Operation Manual
68  5. NetCommand IR Control (838 Series)
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Operating NetCommand-Controlled Devices, continued
Key Name in 
Learning Screen
Special Operation Description and Setup How to Use
Menu Displaying a Menu for the Current Device
“Learn” the 
MENU
 key on the original remote in the 
Menu learning position.
Press 
TOOLS
 and number 
3
 to send the menu 
signal to the device.
Guide Displaying the On-Screen Program Guide 
(cable box or satellite receiver)
1.  “Learn” the 
GUIDE
 key on the original remote in 
the Guide learning position.
2.  Learn the 
PAGE
UP
 and 
PAGE
DOWN
 keys of the 
original remote in the Page Up and Page 
Down learning positions.
1.  While watching the device, press 
GUIDE
 to 
display the guide.
2.  Press 
CH/PAGE
 to send the Page Up/Dn com-
mands for the guide.
Enter ENTER-Key Functions (cable boxes, satellite receivers, etc.)
Some devices have two keys that have “enter” functions. One key is for menus and is often labelled 
SELECT
 or 
OK
. A second key is for use with number keys for direct channel selection. NetCommand 
uses the same 
ENTER
 key for both operations.
When 
ENTER
 has a menu or guide function or 
when the original remote control uses the same 
key for menus and channel selection:
Learn the 
ENTER
, 
SELECT,
 or 
OK
 key in the 
NetCommand Enter learning position.
1.  Press 
MENU
 or 
GUIDE 
to display the device’s 
menu or guide.
2.  Press 
ENTER
 within the menu and 
NetCommand will send the Enter signal for 
menus.
Enter (digits)
When 
ENTER
 is for channel changes, i.e., the origi-
nal remote control has a separate 
ENTER
 key for 
this function):
Learn the 
ENTER
 key for channel selection in 
the NetCommand Enter (digits) learning posi-
tion. Use this learning position only if the original 
remote control has separate keys for Enter in 
menus and Enter for channel selection.
Press digit key(s) and then press 
ENTER
. 
NetCommand will send the Enter signal for 
channel selection.
Cancel  CANCEL as the Cancel or Exit Function
“Learn” the Cancel or Exit function in the 
NetCommand Cancel learning position
1.  Press 
MENU
 or 
GUIDE
 to display the menu or 
guide.
2.  Press 
CANCEL
 and NetCommand will send 
the Cancel or Exit signal.
— 
(separator)
The symbol “—” can serve as the separator 
between a digital channel’s main and sub-channel 
digits, e.g., digital channel 12-1 (main channel is 
12, sub-channel is 1).
“Learn” the channel separator function in the 
NetCommand – (separator) learning position.
Press digit key(s) and press 
CANCEL
. 
NetCommand will send the channel-separator 
signal.










