X10 IconRemote IR27A, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Model IR27A IconRemote Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ...nt electrical circuit from the radio TV experiencing the interference If necessary consult your local Dealer for additional suggestions NOTE Modifications to any of the components in this kit will void the user s authority to operate this equipment FCC Cautions Remember to exercise good common sense when using the Home Automation features of your remote especially when scheduling unattended device...

Page 3: ...nual to become familiar with your IconRemote After you are familiar with this owner s manual the first thing you need to do is to install batteries and setup your remote following the on screen instructions Thank you for buying this remote and we hope it will give you many years of service Introduction All trademarks or registered trademarks used in this product are trademarks or registered tradem...

Page 4: ...AY STOP REW FF PAUSE Operates your VCR DVR or DVD Player Also operates DVD Scan Note the Record key needs pressed twice to operate 19 LAST Returns to the previously selected channel or DVD repeat toggle REPEAT performs DVD players A B Repeat or RPT A B function for repeat play of current Chapter or Track 20 ZOOM Zooms or enlarges a specific area of the screen ARC Aspect Ratio Control selects viewi...

Page 5: ...o the screen where you set up your first device TV See next page K1 K2 K3 K4 K5 K6 K7 K8 K9 K10 Setup Battery Installation On the back of the remote push down on the tab and lift the cover off Match the batteries to the and marks inside the battery case then insert 3 AAAlkaline batteries Make sure you use new batteries You can have problems with learning codes if your batteries are old Press the b...

Page 6: ... all the codes for your device If you try all codes for your device type and still don t find a code that works you can skip it or selected Learn If you select Learn you can later learn the commands you want for that device type Setting Up Your Devices How to set up a TV After you ve been through the Wizard for the first time the screen 1 shown to the right appears This is the start of the Wizard ...

Page 7: ... example we pressed the 5 key twice to enter the letter K Then we waited a second and pressed the 4 key repeatedly until the letter I was displayed Then we waited a second and pressed 6 to select N Then we waited a second and pressed the 4 key to select G See next page Once you ve gone through the Wizard and set up at least a TV and set up more devices or skipped the rest of them you arrive at scr...

Page 8: ...Favorites cont Note Triple tap name entry works in a similar fashion to text entry on a cell phone Tap each numeric key to cycle through ALL caps numbers and lower case letters E g repeatedly pressing the number 2 key cycles through A B C 2 a b c Pressing the 9 key cycles through W X Y Z 9 w x y z A space can be selected with the 0 zero key The number 1 key selects 1 and You can backspace an entry...

Page 9: ...ode IR can also be used if you are using an UX24A device The RF signal is received by the trans ceiver either TM751 RR501 CM15A or security console on the matching house code The transceiver then forwards the signal onto the house wiring This is now a PLC signal Any modules that match the house and unit code transmitted will either turn on or off depending on the signal sent In the following examp...

Page 10: ... key next to the House icon turns the lights on and off the icon changes showing a light on or off as well as the word appearing at the bottom of the screen Note Icons that have additional features will display a screen s that allow you to use those additional features Some icons will only provide On or Off functions some may provide dimming It depends on the device s capabilities Set the House Co...

Page 11: ...can see the status of the device at the bottom of the screen and the icon also changes in appearance Press the FAVORITE key to select your favorites group Then press the Side Key next to the logo to change your device to that channel Selecting a favorite group that has not yet been set up takes you to the setup Wizard Important Make sure you point the remote at your device until the channel change...

Page 12: ...0 minutes And we press Side Key K7 next to the Sat icon five times to set a sleep timer of 1 hour and 30 minutes Pressing OK takes you back to the Home screen with your sleep timers saved The next time you select the Sleep screen you ll see that the sleep timers have started to count down Make sure you leave the remote pointing at the device s you ve set Sleep Timers for so it can send the Power c...

Page 13: ...types of remotes might not be able to be learned b No functions may be learned under the HOME MODE FAVORITE HIS or HERS hard keys c Use fresh batteries for both the IR27A remote and your Original Remote d Keep at least three feet away from incandescent or low energy lights when learning e Place the original remote end to end with the IR27A remote so the IR transmitter at the top on your original r...

