Innotech IC4001 User Manual

INNOTECH SYSTEMS INC.

IC4001 UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT

FEATURES

C Fully Integrated Solution
C Low power “Sleep Mode” for long battery

life

C Program code read-back
C Easy to program
C Choice of

- Manual Programming

- Manual Search Mode

- Automatic Search Mode

C Controls any combination of TV/VCR/

Cable/Satellite and DVD

C Broad Coverage of All Popular

Entertainment Models

C Up to 64 keys

PIN CONFIGURATION

1
2

X2

3

X3

4

X4

5

X5

6

X6

7

X7

8

X8

9

10

Y6

11

Y5

12

INT0

13

INT1

14

Y1

15

Y2

16

Y4

17

Y3

18

XTL

XTL

19
20 21

GND

40X1

Vcc

39

LED

38

IR

37

LV
36
35
34
33
32
31

EA
30
29
28
27

Y7
26
25
24
23
22

C Punch-Through Operation

DESCRIPTION

The IC4001 Universal Remote Integrated Circuit is a fully integrated solution for a complete four-in-one
universal remote control. The IC4001 includes the comprehensive Innotech library of entertainment remote
control codes for the highest possible coverage of consumer products. The IC4001 may be used to control
up to four different entertainment devices, typically a TV, VCR, Satellite, and cable box. All basic
operations are supported. The IC4001 may be customized to include OEM-specific remote control codes.
The choice of programming methods ensures the easiest-possible customer operation.

Device Buttons: [TV] [VCR] [C/SAT] These
buttons are used to select the device to control. For
example, the [C/SAT] button switches the remote

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BUTTON DESCRIPTION

to cable/satellite mode and the remote control
functions control the cable box. Pressing TV
switches the remote to TV mode. Some controls

may function even when their normal device is not
selected (Punch Through). For example, when in
cable box mode, the volume controls may still work
with the television, and the VCR controls may still
control the VCR. The availability of this feature
depends on what type of TV, VCR, and cable box.

[Power] This button is used to turn the TV, VCR,
or cable box on or off.

[CH+][CH-] Channel Up / Channel Down
[VOL+][VOL-] Raise or lower the volume.

[TV/VCR] Toggles between TV and VCR func-

tions.
[MUTE] This button turns muting on and off.

Numeric Pad: The numbers on this pad control
channel settings on TVS, VCRs, and cable boxes.

[ENTER] Some TVS require [ENTER] be pressed
when changing channels with the numeric pad.

[PREV] Returns to the previous channel selected on
TV’s that support this function.

[PLAY][FF][REW][PAUSE][STOP][REC] VCR
Play, Fast Forward, Rewind, Pause, Stop. These
operate as conventional VCR controls, but [REC]
must be pressed twice to start recording.

PROGRAMMING GUIDE

QUICK PROGRAMMING GUIDE

Press the device but­ton for the device you
wish to program (1
flash)

Press the PROG but­ton (2 flashes)

Input the correspond­ing code from the
code list. (Flashes
once for each digit
pressed)

[TV] or [VCR] or
[C/SAT] '

[PROG] ''

[1]' [2]' [3]'

The [PROG][AUTO] Program and auto search but­tons used for programming the remote to work with
your specific TV, VCR, and cable box. Program­ming the remote is described later in the manual.

Repeat steps 1-4 for
each device (TV,
VCR, or cable box.)

DETAILED PROGRAMMING GUIDE

To program A Device:

1. Select the device you wish to program with a
device key (TV, VCR, Cable). For instance to
program the VCR, press the VCR device button.
The light on the remote will flash once.

When you have en-

[PROG] '''

tered the correct
code, press PROG. (3
flashes)

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2. Press the [PROG] button. The light will flash
twice.

3. Find the correct code from the code list that
follows. If a brand has more than one code, the

first codes are the latest models.

4. Enter the correct code on the number pad. The
light will flash once for each key pressed.

5. Press the [PROG] button again to lock in the
code. The light should flash 3 times, and pro­gramming is finished. For example, to program a
Sony TV:

First, find the Sony codes in the code list.

1. Press the device key that you want the code
read back for. For example, if you want to get the
code for your TV, press the [TV] key.

2. Press [PROG]. The light should flash twice.

3. Press [1] and then [PROG]. The light will
flash the number of the first digit of the code. For
instance, if the TV’s code is 567, the light will
flash five times. If a digit of code is zero, the light
will not flash.

Then, try the first (latest model) code. Press:

[TV] [PROG] [0] [3] [8] [PROG]

When finished, try to operate the TV with the
remote. If the remote works with the TV, the
programming for the TV is finished. If the remote
does not work, try the next code: 141, and so-on,
until the correct code is found. If you cannot find
the correct code, refer to the Auto Search feature.

