New Potato Technologies FLPR User Manual

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FLPR

UNIVERSAL INFRARED REMOTE CONTROL

FOR IPHONE® AND IPOD TOUCH®

USER’S MANUAL V 1.1.1

FAST LEARNING PROGRAMMABLE REMOTE

NEW POTATO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ™ WWW.NEWPOTATOTECH.COM

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing FLPR, a New Potato Technologies product. Welcome to the sophisticated simplicity of FLPR, the infrared Universal Remote Control designed for iPhone® and iPod touch® mobile digital devices. FLPR is a new way to control electronic devices. Connect FLPR to your iPhone or iPod touch and download the FLPR app from the iTunes® App

™

Store

If you have questions about using FLPR, please see our website dedicated to FLPR at

to get started.

www.newpotatotech.com/flpr.

GETTING STARTED

Download the free FLPR software application from the iTunes® application program. You can access iTunes from your iPhone/iPod touch or from your computer. If you need to install iTunes on your computer, download it here: http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/.

To download FLPR open iTunes and search the iTunes Store for “FLPR”. Select the New Potato Technologies FLPR icon. Download the free application. If using your computer, sync your iPhone or iPod touch with iTunes to install the application.

Insert the FLPR hardware accessory into the connector at the base of your iPhone or iPod touch. Open the FLPR application by touching the application icon on your device’s home screen.

The FLPR screen will rotate so that the top of the screen faces the FLPR accessory. To use FLPR, you will need to point the accessory in the direction of the infrared device you are using.

GENERAL USE NOTES

Your overall FLPR user experience will closely resemble your

other experiences using remote control devices. You will be

able to select onscreen buttons using the touchscreen

interface of your device. Once you have selected a device,

FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS

TOUCH SCREEN CONTROLS

Control multiple devices on a scrolling touch screen interface that replaces the confusing maze of buttons on factory remotes. FLPR provides you with a simple and elegant user experience.

A POWERFUL INFRARED COMMUNICATIONS PROCESSOR

FLPR contains a powerful infrared transmitter and communications processor that is able to communicate with almost any infrared device.

A UNIVERSAL CONTROL FOR ALL OF YOUR COMPONENTS

The FLPR application has an extensive database of infrared command codes and can control most TV’s, Cable or Satellite boxes, DVD and CD players, and other home entertainment devices.

TEACH FLPR NEW COMMANDS

If you have an unusual component that the database does not already support, you can use your existing remote to teach FLPR custom controls.

swipe your finger vertically (from the bottom to the top of

the screen) to scroll down and access additional keys and

menu options. To access settings for FLPR and your device,

touch the grey function bar at the top of FLPR’s screen and

touch the “Settings” icon (shown here).

WHAT’S NEW

FLPR updates released in app version 1.1.1 include:

TRAIN CUSTOM DEVICE: You can create a custom remote

based on preprogrammed layout or in list format.

EDIT REMOTE: Reprogram buttons for existing remotes.

PROGRAMMABLE MACRO DELAYS: Program delays into

macro sequences to allow for breaks between keys in a macro.

MASTER VOLUME CONTROL: You can have one volume

control for all devices.

SHOW/HIDE INACTIVE BUTTONS: Simplify your remote

layouts by showing or hiding buttons with no IR codes.

NEW CAPTURE SCREEN: “Forget code” key for simplifying

learning custom keys.

BASIC OPERATIONS

“Next.”

ADD DEVICE

STEP 1. Tap the grey function bar at the top of FLPR’s screen

to add a device. Select “Add” (shown here). Use the

picker that pops up to select the type of device you are

adding. Choose “Next.” You may select “Back” at any time to

return to a previous screen.

STEP 2. Select the device brand

on the next screen. Choose

STEP 5. On the next screen,

select a custom skin. This

feature allows you to choose

the background appearance of

the device that you are

creating. Select “Save.”

