RC71 Remote - Having Trouble Programming

[averagejoe78]

Just got the HR44 on Saturday. I'm trying to get this new remote to control the TV volume and I can't get things figured out. When I go to program the remote, I've followed these steps over and over with no success:

It immediately goes to "RF Setup"

1. press and hold mute/select, 2. enter 961, push CH up, 3. press enter

Nothing happens. Can anyone help? Even the tech couldn't get the remote programmed.

 

[hollatbk]

That's because all your doing is setting the remote to "RF" and programing it to the IRD.

1. On the RF Setup: Success screen, select
Program Remote.
2. Select
Program TV
3. Select the make of the your television.
Once the remote has accepted the code, you will be taken to
a screen to test the remote. Follow the on-screen instructions
to test the remote. If the remote works, select
It Worked. If not,
select
Try Next Code.
Once the television has been programmed, you can either repeat
the steps to program an audio device, or select
Done.

 

[averagejoe78]

I can't get to any screen that says "Program TV". When I go to menu/settings/remote control, the options are

Program Remote, Copy Settings are greyed out, IR/RF Setup, then Reset Remote

Program Remote and IR/RF Setup both ask for the 961 code. Each time I do that, the screen doesn't acknowledge anything. There's nothing telling me it worked. When I hit enter from step 3, the screen doesn't change.

 

[hollatbk]

When you go through the
"1.press and hold mute/select, 2. enter 961, push CH up, 3. press enter"

Do you wait for the light to flash twice between each step?

After you have completed the sequence does your remote continuously flash yellow, or does it flash red?

Make sure you are holding your remote within line of site of the IRD for the whole process.

 

[averagejoe78]

I figured it out. The remote had rechargeable batteries. I replaced them with regular ones, and the setup worked. File under "strange".