SPECIAL FEATURES

The IC4001 Universal Remote Control Integrated
circuit has several special features:

Punch Through

Some TVS, VCRs, and cable box controls may
work at the same time. For example, after you
press the [C/SAT] or [VCR] buttons, the volume
controls may still work with the television. Other
functions may also work this way. Availability of
this feature varies depending on the type of TV,
VCR, and cable box used.

Read Back Programmed Code

4. Repeat the last two steps to get the second and
third digits of the TV code, by pressing [2] and
[PROG] for the second digit (light flashes six
times) and [3] and [PROG] for the third digit
(light flashes seven times). This procedure can
then be repeated for the VCR and cable box.

Substitute Devices

Users can substitute devices with universal remote
controls based on the IC4001. All of the three
device buttons (TV, VCR, and C/SAT) can be
programmed as either a TV, VCR, or cable box.
To program a TV on the VCR device button:

1. Press [VCR] and then [PROG]. The light will
flash twice.

2. Instead of entering a VCR code, enter the TV
code for the desired TV. The light will flash once
for each digit.

3. Press [PROG], and the light will flash 3 times.
Now the VCR button will act as a second TV.
This works with all three devices, so it is possible
to program up to three TV’s, VCR’s, and cable
boxes. For example, to program a Sony TV in the
cable boxes place, press:

The remote can read back the codes selected for
TV, VCR, and cable box, so they can written
them down and used for future reference. To do
this:

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[C/SAT] [PROG] [0] [3] [8] [PROG]

Now the C/SAT button will act as a Sony TV.

Auto Search For Correct Code

Manual Search For Correct Code

If users have trouble programming the remote, or
can’t find the correct code in the manual, the
remote can cycle through available codes rapidly
to help locate a usable code. It is recommended
that this feature be used only when all other
methods have failed, as users may have to cycle
through many codes before finding a usable one.

1. Manually turn on the device to control.

2. [TV] or [VCR] or [C/SAT] '
Press the device key for the device code being
searched for. For example, to search for a TV
code, press [TV] once. (1 Flash)

3. [PROG] ' '
Press the [PROG] button once. (2 Flashes)

4. [AUTO] Press the Auto button. '

The remote control will now search through the
library for the target device code in 3 second
intervals. Every 3 seconds the user will be
prompted by the light flashing and the remote will
attempt to turn the power off.

The user can manually toggle through the device
codes to find the correct code for a TV, VCR or
Cable/Satellite.

1. Manually turn on the device.

2. [TV] or [VCR] or [C/SAT] '

Press the device key for the device code you want to
search for. For example, to search for a TV code,
press [TV] once. (1 Flash)

3. [PROG] ' '
Press the [PROG] button once. (2 Flashes)

4. [0]' [0]' [0] '
Press [0] [0] [0] (Flashes once for each digit

pressed)

5. [PROG] ' ' '
Press the [PROG] to change to the next device
code. Every time [PROG] is pressed, the device
code will increment..

6. [TV] or [VCR] or [C/SAT] '

When the device turns off, the user should

Press the device key again to lock in the code.

immediately press the [PROG] key to save the
code. Check the other buttons to ensure they all
work with the target device. If they do not, repeat
the preceding auto search steps.

NOTE: Some devices, such as cable boxes, may
not support power buttons on the remote. In this
case, you can substitute [CH+] or any other

To stop Auto Search, press any key except

supported button to test the code.

[AUTO].

DEVICE CODES

For a code list of supported devices and associated ISI codes, please contact Innotech Systems for the
document “Index of Device Codes.”

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RAW

1.2M

6V

2M

FF CH- VOL- MUTE C/SAT

REW CH+ V+ VCR TV

PLAY 3 6 9 AUTO PREV

PAUSE 2 5 8

POWER REC 1 4

STOP

LV

.1µF

1µF 100µF

1µF

VCR

0 ENTER

PROG

7

27pf

12MHz

27pf

10µF

D2

401K

Vcc

GND

ISL D 150

Isocom

20

LED

INT0

INT1

39

IR

38

37

LV

12

13

28

Y7

17

Y3

16

Y4

11

Y5

10

Y6

56K

31

19

XTAL1
XTAL2

18

9

RESET

1

X1

2

X2

3

X3

4

X4

5

X5

6

X6

7

X7

8

X8

14

Y1

15

Y2

.1µF

56K

PN4403

RAW

LV

Vcc

75K

.1

D1

SC303A

NEC

10

47

47K

PN2222

20

1
2

13

3
4
5

9
10
11

74HC11

.1µF

14

8

TYPICAL APPLICATION: UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL

Note: Please specify IC4001 for 4-battery operation, IC4001A for 2 or 3 battery operation.

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