A method of programming a radio transmitter to a radio receiver

A radio remote control system includes a radio receiver having a normal operating mode in which the radio receiver can be operated by a radio transmitter which is programmed to the radio receiver, and a programming mode in which the receiver is set to learn a new radio receiver and programming information is sent for the new transmitter to the receiver. Programming of a radio transmitter to the radio receiver includes operating the receiver with an existing transmitter which is already programmed to the receiver, and repeating the operation of the receiver in a predetermined sequence a. In response to the receiver receives the predetermined sequence of operations, the receiver enters the programming mode. Programming information for the new channel are sent to the receiver and the receiver programmed the new transmitter to the receiver.