Customizer URC-300 User manual

Owner’s
Manual

URC-300 Owner’s Manual © 2004 Universal Remote Control, Inc.
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Thank You!
Thank you for purchasing the Customizer
URC-300 Pre-Programmed and Learning Remote
Control. The DVD tutorial supplied with the
Customizer demonstrates the process of setting
up and automating a home entertainment system.
Watch the DVD first to familiarize yourself with
the capabilities of the Customizer and the setup
process. This manual is designed to assist you
step-by-step as you setup the Customizer to
replace all of your remote controls and automate
your home entertainment system.
TM

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 15
Advanced Setup 17
Editing Button Labels 17
Macro Button Setup 20
Favorite Channel Setup 22
Hiding and Adding Pages 24
Erasing Settings 26
Cloning One Customizer to Another 28
Recalling Pre-Programmed Settings 29
The Optional Expander 30
Pre-Programmed Code Notes 32
Pre-Programmed Code Tables 33
Frequently Asked Questions 48
Specifications/Warranty 49

Getting Started
Congratulations!
You’ve purchased one of the most advanced and easy to
setup control systems available. The Customizer’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 Customizer is enter which brands and models
you own. If you own a component too new to be in the
library, the Customizer uses advanced DoubleTapTM
Learning technology to quickly set each Customizer but-
ton, one at at time. Setting up your Customizer to replace
all your existing remote controls can be done in a few
minutes. Basic Setup is described on pages 5 to 14.
The Customizer’s exciting advanced features automate
and customize operation in many ways. You could use
Macro Setup to power on all of your components and
start the show with the press of one button! With the
Customizer’s unique Favorite Channel capability, you can
tune in a channel with the press of one button instead of
entering the entire channel number. Any of the button
names on the display can be edited as you like. It is best
to delay any Advanced Setup (described on pages 15 to
29) until after you finish Basic Setup.
Battery Installation
Remove the battery compartment
cover by pressing up the cover
lock. Insert four AAA batteries into
the battery compartment as shown
in the diagram.
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Button Layout
MAIN
Button
takes you
to the
MAIN
Menu.
Touch the
Screen
to use the
Buttons on
the screen.
PAGE
Numbers
FUNCTION
Buttons
TITLE LIGHT
Button
PAGE
Buttons
( )
change the
page of
buttons
displayed.

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Selecting a New DEVICE Changes
All Button Commands Instantly
The Customizer can operate fifteen 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.
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 four pages of
display buttons already labeled for TV operation. To
operate another of your components (e.g., VCR, DVD
etc.), press the MAIN button to return to the MAIN
menu. The MAIN menu displays seven of your Devices
on the screen. Simply press one of the touch screen
Device buttons to operate another device. If you don’t
see the device name you want, then use the PAGE but-
tons to display the remaining eight devices on page 2 of
the MAIN menu.
Light Button
Press the LIGHT button to backlight all the buttons. To
turn off the backlighting, press the LIGHT button again,
or just wait ten seconds (the backlighting automatically
shuts itself off).
TV
DEVICE
Button
LIGHT
Button
MAIN
Button

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Basic Setup
You can start setting up your Customizer using either the
Pre-Programmed Method or the Learning Method.
However, all the buttons of the Customizer 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
you can test codes by sending power off commands.
Refer to the pre-programmed code tables on pages
33 - 47 and write down the code numbers listed
for your A/V component. The code numbers are
listed by categories of devices, then by brand. See
page 33 for a category list.
Press and hold the MAIN and ENT (Enter) buttons
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’t press a button within that time,
the Customizer will time out and return to normal operation.
MAIN
Button
ENT
Button
1
2
3

Press the P-PRO button to select the
Pre-Programmed Method.
The screen changes to show the first page of the
MAIN menu of Devices:
In this step you choose the name of the device
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.
For Example: I wanted to setup the TV Device button
first, so I pressed the cursor UP or DOWN until “TV”
was flashing in the display.
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P-PRO
Button
Press either of the Page buttons ( ) to display
the second list of eight devices.
FAV
(Not a
Device)
Devices
UP
SELECT
DOWN
Devices

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In this step you verify the type of component you
plan to operate with this device button. If the
flashing name is correct, press SELECT.
If the name flashing in the display is incorrect (for example,
you are setting up AUX to operate a second DVD 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
AUX category includes video processors, subwoofers,
and even remote controlled pianos. See page 33 for a
list of component types each Code Table contains.
Point the Customizer at the component, then enter
the first three digit code number from your notes
using the numbered buttons. After you enter each
three digit number, look at the component to see
if it turned off.
Continue to enter code numbers until the
component powers off.
For Example: I have a Sony TV. I found the code
numbers 070, 139,147, 126, 185, 194 and 085 under
Sony in the TV TABLE. Using the numbered buttons on
the Customizer, I entered 070 and looked at the TV. It
didn’t turn off, so I entered 139, then 147 and so on,
until I found the code that powered off the TV.
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SELECT
Use the
number
buttons to
enter the
code
number.

When the component turns off, save the code
number you entered by pressing the SAVE button
that appears on the screen.
Exit SETUP mode by pressing the MAIN button
two times.
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SAVE
Button
Code
Number
You
Entered
MAIN
Button