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Owner’s
Manual
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Thank You! TM Thank you for purchasing the Unifier URC-100 Pre-Programmed and Learning Remote Control. The Quick Setup DVD tutorial supplied with the Unifier demonstrates the process of setting up and automating a home entertainment system. Watch the DVD first to familiarize yourself with the capabilities of the Unifier and the process of setup. This manual is designed to assist you step-by-step as you setup the Unifier to replace all of your remote controls and automate your home entertainm
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Table of Contents Getting Started 2 Button Layout 3 Basic Operation 4 Basic Setup 5 Pre-Programmed Method 5 Learning Method 8 Volume Control Punch Through 11 Advanced Setup 13 Own Two VCR’s? Set Aux to be VCR2 13 Editing Device Names 15 Macro Button Setup 17 Erasing Settings 19 Recalling Pre-Programmed Settings 22 The Optional Expander 23 Pre-Programmed Code Tables 25 Frequently Asked Questions 47 Specifications/Warranty 49
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The Unifier Getting Started Congratulations! You’ve purchased one of the most advanced and easy to setup remote controls ever made. The Unifier’s built-in library includes thousands of different brands and models of remote controls. In most systems, all you have to do to setup the Unifier is enter which brands and models you own. If you own a component too new to be TM in the library, the Unifier uses advanced DoubleTap learning technology to quickly set each Unifier button, one at at time. Se
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URC-100 Button Layout LIGHT Button DISPLAY DEVICE Buttons SHIFT Button FUNCTION Buttons 3
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The Unifier Selecting a New DEVICE Changes All Button Commands Instantly The Unifier can operate eight different devices even though it is only one remote control. Let’s try it now! Press the CABLE DEVICE button. The top of the screen changes to CABLE. Now all of the buttons of the Unifier operate a Cable box. To operate any of the other devices, simply press one of the eight device buttons. CABLE DEVICE SHIFT Button Button The SHIFT Button Press SHIFT to access a second command for each butto
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URC-100 Basic Setup You can start setting up your Unifier using either the Pre-Programmed Method or the Learning Method. However, all the buttons of the Unifier are setup at once with the Pre-Programmed Method, so it is usually faster than the one-button-at-a-time Learning Method. Pre-Programmed Method Power on the A/V component you wish to setup, so that 1 you can test codes by sending power off commands. Refer to the pre-programmed code tables on pages 2 25 - 46 and write down the code number
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The Unifier Choose the name of the device you’d like to 4 setup. Use the cursor LEFT or RIGHT buttons to change the flashing name. For Example: I wanted to setup the TV Device button first, so I pressed the cursor LEFT or RIGHT until “TV” was flashing on the display. LEFT RIGHT Point the Unifier at the component, then enter the 5 first three digit code number from your notes using the numbered buttons. After you enter each three digit code number, look at the component to see if it turned of
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URC-100 When the component turns off, save the code 6 number you entered by pressing the LIGHT button. LIGHT Button The Unifier responds by flashing SAVED on the display twice, then returns to normal operating mode. When the display shows a device name, you are 7 back in normal operating mode. Now it’s time to test all the buttons. If some buttons don’t work, try repeating steps 1-6 with the remaining code numbers, to see if you can improve the match to your component. For Example: My Sony TV
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The Unifier Learning Method The Unifier can learn commands from your old remote controls one-button-at-a-time by following these simple steps: Line-up the Unifier with your old remote control, 1 head-to-head, one or two inches apart. Press and hold both the desired DEVICE button 2 and the SELECT button for approximately three seconds. The top of the display will show “LEARN”. You are in LEARN mode now. Note: You have 30 seconds to perform a step while you are in LEARN mode. If you don’t press a
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URC-100 Press any button you want to teach a command to. 3 Press any Button. Once you press a button, the top of the display will change from “LEARN” to “READY”. READY SHIFT Functions: You can teach a second additional command to a button by pressing the SHIFT button, then pressing the button you want to teach. Additionally, using the SHIFT button, you may teach commands to the DEVICE buttons themselves (on AUDIO only). Select the AUDIO device in Step 2, press SHIFT and then the Device button
