ONE FOR ALL URC2160 Essence 6 Device Universal Remote Control Instruction Manual

June 10, 2024
ONE FOR ALL

ONE FOR ALL URC2160 Essence 6 Device Universal Remote Control

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PRODUCT

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing the One For All Essence Universal Remote Control. The remote can be used to control up to 6 Audio Video Devices such as a TV, Set Top Box, Streaming device, Blu-ray player, DVD player/recorder, audio system, and soundbar. This manual will help you to set up Essence to control all of your devices and take advantage of its features.

BATTERIES

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  • Your remote requires 2 x AAA / LR03 batteries (not Included).
  • Please insert them as shown below. Alkaline batteries are recommended.

CAUTION: Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Use quality Alkaline batteries.

KEY DESCRIPTIONS

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  1. Power: Switches your devices on and off
  2. Setup: This key is used to set up the Essence remote
  3. Input: Used to select Input on devices
  4. Device keys: These keys are used to select which device the Essence currently controls. After pressing the TV key, the remote will control your TV. To switch to controlling another device, simply press the appropriate key. The devices that can be programmed to each key are as follows:
    • TV: All televisions such as LED, LCD , Plasma, OLED etc.
    • STREAM: Streaming devices such as an Apple TV, Roku Box etc. Also works Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
    • STB: Set Top Boxes, including Satellite, Cable and DTV.
    • AUD: Audio devices including Sound Bars, AV Receivers and Hi-Fi
    • BLURAY: Blu-ray Players and DVD Players / Recorders
    • DVD: DVD Players / Recorders and Blu-ray Players
  5. Playback Keys: Control the playback of movies, music and TV
  6. Live: Return to live TV from Timeshift or recording
  7. List: Show list of recordings
  8. Replay: Replay last 30 seconds
  9. Guide: TV Guide
  10. Info: Displays information about the current shows or channel
  11. Menu: Access the installation menu of the current device
  12. Menu Directions and OK: Control the menu of the current device
  13. Back: Back one step in the Menu
  14. Exit: Exits the menu
  15. Home: Displays the Home Menu
  16. Channel Up & Down: Change channels on the current device.
  17. Last Channel: Changes to the last channel viewed.
  18. Volume Up and Down: Control the volume of the current device. You can also set up these keys to always control one device. For details see the Volume Lock feature.
  19. Mute: Mutes the volume of the current device. You can also set up this key to always control one device. For details see the Volume Lock feature.
  20. RGYB keys:  Quick access buttons for the menu of the current device.
  21. App Shortcut Key: Key for starting streaming apps. See the
    • App Shortcut Key section for details.
  22. Digits: Select channels on the current device. On Audio devices, these keys will select individual inputs.
  23. Delimiter “Dash” key: Selects sub channels such as local news and extra functions in the Menu mode of your Set Top Box
  24. Channel   Enter: On some devices press this key after using the digit keys to enter your channel number.

SETUP

The Essence remote is pre-programmed to control some of the most popular devices out of the box. If you have one of the following devices try the putting the batteries in and pressing the device key, and then press a few keys to see if the remote works your device:

Device Key To Press /Device controlled

  • TV: Samsung TV
  • STREAM: Roku Streaming Box
  • STB: Comcast Set top box
  • AUDIO: Yamaha Receiver
  • BLURAY: Samsung Blu-ray Player
  • DVD: Sony DVD Player

If your device is not one of those listed above, or you have extra devices to set up, there are 3 ways to do this. The easiest is SimpleSet which is used for the common brands and devices.

SIMPLE SET

If the brand of your device is shown in the SimpleSet list next to a digit key, you can use the SimpleSet system described in this section, please locate the brand of your device and note the key associated with it.

