Owner’s Manual
Thank You! Thank you for purchasing the Automator™ URC-200 Pre-Programmed and Learning Remote Control. The Quick Setup DVD tutorial supplied with the Automator demonstrates the process of setting up and automating a home entertainment system. Watch the DVD first to familiarize yourself with the capabilities of the Automator and the setup process. This manual is designed to assist you step-by-step as you setup the Automator to replace all of your remote controls and automate your home entertainment system.
Table of Contents Getting Started ..........................................................2 Button Layout ........................................................... 3 Basic Setup ............................................................... 5 Pre-Programmed Method .......................................... 5 Learning Method ..................................................... 10 Volume Control Punch Through ............................. 13 Advanced Operation ...........................................
The Automator Getting Started Congratulations! You’ve purchased one of the most advanced and easy to setup control systems available. The Automator’s built-in library includes thousands of different brands and models of remote controls. In most systems, all you have to do to setup the Automator is enter which brands and models you own. If you own a component too new to be in the library, the Automator uses advanced DoubleTapTM Learning technology to quickly set each Automator button, one at a time.
URC-200 Button Layout TITLE FAVORITE CHANNEL Button LIGHT Button PAGE Buttons change the page of Display Buttons. Screen Labeled Display Buttons PAGE Numbers MAIN Button takes you to the MAIN Menu.
The Automator Selecting a New DEVICE Changes All Button Commands Instantly The Automator can operate ten different devices even though it is only one remote control. Let’s try it now! Press the MAIN button, then press the TV DEVICE button. TV DEVICE Button MAIN Button The top of the screen changes from MAIN to TV. Now all of the buttons change their function to operate a TV. Press the page buttons. Watch the labels of the display buttons change with each press.
URC-200 Basic Setup You can start setting up your Automator using either the Pre-Programmed Method or the Learning Method. However, all the buttons of the Automator are setup at once with the Pre-Programmed Method, so it is usually faster than the one-button-at-a-time Learning Method. Pre-Programmed Method 1 Power on the A/V component you wish to setup, so that you can test codes by sending power off commands.
The Automator 4 Press the P-PRO button to select the Pre-Programmed Method. P-PRO Button The display changes so that you can select which Device button to setup. First Five Device Names Press a Page button to display the other five Device names. 5 In this step you choose the name of the device you’d like to setup. Use the cursor UP or DOWN buttons to change the flashing name. When it is correct, press the SELECT button.
URC-200 6 In this step you verify the type of component you plan to operate with this device button. If the flashing name is correct, press SELECT. SELECT If the name flashing in the display is incorrect (for example, you are setting up AUX to operate a Laser Disc Player), use the UP and DOWN buttons to change the flashing name to the correct type of component. Note: Each name that appears in the display may include several types of components.
The Automator Note: If your component fails to turn off after you have entered all the code numbers listed for your brand, you can scan through the other brands in the table by alternately pressing the UP (or DOWN) and POWER OFF buttons. Scan Up to the next Code Number Scan Down to the previous Code Number 8 When the component turns off, save the code number you entered by pressing the SAVE button that appears on the screen.
URC-200 10 When the display shows “MAIN”, you are back in normal operating mode. Now it’s time to test all the buttons. If some buttons don’t work, try repeating steps 1-9, to see if you can improve the match to your component. For Example: My Sony TV powered off with TV code number 139. However the number buttons didn’t work when I tested them. So, I repeated steps one to ten, using other code numbers and eventually discovered that when code number 185 is set, all the buttons work perfectly.
The Automator Learning Method The Automator can learn commands from your old remote controls one-button-at-a-time by following these simple steps: 1 2 Line-up the Automator with your old remote control, head-to-head, one or two inches apart. Press and hold the MAIN and ENT (Enter) buttons at the same time for approximately three seconds. The top of the display will show “SETUP”. You are in SETUP mode now. Note: You have 30 seconds to perform a step while you are in SETUP mode.
