Black & Decker FWMR Instruction Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Cat. No. FWMR

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INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................2

GENERAL SAFETY RULES ......................................................................................3-4

DEFINITION OF TERMS ..............................................................................................5

BUTTON FUNCTIONS..................……………………………………………………….6-7

SETUP........................................................................................................................8-9

BATTERY INSTALLATION ..……………………………………………………………8
BATTERY SAVER..………………………………………………………………………8

CODE SAVER........………………………………………………………………………8

POWER-ON DEFAULT........……………………………………………………………8

TV PUNCH THROUGH FEATURE ........................................................................8

VCR/DVD PUNCH THROUGH FEATURE……………………………………………8

CODE SETUP......................……………………………………………………………9

TV/VCR//INPUT............................................………………………………………………9

TV/VCR AND TV/DVD COMBO UNITS ……………………………………………………9

CODE ENTRY ........…………………………………………………………………………10

DIRECT CODE ENTRY ............………………………………………………………10

CODE SEARCH ............................……………………………………………………10

BRAND SEARCH ..................................................................................................11

CODE IDENTIFICATION FEATURE ....................................................................11

FREEWIRE OPERATION..............…………………………………………………… 12-15

TROUBLESHOOTING ..................…………………………………………………… 16-17

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Congratulations on your purchase of a Black & Decker Master Remote Control.
The Black & Decker Master Remote lets you replace a broken or lost remote or
combine more than one remote into one.

This remote control operates the common features of most but not all models
and brands of Infrared (IR) Controlled Video Equipment. This remote may have
functions that are not available on your equipment. Some functions of your
particular equipment (e.g. menu functions) may not be controlled by this remote.
In such cases, use the original remote control for your equipment.

This remote also operates lights and appliances around your home when used in
conjunction with Freewire units.

Please use this manual to become familiar with your Black & Decker Universal
Remote. After you are familiar with your remote the first thing you need to do is
to install batteries and setup your remote for your particular product and brand.

Thank you for buying a Black & Decker remote and we hope it will give you
many years of service.

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GENERAL SAFETY RULES FOR ALL

FREEWIRE PRODUCTS

WARNING: Read and understand all

instructions. Failure to follow all

instructions listed below may result in
electric shock, fire, property damage and/or
serious personal injury. For additional
information refer to the manual which came
with your FREEWIRE kit.

SAVE THESE

INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING: Do not use any FREEWIRE
product to control any device where
unexpected or unattended turn on/off
could cause serious personal injury
and/or property damage. Interference,

interruptions, or surges in the electrical
system, or malfunction may cause
unexpected turn on/off of plugged in
devices.

WARNING: Do not use any FREEWIRE
product to control any device where
failure to operate could cause serious
personal injury and/or property
damage. Interference, interruptions or

surges in the electrical system, or
malfunction may cause plugged in
devices to fail to operate as expected.

WARNING: Do not use any FREEWIRE
product to control any medical device.

Using any FREEWIRE product to control
any type of medical device could result in
serious personal injury.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of
electric shock, do not use any type of
plug adaptor with this product.

WARNING: Do not use a Bulb
Receiver, Lamp Receiver, Messenger
Hub or Outdoor Lamp Receiver to
control an appliance. Using a Bulb

Receiver, Lamp Receiver, Messenger
Hub or Outdoor Lamp Receiver to control
an appliance could damage the appliance
or the receiver, which could result in
serious personal injury and/or property
damage.

WARNING: Do not use a Bulb Receiver
or Lamp Receiver to control a lamp or
fixture that already has a dimmer on it.

Using a Bulb Receiver or Lamp Receiver
to control a lamp or fixture that already
has a dimmer on it could damage the
lamp, fixture or receiver, which could
result in serious personal injury and/or
property damage.

WARNING: Do not use any FREEWIRE
product to control any device that
exceeds the rating for that FREEWIRE
product. Using a FREEWIRE product to

control a device that exceeds the rating

for that product could result in serious
personal injury and/or property damage.

The ratings for FREEWIRE products are
as follows:

• BULB RECEIVER - 150 watts ­incandescent bulbs only .

• LAMP RECEIVER - 300 watts - lamps
with incandescent bulbs only .

