ONE Essential 4 Device Universal Remote Control URC3640 User Guide

Essential 4 Device
Universal Remote Control
URC3640

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing the One For All Essential 4 Universal Remote Control. The remote can be used to control up to 4 Audio Video Devices such as a TV, Set-Top Box, Blu-ray Player, Streaming Device and/or Sound Bar and boasts multiple extra features to make the most of your living room experience.
The remote also features a backlight for easy control in a darkened room. This manual will help you to set up the Essential 4 to control all of your devices and take advantage of its features.

BATTERIES

Your remote requires 2 x AA / LR6 batteries (not Included). Please insert them as shown below. Alkaline batteries are recommended.

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

KEY DESCRIPTIONS

1. Power Switches your devices on and off

2. Setup This key is used to set up the Essential remote

3. Input Used to select Input on devices

4. Device keys These keys are used to select which device the Essential 4 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.
   BLURAY: Blu-ray Players and DVD Players / Recorders

5. Activities Control up to 3 of your devices in one mode Watch TV and Watch Movie – See “Activities” for how to set up and use

6. Playback Keys Control the playback of movies, music and TV

7. Live Return to live TV from Timeshift or recording

8. Replay Replay last 30 seconds

9. List Show list of recordings

10. Info Displays information about the current shows or channel

11. Guide TV Guide

12. Menu Access the installation menu of the current device

13. Menu Directions and OK  Control the menu of the current device Back

14. Back one step in the Menu

15. Home Displays the Home Menu

16. Exit Exits the menu

17. 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.

18. Last Channel Changes to the last channel viewed.

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. Channel Up & Down Change channels on the current device.

21. RGYB keys Quick access buttons for the menu of the current device. They can also be programmed to select your favorite
    channels. See the Favourite Channel Macros feature for details.

22. App Shortcut Keys Keys for starting streaming apps. See the App Shortcut Keys section for details.

23. Digits Select channels on the current device. On Audio devices, these keys will select individual inputs.

24. Delimiter “Dash” key Selects sub-channels such as local news and extra functions in the Menu mode of your Set-Top Box

25. Channel Enter On some devices press this key after using the digit keys to enter your channel number

26. Backlight On / Off Turns the backlight on or off. When on, any key press will activate the backlight for 10 seconds. Press this key to turn the backlight off and again to turn it back on.

SETUP

The Essential 4 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 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 Key To Press| Device controlled
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| TV| Samsung TV
| STREAM| Roku Streaming Box
| STB| Bell Set-top box
| BLURAY| Samsung Blu-ray 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.
SIMPLEST
If the brand of your device is shown in the simplest List next to a digit key, you can use the simplest system described in this section, please locate the brand of your device and note the key associated with it.

TV

1. Element
2. Insignia
3. LG
4. Philips, Magnavox
5. Samsung, Panasonic, Sceptre
6. Sharp, Hisense
7. Sony, Sanyo
8. TCL, RCA
9. Toshiba, Westinghouse
   0 VIZIO

STREAM

1. AirTV, Sling TV
2. Apple
3. Microsoft
4. Netgear
5. NVIDIA
6. Popcorn Hour
7. Roku
8. Sony
9. Western Digital
   0 Xiaomi

STB

1. Bell
2. Rogers
3. Shaw

BLURAY

1. Insignia
2. LG, Sharp
3. Panasonic
4. Philips, Magnavox
5. Pioneer
6. Samsung
7. Sony
8. Toshiba
9. VIZIO, RCA
10. Yamaha

To set up your device:

1. Turn on your device (not on standby) and point the Essential 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. 3 Hold down the digit key for your brand and device as listed in the tables above – e.g. 3 for an LG 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.
   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 simplest 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 Essential 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 Essential 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 Essential.
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 Essential 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 that cannot be learned, try holding down the key on the original remote instead of pressing and releasing it.
  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 Essential 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, your TV, it’s possible to program your Essential 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 sound – for example, TV.
4. The LED will blink twice.

From now on, pressing the Volume Up, Down or Mute keys will always control the TV, no matter what device you are controlling.
To unlock the volume, and return the remote to control each device’s volume 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.

SOUNDBAR / AUDIO RECEIVER VOLUME CONTROL

If you have your TV connected to a Sound Bar or Audio Receiver, it’s possible to set up your One For All remote to control the Volume and Mute of this device. There are two ways to do this:
AUDIO SIMPLEST
If you have a Sound Bar or Audio Device from one of the brands listed in the table below, you can use the simplest method to program your remote to control it. If you do not have one of the below brands, please proceed to the next section.

1. Bose
2. Denon
3. Harman/Kardon
4. JBL, Polk Audio
5. LG
6. Onkyo
7. Samsung
8. Sonos, VIZIO
9. Sony
10. Yamaha

Note that each of the brands has a digit associated with it, for example, 5 for LG.
To set up your remote to control your soundbar / audio device, first make sure your TV and soundbar / audio device are both powered on, and that there is something playing that you can hear (this procedure will test the Mute function). Next:

1. Hold down the SETUP and VOLUME UP buttons together until the LED under the TV key blinks twice.
2. Now point the remote towards your soundbar / audio device and hold down the digit key for your brand (for example 5 for LG). The remote will send the Mute command to your device every 3 seconds.
3. As soon as your soundbar/audio device mutes the volume, release the digit key. The LED under the TV key will blink twice. The remote has now found the correct code for your Audio Device.
4. Next, hold down the SETUP and VOLUME DOWN keys until the LED blinks twice. The volume up, down and Mute keys should now control your Audio Device.

