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PACOSTAR™ Electronics User manual IR  programmable remote control version.  1.1.8 

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Quick Guide 

 

First Step 

1. Prepare PC programmable remote control and install 2pcs AAA battery. 
2. Prepare PC programmer(transceiver) and plug into the USB port of PC. 
3. Downloading and installing software in your PC (windows OS). 
 

 

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Second Step 

1. Identify(Read) 
2. Code Select from database 
3. Program(Write) 

Summary of Contents for Ratai IRPR2000

Page 1: ...ble remote control version 1 1 8 1 1 PC Programmable remote help Professional version Version description Retail or end user version Only contains user guide Professional version Not only contains user guide but also contains user guide for professional users ...

Page 2: ...k Guide First Step 1 Prepare PC programmable remote control and install 2pcs AAA battery 2 Prepare PC programmer transceiver and plug into the USB port of PC 3 Downloading and installing software in your PC windows OS Picture 1 Second Step 1 Identify Read 2 Code Select from database 3 Program Write ...

Page 3: ...User manual PACOSTAR Electronics User manual IR programmable remote control version 1 1 8 3 3 Picture 2 Picture 3 ...

Page 4: ... Index 1 Description 2 Remote control 3 Programmer 4 Identify Read 5 Code adding Simple Search 6 Programm Write 7 Code Learning reading of new original remotes 8 Manage Database 9 Code Search 9 1 Learning Search 9 2 Transmitting Search 9 3 Key Code Search 10 Some useful skills 11 Others 12 FAQ ...

Page 5: ...atabase is stored in PC or web server So PC programmable remote has no risk to be out of date IR communication mode remote control needs a transceiver to connect to PC Please see the diagram below Picture 4 1 1 Software Programmable remote control is a program which allows reading and copying every kind of IR remote controls It has a big data base of original remote controls if your original remot...

Page 6: ...or installation of the program Run the program from CD ROM by double clicking with the mouse and follow further instructions from the program Answer with NEXT and OK It is usually installed in the folder C Program Files Pacostar Programmable remote V2 and set a screen for quick launch icons named IR Programmable Remote Control and USB Programmable Remote Control This training will use IR Programma...

Page 7: ...s same as universal remote control or learning remote control It combines all functions of universal and learning remote controls It can be programmed with any code of any device Because its buttons can be programmed with any kind of information you can design any kind of remote control with any kind of data to replace original remote ...

Page 8: ... PC It needs a transceiver or programmer to program to PC programmable remote control IR mode this PC peripherals is connected to PC with USB cable and communicates with remote control by IR signal This peripherals is indeed a transceiver or we can call it programmer because it programmes remote control with the IR code in PC Picture 6 ...

Page 9: ...le remote control Please see the picture below Picture 7 For V2 version after the identification of the picture and the model of the programmable remote control its content will be read back and displayed in the software as the diagram above including code brand model and key code info In the picture above the model of the remote control is PRC4440 if the model of your remote control is PRC6242 af...

Page 10: ...e control will be identified to correct model and photo the content of the programmable remote control will be read back and displayed in the software as above diagram including Code Brand Model and key code info Before programming the model of programmable remote control should be selected For the older version V1 version it has to be selected by hand Please see the diagram below ...

Page 11: ...IR programmable remote control version 1 1 8 11 11 Picture 9 If there is a data recorded in the remote control during the identification will be shown in which bank what information there is In the image below all four banks are filled Picture 10 ...

Page 12: ...ote control version 1 1 8 12 12 The model of the programmable remote control can be set manually in the Configuration menu and submenu Remote control Model Set Picture 11 The model of the programmable remote control is selected and manually set from here Picture 12 ...

Page 13: ...UX A Please see the image above and choose the third icon Database button in the menu Once you press it the lower submenu appears Then you can enter the information off your device in the filters Picture 13 1 Brand Filter Enter the brand of the device for example SONY 2 Model Filter Enter the device model for example KDL 37 W 5740 Some remotes have a model written on so you can try to enter the in...

Page 14: ...TV VCR DVD SAT and AUX After you press TV VCR DVD SAT and AUX the chosen field becomes yellow In the procedure above you charge the others VCR DVD SAT and AUX Different types off devices can be placed in the four cells For example two TVs and two receivers TVs TV and VCR DVD receivers in SAT and AUX You can do all sorts of combinations B Direct entering of the code If you know the code number you ...

Page 15: ...emote control is be programmed you have to choose the model of the programmable remote or to identify it The remote you are going to program and the picture on the left of the program have to be the same Otherwise the buttons will mismatch Once all codes are selected press the Program button or F9 Picture 15 The information below appears ...

Page 16: ...6 16 Picture 16 Point the programmable remote control in front of the infrared programmer The distance should be from 1 to 5 cm Picture 17 Press both the left and right arrow buttons next to OK button to programmable remote The led of the programmable remote control starts blinking Picture 18 ...

Page 17: ...ol version 1 1 8 17 17 The picture below appears Once the transfer is completed programming writing has been successfully completed Picture 19 To check whether the information is entered correctly you can click the Identification button and repeat the operation in section 4 ...

