There is a little quirk in that the green button itself doesn’t turn off the plug, but pressing the button turns the channel changer into an on and off selection for the plug. Alternatively, you could walk over to the wall and switch off the socket, thereby saving yourself 100% of used energy in standby modes. The box boasts this might save you up to £37 a year, save 90% of used energy in standby modes, meaning you can breathe a green sign of sweet relief. Effectively, it reduces all your standby devices down to one - the plug. Then you simply press the green button on the remote, the plug switches off, and all your devices are off. So where does the Energy Saver come in? Well, in the box you also get the remote controlled plug, which you can put into a wall socket before a multi-way extension. You can also upgrade the remote codes via the Internet by entering the system and searching for your device: it is all very simple. There is also a clever macro mode, so you can set-up shortcuts for particular sequences of button presses, perhaps to change your TV and amp to watch a DVD, or similar. Yes, you get your numbers, channel change, volume, standby, text, AV, guide/EPG and menu buttons, but if you have become accustomed to changing the screen aspect, or upscaling levels on your DVD player, you won’t have those features by default, but they can be programmed in manually. It is becoming increasingly common for remote controls to feature additional shortcut buttons which may not appear on the AllForOne. So, having discarded two remotes, we settled down to some TV watching, enjoying the full range of functions that we always had. If you are using a mainstream product, from one of the big companies, you should have no problem.

If the code is not provided, or they don’t work, you can manually search through all the codes till you find one that works. After a few tries we found the code and were pleased to see that we had taken over control of the TV, then the STB, and finally the DVD player, except in our test set-up we were using a budget DVD player from a supermarket that did not appear to be supported. In the box you get an extensive catalogue of code numbers, and it is simply a case of locating your model of TV, for example, then trying the given codes. The first stage in setting-up the remote is to program in a code to allow it to take over the function of your devices. Out of the box, the remote supports up to four devices, defined as TV, STB (set-top box), DVD and AUDIO.

The Energy Saver remote has two basic aspects, the universal remote and a remote controlled plug, which we will deal with in turn. But how does it work? We get watching to find out. They think they can help you green up your TV setup with their Energy Saver remote. (Pocket-lint) - OneForAll have been producing universal remotes for some time and are one of the most recognised brands in the business.

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