One for all URC-4220 User manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Features And Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Key Charts. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Device Table . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Installing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Programming Device Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Searching For Your Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Checking The Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Programming A Master Power Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Programming The Power Key For The Master Power Macro . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . 10

Operating The Master Power Macro . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Clearing The Master Power Macro . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 11

Re-Assigning Device Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Using Channel Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Programming Favorite Channel Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Changing Volume Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Locking Volume Control To One Mode

(Global Volume Lock). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Unlocking Volume Control For A Single Device

(Individual Volume Unlock). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Unlocking All Volume Control

(Restoring Default Setting ) . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 13

Clearing Custom Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Restoring Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Instructions To The User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Limited Lifetime Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Additional Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Manufacturer’s Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Setup Codes For Cable Boxes . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 36

Setup Codes For Cable Box/PVR (or DVR) Combos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Setup Codes For DVD Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Setup Codes For DVD Player/VCR Combos . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Setup Codes For PVRs (or DVRs). . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 37

Setup Codes For Satellite Receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Setup Codes For Satellite Receiver/PVR (or DVR) Combos. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Setup Codes For TVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Setup Codes For TV/DVD Player Combos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 39

Setup Codes For TV/VCR Combos . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Setup Codes For TV/VCR/DVD Player Combos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Setup Codes For VCRs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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INTRODUCTION

The One ForAll 4 Device Universal RemoteControl(URC-4220)is
designed to remotelyoperate up to four homeentertainment devices.It
also features intuitiveand easy-to-usekeys for instantcontrolof DVD and
PVR (or DVR) components.Moreover,its sophisticatedtechnology will
allowyou to consolidate your original home entertainment remote
controls into one easy-to-use product. Advancedfeatures include:

• Intuitive buttonstoalloweasyaccess to functionsandmenus on your DVD
player,PVR(or DVR),and Cable/Satellitedevices

• Direct code setup for easy device programming

• Step-and-SetcodesearchandCodeVerificationforanalternate waytopro-
gramdevices

• Power Macroformaster on/off controlof all of your equipment with a single
keystroke

• Volume Lock/Unlock feature to lock or unlock the volumecontrol to one mode
or individual modes

• DeviceKeyRe-Assignmentto remotely controla second(duplicate) device

• Channel Scan

• Color-coded keys to quicklylocate popular functions

• Extensivecodelibrary for popular video devices including DVD playersand
PVRs (or DVRs)

and FavoriteChannelScanforeasychannel surfing

The URC-4220 remote control requires two (2) newAAA alkaline batter­ies (not included) and some easy programming to control your devices.
For best results,please read and perform all instructions listed here.Also,
keep this guidefor future reference.

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FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS

Use the illustrationbelowto locate features on the One ForAll 4 Device
Universal Remote Control (URC-4220) and then studythe Key Charts (on
the next two pages) to learn how they function.

To find out what type of devicescan be controlledbyeach devicekeyafter
programming, see the

DeviceTable on page 6.

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Key Charts

When the LED (red light)blinks,theremote control is
workingand(after programming) is sending signals.

Press VCR/PVR,DVD, CBL/SAT,or TV once to select a
desired home entertainment device to control.
Also see the Device Table on page 6.

Press POWER once to turn on or off the selecteddevice.
Formaster powercontrol, see Programming
A Master Power Macroon page 10.

Use the keypad (1 ~ 9 and 0) todirectly select channels
(e.g.,009 or 031).

Use TV/VID to switch the TV’s input to view TV or video
programs.

Press ENTER once after entering the channel numbers on
someTVs.

Use GUIDE to display your selecteddevice’sprogram
guideor setup menu.

Press MENU once to displayyour selected device’s main
menu.

Use INFO to display the current channel and programor
on-screendirectory.

Use EXIT to exit from your selecteddevice’sguideor
menu.

Use the Cursor Keys to move the cursor in the program
guideand menu screens.

