Universal Remote Control AVEX R6 - SPECS SHEET, AVEX R6, URC-R6 Owner's Manual

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AVEX R6

Remote Control

Owner’s Manual

Congratulations!

Congratulations on purchasing Universal Remote
Control’s AVEX R6 Pre--Programmed and Learning
remote control. You now have the power to control
your entire home entertainment system with one easy-­to--use remote. The AVEX R6 can be used with
thousands of audio/video components because of
the extensive library of codes that have already been
programmed into the remote. So... get ready to sit
back, relax, and simplify your home entertainment
experience.

This Owner’s Manual is designed to assist you in
programming your AVEX R6 remote to work with
your components by guiding you through an easy
step-by-step process. Everything you need to know
about programming the AVEX R6 is contained in this
Manual.

AVEX R6 Owner’s Manual © 2009 Universal Remote
Control, Inc.

This document is protected by the copyright laws of
the United States and internationally by the Berne
Convention. No part of this manual may be
reproduced in any form without the express written
consent of Universal Remote Control, Inc. Although
reasonable care has been taken to assure the
accuracy of the information herein contained,
Universal Remote Control, Inc. is not responsible for
operational, technical or editorial errors or omissions.

The specifications and information in this manual
may be subject to change without notice.
MacroPower and SimpleSound are trademarks of
Universal Remote Control, Inc. Entertainment Made
Simple is a registered trademark of Universal Remote
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Table of Contents

Getting Started - Overview

• Control up to 6 Components ……………………………4

• Component Buttons ………………………………………4

• Battery Installation …………………………………………4

• Low Battery Warning ……………………………………5

• Couch Mode ……………………………………………5

Keypad Layout & Button Functions ……………6

Programming AVEX R6 Using
Pre-Programmed Codes …………………………7

• Quick Set-Up Method ……………………………………7

• Three-Digit Code Entry Method……………………………8

• Auto-Search Method ……………………………………10

Programming AVEX R6 Using the Learning
Method ………………………………………………12

Special Advanced Features ……………………14

• Programming Automated Activities ……………………14

• MacroPower Total System On/Off………………………14

• Programming Multi-Commands to Macro
Buttons …………………………………………………16

• “My Favorites” – Favorite Channels ……………………17

• More Favorite Channels …………………………………18

• SimpleSound™ Total System Volume Control……………19

• Channel Control “Punch Through” ………………………21

• Transport Control “Punch Through” ……………………22

• OSD (On-Screen Display) Control “Punch Through”……23

• Input Switching Macros …………………………………24

Erasing Commands-Overview ………………25

• Erasing a Single Learned Command ……………………25

• Erasing All Learned Commands from
One Component ………………………………………26

• Erasing MacroPower & Other Macro Commands ……27

• Erasing SimpleSound & Other
“Punch Through” Commands …………………………28

• Factory Reset ……………………………………………29

Finding a Component’s Set-Up Code
Number ………………………………………………30

Pre-Programmed Code Tables …………………31

• CABLE/SAT ……………………………………………32

• TV ……………………………………………………33-34

• DVR/VCR ……………………………………………35-36

• DVD ……………………………………………………37

• AUDIO …………………………………………………38

• AUX ……………………………………………………39

FAQs ……………………………………………………40

Warranty ………………………………………………41

Specifications ………………………………………41

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Getting Started - Overview

Control up to 6 Components

The AVEX R6 remote control is designed to control up
to six different Audio/Video components and operate
virtually all brands of AUDIO, TV, DVD, VCR/DVR,
SAT/CABLE and AUX (Light, Music Server, etc.)
components.

Component Buttons

Once you have programmed the AVEX R6 for all of
your components, all you need to do is press a
component button and all the buttons on the AVEX
R6 will work with that component. For example,
when you press the TV component button, all the
buttons on your AVEX R6 will operate your TV. If you
press the DVD component button, all the buttons on
the AVEX R6 will operate your DVD.