• MESSENGER HUB - 500 watts ­lamps with incandescent bulbs only .

• OUTDOOR LAMP RECEIVER - 500
watts - lamps with incandescent,
fluorescent, halogen or low voltage bulbs
only.

• APPLIANCE RECEIVER - 15 amp
resistive load small appliances, 1/3HP
motor load, 500 watts lamps with
incandescent, fluorescent or halogen
bulbs only , 400 watts for televisions.

• HARDWIRE SWITCH - 500 watts ­incandescent bulbs only .

WARNING: To reduce the risk of
electric shock or fire, do not expose
any FREEWIRE product to rain or
moisture. If a FREEWIRE product is

exposed to rain or moisture, immediately
disconnect the FREEWIRE product from
the AC outlet to reduce the risk of electric
shock or fire and consult authorized
service personnel. NOTE: Outdoor Lamp
Receiver may be used outdoors. Bulb
Receiver may also be used outdoors if
mounted in correct orientation. Motion
Detector and Monitoring Camera may be
used outdoors when mounted as per
instructions.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of
electric shock, do not disassemble any
FREEWIRE product. No user-serviceable

parts are inside.

WARNING: Use only incandescent
bulbs in lights that are to be controlled
by the Hardwire Switch. Using any other

type bulbs could damage bulbs and/or
Hardwire Switch.

WARNING: Do not use any intercom or
monitoring system, including a baby
monitor, that uses the house wiring to
transmit signals in permanent transmit
(or talk) mode when using FREEWIRE
products. Transmissions from an

intercom or monitoring system that uses
the house wiring to transmit signals could
interfere or block out FREEWIRE
transmissions in permanent transmit (or
talk) mode. It is also possible that a
neighbor's intercom or monitoring system
could cause unexpected operation,
including failure to operate, of your
FREEWIRE system, or that your
FREEWIRE SYSTEM could cause
unexpected operation, including failure to

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operate, of your neighbor’s intercom or
monitoring system.

WARNING: If unintended operation of
any FREEWIRE product is observed,
unplug all FREEWIRE products
immediately until (1) the source of the
interference is identified and
eliminated through selection of a
different HOUSE CODE to ensure that
neither system causes unintended
operation of the other system or (2) a
blocking filter, Black and Decker
Model number PZZ01, is installed. Call
1-888-678-7278 to order. Professional
installation recommended. If you

cannot identify the source of interference
by talking with neighbors who are using a
FREEWIRE or compatible system and
you do not want to install a blocking filter,
or if you have any questions about
identifying or eliminating interference,
please call 1-800-544-6986 before
plugging in or using any FREEWIRE
product.

Remember to exercise good common
sense when using your FREEWIRE
system - especially when attaching
unattended appliances or devices to
the system. There can be unexpected

consequences if FREEWIRE products
are not used with care. For example, an
empty coffee pot can be remotely turned
on due to unintended operation or
interference from a neighbor's
FREEWIRE or compatible system. If that
should happen, your coffee pot could be
damaged from overheating, which in turn
could cause a fire or create a risk of
electrical shock. As another example, if
an electric heater is turned on
unexpectedly while clothing is draped
over it, a fire could result. Accordingly,
DO NOT USE the FREEWIRE system for
the control of medical devices, heating
appliances, such as portable heaters, or
any other appliance or device that could
cause physical injury or property damage
if turned on or off while unattended.
Similarly, DO NOT USE the FREEWIRE
system for the control of any appliance or
device that could cause physical injury or
property damage if it fails to operate as
expected. Interference, interruptions or
surges in the electrical system, or
malfunction may cause plugged in
appliances or devices to fail to operate as
expected. For example, if a pipe heater
controlled by a FREEWIRE system fails
to operate as expected, the pipes could
freeze and rupture. For these reasons, it
is important to read, understand and
follow all instructions in this manual, and
to consider carefully the potential

consequences of unattended or
unexpected operation, or failure to
operate, of an appliance or device before
you attach it to a FREEWIRE system.