STEP 3. If the brand you have

chosen has multiple models, you

STEP 4. Enter a name for

your device. Choose “Next.”

will be prompted to choose the

model number next.

This step will not appear if the

device you are creating has only

STEP 6. An icon for your

newly named device will

appear in the function bar at

the top of FLPR’s screen.

invisible.)

SELECT DEVICE

A. STANDARD

Choose “Standard” in the “Create a custom device” menu and select “Next.”

Tap the grey function bar at the top of FLPR’s screen (shown above) to select a different device. Touch the icon of the device that you want to use and FLPR will switch to the device that you select. To

access stored devices, touch the function bar and scroll left-to-right.

DELETE DEVICE

On the function bar, press and hold the icon of the device you want to delete. After a few seconds, an alert message will pop up and give you the option to delete or cancel. Press “Delete” on the “Delete Function” screen to confirm that you want to remove the selected device. FLPR will remove the selected device.

TRAIN CUSTOM DEVICE (LEARNING MODE)

You will need the factory remote/IR emitting remote of your

custom device to train FLPR.

1. ADD YOUR CUSTOM DEVICE

Tap the grey function bar.

Touch “Add.” Choose

“Custom” at the bottom of

CUSTOM DEVICE NAME:

Enter the name of your new custom device. Select “Next.”

PROGRAM KEYS

Program the individual keys that appear in the pre-programmed layout. Follow the steps to “Teach FLPR your custom code” below. Select “Next” when you are done programming.

the “Add Device” picker

that appears. Select “Next.”

TEST KEYS

When the screen reads “Test Keys,” push the keys on your custom remote to

2. CHOOSE YOUR LAYOUT

You have a choice

between selecting

“Standard” or “Button

List”. “Standard”

provides you with a pre-

programmed device

layout while “Button

List” provides a vertical

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test the keys that you programmed. Select “Next.”

(Note: Sections where no keys are active will not be displayed, so sections of the remote that you do not program will be

list of your programmed

buttons.

TRAIN CUSTOM DEVICE (LEARNING MODE) CONTINUED

B. BUTTON LIST

Choose “Button List” in the “Create a custom device menu and select “Next.”

CHOOSE YOUR BUTTONS

Give “Button 1” a name by touching the “+” button next to Button 1. Type the name using the keyboard that pops up. Name the

button that you plan to program. For example, if you are programming the power button of your custom device’s remote, you

might rename “Button 1” to read “Power.” Press “Done” after you have named the button. To add more buttons, press the “+”

button.

TEACH FLPR YOUR CUSTOM CODE

Point the top of your factory remote towards the front of the FLPR hardware accessory (where the circular IR emitter is). Press

and hold the button on your factory remote that you want FLPR to remember. While holding the button on your factory remote,

Button List: Naming and teaching FLPR buttons

pay close attention to the onscreen indicator, and adjust your factory remote to send the strongest signal to FLPR. This allows you

to verify that FLPR is receiving the best possible signal. Release the key on the factory remote. Press “Learn” on FLPR’s screen to

put FLPR into “learn” mode.

(Note: When you are in “learning” mode, the signal strength feature is disabled, and will be replaced by a graphic that shows you are in “learn mode”.)

Press and hold the key on your factory remote, until prompted by the application to release it. If successful, FLPR’s screen will

read “IR Code Learned.” If you see “IR Code Failed”, an error occurred and you should try learning the key again. To test the key

you just learned, press the “Test” button. Press “Save” to save the button you just programmed. The long button with the newly

entered button name will now function as the key you just taught to FLPR.

(Note: If you have more buttons to program, touch the plus symbol next to “Custom Device Learning” at the top of the screen. Repeat step II for each button you want to teach FLPR.)

The number of custom keys you can create is not limited. When you are done programming keys, select “Next.”