Each time you press any of the buttons on the remote,
the LED light in the component button will light up to
indicate which component you are controlling.

TV BUTTON

Battery Installation

Press the tab and remove the cover of the battery
compartment located in the back of your remote.
Insert the two AAA batteries (included in the
package) making sure to match the positive (+) and
negative (-) symbols as shown in the diagram. Place
the cover back over the battery compartment.

INSERT BATTERIES

CORRECTLY

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Low Battery Warning

When the batteries are low and need to be replaced
the component LED will quickly blink three times
when you press the Power [ON] button.

Couch Mode

The AVEX R6 is designed to automatically turn itself
off if a button is pressed for more than 30 seconds.
This prevents battery power from being depleted
should the remote accidentally slip between the
couch cushions.

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Keypad Layout & Button Functions

POWER

Allows you to turn the
selected component
on and off.

SYSTEM OFF

Designed to send Power
On/Off commands for
up to six components with
one button press.

Used to select the
component you
want to operate
and signals remote
control activity.

Displays the
Program Guide
listings through
the Cable Set
Top Box.

Used for
programming
steps and on­screen navigation
and highlighting.

Selects highlighted
screen options.

Controls Picture­In-Picture actions.

PIP

CONTROLS

Perform standard
VCR and DVD
functions when in
VCR and DVD
mode, or VOD
(Video-On­Demand) and DVR
(Digital Video
Recorder) functions
when in Cable
mode.

TRANSPORT

CONTROLS

Custom­programmable
Favorite Channel
Buttons

MY

FAVORITES

Raises or lowers the
sound volume.

VOLUME

Displays information
about the program
currently playing or
highlighted in the
Program Guide
through the Cable
Set Top Box.

INFO

Displays the
Applications Menu
through the Cable
Set Top Box.

MENU

Use to enter code
numbers for
programming
components and
to enter channel
numbers to tune in
channels. Also
used to make
numeric entries on
on-screen menus.

NUMBER

PAD

TV, CBL,

VCR, AUDIO,

DVD, AUX

GUIDE

CURSOR

NAVIGATION

PAD

SELECT

EXIT

Exits from
current screen
through the
Cable Set
Top Box.

INPUT

Selects the video
source from available
components.

LAST

Returns to the
previously tuned
channel through the
Cable Set Top Box.

MUTE

Silences the Audio.
Press to activate.
Press again to
restore sound to
the previous level.

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Programming AVEX R6 using

Pre-Programmed Codes

There are three different ways you can program your
AVEX R6 using the component brand codes that are
pre-programmed into the remote. One of these will
work for you!

• Quick Set-Up Method

• Three-Digit Code Entry Method

• Auto-Search Method

* * *

TRY THIS FIRST!

Quick Set-Up Method

STEP 1: Manually or using your old remote, turn on

the component you want to program—for example, to
program your TV, turn on your TV set.

STEP 2: Point the AVEX R6 toward the component
that you want to program (in this case the TV set) and
press and hold the component button (in this case the
TV button). While holding down the component
button, begin to press numeric keys, one number at a
time, starting from 1, continuing to 2, 3 ... 0 until
component (in this case the TV) turns off.

STEP 3: Release the component button to save the
code. The component LED light will blink three times
to confirm that the code has been stored.

Repeat the above three steps for other components.

COMPONENT

BUTTONS

NUMBER

PAD

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IF QUICK SET-UP DID NOT WORK, TRY THIS NEXT:

Three-Digit Code Set-Up Method

STEP 1: Find the 3-digit code numbers assigned to

your brand from the lists in the back of this manual. The
codes are listed by component category (i.e., TV,
VCR, DVD, etc.), then by brand name. For instance,
if you would like to locate a code for a Sony
television, first locate the TV category and then look
for the Sony brand.

STEP 2: Once you have located the 3-digit codes
for each of the components that you wish to operate
with your AVEX R6, write them ALL down on a piece
of paper. It’s important that you write down all the
codes listed for your brand because only one code is
going to work with your component.

