Universal Remote Control URC-A6 User manual

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URC-A6
RemoteControl
Owner’s Manual
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Congratulations!
With your new URC-A6 universal remote,
you now have the power to control your
home entertainment system with just one
easy-to-use control. Thousands of audio and
video component codes have already been
programmed into the remote for you, making
it a breeze to set up. Be sure to install the
included batteries first. See page 5 for
instructions.
Quick Set-up
Note: Selecting the proper Component
button is a key to your success. f you have
a combination component that includes a
DVD or Blu-Ray player, use the DVD button
regardless of other functions, so that the DVD
transport controls will work properly. Select
SAT/CABLE for your cable box so the Menu,
Guide, nfo and Exit buttons work correctly.
Set-up one component at a time, and you’ll
move quickly through your system.
TEP1: Turn on the component you want to
activate. (Other components can be on or
off, it doesn’t matter.)
TEP2:Point your new URC-A6 universal
remote toward the component and press the
appropriately labeled Component button (TV
for TV, DVD for DVD, etc.) While holding
this button down, press the numeric keys one
at a time sequentially (1, 2, 3, etc.) until the
component turns off.
TEP3:Release the Component button to
save the code. The component light will
blink three times to confirm that the code has
been stored.
Check your work before you move to the
next component. Press the POWER [ON]
button to turn the component back on.
Next, test the VOLUME and CHANNEL
buttons (or PLAY and STOP buttons for VCR
and DVD). Repeat Steps 1-3 to activate up
to six components.
Didn’t work for one of your components?
See other set-up options starting on page 7.

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Keypad Layout and
Button Functions
Allows you to turn the selected
component on and off.
POWER
Designed to send Power On/Off
commands for up to six components
with one button press.
SYSTEM OFF
sed to select the
component you
want to operate
and signals remote control
activity.
Displays the Applications
Menu through the Cable Set
Top Box.
COMPONENTS
Raises or lowers the sound
volume.
VOL ME
Exits from current
screen through the
Cable Set Top Box.
Custom-programmable Favorite
Channel Buttons
MY
FAVORITES
Controls Picture-In-
Picture actions.
PIP
CONTROLS
se to enter code numbers
for programming
components and to enter
channel numbers to tune
in channels. Also used to
make numeric entries on
on-screen menus.
Perform standard VCR and
DVD functions when in VCR
and DVD mode, or VOD
(Video-On-Demand) and
DVR (Digital Video
Recorder) functions when
in Cable mode.
TRANSPORT
CONTROLS
MEN
Displays the
Program Guide
listings through
the Cable Set Top
Box.
Displays information about
the program currently
playing or highlighted in the
Program Guide through the
Cable Set Top Box.
INFO
G IDE
sed for
programming steps
and on-screen
navigation and
highlighting.
C RSOR
NAVIGATION
PAD
EXIT
Selects highlighted
screen options.
SELECT
Selects the video
source from
available
components.
INP T
Returns to the
previously tuned
channel through
the Cable Set Top
Box.
LA T
Silences the Audio.
Press to activate. Press
again to restore sound
to the previous level.
M TE
N MBER PAD
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Table of Contents
Quick Set-up ..............................1
Keypad Layout & Button Functions..
................................................2
Getting Started – Overview
• Battery nstallation..................5
• Activation Overview ..............5
• Using Component Buttons ......6
• Learning Capability................6
• Low Battery Warning..............6
• Couch Mode ........................6
Get Started with the Basics ........7
• Quick Set-Up ........................8
• Three-Digit Set-up .............9-10
• Auto-Search Set-up .........11-12
• Set-up Using the
Learning Method..............13-15
Activating Optional
Advanced Features...............16-17
• MacroPower™ Total System
On/Off ............................18
• “My Favorites”.................19-22
Activating Push Throughs ..........22
• SimpleSound™ Total System
Volume Control ....................23
• Channel Control
Punch Through ....................24
• Transport Control
Punch Through ....................25
• OSD (On-Screen Display)
Control Punch Through..........26

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Erasing Commands -
Overview ................................27
• Erasing a Single Learned
Command ..........................28
• Erasing All Learned Commands
from One Component ..........29
• Erasing MacroPower & Other
Macro Commands ..............30
• Erasing SimpleSound & Other
“Punch Through”
Commands..31
• Factory Reset ......................32
Finding a Component’s Set-Up
Code Number..........................33
Pre-Programmed
Code Tables ..........................34
• Cable/Sat ..........................35
• TV..................................36-37
• DVD/DVR. ..........................38
• AUD O ..............................39
• AUX ..................................40
• L GHTS ..............................41
FAQs ....................................42
Warranty ................................43
Specifications ..........................43
nformation to the user ..............44
Warnings ................................44

