Koss FIIRE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT User's Manual
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1. C Menu button Channel Volume Control Mute Volume Gyro stop AUX orCAB SATmode Gyro stop Fiire Mode To reposition your hand press and hold the gyro stop button to freeze the pointer Double click it to de activate the gyro Then press it again or press one of the 3 gyro buttons to re activate it B Increment the current channel by 1 Increment the current channel by 1 Move one position up in playlist Decrement the current channel by 1 Decrement the current channel by 1 Move one position down in playlist Mute selected device if applicable Mute the volume toggle mute state E Decrement the current volume by 1 unit Decrement the current volume by 1 unit If muted un mute the volume first F increment the current volume by 1 unit Tnerement the current volume by 1 unit if muted un mute the volume first Acts as a shortcut to the Pictures Acts as a shortcut to the Recorded TV Acts as a shortcut to the Music D Acts as a shortcut to the Videos 1 O DO POOG Pap eg TV AUX orCAB SATmode Fire Mode A Standard 1 9 alphanumeric Standard 1 9 alphanumeric B Inserts a symbol if supported by the selected device C Inserts a symbol if supported by the selected device D Clear if supported by the selected ci device E Enter i suppo2. This means mouse like cursor control from anywhere in the room without the need of a flat surface The FiireChief controls both the FiireEngine and FiireStation using RF wireless There is no line of sight requirement so you don t have to point the RCU at the Fiire system you are controlling Remember the following things when using the in air cursor control feature of the RCU You can control every device in your home using only the 3 buttons in the middle and simple gestural motions The right button is for lights amp volume Press it and wave the remote up and down to move the cursor into the yellow arrows to adjust the lights or move left and right into the blue arrows to adjust the volume Tap OK when the volume is at the desired level Or press and hold the button and don t let go while you move into the blue arrows and keep the button held down for absolute positioning Now moving your hand 45 degrees to the left is mute and 45 degrees to the right is full blast Let go of the button when it s at the desired level The left button replaces all your media control Press it and move up and down for the skip action such as changing channels while watching TV tracks on a CD or chapters on a DVD The faster you move the faster the media skips with your guide data and chapter list presented visually Move left and right for the speed control like fast forward and rewind You can tap and release the butto
3. First press speeds up the time base and into Rewind mode if reverses direction of the media stream to the supported first rewind value 2X Second press cycles through the RWD speed values looping through 1X normal speed 4X 6X BX 16X 32X 64X H Puts selected device Records the TV show to disk Starts recording into Record mode at the beginning of the show as defined by supported on screen TV program guide gt in mer i No action or as Goes back one screen to previous location defined by selected device B No action or as Invokes the on screen TV program guide defined by selected device C No action or as Simulates a left mouse button clck OK defined by selected button selects whatever object is highlighted device on screen D No action or as Simulates a right mouse button click Cancel a by selected button makes whatever menu go away vice E Menu Navigation Up Moves the focus point highlights another object up one location p Menu Navigation Moves focus point right one position Right G Menu Navigation Moves the focus point down one location Down H Menu Navigation Left Moves focus point left one position 1 Performs action Performs action indicated by focus point Select indicated by focus whatever object is highlighted on screen point A Media button B Volume amp Lights button
4. Envision Fu Gateway ee Gibraler Hitachi 1005 1011 1016 1086 1087 1101 1104 1108 1107 mo n JCPenney 1001 1005 Jensen 1058 C Tio 1086 Tio Mis Philips TOS 1034 1040 1046 1060 1059 1062 1108 Pioneer 100 1021 i023 1080 109 3047 1055 1056 1057 1058 Polaroid E Broscan Radio ShackiRealisic 1001 1005 Brand Codes 3000 100i 1005 1009 1082 1055 304 o 005 1005 1026 1027 1028 1030 1052 1053 1073 1076 1091 1092 1103 1108 NN 3008 Sears 1001 1008 1054 1061 4096 t3 Sony 1015 1019 1025 1063 1064 1068 TK Ku 1080 108i 1097 1088 1102 TOi 1005 008 1002 1003 1004 1008 1014 1020 1038 1044 1075 1093 1094 VCR Akai 2030 oa E E 2009 NEC 209 7 O 2010 2017 220 2d D 2028 mote Code List VCR Brand Codes Philips 2009 2015 Ui 206 E 2013 a 2007 20d 2008 2016 2027 2028 DVD Denon 300 396 ideo 3024 3oiz 3007 3098 3037 3015 3008 3027 303 3014 3028 3086 Sony 3001 3002 3005 3007 3009 3020 3021 3022 3028 303 3034 3035 3039 3041 3043 3046 3051 Toshiba
