Mr. Ragan,

I faced a similar situation. I have an Audiovox
CE-505 mini shelf system/surround sound decoder
which is very obscure, and not at all supported
by the Cinema 7. I was, however, able to
convince the remote, WITHOUT using the learning
feature, to control any function of the device.
Here is how:

I turned the device on, and then used the code
search method to find a device code which could
get the device to do SOMETHING. Anything. I
found a few, one of which was CD code 0420.

Note that this is NOT the same as a proper device
code, as most of the buttons didn't do anything,
and those that did all performed the wrong
function. For instance, the power button would
adjust speaker balance to the left!

Having found a DEVICE code that would at least
get the system to respond in some way, I then
tried all possible advanced codes (SETUP 0 0 0,
SETUP 0 0 1...all the way through to SETUP 2 5 5)
and found codes for all oriinal remote and
console functions, and one or two that aren't on
either. (For instance, one of them turns ALL the
speakers off at once, yet is different from the
mute function.)

It is time consuming to use this method, because
you have to try ALL device codes for ALL types of
device (TV, VCR, cable box, etc.), and for each
you have to try all or most of the buttons.

It all just depends how commited you are. So,
how committed are you?

-=Ingenious=-