Use SELECT(OK) to chooseoptionsfrom your selected
device’smenuorguide.

Press LAST once to recall the last channel.

Use FAV to scan all channels,orafter programming,
toscanupto10favoritechannels.

Use CH + (or CH -) to select the next higher (or lower)
channel.

PressSUBTITLE/CConcetodisplay(or turnoff) subtitlesor
closedcaptions,if availableon your DVD playeror
cable/satelliteservice.

Fora PVR (or DVR),press PVR MENU once to displaya
list of your recorded shows.

Press MUTE once to turn thesound off oron.

Use VOL+(or VOL -)to raise (or lower) the sound vol-
ume.

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Use REW, PLAY,FWD,PAUSE,or STOP to controlyourVCR,
PVR (or DVR),orDVD player.

For a DVD player,use SKIP F. or SKIP R. to view the next
or previouschapter.

For a VCR,PVR(or DVR),orVOD(if available),useSCAN-
orSCAN+ to quickly scanforward or backthrougha video
program.Use REPLAYfor an instantreplay.UseQUICK
SKIPtoadvance thevideoprogram a preset amount (as
setonyour device).

Press REC twice to recordaVCR or PVR (or DVR)program.

Use SLEEP to setthe sleeptimeron a selecteddevice if
equipped with this feature.

UseSETforall programmingsequences.

Device Table

NOTE: Pleaserefer to the table below when performingtheinstructions in “Programming
DeviceControl”on page 8.

Afterprogramming,the One For All 4 Device UniversalRemote Control will
be able to control the following types of devices:

DEVICE KEY CONTROLS THESE TYPES OF DEVICES

• DVD Player

• TV/DVD Player Combo

• VCR/DVD Player Combo

• VCR

• TV/VCRCombo

• TV/VCR/DVD Player Combo

• VCR/DVD Player Combo

• PVR (or DVR)

• Cable Box (or Converter)

• Cable Box/PVR (or DVR) Combo

• Satellite Receiver

• Satellite Reciver/PVR (orDVR)Combo

• Television

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INSTALLING BATTERIES

1. On the remotecontrol’s back,push the tab and lift off the

battery cover.

2. Obtaintwo(2) new AAA alkaline batteries.Matchthe +

and – marks on the batteries to the +and – marks in the
battery case, then insert the new batteries.

3. Press the battery cover back intoplace.The tab should

clickwhenthe cover is locked.

4. Test the remote control by pressing any mode key (e.g.,

TV).If the batteriesareinserted correctly,the LED (red

light) will blink.

NOTE: When batteries needreplacement,theremotecontrolwill stopoperating.Remove
the old batteries and insertnew oneswithin 10 minutes to ensureallof yourprogramming
informationisrestored.

Battery Precautions: Do not mix old and new batteries.• Do not mix alkaline,standard
(carbon-zinc) or rechargeable (nickelcadmium)batteries.• Always remove old,weak or
worn-out batteries promptlyandrecycleordisposeofthemin accordance with Localand
NationalRegulations.

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PROGRAMMING DEVICE CONTROL

TheOne ForAll4 Device UniversalRemote Control is preprogrammedat
thefactoryto operate an RCA TV, aToshiba DVDplayer,a Motorolacable
box,andanRCAVCR.To control devices otherthan the defaultbrands,per­form the following steps; otherwiseskip this section:

1. Turnon a desired device (e.g.,VCR or DVD player) and,if

applicable, insert media (e.g.,cassetteor disc).

NOTE: Pleaseread steps2 through 4 completelybeforeproceeding.
Highlightorwritedownthecodes and deviceyouwishtoprogram
before starting step 2.

2. Ontheremotecontrol,press a devicekeyonce (i.e.,VCR/PVR,

DVD,CBL/SAT,orTV).