TV

  • LG
  • Onn, Insignia
  • Philips, Magnavox
  • Roku, Element
  • Samsung, Panasonic
  • Sharp, Hisense
  • Sony, Sanyo
  • TCL, RCA
  • Toshiba, Westinghouse
  • VIZIO

STREAM

  • AirTV, Sling TV
  • Apple
  • Microsoft
  • Netgear
  • NVIDIA
  • Onn
  • Roku
  • Sony
  • Western Digital
  • Xiaomi

STB

  • Bell
  • Rogers
  • Shaw

AUDIO

  • Bose
  • Denon
  • JBL, Polk Audio
  • LG
  • Onn
  • Onkyo
  • Samsung
  • Sony
  • Yamaha
  • VIZIO, Sonos

DVD and BLURAY

  • LG, Sharp
  • Onn, Insignia
  • Panasonic
  • Philips, Magnavox
  • Pioneer
  • Samsung
  • Sony
  • Toshiba
  • VIZIO, RCA
  • Yamaha

To set up your device

  1. Turn on your device (not on standby) and point the Essence remote towards it. If you are setting up a Streaming device, make sure a movie or TV show is playing.
  2. Press the Device key you wish to set up (for example TV).
  3. Hold down the SETUP key until the LED under the Device key blinks twice
  4. Hold down the digit key for your brand and device as listed in the tables above – e.g. 3 for a Philips TV.
  5. The remote will send a Power command every 3 seconds, but if your device does not have a Power function (for example a streaming box like Apple TV) the remote will send the Play/Pause function.
  6. As soon as your device reacts by turning off or Pausing (Streaming box only) release the digit.
  7. The LED will blink twice and the remote should now operate your device.
  • If you find one or more keys do not work as you expect, start again at step 2 – the remote will start with the next code in the memory.

SETUP BY CODE

If the brand of your device is not listed in the SimpleSet feature, you can set up by trying codes individually. To do this, firstly locate your brand in the Code List. Codes are listed by brand and device, and in order of popularity.

  1. Turn on your device (not on standby) and point the Essence remote towards it.
  2. Press the Device key you wish to set up (for example TV)
  3. Hold down the SETUP key until the LED under the Device key blinks twice
  4. Enter the first 4 digit code listed for your brand (e.g. 1840 for LG).
  5. The LED will blink twice on the last digit of the code.
  6. Now aim the remote towards your device and press the POWER key.*
  7. If the device turns off your remote is ready to use. If not, repeat steps 2-6 with the next code in the list.

Note: If your original remote did not have a Power key, try testing with a different key at step 6. For example try pressing Play or Pause when setting up a streaming box and see if the box responds.

LEARNING

Your Essence remote control can learn any function from any other working remote control. This is a quick and easy one-time setup that allows you to control any infrared controlled device you have in your living room. It also allows you to add a key or keys that may be missing to a spare key on the Essence. To do this, firstly make sure you have all your original remote controls to hand, and that they have working batteries in. To learn functions, the original remote should be approximately 2-5 cm from the Essence remote, pointing towards it:

  1. Press the Device key for the device you want to learn functions onto (e.g. TV).
  2. Hold down the SETUP key until the LED under the Device key blinks twice.
  3. Press 975 – the LED should blink twice.
  4. Press and release the key you want to learn a function onto (for example the POWER key) – the LED will begin to flash rapidly.
  5. Press and release* the corresponding key on the original remote, for example POWER.
  6. The LED will blink twice to indicate the key has been learned correctly.
  7. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each key you want to learn – remember you can learn from multiple remotes, but only one function per key.
  8. When you have learned all the functions you require, press and hold the SETUP key until the LED blinks twice.
  • Some remotes send commands differently. If you find a function cannot be learned, try holding down the key on the original remote instead of pressing and releasing.

Hints

  • If the LED shows one long blink at step 5, the function was not learned correctly, please try again from step 4.
  • If you find one or more keys don’t work properly after set up, you can re-enter the learning mode at any time by repeating the procedure from step 1.
  • If one or more of your original remotes aren’t working, you can still set up the Essence remote by SimpleSet or Code Set Up.

Deleting a learned function

If you want to delete a learned function and return that key to its original state, you can use the following procedure:

  1. Press the Device key for the device your learned function operates
  2. Hold down the SETUP key until the LED under the Device key blinks twice
  3. Press 976 – the LED should blink twice
  4. Press the key you want to reset twice – the LED should blink twice and the learned function has been deleted.

