Programming Instructions for:

Allegro MBC4030
Allegro MBC4035
Zenith MBC4430

If you need the codes for your remote, go to the Codes page.

Quick Program Guide

Auto Find Option

If you have tried all the codes listed for your brand and type of product in the code table first, and none of those codes operate your equipment, you can use Auto Find to search for the code you need. Follow these steps for each product you want to program: 1. Turn the product ON and point the remote toward it. 2. Press and hold PRG with a small blunt object until the LED (red light) turns on, about three seconds. 3. Press the mode key on the remote for the product you want to control: TV, VCR, CABLE, AUX, +1, 2, 3. 4. Key in "000", then press ENTER within two seconds. When the red light flashes three times and remains lit, Auto Find is active. 5. Press and hold POWER, then release it, repeating this action about once a second until the equipment turns OFF. (May require up to 300 presses.) 6. Press ENTER immediately to save the code. The red light will flash to indicate code has been stored. If your remote fails to operate the functions you use most often, you can re-enter Auto Find and search for a better code. NOTES: o The red light should go OFF when you press POWER and back ON when you release it. If the red light stays on as you press POWER, Auto Find has tried all available codes. If you finish Auto Find and the product you want to control has not turned off, your remote cannot control that product. o Pressing PRG at any time during the use of Auto Find will cancel Auto Find, and you will have to start again.

Special Features

AUX+1, AUX+2 and AUX+3 Capability	Your remote can control up to seven electronic components. If you have programmed the remote for four components using the TV, VCR, CABLE and AUX keys, you can program it for up to three additional components (AUX+1, AUX+2, AUX+3). Instead of Step 3 in the Programming Your Remote instructions above, press and HOLD down the AUX key and either the 1, 2 or 3 key at the same time, and continue with the other steps in Programming. Once programmed, press and HOLD down the AUX key and 1, 2 or 3 at the same time, to access the additional AUX +1, 2 or 3 mode.
Cable/Converter Volume/Mute Override (Code 399)	You may use your remote to control cable/converter volume and muting if available on your equipment. First program your remote with the brand code for your cable device using the CABLE or AUX key. Then repeat the programming steps, again using the CABLE or AUX key, but key in code 399 instead of a brand code. To restore TV volume/mute to the CABLE or AUX mode, simply re-program the brand code for your cable device into that mode.
Amplifier Volume/Mute Override (Code 499)	You may use your remote to override your TV, VCR, or video disk player's volume functions with your amplifier's volume and muting. First, program your remote with the brand code for the equipment for wich you want amplifier volume override, using the mode key for that product: TV, VCR, CABLE, AUX, AUX+1, AUX+2 or AUX+3. Then, key in the brand code for your amplifier. Finally, repeat the programming steps, using the mode key for the equipment you wish to control (TV, VCR, CABLE or AUX), but key in code 499 instead of a brand code. NOTE: CD and tape players will automatically select amplifier volume and mute.
Special Flashback Code 799	Provides for a direct channel entry flashback feature to mode/equipment not having this feature. Press desired mode key. Hold down PRG until the red light turns on (three seconds). Key in 799, then press ENTER. Use the numbered keys and ENTER (if necessary) to select channels. Select at least two channels using the direct channel entry method to activate the Special Flashback feature. Once programmed, if you choose at least two channels using the numbered keys and press FLASHBACK, the remote will return to previous channel selected for viewing (Last Channel Recall). NOTES: Special Flashback does not work for numbers over 99 on equipment that has a 100+ key. To erase Special Flashback, reprogram the brand code into the mode that is to be restored. When using Special Flashback 799, keep pointing remote at equipment until channel changes.

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