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Useful information

Low voltage indicator

Backlight

When the batteries are running down, the
A backlight comes on for eight seconds
LED flashes five times whenever you press
whenever a key is pressed. This helps
a button:
you use the handset in subdued lighting
* * * * *
conditions.
If this happens, fit two new AAA alkaline
Power LED blinks batteries as soon as possible.
Device mode / Source keys
Short blinks indicate a valid key press.
Multiple short blinks convey information
As the remote can control your Solo
(such as a device code) or signal the
as well as a range of other equipment,
beginning and successful completion of a
many of the buttons have more than one
programming sequence.
function depending on the 'device mode'
The symbol ' * ' is used in the manual to
selected on the remote control.
indicate a power LED blink.
The device mode keys (shown below)
select the source on the Solo. If one of
Timeouts and unassigned keys
these keys is pressed briefly, a command
is transmitted to change the source on
Time out – After 30 seconds, the remote
the unit.
exits the programming state and returns
to normal operation.
Stuck key timeout – After any key is
pressed continuously for 30 seconds,
the remote control stops sending IR
transmission to conserve battery life. The
remote control remains off until all keys
are released.
Unassigned keys – the remote ignores any
unassigned key presses for a particular
device mode and does not transmit IR.
Navigation keys
RADIO Internal DAB/FM tuner
BT Internal Bluetooth input
The navigation keys steer the cursor in
setup menus or on-screen menus. They
Network input (e.g UPnP
also replicate the navigation functions
MEDIA devices), USB solid-state
of original remotes supplied with other
device (e.g. pen drive) input
home entertainment devices in your
DISC Internal disc player
system. The OK key confirms a setting.
AV Audio-Visual HDMI input
SAT Satellite HDMI input
Personal Video Recorder
PVR
HDMI input
GAME Game console HDMI input
Phono jack analogue audio
LINE
input
AUX 3.5mm analogue audio input
Set Top Box coaxial digital
Volume control
STB
input
TV TV optical audio input
Each device mode changes the behaviour
of many of the remote keys to control the
source device appropriately. For example:
in DISC mode 9 plays the previous CD
track, but in AV mode 9 issues the TV
'channel down' command.
The remote control remains in the
By default, the remote control is set up so
last selected device mode, so it is not
that the volume control and mute buttons
necessary to press a device mode key
(VOL 5, VOL 6 and MUTE) always control
before every command key if all you are
the volume of the Solo, regardless of
doing is playing or skipping tracks on a
which device mode the remote is currently
CD, for example.
set for. This is known as volume 'punch
through' .
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For example, if you are listening to a CD,
you will probably have the Solo in CD
device mode to control the CD player.
You can use the volume controls on the
remote directly to adjust the volume of
the Solo without first having to press the
AMP key to put the remote into AMP
device mode. The volume buttons 'punch
through' the CD device mode on the
remote to the AMP device mode.
Volume 'punch through' can be disabled
individually for any device mode if desired.
Customising the Solo
remote
The remote control offers a code learning
feature that allows you to copy up to 16
functions from an original remote control
onto the remote keypad. For details of
this, and other customisation features, see
"customising the remote" on page E-22.