5. 4 Press and release PLAY then wait 5 seconds or until the component button stops flashing At this point the RCU is searching for the correct code to program If after 5 seconds the component you want to operate does not tum off press PLAY again to tell the RCU to search the next set of codes Continue pressing and releasing PLAY until the component turns off or you have searched through all of the codes The component buttons flash when all codes have been searched the component button tums of and the RCU exits the Automatic Code Search mode If the component you want to control does tum off 1 Press and release REVERSE then wait 2 seconds Repeat this step until the component turns back on 2 To finish press and hold STOP until the component button on the RCU turns off The RCU will automatically exit the Automatic Code Search mode q 1 Turn on the device you want to operate TV DVD player etc 2 Look up the brand and code number s for the device in the Remote Code List at the end of this booklet 3 Press and hold the device button you want to program on the RCU 4 Enter the 4 digit code from the Remote Code List If all the mode buttons fias have either entered an invalid code or the button isn t programmable Us Ent 5 Release the device button point the RCU at the device and then press the ON OFF button to see if the device responds to the command If it doesn t try pressing the component button and then ON OFF
6. PC TV AUX or CABISAT mode Powers oniofi the selected device PC Mode Ifthe Fire system is active the frt button press issues a go to Power menu and ho second button press issues a power down command Ife system is In inactive mode a button press may awaken F Transmit LED indicator tor RF transmission B Transport Control Ch e a A Puts selected device Stops media playback and brings the main into Stop mode if menu infront supported B Puls selected device _ First bution press pauses the media at present into Pause mode it position Subsequent button presses toggles supported between pause and playback at present position pointer C Puts selected device First press speeds up the time base of the into Fast Forward mode Media stream to the first FF value 2X if supported Subsequent button presses cycle through the FF speed values looping through 1X normal speed 4X 6X 8X 16X 32X 64X D Skip command it Skips ahead an increment CD and Playlists supported by selected Skip to next song DVD skips to next chapter device E Puts selected device Start f paused continue playback of media at into Play mode if present position supported F Replay command if Move back the poston an increment supported by selected CD and Playlist skips back to previous song device DVD skips back to previous chapter G Puts selected device
7. RCU requires a USB RF transceiver be plugged into a USB port in the Fire box in order to access RF and gyro functions The USB extension cable can be used to maximize the range of the RCU by placing the USB RF transceiver away from other electrical components A USB RF transceiver does not need to be plugged in to use the IR remote functions See the diagram below Setting Up and Synchronizing a Gyration GO Mouse or Keyboard and the transceiver The same transceiver that you used with the Fire Chief can be used with gyration mouse or keyboard The connect button on the transceiver is only used to connect a gyration mouse or keyboard Don t use the connect button to connect the Fire Chief The Fiire chief does an one way connection so you only press the connect button on the Chief and not on the transceiver 4 Plug the USB RF transceiver into the PC ifit hasn t already been done See the previous section of this document 2 Press and release the connect button on the USB transceiver The CONNECT light on the transceiver will flash 3 Press the CONNECT button on the mouse or keyboard The CONNECT light on the USB transceiver will stop flashing They are now connected to your Fiire system The green STATUS light on the USB transceiver indicates when RF signals are being received from the RCU The RCU can be programmed to operate many brands of remote controllable compo nents such as TVs VCRs CD players D
8. again Ifyou get no response repeat these steps using the next code listed for your brand until the device responds to the remote commands Ifyou tr all the codes for your device brand and none work try the automatic code search method If automatic code search doesn t find the code the remote is not compatible with your component Because the RCU controls more than one component you must first tell it which component you wish to operate For example if you wish to operate the TV you must first press the TV mode button on the RCU to put it in the TV mode The RCU stays in the chosen mode until you change it If the RCU is in the TV mode you must change the mode in order to operate other components For example if you are in the TV mode and you wish to turn off the Cable Box you must first press the CAB SAT button then the On Off button Retum to the TV mode by pressing the TV mode button Volume Punch Through allows the VOL VOL and MUTE keys when pressed in the TV AUX or CAB SAT modes to punch through to the TV or other device audio whichever was accessed last The Volume Punch Through occurs automatically and allows you to control the volume without exiting the current mode Learnin The RCU has the ability to leam the commands of other remote control units such as TV remotes or VCR remotes This allows the mostused commands on those remotes to be combined on the RCU These original remote cont