VOLUME LOCK

If you primarily use one device for controlling sound, for example a Sound Bar or Audio Video Receiver, it’s possible to program your Essence remote to only control that device when you use the Volume Up, Down and Mute keys. To do this:

  1. Hold down the SETUP key until the LED under the Device key blinks twice.
  2. Press 993 – the LED should blink twice.
  3. Press the device key for the device to always control volume – for example Audio.
  4. The LED will blink twice.

From now on, pressing the Volume Up, Down or Mute keys will always control the above programmed device, no matter what device you are controlling.

To unlock the volume, and return the remote to controlling each device’s sound individually, the procedure is:

  1. Hold down the SETUP key until the LED under the Device key blinks twice
  2. Press 993 – the LED should blink twice
  3. Press VOLUME DOWN – the LED will blink four times and Volume is now unlocked.

APP SHORTCUT KEY

The Essence remote features an App Shortcut Key which can be used to open app on your Smart Devices. If your original remote control has a Netflix key, this key will perform the same function.

However if you did not have a key like this, but still had the ability to watch a streaming service, you can use this key as a shortcut by programming a macro on it. Most AV devices which are connected to the internet, such as Smart TVs or streaming Set Top Boxes have one or more applications they can run to access TV viewing via the internet. Examples of these would be Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime or similar. To program the macro, you first need to know the device you use to access the service, and then the sequence of keys you need to press to always bring up the service you prefer, For example, some Panasonic TVs will start Netflix by pressing the Apps key, then Menu Down Twice, and finally the OK key. Or on an Apple TV, the sequence is Menu, Menu Down and OK.

Once you have determined the sequence for your device, follow these steps:

  1. Sit in front of your device with it switched on (not on standby)
  2. Hold down the App Shortcut key until the LED blinks twice.
  3. Press the device key for the device you want to use for the macro (e.g. Stream)
  4. Now perform the sequence of keys exactly as you would normally to start your streaming service The remote will operate your device and the macro is recorded in real time – so if it normally takes a few seconds for your device to react don’t worry.
  5. Once you have finished the sequence – and the Streaming Service has started on your device – hold down the App Shortcut key until the LED blinks twice and goes out. The macro is now stored.

Tips

  • Make sure the Essence remote is operating the device in question before programming
  • If you find the Macro doesn’t work as expected, you can just repeat the same sequence to reprogram
  • When programming, wait for your device to respond first, the remote will remember the timing
  • The App Shortcut macro is tied to one device, remember to make sure you are watching the correct device

