Universal Remote Control MASTERCONTROL RF20 User manual

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The RF20 Remote
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MASTERCONTROL™ RF20 Owner’s Manual
© 2006 Universal Remote Control, Inc.
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LOCATION OF
CONTROLS
Keypad Layout 3
GETTING STARTED Overview 4
Battery Installation 4
Activating Component Commands 5
Light Button 6
BASIC SETUP Overview 7
Pre-Programmed Code Method 7
Learning Method 15
Transmitting (Busy Signal) Icon. 19
Child Lock Feature 19
CUSTOMIZING YOUR RF20
WITH SPECIAL ADVANCED
FEATURES
Customizing the LCD Screen 20
Favorite Channel Setup 23
MacroPower™ Setup 26
SimpleSound™ Setup &
Other 'Punch Throughs' 30
Setting Backlight Options 32
Hiding & Adding Pages 33
Recalling Pre-programmed
Setup Code Numbers 35
Cloning other RF20s 36
ERASING
COMMANDS
Overview 37
Erasing Learned Button,Macro or Favorite
Channel Commands 37
Re-setting RF20 to Original
Factory Default Settings 39
THE OPTIONAL
POWERBLASTERTM PowerBlasterTM 41
PRE-PROGRAMMED
CODE TABLES TV 45
CABLE 48
DVD 50
VCR 53
AUDIO 56
SAT 59
CD 60
DVR 62
AUX 63
Pre-Programmed Code Tables 44
OTHER INFO FAQ 65
Warranty 66
Specifications 66
Information To The User 67
Warning 67
NOTE 68
PREPROGRAMMED
CODE NOTES Pre Programmed Code Notes 43
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.
Congratulations!
The RF20 Remote

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CONTROL LOCATIONS
Keypad Layout
GETTING STARTED
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 con-
veniences 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 compart-
ment 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!
Overview & Battery Installation
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

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GETTING STARTED
GETTING STARTED
Activating Component Commands
LIGHT BUTTON
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 Screen-
Labeled 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 but- tons 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.
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!
TV DEVICE
BUTTON
MAIN
BUTTON
LIGHT
BUTTON

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Overview &
Pre-Programmed Code Method
Pre-Programmed Code Method
BASIC SETUP
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
45. 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) but-
tons at the same time for approximately 3 sec-
onds, 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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BASIC SETUP
BASIC SETUP
Pre-Programmed Code Method
Pre-Programmed Code Method
STEP 4:
Press the P-PRO display button
to select the Pre-Programmed
Method.
The screen will then 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 5:
Press the Component display button you
want to program.
For example: If you want to setup the TV
Component button, press the TV
Component display button. The display at
the bottom of the LCD screen will flash
“FROM - TABLE”.
STEP 6:
In this step you verify the type of compo-
nent you plan to operate with this compo-
nent button. For example: If you plan
to operate the TV component with the TV
button, simply press the TV display button
once again. However, if for example you
are setting up AUX to operate a second
DVD Player, you would first need to press
AUX in Step 5, and then DVD in Step 6.
FIRST FIVE
DEVICE NAMES
PAGE
BUTTONS
P-PRO
BUTTON

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BASIC SETUP
BASIC SETUP
Pre-Programmed Code Method
Pre-Programmed Code Methoda
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 Method on Page 15.
STEP 7:
Point the RF20 toward the Component you
want to program, (in this example, TV), and
punch in the 3-digit code that you wrote
down for that specific Component. Use the
Number buttons 0-9 on the remote to
punch in the code. If the 3-digit code
number that you just punched in is
correct, the Component will turn off. If the
Component does not turn off, continue
entering code numbers from your list until
the Component turns off. Somebrands
have several possible code numbers.
STEP 8:
When the Component turns off, press the
ON button to turn the Component back on.
Now you can test the Volume and Channel
buttons (for TV), or PLAY and STOP (for
VCR and DVD) to make sure they all work.
If any of the buttons do not work properly,
you need to find a new correct code. For
example, maybe your Sony TV turned off
with code number 147, but the volume
controls did not work properly. If this is
the case, try the next code number listed
for that Component until you find a perfect
match.
ON
BUTTON
VOLUME
BUTTONS
CHANNEL
BUTTONS
PLAY
BUTTON
STOP
BUTTON
UP & DOWN
BUTTONS
NUMBER
BUTTONS

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

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BASIC SETUP
BASIC SETUP
Learning Method
Learning Method
Learning Method
The RF20 can actually ‘learn’ commands from other remote 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 sec-
onds, until the word “SETUP” is displayed at the top of
the LCD screen. This signals 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, sig-
naling that you have exited setup mode and
you will need to start over.
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.
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”.
To display Page 2 of the MAIN menu that
lists an additional five Components,
simply press the PAGE ( ) ( ) buttons.
NOTE: If you want to teach any command to a
Component button, press the desired Component
display button once the top of the screen dis-
plays “MAIN”, by pressing the PAGE button. The
top of the screen wil change to “READY”. Then
go to STEP 6.
MAIN
BUTTON
ENTER
BUTTON
LEARN
BUTTON

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BASIC SETUP
BASIC SETUP
Learning Method
Learning Method
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.
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’ thesame 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.
• Move to another room. Plasma TVs, sun-
light, halogen or quartz lighting can inter-
fere 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.
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.
NOTE: Test all your new commands. If any of them
don’t work, try the Learning Method again, follow-
ing these suggestions: