Universal Remote Control (URS) RF20 User Manual

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The RF20 Remote

WELCOME

Congratulations!

Congratulations on purchasing Universal Remote Control’s MASTERCONTROL™ RF20 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 RF20 can be used with thousands of audio/video Components because of the extensive code library pre-programmed into the remote. And, the RF20’s impressive lineup of special advanced features can automate and customize the operation of your system

in many ways. So... get ready to sit back, relax and simplify your home entertainment experience.

The Quick Setup DVD Program Guide supplied with the RF20 will assist you in programming your remote by guiding you through an easy step-by-step process. This Owner’s Manual is designed as a companion reference source to the DVD Guide, should you need to refer back to a particular section, or review certain instruction detail not covered in the DVD. However, if you are unable to watch the DVD Guide for some reason, everything you need to know about programming the RF20 is contained in this Manual.

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MASTERCONTROL™ RF20 Owner’s Manual

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The information in this manual is copyright protected. No part of this manual may be copied or reproduced in any form without prior written consent from Universal Remote Control, Inc. UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL, INC. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR OPERATIONAL, TECHNICAL OR EDITORIAL ERRORS / OMISSIONS MADE IN THIS MANUAL. The information in this manual may be subject to change without prior notice. MASTERCONTROL, PowerBlaster, MacroPower, and SimpleSound are trademarks of Universal Remote Control, Inc. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations.

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LOCATION OF	Keypad Layout			3
CONTROLS
						The
GETTING	Overview			4
STARTED	Battery Installation			4		RF20
	Activating Component Commands			5
BASIC SETUP	Overview			7		Remote
	Light Button			6
	Pre-Programmed Code Method			7
	Learning Method			15
	Transmitting (Busy Signal) Icon.			19
	Child Lock Feature			19
CUSTOMIZING	Customizing the LCD Screen			20
YOUR RF20	Favorite Channel Setup			23
WITH SPECIAL	MacroPower™ Setup			26
ADVANCED	SimpleSound™ Setup &			30
FEATURES	Other 'Punch Throughs'
	Setting Backlight Options			32
	Hiding & Adding Pages			33
	Recalling Pre-programmed
	Setup Code Numbers			35
	Cloning other RF20s			36
ERASING	Overview			37
COMMANDS	Erasing Learned Button,
	Macro or Favorite
	Channel Commands			37
	Re-setting RF20 to Original
	Factory Default Settings			39
THE OPTIONAL	PowerBlasterTM			41
POWERBLASTERTM
PREPROGRAMMED	Pre Programmed Code Notes			43
CODE NOTES						CONTNETS
PRE-	Pre-Programmed Code Tables			44
	TV	45	SAT	58
PROGRAMMED	CABLE	48	CD	59
	DVD	50	DVR	61
CODE TABLES
	VCR	53	AUX	62
	AUDIO	55	NOTES	64
OTHER	FAQ			65
INFO	Warranty			66
	Specifications			66

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Keypad Layout

CONTROL LOCATIONS

TITLE

FAVORITE CHANNEL

PAGE

BUTTONS

changes the page of buttons displayed

PAGE

NUMBERS

MAIN

BUTTON

takes you to the main menu

FUNCTION BUTTONS

LIGHT

BUTTON

SCREEN-LABELED DISPLAY BUTTONS

Getting Started-Overview

This is what MASTERCONTROL™ RF20 is all about!

The RF20 is designed to operate up to 10 different

Audio/Video Components and is pre-programmed to operate virtually all brands of TV, VCR, DVD and CD Players, Cable Set Top Boxes, Satellite Receivers, TiVo and other DVRs, Audio Components, Tape Decks, Multimedia PCs, XM Radio, Ipod, X-Box, Lighting Controls and other custom installation products. It also offers an impressive lineup of special features designed to provide you with many time-saving conveniences and enhance your overall entertainment experience. However, we strongly recommend that you fully complete all of the Basic Setup steps before proceeding to customize your RF20 with any of the special advanced features.

