Scientific Atlanta AV-303 User manual

User Guide

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FEATURES

The EVOLUTION 50/55 Simple Advanced Remote Control centralizes control of all your

AV components from a single universal remote and:

• Familiarconsoledesignputsallbuttonsinthumbs’reachforeasyusewithonehandortwo.

Non-slipsurfacingalsoenablestabletopusewithoutpickingitup

• Touch-friendlydirectionaljoystick,playercontrols,androckerbuttonsspeedupmenunavigation

• Ergonomiclayoutpromotesfastusewithoutlooking;backlightingmakesforeasyuseinthedark

• Extensivedatabaseofpresetcodesformostpopularconsumerelectronicscomponents.

Eliminates the need to manage up to 6 remotes

• Preprogrammedwithrelatedcommandstocontrolmultipledevices,includingSmartVolume

Control.Relievesusersoftheneedtoswitchmodesfrequently

• LearningcapabilityaccommodatesadditionalcodessoyoucancustomizeyourEVOLUTION50/55

tocontrolnewcomponentsthatmaynotbeincludedinitsoriginalcodeset

• Evenwiththebatteriesremoved,theEVOLUTION50/55willretainallofthecustomsettingsyou

program into it

• EVOLUTION55Only:Intelligenttwo-colorbacklighting.BlueindicatesbroadcastsourceslikeTVand

Cable/Satellite.Amberindicatesallothersources.Youcanchangethesesettings(seep.18)

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U

SELECT

REC

ENTER

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8

0

9

DVR

ON OFF INPUT BACKMENU EXIT SHIFT

DVD

MUTE

GUIDE

CH

VOL

– +

–

+

INFO

STB

AUX

PG

A B C D

LIGHT

AV R

LEGEND

MostbuttonsontheEVOLUTION50/55arepositioned,labeledandsometimes,evenshapedsothat

theirfunctionsareinstantlyrecognizedandunderstood.

Assuch,thisLEGENDaddressesonlythosebuttonswhosefunctionsarenotimmediatelyobvious.

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SPECIAL FUNCTIONS BUTTONS

A

-

B

-

C

-

D

Buttons: SimilarlylabeledbuttonsareoftenfoundonBlu-rayDisc

™

playerremotes.

Typicallytheyareusedtocreateaspecializedcommandorseriesofcommands.YoucanusetheIR

LearningfeaturetomapthefunctionsonyourBlu-ray’sremotetoyourEVOLUTION50/55.Seethe

section,Learning: Setting Up Your Evolution 50/55 to Learn Additional Button Commands for more

information(onpage9).

MENU

Button:DisplaystheMainMenuofBlu-rayDiscplayers,AVReceivers,andotherAVcomponents.

EXIT

PG

Button:UsedtoexittheChannelGuideofaCable/SatellitereceiverwhentheEVOLUTION50/55

isinSTBmode.MayalsobeusedtoexitmenusonaBlu-rayplayerwheninDVDmode.

SHIFT

Button:EnablesthePageUPfeatureonthe

BACK

PG

buttonandPageDOWNfeatureonthe

EXIT

PG

button.ThesepagingfeaturesareusedtonavigatethemenusofCable/Satelliteservices.

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GETTING STARTED: BASIC TV SETUP

ThisUserGuideshowsyouhowtosettheEVOLUTION50/55SimpleAdvancedRemoteControl

tooperateyourTV.First,intheCOMPONENT CODES LISTatthebackofthismanual,findyour

TV’s3-digitcode.Note,somemanufacturershaveseveralcodesanditmaybenecessarytotry

morethanone.

Ifyoucan’tfindthecodenumber,youcancyclethroughthecodesasdescribedonpage5in

Search: Setting Up The Evolution 50/55 to Control Your TV When You Don’t Have A Code Number.

USING PRESETS: SETTING UP THE EVOLUTION 50/55 TO CONTROL YOUR TV

WHEN YOU HAVE A CODE NUMBER (PREFERRED METHOD)

Forthisexample,assumeyourTV’scodenumberis“209.”

TurnonyourTV.AimtheEVOLUTION50/55towardsyourTV.1.

Pressandholdthe2. buttonfor3seconds.The buttonwilllightup,blinkonce,andstaylit.

ThisindicatestheEVOLUTION50/55isinsetupmode.

Usingthenumerickeypad,enter209.Asyoupresseachkey,the3. buttonwillblinkonceto

acknowledgeyourinput.

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TheEVOLUTION50/55automaticallysendsanOFFsignaltoyourTV.IfyourTVrecognizesthecode, 4.

itwillturnoff.

