Some read the data from your existing remote controls and can then be used instead of the old ones. If the old one is broken, its data can't be passed on to the new one. The 9000 series also offers the convenience of storing a group of domestic brands. Not featuring in our test is a remote control with six buttons, designed to make things easier for elderly people, which replaces an existing, overly complex remote control by providing the basic functions. The global solution Entertainment doesn't stop for standards and national boundaries.
Many people buy their equipment abroad and when it breaks down they're helpless.
In the age of multimedia, you're lucky if the volume button on the radio doesn't stop the video from recording your football match. The result was a handy universal remote control which can control up to five machines, e.g. two television sets, a video recorder, a satellite receiver and a stereo system. Using the selections listed in the comprehensive but clearly set out operating instructions it is not difficult to find out the right code for your various items of equipment. Once the first remote control is correctly configured, recording the data of the other remotes strewn liberally around your house will be a breeze. If the code for your machine does not appear in the list all is not lost.