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Owner’s
Manual
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Thank You! Thank you for purchasing the Automator™ URC-200 Pre-Programmed and Learning Remote Control. The Quick Setup DVD tutorial supplied with the Automator demonstrates the process of setting up and automating a home entertainment system. Watch the DVD first to familiarize your- self with the capabilities of the Automator and the setup process. This manual is designed to assist you step-by-step as you setup the Automator to replace all of your remote controls and automate your home ente
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Table of Contents Getting Started ..........................................................2 Button Layout ........................................................... 3 Basic Setup ............................................................... 5 Pre-Programmed Method .......................................... 5 Learning Method..................................................... 10 Volume Control Punch Through ............................. 13 Advanced Operation ................................
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The Automator Getting Started Congratulations! You’ve purchased one of the most advanced and easy to setup control systems available. The Automator’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 Automator is enter which brands and models you own. If you own a component too new to be in the TM library, the Automator uses advanced DoubleTap Learning technology to quickly set each Automator button, one
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URC-200 Button Layout TITLE FAVORITE LIGHT CHANNEL Button Button PAGE Screen Buttons Labeled change the Display page of Buttons Display Buttons. PAGE Numbers MAIN Button takes you to the MAIN Menu. FUNCTION Buttons 3
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The Automator Selecting a New DEVICE Changes All Button Commands Instantly The Automator can operate ten different devices even though it is only one remote control. Let’s try it now! Press the MAIN button, then press the TV DEVICE button. TV DEVICE Button MAIN Button The top of the screen changes from MAIN to TV. Now all of the buttons change their function to operate a TV. Press the page buttons. Watch the labels of the display buttons change with each press. There are five pages of dis
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URC-200 Basic Setup You can start setting up your Automator using either the Pre-Programmed Method or the Learning Method. However, all the buttons of the Automator 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 33 - 47 and write down the cod
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The Automator Press the P-PRO button to select the 4 Pre-Programmed Method. P-PRO Button The display changes so that you can select which Device button to setup. First Five Device Names Press a Page button to display the other five Device names. In this step you choose the name of the device 5 you’d like to setup. Use the cursor UP or DOWN buttons to change the flashing name. When it is correct, press the SELECT button. UP SELECT DOWN For Example: I wanted to setup the TV Device button fir
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URC-200 In this step you verify the type of component you 6 plan to operate with this device button. If the flashing name is correct, press SELECT. SELECT If the name flashing in the display is incorrect (for example, you are setting up AUX to operate a Laser Disc Player), use the UP and DOWN buttons to change the flashing name to the correct type of component. Note: Each name that appears in the display may include several types of components. For example, the DVD category includes DVD
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The Automator Note: If your component fails to turn off after you have entered all the code numbers listed for your brand, you can scan through the other brands in the table by alternately pressing the UP (or DOWN) and POWER OFF buttons. Scan Up to the next Code Number Scan Down to the previous Code Number When the component turns off, save the code 8 number you entered by pressing the SAVE button that appears on the screen. Code Number You Entered SAVE Button Exit SETUP mode by pressing
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URC-200 When the display shows “MAIN”, you are back in 10 normal operating mode. Now it’s time to test all the buttons. If some buttons don’t work, try repeating steps 1-9, to see if you can improve the match to your component. For Example: My Sony TV powered off with TV code number 139. However the number buttons didn’t work when I tested them. So, I repeated steps one to ten, using other code numbers and eventually discovered that when code number 185 is set, all the buttons work perfect
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The Automator Learning Method The Automator can learn commands from your old remote controls one-button-at-a-time by following these simple steps: Line-up the Automator with your old remote con- 1 trol, head-to-head, one or two inches apart. Press and hold the MAIN and ENT (Enter) buttons 2 at the same time for approximately three seconds. The top of the display will show “SETUP”. You are in SETUP mode now. Note: You have 30 seconds to perform a step while you are in SETUP mode. If you don’
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URC-200 The display will show a list of the first five devices. 4 Select the device you would like to teach 5 commands to by pressing the Device button. Press any of the Device Buttons. Press any button you want to teach a command to. 6 Press any Button. Note: If you don’t see the display button you would like to teach, use the PAGE buttons. The only buttons you can’t teach are the PAGE and MAIN buttons. Once you press a button, the top of the display will change from “LEARN” to “READY”. 11
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The Automator Press and hold the button on your old remote con- 7 trol until the display changes to “RETRY”. Press and hold the same button on your old remote 8 control once again. The Automator’s unique DoubleTap learning technology ensures compatibility with the widest variety of remote controls ever! Once you have taught the button twice, the display 9 will change to either “GOOD” or “FAILED”. If the “GOOD” label appears on top of the display, you were successful. Now, press the next but
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URC-200 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 Automator 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 Automator’s AUDIO device to adjust the volume. Constantly switching the Automator to TV or AUDIO to adjust the vol
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The Automator The bottom of the display flashes ”PUNCH TO”. 4 Press the device button for the device that doesn’t have volume control commands yet (i.e.,DVD). This is the device you are going to PUNCH TO for the volume and mute commands. Select the Device you want to “Punch To” Note: If you wish to PUNCH to the MAIN device, press the POWER OFF button at this time. The bottom of the display will then flash “PUNCH 5 FROM”. Now you select the device that has the volume commands you want (i.e
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URC-200 Advanced Operation Setting Backlight Options You can adjust the amount of time that the Automator backlight stays on by entering the SETUP mode and proceeding to page two (using the PAGE UP button), then pressing the LIGHT button on the display (not the Backlight button). Then enter the amount of time you would like the light to stay on using the number pad (0-99 seconds). After making your selection, press the SAVE button. If you don’t want backlighting at all (this extends batt
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The Automator Adjusting Contrast You can make the text darker by pressing both the MAIN and cursor UP buttons at the same time. To make the text appear lighter, press both the MAIN and cursor DOWN buttons at the same time. MAIN Button Cursor Up & Down Buttons Contrast set low. Contrast set high. Transmitting (Busy Signal) Icon When a command is being transmitted, an icon will appear in the top right corner of the display. It is a useful aid when setting up Macros and FAVs, since it flashe
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URC-200 Advanced Setup After you’ve finished all your basic setup, you can choose to make operation easier by customizing the Automator just the way you want, using the Advanced Setup features described in this section. Editing Button Labels You can change the name of any of the display buttons (including Favorite Channels) by following these steps: Press and hold both the MAIN and ENT (Enter) 1 buttons for approximately three seconds. The top of the display will show “SETUP”. You are in
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The Automator The screen displays the list of devices and “EDIT” 4 will appear at the top of the screen. Navigate to the device and page where there is a button label you want to EDIT, selecting between the FAV, MAIN, DEVICE; then using the PAGE button. Note : If you wish to change the name of a DEVICE button, press the Page Up button twice. The top of the display changes to MAIN, and you can navigate to MAIN page 1 or page 2 before going on to Step 5. Press the button you wish to edit. T
