Universal Remote Control Automator URC-200 User manual

Owner’s
Manual

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 entertainment system.
URC-200 Owner’s Manual © 2004 Universal Remote Control, Inc.
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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 .............................................. 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 Automator 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 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
library, the Automator uses advanced DoubleTapTM
Learning technology to quickly set each Automator
button, one at a time. Setting up your Automator to
replace all your existing remote controls can be done in
a few minutes. Basic Setup is described on pages 5 to 14.
The Automator’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
Automator’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.
LIGHT
Button
PAGE
Numbers
FUNCTION
Buttons
TITLE
FAVORITE
CHANNEL
Button
PAGE
Buttons
change the
page of
Display
Buttons.
Screen
Labeled
Display
Buttons

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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.
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
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 five of your Devices
on the screen. Simply press one of the screen-labeled
Device buttons to operate another device. If you don’t
see the device name you want, then use the PAGE
buttons to display the remaining five 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
MAIN
Button
LIGHT
Button

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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
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 both the MAIN and ENT (Enter)
buttons 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 Automator will time out and return to normal operation.
MAIN
Button
ENT
Button
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The Automator
Press the P-PRO button to select the
Pre-Programmed Method.
The display changes so that you can select which
Device button to setup.
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.
The bottom of the display will flash “FROM TABLE”.
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P-PRO
Button
Press a Page button to display the
other five Device names.
UP
SELECT
DOWN
First
Five
Device
Names

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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 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 players and Laser Disc
Players. See page 33 for a list of component types each
Code Table contains.
Point the Automator 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 Automator, 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.

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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.
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
Scan Up to
the next Code
Number
Scan Down to
the previous
Code Number