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Radio Shack 4 Owner's Manual

Radio Shack 4 Owner's Manual

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15-1917.fm Page 1 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM
Please read before using this equipment.
SETUP
STOP
REC
REW
AUX
CHAN
VCR
VOL
SELECT
MUTE
CHAN
MENU
F
1
F
2
1
4
7
SLEEP
Cat. No. 15-1917
OWNER'S MANUAL
Phone Up 4

Remote Control

PWR
PLAY
PAUSE
FAST F
TV
CBL
VOL
LAST
SCAN
F
4
F
3
2
3
5
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8
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ENTER
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  • Page 1: Remote Control

    15-1917.fm Page 1 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM OWNER’S MANUAL Remote Control Please read before using this equipment. SETUP STOP PLAY PAUSE CHAN SELECT MUTE LAST CHAN MENU SCAN SLEEP ENTER Cat. No. 15-1917 Phone Up 4 FAST F...
  • Page 2 Phone Up 4 is preprogrammed and does not need to learn its commands from the original re- mote controls. All you need to do is enter the 4- digit code for each infrared remote controlled de- vice you want to operate. The Phone Up 4 is au- tomatically ready to operate most of the same functions as the original remote controls.
  • Page 3 (if one exists). Toll-Free Upgrading — call our toll-free Custom- er Service Hotline at 1-800-950-7044, and we will upgrade your Phone Up 4 over the phone. Note: You need four AAA alkaline batteries (not supplied) to power your Phone Up 4 .
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    15-1917.fm Page 4 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM CONTENTS How the Phone Up 4 Works ... 6 Preparation ... 9 Installing Batteries ... 9 Using ... 10 Setting Up Your Phone Up 4 ... 10 Determining the 4-Digit Code ... 11 Manufacturers’...
  • Page 5 15-1917.fm Page 5 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM VCRs ... 44 Care and Maintenance ... 49 Specifications ... 50 Need help? Call 1-800-950-7044...
  • Page 6: How The Phone Up 4 Works

    15-1917.fm Page 6 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM HOW THE PHONE UP 4 WORKS Before you begin to use the Phone Up 4 , it is helpful to understand a little about how it works — nothing technical, only an idea of what you can expect from the Phone Up 4 and its different groups of keys.
  • Page 7 15-1917.fm Page 7 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM Your RadioShack Phone Up 4 was designed with the functions used most often to operate your TV, VCR, cable converter, CD player, and DSS satel- lite receiver. Function Use these device keys when...
  • Page 8 Phone Up 4 might not have some of your original remote con- trol’s seldom-used functions. • A key on the Phone Up 4 that has the same name as a key on your original remote con- trol might have a slightly different function.
  • Page 9: Preparation

    Up 4 after you have installed the batteries. This can press keys for an extended period of time and reduce battery life. When the Phone Up 4’s range decreases or it op- erates erratically, replace the batteries. Note: Although the Phone Up 4 has a built-in...
  • Page 10: Using

    Phone Up 4 in the dark. Press keys. Also, every time you press a key, the Phone Up 4 lights up and stays lit for several seconds. To turn off the light, and keep keypresses from lighting the Phone Up 4, press SETTING UP YOUR PHONE UP 4 1.
  • Page 11: Determining The 4-Digit Code

    Repeat Steps 2–5 for additional devices. DETERMINING THE 4-DIGIT CODE After you set up your Phone Up 4, you can find which 4-digit device code the Phone Up 4 is set to by following these steps. We recommend that you...
  • Page 12 Note: The device code is not necessarily the same code as the manufacture’s code you en- tered in “Setting Up Your Phone Up 4” on Page 10. A manufacturer’s code makes several differ- ent device codes available to the Phone Up 4. To load the specific device code your Phone Up 4 displayed in the above procedure, see “Using De-...
  • Page 13: Manufacturers' Codes

    15-1917.fm Page 13 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM MANUFACTURERS’ CODES Cable Converters Manufacturer Code RadioShack Cat. No. 0002 Archer 0079 15-1285 Century 0197 Citizen 0046 Eastern 0262 Focus 0300 Garrard 0326 Gemini 0057 General Instruments 0329 Hamlin 0020 Hitachi 0145 Hytex 0376...
  • Page 14: Cd Players