CODELIST

TV JVC 1774, 1601, 3393,
2321, 2271, 4107,
Affinity 3717, 3870, 3577, 4398, 5182, 4105,
3716 4053, 1670, 4367,
Aiwa 3332, 1362 1892, 3879, 4280,
Akai 1675, 3332 5228
AOC 3720, 2691, 1365, JVC-Roku 4398
2014, 2087 KC 4182
Apex Digital 2397, 4347, 4350 KDS 1687
Ario 2397 Kenmore 3953
Asus 3340 LeEco 4007
Atak 2397 Legend 2397, 2352, 1749,
Atvio 3638, 4398, 3636, 2309
3879 Lexus 3638
Atyme 2746 LG 1840, 1860, 2731,
Audiovox 1564, 1276, 1769, 1423, 4397, 2358,
2121 1749, 4398, 1753
Auria 4748, 2087, 2014, MAG 1687
2277, 2855 Magnavox 3623, 1866, 2372,
Avera 2397, 2049 1963, 1454, 1365,
Avol 2735, 4367, 3382, 1755, 4398, 1867,
3118, 1709 4740, 1394
Axess 3593 Magnavox-Roku 4398, 4740
Blu:sens 2735 Marantz 1454
Bolva 2397 Maxent 1755
Broksonic 1892, 3118 Memorex 4686, 1892, 1670,
Calypso 4748 1687, 2049
Champion 1362 Mitsubishi 1250, 1797
Changhong 4629 Mitsui 1123, 3638, 3673
Citizen 1892 Naxa 4093, 2104, 2735,
Coby 3627 3382, 3423
Contex 4053, 4280 NEC 3257, 1797, 3000,
Craig 3423, 1687 2293
Crosley 3115 NetTV 1755
Curtis 2855, 3577, 2466, Nexus 1564, 3519, 2183
3895, 2352, 2397, Norcent 1365, 2087
3939, 4035, 3636, NuVision 1657, 4347
3382, 3717, 4139 oCOSMO 3899, 4139
Curtis Mathes 1661 Ölevia 1610
Daewoo 1661, 3115, 3879 Onn 4398, 5348, 1709,
Dell 1749 3024, 3078, 5118
Digitrex 4207 Onn-Roku 4398
Disney 1892 Optimus 0679
Durabrand 1595, 3879 Orion 1463, 1670, 3540,
Dynex 2049, 1463, 1780, 1892
2184 Panasonic 1480, 1291
Electrograph 1755 Philco 1963, 1394, 5377
Electrohome 1670 Philips 2800, 1867, 2372,
Electron 2466, 2855 3069, 1454, 3623,
Element 3559, 1687, 4398, 3396, 1866, 1744,
2183, 2964, 5173, 4398, 1963, 1755,
4635, 4910, 1886, 1365, 1394
4217, 4740 Philips Magnavox 3396, 1866, 3623
Element-Roku 4398, 4740 Philips-Roku 4398
Elite 1457 Pioneer 0679, 1260, 1457,
Emerson 1864, 1963, 1394, 2434
1886, 1595, 3623, Planar 0679
1661, 2183, 3559 Polaroid 1523, 4035, 1769,
Envision 1365, 2087, 2014 1276, 1687, 1767,
EQD Auria 2014, 2087, 2277 3942, 2121, 3382,
ESA 1963, 1595 2434, 3118
eTec 2397 Portland 1661
Exorvision 3953 Prima 1753, 2049, 1749
Favi 3382 Proscan 1447, 3577, 3382,
Fisher 1362 2183, 3717, 3332,
Fluid 2964, 3559 4494, 3636, 3895,
Furrion 3332, 4093, 5410 3953, 4495, 4035,
Gateway 1755 4053, 4491, 3939,
GE 1447 4483, 4375, 4500,
GFM 1864, 1886, 1963 2746, 3429, 3559,
GHIA 5144, 5196 4093
GPX 3980, 3977 Proview 1687
Haier 2309, 1749, 1748, Pyle 2196
3382, 1753, 3429, QFX 3593
2293, 4398, 2214 QuantumFX 3593
Haier-Roku 4398 Quasar 1291, 4207, 3899,
Hannspree 1348, 2786 4367, 3382, 5221
Harper 3332 RCA 2746, 2434, 2247,
Hewlett Packard 1860 4214, 3577, 1781,
Hisense 3519, 4740, 4618, 4398, 3382, 4740,
2183, 5185, 1660, 3332, 3717, 2932,
3382 3895, 2187, 4629,
Hisense-Roku 4740 4488, 4494, 3953,
Hitachi 1643, 4398, 5102, 2183, 4623, 3636,
4455, 2214, 3382, 3939, 2855, 4053,
3332, 0679, 5446 3519, 4491, 4495,
Hitachi-Roku 4398 4627, 0679, 4035,
Hiteker 3118 4483, 4625, 5223,
HKPro 3879, 2434, 5228 1661, 5377, 3938,
HP 1860 4093, 1670, 5173,
iLo 1463, 1394 1447
InFocus-Roku 4398 RCA-Roku 4398, 4740
Insignia 2049, 1780, 4487, Roku 4398, 4740
3227, 5213, 1564, Sampo 1755
1641, 2184, 1892, Samsung 2051, 1632, 5386,
1423, 1660, 1963 5371
Insignia-Roku 4487 Sansui 1892, 3540, 1670,
iSymphony 3382, 3429, 3118, 1463, 4053, 3564,
3094 4280, 3559
Sanyo 1142, 1362, 4168,
4740, 2049, 4667,
3488, 1480, 1564

