PREFACE PREFACE About this manual This manual is designed to make using the UCOMMAND-616 as easy as possible. The information in this document is furnished for instruc- tional use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment, representation or warranty regarding the performance of the product.
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UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual Contact Technical support for Crisp Solutions products is available via e-mail and on the Web. E-mail: support@crispsolutions.com Web: www.crispsolutions.com Crisp Solutions LLC 2530 Berryessa Rd. #148 San Jose, CA 95132 Fax: 408-258-5371 PREFACE...
Power supply tips ... 11 Battery low icon ... 11 Battery life and backlight function... 11 The LCD... 12 Turning the UCommand-616 on ... 12 Touch screen precautions ... 13 The Information screen... 14 UCommand-616 buttons... 15 Direct access buttons ... 15 Touch screen buttons ...
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UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual The setup menu... 18 CHAPTER 4... 21 Programming and Customizing the UCommand-616... 21 Menu functions... 21 Setting the clock... 22 Using the timer... 23 Timer View... 24 Timer Setup ... 24 Relabeling timers... 25 Using the Program menu...
LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1-1: Front view ... 5 Figure 1-2: Rear view ... 7 Figure 2-1: Inserting the batteries ... 10 Figure 2-2: Turning the LCD on ... 12 Figure 2-3: The Information Screen... 14 Figure 2-4: Direct access buttons ... 15 Figure 2-5: Touch screen buttons ...
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UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual Figure 4-21: The “other” menu ... 48 Figure 4-22: Adjusting the contrast ... 49 Figure 4-23: Adjusting the backlight ... 50 LIST OF FIGURES...
IR equipped electronic devices. A key feature of the UCommand-616 is the touch screen control panel, which reduces the number of buttons on the device, making it easy for you to find the function you want.
Press the corresponding button on your Device remote con- trol, while keeping it aimed at the Learning eye. the first button to be learned on the UC-616 is the Hardware Access Button Quick Start button until the Setup menu appears.
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12. To Customize your UC-616 and change button sizes and labels, get to the Setup menu and select Adjust. Select De- vice, and turn to page 31 in this manual for further instructions.
UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual UCommand-616 features This section provides an overview of the key features of the UCom- mand-616. For more information on getting the most from these features, refer to Chapter 2. Large touch screen display with automatic backlighting for visibility in dim lighting.
This section provides an overview of the UCommand-616’s features and controls. Refer to the following illustrations to identify the com- ponents of the UCommand-616. Refer to Chapter 4, Customizing the UCommand-616, for a detailed description on operating and getting the most from these features.
The LCD display allows you to configure and operate your devices by touching the screen to select the function you want. Push any hard button to power on the UCommand- 616. Refer to The LCD on page 12 for a description of the functions in this display. Off button At the Main Menu display, press this button to turn the UCommand-616 off.
The following illustration shows the rear of the UCommand-616. IR port Point the IR port end at the IR receiver of your device. Connector for battery charger (option) Optional universal adapter port to charge Ni-MH batteries. 10. Battery cover Remove this cover to replace the AAA batteries.
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Chapter 1—Introducing the UCommand-616 Identifying components...
Chapter 1 helped to familiarize you with the various components and controls of the UCommand-616. This chapter will guide you through the steps for inserting the batteries and using the many features. Incorrect use of the batteries may cause them to burst or may cause leakage, which might damage the interior of the unit.
UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual Inserting batteries To insert batteries, refer to the following illustration and instructions: 1. Remove battery cover. 2. Insert batteries. Figure 2-1: Inserting the batteries Locate the battery-bay cover at the back of the UCommand- 616.
Power supply precautions Be sure that the positive (+) and negative (-) polarities of each battery match the polarities indicated in the compartment. Do not use the optional charger when using alkaline or other non-rechargeable batteries. Do not expose the batteries to excessive heat or flame. Keep batteries out of the reach of children.
Turning the UCommand-616 on To turn the UCommand-616 on, simply press the Hardware Access Button with your finger: Figure 2-2: Turning the LCD on You can also turn the UCommand-616 on by pressing one of the direct access (hard) buttons. Main TUNE TAPE...
You can use a blunt object such as a pencil eraser or the cap of a pen. Keep the touch screen dry. Wipe off any spills immediately. The UCommand-616 is not waterproof; never immerse it in liquid. Do not expose the UCommand-616 to extreme temperatures.
UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual The Information screen The Information screen is displayed when you press the Information screen shortcut icon Macro screen shortcut icon Date and time Indicates battery charge level. Press this arrow to scroll to the previous screen.
UCommand-616 buttons The UCommand-616 has two sets of buttons for your convenience— direct access (hard) buttons and touch screen buttons. Direct access buttons The direct access buttons provide you with easy access to often-used functions such as volume and channel control, fast forward and fast reverse, play and stop.
UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual Touch screen buttons The touch screen buttons enable you to control your devices as you would with your remote control, set up macros, and configure the LCD panel the way you want. Main TUNE...
Press the Hardware Access Button UCommand-616 on. The first screen that you see is the Main menu. The main menu The Main menu displays a list of the devices currently available on the UCommand-616.
UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual For example, from the Main menu, press the TV button to display the TV device menu: Device Header Press this header to return to the Main Menu. Figure 3-2: The TV device menu You can easily configure all device commands using the Learning function.
Press the menu to the previous screen. Refer to Chapter 4, Customizing the UCommand-616 on page 21, for information on using the items in the setup menu. The setup menu Chapter 3—Operating the UCommand-616...
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UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual The setup menu...
Programming and Customizing the Programming and Customizing the This chapter shows you how to customize your UCommand-616 to make it fit your particular requirements, how to use the Learning func- tion to configure your devices, and how to set up the LCD panel to your specifications.
UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual Setting the clock The Clock menu enables you to set the UCommand-616 date and time. In the Setup menu, scroll to clock and press ENTER. You see the following screen: Blinking cursor Change the number under the blinking cursor by pressing 0 to 9 on the LCD panel.
Chapter 4—Programming and Customizing the UCommand-616 Using the timer The Timer function enables you to set up devices to turn on at speci- fied times. In the Setup menu, scroll to Timer and press ENTER. You see a list of timers: Use the channel up or channel down to scroll through the list.
UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual Each function is described below. Timer View View enables you to look at previously stored timer settings. Timer Setup Setup enables you to set up a device function to activate at a specified time. Scroll to Setup and press ENTER. The following screen appears:...
Chapter 4—Programming and Customizing the UCommand-616 Most often, you would select a Macro to run at a specific time. How- ever, you can also program a single Device function. For example, you can set the TV to turn off at that time. Or you could set the VCR to Play, or even Record (the VCR channel must be preset in this circum- stance).
When using the Learning function, point your device’s remote control at the UCommand-616’s Learning eye as shown in the following illus- tration: Program Learning Clr.
Chapter 4—Programming and Customizing the UCommand-616 Learning Figure 4-6: Using the Learning eye From the program menu (Figure 4-5), scroll to Learning and press ENTER. The device buttons display: Using the Program menu Main 1999 01- 01 03:23 Friday PLAY...
UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual Press this macro shortcut icon to open the macro recording func- tion. Refer to page 43. Figure 4-7: Programming devices Press the button of the device that you want to program. The following screen displays: Figure 4-8: Programming the direct access buttons The buttons on the LCD screen correspond to the direct access buttons.
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With the Learning eye, you can now map buttons on your device remote control to the direct access buttons on the UCom- mand-616. Follow these instructions: Point your remote control at the UCommand-616’s Learning eye as shown in Figure 4-6. Press your Device remote control Power button. When the screen displays OK, release the Power button.
UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual Clearing a key The Clear Key function enables you to erase the settings for a button in one of the device menus. Follow these instructions: In the Program menu, scroll to Clr. Key and press ENTER.
Chapter 4—Programming and Customizing the UCommand-616 Clearing all devices The Clear All function allows you to erase the commands for all de- vices programmed instructions: In the program menu, scroll to Clear All and press ENTER. You are prompted to press the ENTER button to delete the settings for all devices, or press the menu button to cancel the changes and return to the previous screen.
UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual Figure 4-10: Resize/Add screen for Main menu Functions are described below. Resizing buttons on the Main menu Follow the instructions below to resize buttons for the Main menu. Scroll to Resize/Add and press ENTER for the Main menu: Press this icon to undo an action.
Chapter 4—Programming and Customizing the UCommand-616 Press the button you want to resize. Touch the spot where you want to locate the upper left cor- ner of the button. This spot can be anywhere there is space. A black square appears (use a blunt pointer for accuracy).
UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual Touch the space between the two black squares. Figure 4-14: Completing the adjustment The button assumes the new size and location. Figure 4-15: Adjusted button Main TUNER / TAPE Main TUNER / TAPE Changing the LCD layout...
Chapter 4—Programming and Customizing the UCommand-616 Once the button is repositioned, the UCommand displays the Labelling screen (see Relabeling buttons on the Main menu on page 37). Adding/Creating buttons If the total number of buttons on both Main menu pages is less than ten, you can add a new device button using the procedure for Resizing buttons.
UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual Figure 4-17: Adjusting main menu buttons Follow the procedure for Resizing buttons in the previous section (Resizing buttons on the Main menu, see page 32), but select an empty space to place the left-hand corner and the right-hand corner.
Chapter 4—Programming and Customizing the UCommand-616 Relabeling buttons on the Main menu You can easily relabel the buttons on the Main menu. Follow these in- structions: From the Adjust menu (Figure 4-9) select Main Menu and press ENTER. Scroll to Relabel and press ENTER again to display the De- vice list.
UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual Select which device attributes you want applied to your but- ton. When accessing your relabeled button, the menus will be the same as the device that you select here. Deleting buttons from the Main menu You can easily delete buttons from the Main menu.
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Chapter 4—Programming and Customizing the UCommand-616 Adjust Sure ? (Y) Enter (N) Menu Press the ENTER button if you want to delete settings for the button. Press the menu button if you want to cancel the deletion and return to the previous screen.
UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual Adjusting buttons on the Device menu From the Adjust menu (Figure 4-9) select Device and press ENTER. You see the following screen: Figure 4-18: Adjusting buttons on the device menu The procedures for resizing and deleting buttons on the device menu are the same as those for resizing and deleting buttons on the main menu.
Chapter 4—Programming and Customizing the UCommand-616 Relabeling Device menu buttons You can easily relabel the buttons in device menus or choose icons to represent the buttons. Follow these instructions: From the Adjust menu (Figure 4-9) select Device and press ENTER.
UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual Note that there is one additional button—the Icon button. Press this button to display a list of icons. Press any of the buttons shown to replace the text (“Scan” shown here) with an icon. Press < and > to scroll between page views for more icons.
Chapter 4—Programming and Customizing the UCommand-616 Using macros The Macro feature allows you to create up to 12 macros and store up to 25 commands for each. You can setup, relabel, and delete macros from the Macro submenu. Once you have created a macro, you will be able to run many commands by pushing only one button.
UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual Macro setup Follow these instructions to set up a macro: From the Macro menu, scroll to Setup and press ENTER. The macro is now in record mode, and all buttons pressed next are added to the macro.
Chapter 4—Programming and Customizing the UCommand-616 To run the macro, leave the Program menus and press the Macro shortcut icon in the upper left corner of any screen; then select the macro you want to run from the Macro list.
UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual Select label characters from this screen: press P1 to access upper case letters, P2 to access lower case letters, and P3 to access numbers and special characters. Press ENTER when you have made your changes.
Macro list. The Duplicate menu The Duplicate menu is used for transferring data between two UCommand-616 units and requires a special hardware setup. If you wish to copy your configuration, please contact your reseller. The Duplicate menu Macro...
UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual Making LCD adjustments The Other menu allows you to: set the LCD contrast adjust the backlight calibrate your UCommand-616. From the Setup menu, scroll to Other and press ENTER. You see the following screen: Figure 4-21: The “other”...
Chapter 4—Programming and Customizing the UCommand-616 Set the LCD contrast Scroll to Contrast and press ENTER. You see the following screen: Press this arrow to decrease the LCD contrast. Figure 4-22: Adjusting the contrast Press the right LCD arrow to increase the contrast. Press the left LCD arrow to decrease the contrast.
UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual Adjusting the LCD backlight From the Other menu, scroll to Backlight and press enter. You see the following screen: Indicates the current backlight sensitivity level. Press to decrease the duration that the backlight stays on...
Chapter 4—Programming and Customizing the UCommand-616 : Touch the < > arrows to adjust the length of time the backlight Period stays on after it is first activated during use of the remote (each touch of the screen during normal use restarts the backlight timer).
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UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual Making LCD adjustments...
Power saving Battery consumption Dimensions Weight Specifications Appendix A Appendix A UC-616 (UCommand-616) Touch liquid-crystal display 8 direct access hard buttons TV, DSS/SAT/Cable, VCR, DVD, AMP, Tape/Tuner, CD, AUX (other devices con- figurable) 12 macro buttons with up to 25 commands...
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UCommand-616 Universal Remote Control User’s Manual Optional accessories Power adapter DC 5V /1A Rechargeable AAA Ni-MH Batteries Docking Station with charging function, PC- Interface (RS232 Serial Port) and copy func- tion. Specifications...
Troubleshooting If you have trouble configuring or operating the UCOMMAND-616, first ensure that you have inserted the batteries correctly (page 10). Then check the items below. Symptom After learning, the UCOMMAND-616 doesn’t operate your device/s. Troubleshooting Remedy Move closer to the device. The maximum operating distance is approximately 10 me- ters.
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Alternately, during the Learning se- quence, quickly move the remote away from the 616 after sending the original command. The UCOMMAND-616 is preset at the fac- tory to automatically switch the LCD off after 20 minutes if left unused.
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If none of these solutions seems to help, go to our website at www.crispsolutions.com or contact support@crispsolutions.com Crisp Solutions LLC 2530 Berryessa Rd. #148 San Jose, CA 95132 Fax: 408-258-5371 Appendix A —Troubleshooting...
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