Battery Installation

The very first step is to insert the four AAA batteries that are included in the package into the battery compartment located in the back of the remote. Just press the tab and lift off the cover. Please be sure to insert the batteries correctly as you see in the diagram. Remember, there is a positive and negative end to each battery and you can

tell by the + (positive) and - (negative) symbols. Once the batteries are correctly

installed, replace the cover. Now you’re ready to start!

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Installation Battery & Overview

STARTED GETTING

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Activating Component Commands

GETTING STARTED

Activating Component Commands –

Simple, Easy, Intuitive

Once you’ve programmed RF20 for your Components, all you have to do to operate a specific Component is first, press the MAIN button. This will display Page 1 of the MAIN menu on the LCD screen. Page 1 of the MAIN menu displays five Components. Then, simply select the Component you want to operate by pressing the corresponding ScreenLabeled Component Display Button on the right side of the LCD Screen. As an example, if you press the TV Display Button, the display label at the top of the screen will change from MAIN to TV, and all the buttons on RF20 will work your TV. To operate another Component, simply press the MAIN button again to return to Page 1 of the

MAIN menu and select the next Component you want to operate.

If you don’t see the Component you want to control on Page 1 of the MAIN menu, just use the PAGE () () buttons on the left side of the screen to bring up Page 2 of the MAIN menu which displays an additional five Components.

Each Component is provided with five pages of pre-labeled command display buttons (or space for additional command display buttons). Once again, simply use the PAGE

() () buttons to take you to the next command page, or return you to the previous command page.

TV DEVICE BUTTON

MAIN

BUTTON

Light Button

The fully backlit keypad makes the RF20 easy to use in the dark or dim lighting conditions. Simply press the LIGHT button to backlight all the keypad buttons and LCD screen. To turn off the backlight, press the LIGHT button again, or just wait ten seconds (the backlight automatically shuts itself off). Lights out!

Try it out!

LIGHT

BUTTON

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BUTTON LIGHT

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&OverviewMethodCode

Programmed-Pre

BASIC SETUP

Basic Setup - Overview

There are two ways to program the RF20:

•The Pre-Programmed Code Method

•The Learning Method

The Pre-Programmed Code Method allows you to set up all the buttons at once, so it’s the fastest and easiest of the two methods. The Learning Method allows you to transfer functions from other remotes (old or new), one button at a time.

Pre-Programmed Code Method

STEP 1:

The pre-programmed 3-digit codes are found in the back of this Manual on page 44. The codes are listed by Component category (i.e., TV, VCR, DVD, etc.), then by brand name. For instance, if you want to locate a code for a Sony TV, first locate the TV category, and then look for the Sony brand.

Once you have located the 3-digit code (or in some cases, several code numbers) for the Component that you want to operate with your RF20, write them ALL down on a piece of note paper. It’s important that you write down all the codes because only one code is going to work for you.

STEP 2:

Now, turn on the Component you want to program... let’s say your TV to start. Look up your TV’s manufacturer setup code from your reference list.

STEP 3:

Press and hold the MAIN and ENT (Enter) buttons at the same time for approximately 3 seconds, until the word “SETUP” is displayed at the top of the LCD screen. This signals that you are now in setup mode.

IMPORTANT:

You now have 30 seconds to perform the next step while you are in SETUP mode. If you don’t press a button within 30 seconds, SETUP will disappear from the screen, signaling that you have exited setup mode and you will need to start over.

MAIN

BUTTON

ENTER

BUTTON

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Method Code Programmed-Pre

SETUP BASIC

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Pre-Programmed Code Method		Method Code Programmed-Pre

STEP 4:

STEP 5:

STEP 6:

Press the P-PRO display button

The screen will then display the

Press the Component display

In this step you verify the type

to select the Pre-Programmed

five Components from Page 1 of

button you want to program.

of component you plan to

Method.

the MAIN menu.

For example: If you want to

operate with this component

setup the TV Component

button. For example: If you plan

To display Page 2 of the MAIN

button, press the TV

to operate the TV component

menu that lists an additional five

Component display button. The

with the TV button, simply press

Components, simply press the

display at the bottom of the LCD

the TV display button once

PAGE ( ) ( ) buttons.

screen will flash

again. However, if for example

“FROM - TABLE”.

you are setting up AUX to

operate a second DVD Player,

FIRST FIVE

you would first need to press

DEVICE NAMES

AUX in Step 5, and then DVD

in Step 6.

