Owner’s Manual
Thank You! Thank you for purchasing the Automator TM URC-200 Pre-Programmed and Learning Remote Control. The DVD tutorial supplied with the Automator demonstrates the process of programming and automating a home entertainment system. Watch the DVD first to familiarize yourself with the capabilities of the Automator and the process of programming. This manual is designed to assist you step-by-step as you program 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 Set Up 5 Pre-programmed Standard Method 5 Pre-programmed Scan Method 9 Learning Method 10 Punch Through Volume Control 13 Advanced Operation 15 Advanced Set Up 17 Editing Button Labels 17 Macro Button Setup 20 Favorite Channel Setup 22 Hiding/Adding Pages 24 Erasing Mistakes 26 Cloning One Automator to Another 28 Recalling Three Digit Pre-Programmed Codes 29 Expanding Via the Expander 30 Pre-Programmed Code Notes 32
The Automator Getting Started Congratulations! You’ve purchased one of the most advanced control systems available! The Automator comes pre-programmed with over one thousand devices. All you have to do is set the Automator to the brand and model of each of your components. You’ll find instructions for quick set up on page five. In addition, the Automator buttons can also learn any button from any remote control.
URC-200 Button Layout TITLE FAVORITE Channel Button These Labeled Buttons change their functions when the Page is changed. PAGE buttons change the page of buttons displayed. PAGE numbers of the Device MAIN Button takes you to the MAIN Menu. FUNCTION buttons change their commands whenever a new DEVICE is selected.
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 The TITLE changes to TV. Now all of the buttons are dedicated to TV functions. If you press the PAGE buttons, you can see that the TV DEVICE has a total of five pages.
URC-200 Basic Set Up You can set up your Automator using either the learning or the pre-programmed method. Because all the buttons can be set up in one quick operation rather than one button at a time, we recommend you start with pre-programmed set up before you do any learning. Pre-Programmed Standard Method 1 Turn on the component you wish to set up in your Automator (TV, VCR, DVD, etc.
The Automator 4 Press the P-PRO button to select the Pre-Programmed Code method. P-PRO Button 5 The display will show a list of the first five devices. First Five Devices Pressing the Page Up or Down button will display a list of the next five devices. 6 Move the blinking cursor to the device you wish to program by using the cursor UP or cursor DOWN button shown below, then press SELECT.
URC-200 7 The bottom of the display should now be flashing FROM TABLE. This prompts you to select the CODE TABLE via the Cursor and SELECT buttons. For Example: Let’s pretend you are programming a TV. You would find the the three digit codes for Televisions in the TV CODE TABLE. So you would press the cursor buttons until “TV” is flashing, then press the SELECT button. This selects the TV CODE TABLE.
The Automator 9 When the component turns off, save the code number you entered by pressing the SAVE button that appears on the screen. Code You Entered SAVE Button 10 Exit SET UP mode by pressing the MAIN button two times. When the display shows “MAIN”, you are back in normal operating mode. Now it’s time to test the all the buttons. If some buttons don’t work, try another three digit code to see if it gives better operation. For Example: My Sony TV powers off with code 139.
URC-200 Pre-Programmed Scan Method If none of the codes listed for your brand in the Code Table powered off your component, you can scan the entire Code Table for a working code set. Often a code set for another brand will operate a device (some brands contract manufacture for other brands). Here’s how to scan an entire Code Table: 1 Put the Automator in Setup Mode and select P-PRO, then the Device you’d like to program, then the Code Table you want to scan.
The Automator The Learning Method The Automator can learn commands from your old remote controls one at a time, via this simple process: 1 Line-up the Automator with your old remote control, head-to-head, one or two inches apart. 2 Press and hold the MAIN and ENT (Enter) buttons at the same time for approximately three seconds. The top of the display screen will show “SET UP”. You are in SET UP mode now. Note: You have 30 seconds to perform a step while you are in SET UP mode.
URC-200 4 The display will show a list of the first five devices. 5 Select the device you’d like to teach a few commands to by pressing the Device button directly. Select any of the Devices directly. 6 Now, navigate to the page you want and press any button you want to teach a command to. Select any button you’d like to teach a command to by pressing it. Note: The only buttons you can’t teach are the PAGE, MAIN and FAV buttons.
