Congratulations! Congratulations on purchasing Universal Remote Control’s MASTERCONTROLTM RF30 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 RF30 can be used with thousands of audio/video Components because of the extensive code library pre-programmed into the remote. And, the RF30’s impressive lineup of special advanced features can automate and customize the operation of your system in many ways. So...
4 Keypad Layout This is what MASTERCONTROLTM RF30 is all about! LIGHT BUTTON PAGE BUTTONS changes the page of buttons displayed PAGE NUMBERS SCREEN BUTTONS MAIN BUTTON FUNCTION BUTTONS Battery Installation Touch the Screen to use the Screen Buttons The very first step is to insert the four AAA batteries that are included in the package into the battery compartment located in the back of the remote. Just press the tab and lift off the cover.
Activating Component Commands – Simple, Easy, Intuitive Once you’ve programmed RF30 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 touch screen. Page 1 of the MAIN menu displays seven Components, plus FAV (Favorite Channel). Then, simply select the Component you want to operate by pressing the desired Component display button on the LCD Touch Screen.
8 Basic Setup - Overview Pre-Programmed Code Method Overview & Pre-Programmed Code Method 7 There are two ways to program the RF30: • 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.
10 Pre-Programmed Code Method Pre-Programmed Code Method 9 STEP 4: Press the P-PRO button to select the Pre-Programmed Method. The screen will then display the seven Components (and FAV) on Page 1 of the MAIN menu. To display Page 2 of the MAIN menu that lists an additional eight Components, simply press the ( or ) Page buttons at the bottom of the screen. DEVICES STEP 6: Press the Component button you want to program.
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 RF30 for that Component (in this case TV) by using the UP or DOWN 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.
14 STEP 9: STEP 10: Once you have found the right code, save the code number by pressing the SAVE button that appears on the LCD screen. The LCD screen will blink “SAVED” two times, signaling that the code number has been successfully saved. Exit SETUP mode by pressing the MAIN button two times. When the LCD screen displays MAIN, you are back in normal operating mode. SAVE BUTTON NOW, PROGRAM THE REST OF YOUR COMPONENTS BY REPEATING STEPS 1 THROUGH 9.
16 Learning Method The RF30 can actually ‘learn’ commands from other remote controls (old or new), one-button-at-a-time, so it will never become obsolete. RF30 is the last remote you’ll ever need! Just follow these simple steps: STEP 1: STEP 3: STEP 4: Line-up the RF30 with the other remote control, head-to-head, one or two inches apart. Press the LEARN button on the LCD screen. The top of the screen will change to “LEARN” and display the seven Components (and FAV) from Page 1 of the MAIN menu.
17 18 Learning Method Learning Method STEP 5: STEP 6: STEP 7: Press any button on the RF30 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 you pressed. Press and hold the button on the other remote control that you want to ‘teach’ to the RF30 until the LCD display on the RF30 changes to either “GOOD” or “FAILD”.
20 Transmitting (Busy Signal) Icon When a command is being transmitted, an icon will appear in the upper right corner of the LCD screen. This indicates that a signal is being sent. This is particularly useful when setting up Macros and FAVs, since it flashes with every step of a sequence of commands. After you’ve finished all your basic setup, you can choose to make operation easier by customizing the RF30 just the way you want, using the Special Advanced Setup Features described in this section.
21 22 Customizing the LCD Touch Screen Customizing the LCD Touch Screen STEP 5: STEP 6: STEP 7: Press the button you wish to edit. The first character space of your button label will start to blink. Change the character by using any of the number keys. Each press of the same number button selects the next character of that number’s group, as shown in the diagram below. Once the character you want appears, move to the next space by pressing the Right cursor button.
24 Favorite Channel Setup This is one of RF30’s most desirable features. Once it’s set up, you can select up to 40 favorite channels with the press of a button - without the need to remember or type in a channel number. Let the channel surfing begin! To access Favorite Channel listings, press the MAIN button to bring up Page 1 of the MAIN menu. Then press the FAV (Favorite Channel) button on the LCD touch screen. The screen changes to a list of favorite TV channels.
25 26 Favorite Channel Setup MacroPowerTM is a unique feature that enables you to turn all of your Components ON or OFF, at the same time, simply with the press of one button. We call that a “Macro”. What would normally take multiple remotes and button pushes, the RF30 can accomplish with the press of one button. In addition to the Power ON or OFF buttons, any of the Display buttons (on any Component or Page) can be set to be Macro buttons as well.
27 28 MacroPower Setup MacroPower Setup STEP 7: STEP 11: STEP 12: STEP 14: Press the second component that you want the Macro to turn on (in this example, VCR) and “VCR” will display at the top of the screen. (“STEP 4” will display at the bottom of the screen.) Then, press the ON button to confirm the command. (“STEP 8” will display at the bottom of the screen.) Press the LIGHT button to end your macro. A new screen will appear: Press the MAIN button twice to return to normal operation.
30 Advanced Macro Options: SETTING UP A POWER OFF MACRO: Simply follow the same steps as outlined above, except press the OFF button in place of the ON button. SETTING A COMPONENT BUTTON AS MACRO: If you wish to set one of the Component buttons as a macro, in STEP 3, press the Page ( button twice. The top of the display will change to MAIN, and you can navigate to MAIN page 1 or page 2. Press the Component button you want to set as a Macro button.
31 32 SimpleSound Setup & Other ‘Punch Throughs’ You can customize the backlighting feature to suit your specific preferences by following these simple steps: Adjusting Length of Backlight Time You can adjust the amount of time that the RF30 backlight stays on by entering the SETUP mode and proceeding to page two (using the PAGE ( button), then pressing the LIGHT button on the display (not the Backlight button).
34 Hiding and Adding Pages Each of your RF30 Components actually contains five pages. However, only four pages are visible in the factory default setting. One page is hidden in each Component. If you wish to use the hidden page, you can ADD it. If you don’t want to use some of the existing pages, you can HIDE them.
36 Recalling Pre-Programmed Setup Code Numbers In case you didn’t write down the Pre-Programmed Code Numbers that you used to set up your RF30, you can easily recall them using this simple process:. If you are fortunate enough to own more than one RF30, you’ll be happy to know that you can easily copy and transfer all the setup from one RF30 to another.
37 38 Cloning Other RF30s You can erase an individual button with a learned command, a macro or a favorite channel. You can erase an ENTIRE Component’s learned command or macro buttons. You can also erase ALL your learned commands on all Components or all your macros or favorite channels everywhere. If you really want a fresh start, it is possible to reset everything to the factory default settings.
39 40 NOTE: This process will essentially erase EVERYTHING you have programmed into the RF30. STEP 4: STEP 5: STEP 1: STEP 2: If you press ALL, the RF30 displays a “SURE?” button. After the SURE button is pressed, all the buttons will be erased. To return to normal operating mode, press the MAIN button four times press and hold both the MAIN and the STOP buttons for 10 seconds. After 10 seconds, the RESET screen appears. Press the ALL button. The RF30 will display a “SURE?” button.
42 The Optional PowerBlasterTM (for ‘barrier-free’ RF control) [Sold separately] Of all the fabulous RF30 features, this is probably the most exciting. When used in combination with the optional PowerBlasterTM, the RF30 becomes an amazing remote control powerhouse that sends multi-directional RF (Radio Frequency) signals that pass through walls, doors and floors - both indoors and outdoors. This changes everything! It enables you to control Components that are completely out-of-sight, up to 100’ away.
44 Pre-Programmed Code Notes Record the three digit codes for your system here: AUDIO DVD The RF30’s Pre-Programmed code library is divided into categories (TV, VCR, AUX, etc.). Each category actually includes many types of Components. For example, the VCR category includes TV/VCR combo units.
ADMIRAL ADVENT AKAI A MARK AMPRO AMSTRAD ANAM AOC APEX DIGITAL AUDIOVOX BARCO BLAUPUNKT BROKSONIC CAIRN CANDLE CAPEHART CETRONIC CITIZEN CLASSIC CONCERTO CONTEC CORONADO CRAIG CROWN CURTIS MATHES CXC DAEWOO DAYTRON DELL DREAMVISION DWIN DYNASTY DYNATECH EIKI ELECTROHOME EMERSON FISHER EPSON ESA FUJITSU FUNAI FUTURETECH GATEWAY GE GOLDSTAR HALL MARK HANNSPREE HITACHI HP HYUNDAI INFINITY INFOCUS INSIGNIA JBL JCPENNEY JENSEN JVC KEC CODE NUMBERS 072 081 161 160 247 197 146 248 112 143 167 073 157 183 052 043
SUPRE MACY SVA SYLVANIA SYNTAX OLEVIA TANDY TATUNG TECHNICS TECHWOOD TEKNIKA TELEFUNKEN TELERENT TERA TMK TOSHIBA TOTEVISION UNIVERSAL VIDEO CONCEPTS VIDIKRON VIDTECH VIEWSONIC VIZIO WARDS WESTING HOUSE WINBOOK YAMAHA YORK YUPITERU ZENITH ZONDA CODE NUMBERS 002 328 197 003 059 060 063 064 164 044 160 127 376 081 056 062 034 080 004 002 003 004 024 028 043 072 101 143 037 046 086 087 072 172 004 015 138 030 007 040 062 101 325 143 008 009 146 174 184 188 192 340 004 242 386 387 004 008 009 019 028 060 061 0
REGAL REGENCY RODGERS SAMSUNG SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA SEREN SERVICE ELECTRIC SHAW SIGECOM SONY SPRUCER STARCOM STARGATE SUSQUEHANNA TIME WARNER TOCOM TOSHIBA UNITED CABLE UNIVERSAL VIDEOTRON VIEWSTAR WIDE OPEN WEST ZENITH CODE NUMBERS 049 050 057 043 030 043 011 003 041 042 045 046 043 074 074 043 096 108 047 078 002 004 008 009 008 030 097 104 043 074 043 074 039 040 056 052 004 053 005 007 014 032 035 043 012 015 018 086 087 088 089 043 099 052 060 093 100 BRAND AIWA ALPINE APEX DIGITAL ARCAM CAMBRIDGE AUDIO
CODE NUMBERS VINC YAMAHA ZENITH 161 042 089 166 195 197 057 074 091 DVD-TV/DVD Combos AIWA FUNAI SAMSUNG SYLVANIA SYMPHONIC TOSHIBA 146 143 165 143 143 130 DVD-TV/DVD/VCR Combos MAGNAVOX PANASONIC SYLVANIA TOSHIBA 143 144 143 164 DVD-DVD/VCR Combos GO VIDEO PANASONIC PHILIPS POLAROID SAMSUNG SANSUI SONY TOSHIBA ZENITH 137 218 150 105 (VCR Functions for VCR 067) 234 137 159 154 145 191 141 091 (VCR Functions for VCR171) DVD-DVD Recorders GATEWAY GO VIDEO ILO KISS LITEON PANASONIC SENSORY SCIENCE SON
CODE NUMBERS RCA REALISTIC RICO RUNCO SALORA SAMSUNG SANSUI SANYO SCOTT SEARS SHARP SHINTOM SIGNATURE SONY SOUNDESIGN STS SYLVANIA SYMPHONIC TANDY TATUNG TEAC TECHNICS TEKNIKA THOMAS TMK TOSHIBA TOTEVISION UNITECH VECTOR RESEARCH VICTOR VIDEO CONCEPTS VIDEOSONIC WARDS YAMAHA ZENITH 107 109 144 147 158 041 145 013 020 140 034 040 003 008 010 014 031 034 040 053 054 101 058 148 014 102 104 113 115 112 120 032 040 066 107 109 122 125 022 043 048 135 003 010 007 014 134 102 017 037 112 129 131 003 008 010 014
KENWOOD KINERGETICS KLH KOSS KRELL KYOCERA LEXICON LINN LUXMAN LXI MAGNAVOX MARANTZ MCINTOSH MCS MERIDIAN MITSUBISHI MONDIAL MYRYAD NAD NAKAMICHI NEC NIRO NILES ONKYO OPTIMUS OUTLAW PANASONIC PARASOUND PHAST PHILIPS PIONEER POLKAUDIO PRIMARE PROCEED RCA REALISTIC REQUEST REVOX ROTEL RUSSOUND SAMSUNG SANSUI SANYO SCOTT SEARS SHARP SHERWOOD SONY SOUNDESIGN SOUNDMATTERS SOUNDSTREAM SSI SUMO SUNFIRE TAEKWANG TEAC TECHNICS THETA DIGITAL CODE NUMBERS 026 066 145 146 181 190 197 192 182 199 151 222 180 005 280 37
CODE NUMBERS SAT CABLEVISION / VOOM DIRECTV ECHOSTAR / DISH EXPRESSVU GENERAL ELECTRIC GENERAL INSTRUMENT GOI HITACHI HTS HUGHES JVC LG MAGNAVOX MEMOREX MITSUBISHI MOTOROLA NEXT LEVEL PANASONIC PANSAT PAYSAT PHILIPS PROSCAN RADIOSHACK RCA SAMSUNG SKY SONY STAR CHOICE TOSHIBA UNIDEN ZENITH 148 173 122 167 168 122 151 106 150 148 122 139 140 122 161 162 068 154 165 166 108 117 122 170 136 136 068 154 148 148 142 160 172 136 152 153 156 068 154 136 108 117 151 106 150 148 151 106 150 123 155 163 169 175 164
PROCEED PROTON QUASAR RADIO SHACK RCA REALISTIC ROTEL SAE SANSUI SANYO SCOTT SHARP SHERWOOD SIGNATURE SONY SOUNDESIGN SUMO SYLVANIA SYMPHONIC TAEKWANG TANDY TEAC TECHNICS TECHWOOD THETA DIGITAL TOSHIBA VECTOR RESEARCH VICTOR WARDS YAMAHA YORX CODE NUMBERS 239 044 107 228 103 008 182 017 042 150 042 050 051 102 181 182 187 044 107 161 178 250 044 107 044 069 107 128 171 190 125 050 069 102 026 031 051 066 003 019 051 096 112 115 119 166 033 048 081 097 126 133 177 225 226 164 251 155 044 107 052 181 195 085
CODE NUMBERS TAPE AIWA CARVER DENON FISHER GOLDSTAR HARMAN KARDON JVC KENWOOD LINN LUXMAN MAGNAVOX MARANTZ MCINTOSH MITSUBISHI NAD NAKAMICHI ONKYO OPTIMUS PANASONIC PHILIPS PIONEER QUASAR SANSUI SHARP SHERWOOD SONY TEAC TECHNICS TOSHIBA VICTOR YAMAHA 015 071 100 114 006 008 027 024 036 105 227 229 064 011 233 106 116 239 240 005 013 023 026 064 145 146 181 190 124 035 137 139 027 014 027 056 065 087 238 242 243 029 048 244 245 025 002 012 016 017 018 019 115 026 054 055 007 010 032 088 195 027 087 003 039
BOSE KENSINGTON CODE NUMBERS 409 406 NOTES 64 NOTES CODE TABLES BRAND NOTES AUX 63
66 Frequently Asked Questions Warranty What is a “macro” button? Universal Remote Control’s MastercontrolTM RF30 is covered against any manufacturers defects or workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase if purchased from an authorized Universal Remote Control dealer. Units purchased from online auction sites or other unauthorized resellers have no warranty.
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