TV | STREAM

Sanyo-Roku 4740 PDP 5724
Sceptre 3899, 4139, 2528, Pivos 4339
5393 Popcorn Hour 2260
Seiki 3953, 4635, 2964, Qumi 4339
3560, 3559, 4217, RCA 3335
3382, 4794 Roku 3061
Seura 4751 Seagate 2698
Sharp 2360, 1659, 3519, Sling Media 5295, 3778
3394, 4740, 4618, Sony 2713, 5724, 1272
3720, 4507, 2214, Technicolor 5295
4398 Tibo 4339
Sharp-Roku 4740, 4398 Vensmile 4899
Sigmac 3477, 3423 Vivitek 4339
Silo Digital 3899, 4494, 3477, VIZIO 3670
4182 Western Digital 2558
SkyVue 4135, 2360 Xbox 4000, 2049
Skyworth 5340, 4542 Xiaomi 3982
Sony 0810, 4448, 4189
Spectroniq 1687 STB
Speler 4105, 4041, 2434
SunBriteTV 2528, 4139, 1610 Access
Superscan 1963 Communications 1376, 2187, 4537
Supersonic 3593, 2104, 1753 ADB 2586, 1481, 1998,
SVA 1963 2254, 3028
Sylvania 1963, 1864, 1886, Altice USA 3885, 1376, 6351,
1394, 1595, 3332, 1877, 3560, 1982
3577, 4053 Amino 1615, 1481, 1898,
Symphonic 1963, 1595, 1394 3605, 2482, 4437,
TCL 4398, 2434, 3183, 1998, 3028, 3426
5446, 3879 Armstrong 1376, 3560
TCL-Roku 4398 Arris 1376, 2378, 1982,
Technicolor 3577 1998, 2187, 0869,
Toshiba 2724, 3945, 5213, 5912, 1877, 5889,
4885, 5394 5097, 6400, 0858,
Upstar 4182, 4405, 3899 5537, 5942
V7 Videoseven 2087 AT&T 1377, 6268, 0858
Vidao 2397 AT&T U-verse 0858
Videoseven 2087 Atlantic Broadband 1376, 1877, 1982,
Viewsonic 2014, 2277, 2087, 3560, 4079
3706, 1755, 2049, Axtel 4458
1860, 1564, 1365 Bell 0775, 1998, 5537,
Viore 3382, 2352, 3118, 1877, 5097
2104, 3429, 3094 Bell Aliant 1998
VisionQuest 1687 Bell Fibe TV 1998, 5097, 5537
VIZIO 1758, 3758, 4905, Bell MTS 1998, 5097, 5537
5454, 4723, 2707, Bell Satellite TV 0775
2757, 3415, 2512 Blue Ridge
W Box Communications 1877, 3560
Technologies 4686 Buckeye Broadband 1376, 1877, 2187,
Westinghouse 1712, 4797, 3559, 4079
3382, 4398, 5173, Cable Axion 1376
4910, 2293, 3094, Cable One 1376, 3560, 1877
4139, 3560, 4635, Cablecom Mexico 1376
2397, 3908 Cablemás 1376, 1877
Westinghouse- Cablevisión Mexico 1376, 4375, 4537
Roku 4398 CenturyLink 1998, 0858
White Channel Master 3118
Westinghouse 1661 Cincinnati Bell 1877, 1376
Wyse 1365 Cisco 1877, 1982, 2947,
Xoceco 1753, 2049, 1749 0858, 3028, 2345,
Zenith 1423, 2731, 1661, 2378, 5912, 1998,
1365, 2358, 1463 4315, 3294, 4374,
5484, 2826, 4450,
STREAM 4514, 5942
Cogeco 1376, 1982, 3560,
AirTV 5295 4537
Amlogic 4899 Comcast 1982, 1376, 1877,
Apple 2615 3560, 2187, 4079,
Armada 4899 4443, 4537
Beelink 5123 Cox
Boxee 3693 Communications 1877, 1376, 1982,
Ceton 1272 4315, 3774, 3560,
Cloud Media 2260 6400
Delta Electronics 4339 DIRECTV 1377, 6268, 3724
DishTV 5295 DISH 0775
D-Link 3671, 3693 Dish Mexico 0775, 6068
Dynalink 6413 DISH Network 0775
Echostar 5295 EastLink 1376, 2187
Funai 3339 Echostar 0775
G-Box Midnight 4440 Entone 3426, 1615, 1898,
Geniatech 4339 4437
Iomega 2558 Evolution Digital 2479, 4079, 2746,
Kollins 4339 4315, 3560
LG 3373 Frontier
Linksys 1272 Communications 2378, 1998, 3560,
Logitech 3272 0775
Magnavox 3339 Google Fiber 3666
Matricom 4440, 4899 Ignite TV 1982
Media Center PC 1272 Izzi Telecom 1376, 6195, 4375,
Mi 3982 4537
Micca 3850 Kaon Media 4458, 2746
Microsoft 4000, 1272, 2049 Liberty Cablevision 1376
Millet 3982 Maxcom 1998
Mind 1272 Mediacom 1376, 3560, 1982,
Minix 4413, 3884 1877
MyGica 4339 Megacable 1376, 6286, 4374,
Netgear 3324, 2036, 4401, 4450, 4514, 4375,
3292 4537, 4883
NVIDIA 4918 Midco 1376, 1982, 3560,
Onn 6490 2826, 4079
Ortek 3122
Panasonic 3760