NOTE: To program control of a VCR,PVR(orDVR), TV/VCRCombo,
orTV/VCR/DVD Player Combo press VCR/PVR once.After program­mingaVCR Combodevice, you will be able to control channel selec­tion,volume,andVCRfunctions.

NOTE: To program control of a DVDPlayer,DVD Player/VCR
Combo,orTV/DVDPlayer Combo,press DVD once.Afterprogram­ming a DVDCombodevice,you willbeable to control channelselec­tion, volume,and DVDfunctions.

NOTE: To program control of a Cable Box,Cable Box/PVR(orDVR)
Combo,Satellite Receiver, or a Satellite Receiver/PVR (or DVR)
Combo,press CBL/SAT once.

3. Press and hold SET until the LED (red light) blinkstwice,

then release

SET.

4. Use the

Manufacturer’s Codes (startingon page 36) to

locate the typeof device and brand name and then enter
the first four-digitcodeforyour device.If performed cor­rectly, the

NOTE:IftheLED did notblinktwice,repeat steps 2 through4andenter
thesame codeagain.

LED will blink twice.

5. Aim the remotecontrol at the device and press POWER

once.The deviceshould turn off.If itdoesnot,repeat
steps 2 through 5,trying each code for your brand until
youfindone that works.If it still doesn’twork,try

Searching For Your Code on next page.

NOTE: If the device does nothave a POWER key,press PLAY.

6. Repeat steps 1 through5 foreachdeviceyouwanttocon-

trol.For futurereference,writedown eachworkingdevice
code in thefollowingboxes:

VCR/PVRCode:

DeviceType:______________

DVD Code:

DeviceType:______________

CBL/SAT Code:

DeviceType:______________

TV Code:

DeviceType:______________

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SEARCHING FOR YOUR CODE

If yourdevice does not respondto the remote control after trying all codes
listed for your brand,or if yourbrand is not listedatall,trysearching for
your code.

NOTE: Beforeperformingacode search fora DVD playeror a VCR,turnonthe deviceand
insertthe requiredmedia.

Forexample,to searchfora code for your TV:

1. On the remotecontrol, press

2. Press and hold

SET until the LED (red light) blinkstwice,

TV once.

then release SET.

3. Enter

9 - 9 - 1.The LED willblinktwice.

4. Aim the remotecontrol at the TV andslowly alternate

between pressing

POWER and TV. Stopwhenthe TV turns

off (after pressing POWER).If thedevice does not havea
Powerkey,you can substitute anotherfunction,such as

0 ~ 9 , CH +,or PLAY).

digits

NOTE: Inthesearchmode,the remote control willsendIRcodes from
itslibrarytotheselected device,startingwith the mostpopular code
first.

5. Tolockin the code,pressandreleaseSET.The LED will blink

twice.

6. To search for the codes of your other devices,repeatsteps

1 through5,butsubstitute the appropriate devicekeyfor
the device youaresearchingfor.

CHECKING THE CODES

If you haveset up the remote control using the Searching ForYour Code pro-
cedure (as above), youmayneed to find out which four-digit code is operat­ing yourequipment.For example,to find outwhichcodeisoperatingyour
TV:

1. On the remotecontrol, press

2. Press and hold

SET until the LED (red light) blinkstwice,

then release SET.

3. Enter

9 - 9 - 0.The LED willblinktwice.

4. To view the code for the first digit,press

seconds,countthe
write down the numberin the leftmost box in theTV
codeboxes on page 8.

NOTE: If a code digit is “0”,theLEDwillnotblink.

TV once.

1 once.Wait 3

LED blinks (e.g.,three blinks = 3) and

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5. Repeat step 4 (on the previouspage) three more times for

remainingdigits.Use 2 for the second digit,3 for the third
digit,and

4 for the fourth digit.Write down the code dig-

its in the remaining TV code boxeson page 8.