Page 18: ...distance of 1 to 5 cm Picture 21 3 Then place the cursor in the writing field of the button you would like to learn and press the button of your original remote you click over the 1 POWER and the field becomes black then you click the POWER button on your remote control The computer receives a signal with a code saved in advance and will reproduce the status of the outcome of learning If the learn...

Page 19: ...te 4 To exit Learning mode please press the Learning mode button again You can push some of the buttons of the original remote in front of the programmer so it can quit this regime faster If the reading of the original remote control button was successful in the field Active button a green check mark appears and writes Successful If the result shows up as in the red rectangle the image below this ...

Page 20: ...ser manual IR programmable remote control version 1 1 8 20 20 Picture 23 The result from the Learned codes can be stored on your computer s hard drive Let s see the result in the installation directory Programmable remote V2 Picture 24 ...

Page 21: ...abase yet For more details please browse supplier s website or remote control data center 5 Key code adjust Clients can set of the programmable remote control s buttons Software provides you unlimited possibilities for dealing with the functions of the remote You can change modify add delete buttons and commands from the programmable remote control s buttons Then press up and down buttons and chan...

Page 22: ...able remote control version 1 1 8 22 22 Picture 26 If you d like to delete some of the buttons press After you save the file in text PRCTOOL format you can also change them in text format The option for editing the code file is recommended for advanced users ...

Page 23: ...of the original remote control were read learned you can add read information to your database From the menu File and submenu Add to my database Picture 27 A submenu appears where you must enter information about the original remote that you have read Describe the type brand and model of your original remote control device Picture 28 ...

Page 24: ... User manual IR programmable remote control version 1 1 8 24 24 And click OK An info massage appears that everything has passed successfully Picture 29 Then you can find this code recorded in My database as the image below Picture 30 ...

Page 25: ... data to the original remote s information on hard disk It is recommended that in addition to adding a code to the database the read code is also stored in a text file From the menu choose File and submenu Save to IR file or Ctrl S Picture 31 Specify in which directory you want to save the file Also set file name ...

Page 26: ...mended except for the text file in the directory which the text file is saved in to be added a picture of the original remote In the example the saving structure off the files is D DATABASE IR TV SONY LCD SONY KDL37W5740 txt The image can be saved in the same directory D DATABASE IR TV SONY LCD SONY KDL37W5740 jpg In this way there could be made a visual reference afterwards It is recommended that...

Page 27: ...ses My database Factory database internet shared database 2 Advanced Search Options opens the window of functions for automatic and compares searching of remote controls 3 Type of devices Option to select different types of devices TV satellite receiver video DVD 4 Filter by brand and model filter These fields determine the exact brand and model you are looking for a remote control 5 Add to my dat...

Page 28: ...tabase is a library of remote codes that the user has read from the original remote and they can create own database of remotes Also my database allows remote control editing 7 2 1 New code in my database can be added by Computer file txt Factory database Internet shared database Learned Read codes a Add to my database from IR file To do this go to File menu Open from IR file or Ctrl O Find the fi...

Page 29: ...o menu File and submenu Add to my database If everything is successful you will receive a message that the code has been successfully added to My Database b Add to My Database from the Factory database occurs when you load the code into a bank TV DVD SAT or AUX and then go to menu File and submenu Add to my database Or directly from the factory database after you mark the chosen code and click the...

Page 30: ... from the original remote Read section 6 reading data from original remote to learn how to read data from a remote control function for training software After having read the buttons on the original remote go to menu File and submenu Add to my database 8 2 2 Edit the code in the My Database Select code example Sony KDL 37W5740 as in the picture below press the right mouse button and you will see ...

Page 31: ...R programmable remote control version 1 1 8 31 31 brand of device c Rename info Renames the selected data source Device Type Brand Model d Edit Code Edits the selected data source e Upload Upload Picture 38 Edit Code you can open and edit the code ...

Page 32: ...Electronics User manual IR programmable remote control version 1 1 8 32 32 Picture 39 There are below functions to edit code Save into my database add to my database save to IR file TXT adjust up adjust down delete learning ...

Page 33: ...d models used in brands filter and model filter Example dash slash etc Automatic search means the result will change according to the characters entered if enabled Automatically search means that results will change as characters are enetered if marked Active Example In search of brands are set Son and in the model filter is set k It also shows all the devices whose brands begin with Son and conta...

Page 34: ...allowed Active If Active is not selected the written characters will be searched by full name of brands and models Type selected by page s name Choose how to appear the result 7 4 Internet Shared Database In My database any code can be upload to server Picture 42 To be able to upload the information you will need a username and password You can register at www usbrem com ...

Page 35: ...User manual PACOSTAR Electronics User manual IR programmable remote control version 1 1 8 35 35 Picture 43 Once you have registered you can Login and upload the data codes ...

Page 36: ... IR programmable remote control version 1 1 8 36 36 Picture 44 After uploading the IR code the new code will be authorized by web manager Once one code is authorized it will be shown in Internet shared database or factory database after updating ...