STREAM | AUDIO SOUNDBAR

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AUDIO SOUNDBAR

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BLURAY DVD

BLURAY DVD Onn 4371, 4016, 4372,
4377
Accurian 0675 Oppo 2545
Bel Canto Design 1571 Panasonic 0490, 3641, 1641,
Blackweb 4372 1579, 0503
California Philco 0675
Audio Labs 0490 Philips 2056, 2789, 2434,
Citizen 2213 0675, 0539, 3488,
Coby 2494 0503, 3274, 2084
Curtis 3052 Philips Magnavox 0503, 0675
Curtis Mathes 2331 Pioneer 1571, 2854, 2442,
Denon 2258, 1634, 0490, 0142, 2847
2748, 3851 Polk Audio 0539
Digix 3850 Presidian 0675
Disney 0675 Proscan 0522
Durabrand 0675, 3464 Pye 0675
Dynex 2596 RCA 0522, 2213, 2532,
Emerson 0675, 2213 3464, 1769
Funai 0675 Samsung 0199, 0573, 2069,
GE 0522 1075, 1573, 2113,
GFM 0675 2843, 2269, 2329,
Go Video 1075, 0741 4108, 2556, 0490
Harman/Kardon 3228, 2927 Sanyo 0675
Hitachi 0573, 0675 Seiki 2912
Insignia 2095, 2596, 2428, Sharp 2250, 0675, 2652
0675, 0741 Sherwood 3052, 3837
Integra 2147, 0627, 1769, Sony 1633, 1516, 1033,
1634, 3787 0864, 1070, 4009,
JVC 1602, 2365, 2855 0675
Kenwood 0534, 0490 SV2000 0675
LG 0741, 1602, 4091 Sylvania 0675, 4016
Magnavox 0675, 3488, 0503, Symphonic 0675
0539 Technics 0490
Marantz 2481, 0539, 2414, Toshiba 0503, 2277, 3957,
3444 2006, 3857, 1769,
Memorex 2213, 3031, 2331 3157
Microsoft 0522 TruTech 0675
NAD 0741 VIZIO 2563
New Acoustic Yamaha 0539, 3320, 2298,
Dimension 0741 0490, 3995, 3837
Ölevia 2331 Zenith 0741, 0503
Onkyo 0627, 2147, 0503,
1769, 2562, 3787

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