IfyourTVdoesnotturnoff,repeatsteps3through5withadifferent3-digitcodeuntilitdoes. 5.

IfyourTVdoesturnoff,gotostep6.

TocommittheEVOLUTION50/55tothisTVcode,pressthe6. buttononemoretime.The

buttonlightwillblink3timesfastandthenturnoff.TheEVOLUTION50/55exitssetupmodeand

you’redone.

SEARCH: SETTING UP THE EVOLUTION 50/55 TO CONTROL YOUR TV WHEN YOU

DON’T HAVE A CODE NUMBER (ALTERNATIVE METHOD)

Ifyoucan’tfinda3-digitcodeforyourTVintheCOMPONENT CODES LIST,youcanstillcyclethrough

the codes stored in the EVOLUTION 50/55 Simple Advanced Remote Control until it successfully turns

offyourTV.

MakesureyourTVisON.AimtheEVOLUTION50/55towardsyourTV.1.

Pressandholdthe2. buttonfor3seconds.The buttonwilllightup,blinkonce,andstaylit.

ThisindicatestheEVOLUTION50/55isinsetupmode.

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Using the 3.

CH

– +

button,pressthe+sideofthebuttononce.The buttononyour

EVOLUTION50/55blinksoncetoacknowledgeyourinput.

TheEVOLUTION50/55automaticallysendsanOFFsignaltoyourTV.IfyourTVrecognizesthecode, 4.

itwillturnoff.

IfyourTVdoesnotturnoff,repeatstep3untilitdoes.IfyourTVturnsoff,pressthe5. buttononyour

EVOLUTION50/55onemoretimetocommityourEVOLUTION50/55tothiscode.The buttonlight

willblink3timesfastandthenturnoff.TheEVOLUTION50/55exitssetupmodeandyou’redone.

TheEVOLUTION50/55isdesignedtoworkwiththevastmajorityofpopularconsumerelectronics

components.Ifyoucyclethroughall365codesstoredontheEVOLUTION50/55andyourTVdoesnot

turnoff,it’spossibleyourTVisnotsupported.Inthiscase,seeLearning: Setting Up Your Evolution 50/55

to Learn Additional Button Commands(onpage9).

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HOW TO ASSIGN AN ADDITIONAL COMPONENT TO THE AUXILIARY BUTTON

AuxiliarymodecomesinhandywhenyouhaveasecondTV,DVD,DVR,STB(Satellite/CableBox)or

AVR,andwouldliketocontrolitwhilecontinuingtocontrolyourprimaryTVfromTVmode.AsecondTV

mightbeoneyoukeepinyourkitchenorguestroom.

Forthisexample,assumeyoursecondaryTV’scodenumberis“210.”Fortheremainderofthissection,

allreferencestoTVpertaintoyoursecondaryTV.

TurnonyourTV.1.

OnyourEVOLUTION50/55SimpleAdvancedRemoteControl,pressandholdthe2.

AUX

buttonfor3seconds.

Thebuttonwilllightup,blinkonce,andstaylit.ThisindicatestheEVOLUTION50/55isinsetupmode.

U

SELECT

REC

ENTER

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8

0

9

DVR

ON OFF INPUT BACKMENU EXIT SHIFT

DVD

MUTE

GUIDE

CH

VOL

– +

–

+

INFO

STB

AUX

PG

A B C D

LIGHT

A V R

AUXButton

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Pressandrelease3. button.The

AUX

buttonwillblinkonce,andstaylit.Thisindicatesthe

EVOLUTION50/55isinAUXsetupmode.

Usingthenumerickeypad,enter210.Asyoupresseachkey,the4.

AUX

buttonwillblinkonce

toacknowledgeyourinput.

TheEVOLUTION50/55automaticallysendsanOFFsignaltoyourTV.IfyourTVrecognizesthe5.

code,itwillturnoff.

IfyourTVdoesnotturnoff,repeatsteps4through6withadifferent3-digitcodeuntilitdoes. 6.

IfyourTVdoesturnoff,gotostep7.

TocommittheEVOLUTION50/55tothisTVcode,pressthe7.

AUX

buttononemoretime.The

AUX

buttonlightwillblink3timesfastandthenturnoff.TheEVOLUTION50/55exitssetupmode

andyou’redone.

