OT - anyone know what the "fetch" button on an RCA tv remote does?
Kate Connally
my inspection and oil change. I'm watching tv in the
waiting area and I got the remote to change the channel
so I could watch Jeopardy. I'm looking at the thing
and there's this button marked "fetch". I kid you not!!!
I even called RCA customer service the next day to ask
what it did since I had no access to the owner's manual.
They told me there was no such thing and that it was
probably a misprint. The guy I was talking to didn't
sound very bright and was probably an outsource person.
He thought I probably read it wrong or something. I couldn't
tell him the model number since I didn't know it. I'll
find out the next time I take my car in if necessary but
for now it's driving me crazy. I mean, I keep picturing
pressing that button and having a dog run in with a stick
in it's mouth!
Kate
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cybercat
"Kate Connally" <conn...@pitt.edu> wrote :
> I mean, I keep picturing
> pressing that button and having a dog run in with a stick
> in it's mouth!
>
Damn, Kate. Live a little. Go in there and PRESS that bad boy.
Sheldon
> So the other night I was at the Saturn dealer getting
> my inspection and oil change. �I'm watching tv in the
> waiting area and I got the remote to change the channel
> so I could watch Jeopardy. �I'm looking at the thing
> and there's this button marked "fetch". �I kid you not!!!
> I even called RCA customer service the next day to ask
> what it did since I had no access to the owner's manual.
> They told me there was no such thing and that it was
> probably a misprint. �The guy I was talking to didn't
> sound very bright and was probably an outsource person.
> He thought I probably read it wrong or something. �I couldn't
> tell him the model number since I didn't know it. �I'll
> find out the next time I take my car in if necessary but
> for now it's driving me crazy. �I mean, I keep picturing
> pressing that button and having a dog run in with a stick
> in it's mouth!
Couda simply searched <RCA fetch function>.
Scroll to page 17...
http://www.directv.com/learn/pdf/System_Manuals/RCA/RCA_DRD403RA.pdf
SHELDON
Sheldon
Dan Abel
<2978de94-877d-47a3...@f47g2000hsd.googlegroups.com>,
Sheldon <PENM...@aol.com> wrote:
> On Feb 22, 1:08 pm, Sheldon <PENMAR...@aol.com> wrote:
> > On Feb 22, 11:58?am, Kate Connally <conna...@pitt.edu> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > So the other night I was at the Saturn dealer getting
> > > my inspection and oil change. ?I'm watching tv in the
> > > waiting area and I got the remote to change the channel
> > > so I could watch Jeopardy. ?I'm looking at the thing
> > > and there's this button marked "fetch". ?I kid you not!!!
> > > I even called RCA customer service the next day to ask
> > > what it did since I had no access to the owner's manual.
> > > They told me there was no such thing and that it was
> > > probably a misprint. ?The guy I was talking to didn't
> > > sound very bright and was probably an outsource person.
> > > He thought I probably read it wrong or something. ?I couldn't
> > > tell him the model number since I didn't know it. ?I'll
> > > find out the next time I take my car in if necessary but
> > > for now it's driving me crazy. ?I mean, I keep picturing
> > > pressing that button and having a dog run in with a stick
> > > in it's mouth!
> >
> > Couda simply searched <RCA fetch function>.
> >
> > Scroll to page 17...
> >
> > http://www.directv.com/learn/pdf/System_Manuals/RCA/RCA_DRD403RA.pdf
> >
> > SHELDON
>
> Oops...
>
> http://www.directv.com/learn/pdf/System_Manuals/RCA/RCA_DRD486RH.pdf
>
> Pg, 11
>
> Sorry.
>
> SHELDON
This is what it says:
FETCH In the program guides, displays the guide
toolbar at the bottom of the screen. During
normal viewing, displays the Fetch menu with up
to eight different actions, or executes a single
task- depending on the preferences set.
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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
da...@sonic.net
Melba's Jammin'
Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:58:54 -0500, Kate Connally wrote:
>
> > So the other night I was at the Saturn dealer getting
> > my inspection and oil change. I'm watching tv in the
> > waiting area and I got the remote to change the channel
> > so I could watch Jeopardy. I'm looking at the thing
> > and there's this button marked "fetch". I kid you not!!!
> > I even called RCA customer service the next day to ask
> > what it did since I had no access to the owner's manual.
> > They told me there was no such thing and that it was
> > probably a misprint. The guy I was talking to didn't
> > sound very bright and was probably an outsource person.
> > He thought I probably read it wrong or something. I couldn't
> > tell him the model number since I didn't know it. I'll
> > find out the next time I take my car in if necessary but
> > for now it's driving me crazy. I mean, I keep picturing
> > pressing that button and having a dog run in with a stick
> > in it's mouth!
>
> A Fetch button is usually on the TV itself. It makes the remote
> bark so you can find it.
> -sw
Sit, Ubu, SIT!
Your mama didn't slap you hard enough!!
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notbob
> pressing that button and having a dog run in with a stick
> in it's mouth!
It's a special feature on the newer sports oriented TVs. A guy presses the
fetch button and the wife/gf brings a cold beer.
nb (diving for cover)
Scott
> On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:18:15 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> The Fetch button on the remote can be used with the "Dinner" and
> "Beer" keys in conjunction with an RCA-compatible wife.
>
> Do I have to repeat it AGAIN?