9. the new function the component button turns off and then back on a short flash Note If you press an invalid button on the remote the device mode button flashes 4 times to alert you You ll have to repeat step 3 4 Position the source remote facing the bottom of the RCU no more than 2 inches apart Press and hold the button of the source remote that has the functionality you are recording Keep pressing the button until the RCU device mode button light tums off and back on the source function has been saved to the TV mode on the RCU Note fall device mode buttons flash 4 times the function wasn t learned Try again starting with Step 3 5 The RCU remains in the learning made so you can continue adding functions to different buttons by repeating steps 3 and 4 6 Press CLEAR to exit the learning mode Clearing an Individual Learned Function To delete a leamed button function use the procedure below 1 Press and hold the component mode button the component button lights Then press and hold the CLEAR button for 3 seconds Hold both buttons depressed until the component mode button flashes 2 Release both buttons The component mode button turns on indicating that the RCU is now in the Clear Learned Function mode for that component 3 Press and release the button where learning is to be cleared The component mode button blinks off then back on indicating that the function was cleared successfully 4 Repeat S
10. 3010 3023 3020 3030 3082 3053 E Zenit 3048 DVR Panasonic Remote Code List AUDIO Brand Codes Aiwa 4044 4052 os 100 4028 4036 4048 4048 4053 4055 4064 4065 4066 4068 4069 4072 4073 4074 4078 4080 4081 4088 4090 4091 4092 4093 4094 4096 4097 dB AMO 4018 4021 4026 4030 4046 Onkyo 4020 AUS AO 4038 4043 404 4050 405i 4080 4067 4070 4075 4076 4077 4079 4082 4083 4084 4085 4087 4089 4098 Panasonic E NEM 40594062 Pioneer 4004 4007 4013 4022 404 4001 4002 4003 4005 4006 4008 ADO a 4018 4032 4035 4041 4058 AUS 4038 4042 4084 4057 D Zenith j SATELLITE DISH DirecTV Netw Express Wu A i 5002 5018 i Hughes 50085030 i Mitsubishi a 5020 5050 Phiips Proscan S001 5007 BU 5030 51S 5018 Toshiba Sot 5018 Zenith 80125017 Spas Time Warner View Siar Ex HDTV TUNER Panasonic 7001 REA 7000 m 4 Phone Tollfree U S only 877 on fire l l re Los Angeles CA USA 1 213 325 266 Email address info fiire com U S Patent Numbers 5 440 326 5 898 421 5 825 350 and other pending patents GYR3201US DL02829 001 Rev B Made in China
11. 4 GHz RF transceiver to send cursor movement information and other commands to the Fire System via a USB transceiver The radio frequency RF transceiver delivers a range of up to 100 feet with no line of sight requirement The 800 possible channels of the RF transceiver provide high resistance to interference from other radio devices Before using the Fiire Chief press the connect button on the remote to bind it to the closest USB dongle Do not press the connect button on the dongle Battery Installation and Information The Fire Chief RCU requires two AA Alkaline batteries To install the batteries 1 Remove the battery compartment cover 2 Insert the batteries matching the batteries to the and marks inside the battery compartment 3 Replace the battery compartment cover and snap it into place Note Reprogramming may be required after batteries are replaced Battery Saver The RCU saves battery power by automatically going into a low power state if no button is pressed after a few seconds Product Registration Information Keep your sales receipt to obtain warranty paris and service and for proof of purchase Attach it here and record the serial number in case you need it The serial number is located on the product Model Number Serial Number Purchase Date Dealer Address Phone Gyro Operation The RCU provides in air control of the Fire system s cursor via patented gyroscopic motion sensing technology
12. VD players cable boxes satelite receivers and other components via the IR functions of the RCU The AUX button can be programmed to operate most brands of remote controllable components satelite receivers cable boxes CDs DVDs VCRs DVRs and other com ponents via the IR functions of the RCU To determine whether the universal remote needs to be programmed to operate one of the components connected to your Fiire system such as TV do the following 4 Tum on the component in this example a TV 2 Point the remote at the TV 3 Press the corresponding component button in this example TV 4 Press ON OFF to see if the TV responds If the TV doesn t respond you must program the remote to operate it Programming Methods There are two ways to program the remote control to operate other components Automatic Code Search and Direct Entry Using Automatic Code Search The following instructions can be used to program the RCU to operate each of your components If you want to stop the automatic code search without programming any of your components press and hold CLEAR until the indicator on the RCU tums of 1 Tum on the component you want to operate TV DVD player etc 2 Press and hold the component button you want to program TV AUX etc While holding the component button press and hold ON OFF button until the component button on the RCU turns on then release both buttons 3 Point the remote at the component