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The Unifier Press and hold the same button on your old remote 5 control once again. The Unifier’s unique DoubleTap learning technology ensures compatibility with the widest variety of remote controls ever! Once you have taught the button twice, the display 6 will change to either “GOOD” or “FAILED”. If the “GOOD” label appears on top of the display and “SAVED” flashes on the bottom, you were successful. Now, press the next button you wish to teach (repeating steps 3 through 6 until you have lea
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URC-100 Volume Control Punch Through In most home entertainment systems, the sound volume is only controlled by one device. In some systems, it is the TV speakers that make the sound, so you would use the TV device on the Unifier to raise and lower the volume. In another system, it might be a surround sound receiver and speakers that control the sound, so you would use the Unifier’s AUDIO device to adjust the volume. Constantly switching the Unifier to TV or AUDIO to adjust the volume is inco
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The Unifier The Unifier displays SET in the display. 2 SET Press the SHIFT button. The Unifier displays 3 PUNCH in the display. PUNCH Press the Volume Up button. The display confirms 4 by displaying “VOL”. This sets up the group of three buttons (Volume Up, Volume Down and Mute) in one action! VOL Press the Device button for the device that has the 5 Volume control commands you want (i.e.,TV for systems using the TV speakers, AUDIO for systems with surround sound receivers). The bottom of the di
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URC-100 Advanced Setup After you’ve finished all your basic setup, you can choose to make operation easier by customizing the Unifier just the way you want, using the Advanced Setup features described in this section. Own Two VCR’s? Set Aux to be VCR2 Any device button can be setup for ANY type of component (for example, you can make the AUX device button operate a second VCR). To setup a device button for a different type of component, use these steps: Power on the A/V component you wish to s
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The Unifier In this step you choose the name of the device 4 you’d like to setup. Use the cursor LEFT or RIGHT buttons to change the flashing name. For Example: I want to setup AUX as my second VCR, so I press the cursor LEFT or RIGHT until “AUX” appears in the display. LEFT RIGHT Press the MUTE button, then use the left and right 5 buttons to select the type of component you plan to operate with this device button. For Example: I want to operate a VCR, so I press the cursor LEFT or RIGHT u
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URC-100 Editing Device Names The Unifier can display your own custom names for each of the eight device buttons. For example, you can rename AUX to “LIGHTS” or SAT to “DISH”, etc. Press and hold both the device button you want to 1 rename and the ENT button for about three seconds. Note: You have 30 seconds for each step, otherwise the Unifier will time out automatically. Device Buttons ENT Button The Unifier flashes EDIT in the display. EDIT Then the old device name appears, with the first 2 s
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The Unifier Change the character by using any of the number 3 keys. Each press of the same number button selects the next character of that number’s group, as shown below. A,B,C,1 D,E,F,2 G,H,I,3 J,K,L,4 M,N,O,5 P,Q,R,6 S,T,U,7 V,W,X,8 Y,Z,9 Once the character you want appears, move to the 4 next space by pressing the RIGHT cursor button. UP Cursor button deletes ALL text. LEFT Cursor RIGHT Cursor button button moves blinking moves blinking character left. character right. DOWN Cursor button
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URC-100 Macro Button Setup Imagine turning on your TV, your DVD player and your surround sound receiver by pressing a single button on your Unifier! What would normally take three remotes and three button pushes, the Unifier can accomplish with the press of one button. We call that a “Macro”. Any of the Power On or the Power Off buttons (on any Device) and all eight of the Device buttons themselves can be set to be Macro buttons! To setup a macro button, follow these easy steps: Press and ho
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The Unifier Navigate to the device that has a button you want in 3 your macro using the DEVICE buttons. Then press the button with the command you want. Whenever a button is pressed, another Macro step is counted and displayed on the screen. Don’t worry about the number of steps. Each macro button can store up to 50 steps, so you are not likely to run out of steps! Note: You can program delays in between commands by pressing the PAUSE button. Each press adds half a second to the delay. PAUSE But