Page 37: ...other model or brand How to use this function It is very simple The IR programmer Model No must be IRPR8000 or programmable remotes PRC8440 PRC8460 or others but it is not the Infrared Programmer IRPR4000 or IRPR2000 can be used to transmit IR codes to control device from PC Please see below photo which is used in PC BASED remote control There are 3 types of advanced search KEY CODE SEARCH compari...

Page 38: ...he database If matching buttons Current Code Group List shows the remaining number In the right side is loaded the virtual remote with the number of codes that will be compared to the original remote The default button is initially selected POWER surrounded by a red dashed line Point the original remote control in front of the infrared programmer The distance should be from 1 to 5 cm Picture 47 Pr...

Page 39: ...e database Select the next button to make a comparison In this case OK button This should be done untill is only few codes remotes remain In this case after we compared the Power OK 9 0 and LEFT buttons circled in green in the picture below four codes remotes with the same five buttons remained After the comparison of few more buttons the result would be one or two codes left Picture 49 ...

Page 40: ...ufficiently from the four codes that remained select the Search Model button see the picture below in the left side appear the brands and models which have this 4 codes Picture 50 Once we see the brands and models of the codes we can load the selected code in one of the four banks TV DVD SAT and AUX pressing the button OK Picture 51 ...

Page 41: ... starts with the POWER button but according to the device type the button may be different Before transmission the device must be switched on and prepared for usage IR programmer must be directed to the device we re looking a remote for When searching be careful about the reaction of the device For example when code for button Power ON OFF is transmitted you should see whether the device switches ...

Page 42: ...rts transmiting commands sequentially from the database Once you activate the function of your device press STOP The software displays the number of codes that have the same data for the selected button Current Code Group List Once you find the first button you have to mark checked OK Then select another button on the virtual remote and press again Auto Search button to continue your search In thi...

Page 43: ...eaction of the device For example when the code for switch on off is transmitted Power ON OFF you should see whether the device turns off or on Picture 55 Once you find the first button select checked OK Then choose another search button After verifying a few buttons that operate correctly on your device there remains one or more correct codes ...

Page 44: ...icture 56 In this case there are two codes remaining 71017 and 79611 In the Search model button 1 on the left columns in yellow are colored all brands and models of devices that command both codes Picture 57 Choose two models and confirm with the OK button 2 Now you can program the chosen code p 5 ...

Page 45: ...h then searched and the first column Key Code Search It is used to compare a chosen code remote with the other codes remote in the database Look the image below Picture 58 10 Search for the desired code remote from My Database or Factory database 1 Select the brand of the device 2 Select the device model 3 Press Assign code to load the desired remote in the virtual remote control ...

Page 46: ...d model of the loaded remote are shown They are cleared bybrand and model filter Current Code Count shows how many remotes have the same code for the button as the chosen remote control In the case of the image bellow at the beginning it will be compared with 3714 remote codes Picture 60 1 A button from the virtual remote control is chosen 2 For conformation you have to mark Find Same key Code ...

Page 47: ... Current Code Group List is the number of remotes that contain the same data for the Power button on the LCD SONY KDL 37 W 5740 In this example there are 23 remotes left which have the same Power on off button Picture 61 We can compare other button matches so we can reduce the count of the codes which are identical Picture 62 ...

Page 48: ...ressed so the database can check which brands and models these codes belong to The results from the comparison are shown in the green rectangle The three codes would command devices from the following brands Lamex Murat Elektronik Screen Vision Sharm Sony and Zapp After we choose the brand in yellow are painted the models of the devices and the relevant code Picture 63 2 After you see models and b...

Page 49: ...ta to test your device After you find the code you can add it into My database then adjust the key position to correct function In the meantime adjust brand name model name and so on Note For IR mode and USB programmable remote software the reason that we don t open the protocol details is that the protocol quantity is too many and many protocols are too complicated If you are interested in resear...

Page 50: ...eset to factory settings b Restart software and make sure the key table is blank c Use Code Learn Item 5 to learn each key code to key table d Save to IR file Refer to Item 5 5 output to PC hard disk Name the file to be Test new txt e Identify Read the remote code or save Test code into PC file also name it to be Test txt also f Open text txt and Text new txt compare its content check if the key c...

Page 51: ...User manual PACOSTAR Electronics User manual IR programmable remote control version 1 1 8 51 51 Picture 65 2 About Picture 66 Picture 67 3 Language ...

Page 52: ...User manual PACOSTAR Electronics User manual IR programmable remote control version 1 1 8 52 52 Picture 68 Picture 69 ...

Page 53: ...le remote control version 1 1 8 53 53 Picture 70 4 Internet proxy setting Only when updating PC has to be connect to the internet If no proxy is set it uses direct mode to connect to web server Otherwise it needs to be set proxy parameter Picture 71 5 History ...

Page 54: ...User manual PACOSTAR Electronics User manual IR programmable remote control version 1 1 8 54 54 Picture 72 6 Help you can open this manual by clicking on the Help submenu Picture 73 ...

Page 55: ...software Please refer to Explanation of customized remote and software 2 How to setup own website and support customers First you have to apply a domain name such as www google com and web server storage Second you design a website or forum Place the customized software into website also including help file 3 How to collect own IR codes and add it into database for customers to share A Use Code Le...

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