PAGE

P-PRO

BUTTONS

BUTTON

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BASIC SETUP

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Programmed-PreCode Method

Method on Page 15.

MethodaCodeProgrammed-Pre

NOTE:

If the Component fails to turn off after you have

entered all the code numbers listed for your brand,

you can scan through all the other code numbers

that are pre-loaded into the RF20 for that Component

(in this case TV) by using the UP or DOWN display

buttons on the screen. (There is a chance that your

Component was actually manufactured by another

brand.) However, most of the code tables are so

large that it is usually faster to use the Learning

STEP 7:

STEP 8:

example, maybe your Sony TV

Point the RF20 toward the

When the Component turns off,

turned off with code number 147,

Component you want to

press the ON button to turn the

but the volume controls did not

program, (in this example, TV),

Component back on. Now you

work properly. If this is the case,

and punch in the 3-digit code

can test the Volume and

try the next code number listed

that you wrote down for that

Channel buttons (for TV), or

for that Component until you find

specific Component. Use the

PLAY and STOP (for VCR and

a perfect match.

Number buttons 0-9 on the

DVD) to make sure they all

remote to punch in the code.

work. If any of the buttons do

If the 3-digit code number that

not work properly, you need to

you just punched in is correct,

find a new correct code. For

the Component will turn off.

ON

If the Component does not turn

BUTTON

off, continue entering code

UP & DOWN

numbers from your list until the

VOLUME

BUTTONS

Component turns off. Some

BUTTONS

SETUPBASIC

brands have several possible

CHANNEL

SETUPBASIC

code numbers.

BUTTONS

PLAY

BUTTON

NUMBER

STOP

BUTTONS

BUTTON

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Pre-Programmed Code Method				Methoda Code Programmed-Pre
	STEP 9:	STEP 10:	NOW, PROGRAM THE REST OF YOUR
	Once you have found the right	Exit SETUP mode by pressing	COMPONENTS BY REPEATING STEPS 1
			THROUGH 9. IN MOST SYSTEMS,YOU
	code, save the code number by	the MAIN button two times.	CAN FINISH BASIC SETUP IN JUST A
	pressing the SAVE display	When the LCD screen displays	FEW MINUTES AND PUT ALL YOUR OLD
			REMOTES AWAY.
	button that appears on the LCD	MAIN, you are back in normal	IF YOU ARE STILL MISSING
	screen. The LCD screen will	operating mode.
			COMMANDS TO CONTROL ANY OF
	blink “SAVED” two times,		YOUR COMPONENTS, USE THE
	signaling that the code number		LEARNING METHOD
			ON PAGE 15.
	has been successfully saved.

BASICSETUP		SETUPBASIC
	SAVE	MAIN
	BUTTON	BUTTON

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Method	Learning Method
	The RF20 can actually ‘learn’ commands from other remote
Learning	controls (old or new), one-button-at-a-time, so it will never
	become obsolete. RF20 is the last remote you’ll ever need!
	Just follow these simple steps:

	STEP 1:
	Line-up the RF20 with the other
	remote control, head-to-head,
	one or two inches apart.
	STEP 2:
	On the RF20, press and hold
	the MAIN and ENT (Enter)
	buttons at the same time for
	approximately three seconds,
	until the word “SETUP” is
	displayed at the top of the LCD
	screen. This signals you are
	now in SETUP mode.
	IMPORTANT
SETUP	You now have 30 seconds to perform
	the next step while you are in SETUP
	mode. If you don’t press a button
	within 30 seconds, SETUP will disap-
	pear from the screen, signaling that
	you have exited setup mode and you
	will need to start over.
BASIC	MAIN
	BUTTON
	ENTER
	BUTTON

STEP 3:

Press the LEARN display button on the LCD screen. The top of the screen will change to “LEARN” and display the five Components from Page 1 of the MAIN menu.

To display Page 2 of the MAIN menu that lists an additional five Components, simply press the PAGE () () buttons.

STEP 4:

Select the Component you want to teach commands to by pressing that Component display button on the LCD screen (in this example, TV). The top of the TV screen will change to “TV”.