6. To checkforcodesof other devices, repeat steps 1

through 5 (startingon the previous page),butsubstitute
the appropriate devicekeyforeach deviceyouarecheck­ing.Write down the device’s code digits in the appropri­atecodeboxes on page 8.

PROGRAMMING A MASTER POWER MACRO

In its defaultstate,thePOWER key on the One ForAll 4 Device Universal
Remote Control will individually poweryour home entertainmentdevices
on or off.However,youcan also programa

POWER key that will sequentially turn on or off allthe deviceswith a single

keypress.

Programming The Power Key For The Master Power Macro

1. Press and hold SET until the LED (red light) blinkstwice,

then release SET.

Master PowerMacro ontothe

2. Enter

9 - 9 - 5.The LED willblinktwice.Then press POWER

once.

3. Forthe firstdeviceyou want in the power-on sequence,

press its device key (e.g.,

CBL/SAT) once.

4. Repeat step 3 up to three moretimesto add desired

devices to the power-on sequence (e.g.,

TV).

VCR/PVR,DVD,and

5. To save the settingsand exit the program,press and hold

SET until the LED blinks twice,then releaseSET.

Operating The Master Power Macro

1. Afterprogramming,point the remote control at the

devices and press
tiallyturn on (or off) your devices.

NOTE:When POWER is pressedfor less than2seconds,a power com­mandwillonly be senttothecurrently-selected device. Thisallows
youtostill individually powerdevicesonoroff.

2. Devices will turnon (or off) according to your

programmedsequence.

NOTE: Thecurrently-selected devicewillalwaysturn on or off first,
followedbytheremainingprogrammedsequence.Afterthemaster
power sequence has beencompleted,the remote control will be setto
controlthefirstpowered-on device.

NOTE:If one ormoredevicesdoesnot have a POWERkey,thepower
off/onsequencemaybeslightlydelayedwhentheremote control signals
thedevice(s).Thisactionis normal.

POWER for at least 2 seconds to sequen-

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PROGRAMMING A MASTER POWER MACRO

(continued)

Clearing The Master Power Macro

1. Press and hold SET until the LED (red light) blinkstwice,

then release

SET.

2. Enter

9 - 9 - 5.The LED willblinktwice.Then press POWER

once.

3. Press and hold

SET.TheMaster Power Macro is now cleared.

SET until the LED blinks twice,then release

RE-ASSIGNING DEVICE KEYS

TheOneForAll4 Device UniversalRemote Controlcanbesettocontrol a
secondPVR,VCR,or DVD player.For example,to controlaTV,a cable box,

twoDVD players,re-assign the unused VCR/PVRkey to operate the second

and
DVD player as follows:

1. On the remotecontrol, press and hold

(redlight) blinks twice,thenrelease SET.

2. Enter

3. Press

9 - 9 - 2.The LED willblinktwice.

DVD once.

SET until the LED

4. Press

VCR/PVRonce.The LED will blink twice.The VCR/PVR

keyisnow ready to be set up to control your second DVD
player.See

To re-assigna secondVCRor PVR (or DVR)tothe unused

Programming DeviceControl on page8.

DVD key, repeat

steps 1 through 4 .However, in step 3 substituteVCR/PVR for DVD,andinstep
4 substitute
your second VCR or PVR (or DVR).See

DVD forVCR/PVR.Now the DVD key will be ready to be set up as

Programming DeviceControl on page

8.

NOTE: Only one devicecanbeassigned to an unuseddevice key at a time.

USING CHANNEL SCAN

In the CBL/SAT or TV mode,usethe FAV key to start a 3-secondscanof all
channels.Or,if programmed,usethe
channels to view adesired channel (see Programming Favorite Channel Scan
on next page.)

1. Press

CBL/SAT or TV once.

FAV key to scan only your favorite

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2. Press FAV once.

• If FavoriteChannelScanhas beensetup,scanningof
favoritechannelswill start withupto100 channelchanges
oruntilstoppedbypressing anykey.

