McIntosh UR12 User Manual

UR12 Touch Screen Remote

Owners
Manual

UR12

McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New York 13903-2699

Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]

WARNING - TO REDUCE RISK

OF DAMAGE, DO NOT EXPOSE

THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR

MOISTURE.

NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS

INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO

QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

IMPORTANT SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS!

PLEASE READ THEM BEFORE

OPERATING THIS EQUIPMENT.

General:

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Warning: To reduce risk of damage,
do not expose this equipment to rain
or moisture.

6. Only use attachments/accessories
specified by the manufacturer.

Installation:

7. Use in accordance with the
manufacturers instructions.

8. Do not use near any heat sources such
as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or
other equipment (including amplifiers)
that produce heat.

9. Do not use this equipment near water.

10. Do not expose this equipment to drip­ping or splashing and ensure that no
objects filled with liquids, are placed
on the equipment.

Care of Equipment:

11. Clean only with a dry cloth.

12. Do not permit objects or liquids of any
kind to be, spilled and/or fall onto the
equipment.

Repair of Equipment:

13. Refer all servicing to qualified service
personnel. Servicing is required when
the equipment has been damaged in
any way, liquid has been spilled or ob­jects have fallen onto the equipment,
the equipment has been exposed to rain
or moisture, does not operate normally,
or has been dropped.

14. Do not attempt to service beyond that
described in the operating instructions.
All other service should be referred to
qualified service personnel.

15. When replacement parts are required,
be sure the service technician has used
replacement parts specified by McIn­tosh or have the same characteristics as
the original part. Unauthorized substi­tutions may result in damage other haz­ards.

16. Upon completion of any service or re­pairs to this product, ask the service
technician to perform safety checks to
determine that the product is in proper
operating condition.

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Thank You

Thank you for your decision to own this
McIntosh UR12 Touch Screen Remote
Control. The McIntosh dedication to
Quality, is assurance that it will provide
you with many years of enjoyment.

Please take time to read this manual, as
it will help you to become more familiar
with your new McIntosh.

Please Take A Moment

The serial number, purchase date and
dealer name are important for possible in­surance claim or future service. The spaces
below have been provided to record that
information:

Note: The Serial Number is located inside

the Battery Compartment on the left
side.

Technical Assistance

If you have questions about this product,
contact your McIntosh Dealer who is more
familiar with your component system. If
additional help is needed, you can receive
technical assistance at:

McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.
2 Chambers Street
Binghamton, New York 13903
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Customer Service

If your McIntosh product is in need of re­pair, it can returned to your dealer or the
McIntosh Service Department. For assis­tance on repair return procedure, contact
the McIntosh Service Department at:

Serial Number:

Purchase Date:

Dealer Name:

Copyright 2001 © by McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.

McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.
2 Chambers Street
Binghamton, New York 13903
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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Table of Contents

Safety Instructions ................................ 2

Thank You, Please Take a Moment,
Technical Assistance and

Customer Service .................................. 3

Table of Contents and General Notes ... 4

Introduction .......................................... 5

Performance Features ........................... 5

Installing Batteries ................................ 6

Initial Start-up ....................................... 7

Touch Screen and Push-buttons ............ 8

How to Operate the Remote Control .... 9

MAC Touch Screen Pages .................. 10

System Settings

Overview ........................................................... 14

Touch Screen Contrast ....................................... 14

Entering the System Settings ............................. 14

Clock Setting ..................................................... 15

Touch Screen Alignment ................................... 15

System and Options ........................................... 15

Introduction Macro and Punch Through

Programming ..................................................... 16

Program Macro Functions ................................. 16

Device Buttons .................................................. 17

Favorite Channel Button ................................... 17

Erase Function ................................................... 17

Punch-Through Functions ................................. 17

Programming Punch-though .............................. 17

Preprogram ........................................................ 18

Auto Scan with Brand Names ........................... 19

Learning Method ............................................... 20

Erasing the Learned Buttons ............................. 21

Edit Touch-buttons ............................................ 23

Setting the Date and Clock ................................ 28

Program Loading ............................................... 28

Erasing all the Programs .................................... 29

Alternate Button Functions ................. 30

Seup Code Tables ............................... 32

Specifications and Packing ................. 44

Warranty ............................................. 45

General Notes

Caution: The UR12s LCD Screen is made

of glass and is breakable, please
handle with care.