    15-1917.fm Page 14 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM Cable Converters Manufacturer Code RadioShack Cat. No. Starcom 0712 Stargate 0714 Starquest 0717 Tocom 0012 Toshiba 0156 Tusa 0789 Unika 0796 United Artists 0799 United Cable 0800 Universal 0021 Viewstar 0416 Zenith 0017 Zentek...
  • Page 15: Home Automation

    15-1917.fm Page 15 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM CD Players Manufacturer Code RadioShack Cat. No. Optimus 0546 42-5015 42-5021 42-5037 42-5040 42-5044 42-5049 Panasonic 0051 Philips 0081 Pioneer 0166 Proton 0031 Quasar 0055 0047 Rotel 0630 0633 Sansui 0067 Sanyo 0159 Sharp...
  • Page 16: Satellite Receivers

    15-1917.fm Page 16 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM Satellite Receivers Manufacturer Code RadioShack Cat. No. General Instruments 0329 Jerrold 0003 Primestar 0587 RCA DSS 0047 Sony DSS 0000 Televisions Manufacturer Code RadioShack Cat. No. Abex 0862 Admiral 0182 Aiko 0038 Akai 0098...
  • Page 17 15-1917.fm Page 17 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM Televisions Manufacturer Code RadioShack Cat. No. Fisher 0154 Fujitsu 0313 Funai 0179 Futuretech 0315 0027 Gibralter 0333 Goldstar 0056 Grunpy 0346 Hallmark 0351 Harvard 0359 Hitachi 0145 0386 Infinity 0389 0399 0400 0053 0217...
  • Page 18 15-1917.fm Page 18 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM Televisions Manufacturer Code RadioShack Cat. No. Optonica 0547 Orion 0549 Panasonic 0051 Penney 0135 Philco 0030 Philips 0081 Pilot 0580 Pioneer 0166 Portland 0582 Prism 0588 Proton 0031 Pulsar 0599 Pulser 0852 Quasar 0055...
  • Page 19: Vcrs

    15-1917.fm Page 19 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM Televisions Manufacturer Code RadioShack Cat. No. Scimitau 0853 Scott 0309 Sears 0146 Sharp 0093 Shogun 0676 Signature 0684 Sony 0000 Soundesign 0178 Spectricon 0704 Squareview 0706 0642 Starlite 0715 Sylvania 0024 Symphonic 0171 Tatung...
  • Page 20 Carver 0191 0160 Citizen 0046 Colt 0209 Craig 0161 Curtis Mathes 0039 Cybernex 0227 Daewoo 0092 Daytron 0242 Dynatech 0259 Electrohome 0381 Electrophonic 0857 Emerex 0277 Emerson 0236 Fisher 0154 Fuji 0312 Funai 0179 0027 Garrard 0326 Goldstar 0056 Gradiente...
  • Page 21 15-1917.fm Page 21 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM VCRs Manufacturer Code RadioShack Cat. No 0148 Logik 0443 Magnavox 0054 Magnin 0463 Masushita 0475 Marantz 0128 Marta 0473 0457 Memorex 0037 16-406 16-408 16-410 16-411 16-529 16-530 16-623 16-705 0155 MGN Technology 0240 0185...
  • Page 22 15-1917.fm Page 22 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM VCRs Manufacturer Code RadioShack Cat. No Optonica 0547 Panasonic 0051 Penney 0135 Pentax 0570 Philco 0030 Philips 0081 Pilot 0580 Pioneer 0166 Portland 0582 Protec 0594 Pulsa 0599 Pulser 0852 Quasar 0055 Randix 0614...
  • Page 23 15-1917.fm Page 23 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM VCRs Manufacturer Code RadioShack Cat. No Realistic (continued) 0420 16-701 16-702 16-703 16-704 Ricoh 0624 Runco 0632 Samsung 0060 Sanky 0655 Sansui 0067 Sanyo 0159 Scott 0309 Sears 0146 Sharp 0093 Shogun 0676 Shintom...
  • Page 24: Using Two Or More Similar Devices

    15-1917.fm Page 24 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM USING TWO OR MORE SIMILAR DEVICES Each of the Phone Up 4’s device keys is preset to control a particular type of device. TV — TVs only CBL — Cable converters, satellite receivers, and video accessories VCR —...
  • Page 25: Operation

    2. Repeat Step 1 for all devices you want to operate. 3. Point the Phone Up 4 at the device you want to control, then press the appropriate device key, then the desired command keys.
  • Page 26: Channel Scan