13. de PC TV CABISAT AUX Powers conf selected device Transport control AN conti for selected transpot or for Fire System Menu navigation and mouse tuts Menu navigation UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT and SELECT simiarto OK button Includes standard LEFT and RIGHT mouse buttons OK and X BACK and TV GUIDE Fire main menu Media control Volume and Ligths control Activate Gyro Center button brings the MAIN MENU of Fire The right button is for LIGHTS amp VOLUME The left bution replaces all your MEDIA control Each one of these butions also activates the gyro alum and Channel control and Mute VOLUME up and down CHANNEL up and doun Volume mute Shortcuts Sheri butions indude PICTURES RECORDED TV MUSIC and VIDEOS Each of these ists can be scrolled by waving the hand up and down G Achanumeri keypad 03 keys wih alpha characters plus and L CLEAR and ENTE H Setup and Device Contr FOLLOW ME INFOBHELP CONNECT INPUT AV MENU Mode Selection Fe A Pus RCU into PC contol mode or communicating with Fire via RF protocol 595689 BGB B Puts RCU into TV control mode for communicating wth TV via IR protocol protcol C Puls RCU into AUX conr mode for conmuricang wih additional leamed device via IR via IR protocol D Puts RGU into CABISAT control mode forconmuricatng wih cable or satelite settop box E
14. e batteries in the RCU might be weak dead or installed incorrectly If batteries are weak the backlighting will be weak on the device mode buttons In this case put new batteries in the remote Note if you remove the batteries you may have to reprogram the remote to operate other components When using the Learning feature do the learning process in low light areas to prevent natural light and fluorescent light from interfering with the infrared signals Ifthe RF or gyro functions on your RCU don t work properly Ifthe RCU does not appear to be working at all it may not be connected or synchronized with the USB RF transceiver Repeat the Setting Up and Synchronizing the Remote and the Transceiver procedure above If when using the RCU as an in air cursor control the cursor is visible on the screen but shows no movement the gyro may not be activated See the Gyro Operation section above to activate the gyro and in air cursor control Ifthe cursor movement is choppy or erratic there may be radio interference Move the USB transceiver away from other electronic devices such as monitor speaker or radios The batteries in the RCU might be weak dead or installed incorrectly I batteries are weak the backlighting will be weak on the device mode buttons In this case put new batteries in the remote Note if you remove the batteries you may have to reprogram the remote to operate other components
15. generation remote control FIIRE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT User Manual Table Of Contents Introduction i 2 Setting Up and Synchronizing a Gyration Battery Installation and Information 2 Go mouse or keyboard and the Battery Saver 2 Transceiver t Gyro Operation 34 Programming Methods Product Diagram 5 Using Automatic Code Search Button Cluster Locations 5 Using Direct Entry 12 RCU Mode Selection 5 Using the Remote to Control Your Transport Control 6 Components 12 Menu Navigation 7 Volume Punch Through 12 Fire Menu Media Control Ligths and Leaming 13 Volume Gyro Aclivation 7 Leaming Tips 13 Channel Volume Control Mute Volume Code Learning 13 Gyro Stop 8 Learning Commands 13 Fire Shortcut Buttons 9 Clearing an Individual Leamed Numeric Keypad 9 Function 14 Follow me Info amp Help Connect Input Av Deleling All Learned Functions 14 Menu 9 Troubleshooting 14 Backlighling 10 Remote Code List 15 19 ON OFF Switch 10 Receiver Installation 10 Introduction This users manual describes the operation of the Fire Chief Remote Control Unit RCU 4 in 1 3 IR devices 1 RF device The RCU contains an embedded micro gyro for motion sensing and in air control of floating cursor This RCU features IR code database and IR leaming capabilities to universally control standard home theater devices such as TVs VCRs Digital Video Recorders DVR DVD players CD players cable SAT boxes etc The RCU is also equipped with a 2
16. n while you move left and right for relative control meaning the further you move your hand the faster the speed changes When the pointer is in the middle of the screen the media is paused The further you move to the right the faster it goes starting with slow motion and going to very fast 400x forward Move the cursor to the left of center to make the media go backwards the further left 3 the faster it goes Or press and hold the button and don t let go while you move into the blue arrows and keep the button held down for absolute positioning Now moving your hand 45 degrees to the left is the beginning of the media and 45 degrees right is the end Move back and forth until you find the part you want and then let go of the button to resume normal playback When in LinuxMCE the OK button selects whatever object is highlighted on screen and the X button makes whatever menu is on screen go away When in a PC application like KDE the OK button is the same as a left mouse click and the X button is the same as a right mouse click When you press one of the 3 gyro buttons the gyro is activated and the on screen pointer is enabled To reposition your hand press and hold the gyro stop button to freeze the pointer Double click it to de activate the gyro Then press it again or press one of the 3 gyro buttons to re activate it Move the cursor by flexing your wrist not your a