>
> -sw
>
Where have you been? They don't make RCA-compatible wives in America
anymore...try China.
notbob
> I beat you to that one by several miles! :-P
Gee... I'm crushed.
nb
notbob
> I learned that its a whole lot cheaper to fetch my own beer and cookin' is
> fun - besides, I'm better at than she was.
Words to live by! ;)
nb
cybercat
"Scott" <sws...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Russia, more like it.
Melba's Jammin'
Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:18:15 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> > In article <13v650mozt2g3$.d...@sqwertz.com>,
> > Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
> >
> >> A Fetch button is usually on the TV itself. It makes the remote
> >> bark so you can find it.
> >
> > Sit, Ubu, SIT!
> > Your mama didn't slap you hard enough!!
>
> That part was true - I wasn't joking about that part. I'm
> surprised that nobody flamed me for:
>
> The Fetch button on the remote can be used with the "Dinner" and
> "Beer" keys in conjunction with an RCA-compatible wife.
>
> Do I have to repeat it AGAIN?
>
> -sw
Nope. That one was obviously bait; the first one cracked me up. It's
the visual (auditory in this case) thing that comes to me when reading
it.
Blinky the Shark
Damn tootin' they don't. That's because they kept changing the channel
away from the ball game.
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Blinky the Shark
> In article <1b4ymryi...@sqwertz.com>,
> Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:18:15 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>> > In article <13v650mozt2g3$.d...@sqwertz.com>,
>> > Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
>> >
>> >> A Fetch button is usually on the TV itself. It makes the remote
>> >> bark so you can find it.
>> >
>> > Sit, Ubu, SIT!
>> > Your mama didn't slap you hard enough!!
>>
>> That part was true - I wasn't joking about that part. I'm
>> surprised that nobody flamed me for:
>>
>> The Fetch button on the remote can be used with the "Dinner" and
>> "Beer" keys in conjunction with an RCA-compatible wife.
>>
>> Do I have to repeat it AGAIN?
>>
>> -sw
>
>
> Nope. That one was obviously bait; the first one cracked me up. It's
> the visual (auditory in this case) thing that comes to me when reading
> it.
Work and everything safe......
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Gregory Morrow
Sheldon wrote:
On Feb 22, 1:08 pm, Sheldon <PENMAR...@aol.com> wrote:
> On Feb 22, 11:58?am, Kate Connally <conna...@pitt.edu> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > So the other night I was at the Saturn dealer getting
> > my inspection and oil change. ?I'm watching tv in the
> > waiting area and I got the remote to change the channel
> > so I could watch Jeopardy. ?I'm looking at the thing
> > and there's this button marked "fetch". ?I kid you not!!!
> > I even called RCA customer service the next day to ask
> > what it did since I had no access to the owner's manual.
> > They told me there was no such thing and that it was
> > probably a misprint. ?The guy I was talking to didn't
> > sound very bright and was probably an outsource person.
> > He thought I probably read it wrong or something. ?I couldn't
> > tell him the model number since I didn't know it. ?I'll
> > find out the next time I take my car in if necessary but
> > for now it's driving me crazy. ?I mean, I keep picturing
> > pressing that button and having a dog run in with a stick
> > in it's mouth!
>
> Couda simply searched <RCA fetch function>.
>
> Scroll to page 17...
>
> http://www.directv.com/learn/pdf/System_Manuals/RCA/RCA_DRD403RA.pdf
>
> SHELDON
Oops...
http://www.directv.com/learn/pdf/System_Manuals/RCA/RCA_DRD486RH.pdf
Pg, 11
Sorry.
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GM:
The cyberSCUM's remote has a "felch" button...
;-p
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Greg
TerryinDTW
I know what that means, but I'll bet it went right over 98% of the
group's heads.
Put that on your list of words for Squertz!!!
Kate Connally
Okay, the next time I have my car in for service I'm
going to go for it! (I'll be very disappointed if a dog
doesn't show up, though. ;-)
Kate Connally
> On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:58:54 -0500, Kate Connally wrote:
>
>
>>So the other night I was at the Saturn dealer getting
>>my inspection and oil change. I'm watching tv in the
>>waiting area and I got the remote to change the channel
>>so I could watch Jeopardy. I'm looking at the thing
>>and there's this button marked "fetch". I kid you not!!!
>>I even called RCA customer service the next day to ask
>>what it did since I had no access to the owner's manual.
>>They told me there was no such thing and that it was
>>probably a misprint. The guy I was talking to didn't
>>sound very bright and was probably an outsource person.
>>He thought I probably read it wrong or something. I couldn't
>>tell him the model number since I didn't know it. I'll
>>find out the next time I take my car in if necessary but
>>for now it's driving me crazy. I mean, I keep picturing
>>pressing that button and having a dog run in with a stick
>>in it's mouth!
>
>
> A Fetch button is usually on the TV itself. It makes the remote
> bark so you can find it.
>
> On the TV/Satellite remote it may:
>
> 1. A customizable menu where you can store macros to commonly
> used menu features.
>
> 2. Allows you to search for specific programs using the on-screen
> TV guide in conjunction with keywords.
>
> 3. Can be used with the "Dinner" and "Beer" keys in conjunction
> with an RCA-compatible wife.
>
> -sw
Thanks for the info.
Kate Connally
Thanks,