Contec URC550 Users Manual
Models IRC 550* / URC 550*
Universal Remote Control
Programming and Operating
Instructions
To have a clearer idea of the features and capabilities of
your remote control, take a moment to read these
instructions. Save for future reference.
© 2006 Contec Holdings, LLC, Rev. 05/06
1. Introduction
Your IRC550 and URC550 universal remote controls
are simple to program, easy to use, and can operate
up to five (5) devices, which include:
SAT Satellite receivers
TV Televisions
DVD DVD
AUDIO Audio receivers, amplifiers, CD players
AUX VCRs, 2
* Model IRC550 transmits to each of the above
electronic devices using an infrared (IR)
signal. Model URC550 transmits both infrared (IR)
and radio-frequency (RF) signals to your DSR
receiver, but IR-only signals to all your other
devices. The RF capability of the URC550 permits it
to remotely operate a DSR receiver that’s enclosed in
a home-entertainment unit or located where an
unobstructed line-of-site between the remote and
DSR is not possible. Model URC550 is supplied is
with the premium-featured HD / DVR DSR500 series
receivers.
The remote is ready to use with your Star Choice
satellite receiver, but before you can use your remote
control to operate the other devices listed above, it
must first be programmed (set-up).
2. Before Getting Started
Some of the special features and buttons on your
remote control are as follows:
Point and Press
Lets you program your TV, VCR, DVD, AUDIO
devices without codes. For more information, see
Sections 5 and 14.
Memory Guard
Eliminates reprogramming after battery changes.
Time Out
If the same button is pressed and held for 30-
nd
TV, 2nd DVD, 2nd Audio device
®
Programming
®
seconds, your remote control will turn itself off
automatically. This extends the battery life should
the remote become lodged under or between heavy
objects, for example sofa cushions.
3. Installing. Replacing Batteries
Install two (2) new “AA” batteries as indicated by the
diagram in the battery compartment.
When the batteries become low and need to be
replaced, the [SAT] button will blink several
times and the remote control will not transmit the
function for the button that was pressed.
When this happens, simply replace the existing
batteries with two (2) new “AA” batteries to
restore normal operation to the remote control.
4. If You Have More Than One Satellite Receiver
Your remote control is set at the factory to control all
of the functions on your Motorola satellite receiver.
However, if you have more than one satellite receiver,
you may want to prevent the remote control in one
room from affecting the satellite receiver in another
room. To prevent this kind of interference, you must
"pair" each remote control with each receiver by
assigning a new "address" to each combination. This
“address” assignment is made using your remote
control as follows:
1. Press the [SAT] button to select the remote
control’s SAT mode.
2. Press the [Options] button to display the Options
screen on your TV.
3. On the Options screen, use the [▲], [▼], [◄], [►]
buttons to highlight the Change System Settings /
System Setup option, then press [Enter].
4. On the Systems Setting / Setup screen, use the
[▲], [▼], [◄], [►] buttons to highlight the Change
Installation Settings / System Settings (applies to
DSR 5xx, 207, 317 receivers) option, then press
[ENTER].
5. On the System Settings (applies to DSR 5xx, 207,
317 receivers) screen, use the [▲], [▼], [◄], [►]
buttons to highlight the Installation Settings option,
then press [ENTER]
6. On the Installation Settings screen, use the [▲],
[▼], [◄], [►] buttons to highlight the Remote
Control Address option, then press [ENTER]
7. Once you are on the Remote Control Address
screen, disregard the instructions on the
screen and follow these steps using the
remote control keypad….
a. In this order, press and hold the [MUTE] button,
then the [ENTER] button. Hold both
down together
until the mode buttons
illuminate in rotation (i.e. SAT Æ TV Æ DVD Æ
AUDIO Æ AUX Æ SAT…). Release both
buttons as soon as the mode buttons
illuminate.
b. Enter any one of the following addresses:
[000], [001], [002], [003], [004], [005], [006],
[007]. Entry of the 3-digit of each address
stores the address automatically and causes
the mode buttons to blink and go out.
c. Press the [ENTER] button to set the same
address in your Satellite Receiver. The new
address will be displayed in the upper right
corner of your TV screen.
d. Exit from the Remote Control Address screen.