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LEARNING: SETTING UP YOUR EVOLUTION 50/55 TO LEARN ADDITIONAL

BUTTON COMMANDS

Onceyou’vesetupaTV,yourEVOLUTION50/55SimpleAdvancedRemoteControlautomaticallysets

its

ON

,

OFF

,

CH

– +

,

VOL

– +

,

MUTE

,

Likewise,theremaybeotherbuttonsyou’dliketomapfromyourTVremotetoyourEVOLUTION50/55.

Thisexampleshowshowtomapthe

ZOOM

buttonsoyoucancontroltheaspectratioofyourTVscreen

usingtheEVOLUTION50/55.

OnyourEVOLUTION50/55,press 1.

and hold the and

ZOOM

buttons

togetherfor3seconds.The

buttonwilllightup,blinkonce,and

staylit.ThisindicatestheEVOLUTION

50/55isinIRLearningmode.

Hold your TV remote and EVOLUTION 2.

50/55 Simple Advanced Remote Control

headtohead,3to5inchesapart.

IR Sensor

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Pressthe3.

ZOOM

buttonontheTVremote(othernamesforthisbuttonmayinclude“PictureSize”

and“AspectRatio”).ToacknowledgethisZoomcommand,yourEVOLUTION50/55 button

willflash3timesfastandturnoff.IfnoZoomcommandwasreceived,the buttononyour

EVOLUTION50/55willstaylitfor20secondsoruntilyoupressthe buttononemoretimeto

cancelthislearningsequence.

ToconfirmyourEVOLUTION50/55cansendZoomcommandstoyourTV,pressthe4.

ZOOM

button.If

theaspectratiodisplayedonyourTVscreenchangesorarelatedmenuappears,you’redone.If

yourTVdidnotrespond,repeatsteps1through4.

Tomapadditionalbuttons,repeatsteps1to4substitutingthenewbuttoninplaceofthe

ZOOM

button.

LEARNING: SETTING UP THE EVOLUTION 50/55 THUMBSTICK TO NAVIGATE

MENUS UP, DOWN, LEFT, OR RIGHT

TheuniquethumbstickoftheEVOLUTION50/55usuallymapsautomaticallytotheDIRECTION

UP/ DOWN/ LEFT/ RIGHTand

U

SELECT

REC

ENTER

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8

0

9

DVR

ON OFF INPUT BACKMENU EXIT SHIFT

DVD

MUTE

GUIDE

CH

VOL

– +

–

+

INFO

STB

AUX

PG

A B C D

LIGHT

AV R

keysofagivenAVcomponent.If,however,theyarenot

alreadyauto-assigned,youmaywanttofollowtheinstructionsbelowtohaveyourEVOLUTION50/55

learnthedirectionalbuttonsofthecomponentyouwishtomap.

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Inthisexample,wemapthethumbsticktonavigatedownwardsonaBlu-rayDisc

™

player menu:

OnyourEVOLUTION50/55,pressandholdthe1.

DVD

buttonandtheTHUMBSTICKinthe position

togetherfor3seconds.The

DVD

buttonwilllightup,blinkonce,andstaylit.Thisindicatesthe

EVOLUTION50/55isinIRLearningmode.

PlaceyourBlu-rayplayerremoteandtheEVOLUTION50/55SimpleAdvancedRemoteControl2.

headtohead,3to5inchesapart.

PresstheDownArrowbuttonontheBlu-rayplayerremote.ToacknowledgethisDownArrow3.

command,yourEVOLUTION50/55

DVD

buttonwillflash3timesfastandturnoff.Ifno

commandwasreceived,the

DVD

buttononyourEVOLUTION50/55willstaylitfor20secondsor

until you press the

DVD

buttononemoretimetocancelthislearningsequence.

To confirm the EVOLUTION 50/55 can send 4. commandstoyourBlu-rayplayer,pressanybutton

onyourBlu-rayplayerremotethatwilldisplayaverticalmenuofchoices.OnyourEVOLUTION

50/55,movethethumbstickintothe positiononetime.Iftheactivemenuselectionmoved

downbyone,you’redone.IfyourBlu-rayplayerdidnotrespond,repeatsteps1through4.

Tomapadditionaldirectionstothethumbstick,repeatsteps1to4andchangethedirectionasneeded.

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ENSURING COMPLETE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE MENU BUTTON

AND DIRECTIONAL THUMBSTICK

Usually,onceyouassignacomponenttoadevicebutton,the

MENU

buttonwillaccessthemenuof

thatdevice.Ifthemenudoesnotappear,seeLearning: Setting Up your EVOLUTION 50/55 to Learn

Additional Button Commands(onpage9).