URC-200 4 The display will show a list of the first five devices. 5 Select the device you would like to teach commands to by pressing the Device button. Press any of the Device Buttons. 6 Press any button you want to teach a command to. Press any Button. Note: If you don’t see the display button you would like to teach, use the PAGE buttons. The only buttons you can’t teach are the PAGE and MAIN buttons. Once you press a button, the top of the display will change from “LEARN” to “READY”.
The Automator 7 Press and hold the button on your old remote control until the display changes to “RETRY”. 8 Press and hold the same button on your old remote control once again. The Automator’s unique DoubleTap learning technology ensures compatibility with the widest variety of remote controls ever! 9 Once you have taught the button twice, the display will change to either “GOOD” or “FAILED”. If the “GOOD” label appears on top of the display, you were successful.
URC-200 Volume Control Punch Through In most home entertainment systems, the sound volume is only controlled by one device. In some systems, it is the TV speakers that make the sound, so you would use the TV device on the Automator to raise and lower the volume. In another system, it might be a surround sound receiver and speakers that control the sound, so you would use the Automator’s AUDIO device to adjust the volume.
The Automator 4 The bottom of the display flashes ”PUNCH TO”. Press the device button for the device that doesn’t have volume control commands yet (i.e.,DVD). This is the device you are going to PUNCH TO for the volume and mute commands. Select the Device you want to “Punch To” Note: If you wish to PUNCH to the MAIN device, press the POWER OFF button at this time. 5 The bottom of the display will then flash “PUNCH FROM”. Now you select the device that has the volume commands you want (i.e.
URC-200 Advanced Operation Setting Backlight Options You can adjust the amount of time that the Automator backlight stays on by entering the SETUP mode and proceeding to page two (using the PAGE UP button), then pressing the LIGHT button on the display (not the Backlight button). Then enter the amount of time you would like the light to stay on using the number pad (0-99 seconds). After making your selection, press the SAVE button.
The Automator Adjusting Contrast You can make the text darker by pressing both the MAIN and cursor UP buttons at the same time. To make the text appear lighter, press both the MAIN and cursor DOWN buttons at the same time. MAIN Button Cursor Up & Down Buttons Contrast set low. Contrast set high. Transmitting (Busy Signal) Icon When a command is being transmitted, an icon will appear in the top right corner of the display.
URC-200 Advanced Setup After you’ve finished all your basic setup, you can choose to make operation easier by customizing the Automator just the way you want, using the Advanced Setup features described in this section. Editing Button Labels You can change the name of any of the display buttons (including Favorite Channels) by following these steps: 1 Press and hold both the MAIN and ENT (Enter) buttons for approximately three seconds. The top of the display will show “SETUP”. You are in SETUP mode now.
The Automator 4 The screen displays the list of devices and “EDIT” will appear at the top of the screen. Navigate to the device and page where there is a button label you want to EDIT, selecting between the FAV, MAIN, DEVICE; then using the PAGE button. Note : If you wish to change the name of a DEVICE button, press the Page Up button twice. The top of the display changes to MAIN, and you can navigate to MAIN page 1 or page 2 before going on to Step 5. 5 Press the button you wish to edit.
URC-200 6 Change the character by using any of the number keys. Each press of the same number button selects the next character of that number’s group, as shown below. A,B,C,1 J,K,L,4 S,T,U,7 D,E,F,2 M,N,O,5 V,W,X,8 G,H,I,3 P,Q,R,6 Y,Z,9 7 Once the character you want appears, move to the next space by pressing the RIGHT cursor button. 8 When you are finished editing the button, press the button you edited and “SAVED” will flash at the bottom of the display.
The Automator Macro Button Setup Imagine turning on your TV, your DVD player and your surround sound receiver by pressing a single button on your Automator! What would normally take three remotes and three button pushes, the Automator can accomplish with the press of one button. We call that a “Macro”.
URC-200 4 Press the button you want to set as a Macro button. The top of the screen will display the label of the button you selected. At the bottom of the screen it displays “STEP0”, indicating that no macro steps have been entered yet. 5 Navigate to the Device and Page that has a button you want in your macro using the MAIN, DEVICE and PAGE buttons. Then press the button with the command you want. Whenever a button is pressed, another Macro step is counted and displayed at the bottom of the screen.
