and lift off the battery cover. 2.Fit four AAA batteries, taking care to match the + and marks in the battery compartment. Battery Saver Your remote automatically “times-out” if the keys are pressed for more than two minutes. This will save your batteries should your remote get stuck in a place where the keys remain depressed (e.g., between the sofa cushions).
97685 manual 6/12/03.QK 6/12/03 4:48 PM Setting up the software NOTE: BOOM software lets you control an MP3 player application from the remote. It works with WinAmp, RealJukeBox, MusicMatch, Windows Media Player, etc., which you must previously have installed. It also controls a DVD player, CD player, or TV tuner on your PC. 1. Download the BOOM software. Point your web browser (Explorer, Netscape, etc.) to www.jascoproducts.com/boom.html. Click on “Download Boom Software Now.
7685 manual 6/12/03.QK 6/12/03 4:48 PM Then press the Power button. The red LED on the receiver flickers and the application (MP3, DVD/CD, or TV) is launched. You can press Play, Stop, FF, Rew, Pause, Mute, Vol Up, Vol Down, etc., on the remote and it operates your onscreen MP3 player, PC-DVD player, PCCD player, or PC-TV Player, just as if you were clicking the buttons on your monitor screen. Note: buttons work differently depending on which application you are attempting to control with the remote.
97685 manual 6/12/03.QK 6/12/03 4:49 PM Setting up for TV, VCR, Cable , or Satellite 1. Turn on the device you want to control (TV, VCR, cable box, etc.). 2. Press and hold SETUP until the LED indicator lights steadily. Release the SETUP button. 3. Press and release mode button for the device you want to control (TV, DVD, VCR, Cable or Satellite). The LED blinks once. (See notes on next page). 4. Enter the 3 digit Code from the Library Code Table (separate sheet).
97685 manual 6/12/03.QK 6/12/03 4:49 PM Note: 1. The TV mode key can only be used to store TV codes but you can store a code for ANY device under either the DVD, VCR, or CBL/SAT mode key. E.G., you can store a Cable code under the VCR key. 2. If your TV/DVD/VCR/Cable Box does not respond, try the other codes for your brand. If it still doesn’t respond, try the Code Search method below. 3. If the LED blinked rapidly when you entered the code, you may have entered an invalid code.
97685 manual 6/12/03.QK 6/12/03 4:49 PM The procedure on page 9 assumes that you want to store VCR codes under the VCR button, Cable codes under CBL, etc. If you want to store a VCR code under CBL, etc., first follow the procedure on page 8 and try ANY CBL code from the code tables, e.g. press CBL in step 3, page 8, and then enter ANY VCR code. Then follow the steps on page 9. Identifying Codes found using the Search Procedure 1. Press and hold SETUP until the LED indicator lights steadily.
97685 manual 6/12/03.QK 6/12/03 4:49 PM Troubleshooting If the remote doesn’t do anything (no red light when you press any buttons) • Check that the batteries are fitted properly (observe polarity). Replace with fresh alkaline AAA type. If you cannot control your MP3, DVD, CD player or TV tuner, on your PC (but can control other items, such as a TV, VCR, etc.). • Check that you pressed the PC button before you pressed the MP3, DVD/CD or TV button. Then press Power to launch your MP3 player, etc.
97685 manual 6/12/03.QK 6/12/03 4:49 PM IMPORTANT NOTE The default code for the PC button is 013. You might want to change this to use the PC button to control something else, like a Laser Disk player, for example. Note however, if you do this the PC button will not let you access the MP3, DVD and CD (1, 2, 3, buttons). To reprogram the PC button to once again access these PC functions: 1. Press and hold SETUP until the LED indicator remains on. 2. Release SETUP. 3. Press and release the PC button. 4.
97685 manual 6/12/03.
97685 manual 6/12/03.QK 6/12/03 4:49 PM All brand names shown are trademarks of their respective owners. Distributed for THOMSON INC. by Jasco Products Company, 311 NW 122nd Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73114. www.jascoproducts.