The Automator 7 Press and hold the button on your old remote control until the display changes to “RETRY”. Press and hold the same button on your old remote control once again. Note: DoubleTap learning is exclusive Automator technology bringing you the most reliable operation. 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 and “SAVED” flashes on the bottom, you were successful.
URC-200 Punch Through Volume Control The one feature that will really make life easy for you and your family is Punch Through. It’s worth setting up right away! In most home entertainment systems, the sound volume is controlled by only one device. In some systems it is the TV device that controls the sound; in others it would be the AUDIO device (for the A/V surround sound receiver). Now, imagine you are watching a DVD, so the Automator is set to operate the DVD.
The Automator 3 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. 4 The bottom of the display will then flash “PUNCH FROM”. Now you select the device that has the volume commands you want.
URC-200 Advanced Operation Setting Backlight Options You can adjust the amount of time that the Automator backlight stays on by entering the SET UP mode and proceeding to page two and press the LIGHT button on display. Simply enter the duration time from 0 - 99 seconds using the number pad. After making your selection, press the SAVE button. If you do not want the backlight feature activated, press the ON button that appears on the display screen. The ON will automatically change to OFF.
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 Set Up After you’ve finished all your basic programming, you can choose to make operation easier for everyone by customizing the Automator just the way you want, using the Advanced Set Up features described in this section. Editing Button Labels You can change the name of any of the screen labeled buttons (including Favorite Channels) by following these steps: 1 Enter the SET UP mode by pressing and holding MAIN and ENT. As usual, you have 30 seconds. 2 Press the EDIT button.
The Automator 4 The screen displays the MAIN menu of devices while flashing “EDIT” at the top of the screen. Navigate to the device and page where there is a button label you want to edit using the FAV, MAIN, DEVICE, and PAGE buttons. Note: If you wish to change the name of one of the DEVICE buttons, 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 want to edit.
URC-200 6 Enter text using the number buttons shown below. Each press of the SAME number button steps through the characters available (as shown below). Once the character you want appears, move to the next space by pressing the Right cursor button. A,B,C,1 D,E,F,2 J,K,L,4 M,N,O,5 S,T,U,7 V,W,X,8 G,H,I,3 P,Q,R,6 Y,Z,9 7 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 Set Up Imagine pressing just one button but watching your TV turn on, then the DVD player and then the A/V surround sound receiver. 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 are set up yet. 5 Now you navigate to the Device and Page that has a button you want in your macro using the MAIN, DEVICE and PAGE buttons. When you press a button, you set another Macro step. The display at the bottom will flash the total number of steps you have set up in this macro button.
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 FAV channel buttons to surf for you, you can really make cable or satellite operation fun and easy. To program a FAV button, follow these easy steps: 1 Enter the SET UP mode by pressing and holding MAIN and ENT. As usual, you have 30 seconds. 2 Press the FAV button. FAV Button The top of the display screen will show “FAV”.
URC-200 6 Press each of the number buttons for the channel. Note: If you are programming a channel that has the same numbers in it (like “33” or “522”) it is sometimes 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/Adding Pages Each of your Automator Devices actually contains eight pages. However, only five pages are visible now (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 your existing pages, you can HIDE them. You can add or hide pages on devices OR on your favorite channel pages. Note: Be sure to program a macro before you hide pages with macro commands on them.
URC-200 4 Each page asks whether you want to ADD? or HIDE? at the top of the page. Navigate to any page, using the MAIN, FAV, and PAGE buttons. 5 When you would like to change a page’s visibility, press the LIGHT button. This page is hidden, to ADD it press the LIGHT button. This page is visible, to HIDE it press the LIGHT button. 6 You can continue adding or hiding pages on other devices by repeating Steps 4 and 5. To return to normal operation, press the MAIN button four times.
The Automator Erasing Mistakes 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 favs everywhere. You cannot erase a pre-programmed button, but you can replace one by teaching a command. If you really want a fresh start, you can even erase everything (including all your pre-programmed buttons).
URC-200 5 If you pressed the ALL display button, the Automator display screen will ask you if you are sure. If you wish to erase all, press the SURE button. If you pressed the DEVICE display button, 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 pressed the KEY display button, 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 (Copying) The Automator If you own two or more Automators, you can copy and transfer all the programming from one to another Automator. Just follow these easy steps: 1 Enter the SET UP mode by pressing and holding MAIN and ENT. As usual, you have 30 seconds. 2 Go to page 2 of the SET UP menu via the PAGE UP button. 3 Press the CLONE button. 4 Align the two remote controls head-to-head, about an inch apart.
