There appears to be two rather large differences between the Cinema 7 and the Radio Shack 15-1994.

Obviously the RS is backlit, but from reading it's manual, it does NOT have MACRO ability.

MACRO's are necessary in my opinion, otherwise the RS is a wonderful remote, with good ergonomics.

If anyone can correct me and tell me the RS DOES do MACRO's, I'll race out and get one. Until then, I'm leaning to the non-backlit Cinema 7...

I have a RS 15-1994. It CAN do Macro. It has 4 learning (smart) keys. I did the following:

1S Setup evrything for DVD (Macro)
4S Turn everything off (Macro)
Shift 1S Setup evrything for CD (Macro)
Shift 2S None (Macro)
Shift 3S Setup evrything for VCR (Macro)
Shift 4S Setup evrything for TV (Macro)
2S and 3S volume up/down for Receiver in TV mode (Learning key)
Also I setup MUTE to be a macro to mute both TV and Receiver.

Good luck
Zhe Zhang

Wow that's excellent to hear!
It's funny because the manual doesn't mention macro programming (unless I missed it.

How many commands can one macro contain?
(15?)

Any complaints with the remote?

Shawn

I read somewhere else in this group that it is the same as the C7.

I tried the to redirect keys, put extended codes on keys, learnig from the original remote and macros. It took all.

David B had a post about the memory limit of 180 steps where extended code/redirect key takes 4 steps and a key in a macro taks one step. I ran out of memory when I counted about 172 steps.

The IR learning memory is separate. It can learn 15 to 30 keys (I need to learn 13 and did not reach the limit).

There is a long thread in this forum with 120+ posts "Amazing Discovery: 15-1994 Radio Shack's new 6-in-1 Remote" started by Andre. Print it out and it will give you all the info you need (or addresses to the info).

Zhe Zhang

I forgot the main question.
One macro can contain 15 keys.
Zhe Zhang

Keep forgeting things these days.
The long thread (and many others about the RS15-1994) is in the "Universial Remote" forum.
Zhe Zhang

What I did was pick up a Cinema 6 and copied the manual, then returned it. :-) There was one remark on this forum somewhere about all those returned units at Wal-Mart "from people who couldn't figure them out"; to the contrary, at least one of those is from someone who DID figure it out!

I also wrote notes to myself and stored them in with the manual, notes regarding other goodies I've learned here, goodies that aren't mentioned in *either* manual.

Adam has a great strategy for anyone owning a universal remote. I go one step farther. Much of the useful information about the remotes I have (Cinema6, Cinema7, Pronto, Gemini Star15) comes from the WWW. From email or web pages, I copy the useful info into window's clipboard, then paste it into NOTEPAD or WORDPAD or occasinally Wordperfect. Once I've collected a page full of related info, I format it nicely, then print it out. The info is also saved as files on my hard drive. If I've messed up a sheet with additions or note, I simply replace it with an updated printout off the computer. I've hole-punched all my original manuals. I keep them and the printed info in a 1" 3-ring notebook. Tabs seperate each remote model info. It takes only seconds to find any information I need. The notebook (black) hides nicely next to the VCR and AMP in my device rack.

Dave

To: Zhe Zhang
I have a new satellite receiver hybrid with WEB TV called Echostar Dishplayer 7100. I bought the learning version of Cinema7 and it operates my components except the dishplayer.

I did get one of the "L" keys to learn the off on button to the receiver but I'd rather have the on off be (ofcourse) the power key and ofcourse all the other channel and scroll buttons to work accordingly.

I've Emailed my dilemma to one for all and maybe they have the preprogrammed code for the new hybrid, but if you recall the original thread that showed some of the finer tweaks, ie. how about copy/pasteing them to an E-Mail to me.

Thanks in advance for info from anybody.

Wayne,
By some reason I cannot coppy the whole thread. But it is still there in the "Universal Remote" forum. Right now it is the 17th tread from the top. Just look for the thread that has 129 + replies.
Z Zhang

This Radio Shack remote sounds like a find indeed! I just got a DirecTV receiver from Hughes and that was the straw that broke the camel's back. Got to get down to one remote. My question is: can the RS remote choose things on my receiver like "DVD input" and "Coax or Optical audio input?" Really the only buttons I use on my receiver remote are volume, mute, and changing its a/v inputs. If it can handle the input selection, I'm sold! Also, can "menu" for my dvd player be the same button as "guide" does for the directv receiver? I'm new to the universal remote world, sorry. :) THANKS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Greg:

Yes, It will do all you asked about in your post. You may have to "learn" some original functions from your old remote(s), but it should work fine.

Post what equipment you have/ want to control with model numbers and I'll see if I can help you.

Sincerely,

Scott Funk