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FTRAIN CUSTOM DEVICE (LEARNING MODE) CONTINUED

Teaching FLPR a Custom Code

3. FINISH YOUR FLPR CUSTOM REMOTE

If you are done, select

“Done.” FLPR will then

prompt you to name the

device and choose the

background, similar to how

all devices are created.

Choose your skin, select

“Save,” and the icon for your

custom device will appear in

the function bar.

individual key you want to program. When you are done,

select “Next” and test the keys you have programmed on the

“Test Keys” screen. Select “Next.” FLPR will save the

reprogrammed keys to your existing device’s remote layout.

USING MACROS

This section describes how to program FLPR to complete a

custom sequence of commands with the push of one button.

ADD MACRO

Tap the function bar. Select “Add.” At the bottom of the “Add

Device” picker, select “New Macro.” Enter the name of your

macro.

EDIT REMOTE

FLPR allows you to program or reprogram individual buttons

on existing device remotes. First, select your device. Tap the

function bar and select “Settings.” Select “Edit the Current

Device.” Select “Edit Key Codes.” On the “Program Keys”

screen, you will be able to follow the instructions for teaching

FLPR your custom device for existing remote control keys.

Point your existing remote control towards FLPR, press the

key you want FLPR to learn, and select “Learn” on the

“Capture: Cursor Enter” screen. When you are done

programming the key, select “Save.” Repeat this for each

While the screen reads “Recording Macro” at the bottom,

select buttons from the devices that you have added. Press

the buttons you want to add in the order you want FLPR to

remember them. The macro buttons are not limited to just

the current device, and can span across any device you have

saved. Only the buttons that generate IR signals will be

recorded in the macro. Macros are stored independently

from the devices, meaning that if you delete a device such as

a TV or DVD player, the TV keys in the macro will not be

deleted when the device is deleted. Note that when you are

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USING MACROS (CONTINUED)

recording a macro, FLPR does not output any IR signals and is

merely recording the keys in the order they are pressed. If

you don’t see your device respond, this is normal.

FINISH YOUR MACRO

When you are done choosing buttons, tap the function bar

PROGRAMMING DELAYS

To program a delay into a macro you are creating, tap the

function bar. You have the option of programming a 1, 2, or 5

second delay (“1s” “2s” or “5s”). Select your desired delay.

Continue recording you macro when the remote control

screen reappears.

and select “Stop Macro Recording” to save and add it to your

list of macros. If you want to cancel and not save the macro,

press the cancel button and the new macro will be discarded.

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Adding a Macro

USING MACROS (CONTINUED)

MASTER VOLUME CONTROL

Master volume control allows you to assign one of your

device’s volume control functions to be the master volume

for other devices that you select. To enable master volume

control, tap the function bar and select “Settings.” Select

ACCESS MACRO

Your Macro button will

“Master Volume.”

appear onscreen when you

tap the function bar.

Select the device(s) for

which you would like to

enable master volume

control. Select “Back.”

DELETE MACRO

Tap the function bar. Press

and hold the Macro button

you want to delete. On the

“Delete Function” screen,

press “Delete.”

Master volume control will

appear in its normal

position for existing

programmed devices, and

next to the macros when

you tap the function bar.

SETTINGS MENU

EDIT THE CURRENT DEVICE – Allows you to rename the device, change the background skin,

change the icon, and in the case of custom devices, change the programming of the keys.

KEY CLICKS – Specifies whether or not a “beep” will be heard when a FLPR button is pressed.

This is a separate setting from the sounds the iPhone/iPod touch makes when you press a

keyboard key or move a picker item. Those sounds are controlled in the General/Sound options

of your device, not in the FLPR application.

VOLUME – Controls the volume of the “beep” heard when pressing a remote key.

SHOW INACTIVE KEYS – Allows you to show or hide keys that are not assigned an IR code.

MASTER VOLUME – Allows you to use an existing volume control across multiple devices,

including macros.

DATABASE VERSION – Shows the current version of the remote control database.