1. The Upload Data Cable is available from
the McIntosh Parts Department:

Upload Data Cable Part No. 171-437

Six foot, 2 conductor shielded, with a
DB9 connector and one 1/8 inch stereo
mini phone plug.

2. For additional operational information,
refer to the owners manual(s) for any
component(s) that are controlled by the
UR12.

3. McIntosh Source Component(s) need to be
connected to a McIntosh Control Center via
Data Cable(s) to allow control of the
component(s) via the UR12s built-in
McIntosh Touch Screen Menus and Push­buttons.

4. The UR12 contains Control Codes for some
of the most popular remote controlable
Audio/Video Component Products. If the
component you would like to control is not
listed in the Control Code Tables, they can
be learned by following the instructions in
the Learning Section of this manual.

5. In certain situations, the supplied Upload
Data Cable may not be long enough to
connect the UR12 to a computer. Below is
the PIN Outs of the DB9 and Stereo Mini
Phone Plug:

RS232 DB9 Connector Pin Layout

1. N/C 6. N/C

2. Data Out (TXD)In (RXD) 7. N/C

3. Data In (RXD) 8. N/C

4. N/C 9. N/C

5. Gnd.

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Pin 1 Pin 5

Pin 6 Pin 9

Introduction and Performance Features

Performance Features

· Controls up to Twelve Components

Features fifty LCD touch screens, 13 con­venient rubber buttons and a joystick.

Stereo Mini Phone Plug

Tip - Data In (RXD)
Ring - Data Out (TXD)
Sleeve - Gnd.

Tip

Ring

Sleeve

Introduction

The McIntosh UR12 is a very powerful
and flexible learning remote control with a
LCD Touch Screen. The UR12 has many
advanced operating features that can add
convenience and enjoyment of your home
entertainment system. It is designed to op­erate up to twelve components. The UR12
is preprogrammed for most McIntosh Con­trol Centers. You can program it for your
other components either from the
preprogrammed code library in the remote
control or you can teach up to 780 buttons
into the UR12 from your original remote
controls. It also allows you to change the
button size and shape and edit the text on
the button in the LCD. You can also make
these changes with the aid of your personal
computer. Setting up the UR12 to work
with your components is very easy.

· Preprogrammed for quick set up

Contains codes for most of the A/V com­ponents on the market.

· Learning Capability

Learns up to 780 commands head to head
with other remote controls.

· Customizable LCD Screens

A wide selection of button sizes and
shapes combine with the ability to write
your own text to the LCD.

· Operational Flexibility

15 programmable macro buttons, 60 pro­grammable favorite channel buttons as
well as volume and transport punch
through operations are available.

· PC Interface

Simplifies editing and downloading pro­grams.

· Ergonomic Design

Provides strategic button and joystick lay­out with backlit LCD screen.

· Memory Lock

The UR12 has an internal memory lock
system that retains all the programs and
learned functions.

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Installing Batteries

The UR12 uses four AA batteries. Please
be sure to match the batteries with the (+)
and (-) markings inside the battery com­partment during installation. Refer to fig­ures 1, 2, 3 and 4

Note: Please do not mix old batteries with

new ones or mix different types of
batteries.

Installing Batteries

Release Latch

Figure 3

Figure 1

Figure 2

Figure 4

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Initial Start-up

The remote control goes through self-test­ing for three seconds after the batteries are
installed and automatically switches to
Setting Mode for programming. Refer to
figures 5 & 6.

1. Exit the System Setting Mode by sim­ply pressing the MAIN push-button.

SYSTEM SETTING

1. TOUCH PAD ALIGNMENT

2. SYSTEMS & OPTIONS

3. PREPROGRAM

4. LEARNING

5. EDIT BUTTONS

6. SET DATE & CLOCK

7. PROGRAM LOADING

8. TO EXIT

SELECT : JOY STICK
ENTER : JOY STICK

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Initial Start-up

2. To start controlling McIntosh Compo­nents, press the MAC Touch-button on
the MAIN LCD Screen.

MAC
Touch-Button

Main
Push-button

Figure 5 Figure 6

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Touch Screen with
Pages of Menus