The Automator Favorite Channel Setup Imagine surfing all your favorite channels, without ever typing in a channel number. By simply setting up each of the favorite channel buttons, you can make TV, cable or satellite operation fun and easy. To setup a Favorite Channel button, follow these steps: 1 Enter SETUP mode by pressing and holding both MAIN and ENT for three seconds. Note: You have 30 seconds for each step, otherwise the Automator will time out automatically. 2 Press the FAV display button.
URC-200 6 Press each of the number buttons for the channel. Note: If a number is repeated when setting the channel (for example, channel “33” or “522”) it is usually best to set a half second delay in between the identical numbers by pressing the PAUSE button. Each press of the PAUSE button increases the delay by a half second. PAUSE Button Note: Some brands of television require an ENT(Enter) command after the channel numbers. 7 Press the LIGHT button after you enter the channel number.
The Automator Hiding and Adding Pages Each of your Automator Devices actually contains eight pages. However, only five pages are visible in the factory default setting. Three pages are hidden in each device. If you wish to use the hidden pages, you can ADD them. If you don’t want to use some of the existing pages, you can HIDE them.
URC-200 4 “PAGE” appears at the top of the screen. Now, you can navigate to any page, using the MAIN, DEVICE, FAV, and PAGE buttons. FAV Button DEVICE Buttons PAGE Buttons MAIN Button 5 When you select a page, the top of the screen indicates whether you want to “ADD?” or “HIDE?” the page displayed. When you would like to change a page’s visibility, press the LIGHT button. This page is visible. To HIDE it, press the LIGHT button. This page is hidden. To ADD it, press the LIGHT button.
The Automator Overview of Erasing You can erase an individual button with a learned command, a macro or a favorite channel. You can erase an entire Device’s learned command or macro buttons. You can also erase ALL your learned commands on all devices or all your macros or favorite channels everywhere. If you really want a fresh start, it is possible to reset everything to the factory default condition.
URC-200 5 If you press ALL, the Automator displays a SURE? button. After the SURE button is pressed, all the buttons will be erased. SURE Button If you press DEVICE, a list of Devices will appear. Press the device button that you wish to erase. The bottom of the screen will flash ERASE twice, then ERASED. If you press KEY, you’ll have to navigate to the Device and Page you want using the MAIN, DEVICE and PAGE buttons. Press a button to erase it.
The Automator Cloning One Automator to Another If you own two or more Automators, you can copy and transfer all the setup from one Automator to another. Just follow these easy steps: 1 Enter SETUP mode by pressing and holding both MAIN and ENT for three seconds. Note: You have 30 seconds for each step, otherwise the Automator will time out automatically. 2 Press a PAGE button to display page two of Setup. 3 Press the CLONE button. 4 Align the two Automators head-to-head, about an inch apart.
URC-200 Recalling Pre-Programmed Settings If you didn’t write down the code numbers you setup your Automator with, you can recall them via this simple process: 1 Enter SETUP mode by pressing and holding both MAIN and ENT for three seconds. Note: You have 30 seconds for each step, otherwise the Automator will time out automatically. 2 Go to page two of the SETUP menu via the PAGE UP button. 3 Press the RECAL button. The display changes to the recall screens.
The Automator The Optional Expander You can use the Automator as you would your other remote controls. It transmits very powerful line-of-sight output using infrared light commands (invisible to the naked eye). When you point the Automator at the components, expect the range to be between 30 and 50 feet. When the remote is not pointed in the general direction of the components, the range will vary (depending on reflective surfaces, lighting, etc.).
URC-200 The Automator sends radio signal to the Expander, which is a radio receiver. The Expander converts radio signals to standard infrared commands and sends them out via a built-in front blaster to components in the same cabinet space. Self-adhesive “flashers” (included in the Expander kit) affix to the front panels of your components. The flashers relay infrared commands to components out-of-sight of the MRF-100 front blaster. The flashers plug into the MRF-100 rear flasher line output jacks.
