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Universal LCD Remote Control With Touchscreen & Learning Fun c tion User’s Guide.
The UC - 525 User’s Guide ii Preface Preface About this User’s Guide This user’s guide is designed to assist you in setting up your UCommand - 525 Universal LCD Remote Control. Information in this doc u- ment has been carefully checked for accuracy; however, no guarantee is given as to the co r rectness of the contents.
Preface iii Table of Contents PREFACE ............................................................................................. II CHAPTER 1 .......................................................................................... 1 Unpacking the UC - 525 .
The UC - 525 User’s Guide iv Frequently Asked Questions .............................................. 37 APPENDIX D ....................................................................................... 39 Pre - configured X10 Codes ..............
— Introducing the UC - 525 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Introducing the UC - 525 Congratulations on the purchase of the UC - 525 , the easy to use and configure digital remote control. UC - 525 lets you manage all your infrared - controlled devices, elim i- nating the need to search for all your device remotes.
The UC - 525 User’s Guide 2 Unpacking the UC - 525 After you have unpacked the UC - 525, check the contents to make sure the following items are included. • UC - 525 • This User’s Guide • Registration Card If any of the above items are missing or appear damaged, contact your dealer immediately.
— Introducing the UC - 525 3 Identifying Components This section provides an overview of the UC - 525’s features and co n- trols. Please refer to the following illustrations to identify the components of the UC - 525. (Refer to Chapter 3 for details on using the LCD panel and controls.
The UC - 525 User’s Guide 4 Figure 1 Figure 1 - - 1: Front and rear viewChapter 2 1: Front and rear viewChapter 2 Getting Started This chapter will guide you through the steps for inserting the batte r- ies and using the many features. Power Supply The UC - 525 operates on four AAA batteries.
— Getting Started 5 Battery low icon When the battery charge is low, the battery low icon will be displayed on screen: Figure 2 - 2: The ba t tery low icon When the battery low - power warning icon appears, replace the batteries with new ones as soon as possible.
The UC - 525 User’s Guide 6 • Keep batteries out of reach of children. • When the batteries are weak, it will be harder to control devices from a di s tance. • Replace the batteries as soon as possible when the battery low - power warning icon appears in the information screen.
— Getting Started 7 LCD Touch Screen Buttons The LCD (liquid crystal display) touch screen enables you to configure and operate your UC - 525 with the touch of a finger. The touch screen buttons enable you to control your devices as you w ould with your original remote control.
The UC - 525 User’s Guide 8 Touch s creen precautions Please read the following instructions carefully: • Tap the LCD touch screen gently; never use force. • Do not use a pen or any sharp object to tap the screen; this might damage the surface. You can use a blunt object such as a pencil eraser or the cap of a pen.
— Getting Started 9 UC - 525 Buttons Simply press the screen to activate a function. You will hear a beep (if ac tivated) when you press the button. If you don’t hear a beep when you press the screen, you may have deactivated the beep. Press any DEVICE button twice to activate the beep function.
— Operating the UC - 525 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Operating the UC - 525 This chapter tells you how to set up the UC - 525, automatically co n- figure devices, and use advanced features such as macros.
— Operating the UC - 525 11 Using the Learning Function When using the learning function, point your device re mote control at the UC - 525’s learning eye . No need to power on the device. Note: It is helpful to customize the screen layout before lear n- ing the keys (see “Changing the device layout”).
The UC - 525 User’s Guide 12 After you have lined up your remote control with the UC - 525 learning eye, you can use the learning function. Follow these instructions: Press the LEARN button for three seconds. You hear a beep and then you see the unlock screen to the right.
— Operating the UC - 525 13 Press the button for the device you wish to pr o gram. You can now start mapping your devic e’s remote control buttons to the UC - 525 LCD buttons. The power button is the first button to be mapped. While pointing your device’s remote control at the UC - 525 learning eye, press the d e- vice’s power button.
The UC - 525 User’s Guide 14 When you hear a beep and see the OK icon, release the button. The next button to be mapped will start blin k ing. Continue to press the buttons on your device remote control that correspond to the blinking buttons on the UC - 525.
— Operating the UC - 525 15 When you have finished ma p- ping all the desired buttons from your device remote co n- trol to the UC - 525, press the LEARN button.
The UC - 525 User’s Guide 16 Deleting a command button The clear device function enables you to erase the commands for bu t- tons on a particular device. Follow these instructions: Press the DELETE button for three se c onds. You hear a beep and then you see the unlock screen to the right.
— Operating the UC - 525 17 The device screen a p- pears again, with the DELETE icon under the DELETE button. Press the button for the device that you want to configure. Press the button whose data you want to delete. You hear a beep and see the OK icon.
The UC - 525 User’s Guide 18 Bank delete If you wish to delete the data for all buttons of a device, press the DELETE button again while in d e- lete mode. The BANK icon appears under the DELETE button. Press the device whose data you want to delete.