UPDATE DEVICE DATABASE – Allows you to check to see if there is an updated remote control

database available, and download it if necessary.

FLPR APP VERSION – Version of the FLPR application currently in use.

The next set of information describes the hardware accessory connected to your device.

FLPR – Name of the hardware accessory.

NEW POTATO – Manufacturer of the hardware accessory.

SOFTWARE VERSION – Shows the current firmware version of the FLPR accessory.

HARDWARE VERSION – Shows the current hardware revision the FLPR accessory is based on.

SERIAL NUMBER – A unique identifier assigned to each FLPR manufactured.

EMAIL SUPPORT – A quick way to email the New Potato support team with a question or

concern about the FLPR application, or a remote control device, and hand logs that might be

useful to debug a problem. New Potato will not receive your personal information.

HELP – A quick link to the New Potato online help for FLPR.

EDIT THE CURRENT DEVICE

RENAME DEVICE – Allows you to change the name of the current device to something

different.

CHANGE SKIN – Allows you to choose one of the other background skins. CHANGE ICON – Allows you to change to a different icon. EDIT KEY CODES – Allows you to teach FLPR codes for individual keys on an existing

remote.

This section of the User Manual will help you learn FLPR’s onscreen keys.

KEY CHARTS

CHART 1

FUNCTION BAR: Manage and switch between

devices in this grey bar at the top of FLPR’s

screen.

MACROS: Macros appear as the long red

buttons underneath the function bar

Chart 2

POWER: Turn your device off and/or on.

MENU NAVIGATION: Select between different

menu options by navigating up, down, right or

left. Select using the check mark.

INFO

Access information menu.

Chart 3

MENU SELECTION BUTTONS: Use to confirm

your selections within certain menus.

CONTROLS: Clockwise from left to right, use to

rewind, play, fast forward and pause.

STOP: Use to stop disc currently playing.

Chart 4

MENU BUTTON (Top left): Access the settings

menu for your device.

EXIT BUTTON (Top right): Exit the screen you are

viewing.

GUIDE BUTTON (Bottom left): Access the

program guide for your service provider.

INFO BUTTON (Bottom right): Access detailed

information about the program you select.

Chart 5

PAGE BUTTON: Scroll up or down as needed. INSTANT REPLAY BUTTON (left): Where service

providers allow, rewind several seconds.

LIST BUTTON (middle): Where service providers

allow, bring up previously recorded

programming.

LIVE BUTTON (right): Where service providers

allow, switch from prerecorded to current programming.

Chart 6

NUMBER KEYPAD: Enter specific channel

numbers.

SOURCE BUTTON (Bottom left): Access list of all

television inputs.

MORE BUTTON (Bottom right): Access more

detailed menu and settings options for your device. This option displays keys that do not

appear on the main remote screen.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Apple iPhone or iPod touch running OS 3.0 (or higher)

The FLPR application software can be downloaded, free of charge, from the iTunes App Store.

FLPR ACCESSORY

Dynamic infrared communications processor dongle, including:

Powerful Infrared emitter Modulation rates supported: 32KHz to 56 KHz Sensitive Infrared receiver for capturing new

remote codes

POWER CONSUMPTION

Average: 3 mA

Peak: 80 mA (pulse)

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

Size: 33mm x 23mm x 6mm

Operating Temperature: 0° to +50 ° C

Operating Humidity: 5% to 95% relative, non-condensing

For more information and access to Frequently Asked Questions, see www.newpotatotech.com/flpr.

FCC STATEMENT

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference and this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

©2010 New Potato Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. FLPR is a trademark of New Potato Technologies, Inc. Apple, iPod, iPhone, iPod touch, iTunes, iTunes Store, and Made for iPod logo® are registered trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in U.S. and other countries. Works with iPhone logo™ is a trademark of Apple Inc. App Store is a Service Mark of Apple Inc.

The Made for iPod and Works with iPhone logos mean that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod and iPhone and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

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