5. Programming Your TV, DVD, AUDIO Devices
Code-Entry Programming
1. Turn on all the electronic devices (TV, DVD,
AUDIO) you want to program the remote to
operate.
Using the remote control keypad….
2. In this order, press and hold the [ENTER] button,
then the [MUTE] button. Hold both
together
until the mode buttons illuminate in
buttons
buttons down
rotation (i.e. SAT Æ TV Æ DVD Æ AUDIO Æ AUX
Æ SAT…). Release both buttons as soon as the
mode buttons illuminate.
3. a. To program your TV, locate the 3-digit code for
your brand in the TV Setup Code
list and enter
it on the keypad of the remote control. Entry
of the correct code will cause your TV to turn
off. If multiple codes are listed for your brand,
you may have to enter several different codes
until your TV turns off.
b. As soon as you have entered a 3-digit code
that turns your TV off, press [MUTE].
1. If the TV turns back on, press [ENTER] to
lock in the code. The mode buttons will
blink 3-times and go out.
Or
2. If the TV does not turn back on, enter a
different 3-digit setup code until your TV
turns back on. Then press [ENTER] to
lock in the code. The mode buttons will
blink 3-times and go out.
4. To program your DVD, refer to the DVD Setup
Code lists
and repeat steps 2 and 3 above.
5. To program your AUDIO devices, refer to the
AUDIO Setup Code list
and repeat steps 2 and 3
above.
Point and Press
®
Programming
This method allows you to program
control without
codes using the [S] or [T] buttons
your remote
("Power" function during programming). For more
information on this method as well as other buttons
you can program your remote with, see Section 14.
1. Turn on all the electronic devices (TV, DVD,
AUDIO) you want to program the remote to
operate.
Using the remote control keypad….
2. In this order, press and hold the [ENTER] button,
then the [MUTE] button. Hold both buttons down
together
until the mode buttons illuminate in
rotation (i.e. SAT Æ TV Æ DVD Æ AUDIO Æ AUX
Æ SAT…). Release both buttons as soon as the
mode buttons illuminate.
3. Press [S] one step at a time until one of your
electronic devices turns off. Each time you press
[S] button, the mode buttons will illuminate in
rotation. As soon as one device turns off, stop
pressing the [S] button.
4. Press [MUTE]. If the device that turned off...
a. Turns back on, press [ENTER] to lock in this
code. The mode buttons will blink 3-times and
go out.
Or
b. Does not turn back on, press [T] one step
at a time until that device turns back on. Each
time you press the [T] button, the mode
buttons will illuminate once
in reverse rotation
(AUX Æ AUDIO Æ DVD Æ TV Æ SAT Æ
AUX).
Once you have found a code that turns the
device on / off, press [ENTER] to lock in this
code. The mode buttons will blink 3-times and
go out.
5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 above for each of the
remaining electronic devices you wish to program
the remote to operate.
Note: Given the size of the code libraries in your
remote control, it will take several minutes to cycle
through all the codes when using the Point and Press
Programming method.
6. Programming Your Auxiliary Device – VCR, 2nd
TV, 2nd DVD, 2nd Audio Device
1. Turn on the electronic device (VCR, 2
DVD, 2
nd
AUDIO) you want to program as an
nd
TV, 2nd
AUXILIARY device.
Using the remote control keypad….
2. In this order, press and hold the [ENTER] button,
then the [MUTE] button. Hold both
together
until the mode buttons illuminate in
rotation (i.e. SAT Æ TV Æ DVD Æ AUDIO Æ AUX
Æ SAT…). Release both buttons as soon as the
mode buttons illuminate.
3. Press [ENTER] again.
4. Follow the Code Entry Programming (paragraph
3) or Point and Press Programming® (paragraphs
3 & 4) areas of Section 5 to program your AUX
device.