The Automator Pre-Programmed Code Notes Record the code numbers for your system here: TV CABLE DVD VCR AUDIO SAT CD VCR2 DVR AUX 32
URC-200 Pre-Programmed Code Tables The Automator’s Pre-Programmed code library is divided into categories (TV, VCR, AUX, etc.). Each category actually includes many types of components. For example, the VCR category includes TV/VCR combo units. Within each category, the code numbers are listed in rows by brand (Sony, Panasonic, B & K, etc.). Some brands have more than one three digit code for you to try.
TV - TVs, Plasmas, Projectors and Monitors BRAND ADMIRAL ADVENT AKAI A MARK AMPRO AMSTRAD ANAM AOC AUDIOVOX BARCO BLAUPUNKT BROKSONIC CAIRN CANDLE CAPEHART CETRONIC CITIZEN CLASSIC CONCERTO CONTEC CORONADO CRAIG CROWN CURTIS MATHES CXC DAEWOO DAYTRON DREAMVISION DWIN DYNASTY DYNATECH EIKI ELECTROHOME EMERSON FISHER FUJITSU FUNAI FUTURETECH GE GOLDSTAR HALL MARK HITACHI INFINITY INFOCUS JBL JCPENNEY JENSEN JVC KEC KENWOOD KLOSS KMC KTV LG LODGENET LOEWE CODE NUMBERS 072 081 161 160 247 197 146 248 112 143 1
TV (continued) - TVs, Plasmas, Projectors and Monitors BRAND LOGIK LUXMAN LXI MAGNAVOX MARANTZ MATSUI MEMOREX METZ MGA MINERVA MITSUBISHI MTC NAD NEC NIKEI ONKING ONWA OPTONICA ORION PANASONIC PHILCO PHILIPS PIONEER PORTLAND PROSCAN PROTON QUASAR RADIO SHACK RCA REALISTIC ROCTEC RUNCO SAMPO SAMSUNG SANYO SCOTT SEARS SELECO SHARP SIEMENS SIGNATURE SOLE SONY SOUNDESIGN SPECTRICON SSS SUPRE MACY SYLVANIA TANDY TATUNG TECHNICS TECHWOOD TEKNIKA TELEFUNKEN TELERENT TERA CODE NUMBERS 072 004 166 007 015 052 081 1
TV (continued) - TVs, Plasmas, Projectors and Monitors BRAND TMK TOSHIBA TOTEVISION UNIVERSAL VIDEO CONCEPTS VIDIKRON VIDTECH WARDS WESTING HOUSE YAMAHA YORK YUPITERU ZENITH ZONDA CODE NUMBERS 004 015 138 030 007 040 062 101 143 008 009 146 174 184 188 192 004 004 008 009 019 028 060 061 063 064 072 074 143 164 034 076 197 004 004 043 073 072 095 103 157 183 112 CABLE - Cable TV Descramblers and Tuners BRAND ABC AMERICAST ANTRONIX ARCHER BELL SOUTH CENTURION CENTURY CITIZEN COMBANO COMSAT COMTRONICS COX D
CABLE (continued) - Cable TV Descramblers/Tuners BRAND PANASONIC PARAGON PHILIPS PIONEER PRUCER PTS PULSAR RCA RECOTON REGAL REGENCY SAMSUNG SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA SIGNAL SIGNATURE SL MARX SONY SPRUCER STARCOM STARGATE TADIRAN TIMELESS TIME WARNER TOCOM TOSHIBA UNIKA UNITED CABLE UNIVERSAL VIEWSTAR ZENITH CODE NUMBERS 044 047 052 006 012 013 020 085 095 103 034 051 063 076 105 059 011 071 074 052 047 098 049 050 057 030 003 011 041 042 043 045 046 030 103 030 096 108 047 078 002 004 008 009 008 030 097 104 030