17. rm or body much as you would with a flashlight side to side and up and down Placing your arm on an armrest or on your lap will make this motion more comfortable you see nothing on the screen press these shortcuts Note As soon as you choose one option below wait few seconds to The RF Transmit LED indicates when gyro finish applying the new settings motion or other information is being sent FO a succesful resolution apply independent of which mode is selected on 2 melody beep will be heard If the RCU you see nothing on the screen ie black screen and you stil hear the melody beep it means Afew moments after the Fiire Station starts that you have to try another to boot up a descending sequence of tones will be heard from the inside Fiire system lid until you get video on the Then you can press the AV menu button SO on the bottom of Fire Chief a few times 118 for 640x480 on DVI port until you hear a confirmation beep which 215 Ma 640x480 on VGA port indicates that the AV Wizard will start 3 5 for 640x480 on Component The AV Wizard default video settings are 4 is for 640x480 on S video 640x480 on VGA port When these settings 9 IS for 640x480 on Composite are applied a melody beep will be heard if AS Soon as you get video on you don t use a VGA video connector and the screen select and press Continue 3 Remote Control Unit ode selection and power Function Selects device mo
18. rol units are also known as source remotes Learning is not active in the PC mode Learning Tips 1 All learned functions for a mode can be erased if you program a different device to that mode 2 Perform the learning process in low light areas because too much ambient light might cause interference with the infrared IR signals of the remotes 3 Use fresh batteries in both the Media Center and PC RCU and the original remote Code Learning Codes from the Remote Code List include basic functionality for each component they control Once you have programmed in the code for your specific component using either the Automatic Code Search or Direct Entry method you can customize the RCU to perform certain functions from your original remote s that were not embedded in the preset code The RCU has the ability to learn and store commands from your original remote s under the mode s of your choice Learning Commands For the following section the TV remote control unit wil be used as an example Learning from other types of remotes will be done in a similar way 4 First press and hold the mode button on the RCU for the component remote you are learing from the TV button on the RCU for example then press and hold the RECORD button on the RCU 2 Keep pressing both buttons until the device mode button light tums off flashes and tums off Release both buttons 3 On the RCU press and release the button where you want to store
19. rted by the selected Enter device Follow me Info amp Help Connect Input and AV Menu A Follow me Press this bution when you want to control lanother Fire system ike a Fire Station You need to have an USB Dongle connected to that Fire Station too If you were watching a movie in previous room the movie wil follow you B info amp Help C Synchronizes the RF remote with the RF receiver D Toggles between TV inputs E Brings up the Audio Video Wizard When the Fire System starts boots up press this button when you hear a melody beep The RCU Mode Selection buttons are backlit One of these buttons lights up whenever a button is pressed on the remote to indicate which Control Mode the remote is in PC TV AUX or CAB SAT If the backlighting seems dim the batteries may need to be replaced There is no backlighting on any other buttons ON OFF Switch This switch turns the selected device on or off The device is selected with the RCU Mode Switches PC TV AUX and CAB SAT In the PC mode this button issues a Go to Power Menu On the screen you have options for powering off the whole house or only a particular device At this time the system is in not powering off it waits for another command Another press of the Power button will tum the Fire system off Ifthe PC is in powered off any button pressed on the RCU may wake up the PC ceiver Installatio The
20. teps 1 through 3 until all the buttons leamed functions have been cleared Note If an invalid button is pressed the component mode button flashes 4 times the selected component button stays on and the RCU remains in Clear Learned Function mode Repeat Step 3 to continue the clearing process 5 Press the CLEAR button to return the RCU to normal operation Deleting All Learned Functions To delete all learned functions as once use the procedure below 1 Press and hold the CLEAR button the current component button lights Then press and hold the ON OFF button component button light tums off for 3 seconds flashes turns on and off while continuing to hold the CLEAR button 2 Release both buttons current component button tums on 3 Press any component button to delete all learned functions in all modes The RCU automatically exits this clearing mode Note Pressing the CLEAR button while in this mode will not delete the learning functions but it will exit this delete mode Troubleshooting If the IR functions on your RCU don t work properly Something might be between the RCU and the remote sensor on the component Make sure there is a clear path The RCU may not be aimed directly at the component TV or VCR that you re trying to operate The RCU might not be in the correct mode for operating that component Try pressing the corresponding mode switch TV AUX etc then try operating the component with the RCU Th
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