— Operating the UC - 525 19 Changing the LCD Layout The device edit mode enables you to delete but tons or change the icons on buttons in the device menus. Follow these i n structions: Press the button of the device that you want to configure, for three se c- onds.
The UC - 525 User’s Guide 20 To see all available icons, press & hold t he power button while in device edit mode. Keep pressing the button to scroll through the o p- tions. You can delete the button, or choose one of the available icon layouts.
— Operating the UC - 525 21 Changing the AUX Device Layout The AUX Device screen layout can be made identical to any of the other device buttons. • Enter the “ LCD layout edit mode” for the AU.
The UC - 525 User’s Guide 22 Macro setup Follow these instructions to set up a macro: Press the MA CRO button for three se c onds. You hear a beep and then you see the unlock screen to the right. Note: This screen pr e- vents you from accidentally modifying your UC - 525.
— Operating the UC - 525 23 The LEARN icon appears under the LEARN button. First, press the button that you want to become the macro button. You can choose a button from any device screen. Then record the macro by pressing the desired command buttons.
The UC - 525 User’s Guide 24 Macro example The following example will help you to better understand recording a macro. This example macro would be used to turn on your TV, switch to VCR input, and start playing a tape: Press the MACRO button for three seconds to enter macro setup mode .
— Operating the UC - 525 25 button Press the TV button. Press the power button. This will powe r the TV on. Press TV/Video. This command will switch the TV mode to Video mode so that you can watch the VCR. You may need to set a time delay between tur n- ing your TV on and turning the VCR on.
The UC - 525 User’s Guide 26 two commands. Press VCR to switch to the VCR device menu. Press power. This powers your VCR on. Press play. This co m- mand will start playing the tape in your VCR. Press the LEARN button again to complete the cu r- rent macro setup.
— Operating the UC - 525 27 Runn ing the macro To run the macro, press the button that you assigned when you r e- corded the macro. In the preceding example the following events will happen when you press 1 in the AUX device screen: 1. TV turns on 2.
The UC - 525 User’s Guide 28 You hear a beep and then you see the unlock screen to the right. Note: Th is screen pr e- vents you from accidentally modifying your UC - 525. Press each number button in any order until it disa p- pears. You see the screen to the right.
— Operating the UC - 525 29 After you have made your adjustment, press the POWER button to move to the next screen. The UC - 525 detects the ambient lighting and will tu rn the backlight on a c- cording to the setting in this screen.
The UC - 525 User’s Guide 30 When you have finished making your adjustment, press any of the DEVICE buttons to exit. UC - 525.
— Oper ating the UC - 525 31 Toggling the Beep Signal On/Off This function toggles the beep signal off and on. To turn off the beep signal, press the active device button (o r press any device button twice). To turn it back on, press the active device button again.
The UC - 525 User’s Guide 32 Figure 3 - 3: Recalling the original LCD panel configuration You hear a beep and then you see the unlock screen to the right. Note: This screen prevents you from accidentally modif y- ing your UC - 525. The UC - 525 beeps several times and returns to normal view.
— Appendix A Appendix A Appendix A UC - 525 Specifications Model UC - 525 Display Touch LCD with EL - bac k light Typical device types TV, DSS/SAT/Cable, VCR, DVD, AMP, Tape/Tuner, CD, AUX Remote ca.
— Appendix B 34 Appendix B Appendix B Troubleshooting If you have trouble configuring or operating the UC - 525, first check that you have inserted the b atteries correctly. Then check the items below. Symptom Remedy The UC - 525 does not operate your device.
— Appendix B B 35 • Make sure you have fresh batteries. With weak batteries the UC - 525 may have learning pro b- lems. The UC - 525 does not react to button presses of the original remote in learning mode • Point the original remote to the bottom of the UC - 525.
The UC - 525 User’s Guide 36 The LCD screen turns off. • The UC - 525 is preset at the factory to aut o- matically switch the LCD off after 20 mi nutes if left unused.
— Appendix B C 37 Appendix C Appendix C Frequently Asked Questions Can I control X10 devices? • See Appendix D How can I see all available icons on the UC - 525 screen? • Holding the Power button while i n Edit Mode will display all icons.
The UC - 525 User’s Guide 38 During battery change, does the UC - 525 lose its data? • No, the non - volatile memory keeps the data during battery ch ange or failure.
39 Appendix D Appendix D Pre - configured X10 Codes The SR - 525 comes with pre - defined device codes for X10 compatible infrared transceivers for light and appliance control. Such transcei v- ers are available from different vendors. These IR codes cannot be learned during the normal learning proc e dure.
— Appendix B E 40 Appendix E Appendix E Application Note: Applying Sound Field (DSP) commands from SONY ® Ampl i fiers There are general problems learning Sound Field commands from r emote controls that come with SONY A/V receivers.
41 Then follow steps 1 - 6, an d enter "ANLG DIRECT" ...; finall y , repeat and enter "SF MODE". What you end up with is one button on the UC - 525 for 2ch mode and one button for AFD Mode.
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