DVD (continued) - DVD Players and Changers BRAND MERIDIAN MITSUBISHI MYRYAD NAD NAKAMICHI ONKYO PANASONIC PHILIPS PIONEER PROCEED PROSCAN RCA SAMSUNG SANSUI SANYO SHARP SONY SYLVANIA SYMPHONIC TATUNG THOMPSON TOSHIBA VENTURER YAMAHA ZENITH CODE NUMBERS 153 017 102 134 088 103 076 035 021 042 138 139 144 150 066 083 095 105 023 092 099 107 108 131 086 026 027 026 027 056 070 119 154 147 094 033 118 145 143 143 102 026 027 035 034 130 141 149 042 089 057 074 091 DVD - Laser Disc Players BRAND DENON FUNAI KE
VCR - VCRs and TV/VCR Combos BRAND CODE NUMBERS AIWA AKAI AMPRO ANAM AUDIO DYNAMICS BROOKSONIC CANON CAPEHART CRAIG CURTIS MATHES DAEWOO DAYTRON DBX DYNATECH ELECTROHOME EMERSON FISHER FUNAI GE GO VIDEO GOLDSTAR HARMAN KARDON HITACHI INSTANTREPLAY JCL JCPENNEY JENSEN JVC KENWOOD LG LLOYD LXI MAGIN MAGNAVOX MARANTZ MARTA MATSUI MEI MEMOREX MGA MINOLTA MITSUBISHI MTC MULTITECH NEC NORDMENDE OPTONICA ORION PANASONIC PENTAX PHILCO PHILIPS PILOT PIONEER PORTLAND PULSAR 034 161 016 146 043 046 124 125 142 072
VCR (continued) - VCRs and TV/VCR Combos BRAND QUARTZ QUASAR RADIO SHACK RCA REALISTIC RICO RUNCO SALORA SAMSUNG SANSUI SANYO SCOTT SEARS SHARP SHINTOM SIGNATURE SONY SOUNDESIGN STS SYLVANIA SYMPHONIC TANDY TATUNG TEAC TECHNICS TEKNIKA THOMAS TMK TOSHIBA TOTEVISION UNITECH VECTOR RESEARCH VICTOR VIDEO CONCEPTS VIDEOSONIC WARDS YAMAHA ZENITH CODE NUMBERS 002 014 066 145 075 123 107 109 144 147 158 041 145 013 020 140 034 040 003 008 010 014 031 034 040 053 054 101 058 148 014 102 104 113 115 112 120 032 040
AUDIO (continued) - Amps, Preamps and A/V Receivers BRAND ATLANTIC TECHNOLOGY AUDIO ACCESS AUDIO ALCHEMY AUDIO DESIGN AUDIO EASE AUDIO FILE AUDIO MATRIX AUDIO SOURCE AUDIO TECHNICA B&K BOSE BRYSTON CARVER CASIO CHIRO CINEMA SOUND CITATION CLARION COMPAQ CURTIS MATHES DENON EIGER ELAN ENLIGHTENED AUDIO ESCIENT FANFARE FISHER FLEXTRONICS FOSGATE FOSGATE AUDIONICS GE GOLDSTAR HAFLER HARMAN KARDON HITACHI IMERGE INKEL INTEGRA JBL JCPENNEY JEFF ROWLAND JENSEN JVC KENWOOD KINERGETICS KLH KOSS KRELL KYOCERA LEXICO
AUDIO (continued) - Amps, Preamps and A/V Receivers BRAND MCS MERIDIAN MITSUBISHI MONDIAL MYRYAD NAD NAKAMICHI NEC NIRO ONKYO OPTIMUS OUTLAW PANASONIC PARASOUND PHAST PHILIPS PIONEER POLKAUDIO PROCEED RCA REALISTIC REQUEST REVOX ROTEL SAMSUNG SANSUI SANYO SCOTT SEARS SHARP SHERWOOD SONY SOUNDESIGN SOUNDMATTERS SOUNDSTREAM SSI SUMO SUNFIRE TAEKWANG TEAC TECHNICS THETA DIGITAL TOSHIBA WARDS YAMAHA ZENITH CODE NUMBERS 076 100 012 013 242 243 204 157 158 042 043 081 112 276 293 186 113 283 111 244 245 172 183
SAT (continued) - DSS Satellite Receivers BRAND EXPRESSVU GENERAL ELECTRIC GENERAL INSTRUMENT GOI HITACHI HTS HUGHES JVC MAGNAVOX MEMOREX MITSUBISHI MOTOROLA NEXT LEVEL PANASONIC PAYSAT PHILIPS PROSCAN RADIOSHACK RCA SAMSUNG SKY SONY STAR CHOICE TOSHIBA UNIDEN ZENITH CODE NUMBERS 122 151 106 150 148 122 139 140 122 161 162 068 154 165 166 108 117 122 136 136 068 154 148 148 142 160 136 152 153 156 068 154 136 108 117 151 106 150 148 151 106 150 123 155 163 164 103 148 127 068 154 157 158 136 159 CD - CD P