URC-200 Recalling the Pre-Programmed Three Digit Code Number If you didn’t write down the three digit codes you set up your Automator with, you can recall them via this simple process: 1 Enter the SET UP mode by pressing and holding MAIN and ENT. As usual, you have 30 seconds. 2 Go to page 2 of the SET UP menu via the PAGE UP button. 3 Press the RECAL button. The display changes to the recall screens.
The Automator Expanding With the 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). Typically, when you use the Automator line of sight like this, expect a range of between 30 and 50 feet when it is pointed at the components. 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 signals to the Expander, which is a radio receiver. The Expander converts radio 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 three digit codes for your system here: AUDIO DVD VCR1 TV CABLE CD DVR VCR2 SAT AUX 32
URC-200 Pre-Programmed Code Tables The Automator’s built in library of remote control commands is classified by category (TV, VCR, DVD etc.) and by brand (Sony, B & K, Panasonic, etc.). You simply find the correct category, then the brand you own. Often there will be more than one three digit code for you to try. Just circle the correct row and refer to it while programming (step-by-step instructions for using three digit codes.
AUDIO - Amps, Preamps and Receivers BRAND ADC ADCOM AIWA AKAI AMC AMEND AMX ANGSTROM ANTHEM ARCAM ATLANTICTECH AUDIO ACCESS AUDIOALCHEM AUDIO DESIGN AUDIO EASE AUDIO FILE AUDIO MATRIX AUDIOSOURCE AUDIO TECHNI B&K BOSE BRYSTON CARVER CASIO CHIRO CINEMA SOUND CITATION CLARION COMPAQ CURTISMATHE DENON EIGER ELAN ENLIGHTAUDIO ESCIENT FANFARE FISHER FLEXTRONICS FOSGATE GE GOLDSTAR HAFLER HARMAN KARD HITACHI IMERGE INKEL INTEGRA JBL JCPENNEY JEFFROWLAND JENSEN JVC KENWOOD THREE DIGIT CODE NUMBERS 007 082 092 225
AUDIO - Amps, Preamps and Receivers (cont.
DVD - DVD Players and Changers BRAND AIWA ALPINE APEX DIGITAL DENON FUNAI GE GOVIDEO HARMAN KARDON HITACHI INTEGRA JVC KENWOOD KLH KRELL LEXICON LG MAGNAVOX MARANTZ 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 THREE DIGIT CODE NUMBERS 146 098 087 111 115 007 080 143 026 027 137 084 140 101 142 012 151 135 104 148 091 057 074 066 096 083 095 153 017 102 134 088 10
DVD - Laser Disc Players BRAND DENON FUNAI KENWOOD MAGNAVOX MARANTZ MITSUBISHI NAD OPTIMUS PANASONIC PHILIPS PIONEER RADIO SHACK RCA REALISTIC RUNCO SANYO SHARP SONY TECHNICS THETA DIGITAL YAMAHA THREE DIGIT CODE NUMBERS 206 207 120 152 013 032 121 211 121 121 049 013 113 032 106 117 121 120 002 049 127 075 152 013 053 110 113 032 152 106 043 129 37
DVD - DVD Players and Changers BRAND AIWA ALPINE APEX DIGITAL DENON FUNAI GE GOVIDEO HARMAN KARDON HITACHI INTEGRA JVC KENWOOD KLH KRELL LEXICON LG MAGNAVOX MARANTZ 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 THREE DIGIT CODE NUMBERS 146 098 087 111 115 007 080 143 026 027 137 084 140 101 142 012 151 135 104 148 091 057 074 066 096 083 095 153 017 102 134 088 10
DVD - Laser Disc Players BRAND DENON FUNAI KENWOOD MAGNAVOX MARANTZ MITSUBISHI NAD OPTIMUS PANASONIC PHILIPS PIONEER RADIO SHACK RCA REALISTIC RUNCO SANYO SHARP SONY TECHNICS THETA DIGITAL YAMAHA THREE DIGIT CODE NUMBERS 206 207 120 152 013 032 121 211 121 121 049 013 113 032 106 117 121 120 002 049 127 075 152 013 053 110 113 032 152 106 043 129 39