Page 14: ...the Macro stored under the Power key will turn on the TV and change the channel to number 3 Learning a Macro Main Keys If the screen says Failure you can press the key and try again You can continue learning more individual keys by following the instructions on the screen and then press Done when you re finished Or you can press Add Key to Macro see below and next page Learning Main Keys At the Ho...

Page 15: ...that already has a name so as to learn over it and then later rename it Let s select L7 Before learning the second key in the Macro you can if desired set a delay 1 10 secs after which the command stored in the Macro will be sent For example your TV might require a few seconds after turning it on before it will respond to a Channel Up Down command Repeatedly press the Side Key next to Set Delay or...

Page 16: ...n learn keys from any kind of remote under any mode You could for example learn the power keys for your TV and your audio system and extra keys for your DVD player under the DVD mode Then when you press the MODE key and select DVD you ll be able to turn on your TV turn on your audio system and control your DVD player all from the Side Keys on this one screen Next point the remote you want to learn...

Page 17: ... multiple times try learning them with just a quick press A Macro could include the Power key for your TV followed by the Power key for your Cable box followed after a 2 second delay by digit 4 from your cable remote Then when you later activate this Macro it will turn on your TV turn on your cable box wait 2 seconds and then set the cable box to channel 4 At the Home screen press the Side Key nex...

Page 18: ... a lower case y then the zero key twice for a space then the 8 key for T then the 8 key three times for a V to enter My TV See pages 13 14 and 30 for more details on entering text to change labels 1 2 3 Learning Macros cont Point your existing remote at the bottom of the IR27A IconRemote and press OK when you re ready Then press your next key After adding more keys you can keep the label for the k...

Page 19: ...on adding favorites is the same as you learned in the Wizard so follow the directions on the screen See also pages 9 10 Setting up more cont Setting up more Favorites When you first inserted the batteries in the remote you likely went through the Wizard and set up a few favorites You could only set up 10 favorites at that time Here s how to set up more favorites Press the HOME key to display the H...

Page 20: ...st allowing you to change your mind Setting up more cont Reordering Favorites This lets you move the favorites that you previously set up in a group to different locations on the screen i e reorder them Press the HOME key select Setup and then select Favorites Then at the screen to the right select Reorder Pick the group in which you want to reorder the favorites Groups that don t have any favorit...

Page 21: ... a device Only devices that you have set up Punchthrough for are shown All other devices are grayed out Pressing the Side Key next to Master Clear lets you clear EVERYTHING in the remote Be careful when selecting this Note however that ALL the sections above display a warning screen allowing you to change your mind before actually clearing anything Setting up more cont Renaming Favorite Groups Thi...

Page 22: ...d then Device Codes as described on previous page Advanced Settings Press the HOME key then select Setup then select Advanced The screen to the right lets you change the backlight delay enter codes for devices directly from the printed code list that came with the remote set up punchthrough for various devices and limit the channels that young children can access Options Select Options then press ...

Page 23: ...section if you forget your KidSafe code but don t let your kids read this owner s manual Advanced Settings cont Here we ve set the Volume and Mute to operate the TV and Chan Up Down to operate the Cable Box even though the remote is in DVD mode Play Stop Pause etc will operate the DVD i e Punchthrough Not Set for Play etc You need to set up Punchthrough for each device you ve set up in the remote ...

Page 24: ...so be able to control lights and appliances from your IR27A IconRemote You must set up the remote with the 0999 device code in order for the IR27A to communicate to the IR543 Command Center When you point the IR27A toward the IR543 it understands the IR commands and converts them to PLC signals Any modules that match the house and unit code transmitted will either turn on or off depending on the s...

Page 25: ...contain the code for your device Try learning the codes you need from your old remote Install new batteries The remote does not operate some features of your product Program the remote with a new code The remote may not be able to operate all features of your product or key names might be different than your product Try learning codes from your old remote Having problems with learning See Learning...

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