CD (continued) - CD Players and Changers BRAND GENEXXA GOLDSTAR HAITAI HARMAN KARDON HITACHI INKEL JCPENNEY JENSEN JVC KENWOOD KOSS KRELL KYOCERA LOTTE LUXMAN LXI MAGNAVOX MARANTZ MCINTOSH MCS MEMOREX MISSION MITSUBISHI MITSUMI MODULAIRE MONDIAL MYRYAD NAD NAKAMICHI NEC NIKKO NSM ONKYO OPTIMUS PANASONIC PARASOUND PHILIPS PIONEER PROCEED PROTON QUASAR RADIO SHACK RCA REALISTIC ROTEL SAE SANSUI SANYO SCOTT SHARP SHERWOOD SIGNATURE SONY SOUNDESIGN SUMO SYLVANIA CODE NUMBERS 010 069 102 080 093 018 033 047 208
CD (continued) - CD Players and Changers BRAND SYMPHONIC TAEKWANG TANDY TEAC TECHNICS TECHWOOD THETA DIGITAL TOSHIBA VECTOR RESEARCH VICTOR WARDS YAMAHA YORX CODE NUMBERS 052 181 195 085 010 015 034 036 051 052 101 131 140 079 060 103 200 172 184 008 068 076 234 235 006 067 091 160 148 080 004 022 114 124 185 033 024 046 054 186 183 245 182 DVR - Digital Video Recorder (TiVo, Replay) BRAND ECHOSTAR / DISH HUGHES JVC PHILIPS RCA REPLAY NETWORKS SONY TIVO CODE NUMBERS 122 108 117 122 108 090 117 109 075 10
AUX (continued) - Tape Decks BRAND CODE NUMBERS PANASONIC PHILIPS PIONEER QUASAR SANSUI SHARP SHERWOOD SONY TEAC TECHNICS TOSHIBA VICTOR YAMAHA 007 010 032 088 195 027 087 003 039 047 050 066 098 222 007 088 027 113 119 224 026 057 131 175 181 038 004 028 030 033 034 020 022 052 084 089 009 059 212 007 010 076 088 109 122 193 112 106 021 026 031 067 040 AUX - Custom Installation Products BRAND 3M AIWA ARCHER AURORA MULTIMEDIA AUTON CELADON CRESTRON DMX DRAPER SCREEN DREAMVISION DWIN EVERQUEST EXTRON FAR
AUX (continued) - Custom Installation Products BRAND TURBOSCAN VELODYNE X-10 XANTECH CODE NUMBERS 167 203 183 093 168 169 170 171 172 188 189 47
The Automator Frequently Asked Questions What is a “macro” button? It is an Automator button you set to make a lot of things happen when you press it. For example, to watch a DVD in most home theaters requires several remote controls and many button presses (power up the TV, power up the surround sound, power up the DVD player, set the TV to the correct video input, set the surround sound to the correct audio input and finally; press play on the DVD player remote control).
URC-200 Warranty The URC-200 is covered against any manufacturers defects or workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase if purchased from an authorized Universal Remote Control dealer. Units purchased from online auction sites or other unauthorized resellers have no warranty. This warranty does not cover the following items: - Damage from misuse, neglect, or acts of nature. - Products that have been modified or incorporated into other products.
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