摘要 |
A remote control (10) for selecting a channel in a controlled home entertainment device comprising a microprocessor including a CPU and memory means; a keypad (10) including keys (25) for operating said remote control (10) coupled to said microprocessor; lamp driver circuitry coupled to said microprocessor; means, including said microprocessor, for generating IR signals coupled to said lamp driver circuitry; code data for executing command functions for operating the home entertainment device stored in said memory means; said keys (25) including a SCAN key (70); circuit means for coupling said SCAN key (70) to said microprocessor, and a channel scan program stored in said memory means for effecting a channel scan of a plurality of channels when the SCAN key (70) is depressed, characterised in that there are provided means arranged to commence the channel scan from a current channel being viewed and to stop the channel scan at the channel at which the scan commenced. <IMAGE> |