7. Programming Your TV / VCR Combination
1. Turn on your TV / VCR combination device and
set it to its TV mode.
2. Program your remote to operate the TV
Using the Code Entry Programming method
described in Section 5, find a TV Setup Code that
operates the TV functions (Power, Vol S/T, Mute,
Ch S/T, 0-9) of your TV / VCR unit.
3. Set your combination device to its VCR mode and
install a VHS tape.
4. Program your remote to operate the VCR
functions. Using the Code Entry Programming
method described in Section 5, enter, lock and
test each 3-digit VCR Setup Code
until a code is found that operates the transport
functions (PLAY, STOP, REW, FWD, PAUSE,
REC) of your TV / VCR unit.
Before you can test for the correct VCR setup
code, you must first press the [VCR] button first to
put the remote in its VCR mode.
8. Programming Your TV / DVD or TV / VCR / DVD
Combination
1. Turn on your TV / DVD combination device and
set it to its TV mode.
2. Program your remote to operate the TV
Using the Code Entry Programming method
buttons down
functions.
for your brand
functions.
described in Section 5, find a TV Setup Code
that
operates the TV functions (Power, Vol S/T, Mute,
Ch S/T, 0-9) of your TV / DVD unit.
3. Set your combination device to its DVD mode and
install a DVD.
4. Program your remote to operate the DVD
functions. Using the Code Entry Programming
method described in Section 5, enter, lock and
test each 3-digit DVD Setup Code
for your brand
until a code is found that operates the transport
functions (PLAY, STOP, REW, FWD, PAUSE,
REC) of your TV / DVD unit.
Before you can test for the correct DVD setup
code, you must first press the [DVD] button to put
the remote in its DVD mode.
5. Last, if you have a TV / VCR / DVD combination
unit, you need to program your remote to operate
the VCR functions.
6. Set your combination device to its VCR mode and
install a VHS tape.
7. Using the Code Entry Programming method
described in Section 5, enter, lock and test each
3-digit VCR Setup Code
code is found that operates the VCR transport
for your brand until a
functions (PLAY, STOP, REW, FWD, PAUSE,
REC) of your TV / DVD / VCR unit.
Before you can test for the correct VCR setup
code, you must first press the [VCR] button first to
put the remote in its VCR mode.
9. Code Number Readback
To identify the 3-digit TV setup codes stored under
the Point and Press
®
programming method, follow
these steps using the remote control keypad…
1. In this order, press and hold the [ENTER] button,
then the [TV] button. Hold both
together
until the [TV] button illuminates. Release
buttons down
both buttons as soon as the [TV] button
2. Press [INFO]. The mode buttons will “blink back”
the code numbers, with a 1-second interval
between each digit of the code. Please note that
for the numeric “0”, the mode buttons will
illuminate blink in fast-sequence.
Example: For code “130”, the remote will blink 1
time, then 3 times, then in a fast-sequence for the
0.
To identify the 3-digit SAT code, press [ENTER], then
[SAT] as defined in step 1 above, then press [INFO].
To identify the 3-digit DVD code, press [ENTER], then
[DVD] as defined in step 1 above, then press [INFO].
To identify the 3-digit AUDIO code, press [ENTER],
then [AUDIO] as defined in step 1 above, then press
[INFO].
To identify the 3-digit AUX code, press [ENTER], then
[AUX] as defined in step 1 above, then press [INFO].
10. Master Power
Your remote has a Master Power feature that can be
programmed so that a single press of the [POWER]
button (in remote’s SAT mode) can turn all of your
electronic devices on / off together.
To program
the Master Power feature, follow these
steps using the remote control keypad:
1. In this order, press and hold the [ENTER] button,
then the [POWER] button. Hold both buttons
down together
until the [SAT] button illuminates.
Release both buttons as soon as the [SAT] button
illuminates.
2. Press [1]. The [SAT] button will blink 3-times and
go out.
the Master Power feature, follow these steps:
To use
1. Press [SAT] to select the remote’s SAT mode.
illuminates.
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