• If Favorite Channel Scan has not been set up,scanning
will start withthe currentchannel,and continue up to
100channel changes or until stopped bypressingany key.

3. To stop scanning channelsat any time,press any key
once.

PROGRAMMING FAVORITE CHANNEL SCAN

In the CBL/SAT or TV mode,you can store a listof up to 10favoritechannels,
in any order, that will beimmediately scanned when FAV is pressed (see

Using Channel Scan on the previous page).

NOTE:Favoritechannelscanonly be programmedfor one mode.Afterprogramming,if FAV
is pressed whileinanother mode,the remotecontrol willstart scanning all channels instead
(if applicabletothe selecteddevice).

1. On the remotecontrol, press CBL/SAT or TV once.

2. Press and hold

SET until the LED (red light) blinks twice,

then release SET.

3. Enter

9 - 9 - 6.The LED willblinktwice.

4. Use the keypad to enter a favorite channel number (e.g.,

031).Then press SET once.

NOTE: If the original remote control required pressing an Enterkey
to change the channel, alsopress the ENTER key afterthechannel
number (e.g.,0 - 3 - 1 - ENTER).On somesatellite receivers and cable

boxes, youmayneed to presstheSELECT (OK) key insteadof ENTER.

5. If desired,repeat step 4 for each channelto be stored,up
to a total of 10 channels.

NOTE: If you try entering morethan 10 channels, the remote control
will automatically exitprogramming.Tochange yourfavorite chan­nel listat thispoint,youwillfirst need to deletetheexistinglistby
performing the stepsin“Clearing Custom Programming”onpage 14.
Then,perform the instructionsinthissection onceagain.

6. To exit programming with less than 10 favorite channels
stored, pressand hold

SET until the LED blinks twice.

Otherwise,the remote control will automatically exit the
program after 10 channels havebeen stored.

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CHANGING VOLUME LOCK

The One ForAll 4 Device Universal RemoteControlis set at the factory for
independent volumecontrol of eachselected device.However,you may
change the Volume Lock setting to GlobalVolumeLockso that a device’s vol-
ume will be locked toone mode (e.g.,tocontrol TV volume inall other
modes).After that,if desired,youcan perform
selected device to set its volumecontrolforindependent operation.

Locking Volume Control To One Mode
(Global Volume Lock)

1. Press and hold SET until theLED (red light)blinkstwice,
then release SET.

Individual Volume Unlock on a

2. Enter

3. Now,when you press

9 - 9 - 3 and then pressanymodekeyonce(e.g.,TV).

LED will blink twice.

The

VOL+,VOL -, or MUTE, the volume of

the selecteddevice (e.g.,TV) will be controlled,regardless
of the mode you haveselected.

Unlocking Volume Control For A Single Device (Individual Volume
Unlock)

1. AfterperformingGlobalVolumeLock (above),press adesired
mode key whereyou want volume to be unlocked (e.g.,

DVD) and controlledwithinits own mode.

2. Pressand and hold
then releaseSET.

3. Enter

9 - 9 - 3 and then pressVOL - once.The LED will blink

fourtimes.

SETuntiltheLED (redlight) blinks twice,

4. If desired,repeat steps 1 through 3 (of thissection) for
eachdevicethatyou want volumeto be unlocked.

5. Now,after you select a device that has volumeunlocked

DVD),pressing VOL+, VOL -, or MUTE will control the

(e.g.,
device’svolume only in its own mode.

Unlocking All Volume Control (Restoring Default Setting)

NOTE: Performing theseinstructionswillrestore independent volume control for all pro­grammed devices(e.g., TV volume control in TV mode,VCR volumeinVCR/PVRmode,
etc.).

1. On the remotecontrol, pressand holdSET untilthe LED (red
light) blinkstwice,then release SET.

2. Enter

9 - 9 - 3 and then pressVOL+once.TheLED will

blinkfourtimes.

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