Once you confirm the

MENU

buttonwillaccessyourdevice’smenu,checkthatthedirectional

thumbstickonyourEVOLUTION50/55willnavigatethemenusofyourdevice.

There are three typical cases:

All 4 directions and the 1.

U

SELECT

REC

ENTER

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8

0

9

DVR

ON OFF INPUT BACKMENU EXIT SHIFT

DVD

MUTE

GUIDE

CH

VOL

– +

–

+

INFO

STB

AUX

PG

A B C D

LIGHT

AV R

buttonwork

All4directionsworkandthe2.

U

SELECT

REC

ENTER

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8

0

9

DVR

ON OFF INPUT BACKMENU EXIT SHIFT

DVD

MUTE

GUIDE

CH

VOL

– +

–

+

INFO

STB

AUX

PG

A B C D

LIGHT

AV R

buttonmustbelearned

All 4 directions and the 3.

U

SELECT

REC

ENTER

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8

0

9

DVR

ON OFF INPUT BACKMENU EXIT SHIFT

DVD

MUTE

GUIDE

CH

VOL

– +

–

+

INFO

STB

AUX

PG

A B C D

LIGHT

AV R

buttonmustbelearned

Formoreinformation,seeLearning: Setting Up the EVOLUTION 50/55 Thumbstick to Navigate Menus

Up, Down, Left, or Right (onpage10).

NOTE:Ifyounolongerhavetheoriginalremote,visitadealerwhocarriesyourcomponent(orthe

nearestmodel)andaskthemforassistancewithLearningusingyourEVOLUTION50/55andtheirremote.

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SMART VOLUME CONTROL (ALSO CALLED “AUTOMATIC PUNCH THROUGH”)

TheEVOLUTION50/55ispreprogrammedwithSmartVolumeControlalreadyenabled.Assuch,when

you press the

VOL

– +

or

MUTE

buttonsontheEVOLUTION50/55,itadjuststhevolumeofyourTV

fromanymode.Betterstill,SmartVolumeControlworksoutoftheboxevenbeforeyouassigndevices

totheothermodebuttons.

A BUILT-IN EXCEPTION TO SMART VOLUME CONTROL FOR AV RECEIVERS

IfyourhometheatersetupincludesanAVreceiverandyouassignittotheAVRbutton,the

EVOLUTION50/55willautomaticallygiveyourAVreceiverpriorityforvolumecontrolwhenitis

operatinginAVRmode.

Ifyoupressthevolumekeyswhileinanyothermode,SmartVolumeControlwillcontinuetoadjust

the volume at your TV.

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CONTROLLING VOLUME AT YOUR AV RECEIVER INSTEAD OF YOUR TV

(PUNCH THROUGH VOLUME CONTROL)

BysettingupPunchThroughVolumeControl,we’lloverrideSmartVolumeControl,sothatthe

EVOLUTION50/55willcontrolthevolumeatyourAVreceiverinsteadofyourTV.

TurnonyourTV,AVReceiver,DVDplayer,andspeakers.1.

OntheEVOLUTION50/55,pressandholdthe2.

DVD

buttonfor3seconds.The

DVD

buttonwilllight

up,blinkonce,andstaylit.ThisindicatestheEVOLUTION50/55isinsetupmode.

Pressthe3.

VOL

– +

buttononce.

Pressandholdthe4.

AV R

button.TheDVDbuttonwillblink3times.Releasethe

AV R

button.

Pressthe5.

DVD

buttontomakesuretheEVOLUTION50/55isinDVDmode.Aimtheremoteatyour

AV receiver and press the

VOL

– +

button.ThevolumecontrolindicatoronyourAVreceiver

shouldrespondandifanythingisplayingonyourDVD,itshouldgetlouderorsofter.Ifitdoes,

you’redone.Likewise,the

MUTE

buttonontheEVOLUTION50/55willalsocontrolthevolumeofyour

AVreceiverasexpected.

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HOW TO DISABLE PUNCH THROUGH VOLUME CONTROL

TurnonyourTV,AVReceiver,DVDplayer,andspeakers.Wewillstepthroughhowtodothis

forDVDmode.

OntheEVOLUTION50/55,pressandholdthe1.

DVD

buttonfor3seconds.TheDVDbuttonwilllight

up,blinkonce,andstaylit.ThisindicatestheEVOLUTION50/55isinsetupmode.

Pressthe2.

VOL

– +

buttononce.

Pressandholdthe3.

DVD

buttondownuntilitblinks3times.Releasethe

DVD

button.

Aim the remote at your AV receiver and press the 4.