Selects the Main
Touch Screen Menu

Turns Power
ON or OFF

Adjusts the
VOLume level Up

Adjusts the
VOLume level Down

Touch Screen and Push-buttons

IR Sensor for send­ing and receiving
IR Signals

Press the push-but­ton to illuminate the
Touch Screen and
Touch-buttons

Selects the different
Pages of Touch
Screen Menus

MUTEs the audio

Selects the Next
AM/FM or TV Sta­tion and the next
Selection, Track or
Chapter

Selects the
PREvious CHannel
viewed

Selects Transport
Functions of a
DVD/CD player,
DVD/CD changer
or tape recorder

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Selects the Previous
AM/FM or TV Sta­tion and the next
Selection, Track or
Chapter

Moves the Cursor
and selects the En­ter Function

How to Operate the Remote Control

Touch Screen

The Touch Screen allows for the selection
and controlling of different components
through multiple On-Screen Pages.

Mute

Press the MUTE Push-button to mute the
audio and a second time to unmute. The
MUTE Push-button is also used in
conjuction with other push-buttons to per­form programing and other functions.

Transport Functions

Use the PLAY, FAST-FOWARD
FAST REVERSE

and STOP¡ Push-

,

buttons to operate a DVD/CD player,
DVD/CD changer or tape recorder.

Channel Functions

Press and release the CHannel Up or
Down Push-button to move from station
to station on both the AM and FM Dial. In
a similar fashion, use the CHannel Up or
Down Push-button to select the next
available TV Channel. When playing a
DVD, CD or Tape the CHannel Up
Push-button will select the Next Selec­tion, Track or Chapter and the CHannel
Down will select the Previous
(Back) Selection, Track or Chapter.

Previous Channel

When viewing TV Channels, pressing the
PREvious CHannel Push-button will select
the last TV Channel Selected.

Volume

Press the UP or DOWN VOLume
Push-button to raise or lower the listening
volume level.

Power

Switches AC Power ON or OFF for a
McIntosh Control Center or Preamplifier.
If a non-McIntosh Component is being
controlled (ie. TV), then the UR12 will
switch AC Power ON or OFF for that com­ponent.

Lighting

Press and release the LIGHT Push-button
to momentarily illuminate the Touch
Screen and the UR12 Push-buttons.

Page

Press the PAGE Push-button to select dif­ferent Pages of Menus displayed on the
Touch Screen. The MAIN Push-button is
also used in conjuction with other push­buttons to perform programming and other
functions.

Main

Press the MAIN Push-button to select the
Main Touch Screen Menu. The MAIN
Push-button is also used in conjuction with
other push-buttons to perform program­ming and other functions.

Joystick

The Joystick allows, the cursor to move in
four directions, selects different Touch
Screen Menu Options and the On-Screen
Menus of Source Components. By press­ing the Joystick down, it also functions as
an Enter key to select the displayed func­tion.

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Touch Screen Menu Page 1

Input Source Selection

Select one of the six Audio Inputs or six
Audio/Video Inputs from the available In­put Sources on your McIntosh Control
Center or Preamplifier.

Note: If your McIntosh Control Center or

Preamplifier has additional Inputs
that you would like to select and
control, contact your McIntosh Dealer
for assistance.

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Touch Screen Menu Page 2

MAC Touch Screen Pages

Tuner Functions

Select AM or FM broadcast band. Press
and release SEEK Up or Down to move
from station to station. Press and hold a
SEEK Push-button to move continuously
from station to station. Press REVIEW to
start the automatic brief audition of each of
the presets stored in the tuner memory.
Press REVIEW a second time to stop on a
station preset and exit the Review process.

Note: The UR12s CHannel Push-buttons

may also be used to tune to the next
station. Press and release the
CHannel Up or Down Push­button to move from station to station
on both the AM and FM Dial.

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Touch Screen Menu Page 3

Numbered and +10 Push-buttons

Press push-buttons 0 through 9 to access
tuner station presets, DVD chapters, DVD/
CD tracks or DVD/CD discs. When using
a McIntosh DVD/CD player, access track
numbers higher than 10 by first pressing
+10 and then a number push-button.

Home

Allows remote operation of the McIntosh
HC-1 Home Controller, which in turn will
control power to accessories. Press the
Home Push-button and within 5 seconds,
the appropriate number Push-buttons (0
through 9) to operate the selected device.

Enter

Press ENTER to perform various functions
on a variety of McIntosh Components. It
will also pause the playing of a DVD/CD
disc or tape player.

