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Contec RT-M1000 TV

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Programming Your Cable Converter

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  1. Turn on your Cable Converter

  2. Press [OK], then [MUTE] together - hold both buttons down until the LED light illuminates

  3. From the Cable Converter Setup Code list below, locate and enter the 3-digit code for your brand. Entry of the correct code will cause your TV to turn off

  4. NOTE: If multiple codes are listed, you may have to enter several 3-digit codes until your Converter turns off


  5. Press [MUTE]
     
    • If your Converter turns back on, press [OK] to lock in the code. The LED light will blink and go out

    • If your Converter does not turn back on, repeat steps 3 and 4 until you can turn your Converter off and on

  6. Write your setup code for future reference
 

Programming Your TV

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  1. Turn on your TV
     

  2. Press [OK], then [MUTE] together - hold both buttons down until the LED light illuminates
     

  3. From the TV Setup Code list below, locate and enter the 3-digit code for your brand. Entry of the correct code will cause your TV to turn off

    NOTE: If multiple codes are listed, you may have to enter several 3-digit codes until your TV turns off



    If you cannot find your code, you can use Point and Press Programming
     

  4. Press [MUTE]
     

    • If your TV turns back on, press [OK] to lock in the code. The LED light will blink and go out
       

    • If your TV does not turn back on, repeat steps 3 and 4 until you can turn your TV off and on

  5. Try the [VOL UP], [VOL DOWN] and [MUTE] buttons to make sure the proper code for this model was locked in
     

    • If [VOL UP], [VOL DOWN] and/or [MUTE] do not work, repeat steps 1-4 using a different setup code
       

  6. Write your TV brand & setup code for future reference

 

Programming Your TV (Point and Press Programming)

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  1. Turn on your TV
     

  2. Press [OK], then [MUTE] together - hold both buttons down until the LED light illuminates
     

  3. Press and hold the [CH UP] button until the TV turns off. While you are pressing the [CH UP] button, the LED will blink
     

  4. As soon as the TV turns off, release the [CH UP] button
     

    • It may take a few minutes for the remote to find the proper code for your TV

    • Be patient, and be ready to release the [CH UP] button when the device turns off
       

  5. Press [MUTE]
     

    • If your TV turns back on, press [OK] to lock in the code. The LED light will blink and go out

    • If your TV does not run back on, try pressing [CH DOWN] one step at a time until that device turns back on
       

  6. Each time you press the [CH DOWN] button, the LED light will blink
     

  7. Once you have found the proper code, press [OK] to lock in the code

 

Button Functions

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cable.jpg Turns converter on / off
tv.jpg Turns TV on / off
[0] - [9] Allows you to jump to the desired channel on the converter
menu.jpg Displays on-screen features, options
guide.jpg Displays on-screen listing of programs by date, time, channel
info.jpg Displays channel, time information. Press TWICE to browse channels
ppv.jpg Direct access to PPV programming
redday.jpg (1609 bytes) Shows previous / next day in view guide
nav.jpg Navigates on-screen menus, program guide, PPV events and interactive services

Also controls VOD playback. [UP] is Play/Pause, [LEFT] is Rewind, [RIGHT] is Fast Fwd, [DOWN] is Stop

ok.jpg Selects menu option, program PPV events and function options
page.jpg Pages up / down through menus, view guide
fav.jpg When in the interactive guide, choose "Favorite channels" from the on-screen menu. Pressing the blue FAV button on a selected channel will add it to your list of favorite channels

When out of the interactive guide, pressing FAV will scroll through your list of favorite channels that you stored through the interactive guide

exit.jpg Exits on-screen menus, view guide
a.jpg Utilizes specific commands within IPG
b.jpg Utilizes specific commands within IPG
c.jpg Utilizes specific commands within IPG
d.jpg Currently non-functional for all other converters
vol.jpg Increases / decreases TV  volume

See: Programming Volume Control

mute.jpg Mutes the TV volume

See: Programming Volume Control

last.jpg Displays last channel viewed. 
vod.jpg Displays on-screen Video On Demand menu
ch.jpg Increases / decreases converter channel