TVs, Projectors, Plasmas 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 MATH 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 THREE DIGIT CODE NUMBERS 072 081 161 160 247 197 146 248 112 143 167 073 157
TVs, Projectors, Plasmas, Monitors (continued) BRAND THREE DIGIT CODE NUMBERS LODGENET LOEWE LOGIK LUXMAN LXI MAGNAVOX 072 164 072 004 166 007 015 052 081 160 164 164 059 197 003 060 061 004 063 064 127 022 160 094 239 MARANTZ 197 164 184 MATSUI 164 MEMOREX 007 072 004 METZ 088 MGA 197 004 024 028 042 MINERVA 088 MITSUBISHI 109 124 024 004 028 040 042 146 191 MTC 197 004 062 101 NAD 015 025 NEC 132 130 134 197 040 016 024 056 019 236 237 NIKEI 043 ONKING 043 ONWA 043 OPTONICA 019 081 ORION 096 PANASONIC
TVs, Projectors, Plasmas, Monitors (continued) BRAND THREE DIGIT CODE NUMBERS TELEFUNKEN 037 046 086 087 072 TELERENT 172 TERA 004 TMK 015 138 030 007 040 062 101 TOSHIBA TOTEVISION 143 UNIVERSAL 008 009 VIDEO CONC 146 174 184 188 192 VIDIKRON 004 VIDTECH 004 008 009 019 028 060 061 063 064 072 074 143 164 WARDS 034 WESTING 076 HOUSE 197 004 YAMAHA 004 YORK 043 YUPITERU CABLE - Cable Descramblers and Tuners BRAND ABC AMERICAST ANTRONIX ARCHER BELL SOUTH CENTURION CENTURY CITIZEN COMBANO COMSAT COMTRONICS
Cable Descramblers/Tuners (continued) BRAND MOVIE TIME NOVAPLEX NSC OAK 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 THREE DIGIT CODE NUMBERS 028 032 092 015 028 038 071 031 037 053 044 047 052 006 012 013 020 085 095 103 034 051 063 076 105 059 011 071 074 052 047 098 049 050 057 030 003 011 041 042 043 04
CD - CD Players and Changers BRAND ADCOM AIWA AKAI AMC AMEND ARCAM AUDIO ACCESS AUDIO EASE AUDIO TECHNI BSR CALIFORNIA AUDIO CAPETRONIC CARRERA CARVER THREE DIGIT CODE NUMBERS 062 042 059 065 088 089 105 122 170 187 085 195 202 231 232 118 238 119 147 165 046 037 057 103 008 063 057 080 185 041 044 050 086 107 130 134 135 138 139 203 204 167 CASIO 111 182 CLARINETTE 182 CREEK 159 CROWN 035 DENON 002 123 EMERSON 042 069 102 FISHER 050 185 134 008 FRABA 111 GENEXXA 010 069 102 GOLDSTAR 080 HAITAI 093 HARMAN
CD - CD Players and Changers (continued) BRAND 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 SYMPHONIC TAEKWANG TANDY TEAC TECHNICS TECHWOOD THETA DIGITAL TOSHIBA VECTOR RESEARCH VICTOR WARDS YAMAHA YORX THREE DIGIT CODE NUMBERS 014 062 046 044 107 030 038 039 168 169 010 050 057 058 081 082 083 085 093 195 103 201 172 008 068 248 233 240 041 044 107 246 253
SAT - DSS Satellite Receivers BRAND ECHOSTAR GENERAL ELECTRIC HITACHI HUGHES PANASONIC PHILIPS PROSCAN RCA SAMSUNG SKY SONY TOSHIBA UNIDEN ZENITH THREE DIGIT CODE NUMBERS 122 151 106 150 139 140 068 154 161 162 165 166 142 060 160 071 152 153 156 151 106 150 151 106 150 123 155 163 164 103 002 127 157 158 136 091 081 082 083 084 120 159 SAT (continued) - DVR, PVR (i.e.
AUX - Tape Decks (continued) BRAND SANSUI SHARP SHERWOOD SONY TEAC TECHNICS TOSHIBA VICTOR YAMAHA THREE DIGIT CODE NUMBERS 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 (continued) BRAND 3M AIWA ARCHER AURORA MUL AUTON CELADON CRESTRON DMX DRAPER DREAMVISION DWIN EVERQUEST EXTRON FAROUDJA FUJI HUNTERDOUG JERROLD JVC KENWOOD LITE-TOUCH LUTRON MAKITA MINDPATH NILES NSM PIA
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.