STEP 3: Manually or using your old remote, turn on
the component you want to program—for example,
to program your TV turn on your TV set.

STEP 4: On the AVEX R6, press the Component
button that you want to program (in this case the
button that says TV) and the SELECT [SEL] button at
the same time. Hold down both buttons for 2
seconds until the TV Component LED light turns on.
This signals that you are in programming mode.

IMPORTANT: You have 30 seconds to perform the
next step while you are in programming mode. If you
do not press a button within 30 seconds,the
component LED light will turn off. The remote will exit
the programming mode and you will have to start
over.

COMPONENT

BUTTONS

SELECT

BUTTON

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STEP 5: Point the AVEX R6 toward the component
(in this example the TV) and punch in the first 3-digit
code that you wrote down for that specific
component. Use the Number buttons 0–9 on the
remote to punch in the code. The TV LED light will
blink each time a number is pressed.

If the 3-digit code number you just punched in is
the correct number, the component you are trying to
program will turn off. If it did not turn off, enter the
next code number from your list until it does turn off.

STEP 6: Once you’ve entered the code number and
the component has turned off, press the POWER
button on the AVEX R6 remote to turn the component
back on.

Next test the VOLUME and CHANNEL buttons (or
PLAY and STOP buttons for VCR and DVD) to make
sure they all work. For example, perhaps your Sony
TV turned off with code number 147, but the volume
controls did not work properly. In this case, try the
next code number listed for that component. Repeat
Step 5 using the next code number until you find a
perfect match.

STEP 7: Once you’ve entered a correct code you
must save it. Press the component button you just
programmed (in this case TV) one more time to save
the code number. The component LED light will blink
three times to confirm that the code was successfully
stored. Now when you press the TV component
button, all of the buttons will work with your TV.

Program the remaining components by repeating
steps 3 through 7.

IMPORTANT: If you have tried all the set-up codes
in the list and the component still did not turn off
after Step 5, either the Auto-Search Method (page

10) or the Learning Method (page 12) will help you
program.

NUMBER

BUTTONS

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If the Three Digit Code did not work, try this
next:

Auto-Search Method

The Auto-Search Method is a way you can scan
through all of the codes in the table to find the right
code for your component.

STEP 1: Manually or using your old remote, turn on
the component you want to program—for example, to
program your TV, turn on your TV set.

STEP 2: On the AVEX R6, press the Component
button that you want to program (in this case the
button that says TV) and the SELECT [SEL] button at
the same time. Hold down both buttons for 2 seconds
until the TV Component button light turns on. This
signals that you are in programming mode.

IMPORTANT: You have 30 seconds to perform the
next step while you are in programming mode. If you
do not press a button within 30 seconds, the
component LED light will turn off. The remote will exit
the programming mode and you will have to start
over.

DOWN

ARROW

STEP 3: Point the AVEX R6 remote control toward
the component and press the UP arrow (or
DOWN arrow) button once. Each time the UP or
DOWN arrow button is pressed, the code will count
up (or down) one code number and send a Power
OFF signal. When the correct code is sent out, the
component will turn off.

UP

ARROW

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STEP 4: Once you have found the right code
number and the component has turned off, press the
POWER button on the AVEX R6 remote to turn the
component back on.

Next test the VOLUME and CHANNEL buttons (or
PLAY and STOP buttons for VCR and DVD) to make
sure they all work. If any of the buttons do not work
properly, you need to find a new code. Continue
pressing the UP (or DOWN) arrow button until you
find a new code that turns off the component and
makes the VOLUME or PLAY buttons respond correctly.

STEP 5: Once you have found the right code, you
must save it. Press the component button you just
programmed (in this case TV) one more time to save
the code number. The component LED light will blink
three times to confirm that the code was successfully
stored. Now when you press the TV component
button, all of the buttons will work with your TV.

NOTE: Use this method for those components you
cannot program with either the Quick Set-Up or 3­digit Code Entry Methods.