FCC CAUTION

THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART
15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS
SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO
CONDITIONS:
(1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE
HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND
(2) THIS DEVICE MUSTACCEPTANY
INTERFERENCE RECEIVED, INCLUDING
INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE
UNDESIRED OPERATION.
This equipment generates and uses
radio frequency energy, and if not
installed and used properly, that is, in
strict accordance with the manufacturers
instructions, it may cause interference to
radio and television reception. It has
been type tested and found to comply
with the limits for remote control devices
in accordance with the specifications in
Sub Parts B and C of Part 15 of FCC
Rules, which are designed to provide
reasonable protection against such
interference in a residential installation.
However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular
installation.

If this equipment does cause
interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined
by unplugging the equipment, try to
correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures.

• Reorient the antenna of the
radio/TV experiencing the
interference.

• Relocate the interference with
respect to the radio/TV .

• Move the interference away from
the radio/TV .

• Plug the interface into an outlet on
a different electrical circuit from the
radio/TV experiencing the
interference.

• If necessary , consult your local
Dealer for additional suggestions

NOTE: Modifications to any of the
components in this product or kit will
void the user’s authority to operate
this equipment.

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DEFINITIONS OF TERMS

USED IN THIS MANUAL

What is the UNIT CODE?

The unit code allows you to
assign a number (1 - 16) to any
Freewire unit in your home
system. For example, if you
assign the unit code number 5 to
a Lamp Receiver, the lamp will
turn on and off when you activate
the number 5 on your Freewire
remote control. If you want a
multiple of Lamp Receivers to
respond to a single number on
your remote, there is no problem
with setting them all to the same
unit code number.

What is the HOUSE CODE?

The house code prevents
interference with other Freewire
systems that may be in your
neighborhood. When you set
your house code to a letter (A ­P) you are choosing a distinct
communication language
between all parts of your
Freewire system. It is essential
that all units in your Freewire
system are set to the same
house code letter for it to operate
correctly.

What is SYNCHRONIZATION?

When you first install your
Freewire units it is essential that
you match up the wireless
transmitters (Indoor Remote, Key
Chain Remote, Master Remote
and Motion Detector) with the
plugged in Messenger Hub. This
will synchronize their wireless
communication in a distinct way
that prevents interference with
other Freewire systems that may
be in your neighborhood.

Why are there COLOR
SEGMENTS on the unit code
wheels?

The six colors (or zones) help you
to allocate unit codes to various
parts of your house. For example,
if you wanted to control three plug
in lamps in your living room you
might allocate them the unit code
numbers 5, 6 and 7 which are
part of the green segment (green
zone). Green becomes a quick
reference to controlling those
lamps from your remote control.

What are GROUPS?

Groups are shortcut buttons to
operating any combination of up
to four receiver unit codes. For
example, you may wish to create
a 'welcome home' group control.
If you had your entrance light(s)
set to 1, your hall lamp set to 5,
your living room lamp set to 8 and
your kitchen light set to 11 they
could all be turned on/off by a
single group key. It is essential to
first program the group with the
Messenger Hub and Wireless
Remote before you can use this
function.

What does the HOUSE button
do?

When you press HOUSE ON all
the Lamp Receivers and the
Messenger Hub in your Freewire
system will turn on (for safety
reasons, it will not turn on
appliance receivers). When you
press HOUSE OFF any unit in
your Freewire system will turn off

- this is the fast way to turn off all
your Freewire units.

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VCR, DVD, TV, CBL/SAT

Selects product to be operated.
Mode Indicator Lights when mode
buttons are pressed.

MENU Access the Menu functions of the
device you are controlling.

SETUP

For setup.

NUMBERS

Enter numbers for direct channel
selection. Some products require Enter
to be pressed after channel selection.

ENTER

Used after direct channel number entry
to immediately change to the selected
channel.

VOLUME UP / DOWN

Changes the volume level of the
product, normally the TV.

CAMERA OFF

Turns off all cameras in the selected
ZONE.

GROUPS 1 and 2 ON and OFF select
the previously setup Freewire groups.

Three ON/OFF buttons

These three buttons turn on and off
Freewire units set to the UNIT CODE
shown through the opening on the lid
below. In this example 5, 6, and 7.

POWER

Turns product On or Off.

BUTTON FUNCTIONS

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