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Touch Screen Menu Page 4

MAC Touch Screen Pages

Power On and Off

Switches AC Power ON or OFF.

Note: Provides discrete commands for use in

Macros.

Listen and Record Processors

Accesses the external LISTEN and/or
RECORD PROCESSOR(s) on some
McIntosh Control Centers or Preamplifi­ers.

Speakers 1 and 2

Switches the two pairs of SPEAKERS/
OUTPUTS On or Off.

Mode

Changes the Sound Processing Modes.

Mono/Stereo

Allows the combining of left and right sig­nals into Mono.

System Off

Switches Off all Zones of a McIntosh Sys­tem.

Level

The LEVEL Up or Down Touch-buttons
allows Trim Adjustments of various func­tions.

Trim

Activates the TRIM Mode and the adjust­ments are performed with the LEVEL
Touch-buttons. Touch TRIM a second time
to cycle through the TRIM Modes.

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Overview

The UR12 is designed to operate up to
twelve components. They are Control Cen­ter (labeled MAC), CATV, Satellite, TV,
DVD, VCR1, VCR2, Laser Disc, Tuner,
CD, Tape and AUX. However, the device
button name can be changed to meet your
exact needs. You can also create a favorite
device page and transfer the frequently
used devices to the favorite device page in
order to change the device button sizes and
shapes. Once you create the favorite de­vice page, it will appear as a default device
page. There are also four pages of the LCD
screen for each device and you can use
them to create, delete or edit any func­tional buttons to customize with your au­dio/video components.

Touch Screen Contrast

The contrast of the TOUCH SCREEN can
be adjusted by pressing either the CHAN­NEL UP or DOWN button while holding
down the MAIN button. Release the but­tons when you reach the optimal level of
contrast. Refer to figure 7.

SYSTEM SETTING

1. TOUCH PAD ALIGNMENT

2. SYSTEMS & OPTIONS

3. PREPROGRAM

4. LEARNING

5. EDIT BUTTONS

6. SET DATE & CLOCK

7. PROGRAM LOADING

8. TO EXIT

SELECT : JOY STICK
ENTER : JOY STICK

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Entering the System Settings

All the programming is done by first enter­ing the SYSTEM SETTING Mode in the
remote control. Press both the MAIN and
PAGE buttons simultaneously for five sec­onds to enter the SYSTEM SETTING
mode. Refer to figure 7. Move the cursor
on the screen with the joystick to your se­lection in the list. Enter the selection by
pushing down the joystick. You can exit

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Figure 7

the setting mode by simply pressing the
MAIN button or bring the cursor to 8. TO
EXIT with the joystick and push the joy­stick down.

System Settings

Clock Setting

Enter the Clock Setting Mode by moving
the cursor on the TOUCH SCREEN to 6.
SET DATE & CLOCK by using the joy­stick. Enter this mode by pushing the joy­stick down. Press the selection you wish to
change from the TOUCH SCREEN and
change them using the UP and DOWN
buttons. Once you complete the setting,
store them by pressing the SAVE button.

Touch Screen Alignment

Move the cursor on the TOUCH SCREEN
to 1. TOUCH PAD ALIGNMENT with the
joystick. Press the joystick down to enter
the mode. Align the screen by pressing the
three points that appear on TOUCH
SCREEN one point at a time. Follow the
On-Screen instructions.

Note: If a new version of the Normal Modes

of Operation Firmware has been
uploaded into the UR12, a Touch
Screen Aligment Procedure must be
performed inorder for the Touch­buttons to become active.

Systems and Options

Move the cursor on the TOUCH SCREEN
to 2. SYSTEM & OPTIONS with the joy­stick. Enter this mode by pushing the joy-

C D

Figure 9

stick down and the following can be set.
Refer to figure 9.
The TOUCH SCREEN (LCD) will list the
following choices:

Settings Range Default
Beep Status: High, Low, Off High
Light On Time: 0  120 20
(in seconds)
LCD On Time: 5 - 120 30
(in seconds)

Low Battery Warning: 10 - 50 10

(in percentage)

Select the button you wish to change from
the list first. Press the UP or DOWN but­tons on the TOUCH SCREEN to set them
up. Once you set them up, press the SAVE
button to store them. You will be in the set­ting mode once again. To return to the
main menu, move the cursor to 8. TO
EXIT and press the cursor down or simply
press the MAIN button to exit to main
menu.

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