    Note: Channel scan does not operate if favorite channel scan is programmed for any device. See “Favorite Channel Scan.” 1. Press the device key ( 2. Aim the Phone Up 4 at your device and press . The Phone Up 4 scans through SCAN the available channels.
  • Page 27: Using Favorite Channel Scan

    SETUP Using Favorite Channel Scan To scan through your favorite channels, press and keep the Phone Up 4 aimed at your de- SCAN vice. The Phone Up 4 scans through your select- ed channels, stopping at each for about 3 seconds.
  • Page 28: Clearing Favorite Channel Scan

    SETUP again. SEQUENCES You can set up your Phone Up 4 to send up to 15 key presses when you press one of the four favor- ite keys ( ). Any sequence of key presses you regularly perform can be reduced to a single key press.
  • Page 29: Erasing A Sequence

    Here’s how it works. Not all of the Phone Up 4’s keys are used by ev- ery device. If you select one device, then select another device that does not use all of the func- tions, the Phone Up 4 can still control some of the first device’s functions.
  • Page 30: Turning Punch-Through On And Off

    If your cable converter or VCR does have a vol- ume control, you can turn off punch-through to let the Phone Up 4 control the volume of those devic- Follow these steps to turn off punch-through. 1. Press the device key ( device you want to use to control the volume.
  • Page 31 You can press again to increase the SLEEP Phone Up 4’s sleep timer by 15 minutes, up to a total of 60 minutes. Each time you press SLEEP the red light flashes additional times to indicate the set sleep time (once for 15 minutes, twice for 30 minutes, three times for 45 minutes, and four times for 1 hour).
  • Page 32: If You Have Problems

    1. Manually turn on the device you want to set up and press the corresponding device key on your Phone Up 4 ( 2. Aim the Phone Up 4 at the device you want to operate. 3. Press and hold...
  • Page 33: Troubleshooting

    If the Phone Up 4 stops working after you suc- cessfully test it with each device, or if you are un- able to get the Phone Up 4 to work at all, check the following: • Confirm that your remote controlled devices work properly by using the original remote control or the manual controls.
  • Page 34: Downloading Updated Code Information

    Phone Up 4 with new codes by simply calling our toll-free Customer Service Hotline at 1-800-950-7044. Notes: • If you have already set up your Phone Up 4 for other equipment, downloading updated information erases those codes from the Phone Up 4 memory.
  • Page 35: Fast Search

    Note: You must hold the telephone’s earpiece over the speaker slots of your Phone Up 4 as shown on Page 34. If you do not, the Phone Up 4 might not properly receive the information coming over the telephone line.
  • Page 36: Using Device Codes

    USING DEVICE CODES If you know a specific device code for your device, you can enter it directly into your Phone Up 4. Specific device codes are provided in the table that starts on Page 37. Note: You can determine the specific device code that is already loaded into your Phone Up 4 by following the steps in “Determining the 4-Digit...
  • Page 37: Device Codes

    6. Point the remote at the device and press . If the device turns off, press lock in the code. DEVICE CODES The following table lists all device codes loaded into your Phone Up 4. Cable Converters Manufacturer Device Codes 0003, 0007, 0008, 0011, 0013,...
  • Page 38: Cd Players

    15-1917.fm Page 38 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM Cable Converters Manufacturer Device Codes Pioneer 0023, 0144, 0533 Popular Mechanics 0400 Pulsar 0000 0021 Recoton 0400 Regal 0020, 0259, 0273, 0279 Regency 0002 Rembrandt 0011 Runco 0000 Samsung 0144 Scientific Atlanta 0006, 0008, 0017, 0277 Signal 0015...
  • Page 39 15-1917.fm Page 39 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM CD Players Manufacturer Device Codes 0000 Fisher 0048, 0088, 0179 Genexxa 0032 Hitachi 0032 Inkel 0065 0072 Kenwood 0028, 0037, 0048, 0190 Krell 0157 Magnavox 0157 Marantz 0029, 0157 0029, 0043 Mission 0157 Mitsubishi...
  • Page 40: Home Automation

