u201d ir code and u201c d 5 u201d is the discrete u201c power toggle u201d ir code these hexadecimal codes can vary from one manufacturer to the next and accordingly are not included in the figures it can also be noted that most receivers and remote control systems are designed to operate with power on and power off commands or with power toggle commands but not both most systems manufactured by thomson multimedia for example are responsive to all three commands and this is reflected in the flow chart of fig2 and in the following discussion assume that tv receiver 300 of fig3 operates in a normal video display mode referred to in a block 110 of fig1 a user issuing a power off command via for example a control signal 301 and an ir link 310 of fig3 causes tv receiver 300 to enter an error recovery mode referred to in a block 111 of fig1 via a flow chart path 110 a if the power off command was issued inadvertently the user can recover from the error by issuing within for example a 30 second interval a power on command as depicted by a flow chart path 111 a via a control signal 304 of fig3 to turn tv receiver 300 back on in this case no turn on delay will occur thus a display screen 303 of tv receiver 300 would have an appearance that is advantageously consistent with users 39 expectations of today 39 s conventional direct view tube or rear projection tv receivers without the operation in the.