VOL

– +

button.Ifthevolumecontrol

indicatoronyourAVreceiverdoesNOTrespond,thenyou’vesuccessfullydisabledpunchthrough

volumecontrolfromDVDmode.Likewise,the

MUTE

buttonswillbedisabledinDVDmode.

NOTE:Aftersuccessfullyfollowingtheseinstructions,therewillbenovolumecontrolwhenthe

EVOLUTION50/55isinDVDmode.

TorestorevolumecontrolattheTVfromDVDmode,seetheprevioussection.Justmakesureto

substituteyourTVinplaceoftheAVreceiverasyoufollowtheinstructions.

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HOW TO ASSIGN SMART VOLUME CONTROL TO

A “HOME THEATER-IN-A-BOX” SYSTEM

Ifyouownahome-theater-in-a-box(HTIB),assignittotheAVRbutton.Thisway,whenyouplacethe

EVOLUTION50/55inAVRmodeandissuevolumecommands,itwillgiveprioritytoyourHTIB’sAV

receiverinsteadofyourTV.

HOW TO SET UP PUNCH THROUGH TRANSPORT CONTROL

Withpunchthroughtransportcontrol,youcanusethe , , , , *, *, ,

and buttonsonyourEVOLUTION50/55tocontroltheplaybackofyourDVDorDVRdevicewhile

theremoteisinadifferentmodelikeTVorAVR.Thisexampleshowsyouhowtoenablepunch

throughtransportcontrolwhiletheEVOLUTION50/55isinTVmode.

* Some components do not support the and functions.

PlaceaDVDinyourDVDplayer.TurnonyourTVandDVDplayer.MakesuretheDVD’smenu 1.

appears.Playthefirstsceneorsong.

OntheEVOLUTION50/55,pressandholdthe2. buttonfor3seconds.The buttonwilllight

up,blinkonce,andstaylit.ThisindicatestheEVOLUTION50/55isinsetupmode.

Pressthe3. buttononce.

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Pressandholdthe4.

DVD

button.The buttonwillblink3times.Releasethe

DVD

button.

Pressthe5. buttontomakesuretheEVOLUTION50/55isinTVmode.

AimtheremoteatyourDVDandpressthe6. button.TheDVDshouldadvancetothenextscene

orsong.Ifitdoes,setupofpunchthroughtransportcontroliscomplete.Theothertransport

controlbuttonswillalsonowcontroltheplaybackofyourDVDasexpected.

HOW TO DISABLE PUNCH THROUGH TRANSPORT CONTROL FROM TV MODE

PlaceaDVDinyourDVDplayer.TurnonyourTVandDVDplayer.MakesuretheDVD’smenu1.

appears.Playthefirstsceneorsong.

OntheEVOLUTION50/55,pressandholdthe2. buttonfor3seconds.The buttonwilllight

up,blinkonce,andstaylit.ThisindicatestheEVOLUTION50/55isinsetupmode.

Pressthe3. buttononce.

Pressandholdthe4. buttondownuntilitblinks3times.Releasethe button.

AimtheremoteatyourDVDandpressthe5. button.TheDVDshouldNOTadvancetothenext

sceneorsong.Ifitremainsonthecurrentsceneorsong,thenyou’vesuccessfullydisabledpunch

throughtransportcontrolfromTVmode.Similarly,theothertransportcontrolbuttonswillbe

disabledinTVmode.

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RESTORING EVOLUTION 50/55 TO ORIGINAL FACTORY SETTINGS

IfyouwishtorestoreyourEVOLUTION50/55toitsoriginalfactorysettings:

Pressandholdtogetherthe1. button,

DVD

button,and

ENTER

buttonfor3seconds

All6modebuttonswilllightup,brieflystaylit,andthenturnoff.Thesebuttonsare: 2.

,

DVR

,

AV R

,

DVD

,

STB

,and

AUX

.

YourEVOLUTION50/55isnowrestoredtoitsoriginalfactorysettingsandreadyfornew

programming.

UNDERSTANDING THE DEFAULT BACKLIGHT COLORS

AND CHANGING THEIR ASSIGNMENTS

ThecolorofthebacklightactsasquickindicatorofthemodeyourEVOLUTION55remoteiscurrently

operatingin.Bydefault,thebluebacklightrepresentsthoseoperatingmodesthatmakebroadcast

sourcesofcontentavailable:TVandSatellite/Cable.Forallothermodes,thedefaultbacklightis

amber.Youcanoverridethesesettingsandassigneithercolortoanymodeofoperation.

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