    15-1917.fm Page 40 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM CD Players Manufacturer Device Codes Technics 0029 Toshiba 0019 Victor 0072 Yamaha 0187 Home Automation Manufacturer Device Codes 0240 One For All 0167 Radio Shack 0240 Security System 0167 Universal X10 0167 0167 Miscellaneous Audio...
  • Page 41 15-1917.fm Page 41 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM Televisions Manufacturer Device Codes Akai 0030 Alleron 0179 Ambassador 0177 Anam 0180 Anam National 0055 0019, 0030, 0137 Audiovox 0180 Belcor 0019 Bell & Howell 0016, 0154 Bradford 0180 Brockwood 0019 Candle 0030, 0056 Carver...
  • Page 42 15-1917.fm Page 42 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM Televisions Manufacturer Device Codes Gibralter 0017, 0019, 0030 GoldStar 0019, 0030, 0032, 0039, 0056, 0178 Grunpy 0179, 0180 Hallmark 0178 Harvard 0180 Hitachi 0032, 0056, 0145, 0151 0180 Infinity 0054 0054 0000 0053 0180...
  • Page 43 15-1917.fm Page 43 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM Televisions Manufacturer Device Codes Onwa 0180 Optimus 0154, 0166 Optonica 0093, 0165 Orion 0236 Panasonic 0051, 0055, 0250 Penney 0019, 0021, 0027, 0030, 0032, 0039, 0047, 0051, 0060, 0135, 0156, 0178 Philco 0019, 0030, 0054 Philips...
  • Page 44: Vcrs

    15-1917.fm Page 44 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM Televisions Manufacturer Device Codes Shogun 0019 Signature 0016 Sony 0000 Soundesign 0178, 0179, 0180 Spectricon 0137 Squareview 0171 0019, 0180 Starlite 0180 Supreme 0000 Sylvania 0030, 0054, 0065 Symphonic 0171 Tandy 0093 Tatung 0055...
  • Page 45 Colt 0072 Craig 0037, 0047, 0072, 0240 Curtis Mathes 0035, 0041, 0060 Cybernex 0240 Daewoo 0045, 0278 Dynatech 0000 Electrohome 0037 Electrophonic 0037 Emerex 0032 Emerson 0000, 0002, 0037, 0043, 0121, 0184, 0278, 0479 Fisher 0047, 0104 Fuji 0033, 0035...
  • Page 46 15-1917.fm Page 46 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM VCRs Manufacturer Device Codes Jensen 0041 0008, 0041, 0067 0037, 0278 Kenwood 0041, 0067 0072 Kodak 0035, 0037 Lloyd 0000 Logik 0072 0037 Magnavox 0035, 0039, 0081 Magnin 0240 Marantz 0035, 0081 Marta 0037 Matsushita...
  • Page 47 15-1917.fm Page 47 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM VCRs Manufacturer Device Codes Pilot 0037 Pioneer 0067 Protec 0072 Pulsar 0039 Quasar 0035, 0162 Radio Shack 0000, 0037 Radix 0037 Randex 0037 0042, 0060, 0065 Realistic 0000, 0035, 0037, 0047, 0048, 0062, 0104, 0240 Ricoh 0034...
  • Page 48 15-1917.fm Page 48 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM VCRs Manufacturer Device Codes Vector 0045 Video Concepts 0045 Videosonic 0240 Wards 0000, 0035, 0042, 0047, 0048, 0060, 0062, 0072, 0240 XR-1000 0000, 0035, 0072 Zenith 0033, 0034, 0039 Need help? Call 1-800-950-7044...
  • Page 49: Care And Maintenance

    • Handle the Phone Up 4 gently and carefully. Dropping it can damage its circuit board and case, causing the Phone Up 4 to work improperly. • Use and store the Phone Up 4 only in normal temperature environments. extremes can shorten the life of electronic devices, damage batteries, and distort or melt plastic parts.
  • Page 50: Specifications

    Power ... Four AAA Alkaline Batteries Control Range (Typical) ... 25 Feet (7.5 M) ±30× Size (HWD) ... 7 ¥ 2 ¥ inches (18.6 ¥ 6.8 ¥ 3.3 cm) Weight (Without Batteries) ... 4.6 oz (130 g) Need help? Call 1-800-950-7044...
  • Page 51 15-1917.fm Page 51 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM NOTES Need help? Call 1-800-950-7044...
  • Page 52 15-1917.fm Page 52 Monday, July 19, 1999 12:25 PM RadioShack Limited Warranty This product is warranted against defects for 90 days from date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and deal- ers. Within this period, we will repair it without charge for parts and labor.

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