Getting Started - Overview
BatteryInstallation
Press the tab and remove the cover of the
battery compartment located in the back of
your remote. nsert the two AAA Alkaline
batteries (included in the package) making
sure to match the positive (+) and negative (-)
symbols as shown in the diagram. Place the
cover back over the battery compartment.
Activationoverviewcontrolup
tosixcomponents
Your URC-A6 Universal remote control is
designed to operate virtually all brands of
AUD O, TV, DVD, CD, SAT/CABLE, Lights,
and AUX (Music Server, games, etc.)
components.
ComponentButtons
Be sure to match your component to the
proper Component button on the top of the
remote.
f your component is a combination device
that includes a DVD option, program the
DVD or AUX button so that the transport
controls will work properly.
The AUX (Auxiliary) button is designed to
operate a 6th audio/video component that
you may have in your system… such as a
T VO, a second VCR or DVD, or an
additional audio component.
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UsingComponentButtons
Once you have activated the URC-A6 remote
for all of your components, you can simply
press a Component button at the top of the
remote, and the buttons on the URC-A6 will
work with that component.
Each time you press a button on the remote,
the Component button light will turn on,
indicating which component you are
controlling.
LearningCapability
The URC-A6 has the ability to learn functions
from the original remote controls of other
manufacturers, even if they are not in our
pre-programmed database. See page 13 for
instructions.
LowBatteryWarning
When the batteries are low and need to be
replaced, the component light will quickly
blink three times when you press the POWER
ON button.
CouchMode
We’re watching out for your batteries. Your
URC-A6 remote is designed to automatically
turn itself off if a button is pressed for more
than 30 seconds. This prevents battery
power from being depleted if the remote
accidentally slips between the couch
cushions.
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Three ways to get started
There are three ways you can activate your
new URC-A6 universal remote control using
its pre-programmed codes.
1. Quick Set-Up (page 8)
2. Three-Digit Code Set-up (page 9)
3. Auto—Search Set-up (page 11)
Component Buttons
Selecting the proper Component button is a
key to your success. f you have a
combination component that includes a DVD
or Blu-Ray player, use the DVD button
regardless of other functions, so that the DVD
transport controls will work properly. Select
SAT/CABLE for your cable box so the Menu,
Guide, nfo and Exit buttons work correctly.
n addition to activating the pre-programmed
codes, the URC-A6 universal remote has the
capacity to learn from your component
remote. See instructions on page 13.
AUX Component Button
While most component buttons are self-
explanatory, the AUX Component button is
designed for components such as Xbox ,
PS2 or PC media centers. Simply program
the AUX button in the same manner as any
other component using Quick Set-Up, the 3-
Digit Set-up or Auto-Search Set-up.
The AUX button can also be used for other
components such as a second TV, DVD, or
any other audio/video component that you
may have in your system. You may need to
activate the key as a Macro if you are
connecting a second DVD or VCR.
See
page 16 for more information on automated
activity macros.

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1. Quick Set-up
Set-up one component at a time, and you’ll
move quickly through your system.
tep1: Turn on the component you want to
activate. (Other components can be on or
off, it doesn’t matter.)
tep2: Point your new URC-A6 universal
remote toward the component and press the
appropriately labeled Component button (TV
for TV, DVD for DVD, etc.) While holding
this button down, press the numeric keys one
at a time sequentially (1, 2, 3, …) until the
component turns off.
tep3: Release the component button to
save the code. The component light will
blink three times to confirm that the code has
been stored.
Check your work Press the POWER [ON]
button to turn the component back on.
Next, test the VOLUME and CHANNEL
buttons (or PLAY and STOP buttons for VCR
and DVD) to make sure they all work.
Repeat steps one through three until all your
components are set up properly.
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2. Three-Digit Set-up
TEP1: Find the 3-digit code numbers for
your component type and brand from the
lists in the back of this manual. The codes
are listed by component type (TV, VCR, DVD,
etc.), then by brand name. Be sure to
identify the list of codes for the correct
component and brand. For instance, if you
would have a Sony television, first locate the
TV category, and then look for the Sony
brand. Be careful. Codes for Sony DVDs
may be different than from Sony TVs.
You may want to write the numbers down on
a piece of paper before moving to step two.
TEP2: Turn on the component you want to
activate. (Other components can be on or
off, it doesn’t matter.)
TEP3: On your URC-A6 universal remote,
press the Component button that you want to
set up and the SELECT [SEL] button at the
same time. Hold down both buttons for two
seconds until the Component light turns on.
This signals that you are in set-up mode, and
you can then release the buttons.
TEP4:Point the URC-A6 toward the
component and use the number buttons 0-9
to punch in the first 3-digit code for that
specific component.
f the 3-digit code number you just punched
in is the correct number, the component you
are activating will turn off. f it did not turn
off, enter the next code number from your list
until it does turn off.
Note: f you do not press a button within 30
seconds, the component light will turn off.
The remote will exit the set-up mode, and
you will have to start over with step three.
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