IMPORTANT: If you cannot find the right code after
5 minutes of trying the Auto-Search Method, try the
Learning Method (page 14).

PLEASE DO NOT RETURN

THIS PRODUCT TO THE STORE

PLEASE CONTACT OUR TECHNICAL

SUPPORT CENTER

IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, E-MAIL

[e-mail]

or dial 1-800-901-0800

(9:00AM-6:00PM EST)

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If Auto Search did not work, try this:

Programming AVEX R6

using the Learning Method

STEP 1: Line up the AVEX R6 to the remote control
you want to ‘learn’ from, head--to--head as shown
below. Make sure the heads are one to two inches
apart.

STEP 2: On the AVEX R6, press the Component
button that you want to program (in this case the
button that says TV) and the ENTER [ENT] button at
the same time. Hold down both buttons for 2
seconds until the TV Component button light turns on.
This signals that you are in programming mode.

IMPORTANT: You have 30 seconds to perform the
next step while you are in programming mode. If you
do not press a button within 30 seconds, the
component LED light will turn off. The remote will exit
the programming mode and you will have to start
over.

STEP 3: Press any button on the AVEX R6 that you
want to teach a command to. For example, if you
want to teach the MUTE button on the AVEX R6 the
TV Mute command from the other remote, first press
the MUTE button on the AVEX R6 and the TV
component button LED light will blink once indicating
that the AVEX R6 is ready to learn the command.

STEP 4: Press and hold the MUTE button on the
other remote until the component button LED on the
AVEX R6 blinks twice. Now you can continue
learning all other buttons from your old remote by
pressing the next button on the AVEX R6 and
repeating this step.

Note: The component LED will blink five times if
there was an error in the learning process. In this
case, please repeat Steps 3 and 4.

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STEP 5: Once the AVEX R6 has learned all the
buttons in the selected component mode, press and
hold the Component button and ENTER [ENT]
buttons at the same time to save the learned
functions. The component LED light will blink three
times to confirm the programming. Now test all the
buttons to make sure they learned correctly.

Repeat Steps 1-5 to program any other component
modes.

If the Learning Method does not work, here are a
few suggestions:

• If you have a Plasma TV, move to another room.

• Avoid programming under fluorescent light or
direct sunlight.

• Put new batteries in the old remote.

• Gradually vary the distance between the
two remote controls.

• Tap the button on your old remote instead of
pressing and holding it during the learning
process.

Here are some additional facts regarding the
Learning process:

• Learned functions override any existing
pre-programmed functions on the remote control.

• Learned functions are automatically erased when

a new function is learned on the same button.

• Learned functions are retained even after a

different set-up code number is programmed
into the remote control.

• To return to an original pre-programmed function,

a learned function must to be erased.

PLEASE DO NOT RETURN

THIS PRODUCT TO THE STORE

PLEASE CONTACT OUR TECHNICAL

SUPPORT CENTER

IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, E-MAIL

[e-mail]

or dial 1-800-901-0800

(9:00AM-6:00PM EST)

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Special Advanced Features

Programming Automated Activities

The AVEX R6 has six Macro buttons (POWER,
SYSTEM OFF, A, B, C, D) that are designed to store
up to 20 commands in each button. Pressing any
one of the Macro buttons, or Automated activity, will
send out the series of commands that are stored in
that particular button.

MacroPower™ Total System On/Off

MacroPower makes several devices work together by
pressing one button. Imagine the convenience of
turning on your TV, your DVD player and your
Surround Sound receiver by pressing a single button
on your AVEX R6. What could normally take three
remotes and three button pushes, the AVEX R6 can
accomplish with the press of one button. We call that
MacroPower. Any of the Power On or the System Off
buttons can be programmed for MacroPower control.
To set it up, follow these easy steps:

STEP 1: To program MacroPower commands for the
Power ON button, press the POWER button and the
MUTE button at the same time for 2 seconds until one
of the component button LED lights turns on.

POWER

MUTE