NOTE: If you want to teach any command to a Component button, press the desired Component display button once

the top of the screen displays “MAIN”, by pressing the PAGE button.The top of the screen wil change to “READY”. Then go to STEP 6.

LEARN BUTTON

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Method Learning

SETUP BASIC

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Learning Method

BASIC SETUP

STEP 5:

Press any button on the RF20 that you want to teach a command to. The top of the screen will change to “READY” and the bottom of the screen will display the button name you pressed.

NOTE: If you don't see the display button you would like to teach on the LCD screen, use the PAGE

( ) ( ) buttons. The only buttons you can't teach are the PAGE and MAIN buttons.

STEP 6:

Press and hold the button on the other remote control that you want to ‘teach’ to the RF20 until the LCD display on the RF20 changes to either “GOOD” or “FAILD”. If the “GOOD” label appears on top of the display, you were successful. If the “FAILD” label appears on top

of the display, try ‘teaching’ the same button to the RF20 once again by repeating STEPS 5 and 6.

STEP 7:

Now, continue to teach the RF20 any other commands from your other remotes by repeating STEPS 4 through 6 (to go

back to STEP 4, simply press MAIN once).

STEP 8:

Once you have completed teaching all the button commands to the RF20, return to normal operation by pressing the MAIN button twice.

NOTE: Test all your new commands. If any of them don’t work, try the Learning Method again, following these suggestions:

•Move to another room. Plasma TVs, sunlight, halogen or quartz lighting can interfere with the learning process.

•Even though the old remote seems to be working fine, put in fresh alkaline batteries.

•Gradually vary the distance between the remote controls. Try 1”, 2” and so on,

up to 4 feet.

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

Some additional Information regarding the Learning Process:

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

•All buttons can be learned except for the PAGE, MAIN and LIGHT buttons.

•Learned functions are automatically erased when a new function is learned on the same button.

•Learned functions are retained even after a different Setup Code Number is programmed into the remote.

•To return to an original

pre-programmed function, a learned function must be erased.

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Method Learning

SETUP BASIC

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Transmitting (Busy Signal) Icon

BASIC SETUP

Transmitting (Busy Signal) Icon

When a command is being transmitted, an icon will appear in the upper right corner of the LCD screen. This indicates that a signal is being sent. This is particularly useful when setting up Macros and FAVs, since it flashes with every step of a sequence of commands.

CHILD LOCK FEATURE

This ‘child-lock’ feature prevents the unauthorized use of the remote control by children. It blocks all operations of the remote control.

To Activate:

Press the +10 and ENT (Enter) buttons simultaneously for

3 seconds. The bottom of the LCD will blink “LOCKED” three times and then display “LOCKED”.

To Return to Normal Operation:

Press the +10 and ENT (Enter) buttons simultaneously again for 3 seconds. The LCD will display the last use mode.

Customizing Your RF20 with Special Advanced Features

After you’ve finished all your basic setup, you can choose to make operation easier by customizing the RF20 just the way you want, using the Special Advanced Setup Features described in this section.

Customizing the LCD Screen

You can easily edit or change the name of any of the display buttons (including Favorite Channels) on the LCD screen by following these steps:

STEP 1:

Press and hold the MAIN and ENT (Enter) buttons at the same time for approximately 3 seconds, until the word “SETUP” is displayed at the top of the LCD screen. This signals that you are now in setup mode.

IMPORTANT:You now have 30 seconds to perform the next step while you are in SETUP mode. If you don’t press a button within 30 seconds, SETUP will disappear from the screen, signaling that you have exited setup mode and you will need to start over.

STEP 2:

Press the EDIT display button. The LCD display will change to the EDIT menu.

STEP 3:

Press the TEXT display button. The screen will display the list of Components and “EDIT” will appear at the top of the screen.

STEP 4:

Navigate to the Component and page where there is a button label you want to EDIT, selecting between the FAV, MAIN, COMPONENT display buttons; then using the PAGE button.

NOTE: If you wish to change the name of a Component button, press the Page ( ) Up button twice.The top of the display will change to MAIN, and you can navigate to MAIN page 1 or page 2 before going on to Step 5.

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Screen LCD the Customizing

CUSTOMIZING