AUDIO CODE SETUP
If your Sound Bar / Audio Device is not one of the brands listed above, you can also set up the remote to control it by entering a 4 digit code. The codes are listed in the Audio Codelist section of this manual, and are listed by brand and then popularity. Locate the brand of your soundbar/audio system in this code list and then the procedure is:

1. Hold down the Setup and Volume Down keys until the TV key blinks twice.

2. Next, hold down the Setup and Volume Up keys until the TV key blinks twice.
   The remote is now ready to be programmed and, at this point, the TV key will not blink when the Volume up or Down keys are pressed. Z

3. Enter the first 4 digit code for your soundbar / audio device. The LED should blink twice on the last digit.

4. Now try the Volume Up, Down, and Mute and see they control your soundbar or audio device.

5. If they work, your remote is set up. If not try again from step 1 using the next code in the list.

RESET VOLUME CONTROL
To reset the volume control to the original setting:
Hold down SETUP and VOLUME DOWN keys until the LED blinks 4 times. Volume control is now reset. If you have set up your remote to control the Volume of a Sound Bar or Audio Device, the Watch TV and Watch Movie Activity will automatically control the volume of this device.

CHANNEL SHORTCUT MACROS

As well as their normal functionality, the Red, Green, Yellow and Blue keys can be reprogrammed to select your favorite channels by genre.  If you press and release each of these keys, they will perform exactly the same function as your original remote. However they can be reprogrammed so that when they are held down for 3 seconds they will send a channel number, then when held down again for 3 seconds, they will send a different channel number. You can group these channels by genre such as Sports, News, Movies and Kids.

The procedure to program is as follows: Say for example, the first 3 Sports channels are on channels 200, 201 and 239, you can assign shortcuts to these channels on the Red (Sports) key. To do this: Firstly select the device you use to watch live TV. For example, if you are a Bell subscriber and you have set up your Set Top Box on the STB key, press STB. Now you can program the channel shortcuts.

1. Hold down the SETUP key and the Red key until the LED blinks twice
2. Enter the first channel number (200)
3. Press and release the Red key
4. Enter the next channel number (in this example 201)
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for each channel shortcut you want to add
6. After entering the last channel number you want, press and hold the SETUP key.

The LED will blink twice and the shortcuts are now programmed. When watching live TV, simply hold down the Red key for 3 seconds, and the first Channel Shortcut will be sent (in this example channel 200). The next time you hold down the Red Key, the shortcut for the next Channel Shortcut will be sent (in this case channel 201). You can reprogram each of the different color keys with different lists of channel numbers, by holding down the Setup and a different colored key at step 1, and pressing and releasing the same key at step 3. Each coloured key has a different icon to help you remember the channels that you have stored there. You can program up to 10 different channel numbers per key.
If you wish to reset the key to default, the procedure is as follows:

1. Press the device key you have programmed the shortcuts on (for example STB).
2. Hold down the SETUP key and the key you wish to reset (for example the Green key) until the LED blinks twice.
3. Press and release the key to reset (for example the Green key).
4. Hold down the SETUP key until the LED blinks twice.

The key is now reset.

APP SHORTCUT KEYS

The Essential remote features three App Shortcut Keys which can be used to open apps on your Smart Devices. If your original remote control has a Netflix, Amazon Prime Video or YouTube key, these keys 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 that 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 Essential 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

ACTIVITIES

An Activity is a combination of devices being controlled as if they were one.
On a standard universal remote control if you want to control different devices you need to swap between them using the device  keys. So, if you wanted to control the input of your TV, the channels and guide of your Bell Set Top Box and the volume of your sound bar, you would need to swap between these by pressing the TV and STB keys. On the Essential remote these devices can be grouped into one Activity mode, so after pressing watch TV, the Input key will control the TV, the Volume Up, Down and  Mute will control the Sound Bar and the other keys will control the Bell Set Top Box. The Essential remote has 2 Activity modes, specifically, Watch TV and Watch Movie. Each of these modes has a choice of devices to combine. These are:

| Watch TV
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1| Combination 1 – TV + STB + AUDIO (default)
2| Combination 2 – TV + STB
3| Combination 3 – TV + AUDIO

| Watch Movie
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1| Combination 1 – TV + STREAM + AUDIO (default)
2| Combination 2 – TV + STREAM
3| Combination 3 – TV + BLU
4| Combination 4 – TV + BLU + AUDIO

If you setup the default devices for any Activity on the remote (for example a TV, STB, and Audio for Watch TV) that Activity will be set up automatically on the remote.
If you have set up your remote to control the Volume of a Sound Bar or Audio Device (see SOUNDBAR / AUDIO RECEIVER VOLUME CONTROL), the Watch TV and Watch Movie Activity will automatically control the volume of this device.
If you would like to change to a different combination, the procedure is as follows:

1. Hold down the SETUP key until the LED under the device blinks twice. The LED under the current device will stay lit.
2. Press the Activity key you want to set up (e.g. Watch TV).
3. 3 Press the number of the combination you want to set – e.g 3 For TV + AUD in Watch TV.
4. The LED will blink twice and go out.

To access the Activities, simply press the ACTIVITY key. You can return to controlling by device by using any Device key.

AV SHIFT

As the AV key is intended to select the input on your TV and most TVs use a menu to select from a list of inputs, when the AV key is pressed in an Activity, the Menu, Up, Down, Left, Right and OK keys temporarily control the TV. If the OK key is pressed, or no key is pressed for ten seconds, these keys will revert to controlling the relevant device for the Activity (e.g. STB in Watch TV Mode).

POWER MACRO
If you hold down the Power key for 2 seconds in any Activity, the remote will send the Power function for each device contained within that Activity. So for example, holding Power in the default setting for Watch TV will turn both the TV and Set Top Box on or off.

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