Those who currently have a home theater, know someone with one, or who has a large amount of electronics that are controlled by remote know all too well that it can get annoying switching from remote to remote to change the volume, switch discs, etc. A master remote is an important part of a home theater as it replaces all other remotes in the home theater system so that only one remote is needed. With multiple functions, a master remote will not only save the pain and time of switching from remote to remote, but reduces the clutter. A master remote may be expensive depending on the remote that is selected, but it is a great investment as it immediately proves itself worthwhile.
There are different master remotes on the market. It is important for the own of the home theater to choose a remote that works with all their components. It’s a good idea to list what components that the master remote is to control and take it with when shopping for a master remote. Some of the more basic master remotes are lower in cost, but control a smaller number of home theater components. A high-end universal remote can control up to 18 different devices, but are often more expensive. Because of the fact that the more high-end remotes can do more, they are more popular among home theater owners as the basic remotes can only control up to 8 devices.
Programming a master remote is a step that is required so that it can control the desired devices. Each master remote comes with a manual that has codes for different devices. The owner will have the enter the code for each of the components they desire the master remote to control. As there can literally be hundreds of different codes so the remote can control a large percentage of the devices on the market, it is important for the owner to know exactly which devices they have when programming the remote. The manual provided with the master remote explains in depth how programming works. If the manual is ever lost, programming codes for master remotes are readily available on the Internet. There are two types of master remotes. One type has a charging station that must be utilized so the remote doesn’t lose the information programmed into it. The other type uses flash memory so that the remote doesn’t require regular charging to prevent the loss of information.